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Prairie Avenue
Christian Church
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To be learning, loving, and serving disciples of Christ from the depths of our being to the ends of the earth.
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Worship Each Week & Daily Prayer | |
Attending weekly gives you the opportunity to re-center your life,
give God honor and glory, and remember what is really important in life.
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Wear Red to Church this Sunday
This Sunday (6/5) is Pentecost. Pentecost is a word that means (literally) “50” as Pentecost is the 50th day after Easter. It is the day when the Holy Spirit fell down from heaven on the believers and followers of Jesus. Since ancient days, the official color of Pentecost is RED. So... help us celebrate Pentecost this Sunday by wearing RED to church! Red shoes, socks, pants, shirts, dresses, accessories, etc... The more the better. (This goes for you watching online too. Take a picture of yourself wearing red and post it on our Facebook Live feed).
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Next Worship Series:
Lord, Teach Us to Pray
Beginning next Sunday, June 12 and for the next seven weeks, we will explore what has come to be known as The Lord's Prayer. This model prayer was not meant to be mindlessly recited, but to provide a pattern, an attitude, and an approach to living, talking, and acting as participants in God's kingdom on earth. Each Sunday will have a practical prayer activity that relates to the theme. If you (or someone you know) have struggled with praying or prayer, this series will help.
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This Week's Prayer Calendar
Pentecost Special Offering for New Churches
Congregations:Gilead Chicago, Root and Branch CC, New Beginnings Fellowship
Global Ministries:Kenya
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Pray with Kenya, June 5, 2022 - Global Ministries | Lectionary Selection: Acts 2:1-21 Prayers for Kenya Transforming God, like on the day of Pentecost when they all came together in solidarity, you filled them with your barrier-breaking Holy Spirt. Enable us as your church to be an unstoppable force ... Read more | | | |
Grow in Faith
through listening, paying attention, and reading 5 verses a day
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Take a class, as you make friends and grow to know what learning, loving, and serving God and neighbor means in everyday life. | |
Use Your Gifts by sharing five acts of love and kindness each week | |
Serve God and neighbor by using your gifts and talents both inside and outside the walls of the church. Each of us have spiritual gifts and natural abilities to use to serve others and glorify God. | |
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Birthdays/Anniversaries
June 2 - 8, 2022
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Birthdays
June 6-Paul Kater
Anniversaries
None
Membership Anniversaries
(When you joined Prairie Avenue!)
If you know of a birthday or anniversary that has gone "Missing" from our list, please contact the church office at 217-428-3327. Thanks.
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Give Regularly through five acts of generosity each month | |
Giving regularly not only supports the work of the church,
but also is your way of giving God priority in your life.
What we love is where we will spend first.
When we are able to give, it always deepens our faith
in loving and serving God.
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Thank You for your generosity! | |
Finding faith and community in the margins with Comunidad Limen | Rev. Pedro Ramos Goycolea, the pastor of Comunidad Limen Christian Church, was trying to find the right words that would describe the ministry of his emerging community of faith. As the organizer of the first official Latinx, Spanish-speaking, open and affirming congregation in the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), he's often felt compelled to "justify" his theology in the past. | | | |
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Does Your Bank/Financial Institution
Provide Bill Pay Services?
If so, you can make sure your tithe/gift/offering arrives whether you are able to attend or not! Often when someone is absent, their offering is also. Or you left it on the table while coming to church! You can set up Prairie Avenue Christian Church as a "bill" (we are not, of course) and schedule timely checks to be mailed at no cost to our address. Many members have taken advantage of our online giving portal, but it also charges fees each time! Avoid the service charges and fees by setting us up as a regular payment through your bank/financial institution. Without fail, your support will arrive. Set your "payment" plan today.
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General Fund Supports Operations & Ministry | | Donations given to the Prairie Avenue Christian Church General Fund support the year-round ministries of the church. Your generous support keeps our building, staff, and operations working for the mission of the church. The mission of Prairie... | | | |
Building Fund Supports Repair & Updates | | Announced at the State of the Church address on June 30, 2015, the reFresh capital campaign has two improvement/update priorities: updating HVAC equipment and internet/network accessibility. | | | |
For instructions in registering your Kroger Rewards Card, Click Here.
The Organization code for Prairie Avenue Christian Church is: BY235.
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Kroger Community Rewards Program News |
$35.20 was raised by 12 households who have linked their Kroger customer reward cards to support Prairie Avenue Christian Church. The quarterly contribution is for shopping at Kroger from January to March 2022
Joining to support the ministries of Prairie Avenue Christian Church is FREE. Any transactions moving forward using the Shopper’s Card number associated with your digital account will be applied to the program, at no added cost to you. Kroger donates annually to participating organizations based on your percentage of spending as it relates to the total spending associated with all participating Kroger Community Rewards organizations.
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"When you shop for items or gifts at smile.amazon.com/ch/37-6056944, AmazonSmile will donate a portion of your eligible purchases to Prairie Avenue Christian Church at no cost to you!"
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Prairie Avenue Christian Church is a listed charity with the Smile.Amazon program. Please use smile.amazon.com, and choose Prairie Avenue Christian Church for your generous support. We received a $7.56 donation from the AmazonSmile Foundation as a result of AmazonSmile program activity between July 1 and September 30, 2021.
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Share Your Faith by inviting 5 people to church this year | |
The God you worship is always revealed through your words and actions. Awkward conversations (i.e. "Are you saved?") are not necessary when your words and actions reveal the God you seek to learn, love, and serve. | |
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Imagine With Me:
Church Planting and Imagination
On this episode of Imagine with Me, General Minister and President Rev. Terri Hord Owens speaks with Rev. Tim Kim from Root and Branch Christian Church and Rev. Rachel Whoeler from Potluck Church about church planting the old spiritual practicing being made new in their churches and imagining a new church for a new world.
“I think we need to think of questions as a spiritual practice too. That feels to me, like, really vital. ” -Rev. Tim Kim
Learn more about the ministries highlighted in this episode:
Potluck Church
Root and Branch Christian Church
New Church Ministry
Make a gift to the Pentecost Offering.
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