Footnotes Christ the Servant

Lutheran Church

November 2017

Volume 44, No. 3

www.ctslutheranelca.org † 9801 Centerway Road, Montgomery Village, MD † 301-977-0285

Dear Sisters and Brothers in Christ,

This month, I want to share a prayer poem about gratitude that has been on my mind. May it challenge and encourage you, as it has me, to be more mindful of the many blessings in our lives, and the ways in which we can bless others. I especially like the way this prayer poem finds reasons for gratitude in the places we might not expect. This prayer poem is from Ted Loder’s book, Guerrillas of Grace: Prayers for the Battle.*

Praise Be to You for Life Praise be to you, O God, for life and for my intense desire to live; praise be to you for the mystery of love and for my intense desire to be a lover; praise be to you for this day and another chance to live and love.

Thank you, God, for singers of songs

for teachers of songs, who help me sing along the way, … and for listeners. Thank you, God,

for those who attempt beauty rather than curse ugliness,

for those who take stands, rather than take polls,

for those who risk being right rather than pandering to being liked,

for those who do something rather than talking about everything.

God, grant me grace, then, and a portion of your spirit that I may so live as to give others cause to be thankful for me, thankful because I have not forgotten how to hope, how to laugh, how to say “I’m sorry,”

*Loder, Ted. Guerrillas of Grace: Prayers for the Battle. Minneapolis: Augsburg. 2005. pages 40–41

November Prayer Concerns

Joyce Abu Jim Austin Chris Casson Jim Damato Warren Dameron Connor Dean Cory Feit Rob Freeman Steve Garvey Dorothy Gerald Connie & Ernie Graf Gene Grovijohn Pat Huson Kwan Koehler Hannah Larkin Tim & Katie Larkin Mercedes Lee Clara Lepolu Thomas Lipe Charles & Vee McClain David Morris Susan Oberheu Joyce Pacheli Jan Perry Lorna Pool Annie Pressley Barbara Richter Lucy & José Vela Orlando Vela Fiona Vaughans Nersel Vaughans Kelly Wallace Mike Steph Will Greg

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Calendar Chuck Eater

Servants List Joanne Eater

Youth News Valerie Mayer

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how to forgive, how to bind up wounds, how to dream, how to cry, how to pray, how to love when it is hard, and how to dare when it is dangerous. Undamn me, God, that praise may flow more easily from me than wants, thanks more readily than complaints. Praise be to you, God, for life; praise be to you for another chance to live.

With you in hope, gratitude, and peace,

– Pastor Kari Parsons

THANKSGIVING BASKETS

Saturday, November 18

Again this year, CTS will provide Thanksgiving baskets for families in the Gaithersburg area. We need contributions of food items and money for grocery store gift cards. There is a sign-up sheet on the bulletin board for contributions. A grocery store gift card will be included for each family to

purchase their own main dish. Contributions towards gift cards for food items may be placed in the offering basket; please designate “Thanksgiving baskets” on the memo line.

We will be assembling the baskets on Saturday, November 18. All items should be at church by 9:00 a.m. so that we can take inventory and shop for missing items, if necessary. Non-perishable items can be placed in the parlor or the church office beginning November 13. We need adults and youth to help assemble and drivers to deliver the baskets. Any way that you can assist will be greatly appreciated. If you have any questions, contact Tyler Smith or Rob Palmer.

Wednesday, November 22

7:30 p.m. at Prince of Peace Lutheran Church

11900 Darnestown Rd, Gaithersburg, MD 20878

For many years, CTS members have gathered with members of Good Shepherd and Prince of Peace Lutheran Churches on the evening before Thanksgiving for a worship service. And the tradition continues this year. This year, Prince of Peace will host the service. Please come as we worship and give thanks to God together that evening.

