BULLETIN

& WEEKLY ANNOUNCEMENTS

The Twenty-first Sunday after Pentecost
October 25, 2020

In-person worship at 11am: The service will take place outdoors in front of Brooks Hall, weather permitting, or otherwise in the church with limited seating and overflow
in St. Mark’s Hall. Please bring anything you may need, like chairs or blankets, for outdoor services. If it is prudent for you to attend, we hope to see you there!

Worship will continue to be offered online at 8:30 and afterward on our Facebook page and at 11:00am and afterward on our YouTube channel.

Home Communion will now be available from the clergy and lay Eucharistic Visitors with the goal that any parishioner not comfortable attending church in person will be able to receive once per month. If you would like Communion brought to you, please contact Deacon Betty Carpenter at .

All Saints’ remembrance of the faithful departed: To have someone important to you included on November 1 among the prayers for those who have died, please contact Frieda at or 598-5926 by noon on Thursday, October 28. 

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Crosses for All Saints’ Day:  If you would like a cross to decorate for All Saints' day, there are blank copies in the narthex. Please write the name of the person you want to memorialize or honor, and decorate the cross any way you like. Return crosses to the narthex by Saturday evening (Oct 31) or bring to church a few minutes early on All Saints’ Day, Nov 1. 

What’s in a name? The Advisory Committee on the Name of the Parish invites you to complete its feedback form by October 30. You can access a copy here: https://www.oteyparish.org/name Or ypu can emailing admin@oteyparish.org.

Godly Play - 9:15-9:45 Godly Play Sunday School via Zoom will be “The Good Shepherd & World Communion” - told by Ted Clarkson 
For zoom information please contact Jeannie at for link and password. Godly Play kits are available to pick up Friday afternoons on the CAC porch. There are paper bags containing a snack to enjoy during our closing feast, and a few art
supplies that may have something to do with the story. Please check the bags to make sure supplies are appropriate for your child’s developmental level. You might also provide supplies for open-ended projects (play-doh or clay, markers, etc.) Age 3 through 5th grade.

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Otey Coffee Half Hour: Takes place on at 9:15
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UT09 , Meeting ID: 725 6428 4347, Passcode: 5xTMVJ
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Sunday Forum, 9:45am- Stewardship Committee. The topic for the series this year, as Otey Parish celebrates its Sesquicentennial, is "Otey's Ministry &
Witness: Past, Present, & Future." All are welcome.  

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Idz09 , Meeting ID: 819 4921 2720; Passcode: 980868

Fire on the Mountain Youth Sunday School - 4-6pm on the porch of Brooks Hall at Otey Memorial Parish. A snack will be provided, but please bring your own water. Please wear a mask. We will remain outdoors and practice social distancing. Grades 6-12.

CAC continues its work of serving the needy with food and in other ways. Director David Goodpaster is staffing CAC, taking sensible precautions while serving people in need 9 to 11am, Monday through Friday. Please call 931-598-5927.

Parish staff members are combining in-person and remote work as best fits their duties. To meet with a staff member, please contact the staff member directly, call the office phone number (931-598-5926), or send an email ( ).