Abiding Grace Family,
There are no words to let you know how much we appreciate all the prayers and support, your love and caring and meals we've been showered with all through the ordeal we've been through. We know God heard your prayers and we are so thankful that Donn is now home safe and sound and recovering. We truly feel your love and are so grateful and in awe of it! Thank you isn't enough but please know that we hold Abiding Grace and all of you deep in our hearts. Donn's safe return is our Thanksgiving miracle and you're all an integral part of that miracle!
With love and praise,
Donn and Carol
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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! Jane and Tony Seris are hosting a Christmas party for the adults of our congregation at their home on Saturday evening, December 9, 6:30-10:00. Sign up at church to bring an appetizer or dessert. Sodas, sparkling water, tea and coffee will be provided and you can bring your favorite beverage too. There will be a gift exchange with a $15 limit. ♦ 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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 Amazon Smile reminder. If your holiday shopping takes you to Amazon, please use AmazonSmile—0.5% of the purchase price of all eligible purchases you make will be donated to Abiding Grace at no cost to you. Follow the link to AmazonSmile.com and select Abiding Grace Southlake as your charity.
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 Briarwood Retreat Center. Read about all that's happening in upcoming months at Briarwood in the December issue of The Vine which is available online.
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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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Pie Sunday. We will wrap up the celebration of the Thanksgiving holiday with a day of pies this Sunday, November 26. Please bring your favorite pie to share with everyone. Stay after worship for the fun and good eating that day!
The Ladies Christmas Brunch will be Saturday, December 9, at 10:00 a.m. Secret Sisters for the past year will be revealed and new ones will be drawn. We know some of you don’t participate in the Secret Sister program, which is OK, but we would like you to bring a gift to put in a drawing so everyone will go home with a gift. We are asking everyone to bring fruit, breads, sweet rolls or breakfast casseroles. There will be a sign-up at church. For questions contact Dee Rose or Carol Court.
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 this Sunday, November 26. You can dedicate your plant in honor or memory of a loved one.
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 begin with the Men's Group breakfast at 8:00 and finish at noon with lunch. For questions, please contact Paul Harrington.
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 
