Sabbath, Dec 6
8:30 am: Library Open (Closes 1pm)
9:45 am: Sabbath School
11:00 am: Worship Service with Simon Liversidge
12:30 pm: Forks & Friendship Potluck (Heartland Hall)
1:30 pm: Memory Care Connection (Earliteen Room)
3:00 pm: UAU Christmas Concert (State Capitol Rotunda)
3:30 pm: Birding Small Group
4:59 pm: Sunset
5:00 pm: Children's Dinner Theatre Christmas Show (Heartland Hall)
7:30 pm: Christmas Decorating at CVC (Lobby)

Sunday, Dec 7
Barnes & Noble Bookfair to support CVA
10:00 am: Free Health Fair (Reiner Wellness Center)
11:30 am: FoodNet (Young Adult Room - ends 12:30pm)

Monday, Dec 8
6:00 pm: Women of Spirit (Heartland Hall)
6:15 pm: Full-Body Workout (Reiner Wellness Center)

Tuesday, Dec 9
10:00 am: Scribbles & Splotches (Earliteen Room)
1:30 pm: Desire of Ages Study (Board Room)
1:30 pm: Library Open (Closes 3:30pm)

Wednesday, Dec 10
12:00 pm: Women's Bible Study (Heartland Hall B)
5:45 pm: Soup Supper (Fellowship Hall)
6:15 pm: Full-Body Workout (Reiner Wellness Center)
6:30 pm: Small Groups (Churchwide)
6:30 pm: Parenting Small Group (Fellowship Hall)
6:30 pm: Bloom Small Group (Heritage Room)

Friday, Dec 12
4:59 pm: Sunset

Sabbath, Dec 13
8:30 am: Library Open (Closes 1pm)
9:45 am: Sabbath School
11:00 am: Worship Service with Kids' CAM
12:30 pm: All-Church Potluck (Heartland Hall)
1:30 pm: Vision 2026 - Churchwide Meeting (Heartland Hall)
5:00 pm: Sunset
6:30 pm: Zoo Lights with CVC (Lincoln Children's Zoo) 

Speaking this Sabbath is Simon Liversidge, our Lead Pastor, presenting "The Vine, Vulnerability, & Bravery." In Jesus' parable of the unmerciful servant, He invites us into a life of grace. Living in grace requires being connected to the Vine, vulnerability, & bravery. If we are willing to live in this kind of grace, it transforms our hearts. Many of us struggle with good things that take hold of our hearts, but Jesus invites us to the one thing that matters...HIS heart. 

Forks and Friendship potluck will be hosted by Janya Mekelburg’s team. If you are visiting CVC today, please stay and enjoy lunch as our guests. For CVC members, we ask that you contribute enough food to feed 8 people. You are welcome to drop off your food at the front entrance of the church if you are unable to navigate the east or south steps.

• December 13 - All Church Potluck hosted by Cecilia Liversidge’s team
• December 20 - Forks and Friendship hosted by Carol Silva’s team
• December 27 - No potluck over the Christmas weekend

JOIN US for Christmas Decorating this Sabbath, December 6 at 7:30pm! All hands are needed; muscles especially! Please report to lobby and talk to Daniel or Staci. Thank you!

The Good Neighbor Center, Pathfinders, and Adventures would like to extend a huge thank you to everyone who helped with donations for the canned food drive!  We collected over 5,000 items that went to GNCC!

GNCC is in need of warm winter clothes for clients. If you have coats, scarves, hats, gloves, or sweaters that you no longer use, you can place them in the blue bin marked "Good Neighbor Center" in the church lobby. Thank you for sharing in this way!

BIRDING SMALL GROUP: Anyone interested in watching birds is invited to go on a birding outing on December 6 at 3:30pm. We will meet at the church and will share rides to either the Marsh Wren Community or another birding "hot spot" that afternoon. There are several unique species that we hope to see. If you have any questions, please call Linda Becker at 402.499.6192.

JUNIORS & JR HIGH (4th-8th grade) Sabbath Schools: We launched Growing Together for our Juniors and Junior High Sabbath School in October, and we’re inviting every family with children in grades 4 through 8 to download the Growing Together App — now available on both the Apple App Store and Google Play. Each Sabbath, students explore a Bible story together in class, and the app makes it easy to continue the conversation at home with simple prompts, weekly videos, and meaningful devotional content. We’d love for your family to join us as we grow in faith—together. Follow this link to download the app.

316 KIDS CAMP: We’re also excited to share that Three Sixteen Kids Camp registration opens January 5! Mark your calendars and stay tuned — more details, including themes, schedules, and registration links, will be released soon. We can’t wait for another incredible summer together!

KIDS MIN NEWSLETTER: Remember to sign up for our Kids Ministry Newsletter to stay updated on upcoming events, resources, and important announcements. It’s the best way to stay connected and make sure your family never misses what’s happening in our ministry! Follow the link here.

Church Family, "Through sincere prayer we are brought into connection with the mind of the Infinite. We may have no remarkable evidence at the time that the face of our Redeemer is bending over us in compassion and love, but this is even so. We may not feel His visible touch, but His hand is upon us in love and pitying tenderness." (Prayer, E.G. White) Send your prayer requests and praises to Dina Horst at 402.420.5970. Thank you!

Pastor on Call: Nicole Broushet. 347.931.5922, nicole.broushet@collegeviewchurch.org
Front Office: 402.486.2880, office@collegeviewchurch.org
Clerk: clerk@collegeviewchurch.org
Lead Pastor: Simon Liversidge. 805.498.2300, simon.liversidge@collegeviewchurch.org

UAU Christmas Concert: There will be a special Christmas concert at the Nebraska State Capitol Building rotunda on Sabbath, December 6, at 3pm, featuring vocal students, as well as the Unionaires, band and orchestra. There is limited seating (250) but plenty of standing room. Plan ahead to attend this spectacular event!

Our yearly CVA Home & School Barnes and Noble Bookfair is fast approaching! Join us for music, cookie decorating, and games starting at 1pm - but the shopping can happen all day! A percentage of your purchase will go towards new books for our school library. Join us on Sunday, Dec 7 at Barnes & Noble!

1:00pm Story Time with Mr. & Mrs. Powell
1:30pm Music by K-4th Grade and friends
2:00-2:30pm Cookie Decorating (purchase a cookie at the café and we provide the frosting and sprinkles), and Cryptic Puzzle Hunt (all completed puzzles will be entered in a random drawing for a $10 giftcard!)!

We hope you'll take this chance to support our school either though shopping in person on December 7 or shopping at bn.com/bookfairs to support us online by entering Bookfair ID 12917860 at checkout so at least* 5% of your sale will go to our school to purchase more books for the school classrooms and library! *The higher our total amount purchased as a school in-store on Dec 7, the higher the percentage back! 

"A Christmas Celebration" with The Lesters - Sabbath, December 13, 6pm - Piedmont Park Church, 4801 A Street, Lincoln NE - Often called “The first family of Gospel music,” the Lesters have been sharing the Word through song for five generations.  With 90 years and 90 albums behind them, the group proudly brings a signature sound of harmonies and inspired arrangements that are 100% “pure Lester.” You are invited to experience this special "Christmas Celebration" concert with the Lesters! Their concert will include both southern gospel and traditional Christmas songs to help prepare your heart as you celebrate this Christmas season! Come early and bring friends. Doors will open at 5pm for this free concert. An offering will be taken. For additional information call 402.792.2450.

🕊️Dominus vobiscum.