Newsletter — November 8, 2022

Join us Sunday mornings for worship at 10:00 am, with the option of in-person or on-line worship. Masks optional for all activities in the church building, including worship. All are welcome!

You may also join us online:

Find worship live on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/spiritoflifeav
Join us live on Zoom by clicking https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83600960782
You can stream the service later either on Facebook or on YouTube: https://youtube.com/channel/UC-G31isag0NKhIT0cat91qA

Meet in the Middle is Wednesdays. Curriculum is Holy Moly. Time together will begin at 4:30 and include snacks, group guitar lessons for older kids /playing for younger kids, singing, Holy Moly video and lesson, and conclude with dinner for kids, youth and adults 6:00- 6:30 dinner. Monetary donations for dinner appreciated. If you’re unable to join in person, jump on zoom with this new link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85002502767.

Children’s Sunday School goes through December 18th from 9:30-10:15, upstairs in the SS room. Kids can Zoom in for SS if they can’t attend in person. Class is suspended on Nov. 27 (Thanksgiving weekend), Dec 25. (Christmas weekend) and Jan. 1 (New Year’s weekend).

Adult Class will be suspended this week, November 13th, and wrap up the following Sunday, November 20th, following worship. See Steve Braden with questions.

Confirmation Class will be for 7th and 8th graders, on the 2nd Sunday of the month after church. Next class is November 13. Note: we will also plan for a retreat in March or April.

From Community Service: Thanks to all who contributed to the Armful of Love project! Thanks to $75 collected during Trunk or Treat, we exceeded our goal of $750, and were able to deliver $825 in retail and grocery gift cards to 360 Communities! That will help them to brighten the holidays for over 500 families — thanks for your support!

Giving Tree Part 2
Community Service team will be collecting gift cards for our own Church families to help them with their Christmas holiday expenses. Please donate gift cards for Target, Walmart Aldi, or Cub in amounts of $25 or more. Please write the $$ amount on each gift card. There will be a collection box in the front entryway starting Sunday November 13th through Sunday December 11th.

If your family is in need of help with their Christmas expenses, please let Pastor Rob know.

(Monday) COFFEE and CONVERSATION Join Pastor Rob and others on Mondays, 9:20-11:00am. CC is available in person at the church and via zoom. Come as you are. This is a gathering online and in person. It is open for you to pop in and out any time so feel free to drop in and say hello. *Note, same time and same login, recurring meeting each week. Join Zoom Meeting at https://zoom.us/j/286584190
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If you are uncomfortable worshipping in person and would like to receive home communion, please let us know. You may email Deacon Chris Sachs, the church office at [email protected] or Pastor Rob.

Have you moved recently? Please be sure to let the church office know so we may update your information. Reply to [email protected] with your updated address and phone.

If you have a prayer request you wish to share with our Spirit Care Prayer Team, please email our deacon, Chris Sachs. Word it as you wish it to be submitted, and we will post it for our prayer team.

2022 Per Capita is $36.50