Readings for November

All Saints Sunday November 5 Micah 3:5-12 Psalm 43 1 Thessalonians 2:9-13 Matthew 23:1-12

23rd Sunday after Pentecost November 12 Amos 5:18-24 Psalm 70 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 Matthew 25:1-13

24th Sunday after Pentecost November 19 Zephaniah 1:7, 12-18 Psalm 90:1-12 1 Thessalonians 5:1-11 Matthew 25:14-30

Christ the King November 26 Ezekiel 34:11-16, 20-24 Psalm 95:1-7a Ephesians 1:15-23 Matthew 25:31-46

THE SERMON: PUTTING FAITH INTO ACTION

Preach the Gospel at all times. If necessary, use words. – St. Francis of Assisi

Before I get to this month’s thoughts on the parts of the service, I wanted to catch everyone up on the status of the potential move to one service. After the Congregational meeting, the Worship Committee made a recommendation to the Council that, starting on the First Sunday of Advent, the church move to one service at 9:30 a.m. to be followed by Hospitality and then Education. There will be a special Congregational Meeting on November 5, at 9:45 a.m. A quorum is needed at the meeting to vote on the proposal.

The sermon is a part of the service that is often underestimated by most people or thought to be something that must be tolerated rather than looked forward to. But the sermon is really one of the most crucial parts of any service. In the sermon, we are given some ideas about how we can make our faith and what we heard in the lessons during the service. The ELCA “Faith Practices – Living Our Baptism” page says:

Living Our Baptism is our faith journey as we come from the baptismal waters to live a new life in Christ. Living Our Baptism means living a life nurtured by the faith practices of discipleship.

Martin Luther taught that every morning we are to rise and say, “I am baptized into Christ” and then go about our daily life inspired, guided, and empowered by our baptism as we live a life made new by Christ. The Holy Spirit guides and inspires us to continue in the covenant of holy baptism.

James 2:14-17 (NIV) says:

What good is it, my brothers and sisters, if someone claims to have faith but has no deeds? Can such faith save them? Suppose a brother or a sister is without clothes and daily food. If one of you says to them, “Go in peace; keep warm and well fed,” but does nothing about their physical needs, what good is it? In the same way, faith by itself, if it is not accompanied by action, is dead.

As Christians, we are called to go out into the world and show the love that God has for all people, regardless of their faith, gender, sexual orientation, race, skin color, nation of origin, or any other aspect of their lives. Our faith is meant to be lived and a part of that living it is to be a voice for those who cannot speak for themselves due to a lack of power or for any other reason.

In this time, it is all too easy to fall prey to “slacktivism,” defined as actions performed via the Internet in support of a political or social cause but regarded as requiring little time or involvement. While online activity is a good start, we need to do more in our community and our world to help everyone and to lift them up.

Not every sermon is going to be applicable to everyone; sometimes the sermon will touch some and not others, and that is to be expected.

Sometimes the sermon may just plant a seed that takes a while to germinate and grow. So, the next time (and every time) you are at a service, listen to the sermon, reflect on it, and allow it to do what it will do. As the acronym for our name means, we are to “Care, Teach, Serve” each and every day.

"Not all of us can do great things. But we can do small things with great love." – St. Teresa of Calcutta (Mother Teresa)

– Matt Vandover

VOICES FROM THE HOLY LAND

On November 5 and 12, CTS is honored to continue to host the “Voices from the Holy Land” film series. See flyer included at the end of this Footnotes issue describing the films. We will need people to assist with various aspects of screening the films, such as sanctuary set-up and reset and hospitality (providing tea, cider, cookies, etc.). A sign-up sheet will be posted on the bulletin board, or you can speak to Anne Lipe or Pat Andersen to volunteer.

