Sunday November 24, 2024

This Week's Message is:

"The Reign of Christ"



John 18:33-38

THANKSGIVING EVE WORSHIP

Join us on Wednesday November 27 at 6:30pm as we give God thanks for all our many blessings! As we worship God specifically for the blessings of our tables, we remember those who may not enjoy the abundance we have as we conclude our food drive for St. Mark's Food Pantry. Come give God thanks! And then stay for pie! This service will NOT be live streamed.

ACCESS WORSHIP

Join us for our Traditional worship Sundays at 8:00 a.m. and at 9:45 a.m. for Praise worship which is also always livestreamed on our Facebook and available on our YouTube any time after, not just when we're live. Our most recent worship services are also posted to our website and are featured in this weekly newsletters on Wednesdays.

To view the service from November 17 click here.

MAGNUM OPUS DANCERS

We so enjoyed having some of the dancers from this amazing Christian dance troupe with us in worship last weekend! If you'd like to know more about them, please check out www.magnumopusballet.org Their Christmas show, The Arrival, is coming soon so get your tickets today!

POINSETTIA ORDERS DUE TODAY!

Please help us beautify our Worship Center for Christmas Eve with your order of a poinsettia plant. The deadline to submit your order is today Wednesday, November 20 by 1 pm. Please contact the church office. They can be in memory or honor of a loved one. They'll have a label on the back so that you may take your poinsettia home with you following Christmas Eve services. Options are: Red, White or Variegated Pink plant color, and sizes and prices are 6 1/2" - $18, 7 1/2" - $28, 8 1/2" - $40. Please indicate these options with your order! Payment may be made by check to New Life Church or on Vanco/Venmo with Poinsettia in the memo.

ADULT FAITH FORMATION AND DINNER!!!!

Come join us tonight for our final conversation using The Difference Course – a resource from the Church of England’s Reconciliation Project. The aim is to explore what it means to follow Jesus in a complex and divided world. It includes videos, engaging activities, and Bible study. Join us tonight Wednesday 20th at 6:15 pm or join us at 6 pm for our dinner of Enchiladas.

^{DECORATION HELP NEEDED}

Because of the date of Thanksgiving this year, we will have two opportunities for you and your family to help us decorate for the season! On Saturday November 30 at 11am (Thanksgiving weekend), we will need to do as many things in the Worship Center as possible. Then on Wednesday December 4 at 6pm, we will finish with all the other touches! The more hands, the quicker it goes! Come for these festive times! Dinner will be provided on Dec 4.

COME HELP WITH THIS EVENT

Breakfast with Santa is a community favorite - and we're planning on a large crowd so more help is needed than ever before! We still needs a lot of hands as greeters, breakfast helpers, craft helpers, donations of food - where can you sign up? Please click the Sign Up Genius link here, call the church office, or sign up on the Welcome Table! Please also share the flyers or the Facebook event! Thank you!

...And if you ended up with the front page of the sign up sheet this past Sunday, we really need it back! Please call the church office! :)

PRAYER TEAM

This team gathers for prayer on Saturdays from 7-8 am. If you are planning on coming please text or call Jean at 608-957-2781 as we will occasionally meet off site or not at all due to weather conditions!

NEW LIFE KIDS - Sundays at 8:50am.

Kids in Kindergarten through 5th grade are invited to join us each Sunday morning in the ReCreation Center! This week we will be learning about The Lord is my Shepherd through Video!

BABY TO 4K FAMILIES - Sunday at 8:50am Families with babies - 4K are invited to meet in the Kidzone to spend time together. This is a time for children to play together and for families to connect.

NEW LIFE KIDS VOLUNTEERS NEEDED

Thank you to all who have signed up to help with New Life Kids! If you are interested in helping, please take a look at the sign up sheet.

ST. MARK'S FOOD PANTRY

St Mark’s food pantry sends a big thank you to all who have contributed to our food drive. They are so appreciative for our help in stocking their food shelves with items that are requested that they are unable to get from Second Harvest. This week's need is Celebrations- cookie and cake mixes, frosting, sugar, flour, baking soda, baking powder, cooking oil, chocolate chips, canned pumpkin

Donations can be placed on the table in the Community Room. Thanks for your continued support of this wonderful ministry. 

If you can donate paper/plastic bags or 2025 calendars they need them as well!!

TEEN GIFT DRIVE

Time to start preparing for the New Life Teen gift drive. We will once again be working with the Big Brothers Big Sisters (BBBS) who will distribute the gifts we provide at their annual holiday event.

The collection box is in the entry way - the deadline for collecting items is December 8th. We have the BBBS Amazon Wishlist link available here. Please talk with your favorite teen for ideas and start thinking about what you are able to contribute!

QUESTIONS? Contact Kathy Michaelis - ksmichaelis@gmail.com

FUNDRAISER FOR SCHOOL IN ETHIOPIA

Pastor Heather and her family will be traveling to Ethiopia, Emma's birth country, during her sabbatical in January. And as a family, they'd like to give back to the community close to where Emma was born. Roots Ethiopia is a non-profit working in that part of the country and has recently opened a high school that is need of text books. They are only $7/book so let's see how many books we can provide before the Hayward's return in February! Click this link to be taken to a secure site through Roots Ethiopia's website. If you wish to give through New Life instead, please be sure to indicate "Ethiopia fundraiser" with your donation.

SOCIAL PURPOSE FUND

We continue to need your help in order to be able to distribute gift cards to those in need - which totals on average about $1,000 every month! Because of the increased need, if you would be able to give to this fund, please submit checks with "Social Purpose Fund" in the memo or give online to that fund. Thank you! Also, please know that if you are experiencing any financial need (rent/mortgage, utilities, groceries, medical, unemployment/furlough, etc.) you only need to let Pastor Heather know. This information will be keep confidential to her and our financial officers (treasurer and bookkeeper).

Prayers needed for

Hospitalized, Injured, Ill or Medical Prayers :



Jeff Meicher

Cheryll Steinke's neighbor, Yoshi

Mary Roberts

Dave Kolmodin son Paul

Don Skaar

Pete McEwen

Rick Krueger

Sully and Ezra as well as Autumn and Jeff, their parents

Jadon Pruitt

Every Day Prayers

Susan Flippin

Alliette Flippin

Donna Butler's daughter Michelle

Connie Losse

Terry Phillips

Dave Kolmodin

Barb Zimmerman

Russ and Shirley Theel

Condolences

Liz Rusch & family in the death of her brother-in-law, Erich



If you would like to be included on our prayer list, please contact the church office. Permission is required from the individual for us to print their name. Individuals will be on the list for one month unless requested to office.

Please click on the calendar to take you to our Google calendar.

Office hours are Monday through Thursday. Please feel free to contact staff members of New Life by email at newlifelc@newlifelc.com or by caling the office at 608-223-9337. Contacts are listed here.

New Life Staff:

Rev. Heather Hayward, Pastor

pastor@newlifelc.com

Children & Youth Ministry Coordinator

youtheducator@newlifelc.com

Liz Rusch, Office Manager/Newsletter

newlifelc@newlifelc.com

Jim Manos, Bookkeeper

bookkeeper@newlifelc.com

Shakia “Queen” Turner, Property Manager

shakiamturner@yahoo.com

New Life Church Council:

Janice Newell, President

Jillene Fisch, Vice-President

Tom Olson, Secretary

Ken Wundrow, Treasurer

Iris Christenson

Brian Coel

Shannon Erb

Deb Kohlwey

Louise Miller

Shawn Peters

Linda Sime

Russell Theel