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Wooddaler Dottie Anderson has volunteered in the role of a disciple maker for the last 62 years! Dottie became a believer in Jesus at Macalester College through The Navigators Ministry, a Christian outreach ministry on the campus. For the next year she was discipled in her spiritual journey by another woman through The Navigators.

Dottie has discipled over 50 people in these 62 years. Some were couples that she and her husband, Roger, who was on The Navigators staff, mentored together. Some were the wives on The Navigators staff.

She has also mentored many young women through Wooddale’s 1-1 Spiritual Mentoring ministry. She and her husband led Wooddale’s mentoring training for 14 years. Dottie continues to mentor young women at Wooddale and also serves on the 1-1 Spiritual Mentoring Leadership Team, which gives vision and direction to 1-1 Spiritual Mentoring at Wooddale.

Why has Dottie so faithfully served in mentoring and discipling all these years? “I see personal one-on-one mentoring as the best way I know to help individuals grow more in depth in their relationship with God. Mentors can come alongside and help them apply the Scriptures to their lives so they get their roots down into God and draw up nourishment from Him.”

Dottie has a Kingdom perspective regarding spiritual mentoring. She believes followers of Jesus should always be in a mentoring relationship, either mentoring or being mentored, no matter how far along a person is in their spiritual journey. She comments, “As those being discipled grow in spiritual maturity, they can be used by God to do the same with others, thus being part of the answer to Jesus’ prayer for more laborers in His Kingdom.”

Contact spiritual.mentoring@wooddale.org if you would like to serve in a mentoring role or be mentored. To find your fit in serving at Wooddale, contact volunteer@wooddale.org.

Welcome to Wooddale Church!We’re so glad you’re here.

FIRST TIME HERE?

If this is your first visit, please be sure to fill out the Connection Card and take it to the “New Here? Stop Here” sign as you leave the service. We have a gift to say thanks for being our guest today. We’d love to meet you!

NEED PRAYER?

Prayer volunteers are available to meet with you for prayer after each service. Come to the front of the Worship Center to meet a prayer team member.

LOOKING FOR NEXT GEN PROGRAMMING OR OTHER WAYS TO CONNECT?

Our Connections Team is here to help. Look for the blue lanyards, or stop by one of our guest centers by Door 1 or 2.

This week’s speaker is our Senior Pastor, Dale Hummel. This weekend we begin the series, Three Wise Women. You may view past sermons at wooddale.org.

Invite Friends and Family to Wooddale This MonthWe have been planning our Christmas season at Wooddale for many months and are thrilled that December is finally here. We hope that you plan to bring your family, friends, neighbors, and co-workers to the great events planned for all generations. A very special thank you to the hundreds of volunteers of all ages who have helped decorate, prepare invitations, set up events and create the ice rinks. Others are preparing and practicing for events and services. Still more will greet and welcome. And an untold number will be behind the scenes servants! Thank you!

Preparing the HousePart of our planning involves the installation of some lighting and sound equipment (specifically speakers) that are on loan for the month of December, specifically for Christmas events. We especially want the sound in the Worship Center to create a warm and inviting atmosphere for the many guests we will have in December as we celebrate the birth of our Savior, Jesus. We have also been decorating in anticipation of the arrival of you and all our guests! Welcome!

It is with much excitement and anticipation that we invite you to:

Christmas at Wooddale || $12Friday, December 11 at 8 p.m.Saturday, December 12 at 8 p.m.Sunday, December 13 at 2 p.m.Eden Prairie campus

Dr. Dave Donelson and the Wooddale Choir and Orchestra have an evening of musical delight planned for each of our Christmas at Wooddale concerts, The Heart in Waiting. Christmas favorites, an exquisite piano solo by Soojung Hong and an inspiring message by Pastor Dale are just a few features at this year’s concerts. Go to wooddale.org to order your tickets soon, and pick up specially printed invitations for your friends and neighbors.

Family Christmas || FREESaturday, December 19 at 10 a.m.-1 p.m.Both campuses

Don’t miss it! Families are a big deal at Wooddale and we have a Christmas celebration with families in mind. On December 19 at 10 a.m.-1 p.m. come to either campus! Activities for the family include enjoying a horse drawn sleigh ride, petting live animals (the Edina campus will have awesome reindeer while our Eden Prairie campus will have live penguins), free family pictures taken with Santa, a message and singing and of course decorating cookies and making crafts. Bring your skates along too because we are preparing an ice skating rink on both campuses for your enjoyment. Family Christmas and all of these activities are our gift to you and everyone you know who has a child in their life! Having Family Christmas on Saturday is a great start to the Christmas week.

Christmas Eve || FREEMonday, December 21 at 7 p.m.Thursday, December 24 at 2:30, 4, 5:30, 7, 8:30 and 10 p.m.Eden Prairie campus

Thursday, December 24 at 3:30 and 5 p.m.Edina campus

A Christmas Eve for all generations! We are preparing a place for you at our Christmas Eve services and want to give you a sneak peek at what we have planned. After you have been welcomed at the door with a warm smile and an awesome cup of hot chocolate, we invite families with young children to check out Gather Café & Exchange where Pastor Gary Clark will tell the Christmas Story - dress-

up style. Kids will have the opportunity to become part of the Christmas story by dressing up to be angels, wise men or women, camels, sheep and so much more. The skating rinks will also be open for your enjoyment (weather permitting). There will be hosts throughout the building to help new guests.

