IN OUR DAILY PRAYERS please remember Gregg Stern and his family as he travels to and from India on a mission trip, Myron Schaffer and Clara Baer 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. 29th – Kid’s Crossing: Watch as the Puzzle Club kids solve the Christmas mystery. The featured speaker will be Rev. Tom Christopher from St. Martin Lutheran Church in Alexandria, Trinity Lutheran in Spencer and St. John Lutheran in Emery. His sermon theme will be “Ever Full of Sap and Green.” The program is interpreted for the hearing impaired.
THE BOE INVITES YOU back to church @ 4 pm today for a movie matinee. We will be showing "Little Heroes": Ten year old Charley struggles with poverty and making friends. But she has a most loyal friend a person can ask for, a dog named Fuzz. In the midst of criticism and trials Charley and Fuzz make a perfect team to rise to the occasion. Come see a heartwarming tale of courage, sacrifice and friendship.
NEW YEAR’S EVE worship service will not be held this year. However, we still encourage everyone to do their personal evening devotions, remembering that no matter what personal difficulties we will face next year, no matter what decisions we will have to make and no matter the times of uncertainty or anxiety in our lives, Jesus Christ … “who is the same yesterday and today and forever” (Heb. 13:8) … will be there to strengthen us, help us, comfort us and guide us. Only God knows what 2014 will bring but whatever may happen, one thing remains the same: Jesus Christ, who is “our God, our help in ages past, our hope for years to come, our shelter from the stormy blast and our eternal home.” (LSB 733 Verse 1)
NO MIDWEEK SCHOOL or CONFIRMATION CLASSES on Wednesday, Jan. 1st. Classes will resume January 8th.
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.
CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS in the church will be taken down on Friday, January 3rd, beginning at 6:00 pm. If you have the time, would you please help us get the decorations and Christmas trees put back into storage? Many hands will make light work! Thank you in advance for your assistance!
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 today, Dec. 29th, we are accepting freewill offerings to replenish our Christmas Fund. These monies will be 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. The offering basket is on a table in the Fellowship Hall.
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
A GREAT BIG THANK YOU to all who donated to the BOE Mission Tree Project. Your response has been overwhelming. All donated items are going to The Pantry in Freeman and will be helping our community stay warm this winter. GOD bless you for your generosity.
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 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!
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 all Christmas season choir members, vocalists and musicians for providing us with special music for our worship services. We give thanks to God for all of you who were willing to share your talents with the rest of us and for using them to God’s glory!
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).
Our YOUTH GROUP has temporarily suspended all activities and meetings effective immediately because of a lack of interest and support by the majority of the youth. It really is neither right nor fair to the 3 or 4 youth and 2 sets of parents who show up for the activities and meetings, do all of the planning for future events, etc., and then have no one else ever participate in anything. We will consider restarting the Youth Group next Fall when other youth become eligible to participate.
COFFEE HOUR GROUP schedule is done and in the secretaries basket in the window sill in the kitchen.
SIGN UP SHEET for ushers for 2014, if you would like to be a usher for the year 2014 please put your name on the sign up sheet on the bulletin board.
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