This document provides a prayer update and announcements from a church. It includes prayer concerns for people who are sick or in the hospital. It also provides updates on training opportunities, Bible study groups, and church events like the Christmas Eve service. The document closes with reminders about upcoming meetings and a pinochle game.

1. Prayer Update Third
Dec. 16, 2012 Sunda
y
All who live in faith of
Adven
and charity anticipate t
Christ’s coming into
the world.
Luke 3

2. Prayer Concerns
Scott Friel’s cousin,
Carrie Davis is still
in a coma after a
car accident. You
can donate to a
trust fund: “Bring
Carrie Baby Home”
at USBank in
Modesto.

3. Prayer Concerns
• 9 year-old Tristan
Dooley, admitted to
Oakland Children’s
Hospital on December
21st , with a possible
brain tumor. (Tristan’s
grandmother, Janet, is
a friend of Joe and
Becky Officer.)

4. Prayer Concerns
• Pray for Greg Prezel
whose cancer has
returned

5. Prayer Concerns
• Our church, neighbors,
and congregation
through this Advent
season
• Our men and women
serving in the Military
who keep us free from
danger

6. Prayer Concerns
• Doreen Stever,
recovering from eye
surgery

7. Prayer Concerns
• The people of Newtown, CT; the families who lost a
child, parent, or teacher.

8. Praises
• A beautiful
Advent Season
remembering
the reason for
the season.

9. Continued Prayers
• Pat Patterson
• Byron Crail
• Cathy Machado
• Tom Bicknell

10. Continued Prayers
• Joe Prezel
• Elaine Matthews
• Marguerite Lloyd

11. Training Opportunities
• Circuit Church Officer Training here Jan. 19,
10 am - 3 pm, for all committee members of
churches in our circuit
• MAP Training at Centenary UMC in Modesto,
Feb. 2, 10 am - 3 pm for our elected
committee leaders, led by a visiting
organizational planning professional.

12. Divine Reading (Lectio Divina)
How to Pray Over the Bible
• Tuesdays 10 a.m.
• Led by Pastor Scott and
Denise

13. Lodestar Early Registration
• Lodestar: October 12-13, 2013
• Return the form in the bulletin by Dec. 31, 2012

14. The Sermons of John Wesley
• Mondays at
6:30 a.m.
• In the Chapel
• Led by Pastor
Scott

15. Attention Raley’s Shoppers!
• The “Quality of Life” cards are no more…
• They’ve been replaced by “Raley’s Something Extra”
– These earn credits towards your groceries
and
– Earn funds for our church
See the bulletin insert
for sign-up instructions

16. Events Today
• Coffee Fellowship after
church in Johnston Hall
• SPRC 11 am in the Library
• Lunch with Friends 12:30
pm at the Oakdale City
annex

17. More Upcoming Events
• Thurs, 7 pm – Finance Meeting
• Dec. 24, 7 pm – Christmas Eve Service
• Dec. 30 – Pot Luck after worship
• Dec. 30 – Care Center Service
• Jan. 10 – UMW Luncheon
• Jan. 13 – UMM Breakfast
• Jan. 13 – Ad Council Meeting
• Jan. 17 – Finance Meeting
• Jan. 25 – Pinochle