This Sunday's Theme:

"A Way of Life!"

Luke 17:11-19

In person only at 9:00 AM

In-person and Live Stream to Facebook and YouTube at 10:30 AM

Happy Thanksgiving to you all!

Thanksgiving is a time of gratitude – of giving thanks for the many blessings that we have! Patti and I are thankful for a successful open-heart surgery for our newest granddaughter, Marigold (Goldie) McMahan. She is recovering and learning to do all the things a newborn needs to do and for that we are grateful!  As a church, we are also filled with gratitude. Tom Carsten and Jeff Clark shared in their recent stewardship letter from the Board of Ministry, “we want to express our deepest appreciation for your continued support and dedication to our church community.” We are grateful for all that you do with your time, your talents, and your financial resources on behalf of New Covenant.

And as I mentioned last Sunday, the gifts that I am most thankful for are the gifts of God’s generous love, demonstrated in his forgiveness of my sins and the promise of eternal life!

God also blesses us with– food, clothing, and shelter – all that we need from day to day, and we also have an abundance of these blessings. One of my challenges is to trust that God will provide for me, no matter what. That is why I like “Commitment Sunday.” It challenges me to pray and to sit down with Patti and talk about what we believe we can give this coming year. If I didn’t do that, I would just fret and worry about “whether or not I am going to have enough to live on.” When we make a plan, we no longer need to live with doubts or worry. We can live in the trust of the Lord!

I hope you all have a very blessed Thanksgiving!

Pastor Steve

• Goldie McMahan and her family as she recovers from open heart surgery. Please continue to check the website here for updates if you would like to follow along with her journey.
• Prayers for peace and comfort for Mary Reynoso's brother-in-law, Dennis Affleck, who is currently hospitalized.
• Prayers of thanksgiving for the new arrival of Natalie, Jeff Clarke and Debbie Campouris' granddaughter.
• Alex Duarte and his family as they prepare for open-heart surgery towards the end of this year or early in the New Year – for peace, strength, hope, courage, and life!
• Prayers for healing for Jan Andrews (stepmother to Dave Andrews), as she has started chemotherapy treatment for lymphoma.
• Prayers for a speedy recovery from knee replacement surgery for Penny Estes, Erika Walker's mom.
• Prayers for peace and guidance of care for Dean Ostrand, as well as strength for him and his family.
• Prayers for Seth, for healing and successful treatment of his recently diagnosed cancer.
• Prayers for Barbara Bontempi as she recovers from surgery.
• Prayers for healing and hope for Roxana Mullenhoff, friend of Dave and Debby Andrews, who has not yet found relief from headaches since suffering a head injury fourteen months ago.
• Prayers for healing for Will Wartenburg who is undergoing treatment following a cancer diagnosis. We thank you for his recovery from surgery to repair to vertebrae which had fractured.
• Prayers for Sandee that she is able to experience healing for her depression as well as other health struggles. Prayers that she would find a renewed sense of purpose.
• Prayers for all young parents, for patience, peace, and overflowing love in their homes.
• Prayers for Uncle Ronnie's health and safety and for his family, that they may all feel strengthened and experience God's peace during this difficult time.
• Prayers for healing for Troy's brother in Colorado who suffers from Parkinson's.
• Matt Knopf of La Casa de Cristo Lutheran Church has been diagnosed with non-hodgkin's lymphoma. Prayers for strength for him and his family as he undergoes treatment.
• Prayers for Carol McNulty, Aurien Preiss' mom, as she continues with therapy.
• Prayers for Bonnie Straley’s brothers, Len and Larry and also his wife, Ann, for healing; and also Daphne and Cassidy for God’s guidance.
• Kent, a friend of Jeff Clarke and Debbie Campouris, is in need of continued prayers as he navigates his diagnosis.