Sunday:
*Children’s Christmas Program during worship & Soup Dinner following @ Salem.
Monday:
*Cards of Peace @ Salem – 8:00 A.M.*Christmas Potluck and Carol Singing @
Elberon, 6:00 P.M. Everyone is welcome.
Please bring food to share. Drinks and table
service will be provided.
Tuesday:
*Communion Service @ Keystone Care Center 9:45 A.M.
Wednesday:
*Prayer Time @ Salem – 9:00 A.M.*Morning Coffee Study @ Van Horne
9:30 A.M.
*Confirmation @ Van Horne – 3:30 P.M.
*JAMS @ Salem – 3:30 P.M.
Thursday:
*Coffee & Devotions w/ Rose @ Keystone Care Center – 9:45 A.M.
Saturday:
*Men’s Breakfast Study @ Salem – 7:00 A.M.
Expecting Reversal of
the Powers That Be.
Isaiah
and the Song of Mary tell us to expect God to turn the world order upside down,
for there is to be springs in the desert (Isaiah), and for the mighty to be
cast down, the lowly lifted up, and the rich sent away empty (Luke). James
reminds us to wait for such reversal with patient expectation and without
anxiety, like a farmer waiting for the crops to bring the harvest (James). And
Jesus assures the followers of John the Baptist that John’s confidence in
Jesus’ role was not misplaced, not with arguments but with a simple direction:
“Go and tell John what you have seen and heard here—blind people receive sight,
poor people receive good news, deaf people now hear, and dead people are
raised. The reversal hoped for was already happening everywhere around Jesus.
And it’s still happening today. May we have hearts to expect it, eyes to see
it, and lips to bear the good news!
LIFT UP IN PRAYER:
Larry Parizek (E), Barb (Kozlik) Petersen (formerly of VH), Lucylle Struve (VH), Evelyn Brecht (N), Elmer & Thelma Rohlena (N), Delbert and Barb Hastings (N), Steve Bridgewater (VH), Anamosa – Pastor Laurie Riley
Karen Wiese (E)
Keystone Care Center,
250 5th St.,
Keystone, 52249
(See complete listing
in newsletter)
COMING
UP:
Christmas
Eve Services:
Salem
– 5:30 and 10:00 P.M.
Elberon
– 7:30 P.M.
Coffee
& Devotions w/Rose @ Keystone Care Center, Thurs., Dec. 26 – 9:45 A.M.
Making
cards for “Cards of Peace” @ Salem, Mon., Dec. 30 – 9:00 A.M.
OTHER THINGS:
Attention Salem!
Due
to the devastation in the Philippines, the quarters collected during church
will be sent to the Philippines to assist the many needing fresh water. JAMS
and Sunday School kids will be collecting quarters through the end of December
as well as during our regular quarter collecting during the church service.
Salem
will be without a church custodian for the winter and the Trustees are hoping
interested individuals could assist by choosing a week to do the cleaning. A sign up sheet is posted on the bulletin
board.
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