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Published monthly by: Novesta Church of Christ

2896 N. Cemetery Rd. Cass City, MI 48726

Phone: (989) 872-3658 or 872-1195

[email protected]

www.novestachurch.org

Brad Speirs, Minister Brad Gniewek, Minister

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Merry Christmas

VOL. XXXV - - - No. 12 November 28, 2010

Novesta Hosts Community Christmas Hymn Sing December 5 ~ 6:00 p.m.

Plan to come join us as we host the Community Christmas Hymn Sing on Sunday

evening, December 5th at 6:00 p.m. There will be congregational singing of the

Christmas songs as well as special music from the different churches.

We will have a time of fellowship following the Hymn Sing with cookies and bev-

erage. There is a sign up list posted on Nev’s office door if you are willing to donate

some cookies. Be sure to stay for refreshments and enjoy the fellowship.

ANNUAL CONGREGATIONAL MEETING Monday, December 6Monday, December 6Monday, December 6Monday, December 6

Our annual Congregational meeting will be December 6 at 7:00 p.m. Besides hearing the

various ministry reports and goals, you also have the opportunity to vote and show your support for

individuals seeking important offices within the church.

Make plans to be here on Monday, December 6.

Christmas Eve Service ~ 6:30 p.m.

Our annual Candlelight Christmas Eve Service will be filled with special

music, reading of the Christmas story, communion and uplifting congregational

singing. Be sure to invite your family and friends to attend with you as we are

reminded of Jesus’ birth and why we celebrate Christmas.

Christmas Cantata

“Glory in the Highest”“Glory in the Highest”“Glory in the Highest”“Glory in the Highest”

December 12 ~ 10:30 a.m.

CHILDREN’S CHRISTMAS PROGRAM

December 19 ~ 6:00 p.m. (cookie afterglow)

THOSE SERVING IN DECEMBER

COMMUNION MEDITATION: 12/5 Ray Peasley 12/12 Fred Hicks 12/19 Ken Peters 12/26 Russ Speirs

DEACONS: Duane O’Dell Larry Thick Virgil Peters Bernie Wutzke Lyle Severance

USHERS: Barry Brown Eddie Nizzola Andy Gray Eddie Vogel Leonard Hawkins Ralph Zinnecker Craig Maurer A.M. NURSERY: 12/5 9:30 Kathy O’Dell, Marilyn Lester 10:30 Andrea Ross, Marideth Nizzola 12/12 9:30 Kristie Speirs, 10:30 Dave & Karen Speirs 12/19 9:30 Robin Beckrow, Melissa Hicks 10:30 Caren Guc, Janie Kus 12/26 9:30 Linda Downing, Debbie Deering 10:30 Jamie Peasley, Melissa Bessler

WORSHIP LEADERS: 12/5 Samantha Corrion 12/12 Choir Cantata 12/19 Kristy Speirs 12/24 Fred Hicks (Christmas Eve) 12/26 Lauren Howard SOUND SYSTEM: 12/5 Duane O’Dell 12/12 Darla DeLuyck 12/19 Scott Hendrian 12/26 Ken Peters POWER POINT: 12/5 Lyle Severance 12/12 JoEllen Bukoski 12/19 Ron Kampo 12/26 Eddie Vogel

COMMUNION PREPARATION & CLEAN UP: Carol Hicks

GREETERS: 12/5 9:30 (main) Irene Nicol & Bernie Wutzke (center) Les & Bev Auten 10:30 (main) Andy & Kim Gray (center) Tom Mittlestat & Eddie Vogel 12/12 9:30 (main) Garold & Jamie Peasley (center) Chad & Cindy Pruitt 10:30 (main) Melanie & Tara Nicholas (center) Bill & Judy Britt 12/19 9:30 (main) Scott & Robin Hendrian (center) Chris & Kim Summersett 10:30 (main) Jean Long & Paul Fulton (center) Ed & Marideth Nizzola 12/26 9:30 (main) Janie Kus & family (center) Dave & Kathy Storey 10:30 (main) Steve & Andrea Ross (center) Jean Schulz & Mary Lou Spencer 1/2 9:30 (main) Gib & Pam Kern (center) Dave & Robin Beckrow 10:30 (main) Skip Speirs & Ron Kampo (center) Becky Howard & Donna Nye

