Sunday, December 3, 2023

Weekly Bible Quiz 

Topic: “The Light of the World”

Fact: The wise men depicted on Christmas cards as kings, are traditionally Melchior, Caspar and Balthazar. Matthew says that these visitors were following a star, so it may be likely that they were astrologers rather than kings. The Bible doesn't give their names.

Quiz Question:  Who said, "Where is the one who has been born king of the Jews?"?

Email your answer

to: [email protected].  

The correct responses will be recognized in the following week's Bible quiz. 

The answer to the previous question is: "Saul, later known as Paul" and Rose Gitter, Chad Kourajian and Norlyn Swenson responded correctly! The previous quiz question was: "Which famous New Testament figure was present at the stoning of Stephen?" 

Laughing with Lutherans

From The Shepherd's Staff, the newsletter of Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, Houghton, Michigan:

"Each Wednesday during Advent, the congregation will gather for prayer, medication and preparation. These informal services will be held in the lounge."

Armin Heidmann

LaCrosse, WI

Luther & The Reformation

PLEASE NOTE - this class is postponed until the following Sunday, Dec. 10 due to the Budget Forum meeting being held in the sanctuary following the service on Dec. 3. There will be two more sessions of Luther & The Reformation before the end of the year, Dec. 10 and Dec. 17, before it resumes in January, 2024.

Bethel Bible Series

Our Mission:

Lead church members into a disciplined study of Scripture in such a way that they encounter the Living Christ.

Attend the Bethel Bible Series session on the Old Testament Lesson 9 at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday and find out what the picture shown below means.

Sunday Bulletin and Monthly Newsletter

You can see Sunday's service bulletin with the red link above, and you can also see Charity's December newsletter online with the blue link above. Take advantage of this online option each week.

We welcome Pastor Jon Aamodt, his wife Cheryl, and three adult children and their families to Charity this weekend. Pastor Jon earned a Master of Divinity degree from Gateway Seminary and has been a Christian minister for more than 30 years. He has served as a senior pastor, retirement community chaplain, worship leader, youth pastor, church planter, retreat leader and guest speaker, as well as a high school teacher and football coach. He’s also ministered internationally in Africa, Southeast Asia, and South Asia. 

Since 2014, Pastor Jon has pastored the Evensong Chapel Service, a mission worship outreach he founded in Hillsboro, Oregon. In 2020 he began sharing his weekly sermons in a Hope on The Way podcast that reaches a global audience. He has been involved with the Alliance of Renewal Churches, formerly the Lutheran Renewal Movement. And, he has a special interest in ministry to children, teenagers and young adults, as well as grassroots generational harvest and revival. 

Pastor Jon's father grew up in the Rugby, North Dakota, area before moving to Idaho as a young man. A veteran, Pastor Jon served in the U.S. Army as an airborne infantryman in Alaska. He and Cheryl, who is a nurse, have been married for 41 years, are parents of four adult children, and have 10 grandchildren. 



Budget Forum

Dec. 3

Grab some coffee and plan to attend the budget forum at 10:45 a.m. on Sunday, Dec. 3. The draft 2024 Charity budget will be presented in the sanctuary.



Advent Family Fun Night

This Sunday, December 3

1 Thessalonians 5:21 "But examine everything carefully; hold fast to that which is good."

Advent Family Fun Night is here! Charity is kicking off the Advent season by resurrecting a good tradition. All are welcome, including families with kids on Sunday, Dec. 3 for family fun, including activities like cookie decorating, building an Advent wreath, lefse-making, and food.

Corporate Prayer

Corporate prayer continues each Tuesday at 6:30 pm in Charity's sanctuary. All are invited to join fellow disciples each Tuesday in December with the following prayer schedule:

Dec. 5 - Healing Service

Dec. 12 - Congregational prayer in bulletin

Dec. 19 - Vision Council meeting agenda

Dec. 26 - NO CORPORATE PRAYER

Ukraine Mission Trip 2023

Pastor Brad is heading to the Ukraine in the next couple of weeks to help in their military chaplaincy, deliver food aid, and first-aid kits for farmers. There have been inquiries at Charity on how they can donate for his Ukraine fundraiser. You can donate through is ChurchTech link here, or through Facebook here.