Pacific Southwest District Message

Pastor Gibson's Christmas Message

Christmas Services 2025

Christmas Eve Candlelight Service

~ Services at 5pm and 7pm

Sunday, December 28th

~ One Service at 9:00am, no Sunday School or Adult Bible Study

Sunday, January 4th

~ One Service at 9:00am, no Sunday School or Adult Bible Study

Donations from Advent By Candlelight Tea

We raised $785 in gift cards and donations for Lutheran Social Services. They were very appreciative! Thank you to all the ladies that helped with the event, donated and attended! 

Scone Mixes for Sale!

Scone mixes are back for the holidays! Cranberry, Chocolate, Lemon/plain for $10 per mix & now special order gluten free mixes for $12 each. This is the last Sunday to purchase scone mixes. They will be available for purchase after both services. All proceeds will go to The Divine Child Care Orphanage in Uganda. Thank you for supporting the orphanage! www.divine-orphanage.org

Free Concert

The Concordia Community Handbell Ensemble is holding a FREE concert on Sunday, December 21st at 3:00 PM. The concert will be in Zhang Hall on Concordia’s Campus. Join them for a magical afternoon as the handbell ensemble brings cherished carols of Europe to life!

Campus Announcements:

Campus Closure

Due to termites, the entire campus will be fumigated for bugs from Monday, December 29 to Wednesday, December 31. No one will be allowed on campus during treatment.

Fund Match for the Building Program

The Building Fund has received a $40,000 matching gift from the Barbara Manske Estate. Please make your gift to the Building Fund by December 31st to double your gift!

Miraculous Births of the Bible - New Adult Ed. Study

Christmas automatically brings to mind the greatest of all miraculous births. The story of the virgin who conceives and bears a son, our Savior, Jesus. However, there are several other miraculous birth stories in the Bible, which act as foreshadowings of the greatest miraculous birth story of all. On Sunday morning, during the season of Advent, our Adult education class will examine and discuss four different miraculous birth stories, beginning with Abraham and Sarah on Nov. 30 and ending with Zechariah and Elizabeth on Dec. 21. In addition, two of our four discussions will be facilitated by senior DCE students from CUI. We hope you will join us each week and participate in the conversation. For additional information please contact Pastor Jonathan at jonathan.ruehs@cui.edu.

Church Trivia Night - January 25th

New Games! New Prizes! Same Fun Time. More info to come.