Head Usher: Mike Gatchel
Side Usher: Nancy Davis
Spark Teachers: Libby Pell, Bobbie Hinton and Brian Bennett
Nursery: 12/7: Blanton Youell; 12/14: Joan Godwin
WEEK AT A GLANCE
Sun, Dec 7
9:45 am – Sunday School
10:30 am – Choir Rehearsal
11:00 am – Worship/Spark
5:00 pm – Beacons
Tues, Dec 9
6:00 pm – Girl Scouts
8:00 pm – NA Meeting
Wed, Dec 10
12:00 pm – AA Meeting
6:30 pm – Candy Houses
7:30 pm – Choir Practice
Thurs, Dec 11
8:00 am – Bob Chilton Study
3:30 pm – Thursday Tales/C-Choir
5:00 pm – Friends Fdng Friends
Sat, Dec 13
10:00 am – Cantata Practice
PRAYER AND PRAISE MINISTRIES
Prayers and Praises: You will find slips to list any prayers or praises that will be added to our Prayer and Praise board in the upstairs foyer. Please drop them in the offering plate or you may put them on the board.
CHURCH MINISTRIES
Stewardship Update: To date, we have received 62 pledges for a total of $164,520.00 for the coming year. If you have already made a commitment to the ministry of the church, thank you! If you have not and wish to, there are cards in the upstairs foyer and the entrances to the sanctuary. Thank you for your love and continued commitment of FPC!
Beacons: Will meet this evening at 5:00 p.m. (note time change) for dinner and Angel Tree shopping.
Candy Houses: We’ll gather in the Fellowship Hall on Wednesday, December 10th; 6:30 p.m. for our annual candy house making. Join us for a fun time!
Choir Rehearsal: We will meet at Legh Beal’s house for practice & our Christmas social on Wednesday, December 10th at 7:30..
Gifts in a Jar Fundraiser: Forms are on the table in the upstairs foyer. Order one or many for the Christmas season. See any of the Beacons or Shasta for more info. The deadline to order is Wednesday, December 10th.
Thursday Tales & Joyful Noise Practice: December 11th; 3:30 p.m. in the downstairs classroom.
Cantata Practice: We will meet at the church at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, December 13th.
Children’s Christmas Pageant: December 24 @ 3:00 p.m. If you would like for your child or children to participate, sign-up sheet is on the board in the upstairs foyer.
Love Offering for Taylor Bouma: There are baskets at each entrance or you may give your contribution to one of the ushers. Checks should be made to: First Presbyterian Church. Please note Bouma Family on the memo.
FINANCIAL
2014 Year-End Contributions: All contributions must be received or postmarked by Wednesday, December 31, 2014. If you contribute via e-Give, you will receive an email regarding year-end giving.
WITNESS
Friends Feeding Friends: Thursday, December 11th; Steven Lowe and Bob Chilton are signed up to assist. Other volunteers are needed. See the sign-up sheet on the board in the upstairs foyer or speak with Bill Rountree.
CELEBRATIONS
Birthdays: 12/8: Sarah Kilby; 12/9: Catherine Beal, Drake Wardle; 12/11: Jane Surratt; 12/12: Mike Beal, Ken Gitt; 12/13: Wayne Barlow, Ann Windley
Anniversaries: 12/7: Gary and Cristi Arington; 12/10: Fred and Karen Barnett; 12/12: David and Lisa Petri
Random Act of Spiritual Growth
“Speak truthfully.”
Brought to you each week by the Spiritual Growth Ministry Team