Sunday Morning Worship: Rev. Tim Havlicek Friends in Care Facilities: Sermon: , The Life of ’s Tree Brookdale –Tom Davis; Sue Havlicek’s mother, Peg Esbaugh First Presbyterian Church Carteret Landing - Church friend Mickey Mullikin 8:30am - Traditional (in-person) - Sanctuary Crystal Bluffs - Ruby Smith, Kim Krohn’s mother; Don 1604 Arendell Street, Morehead City, NC 28557 9:30am - Contemporary (in-person) - Westminster Hall 252.247.2202 252.247.1872 fax Thompson (rehab); Jack Warrender www.firstpresmhc.org [email protected] 11:00am - Traditional (in-person) - Sanctuary Out of Town Facilities – Jeanne Baier, Stuart May's father, Child Care available if requested by Wednesday each week! Semuel May

December 20, 2020-Fourth Sunday of 9:30 and 11 am Services are live-streamed. Bulletin and Friends at Home: are posted on our Facebook page & church webpage. Church Family: Karen Askew, Carl Bennett, Edna Cordova, Sherry Engel, Margaret and Marvin English, Brenda Kintz, Dot : Adult Advent Devotional Langley (at her daughter’s home), Jimmy Leonard, George Praying “The Jesse Tree” Marsden, Doris Miller, Beth Palmer, Darlene Siegel, Pauline Snipes, Bobby Tripp, Sally Walczak & Drew Walczak, Virginia The Symbol of the Jesse Tree comes from Wainwright, daughter of Katherine and Kennon Wainwright 11:1-2. Each branch – each leaf on the tree – is a story that tells the relationship between Church Family Friends: Sue Burt, Muriel Thatcher’s friend; Bob God and God’s people. The symbols represent a Biblical “family Dengler; Holton Eastman. tree,” and Christ is grafted onto the of Jesse, the Service Workers Around the World father of King . Pick up a booklet in the Narthex or in Don and Martha Wehmeyer, Mexico; Andy and Ellen Collins, Westminster Hall. Use these devotions daily during Advent. Thailand; Lynne and David Champlin, Suriname; Consuela York, Texas; Sherri and Dustin Ellington, Zambia; Jared Olaka, Kenya; Children’s Advent Devotional Petr Penaz, Vysoke Myto, Czech Republic. Jesus’ Family Tree In reading this Advent devotional booklet with your Let Freedom Ring children you will chart Jesus’ family tree telling the LTJG Steven Taylor, son of Lou Ann & Mark Taylor, is in history leading up to Jesus’s birth and about our pre-deployment Sequestration at Port Hueneme. Steven Bronaugh, son of Linda and Fred Bronaugh, is serving salvation story. We are part of the great, growing family tree. aboard the US Navy Hospital Ship Comfort. Enjoy the journey together as a family of faith this Christmas. Email changes to [email protected] Family Promise Needs your Help

Family Promise needs your help during this holiday season ADVENT/CHRISTMAS for a family of 10 staying there. They are in need of the following items: size 5 and size 6 diapers, baby wipes, WORSHIP SCHEDULE laundry detergent, Clorox bleach, Pine-Sol, Windex, kitchen In-Person 8:30, 9:30, 11:00 sponges for washing dishes, tall kitchen garbage bags, Live-Stream 9:30, 11:00 paper towels, toilet paper and a mop. Sunday, December 20 Fourth Sunday of Advent You may bring items to the church office M-F from 9-12 Sermon: “Jesus, the Life of Jesse’s Tree” (earmarked Family Promise). Thank you for continuing to Matthew 3:13–17; Romans 6:1–11 support the Family Promise program. Thursday, December 24 Christmas Communion 4:30 pm – Family Service—Westminster Hall Meal Train Sign-Ups 7 pm – Traditional Candlelight service—Sanctuary Available to Help Our Walczak Family Sermon: “Jesus, the Firstfruits of Jesse’s Tree” Extended with dates through December. :1–14

Sign up to provide a meal for the Walczak’s at https:// Sunday, December 27 11am – One Service – Sanctuary mealtrain.com/v12k6w. Details on Meal Train page, or contact Dawn Kraucunas at [email protected] Sunday, January 3 11am – One Service – Westminster or 703-678-9172. Thank you for your love and support!. Hall In-Person Sunday School & Youth Fellowship Mid-Week Bible Study Opportunities FIRST PRESBYTERIAN

