first edition december 2016
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First Edition December 2016
Sunday Worship at 8:30 and 10:45 a.m. The later service offers Bible buddies for children & special music.
Nursery care and a children’s message are provided at both services. Sunday School classes at 9:30 a.m. for all ages ~ children through adults.
Family Worship third Sunday of the month at 9:30 a.m. in Fellowship Hall. Communion is celebrated the first Sunday of the month and at Family Worship.
Worship Schedule & a Look Ahead ADVENT December 4 Matthew 3:1-12 “What We Do Know” Live Nativity ~ 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Handbell Concert ~ 4:00 p.m. (sanctuary) December 11 Luke 1:46b-55 “What We Have Known and Will Know” December 18 Matthew 1:18-25 “Whatta Ya Know!”
CHRISTMAS December 24 ~ Christmas Eve
Noon Communion Service in the Chapel 5:00 Preschoolers’ Service
7:00 & 9:00 Carols, Candles, and Communion December 25 ~ Christmas Day
One service at 9:30 in Fellowship Hall Isaiah 9:2-7 “Happy Birthday”
No Sunday School
January 1 ~ New Year’s Day One Service at 9:30 a.m. in the Sanctuary
Matthew 2:13-23 “After the Shepherds Have Left”
No Sunday School
EPIPHANY
January 8 Acts 10:34-43 “Doing Good and Healing” January 15 John 1:29-42 “Come and See” (Family Worship in Fellowship Hall at 9:30)
January 22 Matthew 4:12-23 “The Kingdom of Heaven Has Come Near” January 29 Matthew 5:1-12 “The World Turned Upside Down” February 5 Matthew 5:13-20 “Burning Bushels” February 12 Matthew 5:21-37 “Going to Extremes” February 19 Matthew 5:38-48 “Perfection” (Family Worship in Fellowship Hall at 9:30)
February 26 Matthew 17:1-9 “The View from the Mountain”
First United Methodist Church
865 S. Main St.
Phoenixville, PA 19460
610.933.5936
www.fumcphoenixville.org
Rev. Mark Young, Pastor
[email protected]; ext. 201
David Bryant, Director of Music Ministry
Dave Stauffer, Director of Christian Education
[email protected]; ext. 202
Cheryl Cini, Director of Youth Ministry
[email protected]; ext. 203
Jane Hulse, Office Administrator
[email protected]; ext. 200
From the Pastor’s Desk Rev. Mark Young
December.
Advent.
Christmas.
What more is there to say?
It all is so familiar. Each of us can predict the sequence of events that will take place in
the next month or so. Charlie Brown and the Grinch will make their appearances. Cookies will
be baked and eaten. Trees will spring up and then start to drop their needles. Parking lots will
turn into a demolition derby. The parties and dinners will follow negotiations about who is driving
whom where and when. On Christmas Eve we will light candles and sing “Silent Night” before a
glass of eggnog and bedtime.
At the heart of it is the familiar story. “In the sixth month, the angel Gabriel was sent from
God to a town in Galilee called Nazareth. …In those days a decree went out from Emperor
Augustus that all the world should be taxed. …And there were in that same country shepherds,
keeping watch over their flocks by night. …In the days of King Herod, wise men came from the
east to Jerusalem, saying, ‘Where is he who is born King of the Jews?’…” You can probably
recite all the in-between pieces from memory. Give it a try and see.
At the heart of that familiar story, too, are totally common troubles and totally common
joys. A young girl is unexpectedly found to be pregnant. A small businessman has to pay his
taxes. A couple who are traveling need a place to stay. A baby is born. Those things happen all
the time.
That is the point, however. It takes those extra flourishes of singing angels and a star to
point out what we miss in the unremarkable. God comes to be among us in an ordinary way.
Mary’s pregnancy was God’s doing, and Jesus’ birth was God’s entry into every human life and
Jesus’ life would be filled with eating and sleeping, work and play, tears and laughter, even pain
and death.
