DIAMONDHEAD COMMUNITY CHURCH GATHER , GROW AND GO IN THE NAME OF JESUS CHRIST

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THE CRIER DECEMBER 1, 2018

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THE ADVENT

THE DEADLINE FOR THE JANUARY 2019 CRIER IS:

DECEMBER 19, 2018

J U S T G IVE ME THE “WH O , WH A T, W HE N , W H ER E AN D H OW”

F O R AN Y THI NG Y O U W A NT PU BLIS HE D ,

A N D I WILL P UBLIS H TH E AR TI CLE FOR Y OU .

NEWS L E TT ER A RTI CL ES

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2018 FINANCIAL REPORT

FROM THE TREASURER, LAURA DEESE

ACTUAL BUDGET ACTUAL BUDGET

INCOME $24,242 $24,884 $246,116 $253,883

EXPENSES $23,355 $23,398 $239,356 $249,711

BUD BAL $887 $1,486 $6,760 $4,172

OCTOBER YEAR TO DATE He is the Lord of all the earth,

How can He stoop to human birth?"

The Lord has come into His world!

"A slaughtered Lamb I see,

A smoking altar, on which burns

A sacrifice for me!

He comes — He comes — O blessed day! —

He comes to take my sin away!”

The Lord has come into His world!

"Nay, nay, that cannot be:

The world is full of noisomeness

And all iniquity;

The Lord — thrice holy is His name—

He cannot touch this thing of shame."

The Lord has come into His world!

"Ah, then, He comes in might,

The sword of fury in His hands,

With vengeance all bedight!

O wretched world! Thine end draws near,

Prepare to meet thy God, in fear!"

The Lord has come into His world!

"What! in that baby sweet?

That broken man, acquaint with grief?

Those bleeding hands and feet?

In one of his letters, C. S. Lewis recounts the time his brother ‘… heard a woman on a ’bus say, as the ’bus passed a church with a Crib [Manger] outside it, _‘Oh Lor’! They bring religion into everything. Look—they're dragging it even into Christmas now!’

Well, as a matter of fact, we do bring religion into everything, even into matters where religion properly belongs, like Christmas. Because Christ-mas is rightfully intended to be a celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ, it is a perfect opportunity to talk about spiritual things. It is a time when people hear truly religious music, when they are more likely to show up at a church service, when they feel the pain of loneliness or family strife more keenly, and when they are reminded of the inability of material possessions to bring lasting joy.

As we prepare to enter into the Christmas Season I wanted to share with you a poem written by Benjamin Breckinridge Warfield. Warfield’s poem serves as a reminder of the true meaning of Christmas. It's a true meaning that has to do with the humiliation of the manger and the humiliation of the cross. It's a true meaning that has to do with genuine healing and lasting joy for every needy person who comes to Christ. As you read the poem, you will hear someone wrestling to understand the true meaning of the Incarnation of the Son of God. And you will see that it is a true meaning worth grasping, at Christmas or any other time of the year. So, as we enter into this Christmas Season let’s not forget the true meaning of Christmas!

Grace and peace,

Jason Edwards

2018 DCC Annual Christmas Dinner

Sunday, December 16 at 4:30pm

Roasted Pork Loin Champagne Chicken Roast Beef Glazed Baked Ham

(Select One Entrée)

Accompanied with

Salad Assorted Rolls Twice Baked Potato Fresh Vegetable Beverage

Assorted Desserts

Adults $12.00 Children 12 and under $8.00

Maximum $30.00 for families with dependent children

To go orders will be available for pick-up between 4:15 and 4:30pm

(must be pre-ordered/paid)

Please make your reservations by signing up on the sheet in Fellowship Hall

The “Chefettes” look forward to seeing you there!

Please call the DCC office during regular business hours

if you have questions or need more information.

BIRTHDAYS AND ANNIVERSARIES

Don Nelson 12/01

Suzy Smith 12/01

Denise Spillman 12/02

Patty Noeller 12/04

Sharon Hudson 12/07

Lamar Naron 12/11

Nathan Lambeth 12/12

Jackie Moran 12/12

Judy Schueren 12/12

Doug Skinner 12/16

Myrna Burney 12/18

Linda Naron 12/18

Yvonne Luck 12/19

Nancy Brashier 12/20

Brittany Brewer 12/24

Brittany Brewer 12/24

Annette Saucier 12/24

Joan Parmelee 12/25

Carol Benzing 12/26

Margaret Waterson 12/26

Jamie Kingston 12/28

Bill Buchanan 12/30

Happy Anniversary…

Jack and Nita Hensley 12/01/1972

Bob and Carol Benzing 12/04/1964

Steve and Penny Bullock 12/24/1972

Bill and Noni Buchanan 12/28/1968

Richard and Belva Gillespie 12/31/2005

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December Calendar of Events

1st 9:00am Decorating the Church

3rd 10:00am Prime Timers Mtg

4th 10:00am Advent By Candlelight Rehearsal

10:00am Mary/Martha Day

1:30pm Missions Cmt

6th 6:30-8pm Advent Table Decorating

7th 7:00pm Advent by Candlelight

11th 10:00am Deacons Mtg

11th 6:30pm Coast Chorale Program

13th 6:30pm Session Mtg

16th 10:00am Choir Lessons and Carols

4:30pm Annual Christmas Dinner

23rd 8 &10am Christmas Joy Offering Received

25th Church Office Closed

Merry Christmas!