JUNIOR CHURCH: 12/5 Leaders: Dawn Maurer & Jodie Mika Helper: Marideth Nizzola Songs: Sharron Hartwick 12/12 Special: Christmas Movie Day Songs: Lauren Walther 12/19 Leaders: Jodie Mika & Marideth Nizzola Helper: Jamie Peasley Songs: Beth Mellendorf 12/26 Leaders: Jodie Mika & Marideth Nizzola Helper: Jamie Peasley Songs: Sharron Hartwick 1/5 Leaders: Marideth Nizzola & Laura Hiles Helper: Kirsten Janos Songs: Sharron Hartwick

Church Phone Directory

The first of the year we will be updating our

Church Phone Directory. If your name is not

currently in the 2010 phone directory …..

OR you have changes that need to be made,

OR you have cell phone numbers to be added,

OR you have email addresses to be changed

OR added, please let the office know ASAP.

Thank You!

Cards & Cards & Cards & Cards & NotesNotesNotesNotes

Novesta High School Girls!

Thank you so very much for the lovely meal you

brought us. How very thoughtful of you!

The hot dish was delicious—the home made

loaf of bread was special!

We will always remember your thoughtful gift

to us!

May God bless you and the work you are doing

— you brightened up our day!

Gerald and Elsie Hicks

Dear Brothers and Sisters of Novesta,

I would like to thank each and every one of you

for everything you have done for me and my fam-

ily!

As many of you know its been seven weeks since

the diagnosis was made that I have Multiple Scle-

rosis. So for the last eight weeks, I’ve been unable

to walk which has been a big challenge, I just

thank God everyday for blessing me with many

hands and legs! We have so many wonderful peo-

ple to help us each step of the way and we are so

thankful.

Thank you for the thoughts, prayers, meals,

and words of encouragement. There is not a day

that goes by where one of you don’t touch or make

an impact in our lives. We are so blessed to have

such an amazing Christian family, and to be

apart of such as a great congregation!! Thank you

so much, God bless each and everyone of you!!

With Love,

Heather Roberts

Novesta Church,

We would like to thank everyone for their

thoughts & prayers, cards & calls, and support

during my illness and surgeries. It meant so very

much to us.

Please continue to keep me in your prayers as I

go through my chemo treatments. God bless,

Patti Holcomb Peters & family

To Novesta Church,

Ken and I would like to say Thank you from the

bottom of our hearts. The meals the ladies pre-

pared were such a great help. And to the girls Sun.

night Shine class we appreciate the delicious meal.

A Mystery …

Who Could It Be

Who could it be? When you think

you’ve figured out who the mystery per-

son is, ask them if you’re right.

Our last Mystery Person was

Lauren Howard

Be sure to check the January Newsletter for our next

Mystery Person

All your prayers and cards have meant so

much..We are so blessed to be a part of such a giv-

ing and thoughtful church family..

God Bless,

Ken & Patty Peters

Dear Church Family,

Thank you so much for the basket of flowers

sent to me after my recent surgery. Thanks, also,

for the prayers sent on my behalf. It is comforting

to know that there is so much support from Chris-

tian friends. Thanks again,

Jane Luana

To the congregation of Novesta-

I sincerely appreciate the care package

I recently received. It means a lot that the congre-

gation is thinking and praying for me. It is great

to know that no matter what I am going though,

there will always be the church that will be there.

Again, I thank you for the package and your con-

tinued thoughts.

May God continue to do his work!

With love, Brandon Hartwick

NOTE: Gary & Dena Anderson and Skip & Ellen Speirs are collecting money for the Ministers’ Christmas gifts.

