 GRACE cooking oil. A big thank you for all who contributed to the October Rush. We surpassed our goal of 175 and ended up with 190 bottles of oil. Abiding Grace continues to support GRACE throughout the year, but this helps with the increased needs during the holidays.
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 Christmas poinsettias. You can buy a Christmas poinsettia to help decorate the chancel area this Advent/Christmas season. The cost is $10 per plant—please pay by placing a check in the offering plate marked “Poinsettias.” Sign up at church through November 26. You can dedicate your plant in honor or memory of a loved one.
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 Property work day. On Saturday, December 2, there will be work day to prepare the church for advent as well as some post-construction tidying-up. The morning will begins breakfast at 8:00 and finish at noon with lunch. For questions, please contact Paul Harrington.
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 Advent Devotions. If you are interested in writing an Advent Devotion this year, please contact Pastor Nick.
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Painting class. On Thursday, December 7, at 6:30 p.m. Kim Riley will host a step-by-step painting class at the church. It will be two-and-a-half hours long with material costs of $10-15. There are two candidate paintings (below). Sign up at church with your painting choice—we will paint the winner first. For questions, please contact Kim or Linda Gaffney.
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Painting choice 1
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Painting choice 2
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 Parties! Alissa and Dewey Peters will be hosting a Christmas party for all those under 40 at their home on Sunday, December 10, starting at 6:30 p.m. Toddlers and babies are welcome! For more information and directions, please contact Alissa or Dewey. ♦ Kim Riley is hosting the annual ornament exchange for all ladies of the church. It will be on Thursday, December 14, at her home. Please bring an ornament to exchange. There will be more details provided later.
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 Germany 2018. Registration is open for our exciting trip to Germany next year: April 17-27, 2018. Our travel service is Luther Tours, and trip details are online at http://go.abidinggracedfw.org/germany or by phone at 866-777-1517. For questions, please see Sue Dalbout or Diane Michal. A registration deposit of $350 per person is required. We hope you can join us as we follow the path of Martin Luther.
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 Keep in prayer. Please keep the following people in your prayers: Samantha, Ron, Sandy, Debbie, Alan, Jerry, LaRue, Gary, Pam, Betty Ann, Lorraine, Berniece, Buddy, Landon, Darla, Curtis, Cyndi, Esther, Brenda and Kelly, Joan, Virginia, Gabe, Sean, Gae, Peters family, Adam, Bria, Melva, Carol and Donn.
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Gift cards for college students. We are sending Amazon gift cards to our 12 college students for the end of the semester. If you would like to make a small contribution of cash or an Amazon card that would be greatly appreciated. There is a collection basket at church. For questions please contact Susie Griffin or Karen Williams.
Pie Sunday. We will wrap up the celebration of the Thanksgiving holiday with a day of pies on Sunday, November 26. Please bring your favorite pie to share with everyone. Stay after worship for the fun and good eating that day!
