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 25th 8:45 AM Worship Team Rehearsal - WC 10:00 AM Church Service - WC Monday - December 26th Office Closed Tuesday - December 27th 9:00 AM Women’s Prayer Group - C
Wednesday - December 28th No Wednesday Night Programs Thursday - December 29th 1:00 PM Women’s Bible Study - JG 5:30 PM Open Arms Dinner Saturday - December 30th 7:00 AM Men’s Group - CR 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 29th January 8th January 19th January 21st January 26th January 27-29th February 4th
December 25th , 2022 Open Arms Dinner Newcomers Lunch J.O.Y. Group Lunch Women’s Dinner of 6 Open Arms Dinner Oasis Retreat Men’s Retreat
Next Sunday, January 1st, 2023 Greeters: Don & Vinita Essen Nursery: Tammy & Hannah Wondra Children’s Church: Sharon & Lydi Barczak
Stewardship Update Attendance for December 18th, 2022 Service: 280 Giving for December 18th, 2022:
Welcome to Alliance Church of the Valley! We’re glad you’re here.
General Fund Weekly Budget
$
11,604.21
General Fund Giving
$
14,010.49
Missions Giving
$
316.00
Year to Date Missions Giving
$
12,500.00
Koinonia Café Open
Last Year to Date Missions Giving
$
13,691.00
Parsonage Window Fund
$
685.00
10:00 AM Worship Service
General Fund Budget (thru 20 wk)
$ 232,084.20
General Fund Offerings (thru 20 wk)
$ 204,209.64
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
2022
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: No Nursery Today
Children’s Church 10:00 AM No Children’s Church Today
SERMON Sermon Series: Merry Christmas Sunday, December 25th, 2022 Text: John 1:14 Title: Christmas Presence Speaker: Pastor Chris Folkestad
Christmas Service
Merry Christmas We are so grateful to be able to celebrate this wonderful day with our church family. The staff here at Alliance Church of the Valley want to wish you and your family a Very Merry Christmas.
Connecting with our Church Family
Sunday School This is a reminder that Sunday School will resume on January 8th. MASK’d – There will be a break for MASK’d meetings for the next couple of weeks. We look forward to resuming prayer January 15th. Newcomers Lunch We are inviting new people, those who have been coming within the last 12 months, who have made Alliance Church of the Valley their home church to a lunch with the Pastors and the church staff. Please join us January 8th at 11:30 am in the Student Center for a free lunch and fun fellowship. There is a sign up at the Welcome Center for those interested.
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.
J.O.Y. Group (55+) Thank you to all who came and made December’s J.O.Y. Lunch so much fun. Our next J.O.Y. Group Lunch will be January 19th.
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. All gifts for 2022 need to be into the office or postmarked by December 31, 2022. Church offices will be open until 5:00pm on December 30th. Thank you in advance for your faithful generosity. 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. We also have a sign up to attend the dinner online and at the Welcome Center. 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.
40 Days of Prayer Join the Alliance family bring our hearts and hands together for a 40 Days of Prayer focus that will begin January 1, 2023. It is not enough to hear about prayer, read about prayer, or even learn about it. During these 40 days at the beginning of 2023, we need to engage in prayer - to perhaps do so with a frequency, fervency, and focus that is not normal for us. Lord, teach us to pray. Every week we will kick off the theme with our sermon on Sunday. The rest of the week you will have a daily prayer guide that follows the theme for the week. This year’s theme will focus on various aspects of the Lord’s Prayer. The Alliance has prepared daily devotionals that will help lead you through the 40 days. These devotional packets can be picked up at the Welcome Center starting today. 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 several inquiries and interviews, and would request that you, the congregation, would join us in praying for God to guide us in this search process, and for the Lord to continue to bless our current volunteer leaders and the Student Ministry.
Parsonage Windows Fund As we pray and anticipate another Youth Pastor in the near future, we would like to accomplish some much needed repairs and renovations to the parsonage. There are several projects to be done, but the first priority is to replace the large windows, with costs around $34,000. We have a special designated fund set up above our normal general fund of tithes and offerings. Please consider donating to this special project labeled Building Completion Fund. Thank you
Connecting with the Community
Open Arms Dinner Due to the unsafe driving conditions last week’s Open Arms Dinner has been rescheduled for December 29th. Don’t forget to invite friends and family.
Youth Ministry
Youth Event 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. Wednesday Night There will be no AWANA or Youth Group December 28th, but due to having last Wednesday off because of the weather we will resume 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__________________________
12/25/22