WORLD DAY OF PRAYER

American Reformed Church will host the World Day of Prayer on Friday, March 5, 1:30 PM. This year the focus will be on the country of Vanuatu and Matthew 7:24-27. All are invited!

BABY ITEMS FOR THE ALPHA CENTER

The February Children’s offering will help purchase needed baby items for the Alpha Center in Sioux Falls, SD. The Alpha center is a non-profit agency that provides positive alternatives with practical support to women and men involved in an unexpected pregnancy. In addition to monetary donations, if anyone would like to donate diapers or wipes, please place them in the tote under the table in the lobby.

MEN’S BIBLE STUDY

There will be a 12 week study for young married men beginning Sunday, February 7 in the Multipurpose Room during the Sunday School hour. If interested, contact Ken Hup at 507-227-1423 for more details. Materials will be distributed along with a short introduction to the study on January 31.

SOUPER BOWL OF CARING

February 7 is Super Bowl Sunday. Sr RCYF will   be taking a Souper Bowl of Caring offering to help fight hunger. Donations will be given to the Rock County Food Shelf.

ARC’s Sr High Youth Group is hosting a Pizza Pickup Fundraiser at the Luverne Pizza Ranch on Tuesday, January 12, 3-8 PM.

Place your order online (www.pizzaranchorder.com) or by phone (507-283-2379) and pick it up at the Ranch.

10% of all sales will be donated to the Sr High Youth Group.

Proceeds will be used to help with expenses for Rocky Mountain High.

TECH VOLUNTEERS

Be a blessing to ARC and our online viewers and  volunteer for a spot in the tech booth. Sound techs and projection volunteers are needed. Contact Arlin Sandbulte (712-395-2744) with questions. Training provided.

OPERATION CHRISTMAS CHILD

Thank you to everyone that filled shoeboxes for Operation Christmas Child; 80 boxes were collected from ARC. Thank you also for the generous financial gifts that were given to purchase livestock. With the $2,800 received we were able to purchase 5 oxen, 10 dairy goats, 10 sets of honeybee hives, and 15 sets of a dozen baby chicks. May God bless those who receive these gifts!

BLESSING BAGS

ARC students in Grades K-5 packed 136 Blessing Bags during Sunday School over the last     several weeks. The bags were delivered to people living in various care facilities in the local area. Nice job, kids!

CHRISTMAS EVE SERVICE

Please join us for our Candlelight Christmas Eve Service on December 24. To comply with Covid-19 restrictions, we are offering two services this year at 4 PM and 6 PM. Please RSVP for the service you would like to attend. Sign-up sheets are on   the Narthex table or reserve your spot online at

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0D45ABA62CA6FACE9-christmas

The 6 PM service will also be livestreamed on our website and Facebook page for online viewers.

Wow! Y’all broke the Pizza Ranch! Well, not actually, but Lila at the Pizza Ranch was blown away by your incredible support of our Junior High Youth Group. The Ranch was unable to keep up with orders and even had to take the phone off the hook for a short time to get caught up. Lila apologizes and thanks everyone for being patient while waiting for orders. The Junior High Youth Group was presented a check for $720  to use towards their service project! Thank you, ARC family, for your incredible generosity!