Prayer Requests
Place in the offering boxes near the Worship Center doors or at the Welcome Center. □ For Prayer Team □ Confidential
Looking Ahead
This Week At ACV:
Sunday - May 7th
8:45 AM Worship Team Rehearsal - WC
10:00 AM Sunday Service - WC
Monday - May 8th
5:30 PM Workday Makeup
Tuesday - May 9th
9:00 AM Women’s Prayer Group - C
7:00 PM Elder Meeting - GR
Wednesday - May 10th
7:00 PM Youth Group - SC
7:00 PM Adult Bible Study - D
Saturday - May 13th
7:00 AM Men’s Group - CR
May 8th Workday Makeup
May 9th Elder Meeting
May 17th Baccalaureate
May 18th
J.O.Y. Group Lunch
May 20th Dinners Of Six
Next Sunday, May 14th, 2023
Greeters: Harold & Kathryn Jones
Nursery: Brandi & Charli Hacken
Jazmyn Adams
Children’s Church: Vermae & Merlyn Matheson
Stewardship
Attendance
WC- Worship Center GR- Great Room CR - Conference Room D- Classroom D SC - Student Center C- Classroom C
5- Classroom 5
Comments:
Our Staff: Jeff Naegelen, Lead Pastor - jeff@stcroixalliance.com
Chris Folkestad, Co-Lead Pastor - chris@stcroixalliance.com
Brandi Hacken, Administrative Assistant - office@stcroixalliance.com
Thank you for your faithful generosity! At this time, we encourage online giving, USPS mail or you may use the boxes near the entrances to the Worship Center.
Welcome to Alliance Church of the Valley! We’re glad you’re here.
10:00
Cry Room/Nursing Mother s Room A glass enclosed sound proof room is available at the back of the upper level of the worship center for parents with children or nursing mothers. It contains a direct audio feed from the sound booth.
2023 Koinonia Café Open
AM Worship Service
Nursery: 10:00 AM Our well staffed nursery is available on the upper level across from the Worship Center doors for children who are infants to 36 months.
Children s Church 10:00 AM provides an age appropriate learning environment for our families in Classroom #3 on the lower level. Kids age 3 – 6 years old are welcome to participate. Please arrive prior to the start of service.
Sermon Series: The Blessed Life
Sunday, May 7th, 2023
Text: Matthew 5:5-6
Title: Meek Is Not Weak
Pastor: Pastor Jeff Naegelen
Connecting with our Church Family Communion Service
At ACV we observe Communion the first Sunday of the month. If you have accepted Jesus as your Lord and Savior we invite you to partake in Communion with us. For those with gluten sensitivities please take from the center cups.
Dinners Of Six
Back by popular demand! The Women’s Ministry will be doing another night of Dinners of Six on May 20th. There are signup sheets located at the Welcome Center if you are interested in participating or hosting.
Work Night
Our Trustees will be holding a work night tomorrow, Monday May 8, starting at 5:30 p.m. Outdoor projects include: removing sticks and limbs from campus lawns, parking lot pothole repair, relocating soccer goals, replacing railroad ties, installing parsonage gutter guards. Please bring your shovels and rakes
Joy Group Lunch
Garden Helpers
We would like to introduce our new Lead Church Gardener, Trish Johnson. We appreciate you taking on this new responsibility in making our gardens looks beautiful. If you are interested in being one of the helpers this summer on the schedule rotation, please signup at the Welcome Center.
Wednesday Night Study
Pastor Jeff Naegelen began a Wednesday Night Adult Study this last week. It’s a study called “Thriving in Babylon” a short study on the book of Daniel. We will be meeting Wednesday at 7:00 pm in classroom D. Everyone is welcome.
Newcomers Lunch
If you are new to Alliance Church of the Valley and have made it your home we are inviting you to lunch with the Pastors and the church staff. Please join us today after the service, in the Student Center for a free lunch and fun fellowship.
Looking For Help…
Calling All Creatives!
Get out your paints, crayons, markers, even your camera’s, we need YOU! We would like you to help create the image for the Sunday Bulletin throughout the summer. The theme is “Summer at ACV” Please return all entries to Brandi’s desk by May 28th. Entry forms are at the Welcome Center.
Connected With The Alliance
Whether you’re a longtime member of the Alliance or new to our community, subscribing to Alliance Life Magazine is a great (and FREE) way to stay connected with our work around the world. Learn more about our international works as they share the love of Christ with others around the world For your free subscription, go to: cmalliance.org/resource
Connecting with the Community FMSC
Youth Ministry
Summer Fun
To keep updated with all the summer activities please get a Youth Group Summer Calendar at the Welcome Center.
Youth Group
This is the last week of Youth Group. We will be playing Ultimate Frisbee and grilling out, to close up the season. Please meet us at 7:00 pm on the field.
Graduating Seniors
We are currently collecting Graduation
Open House information for those who would like to be included in our Open House List. If you would like to have your information listed, please get all the information to chris@stcroixalliance.com before May 16th.
Baccalaureate
Connection Card
Please sign, tear off, and place in the offering.
□ 1st time guest
□ 2nd time guest
□ 3rd time guest
□ Regular attender
□ Member
□ Visiting with family/friends
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Address/Phone
VISITORS
- We are so glad you’ve come this morning to seek the Lord Jesus Christ and worship Him together with us. Please take a moment to complete the Connection Card attached to this worship folder. After doing so, tear it off and bring it to the Information Center in the lobby to receive a complimentary gift bag and information about the ministries of our church.
Just Older Youth (55+)May 18th will be the next get together and will be a catered event. Free will donations will be used to cover expenses. Signup sheets are available at the Welcome Center.
The trustees will be residing the church exteriors this summer and are looking for people who are willing and able to help. If you are interested in this project please signup at the Welcome Center.
We are so grateful for everyone who came and setup, packed meals, and cleaned up during the Polk County FMSC Pack Weekend. Thanks to all of your help there was enough to feed 362 kids for a year! Thank you.
Open Arms Dinner
Our next Open Arms Dinner will be May 25th in the Great Room from 5:00-6:30 pm. If you would like to donate non-perishable food items for the giving table please bring them to the office. Thank You!
The community is invited to join in celebrating the graduates of St Croix Falls, Osceola, and Valley Christian School on May 17th at 7:00pm at Peace Lutheran Church in Dresser.
Children’s Ministry
Vacation Bible School
VBS will be July 10th-14th. Registration will be opening soon. The theme for this year is “Stellar.” If you are interested in volunteering with this amazing program please sign up at the Welcome Center.
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