3,10,17 5:00pm Bells Rehearsal

6:30 Praise Band Rehearsal

5,12,19 6:30pm Choir Rehearsal

5, 12, 19 5:15pm Youth Group

DCC Presbyterian Women offers 3 monthly circle meetings.

All ladies are encouraged to be part of a circle.

Circles are a great way to grow in faith and fellowship.

All circles are taking a break during December and Bible Study will resume in January,

MARY/MARTHA DAY

Tuesday, DECEMBER 4 at 10:00am.

Filling treat bags with candy for Woodland Village & Children at Hancock Food Pantry

January 11-12 PW Winter Retreat at Chatawa, MS. Please let Noni Buchanan know if you would be interested in attending.

January 14 PWCT meeting 10:00am

The Presbyterian Women extends a huge Thank You to the DCC Congregation for your support to our many

Outreach Community Projects this year.

The Presbyterian Women will be joining with the Mission Committee

to ask for donations for Starfish Cafe in January.

Items such as paper towels, washcloths, dishwashing liquid,

other cleaning supplies, sanitizer, toilet paper etc.

DCC LIBRARY NEWS

A BOOK REVIEW — by Carol Benzing

When November 1st arrives, I put aside all other reading material to focus on books

with a Christmas theme. The Magic of Christmas Miracles is my first book this season

and is the second book in the Christmas Miracles collection authored by Jamie Miller,

Laura Lewis and Jennifer Basyne Sander. The thirty-three (33) very short true accounts

make it possible to read about one miracle each day or all of them at one time. A book

of inspiration and hopefulness The Magic of Christmas Miracles reminders us that the

source of many miracles is hidden, and many times we are unknowingly responsible for

a miracle or if we are aware of others needs we can intentionally make a miracle.

Beginning December 1 the Library Book Cart stationed at the main entrance will

have books for all ages that celebrate the Christmas season. You are invited to borrow

as many books as you like. There is never a time limit on books borrowed from your

DCC Library. The Magic of Christmas Miracles is available from the Library Book

Cart for Speedy Checkout.

Fall Book Event—88 books were selected during the 3-week Fall Book Event and a

total of $231.00 was donated. Proceeds from the Fall Book Event are designated for

our Teen Library and in January 2019 a panel of our DCC Teens will chose books

appropriate for their library. Cookbooks, children’s books and religious books were the

most popular. Again, thank you to everyone that donated books or selected a book

during the event.

NOTE: Inventory of all media begins the first week in January 2019. Please return any materials you have finished by January 6th 2019 so they can be included in the inventory.

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

DCC LIBRARY NEWS The Diamondhead Community Church Library maintains a collection of

media for all ages that provides the opportunity for studying, learning and

teaching. It is a resource that supports personal and congregational growth

in our Christian faith and living so the members and friends of Diamond-

head Community Church continue to foster an environment that “seeks to

meet the needs of each other”.

Predicting weather - lore or almanac

“Red in the morning, sailors’ warning, red at night sailors’ delight”. For many years this has been my mantra and how I predict the weather. Sometimes Bob says it too, but he’s just teasing me, since he thinks my attempt to predict the weather is silly. In early America the colonists predicted fair or foul weather by observing nature. Some of the colonists’ observations included: Cobwebs on grass signals frost is coming. Geese fly higher in fair, rather than foul weather. Thicker than usual cornhusks, a cold winter is ahead. Thick, tough apple skins mean a harsh winter. Good weather is coming, when the wind is from the west. A wet summer means a harsh winter. In 1792 The Old farmer’s Almanac was published in Boston, Massachusetts for farmers. The first edition, which sold for nine (9) cents had 24 calendar pages, 2 for each month and appeared exactly as it does today. The almanac included recipes; gardening tips, useful and useless facts and information, but most importantly weather forecasts. Weather forecasts that then and now are determined by a secret formula developed by Robert B. Thomas, the almanac’s creator. Thomas born in April 1766 in Grafton, Massachusetts educated himself using his fa-ther’s library where his interest in almanacs emerged and he formulated a plan to pub-lish an almanac of his own. Not especially good in mathematics, he enrolled in school to learn the skills needed to calculate data for the almanac. Thomas published the almanac yearly until he died in 1846. At the time the first The Old Farmer’s Almanac was published there were many 18th century almanacs, but this one was the only one to continue publishing after 1840. Perhaps it was the snowfall, which occurred in the summer of 1816, known as the “The summer of no summer” that was inadvertently forecast in the 1816 edition that propelled the almanac’s reputation for reliability. The Old Farmer’s Almanac boosts an overall accuracy rate of 80% for weather forecast-ing across 16 regions of the United States. While the accuracy rate for the colonists based on their observations is not measurable. WELCOME WINTER on December 21.