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MINISTRY CONNECTIONS MONTEREY OFFICE HOURS MONDAY-THURSDAY: 8:00 AM TO NOON—1:00 TO 5:00 PM, FRIDAY: 8:00 AM TO NOON PLEASE REMEMBER TO TAKE ANY COMMUNION CUPS, COFFEE CUPS, OR ANY OTHER TRASH TO THE TRASH CANS AROUND THE WORSHIP CENTER OR GREAT HALL. THANK YOU! SERMON SERIES FAMILY NEWS (Front of Worship Center) ELDERS & WIVES FOR PRAYER 1ST SERVICE Scotty & Cindy Elston Warren & Denise McNeill ELDER ON CALL Randal Dement 806-577-5021 DECEMBER 21, 2025 Giving $58,776.18 Weekly Budget $43,500.00 Weekly Average $42,274.39 Attendance 747 CHILDREN’S MINISTRY TEACHERS NEEDED FOR WINTER QUARTER (DECEMBER-FEBRUARY) Wednesday Night: Cradle Roll Teacher & Helper FAMILY COMMITMENT SUNDAY If you had a baby during 2025, and your baby’s name is not on the list below, please email DeAnn Gwinn at dgwinn@montereychurch.com with your baby’s name and date of birth so we can include you in this year’s celebration. YOUTH MINISTRY SKI TRIP Remember, the final payment was due on December 10th! We will meet at 6:30 AM on January 2nd. Pray for snow! FOR REMINDERS & UPDATES TO YOUTH EVENTS Join our Remind App for text group: To: 81010 Message: @mtm(year of graduation) Example for Senior: @mtm2025 COLLEGE MINISTRY FOLLOW US ON Join our College Ministry GroupMe to get all the important details about what is happening! https://groupme.com/join_group/109932009/0qc4Cdo8 Hayden Dupont Cooper Eggleston Peyton Garza Kaden Hettick Everett Hooten Annie Lynch Reggie Moreno Winslow Ramsey Sutton Reynolds Shay Souder Baker Thompson Beckham Thompson Murphy Jo Webb Becca White Blair White CONGREGATIONAL LIFE MINISTRY RECOVERY IN CHRIST Wednesday Evenings 6:45 PM Rm 280 DIVORCE CARE New session begins Wednesday, January 7th, 6:30 PM, Room 227. If you’re walking through separation or divorce, you don’t have to do it alone. Divorce Care is a caring, Christ-centered support group where people find hope, healing, and practical help for navigating this season of life. GRIEFSHARE New session begins Wednesday, January 7th, 6:00 PM, Room 258 GriefShare is a 13-week healing ministry here at Monterey to walk with those who are grieving. If you are struggling with grief from the loss of a loved one or know of someone who is, please go to www.griefshare.org to find a group in Lubbock, and then select Monterey COC or call the Church Office at 806-795-5201 and asked for information about GriefShare’s Spring classes. BRIDAL SHOWER Honoring Natalie Graff, Bride-elect of Tate Stewart, Son of Rob & Darla Stewart, Sunday, January 11th, 1:30-3:00 PM In the home of Risa Jones, 8904 York Place Registered: natalieandtate.minted CHILDREN’S MINISTRY VOLUNTEERS With our Children’s Ministry leaders retiring in February, we’re building a team of volunteers to ensure our kids continue to experience a welcoming and nurturing environment. You can serve in nursery, teaching, Kids’ Worship, check-in, Merge, or general support. Scan QR code! NEW SUNDAY MORNING ADULT BIBLE CLASSES START JANUARY 4TH If you haven’t taken the time to check out our adult bible classes yet, or you haven’t been in a while, we want to encourage you to try them out in this new year. We have classes for all ages, life stations and 2 that are multigenera-tional. Our study for January and February begins January 4th and focuses on “How to Lament Well.” This series invites us to recover the lost language of lament—honest, faithful, conversa-tion with God in the midst of pain, grief, and unanswered questions. Together, we’ll learn how Scripture gives us words when life hurts, how lament deepens our trust rather than weakens it, and how God meets us in suffering with hope that endures. At the info desk out in the Great Hall is a listing of all our classes and their room numbers. You can also catch one of our Welcome Team with the blue lanyards who can assist you. We hope to see you soon in one of our classes. SYMPATHY To Judy Alexander and family, In the death of her husband, Roy Alexander on December 17th. The turning of the year invites both honesty and hope. It creates time to dream, set goals and prayerfully approach the new year. It provides us an opportunity to reflect on where faith has carried us—and where obstacles have felt heavy. Today we will turn to Mark 5. We encounter people facing overwhelming circumstances who choose faith anyway. Their stories invite us to reflect on the challenges of the past year and to imagine stepping into the next one with a faith that persists, reaches out, and trusts that God is present. We’re excited you’re here today. We’re praying that God will grow, strength-en and encourage our faith as we head into the new year together! WHERE IS THE MONTEREY APP? If you have still been using the old Monterey App, it officially expired from the App Store last month. In it’s place, we redesigned the Monterey website to provide the same easy access to your favorite information, include the Weekly Bulletin, Church Directory, Connection Card, Event Schedules, Giving, and more! (See the Quick Links menu tab). If you prefer the App experience, we recommend adding the website to your phone’s home screen. CONTRIBUTION/ATTENDANCE —REMINDER— The walk-through nativity in the Prayer Garden will remain open nightly through January 2nd. PRAYER GARDEN: LIGHT OF THE WORLD

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