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Newsletter of the United Church of Primghar December, 2015 and January, 2016 - Volume 12 & 1
Seven years ago my life changed dramatically. I brought
Kezia home from the hospital. In a moment, all of my pri-
orities changed. It is amazing the difference a small baby
can make. As we enter into the season of Advent, I think
about the emotions that I felt as I prepared to welcome her into the world. And I
realize that those are the emotions that we are able to celebrate as we prepare for
Christmas. We are all able to experience the Hope, Peace, Joy, and Love that
Christ comes for all of us. Just as I had that season of nesting in preparation for
my daughter, we are able to celebrate the preparation for Christ to come into all of
our lives in a new and refreshed way.
Whether we are hearing the stories for the first time or the hundredth time, it
doesn’t matter because we are all constantly growing in our faith and we are mov-
ing forward to experiencing the grace of God and being born again with Christ.
Duane and I are excited about the new beginning that we are able to experience as
we celebrate our first Christmas season in O’Brien County. We are looking for-
ward to hosting people at the parsonage on December 11 from 4-8 PM and allow
the congregations to see how we are using the house the church provided to make
it a home.
-Blessings, Pastor Kris
Please note that this month’s newsletter is for
both December and January. We will resume the
usual monthly newsletter with the February edi-
tion coming out the end of January.
December
1 Barb Morris
2 Mr. & Mrs. Judd Huffman
3 Mr. & Mrs. Tim Wittrock
4 Mikayla Hintz
5 Myrna Heimensen, Sarah Rohwer
7 Kelli Lambertus
8 Doug Reese, Irene Painter
9 Phyllis Jones
10 Tony Tjossem
12 Margaret Perry, Rhonda Rosen-
boom
13 Jan Tjossem, Mr. & Mrs. Tim Ebel
14 Alpha Chapin
16 Jane McDowell
17 Jack Enger
19 Jean Jansma
20 Amy Logan, Mercedes Babb
21 Rachel Meerdink
22 Dennis Mars
25 Brent McDowell, Brooke Fiddelke
26 Jim Norman, Liz Fernstrum
27 Ross Fernstrum, Karl Klink
28 Dan Enger
29 Doug Harms
31 Tristyn Wright
Pastor Kris & Barb
wish you all a Merry
Christmas & a
Happy New Year!
Annual Meeting Sunday, January 10th
Following Worship
January
1 Matthew Jones, Shawn Miller
3 Emily McDowell
4 Sue McCauley
5 Steve Wittrock, Phyllis DeBoom
6 Nick Tewes, Connie Huffman,
Norma Bailey
7 Evea Weseman, Paige Huffman
8 Jack Warnke
9 Eric Irwin, Brooke Wittrock
10 Breanne Demers
11 Helen Lucas
12 Ashley Vander Pol
15 Leona Wittrock, Leta Brown
Mr. & Mrs. Kurt Edwards
17 Mr. & Mrs. Tracy Tjossem
20 Lauren Irwin, Nathan Harms
21 Mitchell Edwards
23 Ann Miller
24 Lois Johnson
27 Mr. & Mrs. Jim Norman
December & January BIRTHDAYS &
ANNIVERSARIES
Special Thanks to everyone who helped with the Lord’s Har-
vest with your contr ibutions of food, money, items and time.
The total receipts for the day were $5,420.50. If you’d still like to
make a contribution, please put “Lord’s Harvest” in the memo line
of your check. Once again thanks to all of those who made this day a success!
INCOME
Jan to Nov 2015
January—$5,008.00
February—$6,002.50
March- $7,999.60
April—$10,666.61
May—$9,400.00
June-$6,260.15
July-$11,901.60
August-$14,124.83
September-$7,772.10
October $8,946.80
November 1st —15th:
$5,763.00
Budget for 2015—
$138,196.49
UCW will meet December 2nd at
12:00 Noon for a Potluck Lunch. De-
votions by Myrna Heimensen. UCW
will not meet in January.
Evening Circle will meet December
15th at 7:00 p.m. Wanda Steffens will be our hostess.
The Program will be by LaNan Eldridge with Devotions
by Connie Huffman. January’s meeting will be held on
the 26th.
Faith Circle will meet on December 2nd at 12:00 Noon
for a Potluck Lunch with UCW.
Christmas Giving Mission
This year, we have a local mission project. The Backpacks for kids
program for the South O’Brien School. If you’d like to help out,
please bring individually packaged food items such as: peanut butter
crackers, fruit cups, granola bars, pudding cups, individual cereal
packages. We ask that the items be healthy foods, please no
cookies or chips.
Please place your items at the Backpack Giving Tree.
The 5th Sunday of January
will be Heifer Project Sunday
during coffee fellowship.
Do you know people who need to hear
about God’s love and forgiveness?
Will you share the true Christmas
message with them this year?
1
2
12:00pm UCW/
Faith Circle Potluck
4:15 pm Confirma-
tion
WWW Schedule
5:45 Dinner
6:15 Classes &
JH/HS Youth
Group
3
4 5
9:00 am Cookie
Walk for VBS
at Primghar
Community
Bldg.
2:00 pm Peter-
son UMC
Christmas Tea
6
9:00am UCP
Worship
10:30am Arch-
er Worship
4:00 pm UCP
Leadership
Meeting
7
8
9
4:15 pm Confirma-
tion
WWW Schedule
5:45 Dinner
6:15 Classes &
JH/HS Youth
Group
10 11
4:00 pm—8:00
pm Open House
at the Parson-
age
12
13
9:00am UCP
WWW Christ-
mas Program
10:30am Arch-
er Worship
7:00 UCP
Council
Mtg.
14
15
7:00pm Evening
Circle
16
4:15 pm Confirma-
tion
WWW Schedule
5:45 Dinner
6:15 Classes &
JH/HS Youth
Group
7:00 pm Christmas
Tea-Archer
17
18 19
20
9:00am UCP
Worship
10:30am Arch-
er Worship
21
22 23
NO WWW
24
5:00pm UCP
Christmas Eve
Worship
7:00pm
Archer
Christmas Eve
Worship
25
26
27
9:00am UCP
Worship—
Baptism Lindy
Wittrock
10:30am Arch-
er Worship
28 29 30 31
SUN MON TUES WED THURS FRI SAT
Thanks to those that served
meals for WWW in 2015
SUN MON TUES WED THURS FRI SAT
1
New Year’s Day
2
3
9:00am UCP
Worship
10:30am Arch-
er Worship
4
5 6
7 8 9
10
10:00am Joint
Worship Ser-
vice at UCP
Annual Meet-
ing & Lunch to
follow
11 12 13
4:15pm Confirmation
WWW Schedule
5:45 Dinner
6:15 Classes, Jr.
High Youth, HS
Youth
14
15 16
17
9:00am UCP
Worship
10:30am Arch-
er Worship
18 19 20
4:15pm Confirmation
WWW
21
22
9:00am
Newsletter
Assembly
23
24
9:00am UCP
Worship
10:30am Arch-
er Worship
31
9:00 UCP Wor-
ship
10:30 am Arch-
er Worship
25 26
7:00 pm
Evening Circle
27
2:00pm Faith Circle
4:15pm Confirmation
WWW
28 29
30
Holiday Office Hours
Closed: Wednesday
December 23rd
