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December 3-4-5 "No Room at the Inn" Nativity Festival

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8:30 a.m. Cornerstone Worship Service - Sanctuary
9:45 a.m. Sunday School for All Ages
11:00 a.m. Beacon Worship Service - Sanctuary
5:00 p.m. Youth Fellowship-Game Night - Crawfords

Tuesday, November 16, 2010-Valley View Deadline
6:00 p.m. Trustees Library

Wednesday, November 17, 2010-Deadline for Sunday Bulletins

Wednesday Evening Schedule:
5:00 p.m. Adult Bell Choir Downstairs Bell Room
5:30 p.m. OASIS MEAL St. Andrews Hall
6:00 p.m. Half-Notes Bell Choir Downstairs Bell Room
6:00 p.m. Adult Choir Sanctuary
6:15 p.m. Financial Peace University Pommrehn Lounge
7:00 p.m. Advent Conspiracy Study Jr/Sr High Room
7:00 p.m. Praise Band Rehearsal Sanctuary

2:00 p.m. Stirrings on the RoadIAUMC St. Andrews Hall
6:00 p.m. Martial Arts Downstairs

Next Sunday, November 21, 2010-Food Pantry Sunday
8:30 a.m. Cornerstone Worship Service - Sanctuary
9:30 p.m. YF Bake Sale

COG Thanksgiving Lunch: Thanks for the wonderful response for the COG lunch items. Remember if you, or know of someone who, would enjoy attending this Thanksgiving meal contact WDM Human Services at 222-3660.
COG Shopping Spree: Way to go! We have met our goals for chaperones and monetary donations, but would love to keep going. Since the needs in our community continue to grow, COG has decided to increase the number of children it is serving from 100-120. Sign the Connect to volunteer (Saturday, December 11) or make your check out to Valley UMC designating COG Shopping on the memo line. Contact Janice Keene if you have questions.
November COG Donation Items:

Advent Conspiracy Study: Join Pastor Ken as he leads this four-week Advent study on Wednesday evenings beginning November 17 at 7:00 p.m. (Class will not meet on November 24). This study takes a look at practicing four simple but powerful, countercultural concepts: Worship FullySpend LessGive More Love All. Sign the Connect so we can order study books ($13.00).
Cookies Needed: Valley UMC is hosting an IAUMC District event: Stirrings on the Road on Thursday, November 18. Please sign the Connect if you would be able to provide 2 dozen cookies to be delivered to the church by Thursday morning. Thank you!
Second Quarter Ministry (formerly Young Couples): We will get together on Sunday, November 21 at 6:00 p.m. at Warrior Lanes in Waukee. We will enjoy $1.00 bowling!! All couples between the ages of 25-50 are welcome to attend and bring your families. Contact Allison Flack at 991-6300 for more information.
Kingdom Builders Christmas Musical: Sunday, November 28 at 5:00 p.m. at Norwalk UMC. This will be the 3rd Annual event for Bidwell Riverside and CFUM. More details to come.

November 14, 2010 25th Sunday after Pentecost
Isaiah 65:17-25 2 Thessalonians 3:6-13 Luke 21:5-19
Message Bearing Down on the Bull Pastor Ken Ferguson
8:30 am Worship Servants: Organ: Karen Hutzell, Choir Director: David Rozendaal, Hand Bell Directors: Lynelle Meyer and Jana Clyne, Song leader: Joyce Templeman, Acolyte: Gregory Kinser, Lector: Margaret Forster, Computer/Sound Operator: Merle Welch and Carmen Fritz, Childrens Message: Gary Forster, Worship Servants: Phil and Lynlyn Nicolino, Sherry Robinson, Hosts: Bonnie Constant and Arlene Eckhart, Nursery: Kim Bigsby.
11 am Worship Servants: Praise Band, Pastor Ken Ferguson, Acolyte: Olivia Schulte, Lector: Bob Schneider, Computer Operator: Jared Lancaster, Childrens Message: Gary Forster, Worship Servants: Mike and Anita Canney, Craig Bauerle, Nursery: Schneiders.
Flowers on the altar this Sunday are provided by
Craig and Karen Bauerle in celebration of their wedding anniversary.

A Special Advent/Christmas Season Book
Bill Cotton has written an Advent/Christmas Reader to provide resources, and commentary that will focus on the forthcoming 2010 cycle of the Church Year. We are making this little Advent/Christmas Season Book available to the "Thursday MEMO" readers at no cost.To download your free copy simply select here to download the lo-res PDF file.

You may download this book and use the materials in congregational settings. Should you find this material helpful, we ask that you make a donation to Bidwell Riverside of $10.00 or whatever you can afford. We would like to see the book provide a bit of Christmas cheer to the good folks at Bidwell Riverside.
Please make you donation check payable to: Bidwell Riverside Send the check to: Bidwell Riverside Center, 1203 Hartford Ave Des Moines, IA 50315-1450

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