This Sunday's Theme:

"Can I Get A Witness?"

John 1:6-8; 19-28

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

Hello Church,

This week we will light the 3rd Advent candle, the candle of Joy! It is called the “Shepherd’s Candle”, and it is the color of pink to represent the joy that the Shepherds and the world experienced at the birth of the baby Jesus.

This weekend there are several opportunities for you to celebrate with your brothers and sisters in Christ. The Jingle Bell hike is open for all this Saturday morning. Meet at the church at 6:30 am. Sunday we will gather for worship and Sunday afternoon join us for an evening of Christmas Caroling to some of our more homebound members from 4 – 6pm. Again, meet at the church!

Please remember to prayerfully consider what you can give for the ongoing ministries of the church. If you are able, please fill out a commitment card, found on our website. You can also contribute by signing up to help with our worship roles – readers, ushers, communion servers, hospitality. If you can give in this way, please click HERE and sign up for the coming worship services.

This Sunday we will move to the Gospel of John and hear a bit more about John the Baptist and his call to prepare the way for the Lord. The reading is John 1: 6-8; 19-28, and our theme is : Can I get a witness?

Pastor Steve

• Surround Alex and Annie Duarte and their family with your love, grace, and healing presence as they prepare for open heart surgery on January 3rd.
• Prayers of thanksgiving for Goldie McMahan and her family as she is now home. Continue to strengthen her and help her to gain weight. Be with them all as they prepare for surgery #2. May it be in the coming months, and not in days or weeks.
• Prayers for complete healing for Seth as he completes his chemotherapy. Continue to strengthen him and his family.
• Thank You that Ariella Harper is now testing negative for Covid but continue to bring her complete healing as she battles lingering headaches and fever.
• Be with Mike Darkoch as he continues to battle with nausea. May his neurological exams bring insight to the doctors for his healing.
• Prayers for Keenan, Charlie Brichta's uncle, who was recently diagnosed with lung cancer. Prayers for strength and resilience as he undergoes treatment, and that his body would be fully restored.
• 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.