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Lessons and Carols - Come hear the Christmas story told through scripture and song at this annual worship service that celebrates the birth of Jesus told through short readings from the Bible interspersed with Christmas anthems and carols lead by North Avenue choirs at 9 a.m. and 11:15 a.m. on Sunday, December 15. 
Join us this Sunday:
8:15 a.m. Prayer (Library)
9:00 a.m. Lessons and Carols
10:15 a.m. Reception for Hon. Rev. Frank and
Glad Eldridge (Refreshments only)
11:15 a.m. Lessons and Carols
12:30 p.m. Reception for Hon. Rev. Frank and Glad Eldridge
 
Celebrating Frank and Glad Eldridge - In January, The Honorable, the Reverend Frank Eldridge and his wife of more than 50 years, Glad, will be moving to Wesley Woods in Newnan, Georgia and Frank’s ordained ministry of ten years on our staff will come to a close. On Sunday, December 15, be sure to stop by the reception for Hon. Rev. Frank and Glad Eldridge. We will be honoring them after each service in the Overlook Hall with refreshments at 10:15 a.m. and a reception at 12:30 p.m. Contact megan@napc.org with questions.
This Sunday: Broken Hearted Christmas - Join us Sunday, Dec. 15, at 5:45 p.m. for a service that is for all those who find Christmas to be that difficult mix of joy and sorrow, loneliness and longing in the midst of the “very merry.” Contact josh@napc.org with questions.
Chinese Christmas Market - Come do some last-minute Christmas shopping and take home a beautiful cloisonne bell, bracelets, or other special arts items unique to China! These proceeds support the many Bibles and videos, children’s Bibles, and materials used for sharing the message of Christ with our Chinese friends. Please come by and visit our table in the alcove behind the fellowship hall. December 8, 15 and 22. 10 A.M. - 12:30 P.M.
Pride for Parents Toy Drive - Please bring newly purchased toys to the Children’s Ministry Welcome Area, or the Reception landing by the Hospitality Hall December 15. Our goal is to donate over 75 toys and gift cards for “Pride for Parents,” a program of our Mission Partner, Focused Community Strategies. FCS is a North Avenue Mission partner that supports families in South Atlanta.
Holiday House Cookie Drive - Join us as we partner with The Atlanta Children’s Shelter for their 2019 Holiday House.  Bring a dozen cookies, homemade or store-bought, to North Avenue’s Children’s Ministry Welcome Desk on Sunday, December 15 by noon.  We will bless their families, staff, and volunteers with an abundance of love and treats! 
Neighborhood Gatherings.
Join your North Avenue neighbors for time to connect and share a potluck dinner in homes around the city. We will celebrate Epiphany together, the wise men’s visit to the Christ child.  www.napc.org/connections

The purpose of these gatherings is to create space for us as a church to know one another and care for one another better.  Our first neighborhood gathering was a great launch with 214 North Avenue people gathered in eleven homes around the city to enjoy good food and connection. What a great beginning from which to grow!  Sign up for a group here.  For more information contact Kim Goldsmith kim@napc.org.
Save the Date: January Mission-Pop Conference and Potluck on January 19, 2020. Join us as we welcome David Roth from Memorial Drive Ministries as we continue to seek and respond to God’s call of befriending internationals.
Combined Worship Service:  10:15 a.m.
Potluck immediately following.
No Discipleship hour.
Contact Roxie for more information roxie@napc.org
But who am I, and who are my people, that we should be able to give as generously as this? Everything comes from You, and we have given You only what comes from Your hand. 1 Chronicles 29:14

With the end of the year just around the corner, it is especially important that your 2019 pledges are fulfilled and to also remember to submit your pledges for 2020. This church can clearly be described as one of “extravagant generosity” and and it is particularly evident during Advent and Christmas. As our pastor nominating committee works diligently to call a new senior pastor/head of staff to join us in the coming year, let us all help steward the great gift of North Avenue Presbyterian Church by ending the year in black, fulfilling the promises we made to our church and mission partners, and making an impact in the world and community around us. For next year, let’s commit the resources/pledges necessary to fully support our many programs and missions. The need is no less than it has been in the past. Every gift makes a difference!

