December 8, 2019 Announcements

Calendar of Events

Sunday Second Sunday of Advent   
Dec. 8 8:30 am Service of the Word    “Lessons and Carols Cantata”
  9:30 am Coffee Fellowship
  9:45 am Education Hour
  11:00 am Service of the Word    “Lessons and Carols Cantata”
  3:00 pm The Miracle of Jesus Event
  5:00 pm Conversational Dinner Caroling
Monday  
Dec. 9 10:30 am  Preschool Chapel
  5:15 pm American Heritage Girls
  5:45 pm Women’s Bible Study
  6:00 pm Men’s Bible Study
  7:00 pm Board of Directors
Tuesday  
Dec. 10 10:30 am Preschool Chapel
  10:45 am Preschool Chapel
  1:00 pm Preschool Chapel
  7:00 pm Parish Choir
Wednesday  
Dec. 11 4:30 pm Midweek Classes
  6:00 pm Advent Meal by Wilsons(proceeds benefit Hope in Christ)
  7:00 pm Advent II Service
Thursday  
Dec. 12 12:00 pm Ladies Luncheon -Fellowship Hall bring $5 gift exchange
  6:30 pm Bell Choir
  7:40 pm Praise Team Practice
Friday  
Dec. 13    
Saturday  
Dec. 14 9-11:00 am Ensemble Practice
  9:30-11:00 am Sunday School Program Practice
Sunday Third Sunday Of Advent —  FOOD BANK SUNDAY  
Dec. 15 8:30 am Worship with Holy Communion 
  9:30 am Coffee Fellowship
  9:45 am Education Hour
  11:00 am Sunday School Christmas Program W/Holy Communion
  4:00 pm  Preschool Christmas Program

Announcements

The Miracle of Jesus The Evangelism Board along with Family Life are presenting this Christmas event today, Sunday, December 8 at 3:00 p.m. All families and members are invited to attend. Bring those children, grandchildren, friends and neighbors to come and experience the Miracle of Jesus

 Poinsettia orders due today, Sunday December 8th. The order form is an insert in the announcements. Place the completed order form and a check in the secretary’s mailbox in the coatroom.

Advent Services continue this week. Join us Wed., Dec 11 at 7:00 p.m. for our second Advent service. Supper before the service begins at 5:45 p.m.

Family Service Christmas Luncheon All women are invited to come to the Christmas luncheon on Thursday, Dec. 12 at noon. Come and enjoy the food and fellowship. Please bring a wrapped $5 gift for the prizes. Please RSVP to Judi Charlson at 233-1550 so we know how many to plan for.

Next Sunday, December 15th is Bethesda Food Pantry Sunday. Monetary donations allow the Food Pantry to buy what is needed at a reduced cost.

Plan to attend the Advent meal on Dec. 18. The Board of Evangelism will be serving a Hickory Park meal with proceeds going for the renovation of “Ephraim” cabin at Camp Okoboji. These cabins are in great need of being updated. Please make checks payable to “Camp Okoboji– Ephraim Renovation”. Thank you.

ATTENTION PARENTS: Starting Wednesday, January 8th Midweek will start at 5:00 pm and end at 6:00 pm. This change will last the remainder of the school year. Look for more information on the time change coming home with students on Wednesday.

Silent Auction Items Needed — The NYG 2022 youth are having a silent auction during trivia night on January 11. We are looking for items to have available for participants to bid on. If you are a crafter/artist or have something of interest you’d like to donate, please contact Carla Murphy or Thomas Wilson. Deadline is Jan. 2, 2020.

Our 3rd annual trivia night is coming soon (January 11th). It’s time to form your teams and pick a team captain. Team captains can sign up at the table in the back, where they will receive their instructions and share the important details with their teams.  If you would like to play, but don’t have a team, you can put your name on the waiting list. If you have a team but need some more players to fill your table of 8, you can check the waiting list for available players.  Please note this does not guarantee placement.  Proceeds benefit the National Youth Gathering in 2022. Contact Matt & Janelle Wegner or Jeff and DeAnn Barnes with any questions.

The Book to Know group will meet Jan. 16th, 7:00 pm, at Adele Knop’s home to discuss “Angels Walking” by Karen Kingsbury. Everyone is invited to read this book and join us for the discussion.