September Collection -  Sunday School Fund

Sunday, 9/15

• Communion at the Home will be at 1:30 in the multipurpose room.
• Lunch provided by Dennis & Eva Rocke

Wednesday, 9/18

• WOW at Bertschis at 7:00
• HOPE at Nursing Home at 7:15 - The girls can be dropped off and picked up at the multi-purpose room.
• ACTIVE Welcome Night at Ty & Sara Schick's from 7-8:30. 

Friday, 9/20 - Men's Steak Dinner at Stephen & Susan Bertschi's land. All men high school age and older are welcome to attend! Come anytime after 5 pm and dinner will be served at 6 pm. Link to online RSVP: Men's Steak Dinner Attend Sign Up  Link to online food sign up: Men's Steak Dinner Food Donation Sign Up 

Saturday, 9/21 - Ladies Day from 8:45 to noon. The topic will be "Slaying Our Giants" and all ladies high school age and up are invited. Please sign up on the bulletin board or the following sign up link. Ladies Day Sign Up 

The Prairie Choristers and Youth Choir will begin practicing for the Christmas program soon. If you would like to sing with either of these groups, please contact Phil at plhodel@gmail.com by this Wednesday, Sept 18.

Young Group:

• Tuesday, 9/17 - Sing at Roanoke Nursing Home at 7pm.
• Friday, 9/20
• SALT & LIGHT Girls at Clark & Lisa Leman’s at 6:30 for dinner/craft night.

Looking Ahead:

National Church

• The second annual adoption/foster families support day, Grafted Gathering, will be held on Saturday, 9/21 at Tremont Apostolic Christian Church. https://accounseling.org/graftedgathering2024
• Apostolic Christian LifePoints is excited to be offering volunteer opportunities for September through December. Go to their volunteer website - https://www.aclifepoints.org/Vol.asp - to find links to volunteer for the various activities.
• Apologetics Conference - will be held on 11/9 in Smithville. This year's theme is "I’m Glad You Asked: How Good Questions Turn Doubt to Faith".  Apologetics Conference 2024 Website. 
• AC Central
• General Conference debrief - Around the Table
• Sadness  - Breaking Bread
• General Conference - Past Events
• Proclaim and Serve - Past Events.

Other Ways to Learn and Serve

• Red Cross Blood Drive on Tuesday, September 24th at the Roanoke Park Building from 12:30 to 5:30. You can sign up to donate by going to www.redcrossblood.org, calling 1-800-RED-CROSS of by calling or texting Julie Blunier at 309-712-7491
• Loving Shepherd Ministries will be hosting a catered meal and charity auction for the vulnerable children of Haiti, Ethiopia, and the United States on Saturday, October 5, 2024, at the Five Points Washington. The meal and Silent Auction start at 5:00PM with the Live Auction starting at 6:30PM. If you would like to donate an item, please contact Brittany Schwind at 309-678-8205 or brittany.schwind@gmail.com. The auction is a wonderful evening of fellowship and enjoyment while raising much needed funds to help the world’s most vulnerable children. There will be free childcare provided, so couples with young children are encouraged to attend. Visit https://loving-shepherd.org/auction24 to learn more.
• 40 Days for Life is an internationally coordinated campaign to end abortion locally through prayer and fasting, community outreach, and a peaceful all-day vigil in front of abortion businesses. For additional information contact Brian and Rebekah Schwind or visit: https://www.40daysforlife.com/en/  Bloomington will start a local campaign on 9/22 https://www.40daysforlife.com/en/bloomingtonil