Mid-week Advent Service: Please join us on Wednesday, Dec. 6, for a light supper at 6:15 p.m. followed by worship at 7:00 p.m. In this year’s series, Together in Advent, we celebrate together as the family of God the coming of his Son for our salvation. Each week in the series focuses on a different activity for our “to-do list” that is centered on giving and sharing instead of on materialism. The theme for Week 1 is Be Present. Instead of spending all our time in Advent buying presents, we in God’s family set aside space to be present for one another, as Christ is coming to be present with us.
Call Committee: Save the date! Pastor Scott Lohman will be arriving sometime the week of January 15. The installation service will be on Sunday, January 21, 4:00 p.m. Rev. Dr. John Denninger, President of the Southeastern District, will be preaching for the installation service. Please continue to pray for Pastor Scott and his family as they plan their transition from Chicago to Chapel Hill.
Stewardship: If you were unable to return your estimate of giving card last week, please put it in the offering plate on Sunday or mail it to the church office in the envelope provided.
Helping Our Neighbors: A Christmas “Sharing Tree” We want to share a Christmas wish from Mr. Hammonds, School Counselor and advocate for the “storm kids” at Lumberton Senior High School: Give each of the 50 students in the program a $25 Visa gift card for Christmas so they can buy a gift for themselves or for others in their families. You are encouraged to take an envelope from the “Sharing Tree” in the Narthex and return it with a $25 gift card tucked inside. Please return your gifts by Sunday, December 10 so we can get them to the school before Christmas break. We are grateful to Rev. Greg Williamson for helping us connect with Lumberton SHS. After Hurricane Matthew last year, school coordinators at LSHS reached out to students in need of basic personal supplies. The school’s outreach program this year is focused on school-related events that will encourage students to stay in school, to learn and achieve and to look to the future with confidence. In the spring, we will share information about upcoming events and other ways we can help support these students. Outreach Co-Chairs: Lydia Berrong and Carolyn Jones
Host for Pastor and Janis McDaniels: December 24 is on a Sunday this year. We will celebrate the 4th Sunday in Advent at our morning worship service and Christmas Eve that evening at 7:00p. Pastor McDaniels is currently scheduled to lead those services. We are looking for someone to host him and Janis between the services and overnight. If you are interested, please talk with Peggy Earnhardt or Dave Neely.
Worship Leaders: Pastor James McDaniels – Dec. 10, Dec. 24, and Advent Mid-Week Services; Pastor Greg Williamson – Dec. 3, Dec. 31; Pastor Larry Lineberger – Dec. 17.
Sunday Adult Bible Study Leaders:
Dec. 3 – John Cangelosi
Dec. 10 – John Stow
Dec. 17 – Bob Serpas
Dec. 24 – Dave Neely