Happy Birthday to:

Brenda Evans 11/3 Kasia Palmer 11/3 José Vela 11/4 Jeff Gaba 11/7 Paul Bender 11/8 Carolyn Gustafson 11/8 Brenden Austin 11/9 Ellie McMichael 11/10 MaryAnn Jasper 11/15 Nathan Meyer 11/15 Paul Mayer 11/19 Jim Ott 11/19 Fiona Vaughans 11/19 Corey Cosgrove 11/20 Cecilia Meyer 11/22 Amos Keller 11/25 Beatrice Keller 11/25 Blessed Phillips 11/29

Happy Anniversary to:

Rob & Kasia Palmer 11/4 Steve & Wilma Garvey 11/5 José & Lucy Vela 11/18 Amos & Esther Keller 11/25 Vivion & Nester Diggs 11/26

ALTAR FLOWERS FOR 2016

The 2016 chart for altar flowers is posted in the hallway. Sign up now and throughout 2016 to provide flowers for Sunday church services (except during Lent when flowers are not used on the altar). In addition, you can mark on the chart if you would like to give the flowers to Sunrise at Montgomery Village next door for the enjoyment of the residents.

This is a way to give glory to God and to commemorate a special event in your life (e.g., a birthday, anniversary, graduation, or baptism). After the last

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“Keeping the Dream Alive!"

KOINONIA GROUPS

This year, the three Koinonia groups will run a bit more independently. Each group will make its own plans for discussion topics and questions, allowing the groups to explore what is of interest to the group. This does NOT mean that people have to stick to one group. You are welcome to attend whichever group fits your schedule for any given month. While most people have settled into a group, if there is a month you cannot attend your regular group, please attend one of the other groups. Or if a topic/question appeals to you, go and join in the discussion. We will try to get the topics into Footnotes, if it’s not possible, pay attention to the Sunday morning announcements and the Monday communiqués.

Mayer Koinonia – Friday, November 3, 7:00 p.m. – The Lord’s Prayer Backus Koinonia – Tuesday, November 28, 7:00 p.m. – Advent Christmas traditions Jasper–Bender Koinonia – TBD

Book Club: Hillbilly Elegy by J.D. Vance

On November 5, at 7 p.m., we’ll gather in the parlor at 7:00 p.m. to discuss J.D. Vance’s Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and

Culture in Crisis. This description from The New Yorker says this about this compelling and articulate book, “Why is hillbilly culture so defensive, insular, and frozen in time? Vance argues that – because no culture exists in a vacuum – hillbillies are only partially to blame. In the course of his journey from Middletown [Ohio] to the Marines to Yale, Vance finds that hillbilly pessimism is, in its toxicity, equaled by the disdain that metropolitan people feel for those they call ‘rednecks’ or ‘white trash.’ The Marine Corps is a genuine American melting pot and, for Vance, a transformative experience. But, at Yale, Vance learns that he’s better off hiding the details of his upbringing.” Whether you have read the book or not, join us as we discuss our understanding of Vance’s perspective of his background and how it plays out in the divisiveness in our nation today.

Council Minutes for October 9, 2017

The meeting was opened at 7:30 p.m. with devotions led by Matt Vandover.

Pastoral care concerns were discussed.

The agenda was approved.

The minutes from the September council meeting were approved with one addition.

Tom Eastlack reported that September was a negative month. Twenty-five pledges are behind.

Chuck Eater reported that we had a negative balance for September, due to the repairs to the sewer line. A motion was passed to treat Marjorie’s organist position as a temporary employee for tax purposes.

Four new members joined this month. Another new member class will begin in November.

Calendar Review

We discussed whether to have a pledge commitment Sunday as in the past. Joann needs pledges in as soon as possible due to her upcoming surgery. We decided to add a brief commitment celebration to the service on Reformation Sunday.

Voices from the Holy Land Films

Anne needs to download some files to the church computer. We need more volunteers to help out. We may need extra chairs.

Worship Committee Report

The council unanimously approved the recommendation of the worship

committee that, beginning on the first Sunday of Advent, we will move to having one service at 9:30, followed by hospitality, followed by education. A special meeting will be held between services on November 5 to ask for the congregation’s approval. The worship committee will decide what format the single service will take.

Council Retreat

The council retreat will take place in the parlor on November 4 from 9:00am to 3:00pm. Phil Hirsch will lead us in a discussion of how to build connections in the community.

Property Report

The sewer pipe will be repaired this week.

Yard Sale

We were low on customers this year and probably need more publicity.

Pat asked for our assistance with moving some of the leftover items to her car.

