ADVENT CHALLENGE WEEK 1: Please consider inviting a neighbor or someone you don’t know very well to your home to share a meal together.

ADVENT CHALLENGE WEEK 2: Acknowledge the most critical integrity gap in your life and the impact it has had on others; then take steps to clean up the resulting mess.

ADVENT CHALLENGE WEEK 3: When worshiping through song, sing with passion. When worshiping through work, seek to reflect the glory of God. And when you worship through giving, do so with joy in honor of the King!

CHRISTMAS AT THE PALACE   This will be the final year of the Christmas at the Palace tradition in Luverne. The ARC Adult Choir will sing along with many other local groups on Saturday, December 12, 7 PM. Admission is $12 for advanced reserved tickets available at the Palace Box Office, 102 E. Main Street, Monday – Friday, noon to 5 PM. Proceeds from the concert will benefit the Rock County Food Shelf and the Palace Theater.

George A. Bonnema and Ken Hup were elected as Elders, Mark Ehlers and Brad Van De Berg were elected as Deacons at the Congregational meeting. Installation is December 27.

RENAISSANCE GROUP (55+) December outing will be Saturday, December 12 for supper at the Pizza Ranch at 5:30 PM followed by Christmas at The Palace at 7:00 PM. Tickets are $12 per person at the Palace Box Office. Sign up at the Narthex table.

The ARC annual Congregational Meeting will be Monday, November 9 at 7 PM including election of new officers. Nominees for Elder are George A. Bonnema, Merlin Cleveringa, Ken Hup, and Gordon Mulder. Nominees for Deacon are Mark Ehlers, Randy Hoogland, Brad Van De Berg, and Jesse Woodley. Absentee ballots are available in the church office.

Spaghetti Supper, Bake-off & Auction

Tuesday, November 3

Supper served 6-7:15 PM, freewill donation

Auction of baked items at 7:15 PM

Hosted by Sr RCYF Youth Group

First Fruits Offering  –  Sunday, November 8

The Consistory has presented a challenge to pay off the remaining debt on the facility of $290,000. Please give with open hands as you feel God leading.

The SR RCYF youth group will be raking leaves for those who are unable to rake on Saturday, November 7. Please sign up at the Narthex table.

November 22 is Undy Sunday! Place your donations of new socks and undies in the tote by the mailboxes. Please purchase sizes and styles that your family would use to provide a good variety. Items will be given to SHARE, a Rock County Christmas distribution program.

Each year thousands of shoeboxes are packed by people who cannot afford to add the additional $7 per box shipping fee. Many people say “But I’m not sure what I should pack in the box, so I’ll just leave it for someone else to do” and don’t take a box to pack at all. Here is an opportunity for any size “hands” to help. A freewill offering will be received November 15 on OCC Dedication Sunday. Samaritan’s Purse pays $7 to ship each box around the world, but only receives enough donations with the boxes to cover $5.06/box. Our offering will help defray some of the expense to ship boxes all over the world. You are still encouraged to put your $7 donation in your box as you normally do. This is an additional offering for the people that don’t feel capable of packing a shoebox and a way for the congregation, from the young all the way to the oldest, to be a part of Operation Christmas Child. Thank you for your support in this ministry.