Worship Services | Sermon Series: Unlocking the Mystery How will I know? Luke 1:5-25Friday, December 2, 6:00 pm - Sanctuary | Rev. Britt SkardaSunday, December 4, 9:00 & 11:00 am - Sanctuary | Rev. Britt Skarda(9:00 am service is Broadcast Sunday on KATV Channel 7 at 10:30 am) Sunday, December 4, 9:00 & 11:00 am - New Heights | Rev. Betsy Singleton SnyderSunday, December 4, 9:30 am - St. Luke Campus | Rev. Jeremy Pressgrove

Volume 163, Number 31 Love God, Love Neighbor, Change the World December 4, 2016 TOWER NEWSLETTERTHE

ADVENT & CHRISTMAS EVENTS 2016 - JOIN US!Dec. 11 9 & 11 am, Advent Service of Lessons & Carols, Sanctuary • A presentation of PHUMC’s Music Ministry 6 pm, Winter Peace, Wesley Hall • A Gift to PHUMC from phyouth

Dec. 18 9 & 11 am, John Rutter’s Gloria, Sanctuary • Chancel Choir with Brass and Organ in concert 5 pm, Blue Christmas, Wesley Hall • A service for those feeling dislocated from loss, personal change, or sadnessDec. 23 6 pm, Christmas Eve Eve Service, Wesley Hall • A great alternative for those who travel at ChristmasDec. 24 Noon, 2 pm, 6 pm, 8 pm & 11 pm • Christmas Eve Candlelight Communion Services, Sanctuary 4 pm, Christmas Eve Children & Family Service, Great Hall (Childcare available at all 12/24 services except 11 pm)

Pick up an Advent bookmark, located at the Welcome Center or in the Narthex, to keep up with the events happening this month!

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PHUMC MISSIONS: CHANGING THE WORLDPHUMC FOOD PANTRY - Items of the Month: Holiday Foods

(cranberry sauce, stuffing, corn, yams, green beens, etc.) Bring donations to church to help our neighbors in need. Place items in the collection boxes outside Wesley Hall and the Parlor.

PH KIDS• Kinder Christmas Concert

Sunday, December 410:10 - 10:50 am,Wesley HallPHkids will enjoy a Christmas concert by Brian & Terri Kinder. (K-4th grade go directly to Wesley Hall; Lions, Tigers, and Bears go to classrooms; 5th grade go to Bible study)

• Children’s Council. Would you like to be a member of the council for 2017? This group meets once a year, January 22, from 12:15 - 2:00 pm to plan and sign up to help with at least two children’s activities. Childcare and lunch provided. Questions? Contact Cindy Burns at cburns@phumc.com.

PHUMC Holiday Worship ServicesChristmas and New Year’s Day fall on Sundays. There will be only ONE worship service for both – 9 am in the Sanctuary. Sunday school and all other events are cancelled including childcare.

Cancer Friends Support GroupWednesday, December 14, 11 am, Rm. C135

Joe Teeter will present his rendition of “The Cobbler.” Lunch will be a baked potato bar with all the trimmings, salad, and dessert. The meal is complimentary,

but donations are accepted. Please call 664-3600 if you can attend.For more information call 442-7173. ALL ARE WELCOME!

Labyrinth Candlelight Renewal WalkThursday, December 29

8 am - 8 pm, Wesley Hall

If you have not returned your Financial Commitment Card, please do so today. Envelopes and cards are available in the Narthex and the Welcome Center, and may be placed in the offering plates dur-ing worship or go to phumc.com/simplegifts to make your pledge.

CALLED CHURCH CONFERENCE

Pulaski Heights UMC will hold a called Church Conference on Sunday, December 18 in the sanctuary immediately following the 11AM worship service. This will be for the sole purpose of voting on an “Intent to Merge” agreement with St. Luke UMC. All mem-bers are invited to attend. Childcare will be provided and the Trolley shuttle will be extended until 2PM for your convenience. Please pray for this mission endeavor as we continue to move forward in our mission to Love God, Love Neighbor, and Change the World!

