Christmas Eve Services

9:00 p.m.

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Advent Services 2010

Christ – Elkhart: Wednesdays at 7 pm.

Faith – Hugoton: Thursdays at 7 pm.

Faith

Divine Service – Sunday 9 am.

Faith Sunday School – Sunday 10:15 am.

Faith Confirmation 1 Class – After Christmas.

Faith Confirmation 2 Class – Thurs., 5:30.

Faith Advent Service, Midweek – Thurs., 7:00 pm.

December Volunteers at Faith:

Elder – Ray. Usher – Larry. Altar – Josh.

Christ

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Sunday School – Sunday 10 am.

Divine Service – Sunday 11 am.

Christ Confirmation Class – 4:00 pm Sundays.

Christ Advent Service, Midweek – Wed., 7:00 pm.

December Birthdays

12/2 Adam & Susan Carey

12/4 Ramona Johnson

12/8 Anne Fincher

12/11 Eldon Bultman

12/12 Arden Nusser

12/18 Tammy Hardy

12/22 Tim Hardy

12/23 Bobbi Horton

12/26 Anna Dobie

12/29 Carol Wilson

December Baptisms

12/14 Anne Fincher

December Anniversaries

12/6 Adam & Susan Carey

12/27 Tom & Jody Wiggins

12/31 Tom & Rena Brewer

Christmas Eve Services: Faith at 7 pm, Christ at 9 pm. Sign up to participate in the readings on the set of sheets in the Narthex, and take a copy of the service for practice.

Christ Mass! The Lord's Supper will be offered in a brief, spoken service at Christ on Christmas Day at 9 am, and all are invited to attend.

Faith, Hugoton

Lutheran Witness Subscription has been invoiced,w which means it is time to submit payment to the church. If you are confused about how much you owe, please contact the pastor or treasurer, and they will be able to give you an amount to drop in the offering. Submit checks with “Lutheran Witness” on the memo line.

Heating Repairs represent an unexpected expense for this past month, but you have an opportunity to help! If you are interested in helping to cover the cost of repair, giving thanks all the while for warm fingers and noses, feel free to drop a little something in the container in the narthex.

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Christ, Elkhart

Student Adoption: Christ is supporting Seminarist Samuel Wirgau in his last year of preparation for pastoral ministry. A letter from Sam is available in the narthex. Please keep Samuel, his wife DoRena and their daughter Sarena in your prayers during his fourth year of seminary.

Sunday Attendance

Nov 14: Faith – 14. Christ – 28.

Nov 21: Faith – 29. Christ – 25.

Nov 28: Faith – 33. Christ – 34.

Christmas Services 2010

Christmas Eve

Faith at 7 pm, Christ at 9 pm.

Christmas Day

Christ – Elkhart: 9 am.

Church Christmas Decorating

November 28th after church services we will be decorating the church for Christmas. We are going to order pizzas for lunch. Join the fun!!!

There will also be a short meeting at this time to make the finial decisions on the stain glass windows.

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Schedule of Events

Advent Services 2010: Christ, Elkhart will have their services on Wednesdays. Faith, Hugoton will have their services on Thursdays. Services will be held at 7:00 at both locations.

Faith

Divine Service – Sunday 9 am.

Faith Sunday School – Sunday 10:15 am.

Faith Midweek Confirmation 1 Class – Wed., 4:15

Faith Midweek Acts Class – Wed., 6:45

November Volunteers at Faith:

Elder – Steven. Usher – Greg. Altar – Kepleys. Cleaning – Hickeys.

Christ

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Sunday School – Sunday 10 am

Divine Service – Sunday 11 am.

Christ Confirmation Class – 4:00 pm Sundays.

November Birthdays

11/5 Virgil Brune

11/5 Tom Frederick

11/7 Nila Belle Nusser

11/10 Colton Hardy

11/11 Aidan Fincher

11/12 Darrell Hickey

11/24 Karen Yoder

11/25 Rebecca Van Donge

11/28 Milton Brune

November Anniversaries

11/03 Melvin & Ruby Bultman

November Baptisms

11/26 Miranda Brewer

Faith, Hugoton

Faith Lutheran Voters will meet next Sunday, November 7 after services. Service times will be reversed in order to have this meeting. Potluck.

Mission Giving Possibilities. At our next meeting, we will be dealing with the issue of our mission funds for the coming year. Last year the voters decided to direct the funds to an area in which they would be applied more specifically. The pastor is recommending that we direct our mission giving for the year to the Kurt Marquart Fund for Theological Education in Haiti. The advantage to this giving is that gifts become a part of the perpetual fund which remains untouched, but the interest is applied to assist those studying for the ministry in the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Haiti. It is hard to estimate how much benefit will be received on the basis of a one-time gift of this fund, because in fact the fund itself will outlive all of us, and continue working for the kingdom of God for many years.

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Christ, Elkhart

Christ Lutheran Church Clothing Bank is closing. There are a number of reasons for this. The primary reason is that there is a vast difference between the number of clothes donated and the number of clothes actually needed in our community. Donations consist primarily of adult clothing, and demand is primarily for children's clothing. Also, demand is somewhat lower now than it was at the beginning of the project. If anything, we will be keeping children's clothing on hand to allow for us to meet specific needs as they arise.

Student Adoption: The Voters at Christ voted at their last meeting to support a student directly rather than going through the Financial Aid Office of the Seminary. The student selected in cooperation with Pr. David Carver, whom we supported a couple of years ago, was Sem. Samuel Wirgau. Keep Samuel, his wife Dorena and their daughter Sarena in your prayers during his fourth year of seminary.

Service Times Switched

(Christ at 9 am, Faith at 11 am).

Sunday, Nov. 7. for Faith's annual meeting.

Mark the calendars, remind your family and friends, and set the alarm clock to make it to church on time!

Upcoming Events

• Circuit Winkel Tuesday, December 14 – Holy Cross, Dodge City.

Important dates

Oct. 20, 7:00 p.m. will be the ARC meeting between Hugoton and Elkhart. The meeting will be held at Christ Lutheran Church, Elkhart.

Oct. 24 - Voters meeting will follow Sunday morning services and a potluck dinner.

Kids - Sunday School at 10:00 each Sunday morning.