All kinds of exciting things are happening at FaithWestwood! For a full calendar of upcoming events, visit faithwestwood.com/FWCalendar

• Come to the Table Worship Series - Sundays in October & November, 9 and 10:45 am, in person & online
• Scrip Fundraiser - ongoing; in the foyer or online
• MidWeek Meals - Wednesday evenings, 5:30 - 6:30 pm, fellowship hall
• Sponsor a Poinsettia for Christmas Eve & Honor Loved Ones - Now through December 15
• Neighborhood Food Drive (1) - Wednesday, November 26, 5-7 pm, drive-thru collection outside east entrance
• FW Building Closed for Thanksgiving - Thursday, November 27 & Friday, November 28
• Advent Begins - Sunday, November 30, 9 & 10:45, in person & online
• The Best Gift Advent Study - Movie: Sunday, November 30, 3 - 5 pm, in the chapel, 2nd floor; Advent Study: Mondays, December 1 - 15, 6 - 8 pm, in the chapel, 2nd floor
• United Women in Faith Christmas Party & Silent Auction - Wednesday, December 3, 9 am. 
• Neighborhood Food Drive (2) - Wednesday, December 3, 5-7 pm, drive-thru collection outside east entrance
• Drive Thru Live Nativity - Saturday, December 6, 6 - 7:30 pm
• Neighborhood Food Drive (3) - Saturday, December 6, 6 - 7:30 pm, drive-thru collection at entrance to Live Nativity
• FaithWorks Pantry Upcoming Dates - Wednesday, December 10 (seniors, by appointment) - 1 - 3 pm (email info@faithwestwood.com for appointment); Thursday, December 11, 5 - 7 pm; Saturday, December 27, 10 am - 12 pm
• Neighborhood Food Drive (4) - Wednesday, December 10, 5-7 pm, drive-thru collection outside east entrance
• Christmas Pageant - C.A.K.E.! - Sunday, December 14, ONE SERVICE, 10 am
• Compassionate Friends Worldwide Candlelighting - Sunday, December 21, 9 & 10:45 am
• Christmas Music Sunday - Sunday, December 21, 9 & 10:45 am
• Blue Christmas Prayer & Healing Worship - Monday, December 22, 2:30 & 6:30 pm, chapel, second floor
• Christmas Eve Worship - Wednesday, December 24, 3 pm (Family-focused); 5 & 7 pm (traditional)
• December 28 Worship - Sunday, December 28, ONE SERVICE, 10 am, in person & online

MidWeek Meals is a weekly opportunity for everyone to gather together for a meal and fellowship time!

Next MidWeek Meal: Wednesday, December 3, 5:30 - 6:30 pm, fellowship hall

Menu: Chicken & Noodles (subject to change)

Suggested donation of $3 for each meal.

Multi-meal punch cards are also available.

(Punch cards can be purchased for a family or individual's use

OR you may donate meal punch cards for others to use if needed.)

For punch card questions: Email Pastor Cindi Stewart at cindi.stewart@faithwestwood.com.

For all other MidWeek Meal questions: Email Director of Family Ministry Leah Dinoso at leah.dinoso@faithwestwood.com.

It's a Neighborhood Food Drive for FaithWorks Pantry!

FaithWestwood United Methodist Church

4814 Oaks Lane, Omaha

FaithWestwood is inviting our congregation, our neighbors, and friends to collect non-perishable food items for our FaithWorks Pantry!

This is a DRIVE-THRU Style Event

Donations will be accepted outside FW's east entrance on the following dates:

Wednesday, November 26, 5-7pm (before Thanksgiving Worship + Pie)

Wednesday, December 3, 5-7 pm

Saturday, December 6, 6 - 7:30 pm (during our Drive-thru Live Nativity)

Wednesday, December 10, 5-7 pm

Want to Help Collect Food on the Drive Dates?

Sign up at tinyurl.com/FWFoodDrive25

The Giving Tree Project is collecting these items for November & December:

November - Cereal (especially for kids)

December - Items for Christmas Love in Action Baskets for FaithWorks Pantry – think card games, candy, socks, gift cards. Pick up empty baskets in the foyer or FW office. Please return filled baskets by Sunday, December 7.

Drop off donations at the Giving Tree displays in the foyer or inside the west entrance. Thank you!

It’s Time to Sponsor a Poinsettia for Christmas Eve!