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Cancer Friend Note

Dear Cancer Friends,

Words cannot express my gratitude for your gift! The Holding Cross speaks on so many levels. It is one of my greatest treasurers. Not only will it be a sacrificial gift to me and for me, but a reminder that all things are possible through Him. It also speaks to me of your Christian love and concern. What a beautiful ministry your church has embraced on God’s behalf! Please continue to pray for me. God’s peace and comfort are wonderful blessings to me.

With Christian love and gratitude, --A Survivor

AR ADVOCATES FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES PRE-LEGISLATIVE

CONFERENCE SERIES 2016 Tuesday, December 6

8 am - 3 pmat Pulaski Heights UMC

Go to aradvocates.org to register or for more information.

COMMUNITY NEWS

Friday, December 16, 6 - 9 pmChildren’s Building - 666-5683

Ages 6 weeks - 5th grade. Pre-registration is required.

Please sign up at the church or children’s Welcome Center.

Cost is $20 per child or $40 per family of 2 or more children.

Join us Sunday, January 22, from Noon to 2 pm in the Parlor for lunch, fellowship and learning more about PHUMC! Sign up by calling the church office at 664-3600 or emailing Sara Strickland at sstrickland@phumc.com. Childcare is available.

Cancer Friends Christmas TreeCancer Friends will decorate a Christmas tree in the Welcome Center in memory or in honor of loved ones. If you wish to honor or memorialize someone, please complete the form below, detach, and return with $10.00 for each loved one to: PHUMC, 4823 Woodlawn, Little Rock, AR 72205 or call 664-3600. Make checks payable to PHUMC with “Cancer Friends” on the memo line. Names will be published in The Tower Newsletter January 2017.DEADLINE: TUESDAY, DECEMBER 20In Memory of: _____________________________ In Honor of: _____________________________ Donor Name(s) _____________________________

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Gina Monaldi

SAVE THE DATE! Monday, January 16. NAACP MLK Marade, a combination march and parade starting on Interstate Park and ending at the Arkansas State

Capitol. Be a presence for reconciliation and justice. We will meet at the church at 7:30 am to travel by van. Contact Rev. Betsy Snyder at bssnyder@phumc.com or 978-0530 if you would like to participate.

Kailey Pinson and Josh Conlee

Nancy Gail Purnell

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Charlotte

Recent Baptisms

Alexander Thomas Rush with mother Kim Rush and brother David Rush.

Seniors Claire Schallenberg and Lily Jones were honored with the CR Bates Spiritual Aims Award presented by the Kiwanis Club. With Claire and Lily are two church members and former phyouth counselors, Megan Rugg and Sarah Argue.

Pulaski Heights United Methodist Church4823 Woodlawn Little Rock, Arkansas 72205

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Fellowship Stations for Coffee & Refreshments Sundays from 8 - 11 am

Gathering Hall & New Heights Lobby

PRAYER REQUESTS DEATHS: Our Christian sympathy is extended to Joe Fox and family in the death of his sister-in-law, Cheryl Fox; and to Jerry Hamner, Buddy Hamner and their families in the death of their wife and mother, Kathryn Hamner.

WE REJOICE IN THE BIRTH OF Isaiah Wesley Calamese, child of Tamra and Darren Calamese, grandchild of Paula Patterson.

Watch us on YouTube!!youtube.com/pulaskiheightsumc

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Who Cares? We Do!In-Touch Ministry

Report Joys/ConcernsHospitalizations, Surgeries, Deaths,

Births, Prayer Requests, Etc.Call church office: 501.664.3600Text: 501.529.0323Email: phumc@phumc.comConnect Card: Complete in worshipEmergency Pager: 501.688.9533

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Contact InformationWebsite: www.phumc.com (501) 664-3600 Fax: (501) 664-4835After Hours Emergency: (501) 688-9533Email: phumc@phumc.comChurch Office Hours: Monday - Friday, 8:30 am - 4:30 pm

