Category: Bulletins

TODAY: We invite our guests to sign the Guest Register

 

9:30 a.m.        Worship

10:45 a.m.       Fellowship

11:00 a.m.       Sunday School

7:00 p.m.         Presence with R.J. from Covenant Cedars as speaker.

“Presence” is a ministry to and by our youth.

 

 

THIS WEEK:

Mon-Fri.                                  Pastor Steph will be attending Soul Care class

Tues.   5:30 a.m.         Women’s Worship     6:00 a.m. Bible Study

Wed.    5:00 a.m.         Men’s Worship                       6:00 a.m. Bible Study

6:00 p.m.         No Bible Study with Pastor Stephanie this week

6:30 p.m.         Women’s Bible Study with Laura Renfro

Via Zoom – contact LuAnn Lund for information

7:30 p.m.      Board of Deacons Meeting

Sat.                  6:00 p.m.        Reverence with potluck

 

 

 

NEXT SUNDAY:

9:30 a.m.       Worship

11:00 a.m.       Sunday School

 

Offering Announcement

If the Lord leads you to give, please leave your offering in the offering plates which are in the foyer and in the old sanctuary.

GENERAL ANNOUNCEMENTS

 

T H A N K   Y O U

Thank you, church family for your generous monetary blessing. It is wonderful to serve and be a part of this church family.

Deb Huyett

 

Thank you so much for the extra blessing this Christmas!  It was very much appreciated. I love raising my kids within this church family.

Randi

 

Annual Reports

With the close of another year, it is time for the Annual reports to be written and submitted to Randi so that she can compile them into the Annual Booklet. So, to those who are responsible for writing a report, please help Randi by submitting your report as soon as possible.

 

Lost & Found

Please check the lost and found for anything that may belong to you.  The pile is getting quite large.

 

Men’s/Women’s Encounter

The next Men’s Encounter is January 28-30, 2021. Visit encounterthecross.com to register. Please see Josh Wendland or Cody Sump if you have any questions.

The next Women’s Encounter will be March 5-7, 2021.  To register please visit https://women.encounterthecross.com/. (Note: this is a new website) If you have any questions, please contact Kara Bergsten 785-632-0150 or Jenny Sump 785-410-9291.

 

Church Membership

If you are interested in joining our church, instructions and applications can be picked up in the church office.  They are located on the wall in the church office.

 

Bibles

Study Bibles are available for those who do not have a Bible of their own. You may pick one up at the

 

 

TODAY: We invite our guests to sign the Guest Register

 

9:30 a.m.            Worship & Communion Service

10:45 a.m.          Fellowship

11:00 a.m.          Sunday School

 

 

THIS WEEK:

Tues.     5:30 a.m.             Women’s Worship          6:00 a.m. Bible Study

Wed.     5:00 a.m.             Men’s Worship                                  6:00 a.m. Bible Study

6:00 p.m.             Women’s Bible Study with Pastor Stephanie

6:30 p.m.             Women’s Bible Study with Laura Renfro

Via Zoom – contact LuAnn Lund for information

6:30 p.m.         Missions Committee Meeting

7:30 p.m.         Executive Board Meeting

Sat.                         5 to 7 p.m.          Trail Life Pancake Feed/Awards Ceremony

 

 

NEXT SUNDAY:

9:30 a.m.         Worship

11:00 a.m.                          Sunday School

7:00 p.m.                    Presence with R.J. as speaker.

“Presence” is a ministry to and by our youth.

 

New Study Beginning Wednesday, January 6^th at 6 pm

Christians know what Jesus Christ has done—but who is he? What is his deepest heart for his people, weary and faltering on their journey toward heaven? Jesus said he is “gentle and lowly in heart.” We will discuss two chapters in the award-winning book Gentle and Lowly by Dane Ortlund each week, opening up a neglected yet central truth about who Jesus is for sinners and sufferers today. See Pastor Stephanie for a copy of the book if you would like to be in the study.

T H A N K   Y O U

Karen and I wish to express our appreciation to the congregation for the Love Gift this Christmas. We are grateful for your generosity and thoughtfulness. Thank you from the bottom of our hearts.

