Well! November is almost here! Fall is upon us! Winter is just around the corner, and flu season is at its height! To complicate things, our State has started to see a resurgence of COVID.

Chicago (Region 11 on the mitigation map) has seen a 8.2% positivity rate, as of Monday. Friends, these are alarming numbers! The Governor has been updating the mitigation plans for regions that are seeing rapid increases in COVID infections. A Revised Mitigation Plan for our area goes into effect today, October 30, which has stricter rules for restaurants, bars and indoor dining (to read details on the mitigation plan click here).

As we come to the end of this month, here is another message to you from one of our own. Focusing on the ‘Stewardship season,” Satia Orange has chosen to write about why she gives to the church. Here is what she has to say:

Last week we heard the thoughts of a member, and a friend of Broadway about what Broadway means to them. As I said earlier -- we will hear from several people throughout this month while we are in the "Stewardship season” at Broadway. Today let us hear from Brian Marron: