Note to the Congregation
January 19th Kid’s Movie Night!!!
On January 19th from 6:30-8:30 we will be hosting a movie night. Have your child come in their pajamas and bring a sleeping bag or blanket to get cozy in the Fellowship Hall. We will have popcorn and some movie candy for the kids to “order” and have delivered to them. Please register at www.bit.ly/SOTPmovie0124 asap!
Candy Donations needed for our Kids Movie Night on January 19th.
Check out the registrations at www.bit.ly/SOTPmovie0124 to see what is needed.
Save the date, Friday February 23rd for “Shepherd’s Open Mic Night”
If you have a special talent that you would like to share, singing, dancing, juggling, playing a musical instrument, or imitating bird calls please join us, and bring a friend!!! Registration will be coming soon.
We will have a coffee and hot chocolate bar set up for everyone to enjoy.
Contact: Jill Gillming jill@sotpmail.com
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With Pastor Roy Olson
The Adult Education Class will resume sometime in January. 
We will be studying the book Future Faith (Fortress Press) by Wesley Granberg Michaelson. In it he has identified 10 challenges the church must face this century. We will examine one per week.
Participants are encouraged to purchase the book and read along as we go. Please plan to join us when you can, even if you don’t have the book, for these weekly conversations on Sunday mornings at 10:15 AM.
More details will be announced next month.
Contact: Pastor Roy Olson olson612sr@sbcglobal.net
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To start receiving any (or all) of the above, please go online to:
www.bit.ly/SOTPEMAIL
Contact: Michelle Rankin at michelle@sotpmail.com
Giving Statements, Envelopes & Giving Numbers
We only keeps financial records on members and non-members that have a giving # assigned. 
If you would like us to track your giving, contact Michelle Rankin in the Church office.
2024 Giving #s and/or envelopes will be coming soon.
If you give electronically, please watch for an email from Michelle Rankin in the beginning of November.
Contact: Michelle Rankin michelle@sotpmail.com
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Last Day December 3rd
Once again, we will be offering 6” poinsettias at a cost of $14.00 each to help beautify Shepherd of the Prairie for the Christmas season. You can order the poinsettias online at
www.bit.ly/SOTPpoin23 or with the offering envelope located in the church coffee bar/gathering area.
Don’t forget to indicate if you would like to dedicate your flowers to someone or offer them in memory of a loved one.
All orders must be received by December 3rd.
Contact: Diane Mollis dem910@outlook.com
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Distribution 2024
SOTP has a heart to reach out to others needs. 
In response this year’s Easter offering will be going to:
- Feed My Starving Children
- Habitat for Humanity
- Northern IL Food Bank
- Turning Point
This is including:
- Easter Loose Offering
- Offerings in Easter Envelopes
- Offerings made online under Easter Offering at: www.bit.ly/SOTPGIVING
Contact: Sandy Hupert sandyhupert@gmail.com
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And Giving Numbers
We have heard from many members that are on electronic giving, that they don’t want or need envelopes. 
We have implemented a new system, where there is an opportunity to opt out of receiving offering envelopes.
Besides electronic giving, if you are on annual or semi-annual giving, you also can opt out of envelopes. Contact Michelle Rankin to get set up.
With this change, many of you will have new envelope numbers for 2024. The 2024 envelopes will be ig envelopesssued sometime in December.
Contact: Michelle Rankin at michelle@sotpmail.com
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Submit prayer requests to: www.bit.ly/SOTPpray
To join our prayer chain and receive requests, email Donna at donna@sotpmail.com
From Your Stewardship Team
Dear Partner in Ministry:
Generosity is all around us, but sometimes we have to look for it. In the feeding of the 5,000 story in the Bible, significant generosity happened once the child shared (John 6:9). That is how it is here. Once we begin to share, we will see God has blessed us with plenty. 
“507 – (Re)Forming our Faith, (Re)Membering Who We Are, (Re)Acting to God’s Call is the theme of our fall stewardship appeal. This theme points us to the generosity we have witnessed around our church over the last year, but also reminds us of our rich heritage and our responsibility to continue to make Christ known.
There are always reasons to worry there might not be enough. As people of faith we plan, prepare, and trust in the abundance of God in all things.
Our grateful response in generosity helps to demonstrate to us and to the world around us God has provided us everything. We have enough, even enough to share.
In the weeks ahead, you will be hearing more about generosity and thankfulness along with celebrating our rich heritage as Lutherans. Newsletter articles, mission moments, emails and more will be used to share this story and our hopes for an even more robust ministry next year. In Christ, we believe the best is yet to come!
In the coming weeks, please engage the materials. Pray about how you can become more generous. Then, on All Saint’s Weekend, November 2-3, please bring your intent card with you to declare the generosity you intend to share with this congregation.
Thanks be to God, you are part of this exciting congregation. Pray for our common work together as we continue to reach out with the Gospel.
Sincerely in Christ,
Mike McCann
Stewardship Team Leader