Organist Search

Pat will set up a meeting of the search committee.

The meeting was adjourned at 9:15 p.m. with the singing of the common doxology.

Respectfully submitted,

Marjorie McClain

CTS Council Secretary

November 5, 2017 All Saints’ Sunday 8:30 a.m. Festival Eucharist Acolytes ........................ Vernon Toelle Altar Preparation ............ Matthew Vandover

Communion Assts. .......... Tom Eastlack (vest & torches) Anne Lipe Reader .......................... Melanie McMichael Prayer Leader ................ Matt Vandover Usher ............................ Matt Vandover

11:00 a.m. Festival Eucharist Acolytes .... Crucifer ........ Tyler Cosgrove Bookbearer ... Catherine Ndumbalo

Altar Preparation ............ Chuck Eater Communion Assts. .......... Rob Palmer (vest & process).... Paul Bender Communion Bread .......... Ndumbalo

Reader .......................... Fiona Vaughans Prayer Leader ................ Steph Zazanis Usher ............................ Frank Ndumbalo Welcomer ...................... Frank Ndumbalo Hospitality ..................... Mike Evans Flowers: Garvey – Anniversary

November 12, 2017 Pentecost 23 8:30 a.m. Morning Prayer Acolyte.......................... Matt Vandover

Reader .......................... Vernon Toelle

Usher ............................ Matt Vandover 11:00 a.m. Holy Communion Acolytes ........................ Florence Tucker Polly Brody Altar Preparation ............ Florence Tucker Communion Assts. .......... Sarah Bastien

Chuck Eater Communion Bread .......... Eastlack Reader .......................... Amos Keller Prayer Leader ................ Edima Elinewinga Usher ............................ Edima Elinewinga Welcomer ...................... Tom Eastlack Hospitality ..................... Birthdays

Flowers: Bastien – Birthdays of Peter & Pat Bastien

November 19, 2017 Pentecost 24 8:30 a.m. Morning Prayer Acolyte ............................. Joyce Backus Reader .............................. Vernon Toelle

Usher ............................... John Severynse 11:00 a.m. Holy Communion Acolytes ............................ Joanne Eater Anna Meyer Altar Preparation ................ Kasia Palmer

Communion Assts. ............. Chuck Eater Mike Mayer Communion Bread .............. Kwan Koehler

Reader .............................. Sarah Bastien Prayer Leader .................... Polly Brody Usher ............................... Amos Keller Welcomer .......................... Kwan Koehler

Hospitality ......................... Sarah Bastien Flowers: Lorna Pool – In memory of her mother, Karen Pool November 26, 2017 Christ the King

8:30 a.m. Festival Eucharist Acolytes ............................ TBD Altar Preparation ................ Matt Vandover Communion Assts. ............. Matt Vandover (vest & torches) .... Connie Graf

Reader .............................. Matt Vandover

Prayer Leader .................... Matt Vandover Usher ............................... TBD 11:00 a.m. Festival Eucharist

Acolytes .... Crucifer ............ Tom Eastlack Bookbearer ....... Sarah Bastien

Altar Preparation ................ Wilma Garvey Communion Assts. ............. Pat Anderson (vest & process) .... Joanne Eater Communion Bread .............. Chuck Eater Reader .............................. Joanne Eater Prayer Leader .................... Sarah Bastien Usher ............................... Chuck Eater

Welcomer .......................... Amos Keller Hospitality ......................... TBD

Flowers: Keller – Birthdays of Beatrice and Blessed

Servants List for November 2017

Launder altar linens .... Wilma Garvey

CTS YOUTH MINISTRY – November 2017

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Caring Conversation Corner

Gathering for Home…

Home could be a small studio apartment, a large house, a cabin in the woods, an apartment at the top of a high rise…

Home could also be a motel room, a car, a tent, or a protected corner out of the wind and rain.

This month’s Gathering prep focus is home and homelessness. What is “home” to you? What is it that makes a place a home? What pops to mind when you hear the word “homeless”?

