Announcements for November 23, 2025
The Interfaith Workshop, hosted by Mountain View UMC, will conclude this year’s workshop series with an Interfaith Thanksgiving Service this afternoon at 2pm. Please bring a non-perishable food item to the worship service to be shared with Old Town Mission. Monetary offerings will assist the local homeless population.
Wednesday’s Worship-Study Presentation by Dr. Koester is entitled: “David and Nation Building”. Around 1,000 bce the people of Israel, who had demanded of God that Samuel anoint them a “King”, and after a stuttering start with the selection of Saul, David, a shepherd of all things, is anointed King of Israel. See you Wednesday at 5pm– bring a friend!
The Ephesians Spiritual Growth Group will not meet this Thursday due to Thanksgiving, and will continue on Thursday, December 4th at 10am in Bible Study 1.
The Daytime Book Group will meet on Tuesday (this month only due to Thanksgiving on Thursday) to discuss The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon.
All are invited to join the discussion.
The Men’s Breakfast Group meet on Wednesday this week due to Thanksgiving.
The office will be closed on Wednesday, November 26th, however, Pr. Braaten will have Mid-Week Worship at 5pm to start the Advent season.
The office will be open during normal hours on Friday, November 28th.
Now that cold weather is upon us, the Verde Valley Homeless Coalition is in need of gloves for the homeless. Please leave your donations in the container in the fellowship hall. Thank you!
Thank you to our Worship Assistants this weekend: Greeters/Ushers: Tom & Glena Atkins; Reader: Kellie Sanders; Communion Assts: Marianne Brennan, Pam Moody, Kellie Sanders;
A/V: Micah Swenson. We are always in need of Worship Assistants– see the sign-up sheet in the narthex.
Prayer Requests: Please forward all prayer requests directly to Laura Stransky at klstransky@gmail.com or call 970-749-2270.
Happy Birthday to Georganne Eibe on Nov 29th. May you be blessed with good health in the coming year!
Dee Suhr has moved to Nebraska to live with her daughter and would love to hear from her church family and friends in AZ. Cards and letters can be sent to her c/o Lora Suhr Kraay, 9807 Grand Ave., Omaha, NE 68134.
Last Sunday’s attendance = 86