Christmas Tree of Love Return the gift unwrapped in a Christmas-style gift bag to the church office. Please keep the ornament with the gift! If you are giving a gift card, please attach the receipt and/or the activation slip with the gift card. Adults’ gifts are due Sunday.

 

Call for Cookies!! We’ll have a special Christmas coffee time next Sunday. We are asking for cookie donations. They can be brought to the kitchen that morning by 9am.

 

Open Pickleball Anyone is welcome to come play in the gym Tuesdays at 7pm.

 

Snow Many Good Books! Slide into our Library and wrap yourself up in a good book. There’s a flurry of great titles for all ages! And no cold-shoulder for late returns. The Library is open between services on Sunday and on Wednesday evenings.

 

Fishnet is off now for a few weeks and will resume meeting January 15th. This group of amazing ladies meets on Thursdays from 9AM-12 noon at the home of Linda Beyer. They process large quantities of eyeglasses and sunglasses to be sent all over the world! If you would like to join them, please contact Linda.

 

Please remember to sign up for the Wednesday night meal no later than today to ensure we have enough food for Wednesday night.
Served: 4:45-5:45PM | Suggested Donation is $3/person or $10/family
Sign Up by Sunday: Welcome Table in the gym, in SBS class or call the office
Menu: Cheeseburger Casserole and the desserts you bring. Desserts are on a donation basis; feel free to share a dessert any time.
Special Needs: If you know of a shut-in or elderly person you would like to deliver a meal to, please sign them up and indicate “Shut-In”. Meals for special needs are free of charge.

 

GIFTS FOR KIDS IN HONDURAS! Our children’s Sunday School classes are collecting school supplies to bless the kids in Honduras. Donations can be brought to your child’s classroom Dec. 14 & 21. We are asking for the following:

 

New Our Daily Bread! Check out the Tract Rack & Welcome Table to pick up your new LARGE PRINT devotional for JANUARY| FEBRUARY | MARCH

 

LADIES’ BIBLE STUDY Sermon on the Mount – Starting January 13 & 14, 2026 – What if we navigated these three chapters in Matthew as they were originally heard? What if we read them as one cohesive, well-ordered message, intended to challenge us to think differently about what it means to be a follower of Jesus? Join us in this 9-session study, revised & updated, from Jen Wilkin as she invites you to do just that. Come and learn from Jesus, just as His disciples did. Books are available for pickup (suggested donation of $23). Sign up today in the main lobby! Nursery Available | Kids’ Jumpstart on Tuesdays. Rollout Registration Begins:

 

Baptism Sunday is Coming! January 11, 2026 – If you would like to take the plunge in following Jesus’ example, let us know on your connect card by December 28th!!!! You can also call the office at (570) 275-1511.

 

Bible in a Year Join the Bible Caravan in 2026! A group of us will be reading the Bible in chronological order in 2026. Read or listen to the fifteen-minute daily passage and connect with others online or in-person weekly to learn from each other. Interested? Contact Heath Mackley or check out Heath’s YouTube channel at youtube.com/@onegospel175.

 

Special Christmas Offering This special offering will be going towards the Honduras Mission Trip in January. Special Christmas envelopes are available in pews and near offering boxes. Please note “Honduras” on donations. This should be above & beyond your normal giving.

 

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Christmas Eve Candlelight Services – 5:30 (family-oriented) & 7:30 (traditional)

 

New Year’s Eve Bash – 7PM – Grab your warmest coat! Join us Wednesday, December 31st at 7PM for food (s’mores & cookies), hot cocoa, fun, music and a short devotional. Rain or shine! Then a big fireworks display, weather pending!!