A Baby Dedication Service is being planned for Sunday, December 12, during morning worship. If you would like your child to be dedicated, please call the church office.

Senior Singles will not meet in the month of December.

It's time to decorate for Christmas! We plan to decorate on Thursday, December 2, at 4:00 PM. Dinner will be provided. If you can help, call Carrie at (612) 866-3717.

Senior Holiday Dinner & Music is set for Friday, December 3, 5:30 PM, at church. Come and enjoy fine food, music, and fellowship (cost $15). For questions, contact Mae Olson.

Agape Christmas Party: Saturday, December 4, 7:00 PM. Enjoy dinner and a concert by the Madrigal Singers. Meet at church at 5:45 PM to carpool. The cost is $17.50/person. RSVP to Mary at (612)-824-5573 or Barb at (612) 869-4165.

Women's Guild Christmas Party: Tuesday, December 7, 12:00 Noon, at the Pointe of France Party Room.

Sojourners Christmas Party is planned for Saturday, December 11, 7:00 PM, at Joel & Becky Sutton's home for fellowship and dessert. This event is for adults only.

MOPS is having a Christmas brunch on Friday, December 17, at 9:30 AM. Would you be interested in decorating or serving? Call Carrie Boyum at (612) 866-3717 to help.

Chaim Christmas Party: Saturday, December 18, 5:30 PM, at Eric & Sue Stabnow's home. This will be a potluck dinner.

Christmas Card Fund: Sign the large Christmas card in the foyer, and put the money you would have spent on cards towards an outreach project. This year the offering will be given to "Pedal Enterprise Djibouti" that helps provide pedal water pumps for the farmers in dry, hot Djibouti.

Salem Christmas Tree: Give gifts to the children who were part of the fall ESL program at Salem Free. Find the "tree with stars" in the foyer with children's names. Select a child and buy educational gifts like Christian books, crayons, etc. Bring your gift wrapped and with your name on it.

YTD Giving: Local Ministries: $248,452 Budget: $249,926
Nov. 21 Outreach: $ 73,700 Budget: $ 81,535

We warmly welcome Craig & Donna McClun this morning. They are missionaries that we support from the Evangelical Free Church of Canada Mission.

We extend the right hand of fellowship to our new members: Curt & Sheila Decker, Brian & Sara Gallagher, Hong (Bob) Gu, Troy & Johanna Holliday, Rick & Edie Olson, and Rich & Alison Pluntz.

Offerings marked "Thanksgiving" will be given to Community Emergency Services. There will be a special offering taken at the Thanksgiving Eve Service for CES also.

It's time to decorate for Christmas! If you are interested in getting the church ready for the Christmas season, we'll be decorating on Thursday, December 2, at 4:00 PM. Dinner will be provided. Call Carrie at (612) 866-3717.

Senior Holiday Dinner & Music is set for Friday, December 3, 5:30 PM, at church. Come and enjoy fine food, music, and fellowship. For questions, contact Mae Olson.

Agape Christmas Party: Saturday, December 4, 7:00 PM. Enjoy dinner and a concert by the Madrigal Singers. Meet at church at 5:45 PM to carpool. The cost is $17.50/person. Make your dinner reservations and car pool plans by calling Mary at (612)-824-5573 or Barb at (612) 869-4165.

Sojourners Christmas Party is planned for Saturday, December 11, 7:00 PM, at Joel & Becky Sutton's home for an evening of fellowship and dessert. This event is for adults only. Hope to see you there!

MOPS is having a Christmas brunch on Friday, December 17, at 9:30 AM. Would you be interested in decorating, providing food, serving, or cleaning up? Call Carrie Boyum at (612) 866-3717 if you can help.

The Svenskarnas Dag Girls' Choir and Lutefisk, Meatball & Swedish Sausage Dinner will be held at First Free on Saturday, December 4. The concert begins at 4:00 PM with the dinner following at 6:00. For more information, call Tina Ward at (651) 690-2206 or Marcia at (952) 997-6675.

YTD Giving: Local Ministries: $243,230 Budget: $242,575
Nov. 14 Outreach: $ 71,273 Budget: $ 79, 137

Thanksgiving Food Drive for Community Emergency Services: Grocery bags will be available this week in the foyer following the service. Fill the bags with non-perishable food items and items listed on the bags. Return the bags to church by Sunday, November 21.

Any offerings marked "Thanksgiving" will be given to Community Emergency Services (CES). There will be a special offering taken at the Thanksgiving Eve Service for CES also. See the insert on CES in today's bulletin.

A Baby Shower for DeNean Tisell will be held on Sunday, November 21, 3:00 PM, at Lori Peterson's home. If you have questions, you can contact Lori at (612) 722-9793.

Agape Christmas Party: Saturday, December 4, at 7:00 PM. Enjoy dinner and a concert by the Madrigal Singers. The cost is $17.50 per person. Make your dinner reservations and car pool plans by signing up during the ABF hour or call Mary at (612)-824-5573 or Barb at (612) 869-4165.

MOPS is having a Christmas brunch on Friday, December 17, at 9:30 AM. Would you be interested in decorating, providing food, serving, or cleaning up? Call Carrie Boyum at (612) 866-3717 if you can help.

YTD Giving: Local Ministries: $238,303 Budget: $235,225
Nov. 7, 2004 Outreach: $ 69,969 Budget: $ 76,738

To the Serving Committee: "Thank you for the delicious lunch that you prepared for the funeral of Dennis Schacht. We appreciate the labor of love and all that you put into serving. Thank you for blessing our family this way."

You are invited to a Memorial Service for John Londborg's parents, Maynard & Loraine Londborg, this afternoon at 3:00 PM at Bridgepointe Evangelical Covenant Church of Eagan, 4100 Lexington Way, Eagan.

Minnesota Vespers (Hymns, Gospel Songs, and Meditations in the Traditional Style) will be held this afternoon, 4:30 PM, at Colony Park Church, 5532 Wooddale Avenue, Edina.

Thanksgiving Food Drive for Community Emergency Services: Grocery bags will be available this week and next week in the foyer following the service. Fill the bags with non-perishable food items and items listed on the bags. Return the bags to church by Sunday, November 21.

Our next Quarterly Business Meeting is scheduled for Monday, November 8, at 7:00 PM.

Sojourners' Night Out for fun and food on Saturday, November 13, at 6:30 PM. Meet at The Old Spaghetti Factory located on 233 Park Avenue (612) 341-0949. This social is for adults so you'll need to get a sitter. RSVP to Patty Mellema by November 12 at (612) (612) 822-7875.

A Baby Shower for DeNean Tisell will be held on Sunday, November 21, 3:00 PM, at Lori Peterson's home. If you have questions, you can contact Lori at (612) 722-9793.

Could you host a Mainland Chinese student or family on Sunday, November 21, for a meal and take him or her to a short outreach at the U of M? If so, call (651) 765-4534.

Senior ABF Holiday Dinner & Music is set for Friday, December 3, 5:30 PM, at church.

MOPS is having a Christmas brunch on Friday, December 17, at 9:30 AM. Would you be interested in decorating, providing food, serving, or cleaning up? Call Carrie Boyum at (612) 866-3717 if you can help.