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ADVENT: Let's celebrate Christ's coming! Our adult classes will continue with their studies of the Gospel of John during the Advent season during the Christian-education hour at 9:15 am. The Youth classes (both middle and high school) will have a special Advent focus for the next few weeks. Our Redeemer Kids will be rehearsing their songs and such on Sundays during Advent for their Christmas Celebration. Please make every effort to have your preschool and elementary children present for these rehearsals. The adult class will move to the Fellowship Hall for this Sunday and next so the children can rehearse in the sanctuary.
REDEEMER KIDS CHRISTMAS CELEBRATION: Redeemer Kids will tell the story of Jesus' birth through Scripture, songs, and sets on Sunday, December 11 at 5:30 pm in the sanctuary. The children are excited to share the story of Jesus' birth with their church family!
CHRISTMAS PARTY AND TALENT SHOW: We're movin' on up to the East Side! Since our congregation has grown so much in the past two years and we don't all fit in our Fellowship Hall, we're having our annual Christmas party and talent show in The Cedar Room at The Cigar Factory (701 East Bay St., 29403) on Sunday, December 18 at 6 pm. With an abundance of space, we're planning a special kids' section with special tables, decor, and activities for them. Of course we'll have the talent show: Both kids and adults are encouraged to perform! We'll have a piano on site, and Fred is happy to accompany any singers if needed (email Fred Hudson to arrange his help). And be sure to email Craig to be added to the program for the evening if you're interested in sharing your talents! New this year, we're encouraging each community group to perform--serious or funny, skits or songs, whatever your group would like to showcase! For dinner we'll do finger foods, and we'll need plenty of them! Bring multiple dishes to share, and get some ideas from this potluck signup sheet or add your own. We're excited to celebrate with our growing church family!
SPECIAL SERVICES: We’ll have a Christmas Eve service on Saturday, December 24 at 6 pm. We'll have a morning worship service on Sunday, December 25 and on Sunday, January 1 at a special time of 11 am but no Christian-education classes and no Children's Worship during the sermon. While our nurseries will be open and available for parents to use, we will not have anyone slated to serve in the nurseries for both the Christmas Eve and Christmas morning services. All children are welcome in these worship services! Our usual nurseries will resume for Sunday, January 1.
FREE MONEY: As you shop online for Christmas, don't forget to use our special link to Amazon to support Redeemer with every purchase!
MEN'S LUNCHEON: Join men from Redeemer and other downtown congregations at their monthly downtown luncheon on Wednesday, December 7 at noon in the Parish Hall of St. Philip’s Church (142 Church St., 29401) with guest speaker Jeff Woods. Lunch is provided for a suggested donation of $10.
CALLIGRAPHER: We're looking for someone within the church who does calligraphy. Please contact Gray Morgan if you're able and interested.
PRAYER REQUESTS: Our Session longs to pray for our congregation, and many of you offer your requests on Sundays through the attendance pads. We've also developed a web form for you to submit prayer requests you have during the week. If you'd like prayer, please use this form.
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