November 2008

MINISTERS CORNER

Revs. Ken and Kay Leppell

We wish you all a very Happy Thanksgiving. All of us at the Center are looking forward to this wonderful time of year. I would like to thank all who made the Harvest Celebration a success, especially the children. On November 2, the youth of our church will be conducting the service in its entirety for the very first time. I hope that you will make plans to come see this wonderful opportunity to witness the beautiful faith our young people have. Rev. Kay will be taking pictures and put them on our website. Please go online and check out the website if you are not able to attend. As in the past, the Center is collecting non-perishable food items for Christmas baskets for those who are less fortunate. The Center is providing turkeys and hams for the baskets. Any love offerings are always welcome. This year appears to be harder for more people; however, God always takes care of us. Thanks to all of you who send love donations to support this newsletter. We use the donations for stamps and printing. Please keep your prayer requests coming- that is our “job”.

I know I share a special blessing with each person I meet or talk with along life’s journey. I never have to go it alone during anytime of challenge or opportunity, because I am never apart from the presence of God. When we are centered in God, we have purpose in being a unique expression of Divine Life in the world. I believe in the power and presence of God moving in and through me. This gives me confidence in myself. You can have this same confidence. With God, we are all that we were meant to be.

Your servant, Rev. Ken

Rev. Ken Leppell

November and Thanksgiving are here. We are electing a new President and I pray that whoever is elected, that they are for the people and our country’s welfare .Let us stop for a moment and offer prayers for those men and women who have lost their lives for this country and for the servicemen and women who are still fighting. God bless America. Thanks to those who help prepare for the Harvest celebration and the children who participated. I am looking forward to our spiritual breakfast on November 2 and the young people who will be running the service. They will deliver the message and play the music. We are truly blest with this young people. November has been a time for gratitude to God for all the blessings I have received, whether I am aware of them of not. God seems to work in those mysterious ways to perform His miracles. Have you heard people say, well I did this and I found the job and on and on? How great some of us think we are! If we look at the real facts, God’s hand has been at work. “We have just happened to be at the right place at the right time.” Give the glory to God. I am filled with gratitude and Thanksgiving. I ask God to bless the readers of this newsletter and the members of the Church. There is so much to be thankful for – we have such wonderful people in the church. Join us and experience the absolute vibration of acceptance and love. Thank you all for being present in our lives and the life of your church. Love in God’s service, Rev. Kay

Rev. Kay Leppell

BIBLE STUDY

Bible study will meet before church from 10:15 to 10:45. Learn about God’s holy word and study with Marion Curtis.

SUNDAY SERVICES

Sunday Services are at 11:00 am. We welcome everyone to worship with us. Invite a guest or two and join us. We are located on Levee Road, in the Riverside Valley Grange, across the bridge from River Road, in Puyallup. Please call for directions if necessary. 253-845-3957

PRAYER REQUESTS

Please include in your healing prayers the following:

Rev. Kay Leppell

Vicki Kauth

Gerald Cozad

Joe and Rae Duncan

Steve Erskine

Sally Guthrie

Dawn Fuller and family

Louis and Monique Barnard

Gus DeBock

Norma Corcoran

Lila McPheeters

Calvin and Juanita Leppell

Rev. Marie White

Beth Lynn

Leslie Lanksbury

Bobbi Rainha

Margaret Barbo

Misty Dawn Roethler and family

Marion Curtis and family

John Leppell

Traci Gillespie

We see you whole and well in all aspects of your life, know that nothing is impossible with God, the Source of all good. Thank you, Father. We let it go and so it is.

Please include the Center in your prayers. __________________________________

We thank you for your support by mail and at church. Your blessings and prosperity are continuing to increase. We are now linked with Pay Pal online. This will enable visitors to our web site to donate to the church. Our Internet website address is: www.c-o-m-e.org

Please email us for prayer requests, suggestions and any input you may have. Please reference the church in the subject line and email to: Kaycha@aol.com. If you prefer to send by mail our address is at the top of the page. Our FAX number is: 253-445-0446

Ministers Schedule

Rev. Kay Leppell will be speaking in November. Please bring your friends and family to hear the message she will be teaching.

NOVEMBER BIBLE READING

1Timothy 6:12

Pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, endurance and gentleness. Fight the good fight of faith. Take hold of eternal life.

NOVEMBER AFFIRMATION

I lift up my mind and heart to be aware, to understand, and to know that the Divine Presence of God, the I AM is the Source and Substance of all my good.

MINISTERS

We are available for spiritual counseling, ceremonies, weddings, and memorials.

Rev. Ken Leppell--253-845-3957

Rev. Kay Leppell--253-845-3957

SPIRITUAL BREAKFAST!

The breakfast starts at 9 am to 10:30 a.m., the first Sunday of each month.

Eggs, oatmeal, bacon, ham, sausage, hash browns, pancakes, waffles, toast, juice, coffee, and milk are all on the menu. Cost? A love donation is appreciated.

POETRY CORNER

Thanksgiving Prayer

I thank you Lord for harvest grain,

For plums and apples too,

For sunny days and gentle rain

And skies of deepest blue.

I thank you for a place called home

Where love and laughter live,

A place where all are safe and warm

And ready to forgive.

I thank you for the soothing peace

That comes at close of day

As I my cares and fears release

When I kneel down to pray.

-Chris Ahlemann-

God and Autumn

Let the brightness of this day

Tell of the brightness of Thy Glory;

The warmth of the autumn sun

Of Thy unfolding love;

The blue that stretches out into the unknown

Of Thy boundless purity:

Let the wind speak of Thy Spirit

Moving among men.

Let the rows of shocks in the fields

The bulging bins in the yards of our farms,

The well – fed cattle in the browning pastures

Speak of Thy goodness to men

- Levi H. Kocha -

Editor: Rev. Kay Leppell