You can give and pledge online at www.napc.org. Pledge cards are also available in the pews and information stations. Any questions, please reach out to Kenny Kyle at 404-875-0431 x222 or kenny@napc.org.



 
Pledge online here at www.napc.org/pledge or drop off your pledge card at the church or place in the offering plate in worship. For questions or further information, contact Kenny at kenny@napc.org.

Parking Changes - Starting, Monday, December 2, SP+ Parking, the company that leases and manages our parking garage at NAPC for the Bank of America building, will be actively parking cars there again for the first time since the SHINE renovation project started.

This will mean that, on Monday – Friday, from 7a.m. until 7p.m. access to the upper deck and half of the lower deck will be gated and limited to their tenants. Our staff, the ACS staff, and regular weekly church visitors will continue to enter off of Courtland and park in the non-gated areas.

They are providing exceptions to this for us for (1) regular Thursday morning and Second Tuesday Bible study groups; and (2) special events and funerals. Some of these events may require us to overflow our available parking into the Bank of America building’s garage as we currently do with bigger weekend events at church.

We will make available a limited number of NAPC Member hanging tags that you can keep in your car in case our primary lot is full during the week. We are working to arrange for you to be allowed into the gated parking area if you have such a hanging tag. If you don’t happen to have a hanging tag and our side of the lot is full, just drive up to the gate, press the intercom button to call the attendant, and let him/her know that you are a member of North Avenue and you will be granted access. (Gates will automatically open for you on the way out.) You may need to do the same after 5 p.m. Monday – Friday.

We will also need to start enforcing parking rules again, so don’t leave your vehicle parked in our limited parking spaces for any length of time without some identification.

I am sure there will be issues that come up. Please make us aware of them as they arise and we will work to find a solution for it.

Contact Kenny Kyle - kenny@napc.org
Advent Poinsettias - Honor a loved one by dedicating an Advent poinsettia that will adorn NAPC throughout the Advent season. You may take your poinsettias with you after the Christmas Eve service you attend. Order forms are available at NAPC. Contact kay@napc.org or click here for more information.
New Hymnals - After three decades of service, it is time to replace our 1990 hymnals with the new 2013 Presbyterian edition entitled “Glory to God”. New hymnals can be dedicated with a bookplate in honor or memory of loved ones for $18. Look for sign ups around the church. Click here for more information. Contact bryan@napc.org if you have any questions.
Watch Worship Live – If you are out of town or unable to attend church, we invite you to watch the worship service live this Sunday at 11:15 a.m. online at: 
www.napc.org/live

Want to know more about what's happening in NAPC Children & Family Ministries? Click here to learn.  Download the December issue of the CFM Newsletter here.

Prayer Over Our Transition - The Prayer Team invites you to join us in prayer on Sundays from 8:15-8:50 a.m. in the Library, on Wednesdays set a reminder at 2 p.m. for a “Pause for Prayer” wherever you are. Information: www.napc.org/transition.

  • Prayer on Sundays. There will be silent prayer and directed prayer in the Library.
  • “Pause for Prayer” on Wednesdays at 2 p.m. Please stop where you are to pray for North Avenue through this time of transition. 

Questions/Information: Claire Hertzler, clairehertzler@gmail.com

"Now I am doing a new thing; do you not perceive it?” Isaiah 43:19  

Support NAPC Ministry & Mission

Your generous gifts make all these ministries possible. Thank you for being a part of what makes North Avenue so special as we seek to know Jesus and make him known! You can give to North Avenue here. 

 

December Newsletter  - Be sure you stay in the know on all that has, is, and will happen at North Avenue by reading our November Newsletter now available throughout the church and online here.  Register online for NAPC events on our events page here.
Employment - Want to join the NAPC team? We are committed (1) to knowing Jesus and to making Him known, displaying values of "radical hospitality, passionate worship, transformational faith development, risk-taking mission and service, and extravagant generosity" and (2) to helping the congregation "love and honor God in WORSHIP, GROW in the fullness of Christ, and GO into the world with the Holy Spirit."  Click here for current job openings. Please submit all applications to Kenny Kyle, Executive Director of Finance & Operations. 
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