Jesus’ birth would be just like ours and his life would be the same. That way, our lives
would, in return, become like his – so that when he went beyond the usual on Easter morning,
our lives would have the promise of eternal life added on as God’s gift.
So I wish you a very merry, very normal, even routine Christmas.
Peace,
Pastor Mark
From the Director of Christian Education Dave Stauffer
There will be no family worship during the month of December, as well as no Sunday School on December 25 or January 1. The normal service schedule will resume on January 8 with Family Worship on January 15.
Don’t forget about Live Nativity on December 4! It’s not too late to volunteer as an actor, greeter, or traffic director. If you’d like to help out, you can contact Dave Stauffer or Sally Doyle.
Can you believe we’re already approaching Christmas?
There will be a Christmas Party for all children on Saturday December 17 from 2:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m. in Fellowship Hall. We will have games, crafts, snacks, a lesson, and a movie.
Look for a sign-up sheet across from the chapel in the coming weeks.
From the Director of Youth Ministry Cheryl Cini
The Annual Cookie Walk Fundraiser is scheduled for Sunday, December 18. Cookies will be on sale all morining in the chapel. First come-first serve; $8.00/lb. If you would like to donate cookies, 6 – 8 doz. is preferred (last year our selection was scarce after the last service). I have recipes available if needed, along with a list of our most popular cookies.
Any youth group parents that would like to chat with me, collaborate, and/or brainstorm can now join me in the staff office during the Sunday School hour, please stop in. Your support is greatly appreciated.
I am diligently working to keep our church safe and our records up to date. If your clearances are expired and you have picked up a packet, please forward your documents to me. The Safe Sanctuaries power point has been emailed to you if you were unable to attend the
seminars. Please watch and read and remember to forward me your agreement for my records. Please note: Have you received your child abuse clearance in the mail? If so, please forward it to me for my files.
Live Nativity! Sunday, December 4 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
You can support our annual Live Nativity by volunteering! We are in need of adult and child volunteers to help as actors, greeters and traffic directors. If you can help, please contact Dave Stauffer or Sally Doyle or sign up on the bulletin board across from the chapel. Volunteers please note: Pizza and soda will be available at church at 1:00 p.m.
You can support our annual Live Nativity by attending. Every half hour the Christmas story will be told outside at the stable, followed by Christmas music.
Music schedule: 2:15 p.m. – Cherub Choir 2:45 p.m. – Christmas Carol sing along 3:15 p.m. – Youth Choir 3:45 p.m. – Chancel Choir 4:00 p.m. – Handbell Concert by the Jubilation Ringers in the sanctuary
United Methodist Church Tours
At the same time as our Live Nativity, we and other United Methodist churches in the area will be open for our second Advent Church Tour. This is an opportunity to peek inside other church buildings when they are decorated for the seasons of Advent and Christmas. Between 1:00 and 4:00 pm, visit at Charlestown, Evansburg, Royersford, Otterbein, or Bethel United Methodist churches and then finish up here in Phoenixville for our Live Nativity and a 4:00 Handbell Concert. Maps are available in the narthex.
Cantata Sunday, December 18 8:30 & 10:45 Services
Discover the heart of Christmas at First United Methodist Church this Advent. Join us on Sunday, December 18 for worship at 8:30 and 10:45 a.m. as we celebrate our Christmas Cantata. The First Church choirs will present the retelling of the Christmas story through scripture and song. The Cantata features music by both the Chancel Choir and Handbell Choir. Everyone is welcome!
Annual Bell Tree
It’s that time again. This year there are two ways we can help make someone’s Christmas a little brighter.
The yellow bells on the tree are for the Good Samaritan Men’s Shelter. The Shelter has requested $25 Wawa cards that they can distribute at their holiday gathering. Please consider taking a bell to help make Christmas a little brighter for someone who is less fortunate. If you take a yellow bell, please return the Wawa gift card by December 4. Gift cards can be purchased at our Script table.
The red bells on the tree are for area children. Phoenixville Area Community Services (PACS) has provided names and Christmas wishes/needs for the children. If you take a red bell, please return the requested gift, wrapped with the bell attached, to the church by December 11.
