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Happy

Christmas!

DECEMBER 2015

We invite you to come celebrate Jesus’s birth!

Special

Candle light Christmas Eve

Services

December 24th

4pm &

6pm

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Family & Children Ministries

Thank you to all of you who donated gift filled boxes for Operation

Christmas Child! We as a Meadowlark Church family collected and delivered 88 boxes that

will be sent to children all over the world with the Gospel opportunity that may deliver many

children the gift of eternal life through

Jesus Christ!

Christmas Caroling Saturday, Dec 5th 3:00-5:30pm

Come join us for Christmas caroling at local Senior Communities. It is a wonderful time and always

brings joy and smiles to these very special people! Sign up in the Ministry Center or fill out a connection

envelope if you would like to join us!

Song books will be provided.

Christmas Musical December 13th 9am & 10:30am

Children and youth will be singing on Sunday, Dec. 13th at beginning of both

services. Please have children and youth arrive by 8:30 in the Chapel for check in and sound

check, dressed in festive Christmas-best attire. Dress shirts (white, red, or green) and black or

tan pants for boys (ties or bow ties optional but would be really cute). Fancy Christmas dresses

or skirts w/ blouses for girls. Red, green, gold, black or white are good colors to wear!

Breakfast goodies will be available for early birds!! We are practicing the songs every Sunday

during kids worship. They won’t want to miss it! Song sheets to take home and practice are

available. I encourage you to come every week so they get to practice and be part of the

fun!

Final Rehearsal will be Sat. Dec 12th @ 10-11am in the Chapel.

Blessings,

Cathrine Osthimer Director of Children’s Ministry

*Our Sunday School program always needs a few more teachers as well as teacher aides and Nursery help. If

you are interested in applying to volunteer on a one month on, one month off rotation, please contact me. You

will be blessed by these precious children.

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CONNECTION GROUPS

Continuing

Monday

Open

Tuesday

Pastor Dave’s Study 1pm the Ministry Center and 7pm at the Shaw’s 1827 Redwing St. San Marcos CA 92078

Women’s Study at Paula Molta’s Tuesday nights at 7pm 7037 Crane Ct., Carlsbad, CA 92009

Wednesday

Reign Men (Men’s Group) 2nd and 4th Tuesdays. 8:30am in the Ministry Center.

Pastor Jake’s Study 3pm in the Ministry Center. “Starting 1 Corinthians

Sermon Based Study at David and Paula Molta’s Wednesday nights 7pm 7037 Crane Ct. Carlsbad, VS 92009

Youth Group – Salt & Light Night – meets Wednesday nights in the Ministry Center. For Youth 7 – 12 grades from 7 - 8:30pm

Thursday

Daniel & Revelation Bible Study 1pm in the Ministry

Center

Saturday

Ironmen…Men join us every Saturday 8am in the Ministry Center

By His Grace Homeless Outreach

‘INC’

In the Name of Christ By Bill Baker, Founder & Chair

wtbaker@roadrunner.com – 760-438-2482.

By His Grace “BHG” is also a founder and member

of “ARS” Alliance for Regional Solutions with the 35

other Charities and 9 Cities of North San Diego

County Developing a Program to Provide Shelter for

all the Homeless in the Nine Cities of North County

with all the San Diego County Services and

Community Services and Faith Centers in North

County.

There are 250+ homeless in Oceanside –

Escondido region that are opportunities to serve.

We have a history of getting 10-12 into recovery

programs such as Interfaith where I serve on the

Board. I lead Bible Study in the Winter Shelters

from December through March. Emphasis is

focused on “Physical Health”, “Financial Career”,

Mental & Education”, “Family & Home”.

Please contact me for more information at

wtbaker@roadrunner.com – 760-438-2482.

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Meadowlark Women

Christmas Social

Monday, December 14, 2015

5:00 – 7:00 pm Ministry Center

$15.00 plus a dozen cookies We are stocking the freezer with cookies for

fellowship between Sunday services

The evening will include:

Dinner

Make-n-take Christmas gift

Gift wrapping Gifts for North County Community Services Preschool

Devotion Evelyn Norris

Christmas Carols Nita Shaw

Invite a friend or neighbor!

Please sign up in the Ministry Center

If you have any questions please contact

Diana Nau @760-744-3529 or

Kirsten van Pletsen @760-505-2036

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House of Children Missions Inc.

House of Children Missions wants to express its heartfelt gratitude to Meadowlark Church, all who volunteer their time, give contributions and pray for guidance and protection that make our Mission possible. Question; What is our mission?

Give hope to God’s children who struggle in

poor regions of Baja Mexico.Work with pastors and outreach programs to create a sustainable environment and solid foundation in Christ. Form relationships in a diverse culture for the

common good. (see Ref; 1corinthians 12)…

As volunteers we are blessed to represent our community and our spiritual beliefs both in Baja Mexico and at home by supporting its goals and vision. As another year slips onto the pages of our history books we are reminded how broken a world we live in, That our Savior was born of a virgin, died on the cross for all sin, conquered death and ascended to heaven leaving behind

a counselor and promise of His return.[” I am

with you always, even to the end of age”

(Matthew 28:20) NASB.] [” I will come again

and receive you to Myself; that where I am,

there you may be also.” (John 14:3)NKJV]

House of Children Missions wish you & yours

a “Very Merry Christmas and Joy filled New

Year”

That we may know Him, House of Children Missions Inc. Dave Zorger

Our Most Blessed Christmas

My husband Jay and I longed to have a

baby for more than 9 years, and had tried several

methods to bring about a pregnancy to no avail.