BIRTHDAYS & ANNIVERSARIES

12/1 (A) John & Jane Luana

12/3 Ashley Hendrick

12/4 Steve Ross

12/4 Nancy Helwig

12/5 Taylor Beckrow

12/6 Chelsa DeLuyck

12/7 Lex Miller

12/7 Braden Murdoch

12/8 Chris Ziehm

12/8 Becky Howard

12/9 Elfriede Englehart

12/11 Jessica Gracey

12/11 Dillon Peruski

12/12 Larry Miller

12/13 Taylor Childers

12/14 (A) Mark & Becky Zmierski

12/14 Heather Roberts

12/15 Donella Peasley

12/15 Sherry Thick

12/15 Lisa Miller

12/18 Tim Blehm

12/19 Mary Helen Pratt

12/19 Burt Rosenberger

12/19 (A) Joe & Samantha Barker

12/20 Larry Harper

12/21 Gabrielle Romain

12/21 Samantha Potts

12/22 Jim Lonsberry

12/23 (A) Lucky & Darla DeLuyck

12/26 Rob Hartwick

12/26 Peggy Nordquist

12/27 (A) Ron & Ann Roche

12/28 Madison Beckrow

12/28 (A) Rob & Susie Hartwick

12/31 Kenny Grady

OUR

MILITARY Scott Brownson - (Tom & Doris Stimpfel’s nephew) Andrew Caig - (Terry’s son) - in Iraq Justin Fischer - (Tom & Doris Stimpfel’s nephew) - in Japan Blain Gniewek - Brad’s brother Aaron Hackett - (friend of Soper's) Brad Hartel - (Jeff & Ann’s son) - in Japan John Kiehl - (Brenda Miller’s brother) Toby Kilbourn - (Jim’s son) Ben Knoblet - (Tim Knoblet's nephew) Tom Kolb - (Vonda’s son) Lester Maurer - (Gloria Maurer's son) Jamie Parrish - (Kristie Speirs’ brother, Betty Stilson’s grandson) - serving in Iraq Matt Peck - Mark’s son - in Afghanistan Ashleigh Rabideau - (Robin Beckrow’s niece) - in Qatar Ryan Reid - (Jeff Hartel’s nephew) Julie Roche - Air Force (Doctor in training) Chris Skiles - North Carolina Karl Stuckey - (Mittlestat’s nephew) Jacques Weilbach - (Jacques & Marsha’s son) - in Afghanistan

FACTS & FIGURES

Average weekly attendance for the month of November 2010 (to date):

Bible School … 122 A.M. Worship … 225

New Members in 2010: 21

Offering averages for November (to date): Bible School……………..…...$37.74 Sunday Offerings……….…$4,542.12

(Budget per Sunday: $4,420) BRICK Fund:

Balance: $58,869.85 ( Payment per month $1,206.75 )

Received this month for payments:

$2,065.00

With Deepest SympathyWith Deepest SympathyWith Deepest SympathyWith Deepest Sympathy We extend our most heartfelt sympathy to… ...Larry & Sherry Thick and family at the passing of Sherry’s dad, Art Hicks. ...Marie Peasley and family at the passing of her sister-in-law, Marge Kitchen . We pray they will find comfort in God’s great love for them.

CHRISTMAS BASKETS & GIFTS

This year we have six families that we are pro-

viding with a food basket and gifts for the children. There is a food list on the foyer bulletin board

to sign up for what you would like to donate. Also, there will be a small ornament tree in the

foyer. The items listed on each ornament are just

suggestions. So, (1) take an ornament,

(2) buy the gift,

(3) wrap it,

(4) tape the ornament on the gift,

(5) bring it back to church and place it

in the office. We plan to deliver the baskets/gifts on Decem-

ber 21. Let’s plan to have the gifts at the church

by Sunday, December 19th and the food items by

Tuesday noon, Dec. 21, for delivery that afternoon.