Help decorate the worship center on Christmas Eve and honor your loved ones by sponsoring a poinsettia.

• Suggested donation of $15 per plant. 
• Proceeds after expenses support the FaithWorks Pantry.
• To sponsor a poinsettia, visit the PURPLE table in the foyer to fill out a form and donate. 
• OR fill out the online form here. Then, bring your donation to the foyer on Sunday, or send it by mail to the FW office. You may also give online or by text. Instructions are on our Give page. The online/text giving code is FLOWER.
• Sponsor a poinsettia by December 15 if you would like your loved ones' names included on our published list.
• Questions or would like assistance? Email info@faithwestwood.com

This year, we're celebrating Advent with an Advent study called The Best Gift because life is how you live it...not how you spend it.

Our Advent adventure begins with a movie on Sunday, November 30, 3 - 5 pm, in the chapel on our second floor.

Then, on Mondays, from December 1 - December 15, we'll gather for an Advent study too, also in the chapel on our second floor.

RSVP to Pastor Cindi at cindi.stewart@faithwestwood.com

Wednesday, December 3, 9 am

fellowship hall

Everyone is invited to UWF's Annual Christmas Party & Holiday Silent Auction!

This fun annual event is an important fundraiser to support the mission and ministries of FaithWestwood's United Women in Faith!

First, enjoy a light breakfast followed by a performance by the Sarpy Serenaders which includes a few members of FaithWestwood!

Then, the Silent Auction! This is always fun - you never know what may show up!

• Attendees bring a variety of gently used items – new, thrifted, or regifted -- homemade candy and baked goods, handcrafted items, and more to donate to the auction.
• Then, everyone bids on everyone else's contributions.
• Proceeds support the important missions and ministries our United Women in Faith conduct each year for women and youth in our community – so please come join in the fun!

Information: Email to info@faithwestwood.com

In observance of the Thanksgiving holiday, FaithWestwood will be closed on

Thursday, November 27 & Friday, November 28.

Drive-thru Live Nativity @ FaithWestwood

Saturday, December 6, 6 - 7:30 pm

Mark your calendars!

Everyone is invited to our annual drive-thru nativity featuring live actors and animals depicting scenes from the night of Jesus' miraculous birth in Bethlehem.

Help Us Support FaithWorks Pantry

This year, we're inviting our visitors to bring non-perishable food items to donate to FaithWorks Pantry! Drop off as you drive in to the Live Nativity.

Stop by afterward for cocoa and cookies in fellowship hall.

(And this year, you are invited to bring non-perishable food items to support our FaithWorks Pantry as part of our Neighborhood Drive-thru Food Drive too!)

FaithWestwood Family - Help make our Live Nativity come alive for our visitors! Sign up to serve as an actor, a greeter, hospitality, traffic guide, and more! Great opportunity for both individuals and families to serve together. Sign up at tinyurl.com/FWLiveNativity

• Wednesday, December 10, (seniors by appointment) - 1 - 3pm (email info@faithwestwood.com for appointment
• Thursday, December 11 - 5 - 7 pm
• Saturday, December 27 - 10 am - 12 pm

For more information about FaithWorks Pantry, please visit faithwestwood.com/faithworks-pantry

FaithWorks Pantry is an equal-opportunity provider.

Non-discrimination Statement 

Serve at the Pantry: Pick your task & your days -- as many or as few as you'd like. Two opportunities each month. Sign up at tinyurl.com/FWPantry

FaithWestwood's FaithWorks Pantry are proud partners of Saving Grace Perishable Food Rescue, Omaha's only dedicated food rescue service. To learn more about Saving Grace, please visit savinggracefoodrescue.org.

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  FaithWorks Pantry april dates

  Upcoming FaithWorks Pantry dates in April are:

  Saturday, April 26, 10 am - 12 pm

  Thursday, May 8, 5 - 7 pm

  Saturday, May 24, 10 am - 12 pm

  
  

  **NEW - Seniors only, by appointment only**

  Once a month, on the Wednesday before the Thursday pantry date

  This Month: Wednesday, May 7, 1-3 pm

  Call Brenda Bowers at the church office at 402-895-3394 to schedule.

  
  

  For more information about FaithWorks Pantry, please visit faithwestwood.com/faithworks-pantry

  
  

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  Would you like to serve at FaithWorks Pantry?
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  Sign up at tinyurl.com/FWPantry

  
  

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In November, the donation focus will be baking "extras" (frosting, sprinkles, packaged cookie mixes, etc.)

