Sunday School for children began on September 18 and runs during the Church service from 9:30 to approximately 10:45 AM. Call Bonnie at 735-5486 for more information. Men’s Breakfast – called “Second Saturdays for Guys” – continues, the next one being held on November 12 at the Grange Hall starting at 8 AM. This begins with breakfast (no charge, but you may give a donation) and is followed by a guest speaker. Come and enjoy this uplifting gathering – you will be made to feel welcome.. Call Bob Grover at 470-7248 for further information. A Women’s Breakfast was held on October 15. These will be held from time to time. Look for a sign on the Church lawn.

A Thanksgiving Eve Service will be held at the Church on Wednesday, November 23 at 7 PM. Please join us in giving thanks for all of God’s blessings.

The furnace at the Church has been repaired – just in time for the cold weather. The Grange Hall Committee will be addressing issues in need of attention, prioritizing those that need attention first. This will take place over years, depending on monies available. If you would like to contribute to the Grange Hall Fund, send your tax deductible donation to the ACC, PO Box 211, E. Andover 03231. Please make sure that you put GH Fund in the memo portion of your check.

Our Christmas Craft Fair and Bake Sale will be held on Saturday, November 19 from 9 AM to 2 PM. A wide variety of craft items will be available for sale as well as home baked goods made by the ladies of the Church. Spaces are available for rent at a cost of $15.  Contact Donna at 744-6858.

We are once again shopping for “Operation Christmas Child”. This consists of gathering gifts for shoe boxes which are sent to needy children all over the world and is sponsored by “Samaritan’s Purse”. Last year, we filled 58 shoe boxes.

The adult Sunday School class will be studying the Book of Acts, commencing at 8:30 AM in the Grange Hall starting on Sunday, November 6. Contact the Church (735-5160) for information on this class.

The Andover Congregational Church is a place of gathering for Christian believers from a number of denominational church backgrounds and no church background. We are a family of Christian believers who are called together to worship and glorify God, to follow our Lord and to support one another in love. We welcome you to join us for Church service any Sunday at 9:30 AM.

Thought for the day: “Jesus is a friend who walks in when the world has walked out.” (Read John 16:33)