to hold a vote to acknowledge that we are an open and affirming congregation. We will have a paper ballot process. Please plan on attending.

  Please plan on joining us for fellowship on Sunday. We will be celebrating Bob Nicholson’s 90th birthday.

Thank you to everyone who helped make our 2022 Thanksgiving Dinner a huge success.  So many people stepped up to help in various ways that there too many to acknowledge individually. It made by heart so happy to see a room full of people sharing a meal together.  And to top it off the food was delicious. I am hoping that we can continue to make this an annual event.

  The Missions Committee will be getting wrapped boxes ready again this year for those who wish to participate in the Advent Box project again this year. A list of items will be put out next week. Delivery of the boxes will be December 21. Hoping you will all be able to participate.

  If you are interested in participating in the Staff Christmas Gift, please make your check payable to the church and write Staff Christmas on the memo line. All contributions should be made by December 18.

The Council voted at the November Council Meeting to withdraw $30,000 from the Endowment to cover church expenses as approved by the Congregation at the January 23, 2022 Congregational Meeting.  At the Annual Meeting, the Congregation approved withdrawing up to $180,000 over the next 12 months to cover church expenses as needed. This is the second time the Council has had to draw funds from the Endowment to cover expenses in 2022.

Advent, from the Latin adventus, (coming) is the period of preparation for the celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ and Christmas and also of the preparation for the Second Coming of Christ. While the secular world can hardly wait for Thanksgiving to take place before starting to celebrate Christmas, the Church does wait in eager anticipation.

Advent hymns are selected that help us wait while also recognizing the eagerness with which we wait. Each Sunday another candle on the Advent wreath will be lit and on Christmas Eve, the white Christ candle in the middle will be lit to announce the birth of Jesus.

From the Tri-Conference Ministries Bible Study. 

“I am writing to inform you of some changes in staff in the Tri-Conference’s Ministries. On November 11, 2022, the Tri-Conference Ministries Board of Directors made the decision to bring the relationship between the TCM and Rev. Samantha Houser to a close. We thank Reverend Hauser for their service and leadership in the early years of the Tri-Conference Agreement.

Soon, we expect to receive information from our Executive Conference Minister, Rev. Phil Hart, on additional ministry assistance we will be receiving in the immediate future.

Your prayers are appreciated for all involved as we discern and live into this next phase of our ministry together, taking our cues from the recent Conference Annual Meetings to create a sustainable and responsive staffing model. Moving forward.

Sincerely,

Chad E. Savage

President, Tri-Conference Ministries Board of Directors

Thank you to all who helped setup, serve, and cleanup for the Thanksgiving meal this past Sunday. So many people were excited that we were able to do this after the “Covid hiatus.” 

As always, if you are someone you know would benefit from a pastoral visit, please call the office, and let Michael or me know.

In Christ, 

Pastor Del

In supporting the 'gift' of moving on, we fill lives with hope and household essentials for those leaving transitional housing at Safe Place and Welcome Home.

bath towels

cake pans

can openers

3-quart saucepans

pot holders

small plastic glasses

 Pastor Al Hohl

Kelley McCarthy 

A big "thank you" goes out to our volunteers who helped with services this week.

Worship Leader- Barb Knepper

Live Stream- Jerrod Kiernan/John Kiernan

Sound/Lighting- Kevin Knepper

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Giving last month amounted to $8,049, from mail-in, online giving, and Sunday offerings.

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Monday 8:30am-12pm, 1pm-4:30pm

Tuesday 1pm-4:30pm

Wednesday 1pm-4:30pm

Thursday 8:30am-12pm, 1pm-4:30pm