Prairie Avenue Weekly Update

Prairie Avenue

Christian Church

Celebrating 100 years...

217.428.3327

www.prairieavenuechristianchurch.org

To be learning, loving, and serving disciples of Christ from the depths of our being to the ends of the earth.

A Stephen Ministry & Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) Congregation

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.

Bible Stories for Grown-Ups:

The Binding of Isaac

Abraham (nearly) offering his son Isaac is a disturbing story, often portrayed as a test of obedience. But what if the lesson is not how far one's faith and obedience can go, but rather how much God will (and does) provide rather than demand. Sometimes we need to change our minds about God. Abraham's blinded obedience to a God who would test faith through slaughtering one's own offspring came from somewhere or as an expectation from someone. A God who would refuse one offering, but provide another is one whom our thinking may need to change, too.

This Week's Prayer Calendar

Congregations: Christian Church Villa Park, IL; Cascade Christian Church, Grand Rapids, MI

Community: Decatur Public Schools Galloway, Nelson, and Clokey Park neighborhoods

Sympathy: Family of Bob Teela

Global Ministries: China

Grow in Faith

through listening, paying attention, and reading 5 verses a day

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.

Birthdays & Anniversaries

January 23-29, 2025

Birthdays

Amanda Butterick

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.

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.

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.

2024 STEWARDSHIP REPORTS: Your individual generosity reports were either hand delivered or placed in the mail this past week. Call the church office (217-428-3327) if you did not receive it.

Week of Compassion is the relief, refugee and development mission fund of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in the United States and Canada. Please consider your generosity to support disaster relief and development projects with our neighbors and around the world.

Dove, Inc. Outreach Project

Our January Outreach project will be socks for the Children's Clothing Room.

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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The Organization code for Prairie Avenue Christian Church is: BY235.

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

Kroger Community Rewards Program News

$40.54 was raised by 10 households who have linked their Kroger customer reward cards to support Prairie Avenue Christian Church. The quarterly contribution is for shopping at Kroger from July 1 - September 30, 2024. This includes the previous quarter's proceeds since it was less than $25 in a given quarter.

Our number of supporters has decreased by 2 since last quarter.

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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