Welcome to our Guests: Welcome in the Name of Our Blessed Lord!
We are pleased that you are gathered with the Faithful around the
Gospel in Preaching and the Sacraments. If you are visiting with us
for the first time, please sign our guest book along the back wall
and introduce yourself to Pastor Wegener before or after the
service. Our facilities are for your use. The bathrooms are located
near the North entrance at the top of the staircase. The ushers are
ready to assist you in any way possible.
In our prayers today- Alise Williams, Sylvia Nordbrock, Rev. Don
Poock, Mike Batt, Lucinda Peters and Hershel Vaughn (Keith
Macomber's brother-in-law).
Offering envelopes for 2010 are located on the table in the fellowship
hall. If you don't have an envelope, but give regularly (whether you
are a member or not) we would like to offer you an envelope, please
leave your name in the office.
All voting members of the congregation are urged to attend the
Annual Meeting next Sunday at 11:15 a.m. Several important items
are on the agenda including the election of congregational officers
and the 2010 operating budget. If you are not a voting member, but
would like to be, please talk to Pastor Wegener or Tim Gamble.
January Newsletters are available for you to pick up today. They can
be found on the table in the gathering area. Be sure to pick up yours
as well as one of someone who isn't here this morning so that you can
deliver it to them this week.
The February Newsletter Deadline is Tuesday, January 12. Please have
all information and articles to the church office by noon on Tuesday,
January 12.
The January meeting of the Women's Evening Guild will be at the
Chuck Wagon Restaurant, 2627 Center St., CF at 5:30 p.m. this
Thursday, January 7. All women of College Hill are invited to attend,
so come and enjoy food and fellowship.
Sunday, January 17, is the date for the Welcome Back Potluck. Drinks
and table service will be provided by the Women's Bible Study
members, hosts for the meal. College Hill family members are asked to
bring two dishes to share. Single members are asked to bring one dish.
Outreach: Luke 2:40-52: When Jesus was twelve years old he was in
the temple listening to the teachers and asking them questions. This
learning experience helped to equip Him to proclaim boldly the good
news of forgiveness and salvation for sinners. Today we continue to
come to the Lord's house to worship and learn to become more
effective in our witness of what Jesus means to us.
Building Healthy Families: "The difference between the right word and
the almost right word is the difference between lightning and a
lightning bug." (Mark Twain). When talking with your spouse, take time
to think about what you want to say before you say it. There are a
hundred ways to say the same thing. Choosing the right words can
make all the difference. Lutheran Family Service of Iowa 800-622-7285
Stewardship Thought: Ephesians 1:3-14: In Jesus God has chosen us to
be His followers and children who do the right things for the right
reasons, and delight in doing so. What an encouragement for us to
grow spiritually in our journey of life and use everything God has
blessed us with to His glory and the good of those around us.
Life Quote: "When we view abortion through the lens of our Christian
faith, we do not see a moral issue that needs correcting or a political
issue that needs strategizing. We see a spiritual issue that takes priority.
The child in the womb belongs to God, formed by His hands and
purchased by His blood. Abortion not only assaults human life, it
assaults the Creator and Redeemer of human life." Rev. Dr. James I.
Lamb, executive director of Lutherans For Life This "Life Quote" is from
Lutherans For Life - www.lutheransforlife.org.