Dwight & Karen

 

“Thank you to the Alert church family for the very generous Christmas

love gift.  It is a pleasure and honor to be a part of worship here, and although the gift is never expected, it is very much appreciated.  Thank you! LuAnn”

 

Thanks to all of you so very much for the Christmas gifts and cards, as well as for the Christmas bonus. How generous of you all! It means the world that you were thinking of me. I wish you many blessings in this New Year. – Pastor Stephanie

 

Thank you for your support.  This past Christmas, the Community Food Basket was able to give 25 Food Baskets and 55 children were adopted through the Adopt-A-Family Christmas ministry.  One way you can support the Community Food Basket is with a Dollar General gift card since we purchase most of our food and paper items from Dollar General in Riley.

 

GENERAL ANNOUNCEMENTS

 

Annual Reports

With the close of another year it is time for the Annual reports to be written and submitted to Randi so that she can compile them into the Annual Booklet. So, to those who are responsible for writing a report, please help Randi by submitting your report as soon as possible.

 

Church Membership

If you are interested in joining our church, instructions and applications can be picked up in the church office.  They are located on the wall in the church office.

 

TODAY: We invite our guests to sign the Guest Register

 

9:30 a.m.            Worship

10:45 a.m.          Fellowship

11:00 a.m.          Sunday School

 

 

THIS WEEK:

 

Wed.                     5:00 a.m.             Worship

6:00 a.m.                Men’s Bible Study

Women’s Bible Study with Laura Renfro

 

Thur.               6:30 p.m.        New Year’s Eve Celebration

Ring in 2021 with the Alert family! Join us for a fun night of celebrating what the Lord has done in 2020 and what He holds for us in 2021. Please bring finger food and whatever games you may want to play. We will also plan to worship and pray at some point during the evening.

 

Sat.                  6:00 p.m.        Potluck & Reverence

 

 

 

NEXT SUNDAY:

9:30 a.m.         Worship & Communion Service

11:00 a.m.       Sunday School

 

 

 

 

Thanks

Karen and I wish to express our appreciation to the congregation for all of the Christmas cards and letters. We have enjoyed reading through them and seeing family pictures too.     Pastor Dwight & Karen

 

GENERAL ANNOUNCEMENTS

 

New Study Beginning Wednesday, January 6^th at 6pm

Christians know what Jesus Christ has done—but who is he? What is his deepest heart for his people, weary and faltering on their journey toward heaven? Jesus said he is “gentle and lowly in heart.” We will discuss two chapters in the award-winning book Gentle and Lowly by Dane Ortlund each week, opening up a neglected yet central truth about who Jesus is for sinners and sufferers today. See Pastor Stephanie for a copy of the book if you would like to be in the study.

 

Email Issues

If you have a Hotmail, Gmail, or Yahoo account, make sure to check your spam folder for email communication from the church. We are getting several reports from people that our staff email addresses (.church) are being sent to spam folders suddenly.

 

Church Membership

If you are interested in joining our church, instructions and applications can be picked up in the church office.  They are located on the wall in the church office.

 

Bibles

Study Bibles are available for those who do not have a Bible of their own. You may pick one up at the Welcome Center. The Bibles are provided as a gift to you.

 

 

TODAY: We invite our guests to sign the Guest Register

9:30 a.m.         Worship

11:00 a.m.          Sunday School

 

 

THIS WEEK:

Mon.         5:00 p.m.         Viewing of Saturn and Jupiter in the church pasture   along with singing Christmas carols. It has been 800 years since these two planets have aligned.

Tues.     5:30 a.m.             Women’s Worship          6:00 a.m. Bible Study

Wed.     5:00 a.m.             Men’s Worship                  6:00 a.m. Bible Study

Fri.                         6:00 a.m.             Julotta

 

 

 

NEXT SUNDAY:

9:30 a.m.        Worship Service

11:00 a.m.     Sunday School

 

 

 

Offering Announcement

If the Lord leads you to give, please leave your offering in the offering plates which are in the foyer and in the old sanctuary.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GENERAL ANNOUNCEMENTS

 

Live Streaming the Service

In addition to live streaming our Worship service online, we now have closed circuit streaming in the old sanctuary for those who prefer to wear a mask and practice social distancing while meeting in person.

 

Congratulations

Big sister Remington welcomed her baby brother, Beau Michael Mall, into the world on December 2. What a wonderful blessing! Congratulations to the Mall family!

