What's Happening-November-2018
Kids of all ages, come join us downstairs every Sunday after church during the month of November to play a few video games! The games will be appropriate for all ages. Not a gamer? Grab a snack and come watch. Questions? See Shayna Wyasket.
Red Cross Blood Drive at Tabor is Monday, November 5th from noon to 6pm. Please see the sign-up sheet on the narthex bulletin board. You are invited to give the gift of life! Thank you Pierre Pearson for organizing our effort.
Martha Circle Bible Study meets this Thursday, November 8th at 1pm at Tabor for conversation, fellowship, and Bible study from “Gather”, the monthly ELCA women’s magazine. If you would like to subscribe to the magazine, please speak to Alvina Wall. All women are invited.
The Mt. Tabor Beer Brewing Group will be meeting from 10 AM to 1 PM on Saturday, 10 Nov, at Dave Warren’s house (2086 E Keller Ln, SLC). We are considering whether to brew a double bock, dunkel, or Christmas beer. Even if you don’t drink beer, this is a great time to spend time with other members of Mt Tabor for lively discussions on a range of topics. Given the election will have been the preceding Tuesday, I suspect that it might be a topic. We brew outside; wear warm clothes if you can make it. There is no requirement to stay the whole time (except for the host).
Mosaic Interfaith Ministries Annual Fundraiser Saturday, November 10th, from 2-4pm at First United Methodist Church, 203 South 200 East There will be music, entertainment, light lunch and a silent auction of gift and household items. Tickets are $10 each and available at the door, or from Bill Besancon.
Magdala and Mary Magdalene Conference, Saturday November 10, 9:00 am - 2:00 pm Christ United Methodist Church, 2375 S. 3300 S. Lunch will be provided. A $20 donation is requested.
Utah Conference “Better Together Summit” with Bishop Jim Gonia, Sunday, November 11 from 3pm-6pm at St. Matthew’s Lutheran Church in Taylorsville.
Armistice Day Concert, next Sunday at 6pm, First Baptist Church of West Valley (3081 S 2700 W, just south of Valley Fair Mall). Jubilate will present a concert directed by Harry Heightman commemorating the 100th anniversary of the end of World War I. They will be joined by the Cypress High School Madrigals. Hope you can join us!
Faith, Ethics, and Science Roundtable We will meet at the Research Administration Bldg conference room at the University of Utah campus on Monday, November 26 from 11:30am to 1pm. See the Tabor website mttaborslc.org for this event, including an interactive campus map. Please join us and invite friends and co-workers!
The Endowments and Memorial Committee will be meeting after services on Sunday, 6 May, to solicit requests for charities to support with the income from the endowment. You can either e-mail your request to Dave Warren (djw7223@xmission.com), drop a copy of your request in his mailbox outside the church office, or come to the meeting.
Altar Volunteers and Counters Needed
The departure of several active Mt. Tabor members this past year has left our altar ministry and offering counters in need of assistance! Volunteers keep Tabor running smoothly. Please consider helping out.
Altar ministry entails setting out the bread and wine for communion, lighting the eternal flame candle, filling the altar candles with oil, posting the hymn numbers, and a few other simple tasks. It typically takes about 15 minutes before service, and a couple working together can do it in about 10 minutes. At present, we have just three volunteers who rotate the responsibility. Another one or two people helping out would mean each person would get the assignment once a month. We also need volunteers to bake the communion bread. Please contact Lanea Brown at ceomom2@comcast.net if you’re willing to assist with altar ministry or baking.
Counters count and create records of our Sunday and special services offerings, usually immediately following the service. The job typically takes 15-20 minutes, but can require extra time on holidays. Best practices require that two (unrelated) people be present while the money is being handled. When we have enough volunteers, each person can expect to get the assignment one Sunday per month plus an occasional holiday service. For more information or to volunteer, contact Financial Secretary Lee Kreutzer at kreutzer@xmission.com.
Contact information for the King's
Michael and Margaret King
1640 Williamsburg Way
Eugene Oregon 97401-7836
Congregational Life
Operation Christmas Child
There are plenty of boxes still available in the narthex and I have even more at home.
Categories are boy or girl, ages 2-4, 5-9 or 10-14. Look online at Operation Christmas Child for ideas of what to pack or send me any questions at JLS1113@aol.com. No candy or toothpaste. Remember $9.00 is required for shipping each box. Please bring boxes to church by Nov. 11. You can still bring an individual item or two if you don’t want to do a whole box. Thank you to each of you who are participating to bless a child somewhere in the world. I will again track our boxes so we know where they go. They went to Mexico the last two years.
Pie social will be held again on Wednesday evening before Thanksgiving. Bring a pie to share and enjoy!
Mark the date! We will again celebrate Santa Lucia with worship and Scandinavian treats on December 9. Please come help make lefse and krumkake on Saturday, December 8 at 9AM.
Thanks, Jean Stephenson
November Birthdays
9 Tom Kusserow
10 Patrick Carey, Regina Reed
13 Jean Stephenson and Michael Workman
14 Becca Eskridge
17 David Warren
18 Shem Greenwood
19 Emily Eskridge
22 Shayna Wyasket
23 Ayla Hansen
Congregation Council
Council will be meeting on Sunday, November 18th following worship.
Utah Food Bank
We will be sorting food on Saturday, November 3rd from 10 a.m. to noon. Please join us at the Utah Food Bank, 3150 South 900 West, at 10 a.m. All are invited.
Mount Tabor Deadlines
The Tabor Trumpet deadline is the 20th of the month. Weekly bulletin information and announcements need to be in the office by Wednesday.
Recurring Activities
Choir Rehearsal (Sept-May)
Every Sunday, 9:15 am
Martha Circle
2nd Thursday, 1 pm
OAKS (Sept-May)
November 14th and December 19th.