The Church Council is meeting tonight Wednesday, November 19. The meeting date was moved up a day to accommodate scheduled travel. A copy of the agenda is available online. The topics include planning for our annual business meeting happening Dec 7, nominations for council positions, review from the PDC meeting, and updates from Pastor Ron. Stay tuned for more information to come on next steps with our church process and transition. 

Note that Council meetings are open for guests to attend and listen in. If you have a topic to suggest for a future meeting, or any questions or concerns, please direct those to the council member from your congregation. Please pray for the council as they meet for wisdom, discernment, and unity in decisions to be made.

THIS Sunday is our time to celebrate God's goodness, give thanks through giving, and join in the work He is doing locally and across the world! This Sunday, November 23 the morning will begin with café fellowship time at 9:30am followed by a combined service in the Worship Center at 10:00. We will be worshipping together, hear from our missionaries and speakers Pablo and Maricela Chavez from Peru, and have time to prayer! We'll also give special emphasis to sharing the Good News locally and the many avenues to be personally involved. 

SPECIAL OFFERING

As we join together in support of our missionaries & mission partners both financially and in prayer, our giving goal this year is $20,000. Please be in prayer for what amount God is leading you to give. Bring your gift on Sunday or give online to have your gift added to the total gift count this Sunday! More at butlerchurch.org/missions.

The upcoming "Community Festival" event will bring Fresno area ministries & social services to our neighborhood! In partnership with Pastor Bruce Hood and Feed My Sheep Ministries, the community festival highlighting resources to combat drug and alcohol addiction will take place on Saturday afternoon, November 29 in the empty lot across the corner. Food, community resources, and testimonies of addiction recovery are just some of features that will be part of this community festival! Please join in praying for a positive impact in the community, and plan to attend if you will be available! 

  

We are grateful for the opportunity to serve our neighbors and ask for your prayers as we make deeper connections and create good will through good deeds to prepare the way for good news this Saturday. Thank you for your prayers and for giving financially to Butler Church so we can serve our neighbors in a tangible way! 

Following the combined service this Sunday, we will be sharing in a meal together. The food will be provided and seating will be available indoors. Plan to stay and fellowship with Butler family members from each of our congregations! There will also be an opportunity to get to know Pablo & Maricela Chavez and have a Q&A about their ministry in Peru. (Join in the Family Center for that!)

Looking forward to our time together on Missions Sunday!

With the first Sunday in advent just around the corner, we'll be decorating our worship spaces soon for the Christmas season. If you would be interested in volunteering to help, please talk to your pastor or let the church office know. It's always a fun project to work on together!

You can receive the Christian Leader by mail or find it online. (If you are not currently on the mailing list but would like to be added, please let the church office know!) News stories, feature articles and columns are published on their website, like these recent pieces:

ABCs of Partnership (featuring Butler Church literacy mentors!)

In our Faith Community congregation this past Sunday, time was taken to mark All Saints' Day. A candle was lit for each member of Butler who passed away over the last year.  This month we also look toward Thanksgiving. Pastor Connie encouraged a gratitude journal practice and has provided a booklet for daily reflections. Additional copies are available from the office or on Sundays if you would like one.

Two fun events happened this past week - and our Butler family was there sharing love and light with our community! An area schools Trunk or Treat was attended by our Ayer school Literacy Mentors...and it turned out Butler was the only church represented! (Kudos to Pastor Connie for creating the brilliant backdrop of "Derpy Tiger" which the kids all recognized from a popular Netflix show!) 

Meet and Treat at Butler had a big turnout again with 250 hotdogs served up within the first hour! A bit THANKS to all our Butler volunteers. It was fun to see all the creativity put into costumes and classroom doors where the kids got to trick or treat. Plus there were games, bingo, a cake walk, and an opportunity for prayer. If you were there, let us know what part was your favorite! Join us in praying over various requests shared for health, finances, housing, and relationship needs. 

If caring for needs of folks in our community in very practical ways is something close to your heart, please also talk with your pastor or contact the church office. We would like to build a social action response team that can respond to needs as they are made known. If you have a personal need, please also talk with a pastor.

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