Reaching Out to Share Christ with All
Did you know that you can have your weekly offering taken directly out of your bank account? It ensures that your offering continues even when you are not able to attend worship. If you would like to enroll, please fill out the Simply Giving form and bring it to the church office.
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Music ministries will be selling Halfway Creek Lutheran Church apparel with our new logo through Sunday, December 20th as a fundraiser for various audio visual projects. The order forms are available on the website, via email announcements, in the office, and on Sunday mornings. Please turn in orders and payment by 12/20.
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All of the tags have been taken off of the Caring Tree, so thank you! Please have them wrapped and placed under the tree by this Sunday, December 13. Thanks for supporting this outreach ministry for children in our community.
ShareEach year Halfway Creek participates in the Caring Tree ministry where gifts are purchased and given to those in our community. The Caring Tree is setup in the narthex with “gift tags” on it. Tags have age, gender and item suggestion for each child. There are 2 tags for each child, one for clothing item and one for fun item. Gifts should be $25 or less; you can take one or more tags. RECORD YOUR NAME & PHONE NO. next to the child’s tag number on the clipboard. Gifts should be wrapped with the tag on them and returned to church between Dec 5-13. Thanks for supporting this outreach ministry for children in our community.
Our Youth will host our 3rd Annual Santa shop on December 12, where our Sunday school students will have the opportunity to purchase gifts for friends and family. This will take place during the Christmas program rehearsal at 9:00 am.
If you would like to donate gently used items, please place them in the Santa shop drop off located by the downstairs elevator! Please no clothes unless costumes other examples; mittens, gloves, scarves, hats, socks, toys , jewelry, purses, backpacks, children & adult books, knickknacks, pet items, tools, coloring books, candles. Bring your friends, tell your neighbors, all are welcome to shop!
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Following our 10:30 service we will host a cookie walk. We welcome cookie donations of any amount – 1 dozen to 10 dozen, you decide. Cookies can be brought to the church basement on Sunday morning prior to the service. Cookies will be left in whatever container you bring them in during the walk. Be sure to label any containers you want returned and containers can be picked up after the walk. Thank you! You are not required to donate cookies to participate in the walk.
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The second & final set of quilts for this holiday season have been displayed. Bids will close when the bells ring on December 13, after 10:30 service at 11:40. Winners will be announced after the service in the Narthex. Winners must be able to pick up their quilts in the church office if they are not present at time of calling.
ShareThe Halfway Creek Quilters originally displayed 6 quilts for silent auction in the lobby. Due to popular demand, 6 more have been added! Winners will be announced Sunday, December 6 after 10:30 service in the Narthex for the first round of quilts, and the second round of winners will be announced of December 13.
Winners must be able to pick up their quilt in the church office if they are not present for the announcement. Thank you for supporting our ministries.
All youth are invited to join us at 6:00pm for our annual Christmas party and gift exchange.
It will be a fun white elephant gift exchange! Bring a random gift that costs no more than a dollar or you can bring something from home. Wrap it as you would like but NO NAME on it. We will play a game to see who ends up with the gifts…who knows what you will end up with???
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For the month of December, keep track of the days you’ve completed fitness activities (highlight, star, or cross off your calendars that you received in the most recent newsletter). If you’ve completed at least 10 activities during the month, fill out the online form or the forms located at church by the white tennis shoe at the entrance to the sanctuary. Also, if you have been active for at least 30 minutes for 10 days this month, you are also eligible for the drawing.
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At Christmas, we decorate the church in celebration of the Birth of our Lord Jesus Christ. We will now be taking orders for poinsettias. They are $14.00 this year. If you would like to present a poinsettia in honor, memory, or celebration of a person or event, please fill out the order form found in the bulletin and the December newsletter, or contact us.
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