Get ready to be spooked. Halloween is next Thursday! Depending on your community, Trick or Treaters may come to visit between 5:00-8:30 (Carmel is 5:00-8:00, Fishers is . Check the times to welcome Trick or Treaters to your home. There is a great list for safety while Trick or Treating listed also. Keep an eye on the weather! Earlier we had snow in the forecast, but the quick check on Friday morning has rain in the forecast instead. It is always exciting to be out in the weather on this scary night.
How to entertain Trick or Treaters:
- Turn your porch lights on.
- Wait for the kids to ring your doorbell or knock.
- Answer the door and wait for them to say, "Trick or Treat."
- Give each child a piece of candy or other snacks. Some people give small gifts instead like pencils or spider rings in lieu of candy.
- If you run out of treats, turn off your lights and don't answer the door.
My daughter doesn't like to answer the door, but she likes to give out candy. She puts a bowl out with a sign that says to take one and leave some for the other kids. I wonder how many kids just take one?
Tips for when you are out and about:
- If a home is decorated for the holiday, you can be sure that they are happy to welcome Trick or Treaters even if the porch lights are off because lights on may ruin their spooky effect.
- If you are driving, be careful for people darting across the street in the dark.
- Dress for the weather.
- Accompany your children.
International Bible Study: Tuesdays, 9:30-10:30, Room 100.
Do you set aside one day a week to rest? In the Old Testament, God commanded the children of Israel to observe a day of rest and worship every week, from sundown on Friday until sundown on Saturday. It was called the Sabbath. It was supposed to be a day set apart, a day to rest from work, to worship God, and to revive one’s spirit. Although Christians today don’t need to observe a Sabbath day to earn their salvation, there is a lot to be said for taking a day each week to restore our physical, emotional and spiritual energy. There was a reason God commanded his people to do this: It was good for them! Over the years the religious leaders in Israel added hundreds of rules about what was and wasn’t permissible on the Sabbath day. Not only had they devised these extra rules, but they had also elevated them to the level of Scripture, so that to break one of their rules was to violate the law of God itself. Yet these rules not only obscured the true intent of God’s law, but also, in some cases, actually violated it. Jesus’s attitude toward the Sabbath was this: "The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath. So the Son of Man is Lord even of the Sabbath.” (Mark 2:27-28) Jesus was flipping on its head the traditional Sabbath observance! These clashes with the Scribes and Pharisees caused a great deal of friction between Jesus’s followers and the Jewish leaders. After Jesus healed a man with a withered hand on the Sabbath, the religious leaders began to conspire with the people who supported King Herod to make plans to kill Jesus. They were concerned that their political and religious power would be eroded if people followed Jesus. ~ Jan Heimann
October 29: Join us as we continue reading and talking about the third chapter of the Gospel of Mark. You don't have to be familiar with the Bible and its stories.
International Friends: Tuesdays, 10:30-11:30, Room 100
We visited the Conner Prairie, but unfortunately the weather wasn't the best for walking around Conner Prairie. We stopped in the Apple Store and the gift shop in the main building. Afterward we went to OEC Japanese Express. We were tickled by the name. Do you get the pun? Ask one of our Japanese friends.
October 29: Come and carve your pumpkin for Halloween. Bring a large pumpkin and carving tools: a serrated kitchen knife or steak knife works, a large spoon to scoop out seeds. We will toast your pumpkin seeds as an extra special treat!
Conversation: Wednesdays, 4:30-6:00, Upstairs Classrooms
Our conversations are always wide ranging. Vaccination fraud in China
October 30: We are meeting at the Carmel Public Library. Join us by the coffee shop to get your card (you need your driver's license or other id and a piece of official mail (utility bill, bank statement, etc.) with your address) and learn about online options for reading and listening.
English Classes: Thursdays, 9:30-11:30, Upstairs Classrooms
It was nice to touch base with the classrooms.
October 31: Happy Halloween! Come in costume, if you dare. Our Preschool class will come to Trick or Treat. Feel free to bring a treat for them.
English for Children: Thursdays, 9:30-11:30, the "Bride's Room/Nursery"
We read Clifford's Halloween. Clifford is a big red dog who gets into interesting situations because he is so big. We made flying bats with straws and decorated our bags for Trick or Treating. Enjoy Baby Shark Halloween because you can never have too many versions of Baby Shark!
October 31: Come in your costume and join our Halloween party. We will Trick or Treat in the adult classrooms.
be spooked; get spooked: get scared
keep an eye on the weather: watch for changing weather conditions
entertain: host
little ones: young children
change: quarters, nickels, dimes, pennies, etc.; small money
out and about: not home
darting: running
spooky effect: scary atmosphere
fee: charge for a service
wide ranging: ample, broad, comprehensive
observe: to celebrate or solemnize (something, such as a ceremony or festival) in a customary way
obscure: to keep from being seen; conceal; hide
flip on its head: to turn upside-down; to completely change
conspire: plot, plan
erode: to gradually destroy; to gradually wear away
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