We want to thank everyone in advance for your

generosity.

Glory in the Glory in the Glory in the Glory in the HighestHighestHighestHighest

“In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.” Jesus, God’s only Son, was with His Father from the very begin-

ning. The whole universe and everything in it came into being by and through Jesus – planets, stars by the millions, entire galaxies. And from the begin-ning of time, the heavens were declaring His glory, day and night. Glory attributes profound weight to the awe-someness of God; glory is a brilliant light associated with the presence of God; but more than that, glory is manifested in our act of worship to God – our King of kings and Lord of lords! The choir invites you to join them as they tell the Christmas story, emphasizing the importance of glorifying Christ, and ultimately leading us to the throne in worship. So, mark your calendars for DECEMBER 12th , (at our 10:30 a.m. service). Congregation participa-tion will be expected. Come prepared to be led into His presence, so that you too may be a reflector of God’s glory. *The choir has asked that if you have a battery oper-ated candle that you please bring it to use during part of the cantata. The more there are, the more dramatic it will be.

CAROLING

DEC. 15 ~ 6:00 P.M. You, your friends and families won’t want to miss out on the awesome holiday tradition of spreading cheer to those needing some this year! All you need is your warm comfies, a warm heart, a warm smile and warmed up vocal chords! We will be singing the timeless clas-sics to many of our treasured members who have blessed Novesta for years, so let’s bless them during this Christ-mas season! Remember, it’s all about making a joyful noise—you don’t have to be an amazing singer to

brighten someone’s day!! Please sign up in the middle hallway, but if you forget, just show up at 6 pm on the 15th at the church and we’ll go from there!

BASKETBALL BASKETBALL BASKETBALL BASKETBALL Tuesdays & ThursdaysTuesdays & ThursdaysTuesdays & ThursdaysTuesdays & Thursdays

(IN OUR GYM)(IN OUR GYM)(IN OUR GYM)(IN OUR GYM)

Looking to get in shape and enjoy

some great fellowship? Then come

on out and join us on Tuesdays &

Thursdays at 7:00 p.m. for a great

time of Basketball. You don’t have

to be Lebron to join us, just come on

out and have some fun!

LONG TERM

PRAYER LIST

**Member ** Lee Nicol - (Irene's son) Linda - MS (Lena Teller's daughter) Heather Fisher - seizures (Eric & Wendy’s daughter) Chris Klco - (Amy Peters' brother) updates on www.chrisklco.com Quinton Simpson - in a coma (Dena Anderson's nephew) Carol Hartman - awaiting heart transplant (friend of Pat McIntosh) Brennen Pitcher - leukemia (USA High School student) Shirley Zellar - (Pat McIntosh’s mother) Lester O’Dell - Emphazema Maynard Stine - cancer (Marie Peasley contact person) Shirley Turpin - (Carol Gaszczynski’s sister) Andrew Teller - cancer (Lena Teller’s grandson) Don Buehrly - Tendercare - stroke ** Roy Evans - heart issues Wally Wojtaszke - cancer (Ann Hartel contact person) ** Lena Teller - aneurysm Lynn Fish - (Carolyn Mittlestat’s father) Katherine Groulx - cancer (Grace Nellett’s sister-in-law) **Tim Blehm - hearing loss Wendy Lester - cancer Julie Smithson Patterson - cancer (Pat McIntosh contact) Harland Lounsbury - stroke (Pat McIntosh contact) Lisa Starr - brain tumor (Nev’s cousin) Melissa Bills - cancer (friend of Pat McIntosh & Randee Speirs) Ken Babich - brain tumor (Marie Peasley contact) Garrett Roberts’ mother & brother - cancer Families in our church & community without work Ashley Patrick’s mother Aneita Denhoff - Carrie Gilley’s mother Elmer Louis - Doris Hendrick’s brother Harland Tuckey - (Doris Hendrick contact person) ATTENTION: If you know any of these on this list that are well and can be eliminated from it, please let the church office know.

