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Missio Dei Community Weekly Announcements:

Christmas Eve
Our Christmas Eve service will be held at 5:00 PM at the Post Theater.  There will be childcare available for children through age 5.  There will be no corporate worship gathering on Christmas Day.

Advent Conspiracy Offering
This Sunday, as well as the first Sunday in January, will be another opportunity to participate in our Advent Conspiracy offering.  Along with our weekly offering, we will be taking a special Advent offering that will go directly to provide clean water to those without it, assistance to men, women, and children looking to leave polygamist communities throughout Utah, and to our community Haiti initiative.

Living Water: Organization building life-saving wells and filtration systems all around the globe. http://www.water.cc/

Holding Out HELP: Local organization serving families living in or desiring to leave polygamist communities in and around Utah. www.holdingouthelp.org

Haiti: A few folks from Missio Dei will be spending a week in northern Haiti in February exploring some potential partnership opportunities with ministries on the ground. www.hungryforlife.org, http://muchministries.org/

Holding Out HELP Volunteer Opportunity
As the FLDS community in Colorado City, AZ is experiencing some serious turmoil, it is critical that Holding Out HELP has a successful fundraiser/ awareness night on Saturday, March 3rd.  They are asking for donations of items that can be auctioned off, as well as volunteers to serve in the following areas (each area will have a head volunteer and a team to work with):

Food: prep, display, serving, clean-up
Tickets: sales, tracking tables
Marketing: design of tickets and posters, delivery of tickets to local churches
Silent Auction: recruiting items, packaging, pricing, preparing bidder sheets
Decorations: set up, tear down

Please email jessica@missiodeislc.com if you are interested in serving at Holding Out HELP’s fundraiser in any of these areas!

Merry Christmas!!

Christmas Eve

During the Christmas season we celebrate the arrival of Christ and seek his continual arrival in our lives.  Join us for an evening of worship, prayer, thanks, and celebration.

This year our Christmas Eve service will be held at 5pm in the Post Theater (245 South Fort Douglas BLVD.)  It will be an all ages service, but there will be child care provided for kids 6 and under if parents would prefer that option.

Please note that there will be NO Christmas Day worship gathering.

Missio Dei Community Weekly Announcements:

Ambatana Threads Open House Boutique

• Ambatana Threads, a local handmade clothing business designed to employ and utilize the skills and ideas of refugee women, will be hosting an Open House Boutique at our community space (170 E. 1st Ave) this Sunday, December 4th from 2-5 PM!

• Coffee, by La Barba, and treats will be provided, as well as an opportunity to purchase wallets, clutches, aprons, kids clothes and much more.  All make great Christmas gifts! (Cash or check only please)

• At 3 PM, we’ll have a chance to hear a bit more about the business and how it all began from it’s owner, Stefanie.  Please feel free to invite your friends!

Candlelight Vigil
Wednesday, December 21st, there will be a candlelight vigil at 6 PM in Pioneer Park in honor of all the people who have lived and died on the streets this year.  The vigil will occur a few yards away from where a gentleman died at Pioneer Park a few weeks ago. Afterwards, Joel Hunt and Cat Ryono will answer any questions and talk about their hearts for the marginalized in our community. Joel works as a Physicians Assistant for the Fourth Street Clinic and Cat is a case manager at the Homeless Youth Resource Center.  It’ll be a great opportunity to mourn with our city and encounter those who may be different from us, but nevertheless are made in the image of God.

It starts with Jesus. It ends with Jesus. This is the holistic approach God had in mind for Christmas. It’s a season where we are called to put down our burdens and lift a song up to our God. It’s a season where love wins, peace reigns, and a king is celebrated with each breath. It’s the party of the year. Entering the story of advent means entering this season with an overwhelming passion to worship Jesus to the fullest.

This year we will spend the Christmas season seeking to truly tell the Story of God. On Sundays and throughout the week in our House Churches we will turn to scripture to have God show us how to love all, spend less, give more, and worship fully.

As a community, all of our House Churches gather weekly at the Post Theater for our Sunday Worship Gathering at 10:30am. The Post Theater can be found on the University of Utah Campus at 245 South Fort Douglas Blvd. Salt Lake City, UT 84113. Everyone is welcome and our children’s ministry is available for kids up to 5th grade.

Missio Dei Community Weekly Update:

Trolley Square House Church
The Trolley Square HC will be meeting at 6 PM this Thursday instead of 7 PM because we’re having a potluck dinner.  It’s at 724 S 700 E – two doors south of the Domino’s Pizza on the west side of 700 East.  Please bring a side dish or drink of choice.

Parent Speak
Reminder to all parents! Monday, November 14th will be our second “Parent Speak.” Please join us at 7 PM at our community space (170 E. 1st Ave) as we gather to share struggles, dreams, hopes, and advice, as well as encourage each other in the raising of our children to be healthy followers of Christ.

Missio Dei Community Weekly Announcements:

THIS SUNDAY: New Location and Time for our Worship Gathering!
We will be moving to a new location for our Worship Gathering starting this Sunday, October 30th.  The Post Theater will be our new location at 245 South Fort Douglas Blvd. (It’s about 1/4 of a mile south of the Post Chapel.) Along with our location change, we will be changing our meeting time from 4 PM to 10:30 AM.

