Newsletter

Hi Everyone!                                                                                              December 19, 2024
I hope you all are ready for Christmas. It will come whether we are ready or not I’ve come to know. I’ve been volunteering in a kindergarten classroom for the past few weeks. You don’t know energy until you spend an hour with a class of five-year-olds the week before Christmas! They are ready!
I hope you pray for students and teachers each time you pass by a school building. In these times those prayers are definitely needed.
Glenora reported that our profit from the Winter Festival was over $4,000. So much work was put into the festival and so many people stepped up. We appreciate each and every one of you.
The Wednesday Night Bible Study will take a few weeks off and will meet up again after the new year. I will let you know the exact day when I hear.
Our Candlelight Christmas Eve Service will be next Tuesday night at 6pm. Please ask your friends and family to attend with you and let’s fill the sanctuary. If you’d like to bring a few cookies or goodies to share, we will offer them before and after the service.
I received the best news this morning. Deanna Carr is going to be a grandma! Her son Derek and his wife Jamie are expecting a baby boy due in April! I know that they have all been praying for this for a long time. Congrats to the Carrs!
Lyna Wilkins’ granddaughter Emma who is 12 years old qualified for many events in the state swim meet in Oregon. Congrats Emma! Maybe one day we will see her in the Olympics. Wouldn’t that be cool?
Our own Nick Tompkins left for Basic Training with the Air Force this week in San Antonio, Texas. Speaking from experience, I know it will be a rough few weeks for him. I also know that Nick is strong and smart and he will be just fine. Keep him in your prayers. Congrats Nick, we are proud of you!
We have some prayer requests this week.
Chris Schoen passed away suddenly last week. He was the son of Barbara and Ron Schoen, former members of our congregation. He was the youngest of the 6 Schoen kids. Please pray for his family.
Lyna Wilkins’ niece Megan Palmer was first diagnosed with an aneurism and now knows that she has a mass on two different parts of her brain. Please keep praying for Megan and her medical team.
The Hood’s niece Meegan for whom we have been praying now knows that she has Lymphoma, a type of cancer. Please pray for a complete recovery for Meegan.
Keep Ed Parsons in your prayers please. He reports that he has bad days and good days. We pray for way more good ones!
Karen Sagehorn asks us to pray for her son and daughter in law. They desperately  hope to adopt a child in the near future. Please keep the whole adoption team involved in your prayers.
I received news today that Jim Moy has been having heart issues. He is stable now and is on some meds that seem to be working. Keep Jim in your prayers please. He says hi to all and that he prays for us!
This time of year, please pray for those who are struggling for whatever reason when everyone around them is celebrating.
We learned from our pastor’s sermon last week that salvation is: Coming home. Let that sink in for a minute. It’s comforting to me.
We hope to see you in church on Sunday and again on Tuesday. Let’s fill this place up!
Blessings,
Cris