Eden Church needs volunteers to help light the Advent Wreath at each of our 9:15a in-person services. We need readers beginning December 1 - December 22. We also need volunteers at our Christmas Eve services at 5p and 8p. If you want to volunteer, contact Pastor John at 656-4330 or jroberts@edenchurch-edw.org.
God gives His best gifts to us in unexpected ways. The Christmas season is a reminder of the gift that God gives to us through His son Jesus. During this season, Wednesday Night Bible Study will be studying the Right Now Media video series of “The Unexpected”. Please join us on December 4, 11 & 18 at 7:00 pm in Classrooms 1302/1303. Contact Linda Romann (Mobile: 618-560-9532 / Email: lromann@sbcglobal.net) for more information about our study.
As the Thanksgiving and Christmas season are here, it is a time of giving more to those in need. At Sunshine Ministries, the need is for food and supplies to be used at the daycare and men’s ministry on site. Also, some of the items will be given to the parents of the daycare children to use at home when they participate in the bible study conducted at the ministry.
Below is a list of items that are most needed. Small group #2 is collecting items in the fellowship lobby now until the end of the year. This small group is led by Leah Johnson and Fred & Pam Heepke.
If you would like to help Sunshine Ministries provide for their clients, please donate items or money to purchase the items they need most. Our Emily Roberts is an employee at the ministry and will personally deliver these items on behalf of Eden Church. Thank you for helping Sunshine Ministries!
Sunshine Ministries List of Need
As you all know, the Holiday Season is approaching quickly. Last year we participated in the stocking program for Eden Village residents. It was such a huge success and a wonderful surprise for all the residents across their complex that we are doing it again. We are asking that you purchase a stocking and fill it with goodies for a resident. Please take a stocking off the fireplace for either a male or female and help make their Christmas joyful. Please have them back at the church office no later than December 15th.
Prime of Life will be going to The Pasta House on Sunday, December 8 at noon. The bus will NOT be available. The sign-up sheet will be in Fellowship Lobby.
Please sign up by Dec 1. Call or text Ruth Joachimsthaler at 618-978-1584 with reservations or any questions.
As the Christmas season approaches, we pause and give thanks for the many blessings that touch each and every one of us.
At Eden Village, it is our mission to provide excellence in senior living and health care. From independent living to assisted living and serving those that need long term care, Eden provides a safe and caring environment for all of our residents.
The plans were made to remodel the Care Center in 2020. However, the safety and health of our residents and the financial strain of the pandemic kept us from moving forward.
The Eden Village Foundation was created to raise funds and lend support to Eden Village Senior Living for upgrading and remodeling our aging facility. The challenges are great. Progress has been made, but much more needs to be done.
We are reaching out today to ask that you can find it in your heart to support our campaign.
Please consider a tax-deductible donation to help us improve the Eden Village campus.
Eden Village Foundation, 400 South Station Road, Glen Carbon, IL 62034.
If you are considering an end of the year donation of securities or a distribution from a qualified retirement account, please contact Pam Heepke at 618-920-6940
Eden’s Friday Women’s Bible Study Group is studying The Book of 1 Samuel. The heroes of the Bible offer complex, flawed examples of leadership. Their stories prompt us to examine the difference between our outward appearance and what God sees in our hearts. In this Right Now Media series, Sharon Hodde Miller guides our group through the Book of 1 Samuel, exploring the frailty of the human heart and the faithfulness of God. Our class meets at 12:30 pm on the second and fourth Fridays of each month in Classroom 1302/1303. Contact Nancy Kruckeberg (Call or Text: 618-920-6941 / Email: nkruck85@gmail.com) for more information.
The High School Boys Bible study group meets at Eden in Fellowship Hall on Tuesdays from 3:30-5:00. We are starting a new study on the book of Romans. The book of Romans is rich with spiritual wisdom. By studying Paul’s letter to the Romans, we will explore everything from new life in Christ to how to live like Jesus. If you are a High School boy, please join us for this time of study and fellowship. If you have any questions, please contact Fred Heepke (618-304-0928), Mike Schiber (618-920-0862) or Roger Stahlhut
(618-972-3672).
A catechism is a method of teaching where a teacher recites the question and the pupils respond with the prescribed answer. For centuries, the church has used catechisms as a tool to instruct students in the basic truths of the Bible. The Heidelberg Catechism, first published in 1563 in Heidelberg, Germany, has stood the test of time and is still one of the best tools available for learning what it means to be a Christian. Eden’s Adult Sunday School Class is studying the Heidelberg Catechism using a study guide authored by G.I. Williamson. This study guide will walk us through the Catechism questions, answers, and applicable scripture readings. Please join us on Sundays at 10:30 am in Classroom 1302/1303-B/C for this valuable study.
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1uWEcz1mXdJFCvSoNjsJNRYsjdYMQZEFh?usp=drive_link
If you click on the above link, you can open a folder that contains hundreds of Doris Gvillo’s wonderful devotional articles that were published in the Edwardsville newspaper over many, many years. Her daughter Ruth brought me a box full of these articles and I will continue to scan these and add them to the folder. There are now hundreds of her devotional articles just waiting for you to read them and when you do thank our Father for giving her all this inspiration for us as they are each based on the Scriptures.
Pastor Karl Kindt
