Greece United Methodist Church THE ENLIGHTENER
Christmas is coming; the goose is getting fat. Please put a penny in the old man’s hat. If you haven’t got a penny - a ha’penny will do. If you haven’t got a ha’penny – God bless you! Many of us know this song from our childhood. It’s a Christmas classic that should never be lost. It speaks to our me – when some of us have fat geese, some have geese that are skin and bones because their food had to go to feed the children, and others – well, their goose is cooked. It speaks of charity – a word that lost a lot of its “oom-pah” when the King James Version of the Bible gave way to modern transla ons which changed the transla on of 1 Corinthians 13. It no longer spoke of “charity,” but of “love.” (“ Now abideth Faith, Hope, and Charity [ Love ]; but the greatest of these is Charity [ Love ]”) It’s s ll the same word in the original Greek – agape (pronounced ah-gah-pay) – the same word that equals God in 1 John 4:8 - “God is love (agape ).” S ll, modern translators agree that “charity” is a less-than-correct transla on of agape. What comes of our scholarly correctness is a loss of the knowledge that Chris an “love” is not a feeling, but an ac on. Love in ac on takes many forms, and may be limited by one’s abili es and resources. Few of us could afford to feed the hungry of Greece ( much less Rochester) for a year, or probably even a day. But almost all of us can donate a can of tuna to the Greece Food Shelf. Just about any of us can serve a meal at the Salem Nutri on Center or prepare gi s for the youth at the Villa of Hope. And those who cannot can pray for themselves and others alongside the more affluent. “If you haven’t got a penny, a half-penny will do; if you haven’t got a half-penny, God bless you .” This Christmas, (if not always), find a way to turn your love into charity. Put a few coins in the hand of someone asking for help along the road, or a greenback in the Ke le, or a check in the mail to your favorite organiza on. Put a toy in the barrel; put food in the pantry; put a pair of mi ens on the tree; cut your hair for kids with cancer. Donate clothing, or swing a hammer for Habitat for Humanity. Invite a single person to dinner, and listen to their story. Do something concrete instead of something symbolic. And for God’s sake - as well as your own and others’ – let someone love you in the way you need it most. Be a “charity case.” We are all “charity cases,” you know. “ God so loved ( agapao ) the world that he gave his only bego en son.” God gave, not because we deserved it, but because we needed it – that’s charity. “ Brothers and sisters if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another” (I John 4:11) . This year, we invite you to join us in celebra ng Advent and Christmas with your church family. On Satur- day, December 1st, at 9:00 a.m., we will have a ”Hanging of the Greens,” decora ng the church. On Sunday, De- cember 2nd, we will begin our celebra on of Advent with the ligh ng of the Advent wreath. On Saturday, De- cember 8th at 7:00 p.m ., and on Sunday December 9 at 3:00 p.m ., we will present an “old- me radio” version of the classic It’s A Wonderful Life , starring members of our church and the community. On December 20th, at 7:00 at Messiah Lutheran Church, the churches of Greece will gather for a “Blue Christmas’ service. This is a Christmas worship for those who are feeling a li le “blue” this Christmas, because of loneliness, or grief, or loss. It is a profound acknowledgement of the Love of God who has been given to us in the person of Jesus – love that transcends the trouble of this world. On Christmas Eve, Tuesday December 24 th , we will have our tradi onal candlelight service of Scripture and carols at 7:00 p.m. May God bless you and yours, at Christmas, and always. In Christ’s love (agape), Pastor