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Due to the weather forecast for Sunday the birthday dinner planned for after worship has been postponed. We do not have a replacement date as of yet.

I'm snowbound this morning. There will be no worship service at Cerro Gordo UMC this morning.

It's a bit chilly but we are still having our wiener roast and hay ride at 5:00 p.m. today. Spread the word. Hope to see you there.

Our Charge Conference date and location was changed today. It will now take place on Saturday, November 3rd, at 2:00 o'clock at Decatur 1st UMC.

Just received notification that our Charge Conference will take place Monday, October 22 at 6:00 p.m. Cerro Gordo will be the host church.

Concert July 15th at our church 6:30 p.m.

From the prophet Isaiah: "Those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles..." No, I'm not referring to the Super Bowl winners. This Sunday's sermon may dare to ask the question: "Are you an eagle or a chicken?" Actually we are neither, we were created in the image of God, Therefore we are spiritual beings and have the potential for being in relationship with our Creator God. We will explore this a bit more Sunday morning. Pastor Jim

We are hosting Youth Group this month. This Sunday is the annual Super Bowl Party so we will start earlier than usual beginning at 5:30. Everyone is invited to bring a canned good or two for the food pantry. Sunday morning's sermon will tie in with Super Bowl Sunday and will be titled "Paul's Pre-Game Pep Talk. See you Sunday! Pastor Jim

I'll be out of the office Tuesday and Wednesday but Ashley will there 9 - 12 and I'll return Thursday morning. There will be no Bible Study Wednesday at Cerro Gordo or Hammond. Pastor Jim

My sister Margaret just passed away. Prayers needed for her husband, children, siblings. Please keep me in your prayers too. Pastor Jim

This Sunday is New Year's Eve. We will ring out the old and ring in the new during worship Sunday morning at 10:30. We will have some party hats and noise-makers for you when you arrive. (Or you could bring your own) The service will include both serious and humorous moments. I look forward to worshiping and celebrating with you Sunday morning. Pastor Jim

Our children will be leading us in worship this Sunday with a Christmas program. There will be music, puppets and more. See you Sunday!

This Sunday is the first Sunday of Advent. Come join us as we worship the one who came to join us, Emmanuel, God with us. As we begin another Christmas countdown let us seek our deepest need, the presence of Jesus in our heart, mind and soul. Come to worship with us and just perhaps you will discover that Jesus is already in your life, you just needed a gentle nudge, a soft suggestion to help you recognize that reality. We look forward to worshiping with you. See you soon!

I want to thank everyone who worked so hard to make today happen. We had double duty with charge conference and the bazaar on the same day. Thank you, thank you, thank you, for all the hard work. You are appreciated. Pastor Jim

We will celebrate All Saints Day on November 5th. Here is a brief listing of some of the day's service. Hymn “Shall We Gather at the River” 723 All Saints Day Celebration We honor our loved ones who died within the last year. Shirley Harvey Dec. 6, 2016 John Allison March 7, 2017 Bill Ritchie May 13, 2017 Richard Seitz May 22, 2017 Robert W Greenwood June 11,2017 Anthony “A.J.” Hart June 18, 2017 Carolyn Albro Sep. 25, 2017 Hymn “Hymn of Promise” 707 Naming Our Saints This is a time that we are encouraged to name some of our saints; those who have influenced our Christian walk at some point in our lives. Hymn “I Sing a Song of the Saints of God” 712

We were blessed this morning with the children's Christmas program. They did a wonderful job. We are truly blessed to have them.

We were blessed today with a play called; Scrooge and the Three Wise Guys ". Directed by Julie Allison. Scrooge was played by Jared Mann, with Tom Fath, Jacob Hayes, and Kevin McCarty as the three wise guys. Thomas Benton Mann was on props, and was the ghost at the end of the play. They all did a fantastic job. Thank you all for a job well done.

The Vesper service Sunday night was blessed by some of our youth playing the bells with a wonderful Christmas song. Our ringers are: Kooper Mann, Hannah Hayes, Riley Brandenburg, Ella Mann, and McKenna Robinson.

Pastor Jim played some Christmas songs for the preschool this morning. Wonderful as always. They loved it.

We were blessed Sunday morning with music from Pastor Jim on the banjo, along with Ella Mann and Riley Brandenburg on the drums, with a performance of "The Little Drummer Boy".

We were Blessed again on Sunday with Pastor Jim playing his banjo and a song. Always a pleasure to watch.

We were very Blessed with this song Sunday morning at our service.

Rocking it out at church this morning. Truly a beautiful day at church. So blessed to have Pastor Jim with us.

God's Not Dead He's Surely Alive! They sing it loud and proud. Bless them all. They most definitely feel the Lord working within them.