January 7, 2024 Bulletin Announcements
Announcements
Note: Pastor Mark will be leaving for Ethiopia on Thursday. In addition to teaching the seminarians, he will preach on the two Lord’s Days he is gone and present seminars with pastors in other cities on the topic of “Christ-Centered Preaching.” You can keep up with his updates during the trip on our church website under the “Updates” tab. You can also go directly to his posts by going to africa.markgroen.me in a web browser.
Prayer Concerns: While Pastor Mark is away (January 11-27) please contact one of the calling Elders.
Looking for donations of Auction Items: Edge Youth is having a live auction January 10th to help raise funds for their summer trip to RYM Colorado! We are looking for items to be auctioned off. Do you have any home made goods, handmade items, special trades you're known for, or new items that we can auction off? Talk to Mark or Diane Brockberg by January 3rd.
EDGE Youth Supper/Auction: Come support Edge Youth on January 10th for a Pulled Pork Meal (free will donation) served from 5:00-6:30 p.m. Live donation auction starting at 6:30 p.m. Join in for fellowship & fun while supporting Edge Youth. Funds raised go towards their summer trip to Reformed Youth Ministries in Colorado.
Dwell in the Word: Pastor Mark has edited and retooled the teaching from his Dwell in the Word videos on Philippians into a short devotional book. You can get a copy at the Welcome Desk for $5.00. “Dwell in Philippians” is also available on Kindle for $2.99.
Hope Haven’s Dueling Duo’s: Come enjoy a Dueling Piano show on Thursday, January 11 at the District in Sioux Falls featuring Andy and Ryno! This is the perfect event to enjoy some great music requested by the audience, spend the night with your friends, and support Hope Haven! Doors open at 7:00 p.m. and the show begins at 8:00 p.m. Purchase tickets at hopehaven.org/events.
Christmas Decorations: The decorating team could use your help taking down and putting away Christmas decorations on Sunday, January 14. Thank you.
Upcoming Dates:
January 10 - EDGE Youth Auction
January 26-27 - Rivers and Lakes Presbytery Meeting at First Presbyterian Church in Waukegan, IL (Friday) and Hope Evangelical Presbyterian Church in Grayslake, IL (Saturday).