We are glad you are here, and we hope you enjoy this opportunity to worship God with us.
Please join us on Facebook or YouTube if you cannot attend in person.
Join us for prayer in the conference room @ 8:45am on Sunday Mornings
Welcome & Prayer
Songs of Worship
Scripture Reading: Luke 3:15-22
Message: Pastor Dave
"Baptizing the Expected One"
Offertory
Hymns of Worship
Livestream sign-off
Sharing and Pastoral Prayer
Closing Hymn
Benediction
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11 am Sunday School Opportunities
- Children - Classes ages 2-5th grade in the basement
- Youth - Meet in the youth room -c/o Pastor Bill.
- Adults - One option for class this week
- Quarterly format studying "Justice, Law, History" Lesson 7 c/o Tom Beachy and Brent Maust. (Sanctuary)
On January 30th
- Denny Weidman will begin the series, The book of Hebrews. It is a RightNow Media study. Here is the link. (Balcony)
Girls of Grace meet tonight at 5 pm in the Fellowship Hall.
Next Sunday we will have our Annual Church Celebration during our Sunday School time. Please read through your Report Book that you received by email on Friday or pick up a printed copy today at the Welcome Center. Please join us for fellowship together after the meeting with a potluck meal. If you are interested in joining the meeting via zoom contact the office for the link.
The Youth are going to Flint to work at Shammah Ministries on January 29th. They are willing to take some items with them. Lynette Hartzman has suggested the typical winter things: hats, gloves, socks and boots. If you would like to donate those please drop them off at the church office by January 27th.
The Hospitality Committee would like to host a Ladies Game Day. We will meet on Sunday, February 6, at 3:00 p.m. in the fellowship room. Please bring a finger food snack to share and come and enjoy an afternoon of fellowship with other ladies.
If you would like a printed version of the Beacon please stop in the office for a copy.
The north church door has an updated code. Please contact Emily if you would like it.
The Faithfully Fit have begun their journey toward better health. So far 38 people have signed up to participate. The first week they exercised 4712 which converts to 236 miles and have already lost 35.6 pounds. You can still join by signing up at the Welcome center or contacting Marie.
Faith Fahrner will be on-call for the church nurse Jan 18 - 28 while Marie is out of town. The Faithfully Fit should still report to Marie.
Winter Bible School is back! Please save the date, January 30-February 2nd. Jeff Polen will be our speaker. Jeff has a full time music ministry dedicated to pointing others to Jesus Christ through music, preaching, teaching, and training. Session times are: Sunday, January 30th at 9:30 am, and 7 pm Sunday -Wednesday, February 2nd. We will have a potluck meal on Wednesday night at 6 pm.
It's time to update our Faithlife Directory and printed directory. If there are changes-- you can do those yourself. Here are the instructions: Navigate to Faithlife.com and login with your Faithlife email and password. Click your profile image and click Account Settings. Ensure the Profile tab is selected and update any information—photos, contact information, social media accounts, etc. Parents you can upload a photo of your children or other info you would like to share with our Pigeon River Church group. Let Emily know if you are unable to make the changes or have questions. We are in the process of phasing out the old Instant Church Directory, therefore, not updated. . Please make sure you have access in the Faithlife app.
Offering Today: PR Ministries- You can mail in your donation. Our online giving portal is on our website You can also check out how easy it is to set up giving through the Faithlife app or text. Simply text the word “GIVE” to (989)217-8181. We appreciate your generosity and flexibility.
Offering next week: PR Ministries
Worship Leader this week: Dale Ackerman
Worship Leader next week: Michael Swathwood
Fellowship Greeter this week: Jon & Kim Good
Fellowship Greeter next week: Tom & Karen Beachy
Pastoral Care this week: Staff
Pastoral Care next week: Gerry Swartzendruber
Prayers for the local church
· Our new elder
· Health Concerns/Situations
· Lora Aldrich and family
· Arwen - continued battle with cancer; her grandfather, Nathan with cancer
· Scott Dubs recovery as he has been moved to a rehab in Bay City
· Leslie's aunt & uncle health issues;
· Bill & Leslie's friend passed away from Covid complications prayers for his family
· Phyllis Bartel's son, Matthew with cancer & son in law with cancer
· Jill Champagne- father's wife put on hospice
· Wesley Horton's friend involved in a bad accident
· Phyllis Yoder - her parents dealing with aging & health difficulties, her dad specifically pain and mobility concerns
· Freda - praise to be back in church and healthy again
Renee Schneider - her mom, Cathy - recovery from surgery
Missions/Organization
· The recipients & ministries receiving Harvest Offering monies
US/World
· Ukraine crisis: risks remain as Russia and the west talk