Thank you in advance for supporting this wonderful tradition at First Church. Please contact Jane Hyland for more information at [email protected].
Save a Stamp
Members and friends of First Church can place their Christmas cards for church friends in the baskets located in the hallway across from the bell tower. Please check the baskets for cards addressed to you.
UMW News
The UMW Lydia Circle will meet on Monday, December 12 at 12:30 p.m., in the Fellowship Hall to celebrate the joys of the Christmas season. Ladies of the church interested in possibly joining the Lydia Circle are invited to attend. A potluck meal and desserts will complete the afternoon activities. For more information, please contact Linda Lamborn.
The following UMW items are for sale year round, and make great Christmas gifts: Church Note Cards $3.00; Vanilla $3.75; Equal Exchange Coffee (regular or decaf) $7.50; Vintage Church Cookbook $8.00; and Church Cutout $15.00. Items may be purchased with cash or check payable to FUMC UMW. Contact Dot Wood if you are interested in purchasing any of these items.
2017 Stewardship Campaign “Glad and Generous Hearts”
You should have received information about this year’s stewardship emphasis in the mail at the end of August. The letter included a “Gratitude Calendar” that helps to focus our attention on the many ways that God shares his love with us in our daily lives and on the ways that we respond. (And, yes, one of those many ways is through financial support of the church’s mission.) If you didn’t get this in the mail, extra copies are available at the back of the church, along with pledge cards for 2017.
FUMC Organ Update
On Thursday, November 3, 2016 the church organ made a loud and discordant noise and breathed its last. The Rodgers Company, that made the instrument, had become a subsidiary of the Roland Company, that moved operations to Oregon before selling the Rodgers arm to Johannus (Netherlands), which has discontinued all Rodgers products. Roland was then sold to yet another company. In short, repairs to the internal electronics are not possible. We are currently engaged in a search for a replacement and are looking at various avenues open to us. The process is likely to take weeks to months because we do not want to make a hasty decision about an item that is likely to last well into the future. We are fortunate, meanwhile, to have the Bosendorfer piano a spectacular instrument to accompany both the choir and congregation singing and a wonderful bell choir as well. So in the next few weeks, sing out, everyone.
Save the Date Richard Amoroso Recital at First Church Sunday, December 11 at 3:00 p.m.
Cellist, Richard Amoroso, a substitute cellist with the Philadelphia Orchestra and an adjunct professor at Eastern University will perform with pianist Jeffrey DeVault at First Church on Sunday, December 11 at 3:00 p.m. A free will offering will be accepted.
Men’s Night Out Tuesday, December 13
Osteria Restaurant, 3835 Germantown Pike, Collegeville, 5:30 p.m. gather; 6:00 p.m. dinner. Sign up across from the chapel. Any questions, please contact Bill McKinney.
Jesus and Justice Anthony Wright to speak at Valley Forge United Methodist Church Sunday, December 4 at 1:00 p.m.
Anthony Wright, who spent twenty-five years in prison for a murder he did not commit, will be speaking at Valley Forge United Methodist on Sunday, December 4 at 1:00 p.m. Rebecca Lasher, Esq. of the legal firm of Schnader, Harrison, Segal & Lewis, L.L.P., who worked for Mr. Wright’s release pro bono, will also be sharing Mr. Wright’s story. Tony Wright’s journey is indeed an amazing one, particularly since he declared after his release in late August, 2016 that he worshiped a merciful God and held no grudges.
Everyone is invited to attend this special “Jesus and Justice” program and share in Tony Wright’s witness. The program will take place in the church sanctuary at 1:00 p.m.; refreshments will be served after the talk. There is no charge. Reservations are strongly suggested. For more information visit the church website at www.vfumc.org or call 610-783-7888.
