Sunday Bulletin 9/27/26

Alabaster Offering: Bring your Alabaster offering boxes to the Foyer or to Chari today!

Harvest Fest: October 3rd, 1-3pm, Glacier Hill Park. All are welcome to enjoy fall snacks, apple cider, and bounce houses! Take extra flyers found at the back of the sanctuary or at the front welcome table to invite friends and family. 

Preaching Ambassador: October 4th, Welcome Natalie Pearson & Sophia Willyerd from Olivet as Natalie comes to share a message for us. We will collect a Free Will offering to send with them after service.

District Lay Retreat: October 9-11, 2026; Speaker: District Superintendent, Andy Albright; Worship: Tiffany & Jesse Boyarski and Trevor Burns.
**There is a change to the location for Lay Retreat due to a scheduling conflict** It will now be held at Hotel Mead in Wisconsin Rapids. They have updated rooms, a swimming pool & hot tub, a restaurant, and a new volleyball court. There are many other outdoor activities, as well as shopping, in the Wisconsin Rapids area.  If you have already booked a room at the Best Western in Tomah, please call and cancel that reservation! Registration is closed at this time.
More information and registration form available here.

L.I.F.T.: October 10th 9:30am to 3:00pm, Road trip to Amish markets/stores, Lapacek's Apple Orchid, and to the Norski Nook in Deforest for lunch. More details provided in the foyer and/or see Bonnie.

Baby Dedication: October 11th, Celebrate with the Alexander family as they dedicate Wyatt!

Membership Class: October 11th, Meet after service in the Fireside Room to learn more about Nazarene membership and have pizza!

DeVore Baby Shower: October 18th, Celebrate and enjoy some food after service for the DeVore family and their baby due Nov. 2oth!

Upcoming Church Events:
October 3 - Harvest Fest
October 10 - L.I.F.T
October 9-11 - Lay Retreat
October 11 - Membership Class
October 18 - DeVore Baby Shower
October 23-25 - Ministers & Mates Retreat
October 31 - Men's Breakfast
November 15 - Church Thanksgiving Dinner
November 25 - Cook Thanksgiving Meals (Door Creek)
November 26 - Hand-Out Thanksgiving Meals (Door Creek)
December 2 - Lunch Bunch
December 9 - L.I.F.T: Couples
December 24 - Christmas Eve Service
December 27 - No in-person service
January 14 - Book Discussion: Theo of Golden
February 13 - L.I.F.T
February 24 - Lunch Bunch
April 10 - Ladies Spring Tea
April 16-18 - WI District Ladies Retreat
April 23, 24, 30 & May 1 - ALCS Musical: The Hello Girls

Pray for Pastor Cryz’s health and for Nerizza, Pastor Sandra as she plants a Nazarene Church in Middleton, The Ponder LINKS missionary family, and Joy & Stephen as they continue in their work. 

Mission Minute: Costa Rica “Explore Camp" is a camp gathering for young people in Costa Rica that was held in March 2026. This camp has workshops and activities that focus on missions and the need for people who will labor for God around the world. Pray for Costa Rica - and especially for the young people who are interested in following God’s call into missions.

Crisis Care Kit Current Needs: hand towels, bars of soap (bath size or larger), box of bandaids (30+), Kleenex (pocket-sized packages), and shampoo (12 - 18 oz).  Please check CCK item list on mission table for sizes that are needed. Don't want to shop, but would still like to help out? You can donate money instead of specific items anytime!

PASTOR CONTACTS
Pastor Sebastian DeVore
sebastian@cpnaz.org
(815) 386-6710

Director of Discipleship James Griffin
james_crescent@yahoo.com
(608) 577-2507

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