Bread of Life Weekly Enews 12/8/22

Minot Area Homeless Coalition Giving Tree

is in the narthex. Grab a tag or two, return wrapped package with a detachable tag marked.

Ex: family #1-mom etc…..

Please return to the office no later than

December 11^th.

Bread of Life CHURCH APP

Did you know Bread of Life has a church app??

Go to the app store and download the “my church app by pushpay”. Set Bread of Life as your home church by searching for “bolminot app”. Or text “bolminot app” to 833-344-5300.

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ATTENTION! ATTENTION! LAST CALL FOR POINSETTIA PLANTS!!

Poinsettia Plants…We are again asking for poinsettia plants for our Christmas services. The plan is to order the plants and have them delivered to the church. Cost for a plant is $17.00 and payment must accompany your order. Please make checks payable to Bread of Life. Orders must be to the church office as soon as possible, no later than December 11^th. Please include the following information with your order.

Number of Plants ($17.00 each)
In Loving Memory of (deceased)
In Honor of (living)
OR a gift to the glory of God
Given by

Beware of scams!

There have been recent attempts to scam congregants into purchasing gift cards. These messages appear to be from one of the pastors, but they aren’t. Pastor Patrick and Pastor Tammy will not send emails or text messages asking people “for favors” or to purchase gift cards. If any text or email looks suspicious, please call the church office.

Wednesday Programming Time Change Begins January 4th

Worship will be from 6-6:45pm with church school and confirmation going from 6:45-7:30pm. We are extending worship by 15 minutes to make things feel a little less rushed. The time for the fellowship meal will not change, continuing to be held from 5:15-6pm.

REM Meal Wednesday 12/14 @ 10am

We will be having pizza for the REM meal this month. We are looking for a few folks to help serve this Christmas themed party!

“Think God’s love!”

This is the no-rehearsal, all ages Christmas pageant that will take place at Bread of Life during Wednesday on 12/14 & Sunday 12/18. Come ready to sing, laugh, and hear the story of the birth of the one who fills us with God’s love.

Christmas Eve Service:

We will hold one service Christmas Eve at 5PM. There will be NO servcie on Christmas Day. (Sunday)

Bread of Life Note Cards:

There are Bread of Life note cards available for sale in the narthex. They are $1 each. Please put your money in the envelope in the box. This is on the honor system.

“Heaven on Earth” begins January 2023

Sometimes we think of heaven and hell solely happening in the afterlife. However a closer look at Jesus’ teachings reveal that heaven and hell can be present realities, experienced and worked for while we are yet living on earth. After all, Jesus teaches his disciples to pray to God in this way - “Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.” What does it mean to work for heaven on earth? How is God calling you in your life to experience heaven before death? With the start of the new year we kick off a new six-week study on Matthew’s gospel. This study will be offered on Tuesdays at noon and Wednesdays at 6:45pm. Cost of the participant book is $10. Start dates are January 10th & 11th. Contact the office [email protected] to sign up.

NOTE CHANGE:

Metigoshe Nights of Christmas

Our group will be going to Metigoshe Nights of Christmas on Thursday December 29th.

This Week's Worship Helpers:

Just a reminder the worship helpers for this week are:

Saturday 12/10

Usher/Greeter: Ray & Judy Mock
Reader: Tracey Lawson
Communion Server: Tracey Lawson
Acolyte (Candles): Mocks

Sunday 12/11

Usher/Greeter: Cody & Rod Roteliuk
Reader: Linda Langmaack
Communion Server: Terry & Peggy Quinlen
Acolyte (Candles): Jovie Rafferty
Fellowship Server: Michelle Schoenberg

Next Week's Worship Helpers:

Saturday 12/17

Usher/Greeter:
Reader:
Communion Server:
Acolyte (Candles):

Sunday 12/18

Usher/Greeter:
Reader:
Communion Server:
Acolyte (Candles):
Fellowship Server:

Offering Information:

Text to give “bolminot” to 77977 or at the link:

Click here then click the give tab

Loose Change offerings will be for our youth service project of serving meals to the local homeless shelters.

Wednesday Evening Meals

A very big thank you to all who have helped with Wednesday evening meals up to this point. It is greatly appreciated!! We have only six Wednesday meal openings left for the remainder of the program year. Sign up by clicking on the link.

Wednesday Night Meal Sign Up

Fellowship Servers ~ We are looking for volunteers to sign up to bring bars/cookies/treats and make and serve coffee/juice for fellowship after Sunday service. There is a signup sheet on the bulletin board in the narthex.

BOL Women's Bible Study

Bread of Women invite you and a friend to a new and exciting Bible Study in 2023 for the months of Feb-May. We will meet the first Tuesday of each month with the first one being

Feb 7th at 6:30.

Sue Hamilton will walk us through “Journey of Trust a Walk of Faith” where we will learn about the Israelites in the Desert.

Books will be available at a discounted price of $9 so watch for a sign up in narthex.

See Peggy Quinlen for any questions.

