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Week of December 18, 2023 9393 Church Road Grosse Ile, MI 48138 Office Hours: 9am-noon T, W, R Office: 734-675-0005

Quilters - Monday, December 18 @ 9:30 am Fellowship Hall Last meeting until spring! Bible Study - resumes in new year Pastor Kari's Book Club - resumes in the new year Christmas Eve Services - Sunday, December 24 @ 5 pm Ladies' Monthly Lunch - Wednesday, January 10 @ noon Ramsey's, W. Jefferson in Trenton Men's Monthly Lunch - Thursday, January 11 @ noon Sully's, Macomb St. on G.I.

St. Thomas Lutheran Church Pr. Kari Rinas

WORSHIP SERVICES THIS WEEK Thursday, December 21 @ 7 pm casual, no music Christmas Eve Sunday, December 24 @ 5 pm (blend of traditional and contemporary) LIVE STREAMING AVAILABLE! 

December 24 Helpers Ushers TBD Sunday School None Reader TBD Communion Pam Sanquist Dan Sanquist Counters Sue Brittain Kathie Kline Coffee Hosts None

If unable to help as scheduled, please find a replacement for yourself.

DELIGHTFUL CHILDREN'S PAGEANT Thanks to the children (and adults) involved in the Christmas program on Sunday, Dec. 17th. Six of our St. Thomas children participated: Ella and Nate Evans, Aria and Cora Kwan, and Caleb and Lyanna Rinas sang, rang bells and helped Pastor Kari retell the Christmas story.

Ella Evans, Pastor Kari, Nate Evans, Caleb Rinas, Cora Kwan, Aria Kwan and Lyanna Rinas fact-check Pastor Kari on the Christmas story.

Happy Birthday! Celebrating this week . . . Chris Schade, December 18 Mike Krzeczkowski, December 19 Zachary Schmit, December 20 Maggie Arndt, December 21

COUNCIL MEMBERS Art Wahl - President Sandi Loso - Vice President Kent Kujula - Treasurer Nancy Graver - Secretary Justine Brozek Wendy Brozek Salvo Finazzo Anna Gartner Erika Kwan David Patterson Paula Riley TBA- Youth Representative council@stthomasgi.com

In Our Thoughts and Prayers What is Christmas? It is the tenderness of the past, courage for the present, and hope for the future. Agnes M. Pahro

Ryan Brozek Dan Bump Laura Chamlee Robin Farlow, (Shannon Loso's friend) Carol Figi Candace Gibson (Cliff's and Maggie's daughter) Amy Hammond Lynn Henderson Tamara Howes Carney Dittmer Karn (Fred's wife) Denise Keeler Joel Kelso (Marge Noyce's grandchildren's father) Nolan Klein (Paula Riley's grandson) Marjorie Lockhart Kathy McCallum (Lucas Osburn's grandmother) Gary McWhorter Debby Ouellette Linda Parritl David Patterson's aunt, Sandra Dennis Plymette (Pastor Kari's uncle) Tom Plymette (Pastor Kari's uncle) Paula Riley Pam Sanquist Terry Sheets (friend of the Ouellettes) Lois Smith (Darcie Bammer's mom) Danielle Thommpson Family of Dick Withey Lennox, Matthew and Rivan