I certainly appreciated all who came out to help decorate the church for the Home Tour last Saturday. It would have been a really cold job most all last week, so I was glad to get it done. Thanks also to those ladies who spent the afternoon giving the tour and fixing a beautiful table of cookies, etc. Last Sunday afternoon, a crew got the stable and pens set up for our annual Live Nativity Scene which will be going on Wednesday, December 17th between 6 and 7 p.m. We will also be having a free soup supper for the community during that time. At 7:00 that night, the children will present their Christmas program. Everyone is welcome and urged to come and invite someone to come with you.
There was a huge stack of boxes of gifts which will be given to the children in Mexico at the back of the sanctuary on Sunday. Folks are also shopping for gifts for families in our community who are needing help this Christmas with gifts for their children.
Christmas Eve services will be held again this year at the church at 7 p.m. Wednesday, December 24th.
On Wednesday, December 31st, New Year’s Even, Sheridan Christian Church families and guests will be reading through the Bible for 24 hours. A sign up sheet is at the back of the church for times. It will be starting at 5 p.m. and go to 5 p.m. New Year’s Day. The youth will have a lock-in that night, all night with games, fun, and God’s word for the whole family. See Bart Hinz, associate pastor, if you can help.
The big ice storm last year started on December 10th. It was a memorable one with electricity off for over a week for most of us. I hope and pray this winter will not be as bad as last.
We have several folks needing prayer this month, including Jerry Dignan, Richard Brand, Cheryl Allee, and Jay Sanders. Let’s remember our service men and women who are not able to be home for the holidays.
With all the parties, shopping, families getting together, let’s be sure to remember God’s greatest gift of His Son, which is the REAL REASON for the season.
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