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 - November 27th 8:45 AM Worship Team Rehearsal - WC 10:00 AM Church Service - WC
December 1st December 5th
Tuesday - November 29nd 8:00 AM Classical Conversations 9:00 AM Women’s Prayer Group - C
December 8th December 10th
Wednesday - November 30th 6:45 PM AWANA 7:00 PM Youth Group - SC 7:00 PM Adult Bible Study - D Thursday - December 1st 9:00 AM Decorating 1:00 PM Women’s Bible Study Saturday - November 26th 7:00 AM Men’s Group - CR 10:00 AM Play 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
November 27th , 2022 Decorating Biblical Estate Planning Seminar Foster Care 101 Ben Fuller Concert
Next Sunday, December 4th, 2022 Greeters: Laura Bonnes Nursery: Robynn & Paige Proteaux Children’s Church: Sharon & Lydi Barczak
Stewardship Update Attendance for November 20th, 2022 Service: 238 Giving for November 20th, 2022: General Fund Weekly Budget
$
11,604.21
General Fund Giving
$
9,728.00
Missions Giving
$
835.00
Year to Date Missions Giving
$
10,730.00
Last Year to Date Missions Giving
$
10,191.00
Parsonage Window Fund
$
585.00
General Fund Budget (thru 16 wk) General Fund Offerings (thru 16 wk)
$ 185,667.36 $ 156,195.97
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: Advent - Hope Sunday, November 27th, 2022 Text: Luke 1:5-25 Title: Hope In God’s Promises Speaker: Pastor Jeff Naegelen
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 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. Christmas Schedule With the upcoming holidays we know those calendars fill up quickly. We wanted to give you the Church Schedule: December 24th 4:30pm Service December 25th 10:00am Service No Sunday School January 1st No Sunday School *Please note the change 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. 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. 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. Mask’d Meeting And Seeking Kingdom Direction…with prayer. Join us on Sunday, December 4th, at the Student Center from 9:15-9:45 to pray for our nation. No special skills required! Just a willing heart. J.O.Y. Group (55+) Come join us at the next JOY group luncheon for lunch and to sing carols. It will be held December 15th. There will be a signup sheet at the Welcome Center. Upcoming Seminar “Estate Planning From a Biblical Perspective” will be presented by retired attorney David Danielson. Learn what the Bible has to say about estate planning, and how to know whether your estate plan is effective, efficient, and eternally focused. The seminar will be on Monday, December 5th, from 9:30am until noon. David will repeat this seminar on a Saturday morning next spring for parents and for those who work during the week.
Women’s Retreat We are thrilled to announce our upcoming ACV Women’s Retreat with special guest speaker Kathy Schwanke. Join us as we grow closer to Jesus and our sister in Christ. March 24-25th, 2023 at Oak Forest Retreat Center . More details to come.
Operation Christmas Child Thank you to all that packed shoe boxes or donated money for Operation Christmas Child. 89 boxes were packed and sent on their way to the distribution center. Please continue to pray for the boxes and all the children that will receive each precious gift. May the children come to know Jesus because A Night of Worship they have been physically There will be a Night of Worship touched with the love of Jesus starring Ben Fuller with special through you. Thank you! guest Presence Music on December 10th at 6:30 pm. Foster Care 101 Tickets for this event are Tiffany Dagestad from Polk available at the church office. This is a free concert but there County Community Services is offering an informative will be a free will workshop on foster care. Join offering to support the Polk us in the Student Center to County Pack for Feed My Starving Children. Tickets are learn the basics of becoming a limited, and please remember if foster care provider. She will be supplying information on the you are unable to make it please return your tickets to the licensing process, the need for foster families, and the benefits church so others may get to of opening your home and life come and enjoy the concert. to children in need. It will be held December 8th from 6:00Sunday School 8:00pm. Sunday school classes for all ages are available from 9:009:45 am every Sunday. Please consider taking advantage of Youth Group this wonderful resource and Youth group returns to its joining us , and grow deeper in normal schedule this week from your knowledge of God’s Word.. 7:00-8:30pm. Can’t wait to see If you would like to volunteer to you there! help with the younger grades, contact Stephanie Lapinski at lapinski.steph@gmail.com.
Youth Ministry
Children’s Ministry
Connecting with the Community
Open Arms Dinner Thank you all who volunteered at Open Arms Dinner last week and all who attended.
AWANA AWANA returns to it’s normal schedule this week from 6:458:15pm.
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
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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__________________________
11/27/22