 

Sit With Jesus- A Virtual Event

Covenant Women: Join us as we sit at the feet of Jesus during the often-busy holiday season. Grab a cup of tea or hot chocolate as we read the birth story of Jesus and have a brief discussion to orient our hearts to our great Redeemer and Friend. Monday, December 21st from 7pm – 8pm. Zoom link is available on the church’s website (check under “Resources” then “Events” or on our Facebook page)

 

Julotta

Julotta is a special tradition at Alert that we love to celebrate on Christmas morning. We gather at 6:00 a.m. in the sanctuary for a candlelit service of Christmas carols, special numbers, reading of the Christmas story, and a monologue portraying one of the characters from the Christmas story. If you would like to bring a special number for Julotta, please let Pastor Dwight know what you would like to do. Vocal and instrumental numbers are welcome.

 

 

New Study Beginning Wednesday, January 6^th at 6pm

Christians know what Jesus Christ has done—but who is he? What is his deepest heart for his people, weary and faltering on their journey toward heaven? Jesus said he is “gentle and lowly in heart.” We will discuss two chapters in the award-winning book Gentle and Lowly by Dane Ortlund each week, opening up a neglected yet central truth about who Jesus is for sinners and sufferers today. See Pastor Stephanie for a copy of the book if you would like to be in the study.

 

Email Issues

If you have a Hotmail, Gmail, or Yahoo account, make sure to check your spam folder for email communication from the church. We are getting several reports from people that our staff email addresses (.church) are being sent to spam folders suddenly.

 

Church Membership

If you are interested in joining our church, instructions and applications can be picked up in the church office. They are located on the wall in the church office.

 

Bibles

Study Bibles are available for those who do not have a Bible of their own. You may pick one up at the Welcome Center. The Bibles are provided as a gift to you.

 

TODAY: We invite our guests to sign the Guest Register

9:30 a.m.         Worship & Christmas Program

7:00 p.m.                 Presence. Tonight, we launch a new ministry for our MS & HS Youth. The evening will include worship, a talk by Shanna Sterling, sharing time followed by worship and ministry.

 

 

 

THIS WEEK:

Tues.     5:30 a.m.             Women’s Worship          6:00 a.m. Bible Study

Wed.     5:00 a.m.             Men’s Worship                  6:00 a.m. Bible Study

Wed.     6:00 p.m.             Women’s Bible Study w/ Pastor Steph

Wed.     6:30 p.m.             Women’s Bible Study w/ Laura

Sat.                        6:00 p.m.             Reverence with potluck

 

 

 

 

NEXT SUNDAY:

9:30 a.m.        Worship Service

11:00 a.m.     Sunday School will resume

 

 

 

Offering Announcement

If the Lord leads you to give, please leave your offering in the offering plates which are in the foyer and in the old sanctuary.

 

 

 

 

 

GENERAL ANNOUNCEMENTS

 

Live Streaming the Service

In addition to live streaming our Worship service online, we now have closed circuit streaming in the old sanctuary for those who prefer to wear a mask and practice social distancing while meeting in person.

 

Congratulations

Big sister Remington welcomed her baby brother, Beau Michael Mall, into the world on December 2. What a wonderful blessing! Congratulations to the Mall family!

 

Julotta

Julotta is a special tradition at Alert that we love to celebrate on Christmas morning. We gather at 6:00 a.m. in the sanctuary for a candlelit service of Christmas carols, special numbers, reading of the Christmas story, and a monologue portraying one of the characters from the Christmas story. If you would like to bring a special number for Julotta, please let Pastor Dwight know what you would like to do. Vocal and instrumental numbers are welcome.

 

Email Issues

If you have a Hotmail, Gmail, or Yahoo account, make sure to check your spam folder for email communication from the church. We are getting several reports from people that our staff email addresses (.church) are being sent to spam folders suddenly.

 

Church Membership

If you are interested in joining our church, instructions and applications can be picked up in the church office. They are located on the wall in the church office.

 

Bibles

Study Bibles are available for those who do not have a Bible of their own. You may pick one up at the Welcome Center. The Bibles are provided as a gift to you.

 

Update from the Northern Riley County Food Pantry

 

The Northern Riley County Food Pantry received the following thank you which I wanted to share as it was an encouragement for this ministry.  This thank you note was signed by several individuals.   “Thank you so much, to all the wonderful volunteers, that help those of us in need with such compassion, kindness, and dignity.”

• If you know of families with children under the age of 18 years, who might be financially suffering especially during this COVID time, there is still time to sign up to participate in the Adopt-A-Family program.  Last day to sign up to participate is Monday, December 7th.   Questions?  Contact Karen Rundquist at karen.rundquist@gmail.com.      (At this time, we have more individuals wanting to Adopt-A-Family than we have families to adopt.)

