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Business Office Hours: Monday-Thursday 8:30AM-5PM & Friday 8:30AM-12PM

Please check out our website for more information: www.firstfederated.org

UPCOMING EVENTS

4801 FRANKLIN AVE | DES MOINES, IA 50310 | (515) 255-2122 | FIRSTFEDERATED.ORG

DECEMBER 13, 2015

Weekly Events

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Sunday 8:30 - 10:45AM Coffee in Fellowship Hall 9 - 10:10AM Worship Service Nursery/Preschool Classes Classes (See listing at Welcome Center) 10:30 - 11:45AM Worship Service Nursery/Preschool classes Classes (See listing at Welcome Center) KZ Church for K-4th grade Monday 7PM Personhood Iowa Meeting (Room 100) Weekly meeting at 7pm Tuesday 6:30-7:30AM Work as Worship (Men's study; room 108) 9AM Women in the Word (Room 131) (On break until Jan. 5) 1 - 4PM Greeting Card Ministry Wednesday 9AM-12:30PM Women's Sewing Ministry (weekly except 1st Weds) 6:30 - 8PM Heirborn Youth Group Awana and Extreme (K -6th Grade) Prayer Community Grief Share (Room 118) Friday 6:30PM "United" Dinner Social for Married Couples (last Friday of each month) 7 - 10PM Friday Family Game Night (2nd Friday)

Monthly Financial Update Thank you for your faithfulness in supporting the ministry of First Federated Church!


Missions Fund Through 11/30/15 Income = $73,660

Expenses = $54,427 Income as % of exp = 135.34%

Attendance 12/6/15 9:00 = 282

10:30 = 231 Children = 90

DEC 15 Perspectives Class: Registration Discount Deadline

DEC 21 11AM December 60+ Fellowship

JAN 3 10:30AM Starting Line Brunch (for those new to FFC)

JAN 13 6PM 2nd Sunday Prayer

JAN 16 8:30AM-5PM INSPIRE2016

JAN 18 6:15PM Perspective Class Begins

2nd Sunday Prayer Gathering: Tonight @ 6PM

2016 offering envelopes: Available in east hallway, just outside the business office. Don’t currently use numbered envelopes but would like to? Contact Karen Hoff at 255-2122.

December 60+ Fellowship: Monday, December 21, 11AM in Fellowship Hall. Angeli Cristiani Childcare will bring a Christmas concert, followed by a ham dinner. $4 per person. Sign up on tear off, or call church office.

INSPIRE2016 Conference and Health Fair: Mark your calendars for Saturday, January 16. Sign up to attend or volunteer on our FFC website.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Dec 20 Family Christmas Celebration, 9:00 & 10:30AM Special Reception in Fellowship Hall, 8:30AM - 11AM (No ABF's, No Sunday School, KZ Church or Xtreme)

Preschool programs beginning at 8:45AM Dec 24 Christmas Eve Services, 4 & 5:30PM

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YOUTH MINISTRIES Heirborn Christmas Party for 7th-12th graders Saturday December 12 5-8PM at the Back Door Wear an ugly Christmas sweater or something else festive Bring a white elephant gift Bring a snack to share (girls sweet and guys salty) Heirborn will not meet on Dec 23 and Dec 30

Extra Family Time No Awana or Xtreme PM Wednesday, December 23 and December 30.

Preschool Choir Mark your calendar for Sunday, December 20, during the 10:30 service. Our preschool will be singing!! Our choir director, Shauna Shaefer, will be leading a fun version “Go Tell It”. They are rehearsing on Sunday mornings at 10:35ish at the west end of the preschool hallway.

Mark your calendar Our next Child Dedication will be January 31, 2016. Parent/Child Dedication is an opportunity for parents to commit to partnering with God and the Church to raise their children. A pre-dedication class for parents will be held on Sunday, January 17. This class will explain the significance of dedicating your child to the Lord, provide practical parenting helps, and offer you an opportunity to get acquainted with our Children’s Ministry. If this will be the first child you are dedicating here at Federated, the class is a prerequisite to dedication. Please contact Jessica in the Children’s Ministry office (255.2122 or [email protected]) by Mon., Jan. 10, to be included.

