11-28-10 Announcements

THE CHRISTMAS TREE set up in the fellowship hall is again going to be used as a local mission project. We are asking the congregation for help by bringing any new winter type apparel and placing it on the Giving Tree before Dec. 23rd.
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ANYONE who is interested in one of the old Christmas trees should talk to Sharon, Joan or Garnet.

PLEASE MAKE NOTE: The parsonage phone number is 925-7333 and Pastor Borglum’s cell phone number is 999-5591. Church e-mail is stpaulfreeman@gmail.com and Pastor’s e-mail is splcpastor@gmail.com.

OPERATION OUTREACH is a ministry in association with Pastor Dave Gunderson of St. John Lutheran – Yankton. He is now serving in Afghanistan. Part of this ministry is collecting children’s shoes. These can be new or used. St. Paul’s LWML is using this as a Christmas project and would like to invite the congregation to participate. There will be a box in the fellowship hall until Thanksgiving Day for shoe contributions at which time we will send them on to Camp Phoenix in care of Pastor Gunderson for distribution.

MAIN STREET LIVING:
December 5, 2010 Imagine being one the first to witness the birth of Christ. Witness this event with "The Stableboy's Christmas"
The featured speaker is Rev. Gene Bauman from St. Paul Lutheran Church in Spearfish, SD. The sermon theme is "So That..." The hymns are God Has Spoken by His Prophets; Hark the Glad Sound! The Savior Comes; and Lift Up Your Heads, Ye Mighty Gates. The Main Street Living choir will provide the hymns. The program is interpreted for the hearing impaired.

CARE PACKAGES: If anyone has a friend or family member whom you wish to receive a care package, please let me know. There is a suggestion list of what our soldiers could use or would like to have sent to them on the bulletin board. Thank you, Diane.

USHER LIST: Anyone willing to help out ushering for the upcoming
year, please sign up in fellowship hall. There is a sheet posted on the bulletin
board.

THE LADIES AID: Christmas Party will be held Sunday, December 5th at 4:00 p.m. All ladies of the congregation and guests are welcome. Please bring a five dollar gift for exchange. All Ladies Aid members are asked to bring 2 dozen cookies or other goodies. Hope to see you there.

THE LADIES AID: will be doing their annual matching funds Christmas project. It will again be for Main Street Living. There will be a “free will offering basket” in the fellowship hall from November 28th through December 19th. Your continued generosity is greatly appreciated.

SUNDAY SCHOOL: The Sunday School Christmas Program Practice schedule is as follows:

PreK-8th Grades Christmas Eve Program Practice:

Wednesday December 1st: 5-6pm
Wednesday December 8th: 5-6pm
Wednesday December 15th: 5-6pm
Sunday December 19th: 11:30-1:30(lunch will be provided)
Wednesday December 22nd: 5-6pm

Please make an effort to have your children at all practices.

Midweek Advent Worship Services will be offered this year at St. Paul. At 7:00 p.m. on Dec. 1st, 8th and 15th we will gather together for Advent services with the theme “The Genealogy of Jesus” in which we will see how this often over-looked subject is anything but boring or tedious. The three topics will be:
Dec. 1  “Joseph: God Keeps His Promises”
Dec. 8  “Rahab: God Makes Heroes Out of Zeroes”
Dec. 15  “Joash: A Child With a Destiny”
Please join us in worship and fellowship with other members of Christ’s family of believers!

Upcoming Worship Opportunities will be offered for your benefit as follows. Please join us in worshipping our Lord and bring a friend!

Wed., Dec. 1 7:00 p.m. Midweek Advent Service #1
Wed., Dec. 8 7:00 p.m. Midweek Advent Service #2
Wed., Dec. 15 7:00 p.m. Midweek Advent Service #3
Fri., Dec. 24 7:00 p.m. Children’s Christmas Program
Sat., Dec. 25 9:30 a.m. Christmas Day
Fri., Dec. 31 7:00 p.m. New Year’s Eve

PLEASE LET US KNOW if you or another of our members is sick, hospitalized, has a new baby, has a death in the family, etc. This will enable us (pastor, elders and others) to visit them, send a note of encouragement and to keep the person and his or her family in our prayers.