Prairie Faith Devotions

Prairie Faith Devotions Link

Check out Prairie Faith Devotions, found on Facebook. Just click the link. Each weekday, a pastor or deacon from the Western North Dakota Synod shares a short devotion. You are invited to add this devotion to your faith practices.

Noon Bible Study

All are invited to join our noon Bible Study group on Tuesdays at noon. You are welcome to join in person or via zoom. You will receive an email on Mondays with the zoom link attached.

Tuesday Bible Study - Finding Our Place at the Manger

(An Adult Advent Study, November 29th - December 20th)

We see the nativity scene throughout the Advent season, on greeting cards, under Christmas trees, or brightly illuminated on the lawns of public places. This scene depicts a romanticized version of Jesus’ birth narratives found in Matthew and Luke, complete with wise men who traveled long distances to join the shepherds and holy family. Yet these paintings or figurines can lead to a glossed-over experience of the individual characters and their importance in our lives.

The purpose of this study is to look beyond the presentation of the nativity scene so that participants can find their place at the manger. Each session of this four-session study will examine what we know about those who were there to witness the birth of Jesus: Mary, Joseph, the shepherds, and the wise men. Throughout each session, participants will not only look at these characters in Scripture but also how they speak to us in our modern context so that we may find where we fit in as we await the joy of Jesus’ birth.

This Advent Study will only be offered on Tuesday's at noon. There will not be any books that go with this study.

Worship Helpers Thank you!!

A big thanks to all who have helped with worship this past fall! It is so appreciated to have a variety of folks serving the church in this capacity. We are currently putting together a worship helper calendar for winter/spring 2023. If you had previously indicated a willingness to serve you will be automatically scheduled. If you prefer not to be scheduled, please contact the church office to be taken off the list. If you'd like to be added as a worship helper (greeter/usher, reader, communion server, acolyte) also contact the office indicating which area you are interested in helping serve. The office email is [email protected]. Thank you!

BOL Annual meeting:

BOL Annual Meeting will be held January 22, 2023 following worship services.

There will be a potluck held after the annual meeting. We would especially like to recognize and welcome our new member families who joined our congregation earlier in 2022:

Nick & Carisa Sauby, with Weston, Kolter, Mataya and Hawkin

Trampes & Emily Brown, with Ella and Ada

Dustin & Patsy Rieke, with Adelyn

Nathan & Amy Austin, with Kaylee and Liam

To avoid too many desserts (OH NO!), we're providing some guidance on types of dishes for attendees to bring.

If your last name starts with:

A-H, please bring a meat/hot dish (we have two ovens and many plugs available to keep food warm in crockpots)

I - N, please bring a side dish

O-R, please bring a salad

S-Z, please bring a dessert

Upcoming Fellowship:

Everyone is welcome! Just show up at the place, date, and time. No need to call.

Fellowship Supper: Dec 17th 630 28 Tastes & Taps

REM ND Meals

Would you be willing to help serve a meal? Provide entertainment or an activity?? Please contact Tammy to help with our REM meals. The meals take place once a month at the church on Wednesdays from 10-noon.

REM ND is a group of individuals with different abilities who get together on Wednesdays at the church. Please consider helping with this stewardship opportuinty.

Mark your calendars for these upcoming events at Bread of Life:

Youth Mock-in December 22nd 6PM-Midnight
January WELCA meeting: January 16th 7PM
BOL Annual Meeting January 22nd

Please remember in your prayers…

Healing: Gayle Folden, sister of Maxine Juelich; Tara Nathe's Uncle John; Martha Schepp, friend of Larry & Donna Herslip; Steve Lodoen brother in law of Diane Kersten; Ron McCarty; Charlie Brydon, cousin of Maxine Juelich; MaryAnn Fitchner; Ron DeMers; Robert Ellis, brother of Dale Ellis; Nicole Mobley, niece of Dale & Dolly Ellis; Lila Striefel; Carmen Ruud, friend of Cody; Delton, brother of Wanda Olson; Lester Larson, father of Kathy Sveet; Kayla Lambrecht; Melissa Godejohn; Janice Hewitt; Ardis Neshem; Mavis Bolte;

Health Concerns; Mel Diers; Kitty Olson; Denise Sundean, daughter of Delores Bratton; Julie Bonner; Clay Rein; Jan Lawson; Samantha Redding; Laurie Christen niece of Lila Striefel,

Trinity Homes: Alie Conger; Edgewood Vista: Bev Larson, Clay Rein; Elison: Angie Guvakosky, Morris Ludwig; Somerset Court: Ardis Neshem, ProHealth Home Care: Mary Ann Fitchner; Wellington; Jan Lawson; The View; Lila Striefel; MapleView Memory Care: Bev Helstedt; Garrison: Marvel Bakken; At Home: Dick Slaaen, Marian Crawford; With Daughter in Devils Lake: Mavis Bolte

Douglas Trinity Lutheran:

Healing: Florene Knudtson; Phyllis Narum, Gregory Nelson, Lyn Koppinger, Kent Kolden, Isabel Groninger, Gloria Lies, Alvin Magandy, Julie Narum, and Karla Hankel