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Prairie Avenue
Christian Church
To be learning, loving, and serving disciples of Christ from our doorsteps to the ends of the earth.
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Gathering Hope in 2021
Saturday, January 2, 5 pm - Online
Sunday, January 3, 9 am
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Did you miss a sermon or can't remember the good statement made by Pastor Jason recently?
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ONLINE SERVICE SATURDAYS AT 5PM: We offer online worship through our website.
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Another year is over. A new one will begin. Every day gives us opportunities to live, work, and play. It gives lessons to learn, insights to discover, directions, and decisions to make. On this second Sunday of Christmas (the Christmas season is 12 days), we will find a hopeful Jeremiah, an ancient Israelite prophet, seeing a new day coming for hope and restoration. Those familiar with Jeremiah's usual behavior of warning that all is not going to be well may find this weekend's scripture passage startling in its hopefulness.
Your Christmas decorations may already be placed in storage. The season may already have lost its visible and tangible reminders and presence. We may have mixed emotions with our experiences and memories of this previous year. We try well to remember each year for both its challenges and comforts. It may be extraordinarily difficult to list the comforts of 2020 as it is easier to list its challenges.
The message of Jeremiah calls us to sing God's praise and shout for joy. God is bringing the scattered of Israel, the exiles of Babylon back home. Not just the healthy and young, but the blind, the lame, expectant mothers, those who travel was probably not advised.
In 2021, we await (with increasing expectation) the call that all hindrances have been lifted, attendance no longer constrained to limited gatherings. We look forward to this new day. While we are still waiting.
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Morning Devotion
Each day, except Sunday, Pastor Jason shares a brief 4-7 minute scripture reading, reflection, response, and prayer. This devotion is posted to Prairie Avenue's Facebook page.
Secret Place Quarterly Devotional
For many years, a complimentary subscription for the Secret Place devotional magazine has been kept for those interested in daily devotion. Each daily devotion includes a Scripture passage, an original meditation, and a brief prayer. Written by Christian writers from across the nation, these meditations share comfort and inspiration found in life's everyday details. Both large print and regular print editions are available in the Education Wing hallway, free of charge. Drop by (with a mask!) and pick your copy up today.
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New Times New Wineskins
Friday February 19 6:30 PM Meet and Greet - come online and catch up with women from across the Region who you have not seen in awhile. 7:00 PM Bible Study - led by Rev. Melissa Ebken 8:00 New Time, New Wineskins - keynote by Rev.
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cciwdisciples.org
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Pray with Korea, January 3, 2021
Lectionary Selection: John 1:10-18 Prayers for Korea: Oh charitable and merciful God, In this season, we give thanks for Your Son, whom we call Immanuel. He who would reunify us with you. He that has always been. He that was the Word. He was born ...
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www.globalministries.org
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STEWARDSHIP CORNER: If you plan to give to the church prior to year-end and want your gift to be recognized as a donation in the 2020 tax year, please keep these dates in mind:
Online giving or Text to Give - submit no later than December 31st
By check - mail no later than December 31st (must have a 2020 postmark) or drop your gift at the church office no later than December 31st.
Did You Know?: You can automate your giving through your bank/credit union/financial institution! Nearly all online bill pay services can provide your contribution by mail or ACH (Automated Clearing House) without fees.
OFFERING BOXES FOR 2021:The contribution envelopes for 2021 are available for pick up in the Education Wing Hallway. If you would like to begin a regular contribution, ask Pastor Jason for an unassigned box of envelopes.
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General Fund
Donations given to the Prairie Avenue Christian Church General Fund support the year-round ministries of the church. Your generous support keeps our building, staff, and operations working for the mission of the church. The mission of Prairie...
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www.continuetogive.com
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For instructions in registering your Kroger Rewards Card, Click Here.
The Organization code for Prairie Avenue Christian Church is: BY235.
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KROGER COMMUNITY REWARDS DONATION |
$35.04 was raised by 14 households who have linked their Kroger customer reward cards to support Prairie Avenue Christian Church. The quarterly contribution is for shopping at Kroger during July -September 2020.
Joining to support the ministries of Prairie Avenue Christian Church is FREE. Any transactions moving forward using the Shopper’s Card number associated with your digital account will be applied to the program, at no added cost to you. Kroger donates annually to participating organizations based on your percentage of spending as it relates to the total spending associated with all participating Kroger Community Rewards organizations.
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