WEEKLY ANNOUNCEMENTS
Goodbye celebration for Stinemans, Sunday, December 21 @ 5:30 pm.
Catered dinner and program. Please RSVP HERE by December 17th.
• We are making a memory book for Jordan, Caitie and the kids. If you would like to be included, please write a letter, a prayer for their next season, or a story of how God has used them in your life and include a photo of you/your family. Please send your letters to Lisa at lisa@12thave.org by December 17th.
• We will have a photo slideshow at the celebration. Please send any photos you would like to share to Emily Prouse at emprouse@gmail.com by December 17th.
Congregational Meeting - A meeting to adopt the 2026 local ministry budget and elect officers for next year will be held at 7:00 pm in rooms 5/6 on Tuesday, December 9th. While only church members have voting privileges, everyone is encouraged to attend.
Joyland Christmas Musical - The Children's Ministry will be performing their production of Joyland on December 14th at 6:00 pm in the South Building. Come and see what the kids have been working on to bring us into the heart of the Christmas Season!
BETO Junction Cookies - It's cookie time again! We need cookies or prepackaged snack donations (Cookies, peanut butter and crackers, cheese and crackers, etc.) for the BETO Junction Truck stop. There will be a sign-up sheet for anyone who would like to make cookies at the Connect Center (info desk). The cookies or donations will need to be turned in to the church office on Monday, December 22nd. We will also be putting the cookies together that day and anyone willing to help, please let us know or sign up Sunday. We did over 100 plates last year and hope to do more than that this year! Thank you for helping to serve this ministry.
NAVIDAD CON JESUS - It is that time of year! United in Christ Ministries will send a team from Kansas to help distribute gift bags at the ministry locations in Mexico. The PACKING PARTY will be Saturday, December 13th, 2:00 - 4:00 pm in the West Building to put bags together for distribution on the Christmas mission trip.
WAYS YOU CAN HELP!
1) Purchase items and bring them to the church by Monday, December 8th.
2) Build your own bag. Pick up a two-gallon bag from the Connection Center and put together a bag for a certain age/gender of child. Completed bags can be turned in at the church office or south building lobby until December 18th.
3) Give a financial gift. If you would prefer to send a financial gift, make gift checks to UICM – Navidad con Jesus or purchase a Wal-Mart gift card. Drop gifts off at the church office for UICM.
4) Come to the packing party on Saturday, December 13th and help pack bags! Thank you for supporting this mission! If you have any questions, please contact uicmwks@gmail.com.
First Service Time Change – Beginning January 4, 2026, first service will start at 9:00 a.m. every Sunday. We are growing and our parking lot is often full when people begin to arrive for second service! We hope the extra 15-minute window will make for a smoother transition. Second service will continue with the 11:00 am start time.
New Email/Text Communication Platform - In January, we will be changing our email and communication platform for churchwide messages. We will provide more info in the coming weeks, including how to sign up to receive texts. This change is intended to give us more options and flexibility when communicating with the church body.