PRAYER

MINISTRY

SPEAKS “A new commandment I give unto you,

that ye love one another; as I have loved

you, that ye also love one another.”

John 13:34 (KJ)

Spend time in prayer and please make these your Prayer requests for

December 2010:

• Pray, remembering our God is a merciful and gracious God. One who is slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love and faithfulness. Psalm 86:15

• Pray for us to lift up each other when we fall. Ecclesiastes 4:9-10

• Pray for us to search our hearts and ask ourselves how far would we go for the love towards our fellow man. John 15:13

• Pray for us to always give God our all. Mark 12:30

• Pray for us to show our love in many ways.

• Pray for us to know this truth: we are able to bear all things, believe all things, hope for all things, endure all things. I Corinthians 13:6-7

• Pray for us to teach our children what a good minister of Jesus does from youth. I Timothy 4:12

Remember,

Guardian Angels, This is our church family, we should

all pray every day for all of God’s

children, be faithful.

Community Prayer Topic:

Being thankful for our many blessings

A special note from me to you: This past year has seen many changes in lives

here at Novesta. Many of us have gone through many tests of faith. I’m here

for service in prayer, anyone in need of prayer, call me.

Smile, Jesus Loves You and So Do ISmile, Jesus Loves You and So Do ISmile, Jesus Loves You and So Do ISmile, Jesus Loves You and So Do I Bernie Wutzke

SAGINAW SOUP KITCHEN December 17 ~ 8:50 a.m.

Novesta helps prepare and serve food

on the third Friday each month. If you

would like to help, you are encouraged

to sign up on the board in the middle

hallway. It is a great opportunity to

serve and there is great fellowship as you work together to

help others in need. It’s very rewarding.

NEEDED:

COOKIESCOOKIESCOOKIESCOOKIES for

Dec. 5 - Community

Christmas Hymn Sing

and

Dec. 19 - Children’s

Christmas Program

CHILDREN’S CHRISTMAS PROGRAM

“The Best Gift” Dec. 19 ~ 6:00 p.m.

Mark December 19 down on your calendar and plan to come hear the kids tell the Christmas story about “The Best Gift” at 6:00 p.m. There will be a cookie afterglow following the program (sign up for cookies is on Nev’s door) Practice is Sundays at 5 p.m. and during Jr. Church on Sunday mornings. Be sure to tell your friends and fam-ily about this fine program...You won’t want to miss it.

BIBLE BOWL NEWSBIBLE BOWL NEWSBIBLE BOWL NEWSBIBLE BOWL NEWS

Our Bible Bowl Teams will have their

next competition on December 4th. This will

be the first event of the year for our Beginner

Bowl team. Our Beginner Bowlers are Car-

Lee Stimpfel, Josh Brandel, Caitlyn Maurer,

Logan Severance, and Hailey Beckrow.

Please keep the kids in your prayers as they

continue to study God’s Word and travel

around the state.

FANTASY FOOTBALL The Fantasy Football season is quickly coming to ‘crunch’ time and a few teams have emerged in both leagues. Our church league has Brent Heleski, Ja-son Speirs, Colby Peruski, and Joel Brandel looking

like the favorites, while the online league has Joel Brandel, Brandon Speirs, and Dave Speirs currently leading the pack. Check out the latest standings in the middle hallway.

FAMILY GAME NIGHT December 17 ~ 6:30 p.m.

We’d love to you come join the fun, food

and fellowship as we meet for Family Game

Night. All you need to do is bring a dish to

pass for the potluck (we eat first) and then

enjoy!!! Last month, Janice Brandel was the

winner with the most points in Euchre (we

also can have other games going for those

who don’t want to play Euchre). The kids

enjoy getting together to play in the gym or

at video games. Most

of all, everyone enjoys

the fellowship.

COME COME COME COME

JOIN US!!JOIN US!!JOIN US!!JOIN US!!