Advent Lessons and Carols Sunday, December 4 at 4:00 p.m. St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, Phoenixville
Each year the church reserves four weeks before Christmas in order to give us time to make the necessary preparations to prepare our hearts to receive Jesus once again at Christmas. We refer to these four weeks as the season of “Advent” which means “coming”. During these weeks, we prepare ourselves, as a Church and as individual Christians for the coming of Jesus – the Jesus who came 2,000 years ago as a baby in a manger and Jesus who comes again this Christmas and once again enters our hearts. The Choir at St. Peter’s prepares for Christmas by singing the traditional service of Advent Lessons and Carols. This years’ service will feature “O Magnum Mysterium” by Ivo Antognini and “No Sweeter Music” by John Rutter.
Central District Calendar of Prayer Scriptures for 2016-2017
DECEMBER 2016
Let us then approach God’s throne of grace with confidence, so that we may
receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need. Hebrews 4:16
JANUARY 2017
But when you ask, you must believe and not doubt, because the one who doubts is like a wave of
the sea, blown and tossed by the wind. James 1:6
FEBRUARY 2017
Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The
prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective. James 5:16
MARCH 2017
But to you who are listening I say: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless
those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you. Luke 6:27-28
APRIL 2017
And I will do whatever you ask in my name, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son.
John 14:13
MAY 2017
This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to his will,
he hears us. 1 John 5:14
Wellness Ministry Minute
Thanks to everyone for their support of our Halloween Candy Take Back program. We collected about 30 lbs of candy plus a generous donation of soaps and shampoos. Donations were sent to both Operation Gratitude and Soldiers Angels (a program for veterans recovering in VA hospitals in US and abroad)
For the Christmas season the Wellness Ministry would like to start a series of made over recipes. We will look at common, favorite foods we like around the holidays and “lighten” them up. Recipes will have comparisons of nutritional information against the traditional recipe available to see on our bulletin board.
Eating Well Magazine has a great recipe for Frozen Pumpkin Mousse Pie, and it is both lighter and healthier. Suggestions include making it even more healthy by using organic ingredients, cutting smaller slices and you can even do gluten free! Copies are also available on the bulletin board outside the nursery.
Eating Well Magazine’s Recipe Frozen Pumpkin Mousse Pie:
Crust:
30 small gingersnap cookies, (about 7 1/2 ounces)
2 tablespoons raisins
1 tablespoon canola oil Filling:
1 cup canned pumpkin puree
1/3 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
1/4 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
2 pints (4 cups) frozen low-fat vanilla ice cream, softened (see Tip)
Preparation:
1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Coat a 9-inch deep-dish pie pan with cooking spray. 2. To prepare crust: Combine gingersnaps and raisins in a food processor and pulse until finely
chopped. Add oil and pulse until blended. Press evenly into the bottom and up the sides of the prepared pan.
3. Bake the crust until set, about 10 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack to cool completely. 4. To prepare filling: Combine pumpkin, sugar, cinnamon, ginger and nutmeg in a large bowl and
mix well. Add ice cream and stir until blended. Spoon the mixture into the cooled pie crust. Freeze until firm, at least 2 hours. Let the pie soften slightly in the refrigerator for 20 to 30 minutes before serving.
Make Ahead Tip: Cover and freeze the pie for up to 3 days.
Equipment: 9-inch deep-dish pie pan
Tip: To soften ice cream quickly, microwave on Medium-Low for 30 to 60 seconds.
Storage smarts: For long-term freezer storage, wrap your food in a layer of plastic wrap followed by a layer of foil. The plastic will help prevent freezer burn while the foil will help keep off-odors from seeping into the food.
