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By Wy DECEMBER 2014 ISSUE 01 Pstor John 02 Around Church 04 Christ s Community & Connections 05 Birthdys Anniversries 06 Just for Kids 07 Serving Schedule PASTOR JOHN Der Friends, It s tht time of yer gin... lredy. I ve noticed tht older I get shorter yer gets. Perhps you hve noticed tht too. When we re young everything seems to tke so long, nd s we ge we keep wondering where time went. In next number of weeks we will be, both t home nd t church, looking towrd nd prepring for Christms. And before we know it dy of Christ s birth will hve come nd gone nd we will be on to or things. But we dre never forget wht our celebrtion of Christms is relly ment to prepre us for, PASTOR JOHN STENNFELD Pstor, Christ Lurn Church nmely Jesus 2nd coming. Looking towrd tht dy Pul sid tht time is short. In or words, it will be here before we know it, nd thus we should live ccordingly. We should spend our time, both before nd fter Christms, focused on things of God nd not engrossed in things of this world. The dys leding up to Christms tend to be time where things of this world tke precedence in our lives! My this not be cse for us. My we be church where Christ nd his deth nd resurrection lwys nd only hs precedence in our lives. My we be people where things of this world never supercede things of God. Hve blessed month, Pstor John R & R GROUP December 4th, strting t 11:30 m, is nnul R & R/Eunice Guild Christms prty. Plese join us for potluck lunch, gift exchnge nd fellowship. Bring min dish, side dish, sld or dessert to shre. Drinks will be provided. Our optionl gift exchnge is just for fun nd you cn t spend more thn $1.00 on ech gift. We will lso be collecting items to be donted to Food Bnk. Dontions of helthy, nonperishble food within expirtion dte or dontions of money will help provide food to fmilies in crisis in Austin re. Plese contct Jo Kutz (512-217- 0328) or Krine Richter (512-442-7724) if you hve questions.! EUNICE GUILD CHRISTMAS PARTY! The Eunice Guild will not gr for progrm during month of December. Insted, we will enjoy our nnul Christms Prty with R&R Group, on December 4th t 11:30 m. Plese continue to collect your Christms crd fronts, plstic bottle cps, cncelled stmps, nd Mites dur- 1
UNDAROUND AROUND ARO church ing month. Our next fring will be on Jnury 20, 2015, t noon in Room 7 & 8. All ldies re wrmly invited! QUILTING GROUP - All re welcome; no experience is needed. Join us on Thursdy, December 11th following Rev. Ziehr s Bible study clss. All types of mterils nd trims cn be reused for our quilting. The group is lso considering going out to lte lunch following meeting, detils TBD. Plese cll Krine Richter t (512) 442-7724 with questions. MEN S BIBLE STUDY Tim Ristow will continue to led us through AROUND AROUND AROUND me of being Bttle Redy. We meet on first Tuesdy of every month t 7:30pm in Christ s Workshop, this month s meeting will be on December 2nd. If you hve questions bout study contct eir Tim Ristow t tim.ristow@me.com or (512) 799-0450, or Jordn through church. God Bless nd we look forwrd to seeing you re! ASANTE AFRICAN CHILDREN S CHOIR Mrk your clendrs, cler your schedule, nd chnge your plns if necessry, so tht you cn be t Christ Lurn on Sturdy, Jnury 3rd, t 5pm to her mzing Asnte Choir. This children s choir from Afric is not to be missed. It will be tlk of congregtion for weeks to come. The dmission is free, so invite friend or reltive nd pln to rrive erly to get set. (A free will offering will be received to support this ministry.) (Below) Genesis Grdens Service Project SPECIAL SERVICES & PROGRAMS By Wy Our Plese mrk your clendrs nd pln to ttend specil services hppening t Christ Lurn in this seson of Christms. December 21st - 10:45m Children s Christms Progrm December 24th - 6:30pm Cndlelight Christms Eve Worship Service with Holy Communion December 25th - 10m Country Christms Dy Worship Service with Holy Communion Jnury 3rd - 5pm Asnte Africn Children s Choir 2