5th Quarters

We have four 5th Quarters this winter

and our 1st party is December 10th.

We’re always looking for great volunteers and extra ‘home-made’ snacks, so if you’re

interested in helping out or like to cook,

we’d love to have you help us serve our

teens! If you have any question, see Brad

Speirs.

CO-ED

VOLLEYBALL Starting in January we’ll

be participating in the church co-ed adult volley-

ball league that meets at

the Cass City Middle School. If you’re inter-

ested in playing this year, there will be

a sign-up in the middle hallway. We need to know who’s playing to see if

we’ll have one team or two. Particu-

larly we need to know which ladies are interested as we need to have at least

two ladies on the court at all times.

The Volleyball league plays late nights

on Thursdays, so sign up if you’re in-terested.

YOUR ELDERS MEET The next elders meeting will be Monday,

December 27, at 7:00 p.m. If you have any

praises or concerns, feel free to share them

with any elder or either Brad.

LUNCH BUNCHLUNCH BUNCHLUNCH BUNCHLUNCH BUNCH

Our Lunch Bunch had a great evening Novem-ber 4th when we went to the Caro K of C “mystery play.” The actors did a great job and we had a LOT of laughs. (I think it was even more fun be-cause we knew several of the actors.) We have been talking it over and for the win-ter months, when we can’t depend on good weather, maybe we will just meet for breakfast or lunch and then go to the church (or someone’s home) and extend our time of fellowship by play-ing games or whatever we think of … we could do some type of craft, puzzles, share some project we are working on, or ??? If you have any ideas, we’d be glad to hear them. Watch the Sunday bulletins for dates and times of our next gathering. [Attention ALL Ladies: There is a Christmas pageant this Friday, December 3rd, at the First United Methodist Church in Marlette titled “The Only Christmas Pageant in Town”. If anyone is interested in going as a group, let Mary Helen know ASAP so we can make plans. No tickets are required, there is a free-will offering.]

LOCK-

IN

After the 5th Quarter Party on December

10th, we’re going to be pulling an all-nighter

with our 7th-12th grade students. We’re ex-

pecting as many as 50-60 kids spending an

entire night here at the church. The night

will be filled with wacky games, exciting

worship, fun activities, and loads of caffeine.

If you’re a night owl, or just have a passion

for kids and would like to help, please talk

to Brad Speirs as soon as possible. We’ll

need lots of great staff to pull off this event

that gives us a great chance to ‘save a life’

for Jesus.

Hi! I’m back!!! Did you wonder what had hap-pened to me? I didn’t write to you last month ‘cause I was a little under the weather. I’m so excited about all the pro-grams coming up this month (not just because of all the cookie crumbs but because it is the time we celebrate Jesus and His birth). I over heard them say that there will a Hymn Sing, and a Kid’s program with cookies afterwards...yummy!... and a Christmas cantata too (it’s on a Sunday morning so I guess that’s not a good time to have cookies after-wards). Enjoy Christmas and your time with family and friends. Encourage your children to remember the most important reason we celebrate Christmas. Merry Christmas

from your church mouse,

Novesteeta

C.R.A.M. (Christ Reaching Asia Mission) This month we want to share parts of an article written by a man that visited CY and Patricia back in August. It gives such a good overall view of this ministry. Our first stop was Seoul, South Korea, to visit CY’s nephew, Sang Ho Kim. Sang Ho heads up a prison ministry and numerous other mission projects in South Korea. It was a blessing to participate in a worship service with several prisoners serving long sentences at the prison. While some may never leave the prison, they were free in Christ and their love