NUTRITION COMPARISON
EatingWell Frozen Pumpkin Mousse Regular Pumpkin Pie
231 Calories 484 Calories
5 g Fat 33 g Fat
1 g Saturated Fat 20 g Saturated Fat
2g Fiber 3 g Fiber
179 mg Sodium 191 mg Sodium
Serving size: 1 slice (one pie makes 8 servings)
Per serving: 231 calories; 5 g fat(1 g sat); 2 g fiber; 42 g carbohydrates; 4 g protein; 34 mcg folate; 4 mg cholesterol; 28 g sugars; 26 g added sugars; 4054 IU vitamin A; 1 mg vitamin C; 111 mg calcium; 2 mg iron; 146 mg sodium; 149 mg potassium
Nutrition Bonus: Vitamin A (81% daily value)
Carbohydrate Servings: 3
Spirituality and Your Health - Understanding the Connection
Dale Fletcher is a speaker and wellness coach who lives in Charlotte, NC. He writes and conducts workshops on the link between faith and health. Connect with Dale at www.faithandhealthconnection.org
Agrowing body of scientific research indicates there’s a connectionbetween spirituality/religion and health. To say that practicing a
particular faith or involvement in certain religious practices will have an impact on one’s well being and health is oversimplifying things. In fact, it’s missing the main point altogether. The connection exists when people develop the type of qualities that come from knowing God and experiencing His love and in living in a way that God, the Great Physician, prescribes. Let’s explore this.From a health perspective, our biggest challenge is to cope with the circumstances of life and its associated stressors along with relationship stressors in a healthy way. For the most part, our behaviors in response to these life events and stressors are attempts to meet our most basic needs of love, acceptance, self worth, security and identity. We have two options. We can choose to include God in our efforts to manage our life and stressors, or we can choose to go it alone.
If we rely on our own abilities and resources, apart from God, our strategies of living can be errant and unhealthy. When we depend on our own strength to cope with the pressures of life and past rejections, the result is very often conflict and frustration. Accompanied with a self-sufficient attitude and unhealthy thinking patterns and behaviors, this can lead to habits that have a detrimental impact on our spiritual, emotional and mental health. In turn, our physical health is often affected. When we experience poor health, we can not live a full life or be used fully by God. This is the strategy of the devil.
The other choice we have is to include God in managing our stressors and relationships. A brief summary of the Christian faith may be helpful here. When God created the earth, He also designed man perfectly and to be in a perfect relationship with Him. However, in the Garden of Eden, Adam and Eve made some choices that went against God and sin entered into the world. Ever since then, all people have inherited this sinful nature in their soul. But because God loves us so much, He has a remedy. He sent Jesus to live on the earth to teach others about God and of His love for us. Jesus then died and was resurrected. His death was payment for all our sins – past, present and future. Jesus lived and died so we could have a personal relationship with God forever. This relationship offers an abundant life while we are on this earth. It also affords an eternal life in heaven.
Once we accept Jesus into our life, God’s Holy Spirit begins to reside inside us. His Spirit will then guide and empower us to think and behave differently. The challenge is that after we become a Christian, we still have an Adam (and Eve)-like nature in our soul. This remnant sinful nature influences our choices and behaviors. To live the peaceful and joyful type of life that God has in store for us, we must exchange that nature for Christ’s nature. We must consciously ask God’s Spirit to help us “die” to our old nature so that His nature in us can be more dominant. This will transform us into a new person. The secret to this type of living lies in a daily yielding or surrendering of our old nature and way of thinking and doing things to Christ’s new nature that is
in us after we become “born again.” This is an ongoing process and, if practiced over a period of time, we can change and experience a more abundant life.
The great news is that God inspired the authors of the Bible to give us His guidelines on how to live life and to manage the stressors of life. It’s through reading the Bible that we can know God’s nature and deepen our relationship with Him. This, in turn, will enable us to become the type of person He created us to be. Another benefit of reading the Bible and meditating on what we read is that our thinking can be changed. I imagine that we all have believed things about other people, our self and God that are not true. But to be whole and fully alive as God created us to be requires that our mind understand God’s truths and who we become after we accept Jesus as our personal Savior. As we begin to replace the lies that the enemy has caused us
to believe with these truths, our entire nature can be transformed. This will help set us free from our past hurts, false beliefs, negative thinking, sinful behavior and unhealthy habits that we have developed to meet our needs apart from God.
