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Our YouTube Channel is up! To see this Sunday's service click below.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5chQ03wwXQ0

SCHOOL SUPPLIES - We will be taking donations of supplies for the coming school year. While many students will be learning at home, they will still need supplies. We will try to take the supplies to an agency or agencies that are able to distribute them. If you are not able to attend worship you may drop any donated supplies off at the church (place them in a box or bag in the breezeway against the door to the education building.) A list of supplies follows:
Sample of school supplies students will need this year for either remote or in-person learning:

*#2 Pencils
*Hand-held pencil sharpeners
*Binders
*Zippered pouches and/or pencil boxes
*Scissors
*Glue sticks
*Notecards
*Pocket folders
*Crayons
*Dry erase markers and boards
*Composition and notebooks
*Backpacks (for organizing supplies even at home)
*Highlighters
*Loose-leaf paper
*Erasers and pencil eraser caps
*Kleenex
*Hand sanitizer
*Clorox/antibacterial wipes
*Colored pencils
*Construction paper

A message from Southern Alamance Family Empowerment of Graham: SAFE needs your help! We are in need weekly of 400 cans of Chef Boy R Dee or a substitute brand for our Kids’ Bags program on Thursdays. In August, our numbers increased and we are having a hard time finding this amount in bulk. This is a staple for the kids’ lunches. Just a few cans from many individuals will soon add
up to make many! We are in the office Mon-Thurs, 8:15-12:30 and also have a drop box by the front door. Please share and thank you for your continued support!

THANK YOU NOTE - Ernest White wants the congregation to know how much he appreciates all the prayers, calls and cards in the wake of his sister, Mary’s, death.

WORSHIP - Due to COVID-19 we will continue to post worship videos of our Sunday services on YouTube and Facebook for those unable to attend in-person services. Please note we are observing Holy Communion the 1st and 3rd Sundays. We are using pre-packaged juice and wafer provided in the Narthex before worship, The 2nd and 5th Sundays will be a Service of Word & Prayer and the 4th Sunday will be Affirmation of Baptism.

BIBLE STUDY - We started a Bible study on 2 Corinthians. The introduction can be found on YouTube and the link is here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WZWDPEubP6U

It will also be linked on our Facebook page. If anyone is interested in a ZOOM study I am open to that. The videos are certainly not interactive but I would hope folks could follow along, read the Scripture, and reflect on their meaning for faith and life today. 2 Corinthians, I believe, speaks well to our current situation.

#councilnominations

COUNCIL NOMINATIONS - We are asking for volunteers who will step up to serve on Low's Council. We give thanks for those whose terms are expiring this year--Vicki T. Greeson, Traci Hornaday, and Doug Shoffner. Also ineligible to serve (since they haven't been off Council for two years) are Sally Davis, Shannon Shoffner. etc.,). Please let a Council member or Pastor know if you can serve.

KITCHEN SUPPLY DRIVE - Allied Churches of Alamance County is having a kitchen supply drive.

They can use the following: *Pre-wrapped cutlery *Paper towels *Cleaning supplies *45--55 gallon trash bags *Spices (1--5 pounds) *3-compartment trays

Donations may be dropped off at the church.

NOVUSWAY MINISTRIES (Lutheridge/Lutherock) have accommodations available for those who wish to see the fall colors in the mountains. Nightly rates start at $80. For more information go to novusway.org.

BISHOP’S BIBLE STUDY - Wednesday, September 9th, @ 7 p.m. Bishop Smith leading Bible study via Zoom. This first-ever Synod-wide study of the Gospel of Mark will be led by Bishop Smith every Wednesday in September and October (beginning Sept. 9th) from 7-8 p.m. For information on the online class please see page 7 in your September newsletter.

DEVOTIONAL BOOKS - There are some left-over large print "Upper Room" and "Christ in Our Home" devotional books. While they are expensive to mail (the small ones aren't) if you want one please let the pastor know. They are also available in the narthex on Sundays.

