~~~~~~~~~General ~~~~~~~~~~~ Knox News This week in the Knox Community If you have a prayer request, please pass a note to the minister or to the duty elder. Please remember that there is a Sign-up sheet for Sunday, December 4th 2nd Sunday of Advent Scripture readers in the fellowship hall Sacrament of Holy Communion Please keep the following people in your thoughts and prayers Marion Thibadeau, Marilyn Ibbotson, Being a greeter is a great way to meet people in the th Monday December 5 Mireya (the Roberts granddaughter), Tom congregation. You hand out bulletins at the Joseph 1:00 pm Communication Team Chambers and Ted Pollock street entrance and offer a friendly greeting to people as they come to worship. You get to ring the th Wednesday December 7 Thinking of You…Carole Jones bell before the service, signalling now is the time 9:00 a.m. Knox Frocks to worship, to praise our God. The new greeter sign Bobcaygeon, Ont Thursday, December 8th up list is in the Fellowship Hall. Contact Leah Anderson 10:00 am Decorating Float at KSV 6:30 p.m. Bible Study ~~~~~~~ Knox Coming Up Events ~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~Coming up Community Events~~~~~~~~ 7:00 p.m. Choir practice Santa Claus is coming to town! Saturday, December 10th Sunday Dec 18 for two performances 10:30 am at Knox Presbyterian Church and 7:30 pm at Trinity Please come out and help us decorate the float on 1:00 pm Ingram Family Reunion th United Church. Christmas Cantata The combined Thursday December 8 at 10:00 a.m. in the Murphy Sunday December 11th 3rd Sunday of Advent choirs of Trinity United and Knox Presbyterian pre- Barn at Kawartha Settler’s Village. th sent the Christmas Cantata “I HEAR THE The 69 Annual Bobcaygeon Santa Claus Parade will be held on Saturday December 10th at 5p.m. This PROPHET CALLIN” ~ Words and music by Pepper Chop- Church School and Nursery are available lin All Are Welcome year’s theme is “Disney”. Please contact Leah Anderson at 705 738 4152 or Joyce Ingram at 705 738 3648 if you Please join us for refreshments and fellowship following Friday December 16th at 5:00 pm KPW with the are able to loan Disney/Pixar themed decorations. the service downstairs in the fellowship hall. Trentside Baptist Church will be hosting the Food Bank Christmas Party on at Knox. You are more Sunday Dec. 4 at St. Paul's Anglican Church in For more information, Please contact either the person than welcome to donate to make a monetary Lindsay at 3 PM, College Community Choir listed with the event notice, or one of the people on the donation to KPW to assist with the dinner. Christmas Concert, tickets $15 available at the door. bulletin back cover. Conductor Melissa Stevens Accompanist Ruth Eberts. For more information our website: www.knoxbobcaygeon.ca As Christmas is fast approaching we are preparing to

have our Christmas kettles out in Bobcaygeon, & in order to help those in Knox News Announcements: Please leave them in need. We are asking for Volunteers to stand at our the mail slot at the bottom of the stairs or send them to kettles. Please contact Kathy Switzer Fenelon Falls [email protected] ‘Subject: Knox News’ Citadel at 705-887-3031. to be received no later than 9:00 am Thursday morning.

Page 3 Page 1 Page 2 ~~ Mission & Stewardship~~~~~~~ Service Helpers Our service this morning is made Presbyterian possible by the prayers and gifts of our Stewardship Moments: Consider your possessions congregation, with the specific help of the Prayer Partnership loaned to you by God. St. Catherine of Siena (1347-1380), following… philosopher (PCC website) SUNDAY, DECEMBER 4 Take time during the consumer-driven Christmas rush to think about and Mission Moment De3cember 4 December 10 is Human Rights Day In many parts of Haiti, a lack of be thankful for what it means to have “enough”. resources, gender power imbalances and widespread Minister: Rev. Ann Blane poverty limit prevention and treatment for women who MONDAY, DECEMBER 5 Pray for the Continuing are victims of sexual violence. Presbyterian World Education Grants Committee which meets this month Organist-Music Director Ruth Eberts at church offices. Service & Development is working to protect and promote the rights of women and girls and ensure they Pianist: Joyce Anderson TUESDAY, DECEMBER 6 Today is the National Day have access to the services they need to combat this of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against injustice. After she was attacked on her way to the Women. God, give strength and endurance to market, Rodeline received medical care and Duty Elder: Brain Eberts congregations and ministries reaching out to victims psychosocial support from health workers and of violence and advocating for systemic changes and assistance from social workers so she could access Board of Managers Dave Roberts gender equality. legal support. “I am happy and grateful for the health (on Duty) Joyce Ingram, Al Ingram centre’s welcome,” says Rodeline. “Every time I went WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 7 We pray for regional there, the staff always took care of me.” PWS&D Greeter: Leah Anderson staff working in , Saskatchewan and . protects the rights of vulnerable women and girls

Next Week: December 11th THURSDAY, DECEMBER 8 We pray that this Advent our church services, programs and events will touch Please remember the boxes on the table outside the lives of people in our communities, revealing The Office: The Leprosy Mission – Saving Duty Elder: Esther Englis God’s love through the gift of Jesus. Stamps, Valu Mart and receipts Board of Managers: Ruth McIsaac FRIDAY, DECEMBER 9 Give thanks in prayer for a (on Duty) Phil Mayville Gus Milne Presbyterian World Service & Development project that is promoting leadership among Indigenous women in Guatemala through training in small Greeter: business development

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 10 Today, on Human

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