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
Merry Christmas!
Community: Decatur Public Schools Galloway, Nelson, and Clokey Park neighborhoods
Sympathy: Family of Juanita L. "Louise" Baity.
Global Ministries: Afghanistan
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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. | |
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
December 19-25
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Birthdays
20 - Allison Sutman
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! | |
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
Our November Collection is Shampoo, Conditioner, and Body wash products.
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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.
| 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.
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With your help, Disciples in Illinois & Wisconsin and Michigan are making God’s love visible… in providing camp experiences, retreats, and gatherings for children, youth and adults at beloved facilities Walter Scott Camp and Learning Center in IL and Crystal Conference Center in MI. God’s love visible in working towards justice, speaking prophetic truths, confronting historic wrongs, and consciously embracing the possibilities of Emergence as a witness to the power of being a movement for wholeness in a fragmented world.
God’s love is made visible, by faith, through you.
Consider your financial support of these and other regional ministries.
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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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The Wise Men Begin their journey...
The journeys of Balthasar, Casper and Melchior begin this Sunday. To recognize the traveling wise men mentioned in Matthew, we let our sanctuary figurines "travel" until their arrival on January 6 (our observance will be held on Sunday, January 5). You are encouraged to take photographs of the various locations where the figures "visit."
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Around CCIW/ CCMR...
Disciples Of Christ News and Offerings...
Beyond...
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Prairie Avenue to Begin the Second Century
with New Beginnings
Next year is a great time to start a new chapter in the life story of Prairie Avenue Christian Church.
Recently, the congregation and trustees agreed to seek the services of Church Board of Extension through its New Beginnings program to begin the process of ministry, resources, and community needs toward congregational redevelopment. During the process, we will explore our context, explore options, and make informed decisions about the next chapter in ministry as a faith-filled community.
Over 1,000 congregations have engaged with this program with 99% finding clarity and embracing a new vision of their future ministry. Of the churches that decided to plan their path forward:
- 60% choose to re-envision their mission and growth
- 35% choose to redevelop their congregation
- 5% choose to close and leave a legacy gift so that other ministries may carry on.
Look for more announcements and updates next year!
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