By Wy SENIOR FEST MAKING A (Above) Eunice Guild Gring DIFFERENCE! Sve Dte! Sturdy, Februry 7th, 2015 t Bethny Lurn Church. Cn seniors mke difference in our congregtions, our communities, nd our own lives? Keynote speker, Dr. Joel Heck, will remind us of how Mrtin Lur chnged world, s we pproch 500th nniversry of Reformtion in 2017. Workshop opportunities (3 this yer) will explore how we cn indeed mke difference in our lives nd lives of ors. FEED MY LAMBS UPDATE The sck lunch progrm (Below) Christms Créche hnded out 21 lunches during month of November. We continue to mke fresh sndwiches on lst Thursdy of ech month (this month s dte will be December 18 th s lst Thursdy in month flls on Christms Dy.) Our progrm cn lwys use supplies, so plese consider donting nonperishble sck lunch items, clothing, nd personl hygiene items. Plese contct church office with ny questions regrding Feed My Lmbs progrm. LAST CHANCE! POINSETTIA SIGN-UPS It is once gin time for our poinsetti orders! If you would like to purchse poinsetti (for $8.00 ech) to beutify snctury for our Christms services, plese fill out one of specilly mrked flower envelopes for Poinsettis (locted on tble in nrx) nd plce it in offering plte. Plese be sure to fill out envelope completely. Orders cn lso be plced by clling or emiling church office. Dedline for orders is NOON on Tuesdy, December 2 nd. 3
By Wy Visul Arts Cmp 2015 will be our fifth yer of Visul Arts Cmp t Christ, nd our first to offer fifth dy. Aspiring rtists will investigte 2D & 3D medi, imgine, nd improve, nd be inspired - ll t sme low cost for supplies of $50 per cmper per week. The CREATE Week 1 cmp will be Mondy-Fridy, July 6-10 for those just finishing K-5th Grde. The EXPRESS Week 2 cmp will be Mondy-Fridy, July 27-31 for those just finishing 4th-8th Grde. Both weeks re from 9m- 12noon. The dily mes will be Mondy - Drw, Tuesdy - Sculpt, Wednesdy - Pint, nd Thursdy - Collborte. On Fridy, cmpers will finish projects nd present Visul A.R.T.S (Artists Recognized 4 Their Superltives) Progrm. Registrtion forms will be vilble on Sturdy, Jnury 3. Plese contct Jordn for more informtion. Kingdom Quest nd The Story As we prepre for Christms Progrm, children will mke crfts during our Countdown to 12 Dys of Christms - Advent clendrs on Nov. 30, Advent wreths on Dec. 7, nd Christms ntivity sets on Dec. 14. During Youth Bible Studies, youth will wrp up discussions covering JORDAN BOESSLING Minister of Cretive Communictions & Community Connections book of Genesis from first three chpters of The Story Teen Edition DVD curriculum. Big Str 2014 Christms Progrm At Christ, we hve storied trdition of our young people telling Christms story through visul rts during our Christms Progrms. In 2014, our young people will present Big Str - ply tht portrys constelltions in Christms Eve night sky nd how ech cluster of strs points us to our Bright Morning Str, Jesus. Our prctices will be on Sundys, November 30 - December 21, t 9:30 m, with specil rehersl nd prty on Sturdy, December 20 from 9:30-11:30 m. If you would like for your children to be prt of ply, it is importnt tht y ttend ech of prctices to lern songs nd study script. We ll present ply on Sundy, De- cember 21 during 10:45 service, with Christms reception to follow. Plese contct Jordn for more informtion. Angel Tree Ornments nd Fmily Gift Project Thnk you for selecting ll 40 Angel Tree Ornments in support of children in Austin re who hve been removed from ir biologicl fmilies due to buse or neglect. By Sundy, December 7, plese remember to plce gifts unwrpped in bg or box, toger with Angel Tree Ornment nme tg, nd set under Christms tree in nrx. If you would still like to help, Fmily Gift Project is wonderful wy to bless Lurn Socil Service foster fmilies. Plese consider signing up to donte gift crd, for exmple to HEB, Trget, or Wl-Mrt, nd deliver it to Church Office. Plese contct Jordn with questions. Snctury Decorting On Sturdy, December 6, t 9 m, we will decorte our Snctury for worship services during Advent nd Christms. Mke this morning of fellowship nd service with our Church fmily prt of how your fmily celebrtes holidys every yer. Come on over to Christ to beutify God s house for seson by setting up wreths nd Ntivity sets nd