Prayer Requests
Place in the offering boxes near the Worship Center doors or at the Welcome Center.
□ For Prayer Team
□ Confidential
This Week at ACV:
Sunday - December 11th 8:45 AM Worship Team Rehearsal - WC 10:00 AM Church Service - WC Tuesday - December 13th 9:00 AM Women’s Prayer Group - C 7:00 PM Elder Meeting Wednesday - December 14th 6:45 PM AWANA 7:00 PM Youth Group - SC 7:00 PM Adult Bible Study - D Thursday - December 15th 11:30 AM J.O.Y. Group Lunch - GR 1:00 PM Women’s Bible Study - JG Saturday - December 17th 7:00 AM Men’s Group - CR 10:00 AM Play Dress Rehearsal - WC WC-Worship Center CR-Conference Room SC-Student Center JG- Joy Group Class
GR- Great Room D- Classroom D C-Classroom C
Our Staff: Comments:
Jeff Naegelen, Lead Pastor - jeff@stcroixalliance.com Chris Folkestad, Co-Lead Pastor - chris@stcroixalliance.com Brandi Hacken, Administrative Assistant - office@stcroixalliance.com
Looking Ahead December 13th December 15th December 18th December 22nd December 24th December 25th
December 11th , 2022 Elder Meeting JOY Group Lunch Christmas Play Open Arms Dinner Christmas Eve Service Christmas Service
Next Sunday, December 18th, 2022 Greeters: Mike & Patrice Evans Nursery: Joanna Vollendorf & Shara Anderson Children’s Church: Liz Chalker & Addie Anderson
Stewardship Update Attendance for December 4th, 2022 Service: 218 Giving for December 4th, 2022: General Fund Weekly Budget
$
11,604.21
General Fund Giving
$
10,191.89
Missions Giving
$
245.00
Year to Date Missions Giving
$
11,760.00
Last Year to Date Missions Giving
$
11,711.00
Parsonage Window Fund
$
675.00
General Fund Budget (thru 18 wk) General Fund Offerings (thru 18 wk)
$ 208,875.78 $ 180,313.15
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: Advent - Joy Sunday, December 11th, 2022 Text: Luke 2:8-20 Title: Joy to the World! Speaker: Pastor Chris Folkestad
Advent Service
Advent Family This week for Advent we will be reading from Psalm 146:5-10 and Mathew 2:2-11. Then the candles for Hope, Peace and Joy will be lit.
Connecting with our Church Family
Christmas Schedule With the upcoming holidays we know those calendars fill up quickly. We wanted to give you the Church Schedule: December 18th Christmas Play 10am Service December 24th 4:30pm Service December 25th 10:00am Service No Sunday School January 1st No Sunday School
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.
Christmas Services We will be having one service on Christmas Eve at 4:30 pm and one service Christmas morning at 10:00 am. We encourage you to invite your friends and family to these services to come and worship together. Make this the family tradition you will have memories of for years to come. If you are traveling and out of town that weekend, don't worry we will be streaming both services online. We have also made these dates events on Facebook, to help share them with friends and family. Merry Christmas and we can't wait to see you there!
MASK’d – Meeting And Seeking Kingdom Direction…with prayer. Join us on Sunday, December 18th, at the Student Center from 9:159:45 to pray for our nation. No special skills required! Just a willing heart. Christmas Play Come and enjoy our Christmas play next Sunday December 18th at the beginning of our church service. Our drama team lead by Rachel and Abby Madrigal have been working hard to bring you this year’s play entitled “You Can’t have Christmas Without…” Be prepared to love it. Women’s Ministry Save the date for our first women’s event of 2023! On January 21st we will kick off our first series of Dinners of 6. We are currently in need of 6-8 women able to host in their homes. If you are interested in hosting, please contact Kate Thompson at jkm2c2@protonmail.com J.O.Y. Group (55+) Come join us at the next J.O.Y. Group luncheon for a catered lunch and to sing carols. It will be held December 15th at 11:30 am. Please signup at the Welcome Center. There will be a Free Will Donation, and proceeds that go above the cost of lunch will go to help a local family in need.
Men’s Retreat Save the date! The No Regret’s Men’s Conference will be February 4th, 2023. There is a sign up sheet at the Welcome Center or online registration available on our website.
Youth Pastor Search Our position opening for a Youth Pastor has been posted on our National Website, our District Website and several other sites that potential applicants may search. Pastor Jeff & Pastor Chris have had Newcomers Lunch several inquiries and We are inviting new people who interviews, and would request have made Alliance Church of that you, the congregation, the Valley their home church to would join us in praying for a lunch with the Pastors and the God to guide us in this search church staff. Please join us process, and for the Lord to January 8th at 11:30 am in the continue to bless our current Student Center for a free lunch volunteer leaders and the and fun fellowship. There is a Student Ministry. sign up at the Welcome Center for those interested. Sunday School Sunday school classes for all ages are available from 9:009:45 am every Sunday. Please consider taking advantage of this wonderful resource and joining us , and grow deeper in your knowledge of God’s Word.. If you would like to volunteer to help with the younger grades, contact Stephanie Lapinski at lapinski.steph@gmail.com. Year End Gift The Pastoral Staff and Elder Board would like to say “Thank you for your continued giving of your tithes and offerings to the Lord, and especially over the last month.” As the end of the year approaches you may be considering giving a “year end” financial gift. This would be greatly appreciated and would help us to be caught up in our budgeted needs. Thank you in advance for your faithful generosity.
Connecting with the Community
Open Arms Dinner Please join us for our next Open Arms dinner on December 22nd from 5:006:30pm. They will be serving up a delicious Christmas meal, and no clean up for you! Don’t forget to invite family and friends to Open Arms.
Youth Ministry
Youth Group Save the date! The High School Retreat, Oasis will be January 27-29th, 2023. Cost will be $120 and registration needs to be in to Pastor Chris by January 11th, 2023.
Children’s Ministry
AWANA AWANA is every Wednesday from 6:45-8:15 pm. Reminder Christmas break for AWANA is December 28th and January 4th.
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__________________________
12/11/22