Announcements

  • Thank you to our new member Shelly Hewlett and Julie Anderson for serving our coffee today.
  • “How the Grinch Found the Christ in Christmas” play is free at the Valley View Assembly of God Church in Lake City today at 3pm. The director is Bonnie Sandberg, the Elder Network manager.
  • Mark your calendars now for the Annual Christmas Handbell Choir Concert. It will be on Sunday, December 14th at 2pm. Stay for refreshments following!
  • The Sunday School Christmas program “Behold the Stars” written by Liesl Knox will be on December 21st during worship. We can’t wait!
  • The Ecumenical Blue Christmas Worship Service will be at United Church of Christ on December 21st at 6pm. This is especially meaningful if you find yourself alone or grieving a lost family member or friend.
  • Our December Shepherd is Toni Burns. Please text or call her with congregational joys or concerns. 507-259-9136
  • The Food Share item for December is baking ingredients. Flour, sugar, powdered sugar, vanilla, salt and cookie decorations like colored sugar sprinkles

Prayer List

Members of Faith Lutheran Church:

Lisa Viker (neck fusion surgery Dec. 9)
Barb Suhre (recovering from surgery)
Kathy Bussian (back surgery Oct. 3)
Janice Smith (breast cancer)
Fred Weiss (hospice)
Betty Helgerson
Carol Prescher (continued serious eye issues)
Jenny Yager (colon cancer)
Alta Maccini
Donald Schreiber

Friends of Faith:

Herman Gander (heart issues) Shirley Gander’s brother-in-law
Garry Mahlke (squamous cell cancer) Ron Grave’s brother-in-law
Doris Baker (heart issues) Shirley Ganer’s sister-in-law
Lori Meincke (seizures; at St. Mary’s) Dar Jones’s sister
Bryce, Anne Meurer’s brother-in-law (semi-truck rollover with minor injuries
Mary Cruser (colon cancer) niece of Carol Cruser
Lori Mcliquham (gall bladder surgery) Randy Johnson’s son Adam’s mother-in-law
Isaac Malsom (many serious injuries from plane crash) Sarah Niemeyer’s cousin
Evelyn Grace (doing well; still observing) 1-yr old granddaughter of Val Zabel’s cousin
Quinn Ernster (front temporal dementia and ALS (friend of Carol Cruser)
Sandy Whitcher (on lung transplant list) Dar Hovda’s niece
Steve Iverson (adjusting to new assisted living in Twin Cities area) Marguerite son
Bonnie Prissel (lung and heart issues) sister of Shirley Gander
Marietta Lillie (general pain; at asst. living)
Patty Arnold (health issues) friend of Shirley Gander
Betty (cancer) friend of Toni Burns
Johann Donner (29 year old son of Steve and Connie Donner)
John Justice (inoperable brain tumor) friend of Rollie & Dorothy Kallstrom
Cheryl McCarthy (reoccurring myeloma) Val Zabel’s sister

Grieving Deaths:

Sandy Dieraur, friend of Deb Smith
August Hulseberg, infant friend of Deb Koopman

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