CONGREGATIONAL MEETING ON DEC. 11:
SPECIAL MEETING OF THE CONGREGATION 
OF FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF KIRKWOOD
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 11, 2022 FOLLOWING THE 11:00AM SERVICE
 
Pursuant to the Form of Government G-1.0501, the Session has called a Special Meeting of the Congregation following the 11:00 a.m. worship service on Sunday, December 11, 2022 to act on the election of new church officers. This meeting will be held in the Sanctuary in addition to being available by Zoom.

By Order of the Session

Lisa K. Ward
Lisa K. Ward
Clerk of Session


ZOOM LINK:
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/83658033726?pwd=MGdFaFVFSDNjbWs3d1JwL3RBTjlaZz09

Meeting ID: 836 5803 3726
Passcode: zoom

RSVP for Christmas Dinner by December 11!

Our Christmas Concert & Dinner is on December 18th! The concert is FREE and OPEN TO ALL - it will begin at 4 p.m. 

If you are interested in purchasing tickets for a Christmas Dinner that will immediately follow (around 5:30 p.m.), please keep reading!

We have 40 dinner reservations left!

We are excited to bring back the post-Christmas Concert Dinner this year.  This year's meal will include Pork Tenderloin with Apricot Glaze, Party Potatoes, Green Beans Almondine, Multi Lettuce Toss Green Salad with Assorted Dressings, Rolls and Butter, Red Velvet Cake with Cream Cheese icing, Coffee, Iced Tea and Lemonade

Dinner will begin following the 4pm concert at approximately 5:30pm.

The cost is $20 per person and $10 for children 10 and under.  Payment will be collected at the door.  Cash is appreciated, but we will also accept checks and credit card payments.  

Reservations are due by December 11.  Seating capacity will be limited to 200.  Reservations will close early if capacity is reached prior to December 11.

Alternative Gift Market Open December 11!

Get some Christmas shopping done at our annual Alternative Gift Market! It will be held in the Gathering Space during the following times:
 

• Dec. 11 from 8:00 a.m. through 12:30 p.m.
• Dec. 11 from 2:30-3:00 p.m., and 5:00-5:30 p.m., before & after the Allegro Choir Concert

 
The market provides one-stop, hassle-free shopping for a variety of unique gifts that benefit local and international charities and fair trade. Please come visit us!

New Member Class on December 11th

Are you interested in becoming a member of First Presbyterian Church of Kirkwood or learning more about the congregation? You can attend the class on December 11th at 10:00 a.m. in the Chapel. We will talk about the Presbyterian Church USA and about this congregation. Then, during 11 a.m. worship, you will become a member. 

Allegro Concert on December 11

Allegro: A St. Louis Choral Community
“We Sing Merry Everything!”
December 11th at 3:00 p.m. in the Sanctuary
There will be a free-will offering
Visit www.allegrochoral.org for more information

Christian Concerns Class on December 11

Re-Imagining Advent
On December 11th,  Lynn Rubright will begin her two-week story telling series titled Re-Imagining Advent.
 
Lynn offers us this preview: 

• My informal storytelling presentation is basically a (hopefully entertaining) lecture-demonstration in my "podcast" style of sharing anecdotes. The content of Re-Imagining Advent is partly based on Matthew 2, verses 9 and 10.
 
• My informal talk will have embedded in it my discovery of a small but totally unique and radical book by a Dr. Brent Landau of Univ of Texas, Austin called Revelation of the Magi - the Lost Tale of the Wise Men's Journey to Bethlehem. It asks, "who were these guys anyway.....?"

 
Please join us at 9 a.m. on December 11th and on December 18th for Lynn's storytelling adventure.

ZOOM LINK:
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/83836320060?pwd=dytxcWYxZ2NJNFlEaTBmWlVBRkNndz09

Meeting ID: 838 3632 0060

Passcode: 63122

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