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CONFIRMATION CLASS: meeting with the pastor this Sunday 12/9 at 12:45 PM in the ESL Room.
ADVENT DEVOTIONAL BOOKETS: are available in the So. Transept. These booklets contain personal testimonies written by members of our congregation. Be sure to pick up your copy to use as a personal tool for reflection and meditation during the Advent Season.
J.C. CAFÉ: mark your calendar and join us this Sat. Dec. 8th, 7:00pm in Fellowship Hall. Music provided by "The Shepherd's Singers". This exuberant group celebrates the Lord with everything from old-time gospel to contemporary Christian sounds. Suggested donation $5.00; coffee and desserts are on the house. Bring your friends!
WOMEN'S CHRISTMAS DINNER HOSTED BY UMW: Tues., Dec. 11th, 6:00pm in Fellowship Hall. For tickets, see a Gold Circle member; $12.00 per person.
CHRISTMAS PAGEANT/POTLUCK DINNER: Sat. Dec. 15th. Children should be dropped off at 3:00pm; Potluck Dinner is at 4:00pm, followed by the Pageant at 5:00pm in the Sanctuary. Hope you can join us..
WORSHIP THROUGH THE HOLIDAYS
Share the Reason for the Season. . . the Best Gift of All! Invite a friend, relative or neighbor to Worship with you!
December 9 – Second Sunday of Advent
9:30 AM Family Friendly Worship
Advent Candle Lighting
Contemporary Praise Service 11:30AM
December 15 – Saturday
3:00pm Christmas Pageant/Potluck Dinner
December 16 –Third Sunday of Advent
9:30 AM Family Friendly Worship/Choral Cantata
Loyalty/Commitment Sunday
Advent Candle Lighting, Communion
Contemporary Praise Service 11:30AM
December 23 – Fourth Sunday of Advent
9:30 AM Family Friendly Worship/Bell, Chancel,
Praise & Gospel Choir
Advent Candle Lighting
Contemporary Praise Service 11:30AM
December 24 – Christmas Eve
3:00 PM Carols & Communion
7:00 PM Family Friendly Worship/Wesley Choir
11:00 PM Carols, Communion, Chancel Choir
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MYF POTLUCK DINNER & CAROLING: Please join us on Sunday, Dec. 16th 5:00pm for a Potluck Dinner followed by caroling to shut-ins. Parents are invited.
THE ORDER OF THE KEEPER OF THE CHRISTMAS SECRET: If you would like to nominate someone for the Order of the Keeper of the Christmas Secret, pick up a nomination form on Sunday morning. Nominees should in their own quiet way do their best to keep the Christmas Secret (The Secret of Living is Giving).
IGNITE: New York Annual Conference Youth Rally, Sat., February 2, 2008 at the Crowne Plaza, White Plains, NY. This is an all-day event. We are encouraging the confirmands to attend as there will be a special rally for them between 2:00 and 5:00pm. Lunch: bring a brown bag lunch; Dinner: we will eat at a local restaurant. Please contact Shanna or Garry Wurth for more information. Permission slips are available on the bulletin board in Fellowship Hall.
GOLD CIRCLE: our next meeting will be Tues., Dec. 18th at Barbara Gray's home.
2008 UPPER ROOM DISCIPLINES: books of daily devotionals are available at the Welcome Center for $10.00.
HELP WANTED: Thrift Shop Co-Coordinator position available. Please contact the Church Office. This is a 10 hour per week position.
IN NEED OF PRAYERS THIS WEEK: Kyli Abbinanti, Emily Brown, Charles Ghose, Mabel Greenidge, Peggy Lopez, Ruth Mace, Janice Mason, Praveen Misra, Carolyn Minn, Audrey Nowotarski, Evelyn Occena, Vera Schefer, Hopeanne Simpson, Joseph Varghese, victim families of Cyclone in Bangladesh, victims of California wildfires and our troops in harm's way.
*If you know of someone in the hospital, or someone who wishes a pastoral visit, please call the Church Office.
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