Weekly Update

Sailing With Apostles This Week

December 15 - 21, 2025

News and Updates for Our Community of Faith

 

- Pastor Jay will be in the office Monday from 4:00 PM - 8:00 PM and Wednesday from 11:00 AM - 8:00 PM. Pastor Jay is also available by phone and email - 570-205-7506 and j80j84@msn.com. 

- The Congregation Council will meet Monday at 7:00 PM. Anyone is welcome to attend!

- The Caring Community Ministry Team will meet on Wednesday at 11:00 AM followed by a joint meeting of Caring Community and Worship at 11:30 AM and then the Worship Ministry Team will meet at 12:00 PM. 

- The choir will have practice on Wednesday at 7:00 PM - we would LOVE for you to come and sing with us!! 

- Sunday is going to be a busy day!! 

   - ELCA World Hunger - don't forget your offering for ELCA World Hunger - UNTIL ALL ARE FED!

   - 4th Sunday of Advent worship - we will light all 4 candles on Sunday!

   - The last session of the Advent Study, "A Stable Light is Lighted" will be held after worship.

   - The Caring Community's "Cookie Exchange" will be held after worship - please bring 4 dozen cookies and the recipes. We will provide cookie boxes.

    - We will be putting up and decorating the Christmas tree after worship - please make plans to help!

    - The Blue Christmas Service, a service of comfort, remembrance and hope will be held at 7:00 PM. 

- Finally, a big THANK YOU to Pastor Jay and Jamie for hosting their annual "Christmas Open House" this past Saturday!! Pastor Jay and Jamie thank everyone for coming and wish everyone a Merry Christmas!

Prayer requests for this week. . .

- Heidi Henderson 

- Rich Bitting

- Don Garfield

- Patricia Hodges 

- Michael Schlemmer

- Keith and Juanita Sturdy

- Nancy Wagner 

- Lena Woodlief

- Laura Fleige

- Jim Wright

- Mike Hall

- Arnold Schrader

If you have a prayer request, please send it to Janet Gomez at  thezemogs@gmail.com