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Prayer Requests

T HOSE S ERVING N EXT S UNDAY 9:30 Morning Worship: Greeters: South Door: Nursery: Ushers: Center: East Aisle: West Aisle:

Nick & Michelle DeHaan Shayla Van Wyk Melissa Van Donselaar Jon Goemaat Sheryl Tomlinson Mike Schakel

P RAYER Your prayer concerns are welcome. They will be listed for 3 weeks, unless information is updated or treatment is ongoing. If you are in need of prayer please contact the church office. Please be in prayer for Judi Braaksma, Nick Coon, Randy Frazier, Marsha Veldhuizen, Fran Stout, Helen Carriker, Marvin Bloem, Jean Veldhuizen, Hudson Vander Weerdt, and Dylan Morrison. If you are in need of prayer please contact an elder or Gloria Buckallew to pray with and for you. The phone number to call is 641-638-4940. Praying for our Missionaries: Albino & Sandra Rodriguez work for Casa del Maestro, a youth discipleship program.

Sunday, December 25, 2016

Welcome

To Central Merry Christmas! If you are a visitor, please feel free to ask questions of those who are wearing a lanyard to learn more about Central Reformed Church. We would love to talk with you and answer any questions you may have.

New Year’s Day Service: ONE contemporary service at 9:30 am. No Sunday School.

Today we continue our worship series called: “Christmas Connections” with a message by Andy Baker entitled “Simeon & Anna” from Luke 2:21-40. We will read in scripture the connections many had to Jesus, as well as examine how our personal connection to Jesus today encourages us to make a difference in the world.

C HURCH N EW S Our Christmas Connections series has been highlighting how the Christmas story connects to us and our world today. We encourage you to share God’s love this Christmas by supporting mission work both locally and globally. The “Connections Wall” at the back of the sanctuary contains tags of various missions projects in Haiti, Nicaragua, and Mahaska County that you can support. Simply select a tag and following the instructions on the back for how to donate. All donations, except can goods, need to go directly to the mission organization and not Central Reformed.

2017 Giving Envelopes are available to be picked up in the library near the back of the sanctuary. The envelopes are organized in numerical order and will have the owner’s name printed on the top. Envelopes must be picked up by January 8.

Adrianna Oudman, our missionary from the Nehemiah Center in Nicaragua, will be visiting with us on Monday, January 2nd. Everyone is invited to attend a Q&A/Coffee time with her from 10-11am at Church (exact location TBD). No RSVP is required.

Year-End Giving Reports: You can now easily print your own giving report using Real Time. There are instructions in the library on how to do this yourself. If you prefer to still receive a printed copy from the church, please add your name and preferred method of delivery (email or mailed) to the sign-up sheet in the library and Laura Anderson will get that to you in January.

811 House: The Deacons have decided that it is best to tear down the house at 811 3rd Ave. East due to recent utility costs, imminent maintenance costs, and hopes for the property to become part of a much needed parking lot in the near future.

Sunday Morning Inclement Weather Policy: In the event that there is inclement weather, we will hold only an 11:00 service. We will determine whether we will cancel all services that Sunday. All decisions will be broadcast on KBOE and posted on the church’s website and Facebook page.

T HIS W EEK Sunday, December 25 9:30am Traditional Service Hymns: #533 – “Joy to the World” #536 – “Angels We Have Heard on HIgh” Music Ministry: #550 – “Go, Tell It on the Mountain” #534 – “O Come, All Ye Faithful” #552 – “Away in a Manger” Nursery:

Shelly Nelson

Monday, December 26-Friday, December 30 CHURCH OFFICES CLOSED

We would love to connect with you! Please take the time to fill out this portion of the bulletin, tear it off, and place it in the offering plate as it is passed. Guests: 1st Time Guest Return Guest Here for Special Occasion

Name ___________________________________ Address _________________________________ City, State, Zip ___________________________ Phone Number __________________________ Email ________________________________

N EXT S UNDAY Sunday, January 1 9:30 am Contemporary Worship

This is a change in my contact information I WOULD LIKE PRAYER: This is a personal request that is to be kept confidential I would like this request listed on the prayer chain

Church Offices will be closed from December 26-December 30. Regular hours will be back in effect starting on January 2.

I WOULD LIKE TO VISIT WITH A STAFF MEMBER REGARDING: o Becoming a more devoted follower of Christ o Committing my life to Christ o A personal issue o Other 815 – 2nd Avenue East, Oskaloosa, Iowa 52577 Church Telephone: 673-3843 Service airs on Mediacom 12 & MCG Thursday at 6pm Streaming live at centralosky.com at 10:45 on Sunday Website: www.centralosky.com

PLEASE WRITE SPECIFIC PRAYER CONCERNS ON THE BACK OF THIS TEAR-OFF