Youth Chili/Movie Night Friday, Nov 24 4:00 p.m., Mayer home

Come for a fun evening of chili making for the Chili Cook-off, followed by a movie and dinner. This time we’ll be watching Remember the Titans, a story of what it takes to be a community, to be a team

Looking Forward:

Chrysalis (HS retreat) Fri., Dec. 1-Sun., Dec. 3; VA 4-H Center

Chili, Cornbread, Chocolate Cook-off/Bake-off Sunday, Dec. 10, 5:00 p.m.

Youth Koinonia Tuesday, Dec. 14, 6:30-8:00 p.m.

Gathering Prep Sunday, Dec. 17, 5:30 p.m.

Movie Night Christmas break, date TBD

This month’s session will focus on Home. More specifically, we’ll be looking at homelessness.

What are we up to? We’ve gotten back into the swing of Kairos and Koinonia (carved pumpkins in October).

Some of us are getting ready for the Gathering in Houston with monthly sessions.

School is keeping us busy with projects, soccer, music, and college applications.

Confirmation Retreat Session 1 Sunday, Nov 5, after church

Retreat Fri., Nov 10 – Sun., Nov 12; Mar-Lu Ridge

This fall we are studying The Lord’s Prayer. We will look at each petition and also look at different forms and versions of prayer. We will plan for a fun activity Saturday afternoon.

We’ll review logistics during Session 1. As always, parents should plan to be at Session 1; all confirmands are expected to be at Session 1 and the retreat.

Post-confirmation youth are welcome to join.

Gathering Prep Session Sunday, Nov. 19, 5:30-8:00 p.m. CTS parlor

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Reformation Sunday

9 : 3 0 a m - Festival Eucharist @ CTS Sanctuary1 1 a m - Intergenerat ional Christian Education @ CTS Classrooms4 p m - Synod Reformation Service @ Washington National Cathedral

1 2 p m - Open NA - Freedom in the Village @ Classrooms7 p m - Evening Prayer @ Sanctuary

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8 : 3 0 a m - Pastors' Bible Study @ Parlor1 0 : 3 0 a m - Conversational English1 2 p m - Bible Study @ Parlor1 2 p m - Open NA - Freedom in the Village @ Classrooms6 p m - Open AA - Starting Over @ Classrooms7 p m - Evening Prayer @ Sanctuary

1 2 p m - Open NA - Freedom in the Village @ Classrooms6 p m - Open AA - Village Idiots @ Classrooms7 : 3 0 p m - Evening Prayer - Taizé @ Sanctuary7 : 3 0 p m - Open NA - Never Alone @ Classrooms

1 2 p m - Open NA - Freedom in the Village @ Classrooms1 p m - Alzheimer's Association Caregiver Support Group @ Parlor6 : 3 0 p m - Women's AA -- High Sobriety @ CTS Classrooms7 p m - Evening Prayer @ Sanctuary7 : 3 0 p m - Choir Rehearsal @ Sanctuary

1 2 p m - Open NA - Freedom in the Village @ Classrooms5 p m - Evening Prayer @ Sanctuary6 p m - IMPACT Silver Spring @ Classrooms7 p m - Koinonia @ Mayer Residence

9 a m - Council Retreat @ CTS Parlor

All Saints Sunday

Daylight Savings Time Ends

8 : 3 0 a m - Festival Eucharist @ CTS Sanctuary9 : 5 0 a m - Christian Education @ CTS Classrooms1 1 a m - Festival Eucharist @ CTS Sanctuary1 2 : 3 0 p m - Confirmation @ Classrooms2 : 3 0 p m - Voices from the Holy Land Film (Two Blue Lines) @ Sanctuary

1 2 p m - Open NA - Freedom in the Village @ Classrooms6 p m - Girl Scouts @ Classrooms6 : 3 0 p m - Evening Prayer -- Anglican Prayer Beads @ Sanctuary

