Crosstown Christmas Celebration -Dec 15th from 6:00-7:30pm

Welcome to an evening of festivities. We'll have bonfires, warm beverages, games, and a petting zoo. A Holiday Meal kit will be distributed to those in need. Invite a friend on Facebook.

🛎️ Volunteers Needed!

We are in need of volunteers for this great event. Help pass out meal bags, play games, carol, and more. Learn more details about volunteer jobs here and RSVP to Polly.

This week's blog post features Honduras.

Print copies of the calendar are available at church.

It's going to be a fun morning of Christmas spirit. Treats, music, cards, and packing meals for people.

Please make sure your food donations are brought to church by Friday, Dec 10. If you signed up to bring in items we are counting on you to donate them.

We also just ordered fabric shopping totes with Crosstown's logo to package these meals!

This week Crosstown is serving as the collection site for the Lake Nokomis Community School gift card fundraiser. These grocery and gas gift cards are used by the social workers and shared to families in need. This is a school-organized event, but if you would like to participate you are welcome to drop off gift cards in the office anytime before Dec 10th at 3:00pm.

📩 🖃 💌 Giving Envelopes

The 2022 giving envelopes are now available. You have a couple options to receive your envelopes.

1) Liana will be available on Sunday for a pick up.

2) Email Kristi and we can have them delivered to you.

3) You can pick them up from the office but we need you to email first so that we can prepare the correct box.

Join us on Instagram or Facebook for our "Where's that located?" game! 🧐

On Monday we publish an up close and personal image of something on the church property and then see if you can name the item and where it's located. 🤔

Crosstown will now be the meeting place for two Girl Scout troops. They will meet on the second and fourth Saturdays of the month at Crosstown starting Dec 11th. The leader came to us after the church they were previously meeting in closed. This is a great opportunity for Crosstown to build relationship with our neighbors.

This week, as we are lighting the Bethlehem candle (symbolizing Faith), let's revisit the Parable of the Persistent Widow:

Jesus told His disciples a parable to show them that they should always pray and not give up.  Luke 18:1

"Do not give up on prayer just because it seems as if nothing happens. Rather, keep praying and do not give up!! Even though you may not know how to pray or when to pray or where to pray, may God become your heart's greatest desire, as you use your will to seek Christ in greater fullness.... Develop the habit of prayer, regardless of how you feel." Taken from Cloud Devotion~ Through the Year With The Cloud of Unknowing by David G. Robinson

Let's remember the persistent widow as we pray, and be encouraged by her as we continue to ask Jesus for a new Worship Arts Director.

Thank you for your prayers,

The Worship Director Search Committee

Dennis Olson (Deacon, Chair of Worship Search), Mark Ogawa (Elder), Mike Anderson (church chair), Kathy McGillivray (congo rep), Michelle Acosta (congo rep), Iris Smyth (congo rep), John Jacobi (Pastor)

Christmas Eve Worship-

Join us at 4:00pm in person or online for a Christmas Eve service of readings and carols! The service will include a short message from Pastor John, a children’s message from Pastor Polly, and a spiritual practice from Angie. We will conclude our time together by lighting candles and passing the light of Christ as we celebrate the coming of Jesus the Global Savior!

Link to lyrics sheet for worship. Do to a volunteer shortage we are unable to offer slides for this service.

No Sunday Worship-

Sleep in and enjoy some family time on Sunday.

We are filled with joy to announce that Hector Calvo has agreed to serve on Wednesday evenings as our Interim Youth Leader. In this role of 5 hours/week, Hector’s ministry will be limited to Wednesday night youth gatherings through the end of the school year. Hector is a disciple of Jesus who was born in the Dominican Republic and came to the U.S. at the age of 15. One blessing of this background is that Hector is fluent in both Spanish and English. In recent years, Hector has served on the staff of Destino Covenant Church. He and his wife, Pierina, have three young children.

***Celebration of Angie's ministry will be Sunday, Dec 19th***

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