12-28-2014

IN YOUR DAILY PRAYERS this week please remember all who are recovering from surgery and illness as well as those in cancer treatment programs, 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. 28^th – The featured speaker is Rev. Keith Bicknase of Emmanuel Lutheran Church in Milbank.  The program is interpreted for the hearing impaired.

CHRISTMAS FUND – Through today, Dec. 28^th, 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.

A Special Thank You to our Christmas-season choir members, vocalists and musicians for providing us with extra 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!

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 2015 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 CONFIRMATION CLASS on Wednesday, Dec. 31^st.  Classes will resume January 7^th.

LADIES AID will meet on January 1, 2015 at 7:00 p.m. with Millie Gunderson as Hostess.   The Bible Study will  be Session 8 – The Rich Fool followed by the business meeting.  Coffee Hour committee for Jan.  4, 2015 is Millie Gunderson, Ella and Elsie Hein and Cindy Hofer.  On Altar Guild for January is Phyllis Knittel and Ruth Koerner and Garnet Stern are Visiting Helpers.

CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS in the church will be taken down on Friday, January 2^nd, beginning at 5:00 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!

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 (Matt Dannenbring) or any elder if you are willing to have your name placed on the 2015 election ballot.  Thanks!