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With the economy struggling and the church struggling to make budget one might think that the fall generosity campaign is doomed to failure. you could, but you would be wrong.

With 51 out of 62 pledges reporting I can tell you that:

20 pledges increased and only 2 have decreased for a net increase of $5,826

5 people who gave but did not pledge last year pledged!

2 families who have no giving record pledged

There are still 11 pledges outstanding.

Total pledges. . .drum roll please. . .

$86,586

that's only $5000 short of last year's total pledging - with 11 pledges to go!

The board passed a budget that holds the line at about 1% growth!

That all sounds very good, and it is! But right now we are behind. Behind enough to be concerned. Even with a $3000 gift in hand, we need $10,000 to finish paying apportionments.

Now, take all those numbers, set them aside and look inside yourself. am I doing the best I can. If you are, bless you. If not, maybe you can offer a special catch up gift.

We will be OK, because God is good. All the time!

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--Bring your 2010 estimate of giving to worship or mail it today.

--Call Terry if you want to help replace a floor Saturday!

--Worship at 8 or 10:15 as you are able- message. "Crown Him" for Christ the King Sunday

--Come to Sunday School at 9:00-

--Stay to help decorate the church and have a pot luck.

--Come to the December 3 Leadership retreat part 2 on your schedule

 

Thank You to Dian for the hard work on Charge Conference

Operation Christmas Child.

We had approximately 103 boxes go to Samaritan's purse today!!

GREAT JOB!!!

Thank You to leaf rakers.

Thank You to charge conference participants.

Thank You UMW for helping with last week's gratitude lunch!

 

Prayer concerns

Medical:

Bob, Carol Graveman’s ncle.

Rick Vesley

Nava, Paul Ehrig’s sister

Paul Ehrig’s brother

Heather, Marilyn and Steve’s daughter-in-law, and unborn twins

Dee Stenzlen

Gary Neil

Evelyn Wininger

Mary Jans

Lindsey, Cliff’s relative

Joan, Dorothy Weltha’s friend

Yvonne, Mary Jans’s granddaughter

Shianne Klatt

Gary Graveman

Barb Brandt’s daughter Carie, in St. Louis

Brandi Yates

Jack Moore

Chris Cooper

Niki

Zach, Joan Fogt’s great-nephew

Paul, Dorothy Weltha’s brother-in-law

Randy Ohrt

Dale McIntyre

Carol Graveman’s family, Shirley and Laverne

Anita Greiner

Bonnie in Dubuque

April Neuman of La Porte City

 

Volunteers and sign ups

GREETERS: Quentin and Carol Mayberry

LITURGIST: Deb Oleson (NEXT SUNDAY: Julie Russell-Steuart)

ACOLYTES: Paige Adair and Emily Wrage (NEXT SUNDAY: Tyler and Randy Maifeld)

SCRIPTURE READER: Shawn Dugan (NEXT SUNDAY: Matthew Lawton)

KING’S KIDS MESSENGER: Tena Peters (NEXT SUNDAY: Sherris Brown)

OFFERING COUNTERS: Pat Bowen and Dorothy Weltha (NEXT SUNDAY: Natalie Glasener and Lois Knaack)

MEDIA ASSISTANTS: Dave Steuart and Jerry Clark (NEXT SUNDAY: Same)

STUDENT MEDIA ASSISTANT: Cameron Clark (NEXT SUNDAY: Same)

PARENT HELPERS: Jon Clark (NEXT SUNDAY: Same)

NURSERY ATTENDANTS: The Clark’s and Mandy Miller (NEXT SUNDAY: Lisa Swanson and Lynn Koenigsfeld)

 

December 13th--6pm

Christmas program!!! 

Last year was so much fun, let's do it again!

Each class, group, or family. . . come up with someting to share.

a skit

a reading

a song

something else. . .

Let Angie Brown know what you will be doing.

 

The Women at the Well congregation

was featured on WHO-TV's evening newscast on November 18, 2009.

 

 We still have one spot left to remove and replace Wetzel's floor on Saturday- Let me know if youi want to help.

 

Pot Luck and Hanging of the greens!!

This week after worship

don't miss this great time of fellowship!

 

TOWN HALL MEETING

On Monday November 23 at 5:30pm Project Radical will once again host a Town Hall Meeting. We encourage all youth 6-12th grade and their parents to join us at the High School.

We will have a soup supper from 5:30-6:30 and a program will follow immediately.

Speakers will focus on personal stories of the risk factors and consequences of bad personal choices. Many of which involved drug and alcohol abuse and addiction.

 

THANKSGIVING EVESERVICE AT UCC 7pm November 25th- Terry sharing the meditation, Joel Love leading music, Communion, God and you.

You don't have your Christmas shopping done yet?

Let me help.

Give a gift to your favorite charity and give the recipient a certificate or card describing the work that the charity does. Here are some of my favorites.

Of course your local church if always accepting gifts

Some of these will even send the acknowledgement to your selected recipient.

Merry Christmas!!

  Ministerial Education Fund

God “handed out gifts of apostle, prophet, evangelist, and pastor-teacher to train Christ’s followers in skilled servant work, working within Christ’s body, the church.” (Ephesians 4:11-12, The Message)

The purpose of the Ministerial Education Fund apportionment is to enable the Church to recruit and educate ordained and licensed ministers and to equip the annual conferences to meet increased demands for quality leadership. The MEF is nurtured and funded by United Methodists to provide vitally needed funds for the support of 13 United Methodist seminaries. MEF dollars are critically important to the life and mission of our United Methodist seminaries. For most of these schools, the church’s MEF disbursement accounts for approximately 12 to 20 percent of their annual budget.

“I’m very grateful because usually minority students don’t get the opportunity to become involved in the life of seminary because they are working full-time jobs and going to school just part-time. MEF opens the door for students like me to share our talents and gifts.”

- Jennifer Battiest

Encourage your local church to pay 100 percent of the Ministerial Education Fund apportionment. Pastors and teachers, evangelists and missionaries, chaplains and lay leaders are depending on your support. Indeed, the very future of The United Methodist Church depends on it too!

Thank you for supporting the Ministerial Education Fund!

For more information on Ministerial Education Fundscholarships and loans, please contact the General Board of Higher Education and Ministry.

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