• Another way you can support the Food Pantry is by donating a Dollar General gift card.  The Food Pantry purchases almost all their food and laundry needs at the Riley Dollar General.

• Food Donations for the Christmas Baskets are being accepted through December 15th.  Donations may be put in the lime green tote located in the coat rack area or the basket located at the south Fellowship Hall entrance.    Suggestions are:  Whole Corn, Pork and Beans, Baked Beans, Red Jello, Yams (canned), Fruit Cocktail, Cake Mixes, Mashed Potatoes (boxed), Pie Filling either Apple or Cherry, Evaporated Milk, Egg Noodles, Cream of Chicken soup, Cream of Mushroom soup.

 

 

 

TODAY: We invite our guests to sign the Guest Register

 

9:30 a.m.            Worship & Communion Service

11:00 a.m.          Dress Rehearsal for Children’s Christmas Program

4:00 p.m.             Christmas Caroling

 

 

THIS WEEK:

Tues.                     5:30 a.m. Women’s Worship      6:00 a.m. Bible Study

Wed.                     5:00 a.m. Worship                           6:00 a.m. Bible Study

Wed.                     6:00 p.m.          Women’s Bible Study w/ Pastor Steph

Wed.                     6:30 p.m.          Women’s Bible Study at Laura Renfro’s

Wed.                     7:30 p.m.          Board of Deacons meeting

Fri.                         6:00 p.m.          Trail Life Lock-in

 

 

 

 

NEXT SUNDAY:

9:30 a.m.         Worship Service & Children’s Christmas Program

 

 

 

Offering Announcement

If the Lord leads you to give, please leave your offering in the offering plates which are in the foyer and in the old sanctuary.

 

 

 

 

 

 

GENERAL ANNOUNCEMENTS

 

Live Streaming the Service

In addition to live streaming our Worship service online, we now have closed circuit streaming in the old sanctuary for those who prefer to wear a mask and practice social distancing while meeting in person.

 

 

Christmas Caroling

This year we will be changing up our approach to Caroling. Instead of meeting at the church, we will meet at three separate locations.

• Randolph Cemetery to go to Ken and Bonnie Hanson, Marion & Deona Brenner, Margie Wohler, and Marguerite Johnson.
• Parking lot across from Veryl Rundquist in Clay Center, then go to Jon and Evelyn Larson, and Country Living Long Term Care Facility to sing outside of Betty Sylvester’s room and other rooms.
• Leonardville Nursing Home where we will stand outside of Myron Lund and Robert Dreith’s room and other rooms and sing since we cannot enter the facility.

 

We will not be entering anyone’s house this year. Rather we will sing from the lawn.  And if you would like to join us for pizza at Alert afterward, we will be taking a headcount at each location at the start of caroling.

 

Email Issues

If you have a Hotmail, Gmail, or Yahoo account, make sure to check your spam folder for email communication from the church. We are getting several reports from people that our staff email addresses (.church) are being sent to spam folders suddenly.

 

Update from the Northern Riley County Food Pantry

 

The Northern Riley County Food Pantry received the following thank you which I wanted to share as it was an encouragement for this ministry.  This thank you note was signed by several individuals.   “Thank you so much, to all the wonderful volunteers, that help those of us in need with such compassion, kindness, and dignity.”

• If you know of families with children under the age of 18 years, who might be financially suffering especially during this COVID time, there is still time to sign up to participate in the Adopt-A-Family program.  Last day to sign up to participate is Monday, December 7th.   Questions?  Contact Karen Rundquist at karen.rundquist@gmail.com.      (At this time, we have more individuals wanting to Adopt-A-Family than we have families to adopt.)

• Another way you can support the Food Pantry is by donating a Dollar General gift card.  The Food Pantry purchases almost all their food and laundry needs at the Riley Dollar General.

• Food Donations for the Christmas Baskets are being accepted through December 15th.  Donations may be put in the lime green tote located in the coat rack area or the basket located at the south Fellowship Hall entrance.    Suggestions are:  Whole Corn, Pork and Beans, Baked Beans, Red Jello, Yams (canned), Fruit Cocktail, Cake Mixes, Mashed Potatoes (boxed), Pie Filling either Apple or Cherry, Evaporated Milk, Egg Noodles, Cream of Chicken soup, Cream of Mushroom soup.