5 p.m. – Church Thanksgiving Dinner – Fellowship Hall.

6-8 p.m. – Youth Group – Youth Room – For all youth in grades seven through twelve.

1-2:30 p.m. – Women’s Bible Study – The Book of Ruth – Church Library.

No Wednesday Night Activities this week

Happy Thanksgiving! – Church Office will be closed.

Today is the last day to drop off shoeboxes for Operation Christmas Child and the Skit It to Give It Envelopes for Star of Hope. Shoeboxes can be left at the Welcome Centeror placed on the steps in theSanctuary. Envelopes for Skip It to Give It can be placed in the offering.

Gather with us today at 5 p.m. as our church family to celebrate our thankfulness to God. Each family is asked to bring a main dish (turkey, chicken, roast, meatballs, etc.) and either a side dish or a dessert. Come hungry and with a thankful heart.

Do you have a heart for kids and sharing His love for them? We are in need of a few more helpers with Children’s Church. You don’t have to teach or prepare any lessons, just come and help the leader with the kids. Let Kat Schaffner know if you are willing to serve.

We have a couple of events coming up in December and January. On December 16th we will be baking Christmas Cookies with the kids. Sign-up will soon be available online. If you are able to help by donating Sugar Cookie dough or by coming to assist, please contact Kat Schaffner.

On January 19th, come join in on the fun for a Nerf Wars Family Fun night. We can use any boxes you might have from Christmas gifts or appliance boxes that can be used to build forts. Again, please contact Kat Schaffner.

We have a big facility to decorate for Christmas! We’re going to get started “hanging the greens” on Monday, November 26th at 1 p.m. Come join in on the fun, fellowship, share some laughs, and help Heartland prepare to celebrate His joyous birth.

We had well over 150 people in attendance Wednesday night for Standing Strong for Kids with Bubba Dowling. Not only did they get to hear Bubba’s amazing testimony and hear about Christ dying for their sins, eight souls decided to accept His gift and follow Him! Praise God for being so present in our lives!

We are excited to let you know that we will be hosting a Women’s Conference on Saturday, April 6th. The conference will be a live simulcast of Going Beyond with Priscilla Shirer. Planning has already begun, but if you would like to help in any way we would love to have you join us. Please contact Lori Jacobs to get in on the planning and fun.

We are hoping to offer this conference at no cost to the attendees. If you are able to help with the finances or know of someone else who would be willing to help with this, please let us know. Additionally, we will have giveaways during the day. If you have a business or know someone who would donate items for participant bags (pens, notepads, tissues, gum, mints, chocolate, etc.) or larger items for drawings, please contact Stacey Brenner or Stephanie Oglesbee.

Finals week is coming up fast for our college kids. We will be sending out care boxes to them to let them know that their church family is thinking about them and praying for them. If you have anything you would like to add to the boxes (chapstick, gum, candy, soups, ramen noodles, etc.) we will be sending out 12 boxes.We are putting them together following church service on December 2nd. Anyone is welcome to come help.

Gavin Schaffner is at Army Basic Training and would appreciate any letters. Mary Lee Winters is now at Almost Home and appreciates visitors and getting mail.

PVT Gavin M. Schaffner, RN #144 Mary Lee Winter

Delta Company, 2-58 IN BN c/o Almost Home

198th Infantry Brigade 1919 Van Buren

5480 Roush Drive, BLDG 3210 Great Bend, KS 67530

Fort Benning, GA 31905-4755

Prayer Concerns & Praises - Please email any prayer requests, praises or other needs to info@heartlandgb.com.

Praise! Logan & Kelsey Hall welcomed Anniston Louise “Annie Lou” on Wednesday. She is also joyfully received by big brothers Henry & Jamison. Congratulations!

Stacey Brenner saw her doctor on Friday for a follow-up from her sinus surgery a week ago. She has the beginnings of an infection and was put on an antibiotic. Please pray for her healing and for ease from the pain and discomfort.

Pray for those who are persecuted for their faith in Jesus Christ. Pray for their strength and boldness in sharing their faith and in standing up to their oppressors, and that we would be as bold in sharing our faith as well.

Please continue to pray for John & Carole Harris. John is now taking his dialysis at home, four times a day, and Carole gives him his treatments. Carole also receives her chemotherapy weekly. Please pray that these treatments will be effective for both of them. Pray also that Carole continues to not suffer from many side effects from the chemo.

Pray for Jenni Wittig, that all side effects from her chemo and other meds will be minimal, and for healing for her body and for her energy.

Stacy Sanders saw her doctor last week and her infection is gone. She has been approved to return to work on December 3rd on light duty.

Howard Baker, Dan Bonine, Jenny Bradley, Heather Brown, Laura Camp, Sloan Clawson, Karen Davis, Crystal Easley, John Grantland, Michele Green, Sara Hames, Carole Harris, Pat Hays, Bob Holt, Bart Hoar, Steve “PeeWee” Kaeberle, Mike Klein, Debra Lewis, John Makings, Anne Martin, Kathy Martinez, Tony McGee, Katy Mesker, Brian Mitchell, Janet Nily, Stoney Parks, Scott Peters, Susan Phillips, Scott Schenkel, Fred Schultz, Tom Schupbach, Pastor Mark Slattery, Robert Turner, Gretchen Walton, Bob Warhurst, George Winter, Jenni Wittig, Donna Young, Pete Zander, and so many in our lives are battling cancer. Pray for them in their fights against this disease.

Please pray for the missionaries supported by our church family: Buzz & ClifAnn Birney, Live Like Jesus Today; Roland & Deanna Broeder, InFaith; Carin Cochran, Christian Challenge at FHSU; Adam &Misha Hutchinson, Student Mobilization in the Philippines; Drew & Torie Peters, Student Mobilization at KU; and Nannette Zander, House of Hope Haiti. Pray also for the local organizations that Heartland partners with: the Barton County Food Bank, CarePortal, Central Kansas Dream Center, Circles, and YouThrive.

Pray for those in leadership and authority over us, whether it be in our nation, state, county, city, or church. Pray for their protection and for guidance and wisdom to come only from Him who holds the ultimate authority over all.