January Collection - Roanoke Apostolic Christian Nursing Home

Sunday, 1/11 - 

• Second Service - Frank plans to give a talk on “A Parable of the Two Lost Sons”
• Lunch provided by Sam & Emily Wettstein

Young Group:

• Tuesday, 1/13- Singing at Roanoke Nursing Home at 7pm.
• Friday, 1/16 - Games with the Nursing Home Residents

Welcome to Zach and Kayla Mangold as they are moving back to the area and plan to make Roanoke their church.

Please pray for Frank and Nate as they leave for the Elder Forums on Sunday.

The Nursing Home is looking for volunteers to make homemade snacks to be passed out to the residents between meals. Snacks can include (baked goods, fruits, veggies etc.) We would need 2 dozen snacks to be dropped off by 1:00pm on the date of your sign up. If you would like to volunteer, please use this link to select a date.  https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C044EAEA92BAAFCC25-61513936-homemade

Ladies Coffee will be on Saturday, January 31st. Arrival time is 9:00 am and it will end at 10:30. The theme is "O Taste and See that the Lord is Good". All ladies age high school and up are welcome to attend. Please see the attached flyer for information about a collection for the RB Hope Center. Please sign up at Ladies Day 

Signup Link

We have open seats on the bus for the annual Bible Class ski trip to Cascade Mountain on January 31 so please sign up if you’d like to join us! 

• Bus Leaves: 5:00 am from Roanoke Benson High School parking lot and we hope to be back by 10 pm.
• Please purchase your own tickets and rentals on-line and it MUST be done in advance as there is limited availability. (Sometimes the weekends sell out.) https://www.cascademountain.com/
• Click the link below to reserve your seat on the bus: Bible Class Ski Trip Signup Link
• Contact Susan Bertschi at 309-256-0014 for questions or details. 

Information Request - When you have a child newly engaged, please contact Julie Lindberg with names of bride and groom and the date they are getting married to keep our bulletin board updated.

Looking Ahead

• Saturday, 1/31 - Ladies Coffee

National Church

• Anabaptist Fellowship Event - 1/31/2026 at 6pm, Washington Apostolic Christian Church - an evening to discuss the impact of the anabaptist movement and the value it holds for us today.
• AC Central
• Around the Table - In, but not of, the world - Replay
• Breaking Bread - One Tip for Human Growth: Measuring Up from the Bottom
• Past Events - General Conference 2025

Other Ways to Learn and Serve

• GriefShare Program starting Monday, January 12th - This is a faith-based, 13 week program designed to help grieving spouses, children and parents navigate the grief journey. It is held at the Goodfield Fellowship Hall Gathering Room from 6:30-8:30 each Monday evening. You can find information at griefshare.org.