8 : 3 0 a m - Pastors' Bible Study @ Parlor1 0 : 3 0 a m - Conversational English1 2 p m - Bible Study @ Parlor1 2 p m - Open NA - Freedom in the Village @ Classrooms6 p m - Open AA - Starting Over @ Classrooms7 p m - Evening Prayer @ Sanctuary7 : 3 0 p m - Women's AA - Moving into the Solution @ Classrooms

1 2 p m - Open NA - Freedom in the Village @ Classrooms6 p m - Open AA - Village Idiots @ Classrooms6 : 3 0 p m - Come to the Table @ Parlor7 : 3 0 p m - Open NA - Never Alone @ Classrooms

1 2 p m - Open NA - Freedom in the Village @ Classrooms6 : 3 0 p m - Women's AA -- High Sobriety @ CTS Classrooms7 p m - Evening Prayer @ Sanctuary7 : 3 0 p m - Choir Rehearsal @ Sanctuary

Confirmation Retreat @ Mar-Lu-Ridge

1 2 p m - Open NA - Freedom in the Village @ Classrooms5 p m - Evening Prayer @ Sanctuary6 p m - IMPACT Silver Spring @ Classrooms

Veteran's Day

Confirmation Retreat @ Mar-Lu-RidgeTwenty-third Sunday after Pentecost8 : 3 0 a m - Morning Prayer @ CTS Sanctuary9 : 5 0 a m - Christian Education @ CTS Classrooms1 1 a m - Holy Communion @ CTS Sanctuary2 : 3 0 p m - Voices from the Holy Land Film (Where Should the Birds Fly) @ Sanctuary

1 0 a m - Gaithersburg HELP Database Training @ CTS Parlor1 2 p m - Open NA - Freedom in the Village @ Classrooms1 p m - Gaithersburg HELP Database Training @ CTS Parlor7 p m - Evening Prayer @ Sanctuary7 : 3 0 p m - Parish Council @ CTS Parlor

8 : 3 0 a m - Pastors' Bible Study @ Parlor1 0 : 3 0 a m - Conversational English1 2 p m - Bible Study @ Parlor1 2 p m - Open NA - Freedom in the Village @ Classrooms6 p m - Open AA - Starting Over @ Classrooms6 : 3 0 p m - Youth Koinonia @ Mayer Home7 p m - Evening Prayer @ Sanctuary

1 0 a m - Gaithersburg HELP Database Training @ CTS Parlor1 2 p m - Open NA - Freedom in the Village @ Classrooms1 p m - Gaithersburg HELP Database Training @ CTS Parlor6 p m - Open AA - Village Idiots @ Classrooms6 : 3 0 p m - Gaithersburg HELP Database Training @ CTS Parlor7 : 3 0 p m - Evening Prayer - Taizé @ Sanctuary7 : 3 0 p m - Open NA - Never Alone @ Classrooms

1 2 p m - Open NA - Freedom in the Village @ Classrooms6 : 3 0 p m - Women's AA -- High Sobriety @ CTS Classrooms7 p m - Evening Prayer @ Sanctuary7 : 3 0 p m - Choir Rehearsal @ Sanctuary

1 0 a m - Gaithersburg HELP Database Training @ CTS Parlor1 2 p m - Open NA - Freedom in the Village @ Classrooms5 p m - Evening Prayer @ Sanctuary6 p m - IMPACT Silver Spring @ Classrooms

9 a m - Gaithersburg HELP Database Training @ CTS Parlor6 p m - Koinonia @ Foge H o m e

Footnotes Deadline

Twenty-fourth Sunday after Pentecost8 : 3 0 a m - Morning Prayer @ CTS Sanctuary9 : 5 0 a m - Christian Education @ CTS Classrooms1 1 a m - Holy Communion @ CTS Sanctuary5 : 3 0 p m - Youth Gathering Prep @ CTS Youth Room

1 2 p m - Open NA - Freedom in the Village @ Classrooms6 p m - Girl Scouts @ Classrooms7 p m - Evening Prayer @ Sanctuary

