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: Mechanicsburg Christian Church, IL; First Christian Church Keithsburg, IL; First Christian Church Knoxville, IL; Riverview Park Christian Church, St. Joseph, MI
Community: Decatur Public Schools Galloway, Nelson, and Clokey Park neighborhoods
Global Ministries: India
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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. | SECRET PLACE SUMMER 2024 ISSUE AVAILABLE: The daily devotional magazine Secret Place is available in the Education Wing foyer to pick up. | |
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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Worship Assistance Needed
The worship service slides are prepared. Coffee is hot, and donuts are served. Pastor Jason greets you at the door.
What's wrong with this picture? These tasks are handled and cared by Pastor Jason's family members in a majority of the situations. Every Sunday.
Help with Door Greeting? Your duties would be to arrive at the church no later than 8:50 am. Greet those at the entrance. Remain at the door until 9:40 am (about the time for "All God's children section of worship) for late arrivals.
Help with Worship Slides? Arrive in the balcony about 5 minutes before worship (9:25). Advance slides appropriately. Additional duties will be checking livestream when up and running.
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Birthdays/Anniversaries
May 30 - June 5
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Birthdays
1 - Don Humphries
Wedding Anniversaries
None
Membership Anniversaries
(When you joined Prairie Avenue!)
1, 1997 - Glory Ray
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! | |
DID YOU KNOW?: You can automate your giving through your bank/credit union/financial institution! Nearly all online bill pay services can provide your contribution by mail or ACH (Automated Clearing House) without fees. | | |
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Dove, Inc. Outreach Project
Before Sunday, June 2 worship, we will decide our next collection product for Dove, Inc.
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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 | |
$25.45 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 2024.
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. | |
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Joint Regional Boards approve Intent-to-Merge motion; more info on the way!
On May 18, in a joint session, the Regional boards of the Christian Church in Illinois and Wisconsin and the Christian Church Michigan Region overwhelmingly approved bringing a motion of Intent-to-Merge to the October 18-19 Joint Regional Assembly.
This is an exciting moment in our joint history! Be looking for more information in the next issue of The Messenger about this opportunity for both Regions to claim the vision for the church God wants in Illinois, Wisconsin, and Michigan!
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Of interest around CCIW/ CCMR...
DOC News and Offerings...
Beyond...
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The newly-formed Pause/ Play Center for Preaching directed by Disciples homiletics scholar, Rev. Dr. Casey T. Sigmon, is taking applications for a new cohort.
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The Poor People's & Low Wage Workers' Assembly & Moral March on Washington and to the Polls will convene on June 29, 2024. RSVP here.
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