Prayer Requests
Place in the offering boxes near the Worship Center doors or at the Welcome Center.
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Looking Ahead
This Week at ACV:
Sunday - October 16th 8:45 AM Worship Team Rehearsal - WC 9:00 AM Sunday School 10:00 AM Church Service - WC
ACV Fall Work Day Open Arms Dinner Trunk-Or-Treat J.O.Y. Group Lunch
Tuesday - October 18th 8:00 AM Classical Conversations 9:00 AM Women’s Prayer Group - C Wednesday - October 19th 6:45 PM AWANA 7:00 PM Youth Group - SC 7:00 PM Adult Bible Study-D Thursday - October 20th 1:00 PM Women’s Bible Study - SC Saturday - October 22nd 7:00 AM Men’s Group - CR 8:00 AM Church Work Day WC-Worship Center CR-Conference Room SC-Student Center
GR-Great Room D-Classroom D C-Classroom C
Our Staff: Comments:
October 22ndOctober 27thOctober 30thNovember 17th-
October 16th 2022
Jeff Naegelen, Lead Pastor - jeff@stcroixalliance.com Chris Folkestad, Co-Lead Pastor - chris@stcroixalliance.com Brandi Hacken, Administrative Assistant - office@stcroixalliance.com
Next Sunday, October 23rd, 2022 Greeters: Jim & Lonnie Segelstrom Nursery: Sharon Barczak Children’s Church:
Stewardship Update Attendance for October 9th, 2022 Service: 249 Giving for October 9th, 2022: General Fund Weekly Budget
$
11,604.21
General Fund Giving
$
7,505.00
Missions Giving
$
780.00
Year to Date Missions Giving
$
6,865.00
Last Year to Date Missions Giving
$
5,638.00
General Fund Budget (thru 10 wk)
$ 116,042.89
General Fund Offerings (thru 10 wk)
$
91,843.10
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.
Alliance Church of the Valley | 1259 State Road 35, St. Croix Falls, WI 54024 715-483-1100 | stcroixalliance.com | Alliance Church of the Valley
Welcome to Alliance Church of the Valley! We’re glad you’re here.
2022 Koinonia Café Open
10:00 AM Worship Service 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.
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 Sermon Series: Mission Emphasis 2022 Sunday, October 16th Text: Colossians 1:1-14; 2:1-5; 4:16-18 Title: Being Present When You Can’t Be Present Speaker: Pastor Jeff Naegelen
Mission Emphasis
Faith Promise Cards Each year, we collect Faith Promise cards that indicate individuals intentions for supporting the Great Commission Fund. We ask that each family prayerfully consider supporting the Great Commission Fund. This fund is what helps to support the missions efforts around the world through the Christian and Missionary Alliance. After consideration, you can turn your faith promise card in by placing it in the offering boxes located by the doors of the Worship Center. Thank you for your support of Alliance Missions!
Connecting with the World Love Offering We are still collecting a love offering this week for our special guests. The funds will be used for outdoor equipment for their outdoor club. Please designate the gift “Spain Love Offering.”
Connecting with our Church Family
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.
Women’s Sunday School Ladies, are you journeying through a challenging season? Do you need a fresh word of promise to light your path? Good news! Beginning October 23, Cami Bevens is hosting “40 Verses to Ignite Your Faith,” a book by Laurie Polich Short. There’s a sign-up sheet at the welcome center, so please sign up so we can order the correct amount of books. See you there!
Financial Update Thanks to you and for giving of your tithes and offerings, we are able to provide many wonderful ministries to our church family and community; ministries like Sunday school, AWANA, Youth Group, Children’s Church, weekly worship services in our beautiful facilities, and outreaches like Trunk or Treat. Our pastors and Elder Board leaders are praying for all of Pastor Appreciation you and the current financial After service today we will be situation, with inflation and serving cake and coffee in the rising costs of everything, it Great Room to celebrate Pastor Appreciation. Please come enjoy can be challenging. As we pray and show appreciation to Pastor for you and trust God to provide for your needs, we ask Jeff and Pastor Chris. that you pray for our church and our financial situation. We Parsonage Windows Fund As we pray and anticipate another are currently $24,000 behind budget after only 10 weeks into Youth Pastor in the near future, we would like to accomplish some our new fiscal year, which is 18% down from last year. If much needed repairs and God impresses upon your renovations to the parsonage. There are several major projects heart/mind to give, the offering to be done, but the first priority is boxes are located near the exit replacement of the large windows, doors. Again, we are grateful for each person in our church with costs around $34,000. We family, and blessed by your have a special designated fund set up above our normal general faithful generosity over the years. fund of tithes and offerings. Please consider donating to this special project labeled Building Completion Fund. Thank you. Church Work Day Fall work day will be October 22, from 8am-noon. We are looking for A LOT of people willing to help with different projects around and in the church. Everything from lawn and garden care, cleaning indoor and outdoor, the Student Center Parking Lot and more! Even if you can only be there for part of the morning your help is greatly appreciated.
Sunday School Starting today we have many options for Sunday School from 9:00-9:45am. There are options for pre-K-5th grade, Middle School and High School, and 3 different options for adults. There are descriptions and signup sheets at the Welcome Center.
Connecting with the Community
Trunk-OR-Treat We will be hosting a TrunkOR-Treat event Sunday, October 30th from 3:006:00pm. If you are interested in hosting a trunk, or volunteering in a different way there are signup sheets at the Welcome Center.
Open Arms Dinner Our next Open Arms Dinner will be October 27th from 5:006:30pm. The dinner menu is Homemade Chicken Noodle Soup (with home made noodles!!) or Beef and Vegetable Soup, Sandwiches, Salad, and Cherry Cobbler. We are also accepting donations, so please designated the amount on your checks or giving envelopes marked “Open Arms.”
Children’s Ministry
Get ready, kids! The kids Christmas play this year is going to be, "You Can't Have Christmas Without..." We would love for you to be a part of it! Auditions will be Saturday, October 30th at 11:00 am. The show will be performed in Church on December 18th! For more information, contact Rachel Madrigal at rachelmadrigal@gmail.com. AWANA We have been so blessed with the amount of children enrolled this year that we can’t take anymore clubbers. There is an online waitlist. We are still looking for adult volunteers, if you can help please contact Sharon Barczak.
Youth Ministry
Youth Group Wednesday, October 26th will be Small Group Night. Students should check with their leaders for the location and time of their gathering.
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 □ New Address/Phone #/Email Name_______________________________
Address_____________________________ City/State____________________________ Zip__________Phone__________________ Email:_______________________________
□ Jr./Sr. High □ College, 18-24 □ 20-30’s
Age Group
□ 40-50’s □ 60-70’s □ 80+
Name(s) of children living at home and ages: ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ I’d like information on…
□ How to begin a relationship with Christ □ How to become a member □ Youth Ministries □ Children’s Ministries □ Small Groups (Life Group) □ Interested in Baptism □ Women’s Bible Study □ Men’s Ministries □ Music Opportunities □ I’d like to talk to a pastor □ I’d like to subscribe to the newsletter □ Volunteering in :______________ □ Other__________________________
10/16/22