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Annual Christmas Pageant, Spaghetti Dinner and Elf Store
Sunday, December 13th
On Sunday, Dec 13th at 5pm we will have our Annual Christmas Pageant, Spaghetti Dinner at Elf Store! Please help support this cherished event by:
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- donating new or gently used items to the Elf Store which will be sold for $4 or less (the children come in and buy Christmas gifts for their family and wrap them, so that they too can be a part of the gift giving Spirit of Christmas!)
- volunteering to be in the pageant
- help serve or clean up at the spaghetti dinner.
Pageant Signup sheet is in the office lobby or contact Kellee Flores at (kflores@richland2.org).
Pageant practices are Nov 29, Dec 6 & 13 at 930am.
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Christmas Tree Lot
Wednesday 6:15pm - 8pm
Friday 5:00pm-9:00 pm
Saturday 10:00 am -9:00 pm
Sunday 12:00 pm - 8:00 pm
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The Christmas Tree Lot is a major funding source for all our life-changing youth ministries at Living Springs. We encourage every member of the congregation to sign-up for at least one time slot during December. (If you cannot do an entire 4-hour section, consider 2 hours; just type in the hours with your name in the sign-up link). With all that entices our youth in today’s world, thank you for bonding together to make sure that these young lives can be shaped by the gift of faith through the youth ministry of Christ’s church.
Volunteers needed to help with the lot this weekend:
Saturday 12/12 10:00 – 2:00 1 adults & 1 youth
5:00 – 9:00 2 adults & 2 youth
Sunday 12/6 4:00 – 8:00 2 adults
Please go to SignUp Genius to grab a spot.
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CHRISTMAS DOVE TREE
Due 12/13
We have a wish list for ten homeless students from Ridgeview and Spring Valley high schools. We will hang the doves on our Ministries of Hope Christmas tree in the narthex – pick one or however many tug your spirit to give hope to a young stranger and make an impact in his/her life journey! If you wish to make a monetary donation, please indicate Christmas Dove Tree on the memo line of your check. We will deliver the gifts the week of Dec. 14, so please bring your items by Sunday, Dec 13. Contact Karen Kranz.
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Beer & Carols
Monday, December 14
We had a blast at our first Beer & Hymns in November. Don’t miss out on Beer & Carols on Monday, December 14th at 7:00pm. We will gather at Beef o’ Brady’s on Hardscrabble Road. Folks are welcome to arrive earlier if they wish to eat prior to the merry singing. Wear your favorite ugly shirt reindeer antlers!
The Lutheran Men are asking for those attending to bring items for the backpack project. Suggested items include: Milk, cereal, fruit and meat items.
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WEDNESDAY EVENING
ADVENT SERVICES: 5:45
"Prepare the Royal Highway!”
Dec. 16: Detours.
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Each Wednesday, we gather for Advent evening prayer service at 5:45. Soup & Salad supper will be served for ½ hour before and after the service (starting at 5:15 and resuming at 6:15). Donation of $6 to support our Living Springs food ministry ($3 for children under 12, chicken fingers available). Take a break from the hectic holiday pace to find peace in God’s house as we join in prayer and celebrate the call to “prepare the way of the Lord!” Just stop on the way home. Invite a co-worker, neighbor, or friend!
WEDNESDAY MID-DAY PRAYER: 12:00
For those unable to attend the Advent evening services (or desiring to worship twice each Wednesday), Advent mid-day prayer service will be offered at noon on Dec. 16. Led by Vicar Marty.
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“Love Is Born at Christmas!”
Living Springs Living Nativity
Saturday, December 19
Sunday, December 20
7:00 pm
FREE, for the entire family!
Animals, characters, and more…
Pause from a hectic holiday pace to witness a 30-minute living enactment of God’s gift of love for you…the birth of Jesus!
Bring a lawn chair…hot drinks provided.
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Rehearsal schedule has been posted and rehearsals have begun!
Click here to get the schedule.
