This Week's Announcements
"Holiday Hop" to Benefit Mission Texas 2009 The St. Luke's Parish Hall will be grooving big time Dec. 12th from 6 to 9:30pm at the "Holiday Hop" to benefit the Mission Team traveling to Texas in June 2009 to help the victims of Hurricane Ike. Bring the whole family and bring friends too! That 70"s band, Obsidian (featuring our own Paul Menser on guitar and vocals), will be providing the music. There will be beverages and dessert. Bring a potluck or finger-food to share. All donations will be used to send the Mission Team on their way!
The Angel tree is in the Parish Hall beginning Today! If you would like to help brighten a child's Christmas, please take a tag and provide a gift for that child. All unwrapped gifts should be returned to the church before December 14th.
Mission Texas, 2009 Gift-Wrap Fundraiser On Sundays, December 14 and 21, members of the Mission Texas team will be available in the Parish Hall to wrap your Christmas gifts! We are providing the gift-wrap materials and charging only $1.00/package (or a donation to our trip). Our first priority is to cover airfare for 21 people to Houston. Please support YOUR 2009 Mission Team and let us make your holiday a little easier!
MISSION will be the topic of Adult (and Teen) Sunday Education at 9 a.m. on November 30, and December 7. Buddy Hall will lead the discussion. This class will be especially appropriate for members and families of our teams going to Kenya and Texas in 2009, as well as all parishioners who support our mission work.
Needed: Worship and a Music Leader/Pianist or Singing Group This Christmas Season, St. Luke's is responsible for the Protestant worship at the Idaho Falls Health and Rehabilitation Center across from EIRMC. The worship service is at 3:15 p.m. on Sundays. Contact Mary Leberknight at 529-9357 or e-mail: jmlt@srv.net for the Sunday you want to come.
Safe Sitter Training We will be holding a Safe Sitter Training course on Saturday, December 6th from 9 AM - 4 PM at St. Luke's. The cost for the course is $30.00. If you are interested in attending, please contact either Jason Wright, 745-6215 or Pageant Jones, 524-0363 for more information. Pizza will be served for lunch, or you may bring a sack lunch.
Christmas Pageant All children interested in helping to tell the Christmas story are invited to participate at the early service on Christmas Eve. We will be working on songs for this service during the Children's sermon time during the 10:15 service starting next week. We will also have a rehearsal after church on December 21st and lunch will be provided.
"A Mary Christmas" Don't miss the annual Christmas Cantata presentation. Several of our parishioners are participating in this annual musical event sponsored by and held at First Lutheran Church on Sunnyside. Plan to attend Sunday December 7 at 5:15pm or Sunday December 14 at 8am, 10:45am and 5:15pm. Free childcare will be provided and a free-will offering will be donated to various local organizations.
