News for Sunday, December 18
News from First Presbyterian Church
will lead A Service of Lessons and Carols at 9:30 a.m. Anthems to be
included are composed by Pearson, Boles, Howells, Rutter, and
Mathias. This worship presentation is part of the annual Music at
First Presbyterian series.
The Adult Nurture class on Sunday will be led by the Rev. Gladys
Muchoki, a pastor in the Presbyterian Church of East Africa. Her home
is in Nakuru, Kenya. She is currently a resident in Clinical Pastoral
Education with IU Health in Indianapolis. She will return to her
ministry assignment is to lead pastoral care for the Rift Valley
Provincial Hospital in Nakuru. The class theme is 'God's
Unconditional Love and Care for All People.' Gladys' remarks will
include what she experienced in the post election violence in Kenya
and what their Health Board committee does to assist some victims.
Please come and meet the Rev. Muchoki and learn about our sister
church, the Presbyterian Church of East Africa, and its mission."
ADDITIONAL ANNOUNCEMENTS:
MARKET FOR GOOD – an alternative Christmas market will be held Sunday
during coffee hour. We’ve all heard about the concept of “Pay it
forward,” and many have read the book by Catherine Hyde. The Republic
recently reported on a second book by Tom Roth entitled “How Full is
Your Bucket?” Both books have adult and kid’s versions. When we say
and do good things for people, we are filling buckets.
This holiday season you’ll both pay it forward and fill a bucket when
you purchase items for family and friends at our Market For Good. We
will have diverse products and your purchases will be helping
Palestine, Africa, and Haiti. Not only will you delight family and
friends, you’ll be filling buckets far away. Let’s all try to counter
the excessive consumerism which tends to overwhelm the season. Buy a
few simple gifts that give twice and enhance the greater good. Join
in the fun at coffee hour for four Sundays beginning November 27.
KATIE GLACKIN WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE CONGREGATION for its generous
contributions to Love Chapel and its support of her Senior Project
Concert for Love Chapel. Over 180 items and $151 were donated in
recognitions of her project to help meet the needs of our community.
Thank you so very much for your help and support.
PLEDGE PAYMENTS: IRS regulations require that donors must deliver (or
mail & postmark) checks on or before December 31, 2011, in order to
claim a charitable contribution deduction for 2011. Please keep this
in mind as you make your pledge payments at the end of the year.
Please clearly mark your checks “2011 pledge” or “2012 pledge” so
there is no confusion. Thank you!
CHRISTMAS WORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES:
Saturday (Christmas Eve)
7:00pm - 8:00pm - Joyful Service with live manger, Sanctuary
10:00pm - 11:00pm - Communion Service
Sunday (Christmas)
9:30am - Brief Worship, singing many carols.