It is with great anticipation that we celebrate the birth of our Savior and look forward to an evening full of wonderful music, a meaningful engaging message by Pastor Dale and a multi-generational atmosphere of worship for Jesus Christ our new born King. You will not want to miss out on our Christmas Eve experience. Bring the entire family as it has been designed with everyone in mind.

Invitations to our Family Christmas and Christmas Eve Services are available at all entrances.

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All activities are on the Eden Prairie campus unless otherwise noted

SEARCH HERE FOR OPPORTUNITIES AND IMPORTANT CHURCH NEWS

SERVE OTHERS

SEE A COMPLETE LISTING OF VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES AT WWW.WOODDALE.ORG/NEAR

Furniture needed for newly ar-rived International Students: Needed: double or queen sized beds/frames, kitchen dining table and chairs, coffee table, couch. Have donations? Email Global Partner Barbara Fadi-repo at barbara@cximail.org.

Spread Christmas cheer in the nursery on Christmas Eve! We have opportunities for 75 volunteers to serve in the nurs-ery during the services. Serve with friends or start a family tradition. Contact Shelley at shelley.gruling@wooddale.org or 952.656.1486 if interested.

We are looking for Wooddalers who are committed to the mis-sion and vision of Wooddale Church and to be available to serve one Monday morn-ing a month. If you are detail oriented and enjoy working on a team, contact Diane at diane.ranney@wooddale.org or 952.944.6300, ext. 225.

ARRIVE Ministries, which con-tinues to welcome refugees to Minnesota, needs winter coats for refugee adults and children, especially sizes 4-6. Go to arriveministries.org.

Exciting things are happening in The Woods! W.O.W (Woods on Wednesday) is looking for volunteers to help with grades Pre-K through 4 during the school year. Contact Justin at justin.gaspar@wooddale.org or 952.656.1074 for informa-tion and to get involved.

Interested in using your mu-sical gifts in the traditional service as a member of the Wooddale Choir or instru-mental ensemble? Contact dave.donelson@wooddale.org.

Looking for a way to get connected at Wooddale? Be a Service Host (usher). We have immediate opportunities at all service times. There are also Service Host leadership positions available. Contact Ben for more information: ben.forsberg@wooddale.org.

Be part of what God is do-ing in the lives of elementary children on Sundays. Serve as a small group leader, one-on-one helper to kids with extra needs, kiosk assistant or assist with media and tech. Contact justin.gaspar@wooddale.org or 952.656.1099.

Pray for the vision, ministries, outreach, discipleship and leaders of Wooddale Church. You are welcome to join the Vision ’22 prayer group that meets the last Saturday of every month, 9-10 a.m. in the Prayer Room.

For Men Only is a group for men dealing with issues of purity, including impure thoughts, pornography or sexual behaviors. Meets every Monday at 6:30 p.m. Contact Doug, 952.920.2789.

The Wooddale Job Tran-s i t i o n S u p p o r t G r o u p p r o v i d e s i n s t r u c t i o n in job search strategies with prayer and support to people seeking employment. Mondays at 7:15 a.m. Enter through Door 1. Call 952.656.1075 for infor-mation or visit the website, jobtransition.net.

Join the Student Ministries Prayer Group to pray for Wooddale students (5-12 grade) and the staff and volunteers who serve them. Wednesdays, 9:30-10:30 a.m. in the Prayer Room. Con-tact Kathy for more info at kjwoodley4@gmail.com.

Uplifters is for anyone dealing with a loss from a broken re-lationship due to separation, death, divorce or the ending of a relationship. Thursdays, 6:45-8:15 p.m. in Room 206. For information, call Joan at 612.866.8970.

Individualized Grief Care: Anyone desiring a one-on-one visit following the death of a loved one may con-tact Rosemary Wollan at 952.656.1069.

NEED DINNER? Join us on Tuesdays and Wednesdays for Midweek Café, open 5:15-6:30 p.m.

Offerings include specialty sandwiches, house-made soups, seasonal salads and freshly baked cakes and cookies.

Tuesday Night Café features a weekly $5 entrée special.

Wednesday Night Café options include a $2 kids meal for kids 12 and under.

For weekly menu postings, check the Wooddale website at wooddale.org/cafe.

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES

For more information on these opportunities, go to the Wooddale website at wooddale.org/jobs.

Part-Time Custodian (On-call)Academy Teacher, Assistant Teacher & Substitute Teacher

Full-Time Night CustodianAcademy Teacher-EdinaAcademy Assistant

Director-Edina

Do you have a Wooddale Bookstore gift card? Gift cards are re-deemable at Gather Café & Exchange through December 15, 2015 at which time all Wooddale gift cards will expire. Remember that gift cards have no cash value. Change for purchases that are less than the remaining amount on the card will remain on the card.

Come ring bells tohelp save lives

We are looking for bell ringerson December 12, 13 & 14.

Sign up for a 15-minute shift

Contact Nancy at 952.938.3592to schedule a time

952.944.6300 / WOODDALE.ORG

WOODDALE HAPPENINGS

We would love to get acquainted. If this is your f irst t ime here, stop by the New Here? Stop Here sign by Doors 1 and 2. Bring your Connection Card and receive a gift card in exchange.

Fifth and sixth grade students have a place of their own on the Eden Prair ie campus on Sunday mornings. The Link is located on the lower level near Door 5.

SERMON NOTES