Advent & Christmas Theme
The theme for this season is: Awake and waiting … salvation is near.
Poinsettias
Poinsettias will be displayed during the seasons of Advent and Christmas.
Food Pantry & Clothing Closet
Saturdays
The food pantry & clothing closet serve 100+ families each and every week while they are open to the public from 11 am – 1 pm. Several volunteers are needed during this time as well as throughout the week to prepare.
Weekly Food Load
Volunteers are needed to help pick-up/load/unload/put away Friday, December 1st. The process begins at River Bend Food Bank at 8:30 am to pick up the order then unload and put away the order at church at 9:15 am.
Food Pantry & Clothing Closet Donations
Donations are accepted Fridays from 9 am – 12 pm and Saturdays from 9 am – 11 am.
QC Studio Z
Did you know that QC Studio Z offers Zumba classes in the fellowship hall three times a week? The class schedule is Mondays & Wednesdays 5:45 – 6:45 pm and Saturdays 9:30 – 10:30 am.
For more information visit their website: https://www.qcstudioz.com/
Sunday School (Children’s and Adult)
Sunday school class will meet every Sunday at 9 am during the month except December 24th and December 31st. The children will meet for a lesson or activity and the adults will meet to delve into the scripture for the day.
Worship
All are welcome to join us on Sunday mornings for worship each week at 10 am.
Introduction for Sunday, December 3rd
This Sunday is the first Sunday of the church year.
Stir up your power, and come! The psalmist’s plea in Psalm 80:2 has become familiar to us in the Advent prayers. Isaiah wants God to rip the heavens open. Both cry out for an apparently distant, angry God to show up, to save, to restore. When we hear Jesus describing the coming of the Son of Man with stars falling from heaven, it can sound dire and horrible, not like anything we would ever hope for. But when we really look at the suffering of people God loves, we can share the hope that God would tear open the heavens and come.
Scripture (two (2) read Sunday morning)
Isaiah 64:1-9 Prayer that God would come with power and compassion
Psalm 80:1-7, 17-19 Let your face shine upon us, and we shall be saved. (Ps. 80:7)
1 Corinthians 1:3-9 Gifts of grace sustain those who wait for the end
Mark 13:24-37 The sudden coming of the Son of Man
Fit4Mom
Fit4Mom holds an exercise class from 5:30 – 6:30 pm Tuesday evenings in the fellowship hall.
For more information visit their website: https://quadcities.fit4mom.com//
Wednesday Bible Study
Join Pastor Pokora on Wednesday evenings for Bible Study at 7 pm (via Zoom). The focus will be the lessons for the following Sunday. Please e-mail Pastor Pokora (richpokora@yahoo.com) to request the meeting id and password that is needed to join.
Worship Planning Meeting
The worship planning team will meet Monday, December 11th at 4:30 pm in the church library to plan the season of Epiphany.
Private Event
There will be a private event in the gathering space on Monday, December 11th from 10 am – 3 pm.
Council Meeting
The council will meet on Tuesday, December 19th at 6 pm in the church library.
Christmas Eve Worship
Since December 24th, Christmas Eve, falls on a Sunday this year, All Saints Lutheran Church will have the Christmas Eve Worship Service on Sunday morning at 10 am.
Lessons & Carols
Sunday, December 31st is the First Sunday of Christmas. Worship will be at 10 am and will include Lessons & Carols. There will not be Sunday school on this day.