Forty-nine Hams Delivered to Harvester Ave Food Bank
Aboite members donated forty-nine Christmas hams to the Harvester Ave Missionary Church Food Bank, and they were distributed to the people they serve last Wednesday.
“Dear Aboite Lutheran Church, It is with great appreciation that we thank you for your generousity in donating 49 hams to out church food bank. Many of these hams were given out on December 14th. Because of your generousity, many families who would have gone without a “special Christams meal” will now have one. We serve a very needy community, and sometimes their needs are overwhelming. Thanks for helping to lighten the load. God’s blessings on you at this Christmas season and always.” –Pastor Dave Binkley from Harvester Missionary.
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Successful AWANA Club Children’s Christmas Party
Last Tuesday was the AWANA Club Christmas party and it was a great success! Check out the photos online on our Facebook page. AWANA Club is our Tuesday evening children’s program. Games, bible time, awards and other activities transform our children’s program into a lively weekly experience where fun and learning go hand in hand. It’s not too late to get your child involved! Join us on Tuesday evenings at 6:30pm resuming in the new year on January 3.
Prayers of the Congregation
We pray for: A boyfriend who is an alcoholic, please give him the strength to want to change; A step dad to feel better struggling daily to breath; A struggling marriage; A friend who has lost a son; A troubled son, may he find his way back to the Lord; A husbands peace; The health of a newborn; Peace within extended family; A strong Christian to see her lies as sin and stop, so to have peace; Successful surgery & healing for Andrea; Minger/Kruse family as they mourn the loss of their father; A mother; Continued healing from anxiety; Guidance and peace ; Help to find forgiveness in a heart; Wisdom in business & social decisions; Safe travel for Ashley; Thicker skins and softer hearts for Lauren & Emily; A husbands cancer testing comes back negative; Continued health for a family and a job for a husband; A brother’s heart surgery, and healing afterward; Nonda as she undergoes radiation and chemotherapy, Jean’s mom as she may have her foot amputated; Chris as he seeks for guidance in his life-let Jesus lead him; Pam as she suffers from the loss of her dad; Drake to have a safe trip with his parents; Kellum family as they move to Texas; Guidance to a friend who is spiritually lost
Healing for: Jack & Betty Kast, and Debbie Starnes; Continued healing for Ron after a heart attack; Safe travel for family; Best friends marriage; A friends brother in law undergoing a quadruple bypass at 39 years old; A dad; Marcia who has throat cancer; A father in law who continues with his struggle against cancer; Seth Ziegel after a kidney transplant; A friend having blood transfusions; Faith who is having fainting spells
Thanks for: Healing, our military overseas, the leadership of our country; All our many blessings; Family; A great husband & children; Continued blessings; Thanks and praise for unexpected blessings; A wonderful family who loves each other; Financial blessings; A husband growing closer to You Lord and him recognizing his need for a Savior; Thanks for more open communication in a marriage
Rescheduled: CPR/First Aid Class Open to Congregation
If a colleague suddenly slumps over his keyboard and loses consciousness, would you know what to do until emergency medical services arrived? How about if a friend started choking on food and couldn’t breathe at a barbecue this summer? If you haven’t taken CPR training in the last few years, you might want to refresh your skills or learn them for the first time. Aboite is hosting First Aid and CPR training for our nursery staff and volunteers, and we’re opening it up to anyone who wants to attend. The training will be held by American Heart Association certified trainer Brian West on Thursday, January 26, 2012 from 6:00pm to 9:00pm at a cost of $30.00 per person. Please RSVP to tama@aboitechurch.org before January 22, 2012.
Remember Mission Kenya This Christmas
The end of the year is a great time to consider making a donation to our Mission Kenya project. Please prayerfully consider supporting either the Orphan Sponsorship Program or the Widow Shelter Project. Simply place a check in the collection basket with “Mission Kenya” in the memo section and we’ll get it to the right place. To learn more about our work with Mission Kenya to sponsor AIDS orphaned children in Kisumu, Kenya through Hope for the Destitute, see Rick Imel after a worship service, email rimel2@msn.com or find information online at http://hopeforthedestitute.org
Youth Group Informational Meeting December 8th
To all ALC youth: past, present and future! A new beginning is coming for our youth ministries. We will hold some informational meetings on Thursday evenings, beginning December 8, 2011 at 7:00pm, concerning the direction and look of where we’re headed. Regardless of your current involvement, you are important to us. We would truly value your input, thoughts and opinions as we move forward. I hope to get to know you and discover together where God will lead this youth ministry. I hope to see you at 7:00pm on Thursday, December 8. Contact dave@aboitechurch.org for more information.
Last Chance for Family Photos
There will be one more opportunity to have your free family photo taken and be in the spring 2012 photo directory. Fred and Marcia will be here on Monday, December 19, 2011 from 5:00-7:00pm anxiously waiting for you and your family. This will be a great opportunity while your college students are home for Christmas to get a great family photo taken. Please contact tama@aboitechurch.org to schedule your appointment today!
