November’s Collection - Gateway Woods

Sunday, 11/19

• Memorandum Second Service - Bro. Jeff Wiegand will be with us for reading of the Memorandum.
• Lunch Provided by Keith and Hannah Wettstein

Thursday, 11/23 - Thanksgiving Service - no Wednesday night service on the 22nd.

Sunday, 11/26   Service at the Peoria Rescue Mission -  Will depart from the west parking lot at 7:15 and would welcome any to join us to help with the singing.  Please contact Tim or Linda Martin if you have questions.

Annual Church Caroling will be Sunday, December 3rd  - We will meet at the fellowship hall at 4:00.  To RSVP attendance, please sign up on the bulletin board in the middle of the back hall and indicate if you are both singing and eating or just joining us for the meal. There will not be an online sign up for attendance this year. To help set up, serve, and bring food please click on the following link: Church Caroling -set up, serve, bring food Signup Link

Thursday December 7th, Helping Hands will be meeting from 9am-3pm. Lunch will be provided by the committee. For planning purposes, we would like people to contact Rita Schwind if they are planning on coming. We would love to see as many people as possible as we will be working on items for the Roanoke food pantry and the Rescue Ministries.

2024 Lunch & Call List Updates - Anyone wanting to have their name added or removed from the Sunday Lunch Serving List  or Funeral Call List should contact Cheryl Baurer (309-645-7505) by 12/1/23.

Dinner Fund Donations - The Dinner Fund is used to buy weekly supplies for lunch, funerals & many other activities. Any donations to this fund would be appreciated. Please place your donation in one of the wooden boxes located on the wall in the Dining Room or mail your check to Brad Baurer.

Looking Ahead

• Sunday, 12/3 - All Church Christmas Caroling 
• Wednesday, 12/6 - Business Meeting
• Sunday, 12/10 - Sunday School Christmas Program
• Wednesdays 12/13 and 12/20 - Prairie Chorister/Youth Choir Christmas Programs
• Saturday, January 27th - Benefit for Dustin Hodel - More details to come later.

National Church

• Volunteers are needed for Disaster Rebuilding in USA from Jan. 7 - March 22. Online registration is required for all team members and opens at noon Central time on Wednesday, November 15th at www.harvestcall.org.
•  2024 Cultivating Connections Marriage Conference will be February 2nd-3rd in Rittman, OH hosted by ACCFS. The theme is Knowing God in Marriage and registration is required. More information as well as registration can be found at www.accounseling.org/marriageconference2024 .
•  ABIDE: 3 Week Discipleship Training - will be May 11-31, 2024 in Peachtree City, GA. Intentional time to cultivate your discipleship to Jesus and be equipped with the tools to invite others to be His disciples.  For more information, go to https://accounseling.org/abide-3-week-discipleship-training/
• AC Central
• Core Doctrine: The Trinity (1 of 2) - Around the Table
• God’s Intention for Beauty - Part 1 - Breaking Bread
• Brotherhood Conference - Talks are available on Past Events

Other Ways to Learn and Serve

• Red Cross Blood drive will be held on Tuesday Dec 12th at the Roanoke Park Building from 12:30 to 5:30. Donors can sign up by calling or texting Julie Blunier at 309-712-7491 or going to www.redcrossblood.org. 
• MEALS ON WHEELS program has a need for drivers. They need drivers for Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays and people willing to fill in as needed. You can drive weekly or only 1-2 days a month. For more information please contact Kathy Bowald at 309-224-8961. 
• Perspective Class at the Goodfield Fellowship Hall starting in January. https://perspectives.org/courses/goodfieldil-s24/