Matt Stengel Table of Contents: A PRAYER CHAIN REMINDER: We have an ac ve prayer chain, both through e-mails and phone. You’re invited Weekly Scripture Pg. 3 to be part of that; just call Bill and Gail Mason at Discipleship Hour Schedule Pg. 3 319-5924. Also, if you have a prayer concern of any kind that Widows & Widowers Pg. 3 you want to share, contact Bill and Gail at the number above or Hanging of the Greens Pg. 3 Blue Christmas Pg. 3 by e-mail at [email protected]. We only send out prayer Christmas Eve Service Pg. 3 concerns when we receive direct requests. New Year Potluck Breakfast Pg. 3 Altar Flowers: If you would like a formal arrangement Fellowship Planning Mtg. Pg. 4 placed in honor/memory of a loved one, contact Women’s Christmas Breakfast Pg. 4 Be y LaMonica. Arrangements are $35. Salva on Army Bell Campaign Pg. 4 Christmas Cantata Pg. 4 Anniversary Ministry: Please contact me of your Salem Nutri onal Pg. 4 special day at 621-4034. Thank you, Dick Hamblin Food Shelf Request Pg. 4 Birthday Ministry: We would love to recognize your Finance Pg. 4 special day. All Church Read Events Pg. 5 It’s a Wonderful Life Pg. 5 Please e-mail the office to let us know if your birthday is 2019 Devo onal Order Pg. 5 not on our calendar. greeceumc@fron ernet.net Tuesday Book Study Pg. 6 Dinner & Devo ons Pg. 6 Deadline for all newsle er ar cles is the 15th of each Page Turners Pg. 6 month by 12:00pm. Please e-mail to Red Le er Challenge Pg. 6 Deb Babbage at [email protected]. UMW Pg. 7 Outreach Pg. 8 2018 Fundraiser Updates Power of Change Pg. 8 Thank you to all who have helped in some way to make our fundraising successful. These fundraisers help support our Lay Leader Message Pg. 9 church and the many ministries we have to offer our Trunk or Treat Pg. 10 community. Volunteers are always needed and welcomed! Habitat for Humanity Pg. 11 175 Pavilion Pg. 11 Thank you for your support this year! Le er of Gra tude Pg. 12 Birthdays/Anniversaries Pg. 12 Pasta Dinner Buffet $425.78 Congrega onal Updates Pg. 12 Sub Sale $226.30 Sunday Worship Servants Pg. 12 Chicken & Biscuits Dinner $600.04 St. Patrick’s Day Dinner $525.21 Chicken BBQ (April) Cancelled due to weather Let’s Get Connected! Chicken BBQ (May) $1012.58 Book Sale $502.50 Excellent opportunity to share with Summerfest $457.75 your friends and family all the Chicken BBQ (June) $1135.21 GUMC has to offer. Chicken BBQ (July) $1528.27 Website: greeceumc.org Chicken BBQ (August) $1444.10 Chicken BBQ (September) $1604.71 Facebook: Greece UMC Pulled Pork BBQ $1035.77 Twitter @GreeceUMC Christmas Eve Candlelight Service Hanging of the Greens Sat. December 1st 7:00PM 9:00AM: Continental All are invited to join us! Breakfast 9:30AM: Decorate New Year Fellowship Breakfast, Sunday, December 30th Blue Christmas Service 10:00-11:00am, Fellowship Hall Thursday, December 20 Bring a dish to pass, if you can. @ 7PM Messiah Lutheran All are welcomed!!!! Church
We will observe a “Blue Christmas”, Church Office Closed together with area churches at Messiah 12/24 & 12/25 Lutheran Church. This is a Christmas 12/30 & 1/1 worship for those who are feeling a little “blue” this Christmas, because of loneliness, or grief, or loss. It is a Worship Scripture December 2018: profound acknowledgement of the Love of What follows are the Lectionary Readings for each God who has been given to us in the Sunday. Each week, the theme of the services will person of Jesus – love that transcends the usually emerge from one of the prescribed readings trouble of this world. (often the Gospel). We invite you to read through the lessons prior to Sunday. It can be a healthy discipline and enhance the experience of worship. Discipleship Hour 10-11am 12/2: Jeremiah 33:14-16 Psalm 25:1-10 Join us Sunday mornings for 1 Thessalonians 3:9-13 Luke 21:25-36 Bible study & fellowship.
