December
3 | 9am-3pm | Craft & Vendor Fair
9 | 9am | MOPS
11 | 11:15am | Young Adult Dinner
13 | 6:30pm | MOMSnext
18 | 5-6:30pm | Family Communion
19 | 6pm | 4-H Dinner
21 | No Wednesday Night Programming
21 | 5pm | Christmas Caroling
24 | 4pm | Christmas Eve Service
25 | 10am | Christmas Service
28 | No Wednesday Night Programming
26-30 | Church Office Closed

Volleyball
Monday night volleyball will be taking a break over the Christmas holidays. They will meet for the last time this year on December 5 and resume playing in the new year on January 9. (In case you missed it, on Mondays we have pickup volleyball in the gym from 7-9pm for all ages.) Contact Mykenna Eckhoff if you have questions.

Annual Church Elections
Our church elections are coming up in the middle of December. At that time, we elect board members, councils, department heads, and delegates to our district assemblies. We will have a short perfunctory business meeting to open the process during service on December 11. To vote, you must be a member of Manteno Nazarene Church, be 15 years old, and vote in person. If you would like to see a sample ballot or photos of board candidates, go to http://bit.ly/3OUp9Ks

Christmas Cards
Again this year we are posting Christmas Cards on the bulletin board in the hallway by the kitchen for those who wish to send greetings to our church family. Please feel free to post one or just stop by and read the greetings from others.

Giving Tree
Do you want to have a family activity that will demonstrate Christ’s love? Our church is adopting 3 families (10 people) for Christmas this year. Out in the foyer, you will find a Christmas tree full of angels. Please take an angel or two, or three, or ten, and purchase the item on the angel. Please purchase new items and then wrap the gift up. Be sure to put the angel on the outside of the package. Please bring your gift and put it under the tree, by December 18. We will pray for these lives represented by each gift before we present them to the families. Each gift should be no more than $50. If you don’t have time to go and purchase the item, you can make a donation and your gift will be purchased on your behalf. Please check with Lynne Utter if you have any questions.

Birthday Party for Jesus
| Wednesday, December 14 | 6:30pm | Preschool and K-4th will be celebrating Jesus's birthday with a typical birthday party during Wednesday programming. Come ready to have some fun and invite a friend!

Family Communion
| Sunday, December 18 | 5-6:30pm | During this evening, you and your people (family, friends, coworkers, neighbors, et al) are encouraged to come to the sanctuary, have a quiet time of meditation, and then come to the altar or front row to be served communion.

Wednesday Night Programming
| Wednesdays, December 21 & 28 | There will be no Wednesday night programming (youth or kids) due to the holidays.

Christmas Caroling
| Wednesday, December 21 | 5pm | Wondering what to do with your free Wednesday night? (See above) Come caroling, one and all. Meet at church at 5pm and we will carpool to some of our Manteno people's houses and help them welcome in the season. Afterward, we will come back to the church and warm up with some chili and cocoa.

Christmas Eve Service
| Saturday, December 24 | 4pm | Join us as we welcome Christmas together. A cozy time to sing a few carols and listen to the Christmas story.

Christmas Service
| Sunday, December 25 | It would be weird not to have a service on the birthday of our Lord, yet it is weird to have a service on Christmas, a huge family time. Know that if you stay home with your family, we understand, and if you come to worship with us, we get it also. If you are coming, we will have a hot chocolate bar starting at 9:30am. (For our custodians, we will be requiring lids in the sanctuary.) Service, maybe a little more acoustic than usual, will be at its regular time of 10am and will be streamed and recorded for future viewing. It will be a family service, i.e. no children's programming.

Church Office Closed
| December 26-January 1 | The church office will be closed the week after Christmas. Normal business hours, 8am-1pm, will resume on January 2, 2023.

Year-End Giving
Thank you for your faithfulness in supporting the church financially. We want to remind you that in order to get credit for giving in 2022, if you are mailing it, it must be postmarked by December 31. If you are mailing it: PO Box 698 | Manteno, IL 60950 is the place to send it. If you would prefer to give online you can either text the words "MCN GIVE: to 833.827.7949 or go to: https://pushpay.com/g/mantenonazarene

Tithes and Offerings
Monthly Budget: $53,333
November 6: $15,052
November 13: $10,830
November 20: $6,866
November 27: $14,803
Month to Date: $47,551

Contact Information
Pastor Ken Bushey | Lead | kbushey@mantenonazarene.org | 812.583.1542
Pastor Amy Kilpatrick | Children | akilpatrick@mantenonazarene.org | 815.573.6322
Pastor Marcus Cleveland | Student Ministries | mcleveland@mantenonazarene.org | 517.525.7648
Church Office | 815.468.8946 | mantenonazarene.org | 698 N. Locust | PO Box 698 | Manteno, IL 60950 |
Martha Krueger | mkrueger@mantenonazarene.org |
Jenny Lyle | jlyle@mantenonazarene.org |
Connect Card | https://bit.ly/mcconnectcard
Giving | https://pushpay.com/g/mantenonazarene
Website | www.mantenonazarene.org

Weekly Schedule
Worship Service | 10am | Sunday
9th-12th Grade Youth Group | 6pm | Sunday
Volleyball | 7-9pm | Mondays
5th-8th Grade Youth Group | 6:30pm | Wednesday
Manteno Kids Wednesdays | 6:30pm | Wednesday