1/24/21 More About Jesus Lessons from Luke: Gratitude Luke 17:11-19 Join us as we continue our 6 week sermon series: More About Jesus! We'll be looking to the Gospel of Luke for some insights and stories about Jesus that were not covered in last year's study of the Gospel of John. This week we'll be learning specifically about Jesus wants to transform us into people who are continually grateful.

Sunday Service Info & Registration If you plan on attending service on Sunday on-site, don't forget to reserve your spot by signing up for the Friendship Center or Worship Center HERE! If you forget to reserve your spot, please still join us and we'll find room for you! And as always you can find our services live Sunday morning on our facebook page or uploaded to YouTube by the afternoon! You do not have to be a Facebook member to be able to see the LIVE facebook video, just visit facebook.com/adventureoffaith at 10am Sunday morning and scroll down to find the live video!

No matter how you plan to worship, we are so happy to have your kids participate with us in Adventure:Kids! For more info on our in-person or at-home worship options, visit the website! Sign up for Adventure:Kids at-home or in-person options each week using this link. Please remember that registration is required each week for Adventure:Kids in-person classes. Sermon notes and challenges for families are available on the Adventure: Kids Facebook page, OR click here for a pdf version.

COVID Update

Recent Washington State COVID updates regarding religious organizations have come out. There are no changes to capacity limits or mask requirements for the congregation. Choirs and vocalists (up to 15 total) may sing while maintaining distance and masks. Soloists may sing without a mask as long as distancing is in place. We've gone above this requirement and our soloists sing behind the added protection of a plexiglass barrier. Thank you for your continued patience as we navigate these updates and changes. If you have questions, please contact Leslie.

Adventure Prays! This month we are focusing on our belief in the power of prayer. We, at Adventure of Faith, are a people who pray. Join us this month to pray daily for our church, our community and our world. Find the daily prayers on our social media pages at 8 am or find the calendar for the whole month: HERE.

We are so excited to be focusing on January's BaseCamp theme: Prayer! We'll see you for the Fun Activity Facebook LIVE next Wednesday, January 27th at 6:00pm! In the box you'll find decorations for your snowman, but you'll need to gather and supply your own creative materials for the snowman itself. Think outside of the box! Don't forget to go back and post your photos on the Facebook Live video after your group has completed the challenge! There is a prize!!

We are so excited to be introducing: Scripture Out Loud! Tish Holmes and Amanda Burns are co-leading this new weekly event, here's what they have to say about it: "This will be a weekly gathering for God’s people to read sections of Scripture aloud together. 1 Tim 4:13 says “Devote yourselves to the public reading of Scripture...” and Rev 1:3 states that “Blessed is the one who reads aloud the words of this prophecy and blessed are those who hear...” We envision starting with Luke. Attendees are welcome to take a turn at reading or to just sit and listen. Attendees are encouraged to bring their own Bible and quiet (non-electronic) activities for their children too young to participate. We hope that older children will take a turn reading as well." Join Tish and Amanda in the Friendship Center, Thursday evenings from 5:30-6:30pm. Come as you are, come by yourself, come with your family. This gathering is a way we, this Adventure Family, devote ourselves together to what we believe.

Congregational Meeting

Mark your calendars for Sunday, January 31st for our Congregational Meeting. This meeting will be an abbreviated version of our normal January meeting that will include ordinations & installations of our new Elders & Deacons, distribution of our Annual Report, and a progress report from the Pastor Nominating Committee (PNC). This will be after service on that Sunday starting at about 11:15. The meeting will be held onsite and Live online.

Adventureland Preschool 2021-2022 Registration is online now! To find Class Descriptions or Register click HERE Would you like a tour? Click HERE to request one! If you or anyone you know is interested in more information, please contact Colleen!

Church Financial Update

Financial celebration - Thanks to everyone's faithful and generous giving, Adventure of Faith met all our needs for the 2020 year. In fact, we ended in the black. God is so very good! TITHES AND OFFERINGS thru 12/31 December budget            70,414 December gifts               102,258 145% YTD budget                      844,972 YTD gifts                777,415  92%

Family Kitchen meals are available the last 10 working days of each month (except Wed) at First Lutheran Community Church at 5pm. If you, or someone you know, is in need of a meal, consider stopping by to grab dinner (no questions asked!). If you are in a position to financially support this ministry, please consider doing so. Checks can be made out to Adventure of Faith with "Family Kitchen" in the memo line and can be mailed to or dropped off at Adventure of Faith.

$1 for One Your $1 donation will go to support one specific need within the congregation or community. Donation boxes are located in the lobby outside the Worship Center and Friendship Center. Checks can be sent in made out to Adventure of Faith with "One for One" in the memo line.

This section is a weekly reminder that God is Good! He is good to us every single day & we will praise His name!

Did you know that we have a Pastoral Care Team? We're sharing about it in our God Is Good section this week because we are grateful for God's provision to bring together this team. He gave Karen and the Pastoral Care Team a heart for loving those in our Adventure family. Ups and downs, happy and sad... together, we do life! If you want to learn more about Pastoral Care, how to contact someone for help, or to join the team visit the website HERE.

If you have stories of God's goodness, hit reply to this email and send them our way. We would love to hear them and talk to you about sharing them. To spur your thoughts to God's goodness start by asking yourself these questions: What Good have you witnessed recently? What Good has God brought into your life? What Good has God prompted you to do for one another?

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