Night of Prayer and Story: CANCELLED
Our monthly Night of Prayer and Story was scheduled for this Thursday, but has been cancelled for this month.

Ambatana Threads
Ambatana Threads is a local handmade clothing business designed to employ and utilize the business skills and creative ideas of refugee women.  They are working on a large wholesale order that needs to be ready by Friday and are in need of volunteers to help with ironing, pinning, sewing buttons, and packaging the products.  Please contact Stefanie at ambatanathreads@gmail.com if you are interested in helping out!

Reminder: Avenues House Church
The Avenues House Church will meet at our community space this week. (170 E. 1st Ave)

Missio Dei Community Weekly Announcements:

Volunteer Meeting: October 18th
If you are someone who volunteers at Missio Dei on Sundays, or if you’re interested in finding out what that’s about please join us October 18th at 7 PM at our community space. (170 E. 1st Ave)

New Location and Time for our Worship Gathering
We will be moving to a new location for our Worship Gathering starting on October 30th.  The Post Theater will be our new location at 245 South Fort Douglas Blvd. (It’s about 1/4 of a mile south of the Post Chapel.) Along with our location change, we will be changing our meeting time from 4 PM to 10:30 AM.

Reminder: Avenues House Church
The Avenues House Church will meet at our community space this week and next week.

Night of Prayer and Story
Next Thursday, October 27th will be our monthly Night of Prayer and Story.  It will be a chance to pray as a community and hear stories of how God has moved in the lives of one another. (6:30 PM at the community space)

Coffee Mugs!
If you wouldn’t mind and are able to, please bring a coffee mug to donate to our selection this Sunday.  This will help us continue to serve coffee in an environmentally friendly fashion to the growing number of folks in our community. Thanks!

Missio Dei Community Weekly Announcements:

New Location and Time for our Worship Gathering
In case you missed it last Sunday, we will be moving to a new location for our Worship Gathering starting on October 30th.  The Post Theater will be our new location at 245 South Fort Douglas Blvd. (its about 1/4 of a mile south of the Post Chapel.)  Along with our location change we will be changing our meeting time from 4 pm to 10:30 am.

Avenues House Church
The Avenues House Church will be meeting at our community space this Sunday, October 16th, as well as the following two Sundays. The address is 170 E. 1st Ave

Parent Speak
Parent Speak is a time for parents to share struggles, dreams, hopes, and advice with others who speak the same language.  We will spend time talking about how our kids are a part of the community and encouraging each other in the discipleship and raising of our children to be healthy followers of Jesus. Our first meeting will be Monday, October 17th @ 7:00 PM at the community space (170 E. 1st Ave).  If you need child care or if have any questions please contact Joe@missiodeislc.com.

Volunteer Meeting
Tuesday, October 18th at 7 PM will be our volunteer meeting.  If you are someone who helps out on Sundays with set up/ tear down, greeting, running the computer, or sound please join us as we provide clarification on our roles and discuss why we do what we do.  If you are interested in volunteering at Missio Dei please attend this meeting!

Holding Out HELP
If you are interested in volunteering your time this holiday season to serve families transitioning out of polygamy, because email Jess at jessicasalz0587@gmail.com.

Missing Sunglasses
A PAIR OF BROWN, POLARIZED SUNGLASSES WERE LEFT IN THE PEW AT THE CHAPEL ON SUNDAY, OCTOBER 2ND. IF YOU HAPPENED TO PICK THEM UP, PLEASE EMAIL jessica@missiodeislc.com!

Parent Speak
Within the English language there are thousands of different dialects. Some are rooted in location, “y’all”, while others with age, “gaga googoo” (no babies ever say that, but you get the point).  Parent Speak is a time for parents to share struggles, dreams, hopes, and advice with others who speak the same language.  We will spend time talking about how our kids are a part of the community and encouraging each other in the discipleship and raising of our children to be healthy followers of Jesus. Our first meeting will be Monday, October 17th @ 7:00 PM at the community space (170 E. 1st Ave).  If you need child care or if have any questions please contact Joe@missiodeislc.com.

More news from Holding Out HELP
HOH is seeing an incredible influx of people leaving the FLDS Community.  As one former FLDS member said, “It is a living hell in here!” He has left with his entire family this last week along with his brother’s entire family.  In addition, we have 2 young men in need of homes along with 3 more on their way to Utah. One of the boys is only 14 years old and his parents are bringing him down tomorrow.

Please keep these boys in your prayers along with HOH to be able to provide the resources needed for them to get back on their feet. In addition, spread the word of more support needed, especially a boys and girls group home.

If you are interested in serving Holding Out HELP by volunteering your time during the holidays and helping with their Christmas Sponsorship Program, please email jessicasalz0587@gmail.com

Ute Tailgate
Join us for another Ute Tailgate at our community space this Saturday at 1:30 PM. The Utes will play Arizona State.  Feel free to bring your friends!