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Spirit of Joy Lutheran Church
eNewsletter                                          October 28, 2022
MESSAGE FROM PASTOR DAN
 
  Our fall season is here, and we can embrace this time of gratitude and thankfulness.  In the coming weeks we continue to celebrate our life together in worship each week at 9 a.m.  On Sunday, November 13th we will have the opportunity to share in Commitment Sunday, a time to pledge our support of God's work in this place.  We rely on your gifts and tithes to move ministry forward.  On Sunday, November 20th we will have a time of giving thanks in our service dedicated to Thanksgiving.  This will be our Harvest Thanksgiving Service at 9 a.m.  Please note the calendar and all events that are happening in the month of November.

Jessica Parker, President of our congregation, recently shared the latest news about the property.  Thrivent is now researching the best alternative for moving forward; selling the property, with hopes that it will benefit both Thrivent and Spirit of Joy.  We are deeply grateful for our partnership with Thrivent.  As Jessica shared, our efforts are shifting to letting go of the property, and lifting up our ministry and life together.  Join us in this effort of vision and excitement for what God has in store for our future together.
     
Blessing and thanksgiving for all of you, 
     
 Pastor Dan



 
UPCOMING YOUTH EVENTS
November Schedule 
Saturday, November 5th will be our Youth Fundraiser 
Come join us for a Dinner and Dessert Auction. All money will go to the Youth and Youth Ministries. Dinner begins at 5:30 p.m. and just pay $10 at the door. Following dinner the Dessert Auction will begin so bring your cash!

Sunday, November 6th: Youth Group from 4:30-6:00 p.m. at SOJ Church

Sunday, November 13th: Middle School Youth Group (5th-7th Grade)
10:45 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
High School Youth Group (8th-12th): 4:30-6:00 p.m. 
Bible Study & Ice Cream Walk. Bring $5-10 Dollars if you are able to pitch in for your ice cream! 

Sunday, November 20th: Youth Group 4:30-6:00 p.m.
"Friendsgiving" We will be having a special game night and "Friendsgiving" 

Sunday, November 27th: No Youth Group! 

One final announcement is about our Youth Winter Retreat: All high schoolers are welcome to join us on our Winter Retreat to Hume SOCAL for all the winter activities, worship, and more! 
The dates are February 17th-20th. Please let Randi-Kate know if you are interested or able to join by Sunday, November 13th so we can get spots reserved!
You can email: rkcanoy@gmail.com 
Looking forward to a great November!

Randi-Kate Canoy Suhr
Social Ministry UPDATE

Thank you for your great response to the Operation Christmas Child boxes.  We have a few more boxes if you would still like to pick one up and fill it.  You can pay for shipping and track your box online at https://www.samaritanspurse.org   If you would prefer to build a box online, you can do that there as well.  Please return your filled boxes to the church by Sunday 11/13 so I can deliver them. Please do not seal the boxes.  Just close them with a rubber band or twine. They will be sealed at the processing center.

Watch for bins at church in November and December for the food and toy drive to benefit Ramona Food and Clothes Closet.  This is a great opportunity to use some Thrivent Action Team Dollars!!

Finally, Spirit of Joy is involved in Serve Ramona, a group of people from various churches in town that plan and implement service projects in Ramona.  Please check out https://serveramona.org/  for ways to get involved. If you would like to help plan, the meetings are the 3rd Tuesday of the month at 5 p.m.  The next project is packing care kits for the homeless.  Check out the link to buy items to contribute, or help pack the bags at 9 a.m. on November 12, 2022.  This is a super chance to get to know our brothers and sisters in Christ from other church communities!

 
Tuesday's Women's Bible Study
Messy People Life Lessons from Imperfect Biblical Heroes

A Bible study by Jennifer Cowart

November 1st
David: Overcoming the Mess of Criticism
Pages 132-165

November 8 and November 15
Daniel: Thriving in Messey Circumstances 
Pages 168-199

A new Bible study will start in January 2023.

For more information on the Tuesday's Women's Bible Study contact Rachel at 760-807-8174 or email her at Celticdreamer01@yahoo.com Or contact Marilynn at 760 315-5352 or email her at Marilynn.sproat@sbcglobal.net



 
Weekly Events
Bible Verse
They sang, "Amen! Blessing and glory and wisdom and thanksgiving and honor and power and strength belong to our God forever and ever! Amen."
Revelation 7:12
Live Streaming of Services 
All Spirit of Joy Live services will be accessed via the SOJ YouTube Channel. The channel can be found here:
https://bit.ly/SOJStreaming
or go to the Spirit of Joy Web site at http://www.sojchurch.com
All Sunday Live services will appear in the channel 10 to 15 Minutes prior to the start of the service. 
A BIG Thank You to Harvey Payne and his efforts on improving our live stream technology! 
Ways to Give
Your Annual Commitment-Never to Late to Ignite Your Generosity
This year our theme is Ignite Your Generosity.  We are thankful for those who have made their commitment for the coming year.  We encourage those who worship in person, and those who live stream, if you have not yet made your commitment please plan to do so soon.  We are counting on the entire congregation to be ready for what God has in store for us as we embark on a new and exciting path in the new year.  

Contribute via PayPal
We accept online contributions through PayPal using your credit card, checking or savings account. You can even configure PayPal to automate recurring weekly or monthly payments so that when you are not in church your support continues.  Your contribution is tax deductible.  For more information and to register go to www.sojchurch.com


Did You Know You Can Contribute to Spirit of Joy While Shopping at Amazon?
Amazon.com will contribute .5% of your qualified Amazon purchases to Spirit of Joy.  It's so easy to do. Just go to http://www.sojchurch.com/amazonsmile when placing your order.
 
Thank you and we are grateful for your support.
Bible Verse
The righteous person faces many troubles but the Lord comes to the rescue each time.
Psalms 34: 19.
Happy Thanksgiving!

Check out ways you can support
Spirit of Joy's ministry!

 

 http://bit.ly/SOJDonate

PRAYER LINE REQUESTS: Tori Barlow is our new prayer line coordinator.  If you have a prayer request please contact Tori at toribarlow@gmail.com or (760) 522-0661.  All prayer requests will now be forwarded through Tori.
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