12/9: Malachi 3:1-4 Luke 1:68-79 Adult Study: Kerrison Room Philippians 1:3-11 Luke 3:1-6 Kara Down—Facilitator 12/16: Zephaniah 3:14-20 Isaiah 12:2-6 Philippians 4:4-7 Luke 3:7-18 12/23: Micah 5:2-5a Luke 1:47-55 Jesus & Me: Grades 1-5 Hebrews 10:5-10 Luke 1:39-45 Instructors: Jeni Barth & 12/24: Isaiah 9:2-7 Psalm 96 Karen Ingle, Room 5
Titus 2:11-14 Luke 2:1-20 By Faith: Grades 6-12 12/25: Isaiah 52:7-10 Psalm 98 Instructor: Debbie Babbage Hebrews 1:1-12 John 1:1-14 Nurturing Ministry Room 12/30: 1 Samuel 2:18-20,26 Psalm 148 Colossians 3:12-17 Luke 2:41-52 Widows & Widowers: 12/31: Ecclesiastes 3:1-13 Psalm 8 Group will be meeting Sunday, December Revelations 21:1-6a Matthew 25:31-46 23th at 2:00pm in the Kerrison Room. Nurturing Ministry Planning Mee ng: SALVATION ARMY Tuesday, December 4th at 7pm in Nurturing Ministry Office RED KETTLE CAMPAIGN All are welcome. Friday, December 14th. The tenta ve agenda will be: Sign-up sheets are available on the table • Review of Trunk or Treat, All Church Read, & Hanging of Green events. in the Commons area for our annual • Schedule 2019 1st & 2nd quarter par cipa on. Please check your calendars events. and sign up as soon as you can for a me
CHURCH WOMEN’S slot that works best for you. This year we CHRISTMAS have both loca ons outside the Food Court at the Greece Ridge Mall BREAKFAST from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., 30-minute dura on. Call Gale Huber at Sponsored by UMW Saturday, Dec. 8 th , at 247-3464 if you have ques ons. If you have a bell, please bring it. 9:00 a.m Fellowship Hall . Annual Christmas Cantata • The program will be “Name That CHRISTMAS Tune” presented by Sunday, December 23rd Sharon Neary. • Our Special Membership Pin will be Join us for a beautiful celebration presented. • Cost is $6.00. of music for this Christmas season. Performance • Reservation deadline is December 2nd. will be during our Sunday services. ALL WOMEN OF THE CHURCH ARE INVITED. Salem Nutritional Center Tuesday, December 18th, 9:00am—2:00pm Please join us each month as we Please join us for a morning of serving. help to stock the shelves at the • Meet/leave Church at 9:00 am. At 9:30, lunch prep begins. Greece Ecumenical Food Shelf. • This month we are collec ng Serving 100—150 hungry people at noon. canned Fruit and Chunky Soup . Your • Return to the church at 2:00 pm. dona ons of food help to feed our We need 10 people there each time. neighbors in Greece and Charlo e. It is a very satisfying ministry.
Finance Report: Budgeted Income as of Week #45 – 11/11/18 Budget Total Pledges Non-Pledges Needed YTD Received Needed YTD Received Needed YTD Received $264,593.08 $243,599.90* $165,288.46 $149,539.00 $35,913.46 $40,583.14*
Current Income (Usable) vs Expenses as of the end of October 10/31/18 (Week#43) Usable Spent Yet to Spend +/- $229,547.90* $230,535.59 $0.00 -987.69* * Note: Includes $5,000 received from Outreach (Missions). Upcoming Holiday Season: Please remember to continue your contributions throughout the upcoming Holiday Season. Regular contributions provide support to the church and all of its missions. Pledge Campaign: As we near the end of 2018 please make every effort to complete your contributions to your 2018 Pledge. Also, please support the 2019 Pledge campaign as this helps the Church manage next year’s budget. Best regards, Bill Kostyshak, Financial Secretary 2018 “All Church Read” Selec on: Thank you all who par cipated in this year’s All Church Read. We had a wonderful lunch and discussion. The 2019 All Church Read selec on was announced that weekend. For our 10th anniversary of the All Church Read we selected a book from the UMW 2019 Reading program, Just Mercy: A Story of Jus ce and Redemp on by Bryan Stevenson. We are moving the All Church Read to the Spring 2019. Book orders will begin in March of 2019. Look for further informa on in the upcoming newsle ers.
