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8:30 a.m.
- Traditional Worship
9:30 a.m.
- Fellowship and Education
10:30 a.m.
- Contemporary Worship
Holy Communion
2nd and 4th Sundays
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Sunday Worship Scripture Links
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In This Issue
- Note from Pastor Marlene
- Commitment of Support Card
- New Members
- Getting Ready for Mexico
- Young @ Heart
- Bishop Visit
- Talent Show
- Annual Meeting
- Snowshoeing
- Walk at Rejoice
- Community Prayers and Links
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‘…good measure, pressed down, shaken together…
’ Within the last 3 weeks every household (should have) received a letter and commitment card for your 2019 financial offerings. (If yours did not arrive, let the office know and another will be provided for you.) After prayerful discernment about how you might
s-t-r-e-t-c-h
your giving for the sake of Christ’s mission here at Rejoice, please return the commitment cards to the church office. Due date: this Sunday, Jan. 13.
Meet & Greet will be this Sunday (Jan 13) between services for new members! Council members, and any others who would like to share, are also invited to come. Meet and greet these new people and share stories of what it means for you to be a member of Rejoice! Then on Sunday, Jan 20, we formally receive new members and celebrate their presence with us through a pot luck breakfast between services. BTW: Bishop Jon Anderson will also be our guest preacher that Sunday!!
Thanks to all the leaders and committees who remembered to get your annual report(s) into the church office! Honoring deadlines is not as much about a calendar date as it is about honoring and loving the neighbor. Rejoice is blessed to have Carol and others who pull together all this important information and have it ready for us as one cohesive annual report!
Did you know that bible camp participants often become camp counselors? So, parents and young people, it’s not too early to start thinking about a week of summer bible camp. The weeks fill up rapidly at Green Lake Lutheran Ministries. Early discount sign up time will be over before we know it. Registration forms can be found on-line at
www.gllm.org
. And just in case you looked at the cost and thought, “we can’t afford this right now,” remember: there are
always
scholarship resources available for those who would like to attend
Peace,
Pastor Marlene
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Jesus said,
‘…give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over, will be put into your lap; for the measure you give will be the measure you get back.’
(Luke 6.38)
Please prayerfully consider your
‘good measure’
response and return your commitment card using the pre-addressed envelope, or you are welcome to drop them off at church. Please return your commitment card by this
Sunday, January 13
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Thank you!
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New Member Meet and Greet
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Are you and/or your family interested in joining Rejoice? The Outreach Ministry at Rejoice will be hosting a new member meet and greet.
- Sunday, January 13
- 9:40-10:20 a.m.
- Fellowship Hall
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Men's Mexico Mission Trip
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Join a great group of guys at a meeting to discuss the chili feed and upcoming mission trip.
- Sunday, January 13
- Between Services (approximately 9:35-10:15 a.m.)
- Rejoice Fellowship Hall
There are spots available for men who want to escape our Minnesota winter and do some good deeds in Reynosa, Mexico. The group will travel to
Children's Haven International
:
- Saturday, February 23 - Saturday, March 2, 2019
C
all James Kirchenbauer at 320.290.4879 or Ken Hutchinson at 612.845.4776 for more information or to sign up.
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The Pleasure of Being Young @ Heart
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There's an advantage of being full of age: we'll be treated to a historical presentation of survival in the days of our forefathers by Mike Hoffman, local historian. We'll also hear sweet tunes by guitarist Terry Nelson!
- Thursday, January 17
- 10:30 a.m. warm yourself with cards, games and coffee
- 12:00 p.m. lunch with program to follow
Reservations are important as it helps us to calculate how much food to make and keep the cost down. Making your reservations is easy!
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Let’s enjoy delicious food and the company of each other as we welcome new members to Rejoice during a potluck breakfast.
- Sunday, January 20
- Between services (approximately 9:35-10:15 a.m.)
- Rejoice Fellowship Hall
All things breakfast are on the menu. Your gifts of egg bakes, coffee cakes, breads, etc. will warm up the church and our tummies!
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Please sign up in Celebration Hall.
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Come to an intergenerational event at Rejoice! All ages invited to sign up to perform at our annual talent show; we’d love to see your talent! There is a sign-up sheet on the Youth & Family table. Maybe performing isn’t your thing—save the date and plan on attending!
- Wednesday, January 30
- Doors open at 6:30 p.m.
- Show starts at 7:00 p.m.
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Be sure to be present at Rejoice's annual meeting, where leadership will take us through the proposed budget, we'll elect new council members and more.
- Sunday, February 3
- 9:40 a.m.
- Rejoice Sanctuary
Get involved and see God's glory manifested in our congregation!
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Nature, exercise and companionship converge at our snowshoeing event. If you can walk, you can snowshoe - come give it a try!
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Don’t let the cooler weather keep you cooped up, come walk the halls at Rejoice on weekdays!
- Monday through Thursday:
- 7:45 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
- Friday:
- 7:45-11:00 a.m.
For entry, push the buzzer on the right-hand side of the door that leads to the library and office area.
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f you have a loved one or friend in need of prayer, fill out a
prayer request
or use one of the prayer concern requests located on the Interest table and in the sanctuary welcome pads. The star(*) in front of a name denotes a Rejoice member. This is a dynamic list. Requests will be printed for up to four weeks; call the church office at 320.558.6851 to extend listing. If a name of a friend or loved one has been omitted please resubmit the name and/or concern using one of the prayer concern forms found in the red Welcome Pads in the worship area.
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Receiving Treatment for Cancer:
Sandy Swanson (daughter-in-law, Dick Swanson)
Nancy
Andreson (friend, Sharon Dupont)
Jodi Wipper Anderson (friend Mark Gohman)
Michelle Wrightson (cousin, Mary Wilson)
Janice Novak (Ron & Carolyn Stensby)
Ruth Johnson (Laurie Hoff)
Kade Moore (Lori Lanes)
*Pete Lidberg
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Others:
*Jerry Jagadzinski
Doris Scharmer
Tim Klein (neighbor, Duane & Darlene Johnson)
Carmen Schmoll (friend, Wally Westerberg & Mary Bergeron)
Steve Swanson (son, Dick Swanson)
Sam (grandson, Pastor Marlene & Bill Elmstrom)
*Martha Johnson
*Jean Meyer
*Bev Hugo
Esther Persen (mother, Jim Boucher)
*Alden Gjevre
Jody Nappa (sister, Chari Ahrenholz & John Gohman)
Karin Solis (mother, Lisa Pridgeon)
Dawn Blair (friend, Lori Lanes)
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Deployed or Returning from Active Duty:
*
Keith Sand
Jon Fisher (brother, Joe Fisher)
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