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Family Meals: On Wednesday nights, we offer a home-cooked meal in the Fellowship Hall.  The cost is $9 per person with a family max of $30.  Meals are served from 5:15 to 6:00 pm.  You can get your meal to go if you go through the line (indicate when you sign up). Reservations must be placed by noon on Tuesdays. You can make a reservation online, the sign-up table or by calling the church office.

Nov 20 - Boneless BBQ ribs, macaroni and cheese, baked potatoes, veggie and rolls
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/904054BA9AD29A4FF2-52606645-wednesday

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The Art of Sadao Watanabe:  The fine art exhibit in the Fellowship Hall is called Witness to Faith: The Biblical Art of Sadao Watanabe. It features twenty works by Japan’s foremost Christian artist of the  20th century. Watanabe’s works are part of permanent collections at the British Museum, New York’s Museum of Modern Art, The Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, the National Museum of Modern Art in Tokyo, and the Vatican Museum of Modern Religious Art…and temporarily on view at First Congregational Church!

We will hold a repeat of the initial discussion of Watanabe’s work on Monday, November 25 at 6:30 pm. Friends from HOPE Lutheran Church will join us that evening. Please come! This art is not to be missed. Please sign up:  https://www.signupgenius.com/go/904054BA9AD29A4FF2-52687684-anevening

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The Advent Workshop:  The 2024 Advent Workshop for families will be in the Fellowship Hall following Sunday School on December 8, the Second Sunday in Advent. The event includes making a variety of Christmas ornaments. If you have friends or neighbors considering participation in a church family, invite them to join you! Please sign up:  https://www.signupgenius.com/go/904054BA9AD29A4FF2-52650253-advent

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Annual Christmas Luncheon:  You are invited to attend a Christmas Luncheon on Tuesday, December 10, at 12:00 noon. The menu features Norwegian meatballs and a beautiful collection of Christmas cookies. Please come!  The cost is $10.00 per person. Please make a reservation by signing the list on the sign-up table, registering online or calling the church office. Please let the office know if you need a ride and sign up by Sunday, December 8:  https://www.signupgenius.com/go/904054BA9AD29A4FF2-52650211-christmas

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Learning Community: Conflict in the Middle East:  Please mark your calendars for a Learning Community focused on the Israel/Hamas conflict. Dr. Andrew Latham, Professor of Political Science at Macalester College, will provide a balanced presentation that captures the complexity of the situation in Israel and Palestine. Dr. Latham will include a perspective on the role of the US in the conflict as well as imagine components in a lasting peace for the region. The Learning Community event will be Tuesday, January 28, 2025, 6:30–8:30 pm. Please register for the event:  
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/904054BA9AD29A4FF2-52650250-learning

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Coffee Fellowship Hosts will be asked to serve Best Maid Cookies which are in the church freezer, make lemonade and/or serve coffee.  All the materials are provided, you will simply need to serve and clean up.
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Liturgists will lead us in the Call to Worship and one of the Scripture Lessons. The material will be emailed out on Thursday. Sign up: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/904054BA9AD29A4FF2-liturgist 

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Welcomers Needed:  Please sign up to be a welcomer on Sunday morning before the 9:30 am worship service.  One person is needed for at the bottom of the stairs at the 3rd Street Entrance and one person is needed at the Ramp Entrance.  Please arrive 20 minutes prior to the Worship Service.  Please sign up here:  https://www.signupgenius.com/go/904054BA9AD29A4FF2-welcomers   

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Altar Table Flowers:  Please sign up to provide flowers for the altar for Sunday worship.  Sign up here:   https://www.signupgenius.com/go/904054BA9AD29A4FF2-altar 

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