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WOW! Thank you FRC family for the steady flow of grocery and gift cards for the Giving Experience. Thanks to you we need a much bigger envelope to store these😉! Some of our Giving Experience recipients could very much use a helping hand this season. If you are willing to donate food or gas cards, there’s a gift card box at the Welcome Center or stop by and visit the office. We have fun talking to ya’ all.

BAKERS & NON-BAKERS UNITE. We are coming down to the wire and need some help! Could we possibly get cookies (or brownies if it better fits your baking vibe!) for the Giving Experience supper? At this late date in the game, know the Editor likes Oreos… they look Christmas’y. They come with red frosting…right?!😉 Just go to frcoostburg.org or click HERE to donate. 

FAMILIES - Are you reading the daily Advent stories? This week’s activity looks rather “scientific.” Sure wish you’d send us a few pics or a video clip…📸🎞️. Send to plemkuil@frcoostburg.org. 

📰 IN LOCAL NEWS

SOUP’S ON! As 80 of you already know, Wednesday is our Family Meal Night with soup and cinnamon rolls. Plus our kids need to be at practice for the kids worship service at 6 PM Wed. How convenient to stop by for supper, get the kids to the Sanctuary and then fellowship while you wait - Register TODAY at frcoostburg.org! Serving 5:30-6:30 pm. One small (sort of) thing though - we need some more volunteers to whip up some soup. Technically, we need more batches of Chicken Noodle soup. Investigative Report learned there’s an aversion to making this soup cause it’s hard to get it flavorful. Well, you heard it here first: use Better than Bouillon. Serious. Try it at home. This tidbit is worth your subscription price alone… Meanwhile, the Editor secretly opened up the sign-up for Chili in case our folks adverse to chicken noodle will make chili instead! Help. Please! Sign-up on frcoostburg.org or let Peg or Jill know asap. Recipe’s at the Welcome Center or on the Sign-Up Genius.🍲🥄

🩳 NEWS BRIEFS

➕3 YR - 5TH GRADE PARENT NOTE: Practice for the Children’s Program & Worship Service (9 AM, Dec. 22) will be from  6 PM - 7:15 PM on Wed.’s, Dec. 11 & 18!!

➕2025 Contribution Envelopes are available for those that use the number envelopes. You can find them on a table by the church office.

➕ Last week, 410 of you joined us, and the total offering hit $22,442. We’re halfway to our completely manufactured goal for reaching over 400 in attendance two weeks in a row! Will we smash it today?!! If we don’t, we’re gonna have to buckle down in the next 3 weeks! We don’t often give away secrets but you will NOT want to miss extra special things in worship on Dec. 15 (double quartet), Dec. 22 (a worship service designed for kids and featuring our very own 3yr old - 5th graders), Dec. 24 (Carols & Candles) and for sure Christmas day where there’s a keyboard duet treat!

➕The Thanksgiving offering, designated to FRC’s Food Vault Ministry, totalled $4,202.

➕December’s Special Offering is designated for the “Families In Need Fund” at Oostburg Elementary. Generally this supports helping kids who may not have winter jackets, snow pants, boots or school supplies, lunches, or health care means, etc. Month-to-date the offering is at: $25

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