This week’s lessons: Christmas lessons! Matthew 1:20-25

 
 

Hello friends and acquaintances of Peace,

What are your favorite Christmas carols? My family visited last weekend and we sang together. We sang “O Holy Night” and “We Wish You a Merry Christmas” and “O Christmas Tree” along with “Jingle Bells”. It was a great time. What songs will you sing to celebrate?

I hope you don’t just sing at church. Singing is a wonderful part of life and Christmas is a great time to sing.

I’m looking forward to singing with you over the next few days, and I hope you’ll join me for all our Christmas singing. Every song proclaims the one who became a person for us.

Our children will tell us part of the Christmas story this Sunday at 9, with a regular service at 10:30. See you then!

Pastor T

Christmas 2021

On Christmas, we gather to celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ. Let’s join in the celebration. Let’s gather for any of these remembrances!

KIDS CHRISTMAS DECEMBER 19TH @ 9:00 A.M. (10:30 regular service)

CANDLELIGHT CHRISTMAS EVE DECEMBER 24TH @ 4:30 AND 6:30 P.M.

CHRISTMAS DAY December 25th @ 10:00 A.M.

December 26th @ 9:30 A.M.

We’d love to prepare a spot for you and your group. Click the button below and let us know how many people are coming in your group so we can prepare for you! Thanks!

Giving Opportunities

During the holiday season, we had many opportunities to give. Please permit us a couple of quick reminders.

  • December 19th will be the last day to give to our called worker

  • December 26th will be the last day to give to be counted for 2021

Office Closed

The office will be closed the week of December 27th - January 2nd to celebrate the holiday season.

Christian Neighbors Thank You

Dear people of Peace,

Judy and I (Irv) are pleased to be able to deliver the gifts given by friends of Jesus at Peace to the local Christian Neighbors collection site. Through the end of November this year we delivered 582 items weighing 603 pounds. Those are your generous gifts!

Christian Neighbors serves our local community with wisdom and discretion, so we are benefiting our actual neighbors.

But that is not all. Christian Neighbors has educational opportunities for its clients. They help individuals build skills and become self-sufficient. This is such an important part of their mission that they have planned to build a new education building in 2022.

Christian Neighbors is also able to provide emergency financial assistance to families in need in the form of medical, utility, and rent expenses.

Be assured your gifts are acknowledged and appreciated by those who receive them.

Thank you for your generosity and kindness!

Your friends in Jesus, Irwin and Judy Bolenbaugh

 

 
 

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Paul Myers, surgery

Christian Neighbors

Items for December are macaroni and cheese, and canned pasta

2022 offering envelopes are available in your box. Please pick them up and save us the postage! If you won’t use it, please turn it in to the office with a note. Thank you!

Upcoming events (full calendar)

  • December 18th, 1:45 pm Caroling

  • December 19th 9:00 am Children’s Christmas service, 10:30 am regular service

  • December 24th, 4:30 pm & 6:30 pm Candlelight Service

  • December 25th, 10:00 am Christmas Day Service

  • December 26th 9:30 am Service

  • December 27th Office closed

  • January 2nd, 9:00 and 10:30 am regular services

  • January 12th Study groups restart

 

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Peace Lutheran Church

805 S Wilmott St

Otsego, MI 49078

269-694-6104

https://peaceotsego.org