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Carols & Candlelight Service Scriptures Special Music

Refreshments, Home-made Christmas Cookies

Special Music - Mike Campbell

Bring your family and friends to celebrate with us. Fellowship, refreshments and Christmas cookies will be abundant

in Illingworth Hall following each service.

For an evening of exquisite music and pre-holiday contemplation, you are invited to the 8th annual Solstice Sunset Concert. It will be held TODAY, Sunday, December 16 at 5:00 pm at Shadow Rock, United Church of Christ (UCC) located at 12861 N. 8

th Ave,

Phoenix, AZ. Tickets are $25 and may be purchased at the door.

Our Faith pianist/organist Lynne Haeseler originally created this event, and is the Artistic Director. The concert features Grammy award songwriter and guitarist Louisa Branscomb, the A Capella Syndicate Male Chorus, Therapeutic Harp Foundation, vocalists Michael McCall and Holly Pyle, cello, trumpet, dance, spoken word, African drums, piano and audience participation. "I have always been inspired and intrigued by the mystic composer Scriabin‟s idea of a „universal work‟, using the sunset as a backdrop to a performance. Even the light changes in the room from the setting sun become part of the musical performance," Haeseler describes.

Pastors Mike and Sheryl and several Faith Choir members and others are

planning to attend. Of course, anyone may go as you wish. If you would like to

carpool, we will leave from Faith Church parking lot at 3:30pm today. If you

need to be picked up at home, see Pastor Sheryl during fellowship time in

Illingworth Hall.

Welcome to Worship

We have enjoyed worshiping with you today and hope you will join us again soon. Please stop at the Welcome Center in the Narthex to receive information about Faith Church.

Life at Faith….December 16

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Wired Word Discussion Group, Sundays at 8:45 a.m. in Illingworth Hall Come enjoy lively, spiritual discussion! Did you know the Wired Word discussion group is also a Bible Study? Each week two or three hot topics from recent news headlines are presented in print and discussed in light of Scripture.

Iris DePasquale thanks ALL for their prayers, cards, and flowers.

Iris‟s daughter, Gwen Clark, departed this earth on November 22, 2018. Iris says “The support of our Faith Family has been tremendous, you have helped me through this time of sadness and continue to give me strength. Thank you”. Men’s Bible Study takes place on Thursdays at 9:00 a.m. in the Conference Room. All men of Faith Church are invited to join this group. December 20 - 2 Samuel 8-18 David and Bathsheba. Quilters please note: There will be no meeting on Thursday, Decem-ber 20.

2019 Pledge Update: As of Tuesday, December 11, the Church Business Office had received 94 pledges totaling $222,342. This is a good response and support of every member is greatly appreciated by the Session. There is still time to make your commitment for 2019…please remem-ber every gift regardless of size is a vital part of the ministry of Christ through Faith Presbyterian Church.

Kiwanis Club will be selling See‟s Candy after worship today This is a fund

raiser for Kiwanis charities. Please welcome our new administrative assistant. Marsha Henzler, originally from Buffalo, NY, who has lived in Sun City for four years. Marsha is looking forward to working at Faith Presbyterian Church and meeting the members of the congregation.

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2019 Per Capita Apportionment: Every church is apportioned a share of the expenses of the Presbytery ($21.30), the Synod ($6), and the Gen-eral Assembly ($8.95), for ecclesiasti-cal purposes. The apportionment is based on church membership. This is a regular expense payable by Faith Presbyterian Church at the spring meeting of the Presbytery. The amount to be paid for 2019 is $36.25 per communicant member or $72.50 per couple.

This is the new Season for the Joy Gift Offering! The Christmas Joy Offering envelopes are inserted in todays bulletin. Please bring your offering to worship on December 23 or 30 and place it in the offering plate. You may also mail your donation to Faith Church with a notation Christmas Joy Offering. This offering provides financial assistance to individuals and families who have dedicated their lives to the church, and supports leadership development and education for students attending Presbyterian relat-ed racial ethnic schools and colleges.

GATHERING - DECEMBER 20 “Jazzy Christmas Concert”

GUESTS (WOMEN AND MEN) ARE WELCOME

Fellowship 10:30 a.m.

Devotions and Program 11:00 a.m. Catered Luncheon ($7) 12:00 noon

JESUS IS THE REASON FOR THE SEASON!

Let’s Sing His Praise!

Join us for a Jazzy Christmas Concert by Pastors Mike and Sheryl Campbell.

Piano and Flute.

Tuesdays@10 a.m. & repeated at 5:30 p.m.,

December 18. in the Council Room This is the last one!

It’s not too late to join us!

The Gospel of “It's a Wonderful Life Bible Study” led by Pastors Mike and Sheryl Campbell.

Each week we pray for members of Faith Presbyterian Church in alphabetical order. Bill and Priscilla Hoskins, Eunice Howard, Tom and Beverly Howes, Bob and Barbara Imbrie, Vivian Imlay, Patty Insley, Joaquin Iturriaga, Jim and Judie Ives. Session Members: Your Session packets will be available to pick up early next week for Wednesday‟s 1pm meeting: When you pick them up please just remove the pages with the ring, and LEAVE your empty manila envelopes in the slots at the reception area. Artist of the month for December is Burney Donges. Please visit her display of paintings in Illingworth Hall.

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You may hear sermons and special music on our website. Go to the “home page”, look for Worship with Us, directly below click on the square marked “Recent Sermons” and the square marked “Special Music”. Enjoy! Printed copies of most sermons are available.

Sponsored by Presbyterian Women

This year our Church will be helping Valley View Food Banks families. (A change from the Nov/Dec Mustard Seed article).

