Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,
Below is the latest on our
December Newsletter and Upcoming Events
Advent & Christmas Schedule
Weekday Classes
Looking Ahead
DECEMBER NEWSLETTER AND UPCOMING EVENTS
Our December newsletter is now available online! Click here to preview or download it in its entirety. A reminder that:
Paper copies of the newsletter are available for members and guests at the Welcome Center. We also continue to mail the newsletter to homebound members. If you want to continue receiving the newsletter, please contact Sandy Goodlander in the church office to make arrangements.
We also continue to post the newsletter and monthly calendars online at www.messiahgr.org/news.
Look for details on these items and more in the December newsletter:
Our special Advent and Christmas services (see below for the complete schedule)
Christmas poinsettia sign-ups and Holiday Basket donations are due by this coming Sunday, December 5th.
Advent Prayer Breakfast: Saturday, December 18th, 8:30 am.
Christmas Bake Sale: Sunday, December 19th. Contact Barb Brinkman for details.
ADVENT & CHRISTMAS SCHEDULE
Sunday worship and education continue on December 5th as follows:
The Divine Service at 8:30 and 11:00 am. The 11 am service will be livestreamed at:
Our website www.messiahgr.org
Our Facebook page www.facebook.com/messiahgr.
Sunday School at 9:45 am. Adults and children have a joint opening in the fellowship hall, then students have their lesson in the south downstairs classroom.
Bible Class led by Pastor Twietmeyer in the fellowship hall at 9:45 am.
Advent Midweek services begin this week and continue as follows (evening services will also be livestreamed):
Wednesday, December 1st at 11:00 am and 7:00 pm
(Spaghetti supper at 6:00 pm)
Wednesday, December 8th at 11:00 am and 7:00 pm
(Advent supper at 6:00 pm)
Wednesday, December 15th at 11:00 am
(Christmas Reflections service at 7:00 pm; cookies following the service)
And our schedule of special Christmas services is as follows:
Preschool Christmas Program: Thursday, December 9th, 6:30 pm
Christmas Reflections (Lessons and Carols): Wednesday, December 15th, 7:00 pm
Christmas Eve Communion Service*: Friday, December 24th, 3:00 pm
Christmas Eve Family Candlelight Service: Friday, December 24th, 7:00 pm
Christmas Day Communion Service: Saturday, December 25th, 10:00 am
New Year’s Day Communion Service: Saturday, January 1st, 10:00 am
*- Please note that the Christmas Eve Communion Service has been moved from 11:00 pm to3:00 pm on Friday, December 24th.
WEEKDAY CLASSES
Our weekday education offerings continue as follows during December.
Catechism for all ages, Mondays at 6:00 pm through December 22nd in the sanctuary.
CARES (Caring, Active, Reaching, Encouraging Sisters in Christ): A Martyr's Faith in a Faithless World, Wednesday December 1st & December 8th at 9:30 am in the north upstairs classroom.
LOOKING AHEAD
From Pastor Twietmeyer's December newsletter message:
"Dear Christians, behold, your King is coming to you. He is righteous and comes bearing salvation for the whole world. By devotion to prayer and the Word we prepare a royal highway for Him in our hearts. Of course, Jesus comes to us already, in the Lord’s Supper. So it is that prayer and devotion to the Word is the best way to prepare our hearts to receive Him rightly at the altar as well. In this way, Jesus comes to us in Word and Sacrament and brings light to our dark world. He guides our path through the darkness and enlightens our hearts. With this in mind we look forward to the second Advent of our King, the return of our Lord Jesus on the Last day."
Yours in Him,
Rick Krueger, Parish Assistant
