Worship Each Week & Daily Prayer | |
Attending weekly gives you the opportunity to re-center your life,
give God honor and glory, and remember what is really important in life.
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Wednesday
Soup & Study
Begins March 1
5 pm - 7 pm
| Gather in Fellowship Hall at 5 pm for Soup & Sandwiches followed by an in-depth Bible Study with Pastor Jason starting at 6 pm. | |
Lent Worship Series Begins February 26
Jesus came to lift up the lowly. In the Gospel of Luke, a first-century portrait of Jesus, we find stories of Jesus’s ministry with ordinary, unexpected people. They weren’t perfect. Many of them were struggling and didn’t have their acts together. Some of them were outsiders or even outlaws. Whoever they were, Jesus brought the good news of God’s kingdom to those who most needed to hear it. That includes you and me. Through Luke’s stories, we find Jesus’s care and compassion for all as he welcomes sinners and outcasts.
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This Week's Prayer Calendar
Congregations: First Christian Church Mt. Sterling, New Bedford Christian Church, First Christian Church Walnut.
Global Ministries: Costa Rica
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Pray with Costa Rica, February 5, 2023 - Global Ministries | Lectionary Selection: Matthew 5:13-20 Prayers from Costa Rica God of life, We thank you for the ministry of Latin American Biblical University, which has been providing theological education to women and men for more than a century. We pray for the ... Read more | | | |
Grow in Faith
through listening, paying attention, and reading 5 verses a day
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Take a class, as you make friends and grow to know what learning, loving, and serving God and neighbor means in everyday life. | |
Soup & Scripture Returns Wednesdays March 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 & April 5
A return to some familiar practice begins in March!
Soup & Sandwiches will be prepared and ready in the fellowship hall at 5 pm. On your way home, or just one less meal to make, join us for fellowship and discussion beginning at 6 pm (You can still eat, too!).
The gospel of Luke paints a compelling picture of Jesus. Luke's unique stories show us Jesus's concern for the lowly, the outcasts, the picked on and pushed around. Join us for a study of Luke to deepen your faith and strengthen your commitment to Jesus over the season of Lent.
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Use Your Gifts by sharing five acts of love and kindness each week | |
Serve God and neighbor by using your gifts and talents both inside and outside the walls of the church. Each of us have spiritual gifts and natural abilities to use to serve others and glorify God. | |
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Birthdays/Anniversaries
February 9-16
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Birthdays
14 - Charlotte Sutman
15- Jolene Fahnestock
Wedding Anniversaries
None
Membership Anniversaries
(When you joined Prairie Avenue!)
13, 1972- Barbara (Sutman) Hodges
If you know of a birthday or anniversary that has gone "Missing" from our list, please contact the church office at 217-428-3327. Thanks.
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Give Regularly through five acts of generosity each month | |
Giving regularly not only supports the work of the church,
but also is your way of giving God priority in your life.
What we love is where we will spend first.
When we are able to give, it always deepens our faith
in loving and serving God.
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Thank You for your generosity! | |
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Stewardship/Finance Updates
AN APPEAL: Over a period of three days in January, a toilet in the women's restroom did not stop filling due to a broken flapper, resulting in a water bill of nearly 6 months of usage due in one month. Our utilities for December were about a 1/3rd higher than normal, with January utilities also being similar in cost. Your generous response to offset these expenses would be appreciated.
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Week of Compassion Response:
Turkey & Syria Earthquake
| Early Monday morning, February 6, an earthquake with a magnitude of 7.8 struck in southeastern Turkey and northern Syria. At least 78 aftershocks have been reported, and a second earthquake nearly as large (7.5) rocked central Turkey not long after. | | | |
Week of Compassion is the relief, refugee, and development mission fund of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in the United States and Canada. | |
General Fund Supports Operations & Ministry | Donations given to the Prairie Avenue Christian Church General Fund support the year-round ministries of the church. Your generous support keeps our building, staff, and operations working for the mission of the church. The mission of Prairie... | | | |
Building Fund Supports Repair & Updates | Announced at the State of the Church address on June 30, 2015, the reFresh capital campaign has two improvement/update priorities: updating HVAC equipment and internet/network accessibility. | | | |
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The Organization code for Prairie Avenue Christian Church is: BY235.
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Kroger Community Rewards Program News | |
$28.98 was raised by 13 households who have linked their Kroger customer reward cards to support Prairie Avenue Christian Church. The quarterly contribution is for shopping at Kroger from October to December 2022
Joining to support the ministries of Prairie Avenue Christian Church is FREE. Any transactions moving forward using the Shopper’s Card number associated with your digital account will be applied to the program, at no added cost to you. Kroger donates annually to participating organizations based on your percentage of spending as it relates to the total spending associated with all participating Kroger Community Rewards organizations.
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Amazon Smile Program Update: We are writing to let you know that we have made plans to wind down AmazonSmile by February 20, 2023. Until this date, customer purchases made via AmazonSmile will continue to accrue funds for your charity as normal. To help nonprofits like you plan ahead, we will also provide you with a one-time payment equivalent to three months of payments based on what you accrued in 2022 through this program. The timing of this final payment will be approximately 60 to 90 days after February 20, 2023. We hope that this will help minimize the impact that this decision might have. | |
Share Your Faith by inviting 5 people to church this year | |
The God you worship is always revealed through your words and actions. Awkward conversations (i.e. "Are you saved?") are not necessary when your words and actions reveal the God you seek to learn, love, and serve. | | | | |
