All Events

Please meet in the Sanctuary for Bell Choir Rehearsal.  Questions? Contact Sara Phelps.

Confirmation Class: We have met twice in October and explored topics including personal faith, prayer, and worship. The confirmands have now selected adult mentors to guide them throughout the year’s journey. This month’s meetings will be 11/7 and 11/21 from 6:30 – 8:00 PM.

For questions please contact our Youth Ministries Director, Larissa Riley.

Please meet in the Vestry for Chancel Choir Rehearsal.  Questions? Contact Sara Phelps

This year’s Holiday Fair will take place as usual on the Saturday before Thanksgiving, from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. The lower level of the church will be transformed into a holiday wonderland full of features to delight shoppers of all ages. Plan to see special craft items, wreaths, ornaments and other holiday decorations, holiday baked goods, pecans and cheese, jewelry, handbags, collectibles, gifts for all ages, a raffle of holiday baskets and a silent auction.

The WA welcomes anyone interested in getting involved in the Fair preparations:

• crafting (at home or on Monday mornings with WA members)
• donating potential silent auction items (gift certificates, experiences, special gift items)
• donating “giftable” items for the Treasures section of the Fair
• baking for the bake shop
• helping with set-up and/or clean-up
• working at the Fair.

Don’t miss this special event. For more details visit our WA page.

Doreen Rinas is the coordinator at Messiah Lutheran Church for a Venezuelan family seeking asylum. They are staying in the former parsonage for the church right next to Amherst Garden Center. She andher husband, David, have also directly sponsored more than 20 different families over the years and she will be sharing general info. about her work with this population, how to respectfully support them, and specific needs for the family they are sponsoring. Those interested in learning more and getting involved can ask her questions.

Millions of people throughout the world have been forced to flee their homes.  According to UNHCR, there were 117.3 million forcibly displaced people at the end of 2023 due to persecution, conflict, violence and human rights violations.  For the last 12 years, there has been an increase each year in the number of forcibly displaced people.  Many people come to the US as refugees or as asylum seekers.  The decision people make to leave their family members, their country, their language and customs is not one that people make lightly

At Messiah Lutheran Church in Amherst, we, along with the help of other individuals and groups in the area, are sponsoring a family from Venezuela, a country in a socioeconomic crisis with an authoritarian government.   As a family of 4, they fled through Colombia including braving the Darien Gap, a 66 mile walk through a jungle, one of the worst treks in the world with its serpents, insects, human traffickers, cash hungry cartel members, sexual abusers and killers.  They rode for a few days on top of a freight train in Mexico with the two boys tied to their dad’s belt and their mom pregnant with twins.  With this sponsorship here in Amherst, this relational ministry has definitely been a blessing!

THE YOUTH CHOIR rehearsals meet on Sundays in the vestry after worship. Come and sing with us! Questions? Contact our Music Director, Sara Phelps

Join us in the Community Room after worship on Sunday mornings.

The SYG was busy in October with mission trip discussions, a spooky trip to Trombly’s “Dark Woods,” and a lot of Halloween Jack-O-Lanterns. November meeting are listed below.

11/3: “Levi Sunday” 11:15 AM – 12:30 PM (help with yardwork after worship)
11/10: 6:00 – 7:30 PM Meeting
11/17: 6:00 – 7:30 PM Meeting
11/24: 6:00 – 7:30 PM Meeting

These workshops are informal meetings at which members and friends of the WA gather to prepare for any upcoming events  or to just enjoy the fellowship of the group. Those who can stay past noon should bring their own lunch. Coffee, tea and dessert are always provided.

All church and community women are welcome to attend on any Monday. Anyone with questions about the Woman’s Association or the Workshop can contact Adrienne Topliffe (603-673-7436).