Our 2022 verse of the year comes from Philippians 1:9-10 (NIV).

Prayer Vigil & Service - Jan 7 and 8

As is the annual tradition at Crosstown, we will start the year with a 24-hour prayer vigil. This vigil will be held from Friday noon to Saturday noon on January 7th-8th.

New this year we are adding a Vespers Service Friday night at 7:00pm. This hour of music and corporate prayer will go hand in hand with the 24-hour prayer vigil. This is a wonderful opportunity to spiritually prepare yourself for the year ahead.

Consecration Sunday - Jan 9

This will be a special Sunday of dedication, a time to give thanks for the newly updated Sanctuary. We will recommit our work to the Lord both individually and as a congregation.

For the 4th year in a row, we're setting aside an 8-week season of time to be "immersed' in Scripture. In 2022, our Bible focus will be the Hebrew Bible (Old Testament) books of Joshua, Judges, Ruth, I & II Samuel, I & II Kings. Sunday messages that begin on January 16 will focus on a specific character from that week's reading. We'll seek to discover the traits (good and bad) that are exhibited by each person. In the midst of these discoveries, we'll look for the unique ways that God was at work in the midst of each of these lives. Our vision for this series is that we experience the Bible as a catalyst that allows us to know God more fully and experience Him more deeply!

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. 🤔

As we approach the new calendar year and the end of the Christmas season with Epiphany on January 6, let's use the ancient prayer of the church as we pray daily for a new Director of Worship Arts ~ Maranatha, come, Lord Jesus (Rev 22:20)

A monk in the twelfth century, Bernard of Clairvaux, said that Christ comes to us in three different ways: First, in Bethlehem at Christmas; second, at the end of the age; and third, in the lives of believers every single day. Pray for all three of Christ's comings each day this week.

  Thank You, Father, for loving us so much that You sent Your Son to save us.

  Maranatha. May Jesus be born again amongst us.

  Thank You, Jesus, that You came before and You are coming again in glory.

  Maranatha. We long for You to return and make all things new.

  Thank You, Holy Spirit, for filling my life.

  Maranatha. May the Lord Jesus Christ be born again in me today. Amen.

                              from the Lectio 365 app, December 26, 2021

Now all glory to God, who is able, through his mighty power at work within us, to accomplish infinitely more than we might ask or think. Ephesians 3:20

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)

Update from Pastor John: I tested + for Covid on Sunday, December 26. As I've been vaccinated and boosted, my symptoms are mild. Thankfully, Marna is negative. We certainly ask for your prayer support. Pastor Polly will be preaching on Sunday, January 2. I'll be back in person when protocols allow and my symptoms are gone. Hopefully, that will be January 2 or shortly thereafter.

Sadness and Sorrow: Our friend and sister in Jesus, Ruth Stembridge, passed away on Wednesday, December 29. We thank God for Ruth's life and ministry as Jesus' disciple. She and Dick shared life in marriage for 59+ years. Arrangements are pending. 

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