Weekly Newsletter

January 11, 2018

WEEKLY NEWSLETTER

SECOND SUNDAY AFTER THE EPIPHANY

To God who welcomes all in love,

let us pray for the good of the church

and the concerns of those in need.

Prayer is an essential part of being a Christian. And yet our prayer time is something that often gets relegated to the end of our list of things to do. Often we see it as another obligation that we don’t have time for or even question whether it has value. And yet, we read in the scriptures over and over that Jesus went away by himself to pray. For Jesus, his connection to God was a source of energy and renewal and direction.

What if like Jesus, we looked at prayer as a conduit and as a way to connect to the one who could do the same for us?

Being a Christian isn’t about religion, or church, or an institution, it’s about forming and growing a relationship that gives us renewed peace and power and blessing.

I hope to see you on Sunday as we begin a new sermon series on prayer and begin to unpack what it means to make deep connections with our creator God.

Pastor Joyce

Announcements & Important Information for the Week

Core Values Survey

In your bulletin, there will be short core values survey, you only need to do this once. Our core values define who we are as a congregation and what is more important to us . Please take a look at the six core values that are listed and choose the three core values that you feel best define or describe our church. The form is also available online if you want to fill out that way: Online Core Values Survey

Ash Wednesday Service – February 14th at 7:00 pm

Due to Ash Wednesday Service there will not be Dynamite Disciples or Youth Groups that evening.

This Sunday's Worship Servers

January14th:

Liturgist- Dan Gudahl

Hosts- OPEN

Acolytes- Addison Smouse

Fellowship- Roger & Loretta Rumelhart

Altar Flowers- Roger & Loretta Rumelhart

If you can fill a spot please contact Mandy at:

[email protected] or call/text 712.790.9020

Or if you would like to sign up to serve you may do so on the clipboard on the back table or online at the link below.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-tvoyzScqWN5nQHwIRHdByqpyml4wG0w76wB7RnOe00/edit?usp=sharing

Scripture Readings Sneak-Peak

Luke 11:1-4

Psalm 63:1-8

Weekly Prayer List

Let us pray for all who are hurting in our church family,

our community and for peace and justice in the world.

Family of Karen Clayburg

Dan Stork

Shawn Zanders

Mandy Smouse

Bob Warnke

Roger Petty

Mary Beth Bowman Jahn

Sam Cretsinger

Betty Christensen

Marilyn Garst

Gladys Teter

Ann Kult

John Richardson

Derek Monthei (Connie Palmer’s grandson stationed in Korea)

Pat Webb (Pastor Joyce’s sister-in-law)

TRH and Parkview Assisted Living Residents:

Merlin Sievers

Dorothy Davis

Rich Wiskus

Connie McPherson

Lyle Knight

Betty Knight

Evelyn Long

Ron Barker

Sam Cretsinger

Shut-ins:

Dorothy Blanchard

Marilyn Taylor

Prayer requests will be listed for 30 days unless asked to keep on the list due to other reasons.

You may submit requests or changes to Pastor Joyce or Mandy Smouse.

Ministry/Outreach

Food Pantry open January 16th,

4:30-5:45 pm

Food Pantry Needs

Help stock the shelves this month with toilet paper, personal care items, paper towels and laundry soap. Cash donations are always welcome too, please write "Food Pantry" in the memo. You can bring items to the First Christian Church, 220 Elm St. or there's a small tub in Fellowship Hall.

Our Christmas Eve Offering collected

$728.00 for the Local Mission & Emergancy Fund