Upcoming Events 2020

We will celebrate THE FESTIVAL OF THE REFORMATION Sunday, October 25th - 11:00 am Remember to Wear Something Red! “A TIME TO REMEMBER ALL THE SAINTS OF GOD” Sunday, November 1st - 11:00 am We will remember those who have gone into the care of our loving Heavenly Father, especially those who have died since All Saints’ Sunday 2019. Please extend a special invitation to the extended family and friends of these loved ones. The service will conclude with a cemetery benediction (weather permitting) and the placing of flowers on all the graves.

Celebration - In 2021 Low’s will celebrate 250 years of ministry. We are looking at ways to celebrate this milestone in the story of Low’s, and will need your help in the months ahead. Among the needs will be photos and memorabilia from Low’s early days, and folks to help publicize and organize events. Plans are to have The Rev. David Mielke as our guest pastor February 14 and The Rev. Dr. Tim Smith, NC Lutheran Synod Bishop, as our guest pastor for homecoming on May 23 (moved back a week from the regular date so Bishop Smith can be available). Please consider how you can help Low’s mark this important anniversary.

BULLETIN DEADLINE is Wednesday by 5:00 p.m. Please call Kathy Fries at 336-706-3965 with any announcements. Thank you.

FOOD PANTRY - We are encouraging those who attend worship in October to bring items to donate to local ministries. Among the items needed by Allied Churches are canned meats, sweet peas, Alfredo sauce, Worcestershire sauce, whole kernel corn, canned chili, plastic forks, napkins, Tide pods, and paper towels. Other ministries can use donations of non-perishable food, including food for children.

HELP - If you know of anyone with needs due to reduced income or lack of income, or hear of any needs for groups helping others, please let the Pastor know. So far Social Ministry has provided some extra help during this time for the Salvation Army, Piedmont Rescue Mission, Living Free Ministries, Alamance Meals on Wheels, and Southern Alamance Family Empowerment (SAFE) of Graham.

PASTORAL VISITS - Pastor John Mark is not actively visiting due to the COVID-19 pandemic and doesn't want to risk spreading the virus. If you desire a pastoral visit, or need prayer over the telephone, please contact the Pastor by email or leaving a voice mail at the church or Pastor's cell phone.

HEADING BACK TO COLLEGE - With some of our young adults off to or returning to college, it might be nice for them to receive some news from home by getting a copy of our newsletter. Please give us their college address by putting a note in the church secretary’s box or by calling Kathy Fries at 336-538-0918.

ALTAR FLOWERS - Given the current COVID-19 situation and its effect on attendance we have not been using altar flowers. A list of Sundays for the rest of 2020 noting, who has signed up, can be found on page 14 of your August 2020 newsletter. Please let Kathy, Brenda, or Pastor know if you want to keep or cancel.

Remember that you should take your flowers home as we cannot deliver to the homebound at this time. Also, there are still several Sundays available if you would want to make changes or sign up

OUTDOOR WORSHIP - We are considering special outdoor worship some- time in the fall, likely later in October. Please let Pastor John Mark know if some of you, who are understandably not ready to be present for indoor worship, would be interested in such a service.

CONGREGATIONAL WORKDAY - We are planning on having a congregational workday at Low’s, on Saturday, November 7. More information will be forthcoming.

PEACEHAVEN HARVEST CELEBRATION - Sunday, October 25 at 5 pm. Due to concerns with COVID-19 Peace Haven Farm has decided to make this year’s Harvest Celebration a virtual one. A link will be sent to you to access the event by emailing Mary Lang McDade at: yand.mcdade@peacehavenfarm.org. For more information please see the notice on the bulletin board.

ALL SAINTS’ SUNDAY - We plan on having our Nov. 1, All Saints' Sunday, worship, outdoors. We usually have an outdoor portion of the worship at the cemetery as we hear the names of the saints read aloud and members place flowers on graves. On Nov. 1 at 11 am, weather permitting, we will gather on the sidewalk facing the cemetery and have a simple service of Holy Communion and Remembrance of the Saints (in case of inclement weather we will be inside). Also, please remember to let Kathy Fries or Pastor know of those names you would like to have on the list of saints. For those at worship the names can be submitted on the form provided and placed in the offering plates.
PLEASE BRING A CHAIR AND JOIN US NOVEMBER 1!