New Arrival Congratulations to Joe and Amy Price at the birth of their son, Boden Joalan Price on December 4. Boden is welcomed by big sisters Hunter, Bailey, and Norah. Welcome to the Federated family!

MISSION/CONGREGATIONAL CARE 2015 Christmas Offering - FFC has selected two ministries to bless this year. 1) Refurbishing three residential kitchens for Hope Ministries Center for Women and Children; 2) Purchasing media equipment for a ministry in Europe that provides gospel resources and discipleship to Muslims in North Africa. You can give to the Christmas Offering online or through the offering envelope. Please mark your gift as "Christmas Offering." Perspectives Class - The next Perspectives class begins January 18 at Lutheran Chuch of Hope (6:15-9:15PM). Try two nights for free! Come hear about God's plan throughout Scripture to make disciples of every people group. Scholarships are available for FFC members and regular attenders. Contact: Brent Jackson - [email protected]. Kenya Missions Trip: June 16-26, 2016 with XPonent Ministries and Pastor Joe Michael Kamau. Contact: Jane Christiansen - [email protected] Information Meeting - Dominican Republic: January 10, 12:00 PM, Room 108. Trip date: July 10-18, 2016 with Time Ministries and Pastor Carlos. Contact: Sharon Reynolds - [email protected] Thank you I’d like to thank you for the prayers you prayed for me. I know the knee replacement surgery went better and my recovery has gone faster because of your prayers. Also, John Porter praying with Irv and me prior to surgery means so much. Thank you so much! Glenda Larsen

Sympathy Our sympathy is extended to:

The Condit family at the death of Elroy Condit on December 4 (Elroy and wife Gordia were members of FFC who worked with Wycliffe Bible for 25 years)


New to FFC? Starting Line A Sunday morning brunch for those who are new to FFC to learn what we offer, find out how you can volunteer, get your questions answered, and more! Next Brunch: Sunday, January 3 @ 10:30AM

Location: "The Meeting Place" (right outside the Worship Center Foyer)

Three Ways to Register: 1. Use the bulletin tear-off form 2. Use the Welcome brochure in the seat-back

pocket in front of you 3. Fill out the online form at:

www.firstfederated.org/sign-ups

Right Now Media A Christian "Netflix" is yours for FREE! Just give us your email address and then you'll receive an invitation to utilize this huge

online resource with tons of Christian videos by top notch authors and speakers, small group studies, awesome kid's videos, and more! Email Deb at [email protected], tell her "I want Right Now Media!" and she'll send you an invite to set up your account. Then you'll be able to access it from any computer or mobile device!

Featured Resource of the Week

Paws and Tales: Got kids? These animated adventures from Chuck Swindoll are favorites for the kids and include God-centered lessons that parents applaud! With Paws & Tales, kids can enjoy meaningful adventure stories and fun animation while they learn biblically based concepts like being thankful, overcoming fear, putting others first, and obeying God's rules.

CHILDREN’S MINISTRIES


F260 Bookmark: Pick up your new F260 Reading Plan bookmark out in the Foyer today! The bookmarks are designed to keep in your Bible so you can easily see what you need to read each day and then check off your progress. The F260 is a one-year, 260 day (M-F) Bible reading plan that is taking us through all the foundational passages of Scripture. Now would be a great time to join in!

Blood Drive--Thank you! We collected about 80 units of blood yesterday at our blood drive, so thank you so much to all who donated and/or volunteered! Erik and Jessica Moen are honored and want to thank you for giving blood in their honor. Lives will be saved and people will be made healthy because of your generosity. Thank you for BEING good news to people in our community!

In January 2016 First Federated will again be hosting a unique health, fitness and nutrition conference. INSPIRE2016 will bring an engaging combination of speakers, health practitioners, and service providers together for one day of encouragement and information united by a biblical

worldview. For just $25.00, you gain access to 3 general sessions and three breakout sessions of your choice. A health fair will also be on site filling our two gyms with product and service providers who want to help you take steps toward better health. All this takes place here at FFC on Saturday, January 16th from 8:30AM - 5:00PM. A variety of healthy food and drink options will be available in the Fed Cafe throughout the conference. Register on the FFC website or go to www.inspirehealth16.com to learn more about this exciting opportunity.

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