Every Christmas we thought about how wonderful

it would be to see this special holiday through a

child’s eyes.

In 1988, as I volunteered for a pregnancy

service here in Oceanside, my boss asked me if I

wanted to put an application on file for an

adoption. At that point I didn’t know that would

be possible because I was already in my forties,

but she told me to ask my husband about giving

her our application. A few days later we did just

that and to our surprise within a month or so we

were called to Los Angeles to meet with a birth

mother who could not keep her unborn child.

After anxiously waiting for an answer from

the birth mother named Bobbie, we were chosen

to adopt her unborn baby. We had prayed and

God had answered our prayers as he led me to

that pregnancy center to volunteer and used the

director there to give me the push I needed. Our

child Kyle was born on September 21, 1988 and

three days later we brought him home. On

Christmas Day, we dedicated him to the Lord at

our church service.

What a blessed gift a total stranger had

given us that Christmas-the unselfish act of giving

up her firstborn child. She will never know how

much her gift of life has meant to Jay and me and

Kyle, but I know that God has blessed her richly for

her sacrifice.

Christmas is a time of giving and of sharing

God’s love with others, even strangers sometimes!

Bonnie Standard

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San Diego Blood Bank

Meadowlark Member Group “MLCC”

There is always a demand for units of all blood

types but it seems that around the holiday

season that it increases dramatically. If you are

called to donate and are able to do so it is a

great opportunity to reach out and serve our

community. I know that several members of our

congregation have been called and have gone

in and given “THE GIFT OF LIFE” recently. You

can donate at any San Diego Blood Bank

location. Walk-ins are welcome and the whole

process will only take about an hour of your time

and not only will it make you feel good but it has

the potential to save three lives for each unit

that is donated. Remember to reference

Meadowlark Church’s MLCC account when you

donate.

Our next two blood drives at Meadowlark are on Sunday, May 1, 2016 and on Sunday, September 25, 2016. Both drives are from 8 AM until 1 PM. Remember to leave yourself eight weeks between donations for whole blood and sixteen weeks if you are a double red donor. I thank you all for your efforts to help not only our church family but the surrounding communities by giving of yourselves so generously. Have a very Merry and Blessed Christmas. Take care and God Bless. Bill Troop

THE GOOD NEWS CORNER

With Pastor Jake

I HAVE GOOD NEWS FOR YOU!! UNTO US A CHILD WAS BORN IN BETHLEHEM, WHO IS CHRIST THE LORD, THE SON OF GOD, EMMANUEL (GOD WITH US), OUR SAVIOR!!! HE NOW BY HIS SPIRIT LIVES IN US AND WILL NEVER LET US GO. WHAT A WONDERFUL PRESENT! HE IS THE REASON FOR THIS SEASON. HAVE A MERRY CHRISTMAS, AND GOD BLESS YOU ALL REAL GOOD.

Christmas Is . . . Poet: Julie Hebert, ©2011

A time of blessings and happiness. A time of caroling and songs. A time for giving thanks. A time for presents for all. A time of good cheer and friendship. A time of love for all. A time for helping others. But most of all Christmas is a time to stop and thank God for all that we have.

May the true Spirit of Christmas be with us now and throughout

the year.

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Jake Duran Dec 1

Minnie Maloof Dec 2

Dorothy Mark Dec 4

Olivia Huntley Dec 6

Velma Spikes Dec 10

Jan Compton Dec 11

Marilyn Arnold Dec 13

Judy Wigand Dec 15

Mary Berry Dec 16

Hans Klahr Dec 18

Trish Blalock Dec 20

Linda Hanna Dec 22

John Osthimer Dec 23

Gladys Evans Dec 24

Noni Kreutz Dec 26

Larry Nau Dec 30

December Ushers

Ushers and greeters Bob & Judy Wigand

David and Paula Molta Communion Bob & Judy Wigand

12/6 Lyle Birkley Steve Allen Marty McDougall Janice Birkley 12/13 Larry Hale Gordon Olson Joan Anderson Wade Thompson 12/20 Ken Kreutz Noni Kreutz Don Lovitt Bill Troop 12/27 Ruben Escovedo Ed Griffith Audrey Hillier Daisy McKennet

Please arrive ½ hour before the service when you

serve.

December Greeters

2nd Service

Dec 6th Norma Stewert

Kathy Martin

Dec. 13th Shirley Lovitt

Bill Troop

Dec. 20th Ross Swanson

Sami Swanson

Dec. 27th Kay Gervais

Al Zimmerman

First Service Contemporary Service

A BIG Happy Birthday to these people celebrating

their December Birthdays!

10:30 Service Traditional Service