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: th
Sunday - November 20 8:45 AM Worship Team Rehearsal - WC 9:00 AM Sunday School 10:00 AM Church Service - WC Tuesday - November 22nd 9:00 AM Women’s Prayer Group - C Wednesday - November 23rd No Wednesday Programs Thursday - November 24th Church Office Closed Friday - November 25th Church Office Closed Saturday - November 26th 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 - of ce@stcroixalliance.com
November 20th , 2022
November 24th-25th Office Closed November 22nd Open Arms Dinner December 5th Biblical Estate Planning Seminar December 8th Foster Care 101 December 10th Ben Fuller Concert
Next Sunday, November 27th, 2022 Greeters: Todd and Kari Flom Nursery: Ann Renwick Children’s Church: Vermae & Merlyn Matheson
Stewardship Update Attendance for November 13th, 2022 Service: 245 Giving for October 13th, 2022: General Fund Weekly Budget
$
11,604.21
General Fund Giving
$
14,059.00
Missions Giving
$
765.00
Year to Date Missions Giving
$
9,545.00
Last Year to Date Missions Giving
$
7,753.00
Parsonage Window Fund
$
575.00
General Fund Budget (thru 14 wk)
General Fund Offerings (thru 14 wk)
$ 162,458.94
$ 132,408.97
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: Famous Last Words Sunday, November 20th, 2022 Text: 2 Timothy 4 Title: The Famous Last Words Speaker: Pastor Chris Folkestad
Connecting with our Church Family
Poinsettias Sale To celebrate Christmas and Jesus’ birth, we would like to offer you the opportunity to honor a loved one by purchasing a beautiful poinsettia in memory of/in honor of that special loved one. They will be used to decorate the Worship Center through Christmas. You will have the opportunity to bring your beautiful poinsettia home after the Christmas Eve service or Christmas Service. If you are interested in ordering, please fill out the order envelopes with your payment and place it in the offering box. Upcoming Holiday Schedule With the upcoming holidays we know your calendars fill up quickly. We wanted to give you the Church Schedule: November 24th Office Closed November 25th Office Closed November 27th No Sunday School December 24th 4:30pm Service December 25th 10:00am Service No Sunday School January 1st No Sunday School *Please note the change in time: Christmas Eve Service will be starting at 4:30.
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.
Decorating Help We have an amazing team who will be decorating the church on December 1st at 9:00am. And any help is always appreciated. If you are able to come decorate please bring a lunch or snack for yourself just in case this runs into lunch time. See you then!
Church Finances 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, and help the church be caught up with the budgeted needs. Thank you in advance for your faithful generosity. Sunday School Sunday school classes for all ages are available and a great way to connect with others and grow deeper in your knowledge of God's Word and in your relationship to Jesus. All classes form 9-9:45 am. The Middle School and High School classes meet at our Student Center, pre-K through 5th grade meet in Classroom 1 as a whole group before dispersing to their various age specific classes. A Women's class called "40 Verses to Ignite Your Faith" meets in Classroom C, and "The Wonderful Blood Covenant of God" is open to all and meets in Classroom D. Pastor Jeff is teaching "Discovering Your Church" in the Conference Room near the entrance doors. Please consider taking advantage of this wonderful resource and joining us. If you would like to volunteer to help with the younger grades, contact Stephanie Lapinski at lapinski.steph@gmail.com.
Operation Christmas Child The OCC boxes are due today. If you forgot to bring them in you can drop them off at Osceola Community Church today from noon-4:00pm or tomorrow from 7:00-11:00 a.m.
Connecting with the Community
Open Arms Dinner Open Arms Dinner will be Tuesday, November 22 from 5:00-6:30pm. We are having the classic Thanksgiving J.O.Y. Group (55+) Dinner: Turkey, mashed Thank you to all who attended potatoes, vegetables, with the J.O.Y. Group lunch. apple pie and pumpkin pie. Special thanks to Pastor Jeff & Donations for this meal would DeeAnn, Pastor Chris & Katie, be appreciated. Donations can and Arick Ames for making go in the regular offering box, such a delicious meal. and please designate it specifically for Open Arms. Upcoming Seminar We are also asking for “Estate Planning From a Biblical non-perishable food items to Perspective” will be presented donate to the local food shelf. by retired attorney David Thank You. Danielson. Learn what the Bible has to say about estate Foster Care 101 planning, and how to know Tiffany Dagestad from Polk whether your estate plan is County Community Services is effective, efficient, and eternally offering an informative focused. The seminar will be on workshop on foster care. Scott Monday, December 5th, from Schuler will be speaking on his 9:30am until noon. David will personal experience in raising a repeat this seminar on a family in foster care. Join us in Saturday morning next spring the Student Center to learn the for parents and for those who basics of becoming a foster work during the week. care provider. She will be supplying information on the A Night of Worship licensing process, the need for There will be a Night of Worship foster families, and the benefits starring Ben Fuller with special of opening your home and life guest Presence Music on to children in need. It will be December 10th at 6:30 pm. held December 8th from 6:00Tickets for this event are 8:00pm. available at the church office. This is a free concert but there will be a free will offering to support the Polk Wednesday Night County Pack for Feed My Starving Children. Tickets are A reminder there is no AWANA limited, so please remember if or Youth Group this Wednesday night. Please enjoy this time you are unable to make it please return your tickets to the with your families. church so others may get to come and enjoy the concert.
Children/Youth Ministry
Connec on Card
Please sign, tear off, and place in the offering.
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