12/5/21 Sunday’s Sermon by Buddy Gray

The Missing Link of the Pandemic

Holiday Potluck on Sunday

There will be a Holiday Potluck this Sunday in the Family Room following worship. Ham will be provided. Please bring your favorite side dish and/or dessert and plan to join us for some great food and fellowship!

Contact Info for our Shut-Ins

Nadine Greff, Vintage Faire, 3620 Dale Rd, Rm. 25, Modesto, CA 95356
Russ Ortloff, 511 East D Street, Oakdale, CA 95361
***Please submit additions, corrections & updates to the office.

Opportunity to Make a Difference

1. Are you interested in audio/visual technology? We are looking for people who are willing to be trained in
this ministry. If you would like to find out more about
this ministry, please contact Matthew Gray or John
Russell.

2. The Ladies Committee will be filling Food Boxes at 8:00 am on December 13th for the families who will be receiving toys from the toy drive this year. If you are
available to help with this, please contact Rose Mary
Cowan or Melissa Shook.

3. We are in need of Pantry volunteers. Our Pantry is open Mon – Fri 10:30 – 11:00 am & 1:30 – 2:00 pm. We need volunteers to come during those times to hand out food. Contact the office to volunteer.

4. December 13 – 17. We would love to have members here to help families wrap their Christmas toys. This is a great opportunity to get to know these families and meet their needs.

Donations needed:

Men’s Pants (28-34)
Men’s Boxer Briefs (S-L)
Women’s Underwear (S-XL)
Women’s Sports Bras (S-XL)
Monetary donations accepted
Volunteer to help cook & serve a meal

Prayer Requests

Mourning the loss of loved ones

Gloria Stevens – (sister of Rosell Wade & Glenn Graham) – son Steven Stearns

COVID

Algerita Windus

Other Requests

Crosby Webb – (Chris & Barb Biard’s grandson) – hospitalized with RSV
Jim Dixon – knee replacement surgery on Dec 28
Robert Vazquez – hospitalized
Tammy Russell – (John Russell’s aunt) – awaiting biopsy results
Elvira Fernandez – (Daniel Fernandez’s grandmother) – dementia
Dail Greneger – (Daniel Fernandez’s friend) – family issues
Martha Gomez – health issues
Elene Patton – traveling to Portugal November 17th to see
Joshua
Judy – (Jennifer Smith’s mom) – blood clots
Betty Bussey – spinal stenosis, medical decisions to make
Rick Shook – (Charley Shook’s brother) – congestive heart failure & renal failure, beginning dialysis soon
Traci McEnery – back pain due to crushed discs
Alan – (Terry McEnery’s cousin) – has cirrhosis of the liver & needs a liver transplant
Lee Boydstun – congestive heart failure
Serina – (Eddie Vargas’ sister) – stage 3 cirrhosis of the liver
Revitalization – Growth & strengthening of the congregation
Georgia Springer – dementia has progressed
Charlie & Tamara Cook
Denise Libby – (Jim & Bonnie Greff’s sister-in-law) – lupus & kidney failure
Russ & Joan Ortloff – strength & healing
Helen Potterf – Hospice care
Leadership / Front Line Workers / Unemployed

Battling Cancer

Leslie Wilde – lung cancer
Janis Smith – (Brian Smith’s mom) – hospice, broken hip, cards of encouragement requested – address is 2913 Alene Ave., Tracy, CA 95376
Bill Mara – (Jack & Carolyn Hairston’s son-in-law) – stage 4 liver cancer
Sheila Walls
Lyn Brocco – good news & adjustment in meds
Julia Galloway
Ron Kemper – cancer has shrunk by 95%
Jonette Martine – (Wayne Coulter’s co-worker) – stage 4 breast cancer
Greg Hall – (Gabriel Hall’s father) – stage 4 cancer in his spine
Billy Hunt – (Vickie Laguna’s friend) – stage 4 melanoma throughout his body
Kris Simms – (Dwayne Ellis’ cousin) – kidney cancer
Renee – (Alegria Rice’s friend) – breast cancer Gene Fisher – (Jacqui Coulter’s father) – lung cancer
Gene Ford – (Charlotte Walton’s brother) – pancreatic cancer
Bill Winegard – (Paula Meler & Lee Boydstun’s friend) – bone marrow cancer
Mason – teenager in Ripon