Greece United Methodist’s Century Theater Presents: Frank Capra’s Radio Version of It’s A Wonderful Life
Friday, December 7th : 7:30pm @ Seneca UMC, 121 Schol%eld Rd. Irondequoit Saturday, December 8th: 7:00pm @ GUMC Sunday, December 9th: 3:00pm @ GUMC Questions? Contact Re. Marvin Krieger 201-220-9682
2019 Devo onal Book Order How wonderful is it to spend each and every day focused on our Lord through scripture and devo on. This year we are offering two op ons to purchase a 2019 devo onal book to help you dig deeper into the Bible and your faith. Orders will be taken through December 2nd. Please fill out this tear off and submit between Sunday services or in the church office during the week. These books make wonderful Christmas gi s for your family, friends, and neighbors. NAME:______
Upper Room Disciplines 2019 Mornings with Jesus 2019 $11.00 per book $11.00 per book ($13.50—Large Print) Total Books: ______Amount Paid: ______[]Cash [] Check
(Checks should be made out to: GREECE UNITED CHURCH, memo: Devo onal) All are welcome to join any or all studies. Invite your family, friends, and neighbors.
Tuesday Book Group: New Book Starts 12/4 New Study for a New Year Unshakeable Hope, Building Lives on Starting 1/2 the Promises of God Wednesdays, 5:30-6:30 By Max Lucado Fellowship Hall In Unshakable Hope , Max Lucado unpacks 12 of the Bible’s most The Red Letter Challenge significant promises, equipping you to By Zach Zehnder overcome difficult circumstances by Do you have what it takes to follow Jesus? keeping your focus on the hope found in the promises of Scripture rather than dwelling on the problems in front of The Red Letter Challenge is a 40-day you.For every problem in life, God has given you a discipleship challenge. In the Red Letter promise. We meet Tuesdays @ 10:00am in Kerrison Challenge, you will be introduced, Room . Contact Linda Hoffman for information. through the words of Jesus, to five main (458-2248 or [email protected]) principles of being a disciple. 1. Being Dinner and Devotion 2. Forgiving Meetings are the 1st & 3rd Wednesdays of the 3. Serving month from 5:30-6:30pm. All are welcomed to 4. Giving join us for soup, salad, & scripture/study . 5. Going If you know that you were made for Unafraid: Living with Courage and Hope in Uncertain something more and if you want to make Times a greater difference in this world, the Red by Adam Hamilton Letter Challenge is for you! 12/5—Unit 4: Apocalypse, Change, Missing Out, and 1/2: The Five Principles Finances 1/9: Being 12/19—Unit 5: Aging, Illness, Dying, and Fear of the 1/16: Forgiving Lord 1/23: Serving Please see or contact Debbie Babbage if you have any 1/30: Giving questions. ([email protected]) 2/6: Going See Debbie Babbage or sign up in King Page Turners Monthly Book Club: Commons for book order. $15 for No Mee ng in December! Merry Christmas and Happy Reading! workbook.
January Selec on: Us Against You By Fredrick Backman
Everyone is welcomed to join us Thursday, January 24th at 10:00am in the Nurturing Ministry Room for discussion.
GREECE UNITED METHODIST WOMEN
No Executive Committee Meeting in December! Next Executive Committee Meeting will be held on Jan. 7 th , 2019. Gale Huber, President.
Miriam Circle: Monday, Dec. 10 th at 6:30 p.m., Room 9. Baby shower for Asbury Storehouse. Please do not wrap your gift and bring it in a reusable Wegman’s bag if possible. Ruth Circle: Tuesday, Dec. 11 th , 12:00 noon. Christmas luncheon at Jim’s (formerly Critic’s).
Christmas Breakfast: Saturday, Dec. 8 th , at 9:00 a.m. in Fellowship Hall. The program will be “Name That CHRISTMAS Tune” presented by Sharon Neary. Our Special Membership Pin will be presented. Cost is $6.00. Karen Ingle will be taking reservations on 3 consecutive Sunday mornings starting on Nov. 18 th . Reservation deadline is December 2nd. ALL WOMEN OF THE CHURCH ARE INVITED.
Fall Bazaar: Our bazaar was held on Saturday, Nov. 2 nd , in Fellowship Hall. Chairman Sharon Neary thanks everyone involved for their help in making it a success! We had lots of shoppers for most of the day and lots of smiles & conversations too!
Save The Date: UMW Sunday and Installation of Officers will be held on Jan. 20 th , 2019. Genesee Valley District UMW President, Karen Rood, will be our guest speaker.
URGENT NEED: We still have vacancies in our Slate of Officers for 2019. We need a Membership Chairperson. We also need a complete Nominating Committee which consists of a chairperson and two additional members. Please prayerfully consider taking one of these offices. Contact President Gale or Nominating Chair Arlene Martin if you are interested in finding out more details.