8 : 3 0 a m - Pastors' Bible Study @ Parlor1 0 : 3 0 a m - Conversational English1 2 p m - Bible Study @ Parlor1 2 p m - Open NA - Freedom in the Village @ Classrooms6 p m - Open AA - Starting Over @ Classrooms7 p m - Evening Prayer @ Sanctuary7 : 3 0 p m - Women's AA - Moving into the Solution @ Classrooms

1 2 p m - Open NA - Freedom in the Village @ Classrooms6 p m - Open AA - Village Idiots @ Classrooms7 : 3 0 p m - Evening Prayer - Taizé @ Sanctuary7 : 3 0 p m - Open NA - Never Alone @ Classrooms7 : 3 0 p m - Thanksgiving Eve Service @ Prince of Peace

Thanksgiving

1 2 p m - Open NA - Freedom in the Village @ Classrooms6 : 3 0 p m - Women's AA -- High Sobriety @ CTS Classrooms7 p m - Evening Prayer @ Sanctuary

1 2 p m - Open NA - Freedom in the Village @ Classrooms5 p m - Evening Prayer @ Sanctuary6 p m - IMPACT Silver Spring @ Classrooms

Christ the King

8 : 3 0 a m - Festival Eucharist @ CTS Sanctuary9 : 5 0 a m - Intergenerat ional Christian Education @ CTS Classrooms1 1 a m - Festival Eucharist @ CTS Sanctuary

1 2 p m - Open NA - Freedom in the Village @ Classrooms7 p m - Evening Prayer @ Sanctuary

8 : 3 0 a m - Pastors' Bible Study @ Parlor1 0 : 3 0 a m - Conversational English1 2 p m - Bible Study @ Parlor1 2 p m - Open NA - Freedom in the Village @ Classrooms6 p m - Open AA - Starting Over @ Classrooms7 p m - Evening Prayer @ Sanctuary7 p m - Koinonia

7 : 3 0 p m - Women's AA - Moving into the Solution @ Classrooms

1 2 p m - Open NA - Freedom in the Village @ Classrooms6 p m - Open AA - Village Idiots @ Classrooms7 : 3 0 p m - Evening Prayer - Taizé @ Sanctuary7 : 3 0 p m - Open NA - Never Alone @ Classrooms

8 a m - Disaster Response Kit Assembly @ LDR Warehouse, New Windsor1 2 p m - Open NA - Freedom in the Village @ Classrooms6 : 3 0 p m - Women's AA -- High Sobriety @ CTS Classrooms7 p m - Evening Prayer @ Sanctuary7 : 3 0 p m - Choir Rehearsal @ Sanctuary

Chrysalis @ Northern Virginia 4-H Center, Front Royal VA

1 2 p m - Open NA - Freedom in the Village @ Classrooms5 p m - Evening Prayer @ Sanctuary6 p m - IMPACT Silver Spring @ Classrooms

Sun M o n T u e W e d Thu Fr i S a t

A series of four films, held on Sunday afternoons this autumn, in Montgomery County, Maryland

Programs begin promptly at 2:30 p.m. A moderated discussion will follow each showing.

No reservations needed. Free Event. Free Parking.

Christ the Servant Lutheran Church 9801 Centerway Road, Montgomery Village, MD, 20886

Two Blue Lines (99 minutes) NOVEMBER 5 Filmed over a period of 25 years, Two Blue Lines examines the human and political situation of the

Palestinian people from the years prior to the creation of Israel to the present day. This documentary

explores the passionate dispute among Israeli citizens about their government’s Occupation of

Palestine. It deftly splices together dueling creeds and the result is electrifying, because it’s a split so

rarely displayed on U.S. screens. Moderated discussion follows.

Where Should the Birds Fly (58 minutes) NOVEMBER 12 Made by Palestinians living the reality it is the story of Israel's years long siege of Gaza and its 2008-2009

attack, told through the eyes of two young women, 11-year-old Mona Samouni (whose family was killed

by Israeli rockets during Operation Cast Lead) and the filmmaker, Fida Qishta. The film will be followed by

a panel discussion and audience Q&A.