Sunday School - Get Connected! 10:10 amAll Things Considered, M314 (all ages)Argue (Named for Dr. James Argue), (reconciling) M318 (ages 45+) Beatitudes, M316 (ages 30-45+) Bible Study, C239 (all ages) “Genesis,” Tim FoxChristian Fellowship, M304 (ages 60+) “God Promises a Savior,” Jerry BowieCoffee Talk, M313 (women all ages) Dietz Dialogue, C135 (ages 70+) “Glory Days,”Kearney DietzFathomers, C235 (ages 55+) “The Redemption of Scrooge”Foundations, C236 (couples ages 20s-40s) “The Redemption of Scrooge”Journey, D366 (ages 20s-40s) Koinonia, M307 (ages 50+) “The Redemption of Scrooge,” Sylvia, Nancy, and RandyNewton Good News, M101 (ages 50+) “Purpose Driven Life”Pairs and Spares, D277 East (young couples/young singles)Roundtable, M312 (ages 50+) “God Promises a Savior,” Lyndal YorkTower, C237 (ages 40+) “The Redemption of Scrooge”Wesley, (reconciling) M320 All are welcome. Please come share your views. (All youth meet at 10 am in the phyouth Assembly Area for fellowship before class)Agape Class, D385 Youth with Special Needs, Carol Blann12 Grade, D368 Youth Bible Study, Leslie & Tim Taylor9-11 Grades, D379 Youth Bible Study7-8 Grades, D377 Youth Bible StudyConfirmation, 6th Grade, phyouth Assembly Area, Rev. Jay ClarkEarly Christian Awareness (ECA) Infants/Toddlers, Norma Story Bldg.December Lessons: Advent - Nativity, Donkey, Sheep, CamelPreschool Lions (age 2-3), Tigers (age 3-4), Bears (age 4-5) K-4th Grade, Rotation Sunday School5th Grade, Bible StudyMalone Phone Class: Sundays at 3 pm by phone at homeSheperd’s Cove: Betty Gene Mann

M=Main BuildingC=Christian Life Center (Argue Great Hall/gym/Fellowship Central)D=Disciple Center (Wesley Hall, Youth)S=Norma Story Children’s Building

WEEKLY OPPORTUNITIESSUNDAYBaptism Orientation (Sanctuary) 10:10 - 10:50 am (1st Sun.)PHkids Open Gym *(Great Hall) 12:30 - 2:30 pm

MONDAYPHkids Open Gym *(Great Hall) 11:00 am - 2:00 pmMidday Prayer (Chapel) 11:00 - 12:00 pm

TUESDAYHelping Hands (Wesley Hall) 9:30 am - 2:30 pmZumba Gold (Great Hall) 2:00 - 2:45 pmPHkids Open Gym *(Great Hall) 5:00 - 8:00 pmYoga (Rm. C236) 5:30 - 7:00 pmMemory Loss Caregivers (C135) 5:30 - 6:30 pm (2nd Tues.) 1:00 - 2:00 pm (3rd Tues.)

WEDNESDAYCancer Friends Support Group (C236) 5:00 pm (2nd Wed.)Al Anon (C237) 5:30 - 6:30 pm Men’s Basketball Open Gym (Great Hall) 6:00 - 8:00 pmChancel Choir Rehearsal (M110) 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm

THURSDAYLabyrinth (Wesley Hall) 8:00 am - 8:00 pmZumba Gold (Great Hall) 2:00 - 2:45 pmMen’s Al Anon (C237) 7:30 - 8:30 pmPrimetimers Luncheon (Parlor) 11:30 am - 1:00 pm (4th Thurs.)

FRIDAYPHUMC Book Club (C239) 7:00 - 8:00 am PHkids Open Gym *(Great Hall) 3:00 - 6:00 pmParents’ Night Out (Children’s Building) 6:00 - 9:00 pm (4th Fri.)

The Chapel is available Mon. - Fri., 8:30 am - 4:30 pm for personal prayer time. *PHkids Open Gym is subject to change if other activities are scheduled.

Altar FlowersDonating altar flowers is a way to honor a loved one, glorify God, and beautify the altar. If you would like to donate flowers, please contact Mary Smith at 978-0521 or msmith@phumc.com. The donation is $150 per Sunday. Names of loved ones will be printed in the Sunday bulletin.

“PHUMC Rings the Bell” for The Salvation Army...THIS SATURDAY!

December 3 - various locations

Stop by a red kettle and donate for someone less fortunate this

Christmas season!