Adult Sunday School - 9:45am: The Covenant Class will Tuesday 7pm - Evening Small Group Meeting MAN OF THE YEAR AWARD 2020 NOT be meeting Dec 20, Dec 27 nor Jan 3. We will resume 2nd & 4th Tuesdays (In-Person or via Zoom) our study of the of John on Jan 10. Grace in a Tree Stump: Stories of God's Some men retire and play golf every day, others pursue a love of fishing or Love by J. Ellsworth Kalas. Contact Paul Kraucunas at other hobby. And then, in some very Sunday School for Children is on-line and in-person: 252-808-5525 or [email protected]. Materials for use at home are posted each Saturday night or special cases, they may be willing to Sunday morning before 10 am. Contact Lou Johnson Wednesday 10am - Women's Wednesday Morning Study take the time to serve others. Our at [email protected] if you have questions. The Wednesday morning Bible study will resume on January Presbyterian Man of the Year 6th with a new study of 1 John using Dr. Wiersbe’s book, Be focuses his life on serving others. Youth Fellowship - 5pm: Youth meet in Westminster Real. It will continue to utilize Zoom. If interested contact He is always willing to lend a hand regardless of the Hall. Questions? Contact Jeff Vaughn at [email protected]. Jerri Oehler @[email protected]. need - from building cabinets for the nursery, to staying on Thursday top of our heating and air systems, to painting classrooms 10am –Thursday Morning Bible Study—Exploring the and tending to the landscaping, to creating indoor and Jesse Tree There will be no Bible study this week. outdoor signage for the church, to creating Jesse Trees for distribution to all the families - this man graciously shares his many talents to complete a multitude of church projects. Our Living Nativity Was A Success He is passionate about anything that will save the church The rain departed allowing the Living Nativity money, support our church staff, enrich the children’s to be a huge success! The sun came out and ministry, and attract new members. According to many in smiles and laughter filled the air as the our congregation, this man “does everything!” And he does Retelling of the Christmas Story unfolded into a wonderful it all because of his faith in Jesus Christ, to bring joy to time of solos and duets that were shared along with the God’s church and God’s people.

church choir and audience singing those all familiar His heart of gold extends to his love of his family. He is Christmas Carols. devoted to his wife Debbie, and to her mother, Dot, and A special thanks to Sunnie Gail Ballou and the Choir for moves heaven and earth for his grandchildren.

leading us in Carols of the Season and to all the volunteers Please join the entire congregation of First Presbyterian who assisted in getting everything prepared and put away Church in honoring our 2020 Man of the Year…………. Mitten Tree Update for the production such as Matt Lara, Phil Miller, Glenn Panburn, Jim Storholt, Tim Havlicek, Pam Walker and all RICHARD WILKINS! The first mailing for items on the mitten tree to the choir members who helped make Sunday afternoon a Grandfather Home for Children in Banner Elk was joy filled time as we celebrated the journey to to made Wednesday, December 16. Along with the celebrate the Birth of our Savior once again! items on the tree, gift cards to Walmart were also sent.

Our final mailing will be in January 6th so if you have items for The beautiful sounds of music and the 19 children and the tree or gift cards, you may bring them to the church office youth who played the role of the Nativity characters for the re-telling of the birth of Jesus Christ were the highlight of Share the Joy of Christmas With Others Mon-Fri between 9-12 or bring them with you on Sunday morning. the afternoon as church and community joined together for Lou Johnson is organizing a Reverse Advent a time of worship and singing. The Story of Christ’s birth Calendar program for our church family. The goal Any items of warmth for children of any age will be very never gets old know matter your age or is for the participants to add a food item to a box appreciated at the orphanage. stage in life. each day during Advent and then near to donate the contents of their box to Martha’s Mission. The reverse Flower Chart details the food items and scripture for each If you would like to put flowers in the church any day and will be available on the table in the fellowship hall and Sunday of 2021, please contact Paula Stewart at the pew bench in the Narthex of the Sanctuary. Contact Lou 252-241-0152 or [email protected]. Johnson at [email protected] if you would like the list You may also sign up across the hall from the nursery. e-mailed to you.