December News

QC Studio-Z

QC Studio Z offers Zumba classes in the fellowship hall at church on Monday & Wednesday evenings from 5:45 to 6:45 pm. For more information visit their website https://www.qcstudioz.com/

*** There will not be class due to the holidays on the following dates:
Wednesday, December 24th, Monday, December 19th, & Wednesday, December 31st ***

Food Pantry & Clothing Closet
New Hours beginning January 1, 2026!

Food Pantry & Clothing Closet Weekly Food Load

Every Friday volunteers are needed to help pick up the food order from RiverBend Food Bank at 8:30 am (contact Anne).  Volunteers are needed at church to help unload the vehicles that were loaded at RiverBend Food Bank and to stock the shelves and other areas at 9:00 am at All Saints.

Please note that on the 2nd Friday of the month, River Bend Food Bank delivers the Iowa Commodities load as well as the food order for the week at 9 am. This is typically a large load!

Food Pantry & Clothing Closet Donations

Donations are accepted on Fridays and Saturdays 9 – 11 am. Monetary donations may be mailed to the church office.

Saturdays

They are open to the public from 11:00 am – 1:00 pm on Saturdays*. Several volunteers are needed during this time to help with various tasks.

The food pantry & clothing closet serves 150+ families (average of 4 people per household) each week. The first few weeks of November we served over 180 families each week that is about 720 individuals!

*Looking ahead, the time the Food Pantry & Clothing Closet are open on Saturdays will change beginning January 1, 2026, to 10 am – 12 pm.

Bread Pickup
December 6 Brenda/Rolly
December 13 Ed/Brandon
December 20 Ellen/Craig
December 27 Anne

Clothing Closet Team Lead
December 6 Nancy/Deb
December 13 Nancy/Deb
December 20 Nancy/Deb
December 27 Nancy/Deb

Food Pantry Team Lead
December 6 Julie
December 13 Brenda
December 20 Marilyn
December 27 Anne

Council Meeting

The monthly council meeting will be Wednesday, December 10, 2025, at 6 pm in the church library.

Congregational Meeting

The congregational meeting will be on Sunday, December 14, 2025, at 11:15 am. Packets should be available to pick up at least one week prior to the meeting so you have an opportunity to review all the information ahead of the meeting.

West Music Company, Music Therapy – SoundReach Choir

Sound Reach, a vocal music-making opportunity for groups or individuals with cognitive and physical disabilities, will have their concert Tuesday, December 16, 2025, at 5:45 pm in the sanctuary at church. All are welcome to attend.

Christmas Eve Worship

The worship planning team has decided to offer a Christmas Eve Worship Service on Wednesday, December 24,2025, at 4 pm in the afternoon.

Lessons and Carols Worship

The worship planning team has decided to offer a Lessons and Carols Worship Service on Sunday, December 28, 2025, at 10 am. This service will be a service of Lessons and Carols which will include the Lighting of the Candles while we sing “Silent Night”.