Christmas Eve & Day Schedule...

We will have a Christmas Eve Candlelight Service on December 24^th at 7:00 pm.

We will have a Christmas Day Service at 11:00 am.
(One Service Only, No Sunday School)

Christmas Cantata!

The Choir will present the Christmas Cantata,

The Gift Goes On

on December 18^th at 8:30 am & 11:00 am

This is a good time to bring friends & family to hear the Christmas story in song, in perhaps a fresh way they have not heard before.

Annual Living Nativity

Our Annual Living Nativity
is on December 9^th & 10^th!

There will be 3 showings at 6:30pm, 7:00 pm, & 7:30 pm

Hot Chocolate & Cookies will be severed after each showing!

The kids can pet the animals & take pictures!

All of this is FREE to the community!

THINK LOTTIE MOON!!!

Sunday, December 4^th, we will be having a special schedule… Sunday School at 9:30 am & ONE SERVICE ONLY at 11:00 am. (There will be NO 8:30 am Service on December 4^th)

A special luncheon will follow, to kick-off the Lottie Moon Christmas Offering & Week of Prayer! Please join us for fellowship & for a chance to learn more about foreign missions. This will be a great opportunity to give back to Jesus this Christmas! * Special Note * The Children's Choir will be singing at this service! They have worked hard and are excited to sing for the congregation and we are sure you all will enjoy hearing them!

December Preschool Church

Making a Meaningful Christmas with your Kids…
Christmas is a magical time for children! Tinsel on the tree, stockings hung by the fireplace, colorful packages needing to be shaken… It’s fun, but it can be easy to lose focus on Jesus. This Christmas, as you reveal the greatest love story ever told to your kids, try this tip to help your whole family remember that Jesus is the reason for the season!

“Help your little ones focus on others this season by making use of those Christmas cards received in the mail. Place the cards in a basket on the dinner table; taking turns each night drawing one out. Then pray together for that person or family.”

(source: www.focusonthefamily.com)

Preschool Church Schedule for December:
4^th- Valarie Elliott, 11^th- Donna Wofford,
18^th- Cheri Lizer, 25^th- Jennifer Waller

Wishing everyone a Merry Christmas from the Preschool Department!

~ Carol Waldenmeyer

October: News & Events

Fall has arrived and our regular schedule has resumed!!

We would love to have you join us for the Sunday Evening Services at 6 pm & the Wednesday Family Meal at 5:45 pm.

The Business Meeting is on Oct. 12 @ 7 pm.

Choir Practice Resumes on Oct. 9 at 5 pm.

The Finance Committee needs all committee chairs to submit their budget requests for the 2011-2012 year! Please turn them in to Spike Setterdahl, Florence Trevithick or Ed Englebrecht.

The Youth Committee needs your help! Pray with us everyday!! 

Also, if you are interested in helping us grow our student group (grades 6-12) please see Cindy Wilson, Sherri Moore, or Chuck Schultz.

October Birthdays 

Laura Arellano, 6

Nicholas Lizer, 7

Joe Orazem, 10

Chris Trask, 12

Sherri Moore, 13

Sandi Moore, 21

Shawn Schultz, 24

Jane Thomas, 26

October: Tanner’s Trails

by Pastor John Tanner

“No Proof of God” read last Saturday’s lead article in the Chieftain’s Faith & Religion section. The story detailed a lecture presented at the Unitarian Universalist Church in East Pueblo.

Victor Stenger (76) atheist and professor of philosophy at the University of Colorado presented his argument against the Judeo-Christian-Islamic god and highlighted the detrimental effect he believes religion has on science and the progress of humanity.

Much of his diatribe centered on the questioning of issues most Christians have already dealt with successfully, such as, “proving God scientifically”, “unanswered prayers”, “creation or science”, and “the silence of God”.

His most gleaning false accusations dealt with Christianity’s science. He says they are incompatible. Any fair-minded observer would agree that science formed its origin in western culture where Christians predominated. The Bible takes a positive approach toward creation as the marvelous handiwork of God. The Eastern cultures deny the importance of this world and science, preferring to escape into other-worldly more spiritual concerns.

Christians believe that accurate science and accurate Bible interpretation harmonize. If God is the source of both, there can be no conflict when rightly understood. Only poor scientists and poor Bible interpreters find conflict between the two.

“What science does show is quite humbling in the grand scheme of things”, Stenger explained. Oddly, similar comments were roundly accepted as last week’s PWBC Wednesday Evening Bible Study of Ps. 19:1. The exploration of nature’s mysteries enhances our awareness of God, rather than demanding atheistic explanations. Stenger ‘s best guess at the worlds origin was a “big bang” or eternity, a mind-boggling faith that the cosmos had no beginning or designer.

Also, he describes some Christians who deny global warming by casually accepting that the world is self-regulating and self-correcting. Meanwhile, he blindly accepts that the universe automatically fine-tunes itself using “mathematical equations”.

Regarding values and morals, Stenger commits his most serious error of logic. He attacks the Christian concept of heaven and hell as counter productive. That is, he assumes that believers who anticipate rewards and punishments in the afterlife get lazy and apathetic about the world’s needs. On the contrary, the atheists of this world are those who are insensitive and fatalistic regarding humanity, morals, and charity, whereas Christians, Jews, and other godly people who in fact champion the cause of human need.

Scripture says, “the fool has said in his heart there is no God.” (Ps. 14:1) Unfortunately, such foolishness is still proclaimed as newsworthy in the 21^st century.

See you Sunday, 
Pastor John Tanner