Contact Dea Jones (dejones@richland2.org) or Anita Gabbard (nitagabbard@yahoo.com)
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POINSETTIAS AND CANDLES
If you would like to have a poinsettia or candle placed around the altar on Christmas Eve in honor or memory of a loved one please fill out the forms in the Narthex and turn them in to your ushers or the office. Deadline is no later than December 14.
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Would you like to share an Advent Devotion?
We still have an opening for a week day email Advent devotion for Friday, December 18th. Text is Isaiah 11:1-9. If you or your family would like to share a devotion for this day, call the office or see Pastor Eric. Thanks to everyone who has helped with this years devotional series.
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Collecting Cell Phones
WELCA of Living Springs and the Hope Team are collecting cell phones for Sister Care, an agency that work with women who experience domestic violence. The cell phones allow the women to have some means of communicating. There will be a basket placed near the “dove tree” in the narthex. Thank you for sharing.
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Click the icon for the
December FAITH5 verses
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Prayers
Anne Ducate & family - passing of John Ducate
family of Pam Appleton - sister-in-law of Jerry & Marj Appleton
Marlene Jorgensen
Leon Furcron - husband of Gwen Furcron
Parker Cowherd - son of Allison & Jon Cowherd
Ron Wagner - husband of Vicar Marty Wagner
Linda Bostwick - Sue Loveless' sister
Carole Lindstedt - mother-in-law of Melissa Lindstedt
Mara Pils - great-granddaughter of Alice Renaud
Andi-Kate Cunningham - great-granddaughter of Janet Bate
Eric Garvin - cousin of Jen Necker
Dean Bruner - friend of Gwen & Herb Brantley
Lou Andresino - friend of Karen Kranz & Jeff Lummel
Terr Vorwerk - friend of Karen Kranz & Jeff Lummel
Kimberly Roberts - friend of Audrey Turnmire
John Frey - uncle of Wendy McKenzie
Tina Akers - co-worker of Judy Lawrence
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Lessons for Sunday, December 13
First Reading: Zephaniah 3:14-20
The prophet Zephaniah’s message is mostly one of judgment for sin. This reading, however, which comes from the conclusion of the book, prophesies joy for Judah and Jerusalem. Judgment has led to repentance, and God’s salvation is at hand.
Isaiah 12:2-6
In your midst is the Holy One of Israel. (Is. 12:6)
Second Reading: Philippians 4:4-7
Despite being in prison, Paul is remarkably upbeat as he writes this letter. Here, he urges his friends in Philippi to trust God with all their worries and concerns, with the hope they will experience God’s joy and peace.
Gospel: Luke 3:7-18
John the Baptist heralds the mighty one “who is coming.” John teaches that preparation for God’s reign is not a matter of identity but of bearing fruits of merciful justice, radical generosity, and vocational integrity.
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Click below if to see the upcoming schedule and/or to sign up for a future date.
Worship Assistants are needed for Christmas Eve. Please sign up at SignUpGenius.
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SERVING THIS SUNDAY
8:15 Service
Council Person
Gwen Furcron
Assisting Minister
Gwen Furcron
Lector
Saundra Dixon
Communion Assistants
Bill Franck
Katherine Wollpert
Ushers
Karen Kranz
Jim Zieche
Greeter
Tina & Don Molineu
Acolyte
Ben Arnold
Crucifer
Jim Zieche
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10:45 Service
Council Person
Mark Stuart
Assisting Minister
Jeff Day
Lector
Pat Bartucca
Communion Assistants
Jen Necker
Ed Brennan
Ushers
Karlene Stuart
Laura Stuart
Rocky Berger
Mike Davidson
Greeter
Hany & Rachel Sorial
Acolyte
Walker Flores
Crucifer
Leslie Bloss
Torchbearers
Ginny Devereaux
Mike Davidson
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Children's Message
Pr. Eric Fink
Counters
Mark Stuart (LC)
Mike Davidson
Brantley Smith
Flowers
Jeanette Bloss
Mugger
Sadonia Grimmer
Nursery
Angie Dyches
Refreshments
Adele Lindberg
Altar Guild
Kathy Brennan
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The Grandparents' Hymn - "Silent Night"
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Have you seen some funny church related humor? Please share! We are accepting your submissions
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