Worship

Three Wednesday night Advent services will be held at Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church, Jenera. 

The 7 p.m. services will focus on the “Songs of Christmas.”  On Wednesday, Nov. 30, the theme is the Song of Mary.  The Rausch Sisters will sing “Magnify Him,” based on Mary’s response to her cousin Elizabeth in Luke 1:46-55. 

Kerry Patrick Clark will perform in concert at 7 p.m., Sunday, Nov. 27, at Pandora United Methodist Church, according to Rev. Duane Kemerley, pastor. The concert is free and a freewill offering will be taken. CDs of the musician will be available for sale at the concert.

 A Thanksgiving Day service will be held at Trinity Lutheran Church, 301 N. Main St., Jenera, at 9:30 a.m. on Thursday, Nov. 24. 

The theme is “All Our Belongings are Gifts of God’s Grace” based on Deuteronomy 26:1-11. 

The choir will sing “Autumn Carol” accompanied by handbells. The church will be decorated with harvest items. 
 

A combined Thanksgiving worship service with Pleasant View and Rawson New Hope United Methodist Churches is planned at 7 p.m., Sunday, Nov. 20, at the Mount Cory United Methodist Church, Mt. Cory.

Pastor Ben Lowell will be the speaker for the services. The services are open to the public.
 

Pandora United Methodist Church will hold a free community meal on Wednesday,  Nov. 30  from 5:30-7 pm. in the church fellowship hall, 108 E. Washington Street, Pandora. 

The meal this month is provided by The First National Bank of Pandora. The menu is shredded chicken sandwich, mashed potatoes and gravy, green beans, assorted desserts and beverage.

53rd annual missions event

Gracia Burnham is the featured speaker during the concluding weekend of Ebenezer Mennonite Church's 53rd Festival of Missions.

She will speak at 9 a.m., 10:15 a.m. and 6 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 13. Gracia is the widow of Martin Burnham. For 17 years, Gracia and Martin served with New Tribes Mission in the Philippines.

On May 27, 2001, while celebrating their 18th wedding anniversary at Dos Palmas Resort off Palawan Island, the Burnhams were taken captive by a militant group of Muslims called the Abu Sayyaf Group.

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