The Montgomery County VOICES from the Holy Land film series, is held in cooperation with the larger D.C.-regional series, entering its fourth year in 2018. MoCo Series Supporters: • Ascension Episcopal Church • Christ the Servant Lutheran Church • Good Shepherd Episcopal Church • Jewish Voice for Peace Metro DC Chapter • Jerusalem Companion Diocese Committee of the Episcopal Diocese of Washington • Palestinian Christian Alliance for Peace • River Road Unitarian Universalist Congregation • Pax Christi Metro DC-Baltimore • Sabeel Metro DC • St. Anne's Episcopal Church • St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church • Sandy Spring Friends • Social Justice Committee of the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Rockville • Unitarian Universalists for Justice in the Middle East • Unity of Gaithersburg

Visit www.facebook.com/VoicesHolyLand and voicesfromtheholyland.org

THE CHOICE, BY DR. EDITH EVA EGER

Recently, a powerful new memoir was recommended to me: The Choice by Dr. Edith Eva Eger. I received it, and finished it in record time! It is one of the most powerful works I have read in a long time. And it has deep meaning for all.

This work has immense value for us in this year when we recall the 70th anniversary of the Doctors’ Trial at Nuremberg.

A summary of the work is found below.

Dr. Eger is a Holocaust survivor. She was made to be Joseph Mengele’s ballerina at Auschwitz. And after the liberation, she came to the United States and become a psychologist. On faculty at UCSD, she has worked extensively over many years with Wounded Warriors, victimized women, and all others who have been victimized by hate and terror and discrimination. In our time, her national stature and her memoir are needed gifts.

You can check up on her book on Amazon at: https://www.amazon.com/Choice-Dr-Edith-Eva-Eger/dp/1501130781/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1505521318&sr=8-1

You can also watch Dr. Eger in a TedTalk at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0We7BNUILBA

We will be doing a powerful book review of her work for one of our very next editions of the Journal of Health and Human Experience.

I hope you have the chance to allow this wonderful Hero and her memoir to inspire you and all of our colleagues and friends to be real heroes ourselves for social justice, human rights, life, liberty, and the happiness of all human beings…. ALL of us without exception!

PS. And please note how Archbishop Desmond Tutu is the front cover endorser! WOW!!!!!

Dr. Edward F. Gabriele Editor-in-Chief & Executive Director Journal of Health & Human Experience

"Keeping the Dream Alive!" Summary:

A powerful, moving memoir – and a practical guide to healing – written by Dr. Edith Eva Eger, an eminent psychologist whose own experiences as a Holocaust survivor help her treat patients and allow them to escape the prisons of their own minds.

Edith Eger was sixteen years old when the Nazis came to her hometown in Hungary and took her Jewish family to an interment center and then to Auschwitz. Her parents were sent to the gas chamber by Joseph Mengele soon after they arrived at the camp. Hours later Mengele demanded that Edie dance a waltz to “The Blue Danube” and rewarded her with a loaf of bread that she shared with her fellow prisoners. These women later helped save Edie’s life. Edie and her sister survived Auschwitz, were transferred to the Mauthausen and Gunskirchen camps in Austria, and managed to live until the American troops liberated the camps in 1945 and found Edie in a pile of dying bodies.

One of the few living Holocaust survivors to remember the horrors of the camps, Edie has chosen to forgive her captors and find joy in her life every day. Years after she was liberated from the concentration camps, Edie went back to college to study psychology. She combines her clinical knowledge and her own experiences with trauma to help others who have experienced painful events large and small. Dr. Eger has counseled veterans suffering from PTSD, women who were abused, and many others who learned that they too, can choose to forgive, find resilience, and move forward. She lectures frequently on the power of love and healing.

The Choice weaves Eger’s personal story with case studies from her work as a psychologist. Her patients and their stories illustrate different phases of healing and show how people can choose to escape the prisons they construct in their minds and find freedom, regardless of circumstance. Eger’s story is an inspiration for everyone. And her message is powerful and important: “Your pain matters and is worth healing: you can choose to be joyful and free.” She is eighty-nine years old and still dancing.