CHRISTMAS EVE WORSHIP

Invite your family and friends to join us for our Candlelight Christmas Eve Worship Service, Wednesday, December 24, 5 PM.

HOME DELIVERED MEALS

ARC is responsible for Home Delivered Meals in January. Please choose a day to volunteer at the table in the Lobby. Meals are picked up at 11:10 AM and local delivery takes about an hour.

CHILI COOK OFF

Mark your calendars! Sunday, January 11, the Connections Team will be hosting our 4th Annual Chili Cook Off. Please consider putting together a team and join the competition. The winning team gets to choose a non-profit to donate the proceeds to. More details will follow soon.

TABLE FOR EIGHT

Table for Eight returns in January. Ready to meet new friends, laugh a lot, and eat even more? Groups of eight meet four times over six months, with rotating hosts. You can host in your home or host at a restaurant! Everyone brings a dish, everyone eats well, and everyone leaves with new friends. Couples and individuals are all invited. Sign up today at the Connections Center and grab your seat at the table—literally!

MINISTRY OPPORTUNITY

Due to other priorities, Brooke Van Essen has resigned her position as the Middle School Youth Director. Therefore, the Consistory is looking to hire someone part-time for approximately 8 hours per week to direct our Middle School Youth Group Ministry. For a job description and more information, stop by the office or check out our website at www.arcluverne.org. Interviews will begin December 15.

BIRTHDAY PARTY KITS

The Voyager Pioneer Club (1st & 2nd grade) is collecting cake mixes, frosting, and aluminum pans with lids to make Birthday Party Kits for the Neighbor to Neighbor Pantry and Rock County Food Shelf. To help them with their service project goal of 24 kits, please drop donations in the box below the lobby table by December 3. Thank you for helping our kids share God’s love in such a joyful (and delicious!) way!

CONGREGATION MEETING

The annual Congregation Meeting will be Monday, November 17 at 7 PM. The names of two Elders and two Deacons will be drawn to serve a three year term from January 2026 through December 2028. Elder Nominees are Dave Hup, Henry Sandbulte, Scott Smidt, David Vander Vliet, Andrew Wegner, and Merlin Wynia. Deacon Nominees are Tyler Bloemendaal, Dana Klay, Randy Krull, Matt Sandbulte, Keith Schmuck, Jon Schomacker, Aric Uithoven, and Ryan Wynia.

UNDIE SUNDAY

SHARE, a Rock County Christmas distribution program, is in need of new, unopened women’s men’s, and children’s socks and undergarments. Place donations in the basket by the mailboxes by  November 26 to help local families in need. The SHARE distribution day is December 10, 12:00-1:30 PM at ARC. Applications to receive food, clothing, toys, etc. are located in the kiosk or can be found online at www.luvernechamber.com and must be submitted by November 19.

OPERATION CHRISTMAS CHILD

Operation Christmas Child Shoeboxes are available on the table in the Commons with packing information inside. Shoeboxes will be collected November 16. We will also take an offering that day to purchase agricultural items such as oxen, goats, chicks, etc. for families in need through Samaritan’s Purse. Contact Charla Sandbulte with questions.