for Him was evident to us all - lives changed for eternity. On August 6, we finally arrived in Hunchun, China, where C.R.A.M. is headquartered. The next seven days were filled with visits to the various projects initiated by this dynamic ministry. We met dedicated mis-sionary families that work tirelessly for the gospel, college students volunteering large blocks of time to help teach English, mission workers from Russia and South Korea, and local workers thankful for employment in the Good News Bakery and other projects. August 9-11 was one of the most interesting and depressing 48 hours of my life. We had the privilege of being invited to North Korea and spent approximately two days there. We were accompanied by two North Korean officials everywhere we went and were actually treated very well. The landscape of North Korea is very pretty. In places it reminded me of the Smokey Mountains, with clouds hanging below the mountain tops. The buildings were mostly drab and the roads mostly mud. Most people are on foot. We are not al-lowed to approach anyone but a few individuals did make eye contact and acknowledge us with a smile. We visited the C.R.A.M. sponsored bakery and tasted the bread they produce, an orphanage, kindergarten and day care center, plus two medical clinics. We saw one truckload of rice given by our church being unloaded into a locked C.R.A.M. shipping container. It will be distributed by C.R.A.M. personnel to those who are in need. A second load will be delivered later. We did not see many workers or children and were told everyone was on vacation. We also saw the farm operations where cattle, hogs, and chickens are raised. C.R.A.M. provides employment and food to many people in North Korea. A home for children over age 18 with no place to go is under construction as well as a new multi-purpose facility. The multi-purpose facility is designed to be a profitable venture to help the ministry in North Korea become self supporting. Near one of the medical clin-ics, we saw two wells sponsored by our church, that provide safe drinking water for people in the area. It was sweet to taste that water. North Korea may be the most difficult place on earth for the gospel but Dr. Kim and the others on his staff are working hard, determined to share the Good News in that place. WOODBURN CHRISTIAN CHILDREN’S HOME Lee Bracey has asked prayer for the Psychologist that Woodburn uses, his name is Steve Heine. Steve is recovering from a stroke and will have surgery as soon as his health permits. Also, one of the sets of house parents has a father fighting cancer and WCCH is making special provision for them to spend precious time with their family. After the 1st of the year, several children may be returning to their families. That leaves room for new WCCH family members. If you know a boy or girl who needs help or needs a home, please call the WCCH office at 260-632-5551.

YOUR HELP IS NEEDED… When leaving the building we all need to remember to make sure the doors are locked, lights are off, and heat is turned downdowndowndown (we never turn it off for the winter, we turn it down

to 62º—make sure it says heat NOT cool). The heat does not need to be turned down

between the morning and evening services on Sunday. Thank you for your help.

Bible Study Opportunities

“SEVEN ON SUNDAY” for Men

December 12 ~ 8:00 a.m.

LADIES BIBLE STUDY

Tuesdays @ 10:00 a.m.

MEN’S BIBLE STUDY

Tuesdays @ 7:00 p.m.

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1

Bible Bowl 3:30 p.m.

2

Basketball in our gym—7:00 p.m.

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5

Community Hymn Sing @ Novesta

6:00 p.m.

6

Prayer Time 10:00 a.m.

C.E. Ministry

Meeting—6 p.m.

Annual Meeting 7:00 p.m.

7

Ladies Bible Study—10 a.m.

Men’s Bible

Study—7 p.m.


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Mission Ministry Meeting—7 p.m.

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Gym reserved 2:00-4:00 p.m.

5th Quarter Party

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Seven on Sunday 8:00 a.m.

Cantata—10:30 a

Gym/room reserved by Jane Luana

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Men’s Bible

Study—7 p.m.


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Caroling—6 p.m.

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Soup Kitchen 8:50 a.m.

Family Game

Night—6:30 pm

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Children’s Christ-mas Program

6:00 p.m.

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Men’s Bible

Study—7 p.m.


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Christmas Eve Service

6:30 p.m.

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Gym reserved by

Hartel family

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Elders Meeting

7:00 p.m.

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Men’s Bible

Study—7 p.m.


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New Year’s Eve

SUNDAY SCHEDULE

9:30-10:15 a.m. - Bible School

10:30 a.m. - Worship

5:00 p.m. - Junior Choir

6:00 p.m. - Shine

7:00 p.m. - Adult Choir

Merry Christmas

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