Thursday, December 5 8:00am Food Pantry
7:00pm From Surviving to Thriving
Friday, December 6 6:15pm Yoga
Saturday, December 7 10:00am Greening of the Church
4:00pm Holiday Brass Band concert (see flyer)
Sunday, December 8 9:00am Continental Breakfast
9:30am Adult Discipleship Class
11:00am Worship
12:15pm Advent Luncheon
Monday, December 9 8:30am Prayer Circle
5:30pm K'nittee
Tuesday, December 10 8:00am Coffee Cafe
11:00am Souper Tuesday
Wednesday, December 11 9:00am Clothes Closet
5:30pm Advent Soup & Study
7:15pm Choir Rehearsal
Thursday, December 12 9:00am Food Pantry
5:00pm Faith In Action
Friday, December 13 6:15pm Yoga
Saturday, December 14 5:30pm Jeremiah's Coffee House
Sunday, December 15 Advent 3
9:00am Continental Breakfast
9:30am Discipleship classes
11:00am Worship
12:15pm Fellowship Hour
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Saturday, December 7
10 a.m.
Come join us and decorate the sanctuary & church school hall for the Christmas season!
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SUNDAY, DECEMBER 8 - IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING WORSHIP
Bring your favorite dish and join us for a time of fellowship and delicious food!
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The World Still Knows…
Advent Study on Wednesdays, December 11 and 18
For our Advent Soup and Supper Study (5:30pm-7pm), we are exploring the mystery of the Christmas season through the poetry of Presbyterian poet and author Ann Weems. Through her poetry and musings we are “thinking about the season’s events in a creative and powerful way” as well how we can live out the good news of the Christmas story in our families, communities, and the world. “If Christmas is not now, if Christ is not born into the everyday present, then what is all the noise about?” (Quotes from Kneeling in Bethlehem)
Our Advent suppers begin at 5:30pm, but please come when you are able—there is always plenty of hot soup and warm fellowship. For more information contact Nancy Long at j2nlong@comcast.net or 893-3682.
Below here are some haiku offerings from our study from this last week:
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JEFFERSON STREET SIDEWALKS
We are on the city's schedule for sidewalk replacements, with work beginning Monday, December 9. Traffic will be allowed, but there will be no parking on Jefferson Street. We appreciate your patience and flexibility as our sidewalks get a much-needed facelift!
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Ideas on How to Reduce, Recycle, and Reuse Clothing
So you’ve gathered up all your old college jeans and dresses, and now you want them out of your house. But first things first: Is it possible that someone in your local circle wants them? Clothing swaps are a great way to send your old stuff off to a loving home, catch up with friends, and get something new for yourself.
“That’s the first step—think about whether you can regift an item without even involving any kind of outlet for items that you know have resale value,” Hoover advises.
If you’re planning a swap event, consider timing it around a common clothes-buying occasion—say, before the kids head back to school in late summer, as you get ready for Halloween in the fall (costume-swap, anyone?), or during wedding season, when evening wear may be in high demand.
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Wreaths and Notecards from Pacem in Terris
Immediately following the service this Sunday you can purchase a wreath in the Church School Hall - come and support a good cause!
Our full, lush wreaths are made from fragrant balsam pine grown in the state of Maine. They are large—about 24 inches in diameter—and double-sided, so they can be hung in a window, showing their beauty inside and outside. The front of the wreath is decorated with a red ribbon with the words, “Peace on Earth”, a cluster of pine cones, and two beautiful doves— one of which is hand-painted by artisans in Southern Mexico and the other a dove made from sheet music. Both double as tree ornaments. Every wreath sold will benefit Pacem in Terris and support activities for peace and social justice in our community and throughout our world. Purchase your Wreath for Peace here.
Also available: New Cards for Peace!
Cards for Peace are a set of ten different and stunningly beautiful artworks taken from Pacem’s Youth Peace Art Program. Each image is accompanied by a caption by the artist explaining their work. Sets of 10 cards with envelopes. More details at here. $20 per set.
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Blessed be your journey . . .
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