As we embrace the truth found in the Bible and begin to live according to its principles, we can experience God’s presence and love. This gives us the wisdom, hope and power we need for everyday living. We will begin to receive what are called the fruits of the Spirit addressed in the book of Galatians such as love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, gentleness and self-control. As we develop this nature, our ability to love and care for others will increase. We will love our self more
and our desire to take better care for our body as God asks us to will grow. This is because we realize it is primarily through our physical body that we are able to do the things that He’s gifted us to do.
Yes, there’s a spirituality/religion and health connection. It occurs when individuals, regardless of their faith, incorporate powerful biblical truths into their lives. Forgiving, loving others, believing, worshipping in community, prayer and meditation are just a few tenants of the Christian faith that, if practiced by anyone, seem to have a positive impact on quality of life and health.
It’s an intimate relationship with God accompanied by the resulting fruits of His Spirit operating in our lives that will likely promote well being and physical health. It all flows from knowing God and experiencing His mighty love. John Piper writes in Don’t Waste Your Life that the goal of the Christian life is gladly making others glad in God. I believe that being “glad in God” also promotes good health. And ultimately, this is what honors God and makes Him happy - that people attribute their gladness to Him and His love.
Key Scriptures: Eph 2:10, John 3:16, John 10:10, 2 Cor 5:17, John 8:32, Gal 5:22-23
© 2009 Dale Fletcher, M.S.
“Yes, there’s a spirituality/religion
and health connection. It occurs when
individuals, regardless of their faith,
incorporate powerful biblical truths
into their lives.”
Scrip Update
Christmas is just around the corner and with a little bit of planning, gift cards are a wonderful gift for that special someone. We continue to carry our basic cards every week at the scrip table and we also place orders each Sunday, which are available for pick-up the following Sunday. The list of merchants can be found at our table or on the website, ShopWithScrip.com. All proceeds continue to help support our kitchen ministry. We have stocked those cards needed for Bridge of Hope as well as the Good Samaritan bell ($25 Wawa card) on the bell tree. In addition, we have added $10 & $25 Amazon cards, available at our scrip table. $10.00 ~ Barnes & Noble, Dunkin Donuts, Pizza Hut, Starbucks, Target, Amazon $25.00 ~ Acme, Giant, K-Mart, Kohls, Panera, Staples, Starbucks, Target, Wawa, Amazon $100.00 ~ Acme, Giant, Wawa
Food Items Needed for St. Peter’s
Monday Night Dinners
ONGOING
ITEMS NEEDED
ONGOING
ITEMS NEEDED
ITEMS NEEDED FOR
DECEMBER & JANUARY
dinner rolls spaghetti sauce pudding (small individual containers) large foil casserole pans 12 oz. salad bowls 10 oz. can diced tomatoes & green chilies (rotel) 16 oz. can fat-free refried beans chicken broth
no bake jello cheesecake in a box tuna kidney beans tomato sauce grape jelly
NO MORE PEANUT
BUTTER PLEASE
*bags frozen green beans* *large loaves white bread* *tomato sauce* bags frozen corn salad dressings:
- ranch - french - thousand island
grape jelly ziti pasta cookie package mixes cake & brownie mixes canola oil plastic knives & spoons
2016
SERVING IN WORSHIP MINISTRY
Sunday, December 18
Cantata (8:30 & 10:45 a.m.)
Family Worship at 9:30 a.m.
Christmas Eve Services
noon Communion; 5:30 p.m. Pre-school; 7:00 p.m. & 9:00 p.m.
