Save The Date!

Here are some dates of upcoming events at Compton.

• Friday, Oct. 23, 6:45 a.m.-8 a.m.: Happy Friday!
• Sunday, Oct. 25, 9:45 a.m. church school; 10:45 a.m. worship.
  
• Tuesday, Oct. 27, 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m.: Women's Ministries meeting to hear about Bosnia missions, Union Avenue Christian Church.
• Tuesday, Oct. 27, 7 p.m., Soul Care mini-retreat, church library.
  
• Wednesday, Oct. 28, 7:30 p.m., Compton Cares Ministry meeting, church library.
• Friday, Oct. 30, 6:45 a.m.-8 a.m.: Happy Friday!
• Sunday, Nov. 1 ALL SAINTS SUNDAY 9:45 a.m. church school (Seekers class begins new lesson series led by Student Pastor Rob); 10:45 a.m. worship.
• Wednesday, Nov. 4, 7 p.m., Stewardship & Outreach Ministry group, church library.
• Thursday, Nov. 5, 7 p.m., Prayer Shawl Knitting group, Marty Hughes' home.
• Friday, Nov. 6, 6:45 a.m.-8 a.m. Happy Friday!
• Sunday, Nov. 8 Blessing for Jacque, Marsha and Jan who will leave on a Global Mission Trip to India on Thursday. Sunday school 9:45 a.m.; worship 10:45 a.m.
• Tuesday, Nov. 10 7 p.m. Soul Care, church library.
• Wednesday, Nov. 11, 7 p.m. Elders Circle.
• Friday, Nov. 13, 6:45 a.m.-8 a.m. Happy Friday!
• Saturday, Nov. 14, 1-5 p.m. Ornament making workshop for Cookies and Crafts Bazaar.
  
• Sunday, Nov. 15, church school at 9:45; worship 10:45 a.m. THANKSGIVING OFFERING
  
• Friday, Nov. 20, 6:45 a.m.-8 a.m. Happy Friday!
• Saturday, Nov. 21, 10 a.m.-noon: Reading Circle at 6 North. Book: The Rope Walk by Carrie Brown.
  
• Sunday, Nov. 22, church school 9:45 a.m.; worship 10:45 a.m. THANKSGIVING OFFERING.
• Thursday, Nov. 26, HAPPY THANKSGIVING!
• Friday, Nov. 27, 6:45 a.m.-8 a.m. Happy Friday!
• Sunday, Nov. 29 First Sunday of ADVENT church school 9:45 a.m.; worship 10:45 a.m.
• Wednesday, Dec. 2, 7 p.m., Board of Ministry, church library.
• Thursday, Dec. 3, 7 p.m. Prayer Shawl Knitting ministry, location TBA.
  
• Friday, Dec. 4, 6:45 a.m.-8 a.m. Happy Friday!
• Saturday, Dec. 5: Holiday Bazaar: Cookies & Crafts, lunch cafe; 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
  

The Vision, Renewed

As promised, the weekend of Oct. 2-3 found a group of Comptonites at Eden Seminary, on a retreat to explore ways of Renewing the Vision.







Our student associate pastor, Rob, volunteered to take photos of the rest of the group. One consensus that came from our work is a need to be more intentional about communication and fellowship with one another. We spend a lot of energy and time on mission and justice issues, worship and ministry with children. That is as it should be. But several newer members attended this retreat, and it was clear they are eager to hear the stories of those they are worshipping with, and to have their stories heard.

Renewing The Vision

All members and friends of Compton Heights Christian Church are invited to the Renewing The Vision retreat to be held Friday night and Saturday, Oct. 2-3, at Eden Seminary. If you aren't registered yet, call the church right away! Phone number is 314-771-5071.

Welcome Another New Member

A few weeks ago, Compton welcomed another new member, Charlsi, who transferred her membership. She has three children who are now the core of the new youth Sunday school class! Charlsi has already joined the choir.

Coins, Cans Contribute to Compton Cares

This has been a great month for contributions through the spare change coin bank and also the can collection. Dave took some 205 pounds of aluminum cans that had been accumulating for about a year and exchanged them for $96.82. A couple of weeks later, Norm took two heavy cans of coins to the sorter at the bank and returned with a check for $142.19. Together, these contributions by church members will make one month's principal and interest payment on our 3% disability access loan. As one of our newer Compton members has noted, it's possible for anyone to contribute to this effort, even if it is "only" picking up and saving cans, or saving spare change. Thanks to everyone who has donated!

New Members

Sunday, July 27-- Royce and his daughter Cory united with Compton Heights during Sunday worship, reaffirming their faith. They come from an American Baptist background and have been frequently visiting since moving to South Grand neighborhood last winter. Welcome, Royce and Cory!

Compton Goes to the History Museum

Saturday, July 25-- A group from Compton Heights went to the Missouri Historical Society museum in Forest Park to see the exhibit, Mary Lee Bendolph: Gee's Bend Quilts and Beyond, which continues through Sept. 12. The story of Gee's Bend, a community of former slaves in Alabama that was isolated culturally and economically until the era of the New Deal, is educational and inspiring. The women made very utilitarian quilts of discarded denim and other clothing, just to keep their families warm. But as they worked together, they evolved a style that caught the eye of an art historian, and eventually they were "discovered" in the world of art. The exhibit is free on Tuesdays to St. Louis City and County residents. The 45-minute video about the Gee's Bend Quilters is shown during the exhibit and provides a lesson in civil rights in a story not many of us have heard.