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 (the month of December).
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/
Note: Class will not meet the following days during the holiday season: Saturday, December 23rd, Monday, December 25th, or Wednesday, December 27th.
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.
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 with the River Bend Food Delivery this Thursday, December 21st at 9:45 am.
Food Pantry & Clothing Closet Donations
Donations are accepted Fridays from 9 am – 12 pm and Saturdays from 9 am – 11 am.
Sunday School (Children’s and Adult)
The Sunday school classes will not meet December 24th and December 31st.
Worship
You are welcome and invited to join us this coming Sunday, December 24th for the Christmas Eve Worship service at 10 am.
Introduction for Sunday, December 24th
This Sunday is the Fourth Sunday of Advent and Christmas Eve.
Introduction for Advent 4
God keeps the promise made to David to give him an everlasting throne. The angel tells Mary that God will give David’s throne to her son Jesus. She is perplexed by Gabriel’s greeting and by the news of her coming pregnancy, but she is able still to say, “Count me in.” We who know that Jesus is called king only as he is executed still find it a mystery hard to fathom, but with Mary today we hear the news of what God is up to and say, “Count us in.”
Introduction for Nativity of Our Lord
In winter’s deepest night, we welcome the light of the Christ child. Isaiah declares that the light of the long-promised king will illumine the world and bring endless peace and justice. Paul reminds us that the grace of God through Jesus Christ brings salvation to all people. The angels declare that Jesus’ birth is good and joyful news for everyone, including lowly shepherds. Filled with the light that shines in our lives, we go forth to share the light of Christ with the whole world.
Scripture (two (2) read Sunday morning)
Isaiah 9:2-7 Light shines: a child is born for us
Psalm 96 Let the heavens rejoice and the earth be glad. (Ps. 96:11)
Titus 2:11-14 The grace of God has appeared
Luke 2:1-14 [15-20] God with us
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//
Lessons & Carols
Sunday, December 31st is the First Sunday of Christmas. Worship will be at 10 am and will include Lessons & Carols.