Sunday, December 25
Informal Service & Breakfast at 9:30 a.m. in Fellowship Hall
8:30 a.m. Greeters
Dec. 4 Walters Family 11 Hill Family 18 Helen Martin
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8:30 a.m. Ushers
Dec. 4 Erin Walters Dick Allebach 11 Bob Hyland Scott Hill 18 Sandy Whitney Anne Post
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8:30 a.m. Lay Readers
Dec. 4 Chuck Johns 11 Lenora Fedick
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8:30 a.m. Acolytes
Dec. 4 11 Caraline Newman 18 Steven Huang
10:45 a.m. Greeters
Dec. 4 Svendsen Family 11 Lisa Carns 18 Howard & Linda Lamborn
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10:45 a.m. Ushers
Dec. 4 Jim Pierson, Bill Akin Tom Baker, Ed Hennessey 11 Brad Thompson, Marc Pochet Jay Haas, Dave Hayes 18 Linda Lamborn, Keith Readman Charlie & Marianne Peffall
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10:45 a.m. Lay Readers
Dec. 4 Cathy Shaw 11 Susan Lee
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10:45 a.m. Acolytes
Dec. 4 Benjamin Kohn 11 Corine Federer 18 Ben Readman
Christmas Eve Services
Greeters:
(5:30) Covey Family (7:00) Helen Martin (+3 more) (9:00) 4 People Needed
Ushers:
(7:00) 4 People Needed (9:00) 4 People Needed
Acolytes:
(7:00) Ellie Yeagle (9:00) Andrea Hook
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raye
r S
haw
l Min
istry
(Sta
ff O
ffice
)
10:0
0am
Wom
en's
Bib
le S
tudy
(C
hurc
h Li
brar
y)
5:30
pm M
en's
Nig
ht O
ut
6:00
pm F
itnes
s C
lass
(Fel
low
ship
H
all)
6:00
pm C
ance
lle/B
ible
Stu
dy
(Chu
rch
Libr
ary)
6:00
pm J
ubila
tion
Rin
gers
R
ehea
rsal
6:30
pm F
itnes
s C
lass
(Fel
low
ship
H
all)
7:15
pm C
hanc
el C
hoir
Reh
ears
al
12:0
0pm
Mag
ic M
emor
ies
(Hol
iday
Sho
w) (F
ello
wsh
ip H
all &
C
lass
room
s)
9:00
am C
hoir
Reh
ears
al
(San
ctua
ry)
2:00
pm C
hild
ren'
s C
hris
tmas
Par
ty(F
ello
wsh
ip H
all)
Dec 18 - 24
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
4th
Sun
day
of A
dven
t
Can
tata
at b
oth
serv
ices
Coo
kie
Wal
k (C
hape
l)
8:30
am W
orsh
ip
9:30
am S
unda
y S
choo
l
10:4
5am
Wor
ship
1:00
pm S
t. P
eter
's F
ood
Pre
p (K
itche
n)
6:30
pm T
rust
ees
Mee
ting
7:00
pm P
raye
r S
haw
l Min
istry
(Sta
ff O
ffice
)
10:0
0am
Wom
en's
Bib
le S
tudy
(C
hurc
h Li
brar
y)
6:00
pm F
itnes
s C
lass
(Fel
low
ship
H
all)
7:00
pm F
inan
ce M
eetin
g
6:00
pm C
ance
lled/
Bib
le S
tudy
6:00
pm J
ubila
tion
Rin
gers
R
ehea
rsal
6:30
pm F
itnes
s C
lass
(Fel
low
ship
H
all)
7:15
pm C
hanc
el C
hoir
Reh
ears
al
12:0
0pm
Com
mun
ion
Ser
vice
5:30
pm P
re-S
choo
l Ser
vice
7:00
pm F
amily
Ser
vice
9:00
pm L
esso
ns &
Car
ols
Dec 25 - 31
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
Mer
ry C
hris
tmas
9:30
am In
form
al S
ervi
ce &
B
reak
fast
(Fel
low
ship
Hal
l)
Chu
rch
Offi
ce C
lose
d
7:00
pm C
ance
lled/
Pra
yer S
haw
l M
inis
try
10:0
0am
Can
celle
d/W
omen
's B
ible
Stu
dy
6:00
pm F
itnes
s C
lass
(Fel
low
ship
H
all)
6:00
pm C
ance
lled/
Bib
le S
tudy
6:00
pm C
ance
lled/
Jubi
latio
n R
inge
rs R
ehea
rsal
6:30
pm F
itnes
s C
lass
(Fel
low
ship
H
all)
7:15
pm C
ance
lled/
Cha
ncel
Cho
ir R
ehea
rsal
Sun
day
Mon
day
Tue
sday
Wed
nesd
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