January 2, 2022
January 3, 2022
Announcements
1. Wednesday, January 5th - Family Worship Night – Personal Testimony: “A Story About Two Families”
How well do you know your church family that you sit with in the pews week after week? Come together with us at our next Family Worship Night and listen to a Brother and Sister from the Morton church as they share their journey through life walking with our Lord.
The goal of this is very simple: It is to establish cross generational relationships as we ALL go through these battles together. It’s to establish that we are not alone in these trials.
Often, we tend to take whatever circumstances, both valleys and mountain top experiences, and keep them to ourselves. Thankfully, God gave us many examples in the Bible to relate to. Likewise, we have the opportunity to share our testimony not only with the world, but with fellow believers just like we learned in our Sharing the Gospel Bible study: to speak the Gospel to each other!!
So, come and bring your families. Sing with us, laugh with us, cry with us, and rejoice with us as we share, relate, and declare how God works through different chapters of our lives.
This will be held at the Fellowship Hall starting at 7:00pm on Wednesday, January 5th. Please arrive promptly as the opening prayer and interview will be starting about 7:05pm.
2. Sunday, January 9 – Pizza Dinner and Family Hymn Sing
A family hymn sing will be held at the church beginning at 6:30pm on Sunday, January 9.
There will be a pizza dinner served before the singing at 5:30pm.
The Bible Class will be the special group for the evening. Join us for an evening of worship and fellowship! Please sign up at the Kitchen Sign Up Table if you plan to attend the dinner.
3. Acts Bible Study in Afternoon Church Service
From January 9th through March 27th, the Morton Ministers will teach through Acts 9-19 during afternoon church services.
As we go through each chapter, we will be looking for key themes including:
Message of the Early Church
Actions of the Early Church
Power of the Holy Spirit in the Early Church
4. Women Helping Women-Small Group Discussion: ACCFS online course-Basic Counseling Skills
Tuesdays: January 18th & 25th and February 1st & 8th from 7:00-8:30 pm at the Fellowship Hall.
Participants are asked to complete each online lesson and homework in the study booklets prior to each small group session. Study booklets will be available to pick up early January.
Each evening will consist of group discussion over the material learned in the online course.
All women are invited to attend as all have opportunities to be encouragers and helpers to their families, friends, coworkers, etc.
Please sign up at the information center if you plan to attend. Please sign up by January 12 at the information center or by email to Sis Janice Schick at janschick1@gmail.com.
You are welcome and encouraged to attend even if you cannot attend all sessions.
5. Church Family Weekends
In 2022 we have one weekend each quarter identified as a Church Family Weekend. These dates are placeholders in the calendar for events for the congregation and encourage you to do your best to be in town and to attend.
Events such as testimonies/baptisms, Family Recognition Service, Topical presentations, and other opportunities are intended for these weekends.
The first one is Saturday, Feb. 26th, and Sunday, Feb 27th. We plan to have a Topical Presentation for the congregation by Bro. Ted Witzig Jr. on Saturday night 2/26 and the Family Recognition Service for the babies born in 2021 into families in the congregation on Sunday 2/27.
A Look Ahead
January 19 – Annual Business Meeting
February 13 – SS Teacher Nominations
February 26 & 27 – Church Family Weekend (Topic Presentation at FH 2/26 and Family Recognition Service 2/27)