Churches

Emmanuel Lutheran Church

All are welcome to worship with us this Sunday, Oct. 1, at Emmanuel Lutheran Church. You may also watch our pastor’s sermons on YouTube at Emmanuel Lutheran Church, Cheney. Christian education for older elementary school students through adults begins at 9 a.m.

The drawing for the “Garden Basket” and “Art Print” is this Sunday at 1 p.m. Tickets are still available through the church office Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. – noon or Sunday before worship. You do not need to be present to win. All funds raised will go to the repair and maintenance of our church organ. Mark your calendars for Saturday, Nov. 4, from 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. for our annual holiday bazaar and luncheon.

On Friday, Nov. 17, at 6 p.m., Emmanuel Lutheran and StageWest Community Theatre invites you to join us for the “Chicago Caper” Murder Mystery Dinner Theatre to benefit Emmanuel’s carpet fund. Tickets are by reservation only and are $30 each, paid in advance. Seating is limited. Please call Nancy Kuonen at (509) 768-4792 for reservations.

All are welcome to visit Emmanuel’s Little Free Library and Free Community Pantry located at 639 Elm St. Donations of books, non-perishable food and personal care items are always accepted. Both are open to the community 24/7.

St. Paul’s Episcopal Church

A welcoming haven, nourishing all God’s people in body, mind and spirit. The Rev. Christine Soule will preach and preside this Sunday.

As fall comes, our community garden still holds vegetables ripening. We give with pleasure its proceeds to the Cheney Food Bank. So far the produce has been generous.

Coats 4 Kids coat drive is on. Bring your coat donations now through Oct. 13. Distribution will be at Sunset Elementary Friday, Oct. 20, 3-5 p.m., at Salnave Elementary, Saturday, Oct. 21, 9-1 p.m., and the Wren Pierson Building Monday, Oct. 30, 5:30 – 6:30 pm.

Attention all college students: The Episcopal, Lutheran and Methodist Campus Ministry (ELM) once again meets every Monday at 5 p.m. for dinner, study and worship, and invites all college students to join us. For more information contact Soule at (509) 844-2553.

Alcoholics Anonymous meets every Saturday morning at 11:30 a.m. in the parish hall.

For your contemplation: “And we are put on earth a little space that we might learn to bear the beams of love. There is a desire within each of us, in the deep center of ourselves that we call our heart. We were born with it, it is never completely satisfied, and it never dies. We are often unaware of it, but it is always awake. It is the human desire for love. Every person on this earth yearns to love, to be loved, to know love. Our true identity, our reason for being, is to be found in this desire,” – Gerald G. May.

United Methodist Church

You will always find a warm welcome at the United Methodist Church. Pastor Alissa Bertsch Johnson will preach and lead the worship service this Sunday. The service will include the celebration of Holy Communion. Preceding worship there is a multi-age Sunday school class at 9 a.m. as well as an adult class based on “The Book of Joy.”