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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This Week's Prayer Calendar
Congregations: 15th Avenue Christian Church, Rock Island, Memorial Christian Church Moline, First Christian church Maywood, Riverview Park Christian Church, St. Joseph, MI
Global Ministries:Honduras
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Pray with Honduras, June 12, 2022 - Global Ministries | Lectionary Selection: Proverbs 8:1-4, 22-31 Prayers for Honduras Hear the cries for help from the people of Honduras, still in "temporary" inadequate shelters after the devastation of Hurricanes Eta and Iota a year and a half ago, and profoundly affected ... 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 9 - 15, 2022
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Birthdays
June 9-Dixie June Govro
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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Thank You from Frances Romack & Family
Prairie Avenue Family,
Thank you all for the wonderful shower of birthday cards and wishes for Mom's 100th! She opened and read each one on her birthday and we have them all on display in the Living room (clothes pinned to lines strung for the occasion). She misses being at church but does tune in each week on the computer (though I haven't actually "logged" her in).
Thank you, too for the pictures, notes, and church sign video on Facebook. Mom had (and has) a great love for all of the Sunday School kids that passed through her classes. I think that, besides the flannel graph, the magnetic board, the songs, crafts, sandbox, rocks and shells, etc. made many fond memories. She was also a choir mother for many years, fitting countless robes with a yardstick in hand. And her face launched a thousand candle-lighters back in the day. She isn't quite up to writing her own thank-yous which is why I've taken the opportunity to crow a bit. Not just Mom, but the whole family appreciates the outpouring of love and concern in recent months. It was very nice that Jason, Amanda, and Patrick were able to join us at the family reunion where we celebrated Mom's centennial. We were sorry not to be able to extend the invitation to all, but we didn't want to totally overwhelm her. Thank you!
Karen Romack for Frances & family
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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! | |
THANK YOU FOR YOUR GENEROSITY IN SUPPORTING NEW CHURCH MINISTRY: Nearly $200 was raised to assist the development of leadership and new congregations for our region. You can still give to the special day offering through the link below. | |
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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:
Communications for Phygital Church
In this episode of Imagine with Me, Rev. Terri Hord Owens speaks with Rev. Cara Gilger, Director of Communications for the Office of General Minister and President, and Angee Jordan Byrd, Regional Director of the Communications Ministry for the Christian Church in Illinois, Wisconsin, and Michigan on how thoughtful communications supports the ministry of the church in this hybrid age of physical and digital ministry.
“What I like to say in regards to digital hospitality is the hospitality that we have in our physical churches, should be mirrored in the digital space. When we have visitors that are coming to our physical churches we want them to feel welcomed. We want to acknowledge them. So yes, I have been sharing with churches that it is important to have someone online.” -Angee Jordan Byrd, Director of the Communications Ministry for the Christian Church in Illinois, Wisconsin, and Michigan.
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Covenant Journal 2022 -
Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)
| In the Spring of 2022, the General Board of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) gathered digitally to prayerfully consider the work of the church. The Covenant Journal highlights the reports and work from that gathering as well as features upcoming events in the life of the church. | | | | | | | |