Church Women United: Advent Celebration will be held on Friday, Dec. 7th. Gather at 9:30 a.m.; program begins at 10:00 a.m. Irondequoit UCC, 644 Titus Ave., Rochester 14617 Guest Speaker will be Rev. Susan Maybeck Bring a brown bag lunch. Beverages and dessert will be provided. Message from Outreach:
“Deck the halls with boughs of holly!” While we think of this song as “lauding the onset of the Christmas holiday,” it was originally sung to “celebrate the im- pending new year.” We’ve covered both!
From October 28--November 18, we sponsored the Dove Campaign to benefit a variety of programs at the Open Door Mission. On November 25, Chris Scribani, Director of Development at the Open Door Mission, was present at both ser- vices to receive approximately $180 in donations!
On November 11, we honored our Veterans with a special service and the gift of a small lapel pin, saluting their service.
As always, our November 18 Bucket Brigade brought a wealth of frozen turkeys, canned and boxed goods to fill up boxes for 10 families. Special thanks to David at the Latta Road UPS Store for selling us those boxes for only $1.00 each!
Let’s load up our Mitten Tree with scarves, hats, gloves, and mittens—once again benefitting the Seneca Street UMC in Buffalo and Open Door Mission.
Our stalwart Red Kettle crew, organized by Gale Huber, will brave the weather on De- cember 14 to ring in money for the Salvation Army. In addition, we have several more opportunities to volunteer for Salvation Army projects throughout the month. (Check the flyers on the table in the commons).
Finally, December 30 is Undie Sunday , so let’s fill up our big green basket with undies and socks for our 6 elementary schools as well as adult undies for the Open Door Mis- sion and Veterans Outreach Center.
Thank you : these two small words don’t seem enough to show appreciation for the huge difference this church makes in our community.
Many Thanks and Merry Christmas to all!
Power of Change! Dove Campaign We collected $124.09 in change for the Donations Priscilla House. For Thank you all who contributed! Open Door Mission Thoughts from Lisa Kostyshak Isaiah 9:6 For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlas ng Father, Prince of Peace . Five things you may not know about Christmas ( Excerpt ) We know the stories in the Bible, a end Advent and Christmas Eve worship each year, listen to tons of Christmas carols, and have seen just about every Christmas movie and special. We United Methodists know a lot about Christmas, but like most things there is always more to learn. Here are a few lesser- known dbits. John Wesley never published a Christmas sermon If you search for Christmas sermons by John Wesley, you won’t find any. He never published one. One reason may be that when the Puritans rose to power in mid-1600s England, Christmas fell out of favor. Authori es passed laws a emp ng to prohibit the celebra on of Christmas. On Christmas Eve, some towns even sent criers to call out, “No Christmas! No Christmas!” Charles Wesley wrote a popular Christmas song John Wesley never published a Christmas sermon, but his hymn-wri ng brother Charles wrote songs for the season from the very beginning. The first Methodist hymnbook, Hymns and Sacred Poems (1739), includes Charles’ “Hymn for Christmas-Day.” The song begins, “Hark how all the welkin rings, ‘Glory to the King of kings.’” Another Methodist preacher would change the opening line to words we know much be er, “Hark! the Herald Angel Sings.” Na vi es are filled with symbolism What our na vi es lack in historical accuracy is o en due to the inclusion of powerful symbolism. For example, the baby Jesus figurine some mes has outstretched arms, despite the angels’ words to the shepherds that they would find him “swaddled and lying in a manger.” The open arms are a sign of welcome, an invita on to receive the salva on we know in Christ. Other elements like animals, trees, and wells also have symbolic significance. Read “Na vity scenes: More than meets the eye” to learn more about your na vity set. Joseph and Mary’s journey It may surprise even those who have been Chris ans for years, to learn how li le we know about the man who raised Jesus. Joseph is only men oned in 16 verses in the Bible and none of his words are recorded. The Bible tells us only two things defini vely. His dad’s name was Jacob, and he worked as a cra sman, probably a woodworker. Red ke les have United Methodist links When Christmas shopping, many encounter the red ke les and ringing bells of The Salva on Army. Not all will know that the Salva on Army has Methodist roots. If you would like to read more details of each of these, please visit the original ar cle h p:// www.umc.org/what-we-believe/five-things-you-may-not-know-about-christmas Trunk or Treat!
