DPS and TCDigi Exhibition
The Digital Photographic Society and Twin Cities Digital have joined together to present a joint photographic exhibition. Our artists will be showing 68 of their best images from January 18, 2012 through March 6.
An artist’s reception for the Colonial Exhibit has been set for Monday, January 23 from 7:00 – 9:00 pm. Please stop by and enjoy the Exhibition.
For the first time in years, we finished the first 8 months of our fiscal year (May-Dec) without having to borrow from our line of credit. However, we are sliding further away from the giving budget we approved last April. We are about 10% ($116,000) behind our budget as of the end of December, and we’re even about $25,000 behind where we were last year at this time. As we approach budgeting season, remember that your Finance Committee starts with what we think you’ll give next year, and our best estimate is based off what you give this year. If you feel you are being coerced or guilted into giving more, I apologize – but I’m actually just trying to get us to honor the commitment we made last April. Blessings to you all!
The Numbers
Budget Year to Date: $1,273,568
Actual Year to Date: $1,157,526
Actual Year to Date Last Year: $1,182,238
Barry Naugle, Treasurer
Sunday, February 26 12:00 – 2:00pm
Come for a chili, salad and corn bread feast (complete with corn dogs for the kids). Daniel, Jeff, Danielle and others will be preparing their own chili recipes for you to vote on in categories like “hottest”, “most flavor”, and “best all around”. If you have a chili recipe of your own you would like to enter contact Danielle Jones. After lunch we will go ice skating, play a curling match or have s’mores and games around the fireplace. No reservations needed just come with an appetite and warm clothes if you want to be outside!
Here is a clip from last spring with Hanneke Cassel & Mark Hunter. Hope you enjoy it! Never Again
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Your response delighted us! Thank you for the 518 love filled shoe boxes you contributed to Operation Christmas Child. In addition to your generosity we also received 1,384 shoe boxes from other churches and neighbors in the western suburbs. This has been our best year ever with a total of 1,902 shoe box gifts received! Thank you for sending love and hope to hurting children around the world in 130 countries.
Please bring canned goods and other holiday food items to share with our neighbors in need.
This year’s food drive will benefit our two local ministry partners, Community Emergency Services (CES) and Volunteers Enlisted to Assist People (VEAP). Financial gifts are also welcomed.
Class starts June 1
Wednesday Evenings, June 1 – July 6, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Children’s Ministry is excited to launch a six-week summer series that equips and empowers parents to bring faith home by allowing the Holy Spirit to direct their family life. Kids meet separately for great programming that leads them to know and love Jesus more. Children’s programming is only offered for families who are attending “Spiritual Parenting”. This program is being offered in lieu of traditional kids’ summer programming with the intention of inviting families to grow in faith together. Registration is now closed.
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