Prayer Requests
Place in the offering boxes near the Worship Center doors or at the Welcome Center.
□ For Prayer Team
□ Confidential
Looking Ahead
This Week at ACV:
Sunday - October 30th 8:45 AM Worship Team Rehearsal - WC 9:00 AM Sunday School 10:00 AM Church Service - WC
Mask’d Meeting Elder Meeting J.O.Y. Group Lunch Open Arms Dinner
Tuesday - November 1st 8:00 AM Classical Conversations 9:00 AM Women’s Prayer Group - C Wednesday - November 2nd 6:45 PM AWANA 7:00 PM Youth Group - SC 7:00 PM Adult Bible Study-D Thursday - November 3rd 1:00 PM Women’s Bible Study - JG Saturday - November 5th 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:
November 6th November 15th November 17th November 22nd
October 30th , 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, November 6th, 2022 Greeters: Wally & Lynna Rider Nursery: Children’s Church: Sharon & Lydi Barczak
Stewardship Update Attendance for October 23rd, 2022 Service: 233 Giving for October 23rd, 2022: General Fund Weekly Budget
$
11,604.21
General Fund Giving
$
13,679.00
Missions Giving
$
570.00
Year to Date Missions Giving
$
7,955.00
Last Year to Date Missions Giving
$
7,218.00
General Fund Budget (thru 12 wk)
$ 139,250.52
General Fund Offerings (thru 12 wk)
$ 113,853.09
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, October 30th, 2022 Text: 2 Timothy 2:1-13 Title: Soldiers, Athletes, Farmers Speaker: Pastor Chris Folkestad
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.
Connecting with our Church Family
Trunk-Or-Treat Set Up Following the conclusion of today’s service, we will be setting up for Trunk-OR-Treat. If you would like to help with set up, please see Katie Folkestad for a task. We will also be stacking all of the floor level chairs in the Worship Center onto the stage. If you could help organize them in stacks of 5 that would be helpful. 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 you and the current financial situation, with inflation and rising costs of everything, it can be challenging. As we pray for you and trust God to provide for your needs, we ask that you pray for our church and our financial situation. We are currently $25,000 behind budget after only 12 weeks into our new fiscal year, which is 18% down from last year. If God impresses upon your heart/mind to give, the offering boxes are located near the exit doors. Again, we are grateful for each person in our church family, and blessed by your faithful generosity over the years.
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 major projects to be done, but the first priority is replacement of J.O.Y. Group (55+) the large windows, with costs Our next J.O.Y. Group Lunch is around $34,000. We have a Thursday, November 17th at special designated fund set up 11:30 am. Please remember to above our normal general fund mark your calendars, we look of tithes and offerings. Please forward to seeing you there. consider donating to this special project labeled Building Upcoming Seminar Dave Danielson will be teaching a Completion Fund. Thank you. seminar called “Estate Planning From a Biblical Perspective.” This Church Directory The Church Directory's have will be valuable information you won’t want to miss. The seminar been distributed into the will be on Monday, December 5th, church mailboxes in the hallway by the nursery. There from 9:30am til noon. If you’re unable to attend, please let Dave are extra Directory's at the know for a future seminar date to Welcome Center if you haven't received one yet. Also, please be determined. note an editorial correction for Tom & Marian Isley's email Sunday School address We are still looking for a couple volunteers for Sunday School. If is: isleytm@yahoo.com you feel this calling please contact Stephanie Lapinski. We have many options for Sunday School from 9:00-9:45am. There are options for pre-K-5th grade, Open Arms Dinner Middle School and High School, We want to thank all the and 3 different options for adults. volunteers who’s hard work In classroom C a women’s class made October’s Open Arm’s “40 Verses to Ignite Your Faith” Dinner so amazing. Our next with Cami Bevens, Classroom D dinner is Tuesday November “The Wonderful Blood Covenant 22nd, so please mark your of God” with Merlyn Matheson, calendars! and in the Conference Room “Discovering Your Church” with Pastor Jeff Naegelen. There are descriptions and signup sheets at the Welcome Center. Mask’d Meeting And Seeking Kingdom Direction…with prayer. Join us on Sunday, November 6th, at the Student Center from 9:15-9:45 to pray for our nation. No special skills required! Just a willing heart.
Connecting with the Community
Operation Christmas Child It is that time of year again to consider packing boxes for children that need to know the love of Jesus. Sending a box of gifts can change a life forever. Please include a donation of $10 per box to cover shipping costs. Packed boxes are due by Sunday November 20. If you have any questions, contact Tawny Christenson at 715-483-5579. HELP NEEDED! Can you volunteer an hour or two Wednesday, November 16th OR Thursday November 17th to load Operation Christmas Child shoeboxes in to a trailer? We have 1926 shoeboxes ready for the next step of their journey. Work will be done at ACV. Contact Lonnie Segelstrom for more info. 715222-6093
Youth Ministry
Youth Group This week we are back to regular Youth Group up at the Youth Center.
Children’s Ministry
AWANA Awana is Wednesday nights from 6:45-8:15pm.
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
□ 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__________________________
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