Thank you to everyone who came out for our rst annual Trunk or Treat. Even with the rain, we had about 60 kids and adults show up. Fun was had by all. We received lots of thanks for putting this event on. We have already begun brainstorming for next year’s event. A special thank you to a couple of local businesses for coming out and supporting us.
• Dominos Long Pond for providing free pizzas for our volunteers. They were yummy! They also donated 5 gift certicates for a large three topping pizza and order of bread sticks. We had a free give away—4 for the families that came and one for a Trunk or Treat volunteer. The winners were: Maria Rodrigues Keith Jackson Alan Hill Laila Winters Chris Collins—Trunk or Treat volunteer
• Wards Scientic—John Tompkins from Wards came out with amazing displays of actual human and animal skeletons and organs. There were lots of “cools” and “ews” from kids and adults alike. He also handed out Matchbox vehicles to all the kids. The extra Matchboxes were donated for the kids at the Priscilla House, our Veteran Outreach mission. The 175th Anniversary Picnic Pavilion is Up! A er two years of iterated plans and permit issues, the pavilion is finally a reality. “Thank You”s to all who helped and to all who contributed and waited pa ently. It is too late in the season to place the engraved bricks that were the main fundraiser for the project, so that task will be done next spring. At Pastor Ma ’s sugges on, we will order and install addi onal bricks for any members who are interested in par cipa ng. Contact Tom Hinterman 967-5321, or Hinter- [email protected] .
Habitat for Humanity
It’s the holiday season and it’s heartwarming to know that Greece churches have placed 6 families in homes in which they can celebrate the season with their families. By next year, there will be a 7 th family thanks to the generosity of the members of all our churches. We started 18 years ago with the intention of sponsoring one home but here we are 18 years later functioning as a team to keep this great work going. As of now, it is expected that we will break ground in the spring. Nothing else has changed with the same homeowner, named Kiomy, she is 33 and has two children, daughter Kinayahlie (9) and son Liam (3). She was born and raised in Puerto Rico, is a hardworking single Mom waitressing at Chili’s and is excited to own a home and being able to give her kids a stable, safe home with their own rooms and a yard to play in. Keep her and her family in your prayers this season. If you haven’t volunteered to work on the homes in the past, give it some consideration. The local affiliate has set up a very helpful online sign up on their website, rochesterhabitat.org. The signup for our home won’t be ready until we get closer to the start date, but you could volunteer on any home if you’d like. Habitat does a great job of assigning work, and training where necessary. It’s a great experience as you work with other representatives which could even include current and potential homeowners. If you think you’d like to get involved in any way, please contact me at [email protected] . I can always use someone to represent our church (the founding church) at meetings I’m not able to attend. Bill Mason Congrega on Updates New Addresses: Not available for web edi on Nursery: Lois Wagner 12/2: Melissa Dunn & Sally Lepi 12/9: Barb Miroff & Cameron Theile Daniel & Alyson Pignato 12/16: Gale Huber & Cindy Lane 12/23: Sally Lepi & Karen Ingle Melissa Dunn & Cameron Theile 12/30: Kim Whittemore & Debbie Symonds New E-mail Projectionists: Bill Mason [email protected] 9:00am 11:00am 12/2: Norma Rapini Melissa Dunn Name Change: 12/9: Neva Benson Earle Ridley Debra McMullen now is Debra Wheeler 12/16: Earle Ridley Cheryl Sheldon 12/23: Kara Down Melissa Dunn Reminder: We are working diligently to update our 12/30: Norma Rapini Earle Ridley records so please call the office with any changes. We have many adult children who are members and at Ushers: different addresses, but s ll listed under their parents 9:00 AM Tom Hinterman, Barr Ingle in our books. Emails are also good. Please mark to the Sue Hogeman, Janice Smith a en on of Jackie Sagona. Thank you! 11:00 AM Keith Kroon, Nancy Granger