Most needed items: 64 oz juice (apple, cranberry-apple, grape), toilet paper, tissues, paper towels

Always Welcome: “Four or More” items and monetary donations

***IMPORTANT NOTE ABOUT PANTRY DONATIONS***

Please drop off ALL donations in the designated bins located in the foyer and in the hall outside the FW offices, whenever the building is open.

Please do not leave food donations outside at the pantry entrance or any other entrance at any time.

Thank you for your generous donations to the pantry!

Christmas Pageant @ FaithWestwood

Sunday, December 14, ONE SERVICE, 10 am, in person & online

Family Ministry invites EVERYONE to FaithWestwood for our Christmas Pageant, titled C.A.K.E. - Christmas Acts of Kindness Experiement.

Our kids and students have worked hard these last few months to bring you the story of

a school project that becomes much more than a group of kids ever imagined as they embark on an exciting experiment that will change the way they experience Christmas forever.

After the pageant, enjoy a cake reception in fellowship hall.

One service only - 10 am, in person & online

The Compassionate Friends (TCF) is a worldwide non-profit organization offering friendship, understanding, and hope to bereaved parents, siblings and grandparents grieving the loss of a child, sibling, or grandchild of any age (unborn - adult) from any cause.

To honor these beloved children, FaithWestwood will participate in TCF's 29th Annual Worldwide Candle Lighting on Sunday, December 21.

In the foyer on that Sunday morning, you are invited to light a candle and record in a memory book the name of a child who now rests with our Lord. Director of Caring Ministries Vikki O'Hara will be present to share a word of prayer, if you wish.

Enjoy Special Music of the Season in Worship!
Sunday, December 21, 9 & 10:45 am

9 am- featuring the FW Chancel Choir and Handbell Choir
10:45 am - featuring the FW Worship Band

Monday, December 22

2:30 & 6:30 pm - chapel, 2nd floor, west entrance

For some, this season does not always feel like the most wonderful time of the year.

Our Blue Christmas Prayer & Healing service offers a safe place to lament the pain and loss that can make traditional holiday celebrations difficult for many different reasons.

This is a quiet service set in our smaller chapel upstairs. Along with prayer and gentle music, we'll light candles, and Pastor Cindi will share a message of hope and light that shines through the darkness. You'll have the opportunity to receive anointing with oil, if you wish.

Please enter through the west entrance.

If you need support and encouragement this Christmas season, please consider attending this service.

And if someone you know does, please invite them too.

We're sharing the many great reasons to purchase Scrip for your everyday and special shopping needs (and help FaithWestwood at the same time!)

UPDATE

Use Scrip for Holiday Gift Giving!

This month, we invite you to purchase Scrip at the green table in the foyer (between services on Sundays) or at raiseright.com, for your Christmas shopping! You can purchase Scrip to use as you shop or to give others as gift cards too!

Ideas for SCRIP:

Wedding presents and other gifts, budget planning, vacation planning & travel, big purchases (appliances, etc) & MORE!

What is Scrip?

• Scrip is an on-going fundraiser for FaithWestwood. 
• Church family purchase Scrip cards from their favorite merchants for everyday purchases and gift-giving needs. 
• FaithWestwood earns a portion of each sale -- depending on the merchant, up to 20%! 
• Then, you use the entire value of the cards for your everyday shopping and gift-giving needs. 
• Choices include your favorite spots for general merchandise, pharmacy, gas, restaurants, coffee, home improvement, and more! 

How Do We Purchase Scrip? In-person & Online!

• Purchase physical cards between worship services on Sunday morning, at the GREEN table in the foyer. 
• Or, purchase digital cards at raiseright.com and/or download the RaiseRight app to your mobile phone from the app store.
• To get the unique enrollment code for FaithWestwood, check out your Monday FaithConnect email, Pastor Cindi's Thursday email, or email Brenda Bowers at brenda.bowers@faithwestwood.com

For questions or assistance with the app: Visit the GREEN table between services on Sunday mornings, or email Brenda at brenda.bowers@faithwestwood.com.

Check out FaithWestwood's GROW Catalog to see descriptions and contacts for of all the different ministries, missions, and groups going on at FaithWestood. Watch for the latest update coming soon!