ANNOUNCEMENTS
We Welcome Everyone…
…in the Name of Jesus, our crucified and risen Lord and Savior, especially those who are worshiping with us for the first time. Please sign our guest book and accept our invitation to worship with us again!
IN OUR DAILY PRAYERS please remember Hunter Kjose (Arden and Arlene Stern’s grandson) and Christa Peterson as they recover from their surgeries, Clara Baer and Myron Schaffer who are still hospitalized, those in cancer treatment programs as well as our shut-in and inactive members, and at least 2 family members or friends in your life who do not yet know Christ.
MAIN STREET LIVING – Dec. 22nd – Kid’s Crossing tells the story of Hans the Shoemaker as he learns that the true meaning of Christmas is found in giving. The featured speaker will be Rev. Steven Weispfennig from St. John Lutheran Church in Yankton. His sermon theme will be “Not What I Expected.” The program is interpreted for the hearing impaired.
CHILDREN’S CHRISTMAS EVE PROGRAM PRACTICE SCHEDULE
Dec 22nd 10:45-1:15 (all kids) *** Lunch served
CHRISTMAS WORSHIP SERVICES – We invite you to join us as we celebrate the birth of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of Man and Son of God! Our Christmas Eve Children’s Program will be held on Dec. 24th at 7:00 p.m. Please mark your calendars and come rejoice with us as our youth present the Christmas story and as we worship our Savior and Redeemer. Our Christmas Day service will be Dec. 25th at 9:30 a.m. Both services will be filled with your favorite Christmas hymns so bring a friend with you!
LADIES AID will meet On January 2, 2014 at 7:00 pm with Bible Study and business meeting. There will be election of Vice Chairman and Secretary. Phyllis Knittel will be Hostess. On Altar Guild for January is Phyllis Knittel and Visiting Helpers are Ruth Koerner and Garnet Stern. Coffee Hour committee for January 5th is Lee Lagendyk, Sharon Pfeiffer and Barb Salis.
NO MIDWEEK SCHOOL or CONFIRMATION CLASSES on Wednesday, Dec. 25th or on Wednesday, Jan. 1st. Classes will resume January 8th.
LADIES AID CHRISTMAS PROJECT is Main Street Living. If anyone is interested in contributing, there will be a basket at the kitchen window for several Sundays. Funds will be matched by the Ladies Aid. Thank you!
CHRISTMAS FUND – Through Dec. 29th we will be accepting freewill offerings to replenish our Christmas Fund. These monies are used to replace or repair our Advent and Christmas decorations, as needed, as well as to purchase the Children’s Christmas Program gift bag items.
REMINDER: All money that is put into special envelopes (Thanksgiving, Christmas, etc.) is designated as missions. Regular Sunday envelopes have two parts. One side is for general fund and the other side is for missions. If you want your offering to go to something other than general fund or missions, please write a note on the outside of your envelope. Usually, the loose plate offerings go into the general fund. It was voted on at the last quarterly meeting to designate loose plate offerings, from Thanksgiving through the end of the year, to go to the local food pantry. - The Board of Finance
TIS THE SEASON: The BOE once again is doing our Mission Mitten Tree. We are collecting blankets or warm outdoor clothing - scarves, mittens, hats, boots, coats anything that the congregation would like to donate to help those in need. Thank you, GOD Bless You this Christmas and your giving.
PLEASE PRAYERFULLY CONSIDER using your God-given gifts and talents in service to our Lord and His church. In January we will need to fill various offices and positions. Please contact the Chairman of the Congregation (Randy Koerner) or any elder if you are willing to have your name placed on the 2014 election ballot. Thanks!
ANNUAL REPORT – It’s that time of year to start working on the annual report. Please get your report to Denise Peterson or to Pastor as soon as you can. Thank you for your help in getting the reports done in a timely manner.
PLEASE REMEMBER that the back pews on each side of the church are reserved for families with small children (as noted on the signs). If you do not have small children, please courteously move forward so that our families who do have children can sit where it will be easier to take care of them
A SPECIAL THANK YOU to Lutherans For Life, the Andersen family and our Youth Group for their time and effort to provide our midweek Advent soup and sandwich suppers this year! They did an excellent job! Thank you all very much!
HOLIDAY CHEER: This past Wednesday the Ladies Aid Visiting Committee delivered “Holiday Best Wishes” in the form of a personal visit, a Christmas card, and a bud vase containing a carnation & evergreens to the following church members. Clara Baer, Erna Bittner, Bernice Cvrk, Alice Fliginger, Bernice Graber, LaNae Harberts, Ella & Elsie Hein, Verna Herrboldt, Connie Hinckley, Myrna Huber, LaVonne Knittel, Ruth Koerner, Lorna Langle, Mahala Peterson, Christa Peterson, Lucille Rembold, Myron Schaffer, Helen Schamber, Chris Schenkel, Gary Schrag, Linda Stark, Pauline Walz, and Marge Wollmann. A Christmas card was sent to Altha Mayer at Wakonda.
If anyone has bud vases they no longer need please bring them to the church kitchen and mark them for the visiting committee, we will start saving vases for our next year deliveries. Thank you very much.
DARTBALL PLAYERS are needed to play for St. Paul/Freeman against other LCMS churches in the area. Men, women, and teenagers are eligible to play. The season begins on JAN. 20, 2014 and runs through the first part of March. Regular season games are played on Monday evenings. (It is an enjoyable time with fellow Christians.) If you cannot play every week that is okay. There is a yellow sign-up sheet on the bulletin board and there is no cost. If you have questions, contact Tom Stolp (605-261-0751) or Rev. Weeman (605-925-4004).
COOKBOOKS make great Christmas gifts. We will again be selling them after church this Sunday. If you need any before, or after that, contact Diane Schnabel, LaNae Harberts or Kristi Dannenbring. Kairos also has them available during the week.
ST. PAUL’S LITTLEST LAMBS – The Cradle Roll banner is now hung and has the names of our littlest lambs on it. Please check it out! We thank Meranda Van Ningen from the Kairos for her creative design talents in working with us and we thank Morgan Kleinsasser for hanging the banner.
Hearing God’s Word last week:
Sunday Worship Service – 118
Sunday School – 14
Adult Bible Study – 5
Men’s Wednesday Bible Study – 8
Midweek Advent Service – 44
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