Liturgists: Le er of Gra tude: 12/2: Karen Pearson Thank everyone for the kind cards and phone calls. It 12/9: Sally Lepi helped a lot. Had my first checkup and all is going well. 12/16: Tom Hinterman Blessings and a Happy Thanksgiving to all. 12/23: Cantata 12/30: Tom Klingenberger Thanks again Barb Brado Counters: 12/2 & 12/9: Earle Ridley, Sue Hogeman, Barbara Mertz 12/16 & 12/23: Tom & Karen Klingenberger, Chris December Birthdays Collins
The Worship Commi ee is looking for people who want to aid their fellow Not available for web edi on worshipers each Sunday. See below how you may help enrich our worship me:
• Altar Guild: If you are interested, contact Kathy Murray at [email protected] • Communion Stewards: If interested, contact Mary VandeLogt at [email protected] • Ushers: Contact Tom Hinterman in person, or [email protected] • Nursery: If interested, contact Sally Lepi at [email protected] • Projec onists: If interested, contact Lisa Kostyshak at December Anniversaries [email protected] • Choir: If interested, contact Sharon Neary, choir director Not available for web edi on at [email protected] • Praise Band: If interested, contact Ed Klingenberger at [email protected] December 2018 as of 11/15th. Please see Website for Updates. Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 Hanging of the Greens 9AM 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Tradi onal Worship AA 12 PM Tuesday Book Study AA 12 PM Women's AA AA 12 PM Emmaus 9 AM Silver Squares 10 AM Dinner and 11 AM Crea ve Hands Gathering 12:30 PM Girl Scouts 6 PM to Devo ons Boy Scouts 1:15 PM 8:30 AM Discipleship & Educa on Victory AA 6 PM 8 PM 5:30 PM to 7 PM 7 PM AA 7:30 PM It’s A 10 AM Wonderful Fellowship Planning Bell Choir 6:15 PM It’s A Wonderful Life 7PM Praise & Worship 11 AM Mtg. 7PM Chancel Choir 7 PM Life 7:30PM Praise Band 7 PM Seneca UMC Treble Clefs 7 PM 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Tradi onal Worship AA 12 PM Tues Book Study AA 12 PM Women's AA AA 12 PM Newsle er 9 AM Silver Squares 10 AM Bell Choir 6:15 PM 11 AM Crea ve Hands Deadline Today Trustees 10 AM 12:30 PM Ruth Circle 12:30 PM Chancel Choir 7 PM Boy Scouts 1:15 PM Discipleship Hour & Edu- Victory AA 6 PM SPRC 7 PM 7 PM Salva on Army ca on for all ages 10 AM Miriam Circle 6:30 PM Praise Band 7 PM Bell Ringing 4PM-8PM Praise & Worship 11 AM Treble Clefs 7 PM AA 7:30 PM It’s A Wonderful Life 3PM
16 17 18 19 20 21 22 Tradi onal Worship AA 12 PM Salem 9 AM AA 12 PM Women's AA First Day of 9 AM Silver Squares Tues Book Study Dinner and 11 AM Winter December Discipleship Hour & Edu- 12:30 PM 10 AM Devo ons Boy Scouts Sols ce ca on for all ages 10 AM Victory AA 6 PM Newsle er Crew 5:30 PM to 7 PM 7 PM AA 12 PM Praise & Worship 11 AM 11 AM Bell Choir 6:15 PM Blue Christmas Crea ve Hands Finance Commi ee Chancel Choir 7 PM Service 7PM 1:15 PM 7 PM Messiah AA 7:30 PM Lutheran Praise Band 7 PM Church Treble Clefs 7 PM 23 Christmas Cantata 24 25 26 27 28 29 Tradi onal Worship Christmas Eve Christmas Day - Bless AA 12 PM Women's AA AA 12 PM 9 AM MS Support you as you celebrate Bell Choir 6:15 PM 11 AM Crea ve Hands Jesus' birth Discipleship & 10:30 AM Chancel Choir 7 PM Boy Scouts 1:15 PM Educ 10 AM AA 12 PM Christmas 7 PM AA 7:30 PM Praise & Worship 11 AM Silver Squares Widow/Widower Group 12:30 PM 2 PM Victory AA 6 PM Girl Scout Service Unit Christmas Eve Service 6 PM 7PM
30 31 Undie Sunday New Year's Eve Tradi onal Worship AA 12 PM 9 AM Silver Squares New Year Pot-Luck 12:30 PM Breakfast 10 AM Victory AA 6 PM Praise & Worship 11 AM