SERMON: (5:30) by Pastor Stephen Niermann
“Christmas Will Be Different This Year” based on the text: Matthew 3:1-2
(9:00) by Pastor Mews “Majoring in the Minors”
based on the text: Matthew 3:1-12 Sermon notes are in the bulletin.
ALTAR FLOWERS
The altar flowers are given Jerry and Nancy Call in celebration of their 33rd wedding anniversary on December 5th.
2026 ALTAR FLOWERS
If you are interested in signing up for the altar flowers for (in) 2026 please contact Krystle. After speaking with Kirchers, the price will be increased to $25.00 a week.
CHURCH ENVELOPES
2026 church envelopes may be picked up on the table in the lobby of the south entrance outside of the church office after the December 6th’s evening service.
NO DONUTS!
Due to the setup of the congregational Christmas Party this Sunday, Dec. 7th, there will be no coffee and donut fellowship in the cafeteria.
No Sunday School
There will be no Sunday School from December 14th thru January 4th. The Sunday School children will sing on December 14th at the 9:00 a.m. service.
PRISON FELLOWSHIP ANGEL TREE MINISTRY
As of the bulletin going to print, there are only a few Angels left on the Angel Tree located at the south entrance of the building.
THE CHOIR SERVICE OF LESSONS AND CAROLS
There will be no Communion on Saturday, December 20th at 5:30 p.m. or on Wednesday, December 24th at 8:30 p.m. for the Choir’s Christmas services.
LADIES AID MEETING
December Ladies Aid Meeting will be held on Dec. 18th due to Christmas. We will be having a cookies exchange. Bring cookies and take home cookies that others have made. We usually do 2 dozen. The officers will be your hostesses. The Food Pantry Item is disposable razors.
CLOTHES CLOSET NEEDS
The Clothes Closet is in need of all winter clothing and coats for men, women, and kids sizes 5 and up. Thank you for your continued support of this ministry.
LENTEN MEALS
As we are preparing the 2026 calendar, and with the Epistles getting printed bi-monthly, we would like to get your group scheduled for the Lenten meals.
March 11th and 25th dates are still open. Please contact the church office at your earliest convenience. Thank you.
NOVEMBER 2025 FOOD PANTRY REPORT
Thank you to everyone who contributed to the food pantry to allow families to have a wonderful Thanksgiving. We served 110 families or 346 people with 610 bags of food distributed. We served 19 new families who visited our pantry for the first time. For December each family will receive a small ham. Thrivent is contributing $250 for the hams. We have a number of Thanksgiving food items that are left over and will distribute those items in December along with their regular food order. Thank you letters went out to various people or groups who contributed to our pantry as well: 1st Presbyterian Church, RealtyFive5, AMVETS and a couple of deer hunters who donated their deer. Fort Defiance meats grinds the meat in 2-pound packages. Again, I want to thank Jim and Janet Seymour for serving the food pantry for over 13 years.
ATTENDANCE CHURCH SERVICES
November 29 28 5:30 PM
November 30 45 9:00 AM
TOTAL: 101