stringing lights on Christms tree. Christms Croling On Thursdy, December 25, t 12 noon, fter our nnul Christms Dy worship nd fellowship time, we ll visit locl retirement center to bring gld tidings of Good News to ir residents by singing Christms crols. Loction TBD. Christms Crds nd Bottle Cps If you do not pln to keep Christms greeting crds you receive, plese consider cutting out cover picture of holidy scene nd recycling m to Church in Jnury 2015. With help from Eunice Guild, we re collecting se pictures, s y will be compiled into collge for our 2015 Christms Progrm - Hve You Seen Snt? The Lurn Women in Mission t Christ re lso chmpioning collection of cps nd lids (food, juice, milk, sports drinks, wter). During our 2015 Visul Arts Cmp, se will be re-purposed s mteril to mke mosic from. Plese contct Jordn with dontions for se cretive communictions projects. 4
By Wy DECEMBER BIRTHDAYS AND ANNIVERSARIES 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Milton Ihlo 12/1 Roy Pietsch 12/1 Esmerld Cno 12/2 John Anthony Montoy 12/2 Holly Herber 12/3 Ktelyn Richter 12/3 Robert Strit 12/3 Eric Hrrison 12/6 Mtw Ziehr 12/7 Crystl Aguiler 12/8 Ruth Fletcher 12/8 Crl & Genev Mensing 12/11/19530 Church Pictoril Directory In Jnury 2015, we will be producing new pictoril directory t Christ. Strting on Sundy, Jnury 3, re will be sign up sheet to set up n ppointment to hve your photo tken fter erly or lte services in Jnury nd Februry. Photos cn lso be tken by contcting Jordn nd mking n ppointment during weekly Church Office hours, or submitting to him photo vi hrd copy or by e-mil. In ddition, plese contct Aln to mke sure your contct informtion on file with Church Office is correct. The directory will be vilble, one copy per fmily, sometime fter Ester Sundy, April 5. Also, we will be updting our cdre of photos for birthdys nd wedding (Below) Prtnership for Children Dvid Emmert 12/14 Tim Ristow 12/14 Bline Brtels 12/16 Sonny & Phyllis Mitchell 12/17/19660 Jen Wiley 12/20 Bryn Montgomery 12/21 Ann Me Kubsch 12/25 Frnklin Richter 12/26 Json Reyes 12/27 Benjmin Schre 12/27 Jewel Anderson 12/28 LeeRoy Anderson 12/28 Cory Rbitoy 12/30 nniversries. We d like to continue to commemorte se celebrtions on Sundy mornings during nnouncement slide shows. Medi Just reminder tht we often tke photos, nd t times, video, of ministry events to put up round Church on screen on Sundys nd to post to web tht publicizes worship, service, fellowship, nd eduction life of Christ Lurn. Generl Plese contct Jordn with questions bout ny of se nnouncements. Be sure to check out Sundy Mornings Christin Eduction s well s Community Connections bulletin bords for more informtion on wht s hppening in se ministries. 5
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Serving in December 2014 8:15 10:45 Elders Bill Ashmore Tommie Crig Usher Cpt. Freddie Richter TBD December 7th Flowers: Given by Bynum fmily in honor of ir son, Colby, nd his 1st nniversry. Tellers: P. Bost/M. Moore Communion Guild: Alexnder 8:15 m Acolyte: Lector: Lucille Herrer 10:45 m Acolyte: Lector: Jne Crrion December 14th Flowers: Given in memory of Tom R. by Brbr Wilson Tellers: P. Bost/M. Moore Communion Guild: Wiley 8:15 m Acolyte: Lector: Chrles Knetzky 10:45 m Acolyte: Luren Chpmn Lector: Connie Ziehr December 21st Flowers: Given in honor of Betty Shw by her children Tellers: C. Knetzky/V. Knetzky Communion Guild: 8:15 m Acolyte: Ben Schre Lector: Clyton Pillck 10:45 m Acolyte: Jeremy Fulkner Lector: Norm Nnyes December 24th Christms Eve Acolyte: Seth Werchn Lector: Aln Werchn December 25th Christms Dy Service Lector: Gry Lippe December 28th Flowers: Given by Jen & Chuck Czzol Tellers: Communion Guild: 8:15 m Acolyte: Lector: Mrk Herber 10:45 m Acolyte: Aron McInvle Lector: Joe Cmpos If you cnnot serve s scheduled, it is YOUR responsibility to find replcement. If you know schedule chnge before 9:00 m on Thursdy of week you re scheduled, plese contct church office (442-5844) to inform secretry of chnge for Sundy bulletin. If problem rises on Sundy morning, plese cll office nd leve messge. Answer Key for Children s Puzzle (Pge 6)