Our Christmas tree for the Children is in the narthex. The tree has tags saying Boy or Girl and the ages on them.

The gifts will be picked up TODAY at 11:45am. We would love it if a wonderful representation of Presbyterian Women and anyone else who wants to share in the fun would come to the parking area near the narthex of the Sanctuary building and help load these gifts—we will take some joyous photos. If you have brought gifts today, wrapped OR unwrapped, just leave them at the tree in the narthex.

Please wrap your gifts and put your tag on the outside of the box.

You will be putting a smile on these children‟s faces and your generous gifts will help families that are not as fortunate as others.

The perfect way to get to know and meet new “Faith Friends”!

We are putting together small groups for dinner gatherings February to April. If you would like to be included, please call Carole Bentley at 376-8050. Groups will meet in restaurants or homes, please specify your prefer-ences when you call. Singles and couples are most welcome! Come, join in the fun and make new friends.

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Offering envelopes are available in the Narthex on a large table near the doors. Please pick-up the offering box with your name on it. Boxes are in alphabetical order.

JANUARY 8, 15, 22, & FEBRUARY 5

Council Room

and repeated at 5:30 pm

Led by Rev. Bob Malsack

Join us as Rev. Malsack uses Richard Foster‟s “celebration of discipline” as a basis for the discussion. The latter part of the past century saw a

reawakening of interest in spirituality. For the Christian community, Richard Foster provided a resource that showed us in his words, "a treasure chest of jewels that has been stored in the attic that we have forgotten about. His book was entitled, A Celebration of Disciplines and describes some of the practices of Christians down through the ages, and even Jesus himself, that enabled them to love the Lord their God with their whole being.

All are welcome!

JANUARY 10, 2019 Dinner 5 pm Program to follow

Dinner tickets $8

Leanne Leonard is the Executive Director of the Agua Fria Food & Clothing Bank which has been faith-fully serving the southwest valley for over 22 years.

In 2017 AFFCB served just under 50,000 people with emergency food assistance, and just under 15,000 peo-ple with emergency clothing assistance. But AFFCB isn‟t just about food and clothing! It‟s so much more. There are so many needs in this community. Join us on January 10

th to hear from Leanne

about what the Agua Fria Food & Cloth-ing Bank is doing to serve those in need in the community, and find out how you can get involved. The mission of the Agua Fria Food and Clothing Bank as a faith-based, Non-Profit Organization, is to provide services to families and individuals in the Southwest Valley who are hungry, in need, or facing crisis.

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Ecumenical Prayer Circle: Together with 12 other Sun City churches who share the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, please pray today for the people and ministries of St. Elizabeth Seton Church. Sunday flowers. You may dedicate one of our silk floral arrangements that stay at Faith Church for $25, or you may still order fresh flowers at a cost of $50. Remember loved ones and special moments with a beautiful bouquet of flowers. Please sign-up on the flower chart in the Narthex or call Shirley Engwall at 623-440-3736. Don’t like driving in the dark? Faith Church will provide your ride to Thursdays@Faith! If you no longer drive at night but you would enjoy participating call the church office at 623-974-3611 at least two working days before the event. We‟ll arrange your transportation via Envoy America at no cost. Be part of the fun again! If you have an email address on file with the church you will be receiving weekly emails giving you the bulletin announcements for the up-coming week. This information is also available on our web site - go to the home page and click on the orange button - that says “Click Here” for the announcements. If you would like to opt-out or opt-in to this service please contact the church office: 623-974-3611.

Brian Fitzgerald & Martin McCormack

Acoustic instruments & voice- and the Faith Church Choir

In the Sanctuary

11:45am Catered Sunday Dinner ($10) Illingworth Hall

(a freewill donation will be accepted) All Welcome to all of these, but no further dinner reservations can be made/purchased after Thursday, January 17.

ACTIVITIES: December 16 - 22

Sunday, December 16 8:45 a.m ..... Wired Word - Illingworth Hall 9:00 a.m ..... Choir Practice - Sanctuary 10:00 a.m ..... Worship - Sanctuary 11:00 a.m ..... Chat ‟n Coffee (weekly, ALL WELCOME) - Illingworth Hall

Monday, December 17 9:30 a.m ..... Sun Health - Council Room 1:00 p.m ..... Deacons - Council Room 3:00 p.m ..... Knit Crochet Group - new members always welcome - Iona Room

Tuesday, December 18 7:30 a.m ..... Kiwanis - Council Room 9:00 a.m ..... Prayer Group - Iona Room 9:45 a.m ..... Benevilla - Council Room 10:00 a.m ..... Advent Study - Illingworth Hall 12:30 p.m ..... Choir Practice - Choir Room 5:30 p.m ..... Advent Study - Council Room

Wednesday, December 19 8:30 a.m ..... Staff Meeting - Conference Room 9:00 a.m ..... Library 1:00 p.m ..... Session - Council Room

Thursday, December 20 9:00 a.m ..... Men‟s Bible Study - Conference Room 9:00 a.m ..... PW Bible Study - Council Room 9:00 a.m ..... Tai Chi - Westminster Room 9:15 a.m ..... Benevilla - Iona Room 10:00 a.m ..... PW Planning - Illingworth Hall 10:30 a.m ..... PW Gathering - Illingworth Hall 1:00 p.m ..... Peace Justice Mission - Conference Room 2:00 p.m ..... Bell Choir Practice - Sanctuary 3:00 p.m ..... Choir Practice - Choir Room

Friday, December 21 - Office Closed - No Events Planned

Saturday, December 22 - No Events Planned

Please remember Faith Church as Beneficiary in your Will, Trust or IRA.

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