Weekly Invite and Information
Happy New Year! Reminder: There will be no worship service this Sunday (last Sunday of the year), 31 December. Next Movie Night for Youth – 6 January: Ages 10+ are invited to join us from 16:30 hrs (4:30 pm) to 19:00 hrs (7:00 pm). Movie TBD! (Suggestions are welcome!) Happy New Year Sunday & Potluck Supper – 7 January: Pastor John will be preaching a series on the importance of Christ’s authority over all our lives and our eternal destiny. It is also
Happy New Year!
Many thanks for your loving cards, notes, emails, and messages. Our family is very blessed to be a part of Starnberg Fellowship. I wanted to share with you an inspiring story that I just read. A family in Colorado received one of their greatest gifts this Christmas season—their cat who had gone missing for 10 years. But the story gets even more miraculous. Pilot, the cat, was adopted by the Thompson family as a kitten in 2004. Three years later, he
James Bond and the Impossible Christmas
I love watching James Bond movies because he always gets into the type of situations that make you think, “How could he possibly escape this one?” When the bad guys throw James Bond out of the aircraft without a parachute, I’m thinking what most others in the theater are thinking as well: What now? Yet even though we can’t imagine a single way out of his jam, we’re confident that Bond will somehow be okay. For one thing, it would make
Weekly Invite – 17 December
THIS SUNDAY is our Christmas Pageant!! Pastor Snyder will be giving a short mediation on "The Gift of Kindness." Scripture verses we'll be looking at are Psalm 145:17-18 and Luke 6:35. Here's some info on our last week going into Sunday's pageant
An Unusual Invitation—Debunking Christmas…
…Finding the True Story Amidst All the Religious Fluff by Philipp Meinecke It’s Christmas season and, depending on your family’s traditions, you are probably in the midst of preparing for December 24 or 25 respectively. Cookies have been baked, the house has been decorated, candles have replaced regular LED lighting throughout the house, family pictures have been taken, ugly sweater contests have been won, and the debate on whether or not you should buy a “real” tree this year has probably also
Weekly Invite – 3 December
Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign. Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel. -Isaiah 7:14 O come, let us adore him… First Sunday of Advent, 3 December: The sermon title for this Sunday is "Does Santa Belong in Christmas?" Verses we'll be considering are Matthew 5:13-16. Pastor Snyder will be preaching. It is also Communion Sunday. Advent Wreath-Making and Soup Supper, this Sunday, 3 December! Please let us know if you can join us. Thanks! —>For dinner: -Please bring
Youth Christmas Party and Movie Night
We are so excited to see you all at Starnberg Fellowship's youth Christmas party and movie night next week, Saturday December 9 at 16.30. We will be playing some Christmas games and watching the movie Elf! - family friendly, Rated G (all ages). We'll have pizza and a candy bar, (because Buddy LOVES his sugar - this will make sense after the movie!). Open to ages 10+, parents are welcome to stay. If you have any questions, email us anytime. Friends
Advent Wreath-Making and Soup Supper — Sunday, 3 December
For Dinner: -Please bring a soup or dessert to share! For the wreath-making, please bring the following materials: -A pre-made greenery wreath. -4 candle bases that stick into the wreath, 4 candles -Whatever you wish to decorate it with: Any color scheme you like—gold, silver, copper, red, burgundy, white, cream, purple, pink and ribbons, bows, garlands, ornaments, beads, buttons, sea shells, figurines, small toys, cookie cutters, candy canes, dried fruit, cinnamon sticks, nuts, pine cones -Tools needed: hot glue gun, scissors, wire cutters,
Christmas Spirit and Holiday Cheer: The Season of Undefined Goodness
What a wonderful Harvest and Thanksgiving Sunday! Many thanks to all for making our 10 Year Anniversary Celebration a day to remember. It was a great way to begin the holiday season and to focus on the true gifts of the season—God’s grace, joy, and the gift of his son Jesus. In contrast to the real message of Christmas, every November and December, we hear of the “Christmas Spirit” or “Holiday Cheer” usually implying some sort of seasonal generosity or undefined
