12.24.23 Bulletin & Announcements
*9 am and 5 pm services will be streamed on our FB page or by clicking the "Watch Live" link on our website ndparish.net
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PRAYER REQUESTS- family & friends of Roy Kringstad, Shirley Berg, family & friends of Elaine Mitchell, family & friends of Virgil Hans, Melvin Anderson, Pastor Phil Larsen and family, Trudy Torgerson, Carol Malone, Bonnie Plath, Arlene Haux, Garret Fenner & family, Tanya Ausk, and Erickson family. Please pray for our elders.
Our thoughts and prayers to Chris & Katie Kringstad and family on the passing of Chris’ dad, Roy Kringstad on Friday, December 22. May the Lord wrap His loving arms around you and comfort you during this difficult time.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
*Christmas Eve Worship- Today- Sunday, Dec 24
Christmas Eve Candlelight Worship at Davenport Lutheran 3:00pm -Christmas Eve Candlelight Worship at Norman Lutheran 5:00pm
*Interested in joining our Bible Study? We would love to have you with us! Contact Erin Westby with questions erin.westby@hotmail.com 701-730-0779
*New Years Eve Worship- Sunday, December 31 - Norman will have 9am Worship and Davenport 11am Worship.
Mark your calendars- Davenport Fire Dept BINGO Dec 28 7pm at Supper Club
JANUARY WORSHIP TIMES beginning January 7th 2024
Davenport will Worship at 9am with Sunday School during worship 9:15-10
Norman will Worship at 11am with Sunday School during worship 11:15-12
A LOOK AHEAD...
NOMINATING COMMITTEE:
The nominating committees will be looking to fill any open positions on the council, boards and committees. If you feel you are being called to help in an area of your congregation, please contact your President (N-Lukas Croaker and D-Renee Flom) or nominating committee member.
ANNUAL MEETINGS:
Sunday, January 21st for Norman Lutheran. All reports due by January 14th to normandavenportparish@hotmail.com
Sunday, January 28th for Davenport Lutheran following Worship. All reports due by January 21st to normandavenportparish@hotmail.com.
FOUNDATION - Matching gift through end of the year!:
We are excited to announce that all gifts received by DECEMBER 31, 2023 will be matched by a generous donor up to $7725 (the amount of grants the Foundation gave in 2023). Please consider an end of the year gift to the foundation to help grow this fund, creating an opportunity to fund more project requests in our community next year.
Mail:
Norman Lutheran Church Foundation PO Box 96 Kindred, ND 58051
At church:
Put your gift in an envelope and set in church offering plate or offering box in the entryway or give to a board member
The Norman Lutheran Church Foundation is excited to be in its second year of operation! The foundation was created in 2022 from the sale of the church parsonage in Kindred. The mission of this foundation is to grow the invested funds and allow the earnings to be put back into the community in the form of grants that “further and foster the mission of Jesus Christ." Your gift to the Norman Lutheran Church Foundation helps support opportunities in our community to allow people to be creative in how they grow in Christ together.
In 2023 the Foundation is pleased to have supported six grants to total $7725:
$2500 - ND Parish Youth Group - ski trip
$500 - Crossroads Lutheran Campus Ministry - finals food truck
$500 - Kindred Area Backpack Program - weekend food backpacks for students in need
$1000 - Kindred Community Youth Group - Valley Fair trip
$2925 - Red Willow Bible Camp - sent parish youth to camp
$300 - Norman Bible Readers - cost of books for Erin Westby Bible Study
Number of grants given since 2022: 7 for a total of $9225.
