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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Join us for Coffee... and Donuts on Sunday Morning | |
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We have partnered with the Good Samaritan Inn, our community Noon meal, and Mercy Gardens organization, to support their programs through the weekly purchase of their Do Good Donuts.
Our variety of donuts (subject to availability) includes:
Donut/Vanilla Icing Chocolate Donut/Vanilla Icing
Donut/Chocolate icing Chocolate Donut/Chocolate Icing
Donut/Maple icing Chocolate Donate/Maple Icing
Donut/Cinnamon & Sugar Blueberry Donut/Blueberry Glaze
We cannot deliver these goodies via Online attendance! Must be present... to eat.
Join us at 8 am or 9:30 am
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This Week's Prayer Calendar
Congregations: Pine Creek Christian Church Polo, First Christian Church Pontiac, First Christian Church Princeton; Central Christian Church, Grand Rapids, MI
Global Ministries: Jordan
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Pray with Jordan, March 5, 2023 - Global Ministries | Lectionary Selection: John 3: 1-17 Prayer from Jordan Heavenly Father, We thank you for our beautiful country and that we live in the same place where you were baptized, the Jordan River. It is a great privilege that you have honored every ... 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. | |
Soup & Scripture Returns Wednesdays March 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 & April 5
Soup & Sandwiches will be prepared and ready in the fellowship hall at 5 pm. On your way home, or just one less meal to make, join us for fellowship and discussion beginning at 6 pm (You can still eat, too!).
The gospel of Luke paints a compelling picture of Jesus. Luke's unique stories show us Jesus's concern for the lowly, the outcasts, and the picked on and pushed around. Join us for a study of Luke to deepen your faith and strengthen your commitment to Jesus over the season of Lent.
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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
March 2-8
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Birthdays
None
Wedding Anniversaries
None
Membership Anniversaries
(When you joined Prairie Avenue!)
None
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! | |
Week of Compassion Updates | |
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REMEMBER TO RETURN YOUR CHANGE BOXES!
Thank you for your generosity! Our preliminary total is $378. Please return your coin boxes (and yes, we know they were terrible this year!) for a final tally. Last year’s offering was $589.07
Week of Compassion is the relief, refugee, and development mission fund of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in the United States and Canada.
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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. | | | | |
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Elevator Modernization Update
Bodine Electric completed the new 400 AMP disconnect box for the updated elevator. This is one of many code updates required since the elevator was installed in 1993. The add-a-phase equipment necessary for the three-phase electrical system is ready to be connected, but will not be completed until work of modernization is completed by Otis. It is tentatively scheduled for late summer.
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AUDIO/VIDEO EQUIPMENT REPLACEMENT UPDATE: All of the equipment recovered from the February 2022 theft has been returned. Wayne Rutherford, of Rutherford photo, has reconnected our sound system this past week. The camera equipment was not recovered and must be replaced. The replacement equipment will arrive next week. and be installed. We look forward to returning to "live" in our live streams next Sunday. | |
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 | |
$28.98 was raised by 13 households who have linked their Kroger customer reward cards to support Prairie Avenue Christian Church. The quarterly contribution is for shopping at Kroger from October to December 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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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. | |
General Assembly 2023 - General Assembly | The theme for the 2023 General Assembly is "Kindom of God Within Us, Among Us." The theme is based on three scriptures: Luke 17:20-21, Genesis 11:1-9, and 2 Peter 1:3. "Once, on being asked by the Pharisees when the kingdom of God would come, Jesus replied, "The coming of the kingdom of God is not [...] | | | |
Imagine With Me: Arts Engagement at 2023 General Assembly | | |
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In this episode of Imagine with Me, General Minister and President, Rev. Terri Hord Owens speaks with Rev. Tyler Heston, Minister of Spiritual Formation at Country Club Christian Church in Kansas City, Missouri, about the Arts Engagement initiative at General Assembly and how art will be integrated into the whole experience throughout the Assembly.
Meet the resident artists at: https://ga.disciples.org/resident-art...
Register to attend the 2023 General Assembly at: https://ga.disciples.org
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