Willow Avenue Mennonite Church

Needing to soothe those frayed nerves this morning? Join us at 11:00 a.m. as we read and pray together with 1 John 3:1-3, which is all about God's extravagant love. Here's the Zoom link: https://zoom.us/j/825014261 We meet every Wednesday at 11:00 a.m. for this ancient form of prayer called Lectio Divina. Our text is always the same as the focus text for the upcoming Sunday, helping us to steep more deeply in the mystery and wonder of God's great love. All are warmly welcome... to join us at the same link each week: https://zoom.us/j/825014261 : Aaron Burden on Unsplash

If you're on our email list, hopefully you received this note from Pastor Audrey yesterday. It begins like this: "Dear Friends, Whatever the outcome of tomorrow’s election, there is still much in our nation that needs healing and the work of Christian witness remains critical. ... I know you’re exhausted. I am, too..." If you'd like to receive updates from our congregation, you can sign up to be on our email list here: https://tinyurl.com/willowemaillist For an idea of what our emails are like, you can check out the archives on our website here: https://willowmennonite.org/email-archives Deep peace to you, today and always.

Tomorrow is Election Day. If you're feeling anxious about the future, we invite you to join us for a prayer walk at our labyrinth. Sometimes getting out of our heads and into our bodies is the best thing to calm our hearts and soothe our souls. Join us tomorrow at noon, and every first Tuesday of the month.... **As always, we're wearing masks and social distancing out of love for one another.**

All Saints Day 2020 https://youtu.be/-HRH9ALrgYk

Today we remember and honor those that have gone before us. Please join us in the Memorial Garden from 12 to 5pm today.

It’s communion Sunday and in honor of All Saints Day, Pastor Audrey is celebrating the rich love of God with a decadent plate: strong coffee with real cream and a soft roll with salted butter served on antique, family-heirloom china. Bring anything to Zoom church you like to eat and drink! Join us on Zoom https://zoom.us/j/666978525 at 9:30 a.m. and stop by the Memorial Garden on campus anytime between 12-5 p.m. today as we begin this season of Remembrance & Thanksgiving.

All Saints Day is this Sunday. You're invited to bring flowers, plants, photos, or any other items of significance to the Memorial Garden - open today until 5pm, and tomorrow from 9am to 12pm. The Memorial Garden will again be open to enjoy on Sunday from 12 to 5pm. We'll have music playing and will have candles ready should you wish to light on in remembrance. Come and spend slow, reflective time in the beauty of the garden. "This day in sacred convocation we remember those... who gave us life. We remember those who enriched our lives with love and beauty, kindness and compassion, thoughtfulness and understanding. We renew our bonds to those who have gone the way of all earth. As we reflect upon those whose memory moves us this day, we seek consolation, and the strength and the insight born of faith. Tender as a parent with a child, the Lord is merciful. God knows how we are fashioned, remembers that we are dust. Our days are as grass; we flourish as a flower in a field. The wind passes over it and is gone, and no one can recognize where it grew. But the Lord's compassion for us, the Lord's righteousness to children's children, remain, age after age, unchanging." a Jewish prayer

It’s a beautiful day in the Memorial Garden. The gate is open from 9am to 5pm every day this week. And 9am to 12pm on Saturday. There will be someone in the garden to greet you. If you are bringing valuable items such as framed photos, we will keep those safe inside each evening.... There will be an opportunity to spend time in the garden on All Saints Day this Sunday from 12pm to 5pm.