Church News Apostolic Lutheran, Kingston Wednesdays, 7:30 p.m., Advent services. Thursday, Dec. 18, 11:30 a.m., Senior luncheon. Friday, Dec. 19, 2:30 p.m., Dassel Nursing Home (Russian mission presentation). Saturday, Dec. 20, 8 a.m., Men’s Fellowship. Sunday, Dec. 21, 2 p.m., Dassel Nursing Home; 7 p.m., Sunday School Christmas Program. Wednesday, Dec. 24, 10 p.m., Christmas Eve candlelight service. Thursday, Dec. 25, 10:30 a.m., Christmas morning service. Kimball Church of Christ Sunday, Dec. 14, 6:30 p.m., Sunday School Christmas program; cookie fellowship to follow. Lake Union Evangelical Covenant Wednesday, Dec. 24, 4 p.m., Christmas Eve candlelight service. Ostmark Lutheran, Forest City Sunday, Dec. 14, 9 a.m. worship, followed by St. Lucia celebration. Swedish tea rings will be served during the coffee hour and our senior girls will portray St. Lucia and serve coffee. Sunday, Dec. 21, 4 p.m., Sunday School Children’s Christmas program. Wednesday, Dec. 24, 4 p.m., Christmas Eve worship; 10 p.m., Candlelight Christmas Eve worship. Sunday, Dec. 28, 9 a.m., Worship and Christmas hymn-sing. St. John’s Lutheran, Kimball Wednesdays, 7:30 p.m., Advent Worship, “Worth Waiting For” explores the patience of Abraham, Joseph and “The Head Waiter.” Thursday, Dec. 11, 7 p.m., Elders’ meeting; 8 p.m., Council meeting. Saturday, Dec. 20, 9-11:30 a.m., Children’s program practice. Sunday, Dec. 21, 2 p.m., Children’s program. Wednesday, Dec. 24, 5:30 and 8 p.m., Christmas Eve Worship. Thursday, Dec. 25, 9 a.m., Christmas Day service with communion. Kimball/Zion United Methodist Thursday, Dec. 11, 12:30 p.m., UMW Christmas pot-luck (Zion). Saturday, Dec. 13, 9:30 a.m., Christmas program practice (Zion). Sunday, Dec. 14, Caroling (following a.m. worship at Zion, at 2 p.m. at KUMC). Wednesday, Dec. 17, 7 p.m., Blue Christmas service, “When you don’t feel like rejoycing” (KUMC). All are welcome to visit a Christmas service at any of these churches.
