Sunday, December 6, 2020

 Good morning and welcome December.

 Here are some December blessings I found and thought I would share.    ~Mindy

 Be present.

Let the day flow with grace.

Expect joy. Be positive

Serve with compassion.

Speak only kindness.

Impart only love.

Never forget you're not alone.

Give thanks for everything.

See goodness in others.

              ~ Mary Davis 

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 December 5-6

Please pray for all our congregation and their families that they will be safe from harm and sickness.
Pray for the family of Mike (Whitey) Teachout. He was on the Fremont County Fair Board with Jo Ann. He died of Covid at the age of 63.
Pray for Stacy Burge and her family. Her father passed away.
Pray for the family of Dale Rogers.
Pray for Kristin Handy.
Pray that the Covid vaccine will work and the distribution will go well.
Pray that we will be able to find meaningful and enjoyable ways to celebrate Christmas despite the Covid limitations.

Beth Lueth's daughter, Lacey, and her husband have moved into their forever home near Percival. It is where Barb and Lynn used to live. 

Birthday greetings to Ethan Burge on the 10th and Dale Pritchett on the 12th.

This is the second Sunday of Advent when we light the Bethlehem candle. I encourage you to read Luke 2:1-7.      

Here are the songs/videos for this week.   ~Mary Zach

O Little Town of Bethlehem 

Oh Holy Night 

Silent Night 

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 Looking through past photos of church and church gatherings, I thought it might be nice to share one or two every Sunday, calling it, "Captured Moments from the Past."
Here's today's captured moments...

Some of our decorated trees over the years...

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 Sharing this news story from KETV NewsWatch 7

Volunteers and students in Hamburg, Iowa, help build home for flood survivors. 

Click HERE to watch.

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 Percy's Tidbit

Christmas is not as much about opening our presents as opening our hearts. ~ Janice Maeditere

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As we start the new week, with Covid and a lot of other things on our mind, let us remember this thought:

One day at a time is all we should be dealing with.  We can't go back to yesterday and we can't control tomorrow.  So live for today. 

 

Have a good week everyone.