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Two Weeks At Second Presbyterian Church
A reminder from the Finance
Office: IRS Regulations require that all donations for 2011
must be received in 2011 prior to December 31st or must be
postmarked by December 31st 2011. We cannot grant exceptions
to this IRS requirement. If you are not certain of exactly how much you
have contributed this year, we will be happy to provide a current giving
statement. Please contact Doug Kullman at the
church office or by E-mail dkullman@windstream.net
and a statement will be mailed to you. We thank you for your
understanding of and cooperation with the Finance Office on this IRS
regulation. F.Y.I. …
per capita for 2012 is $32.88 Staff Reverend Charlie Smith, Pastor and Head of Staff Doug Devor,
Director of Christian Education Richard Black, Organist and Music Administrator
Jesse Barron, Praise & Worship Music Leader Betty Gartner, Administrative Assistant Lew Mounts, Treasurer Doug Kullman,
Financial Secretary Tom Rhodes, Sexton George Wentworth, Assistant Sexton Dawn Ambrus-Cook,
Chandler Ford and Ashley Lemons, Child
Care Providers Missionaries Mike
& Nancy Mahon, Peru ~ Mark
& Jenny Hare, Haiti ~ Greg & Christine Callison Listen to
our Sunday Worship Service on WCLT-AM, 1430 at 11:15 each Sunday
The
Youth Retreat was a total blast. We took 4 adults and 17 youth from our
church to Camp Buckeye December 2-4th. Many of the youth developed
closer relationships with each other, their leaders, and God. Thanks to all
those who supported the trip, especially Brandie Wentworth, Cindy Hettinger,
and Corey Nabors who chaperoned or led small groups! Check out our insert for
some pictures. Today
is the last day to buy your Wilson Garden Center gift cards before Christmas!
The youth will be selling these cards, as well as a variety of baked goods
today at coffee hour. All proceeds go to the Youth Mission Fund. We
will be Christmas Caroling this coming Wednesday. If you would like to join
us, we are meeting at the mall at 6:00 (bring $ for dinner) and then we will
be headed to Chapel Grove Cottages to carol. Parents may come with us, or may
drop off and pick up at the mall. We plan on finishing around 8:30 or 9. Have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New
Year! Doug
Monday,
December 19th 4
– 7 pm Menu: ham, scalloped potatoes, corn casserole, cole slaw, rolls,
sugar free desserts and baked goodies. DONATIONS
APPRECIATED… baked goodies for
desserts, ham, scalloped potatoes, coleslaw/or ingredients, rolls, casseroles
… we’d appreciate it. Just contact Cindy Hettinger. We served 59 people at our Thanksgiving
Community Dinner! Attention new, current & outgoing officers and
staff! The annual
AGAPE Luncheon will be Sunday, January 8th at noon in the dining
room. All new, current & outgoing officers and staff are invited to
come to this meal. Please RSVP to Debbie Kullman
at 364-1140 by Tuesday, January 3rd.
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for
an awesome event being held next summer! The 2012 Churchwide Gathering of Presbyterian Women: “River of
Hope” There is a river whose streams make
glad the city of God, the holy habitation of the Most High. God is in the midst of the city; it shall
not be moved; God will help it when the morning dawns. (Psalm
46: 4-5) July
18-22, 2012 The
Coordinating Team of the Presbyterian Women of Second Presbyterian Church has
scholarship money available for women interested in attending the Churchwide Gathering.
See Moderator Ruth Cooper or any member of the Coordinating Team if
you would like more information.
Registration will be opened in January.
Once again a piece of Palestine has
appeared in our church via a Moravian Christmas putz. This lovely method of telling the Christmas
story is provided by the Bunning family.
The story is told with figurines set in a beautiful mossy landscape. From the words of the prophets to the
flight into Egypt, the events which forever changed the world unfold. The story is also told on a scroll which
hangs near the putz. Come enjoy a Christmas custom that is
hundreds of years old, yet fresh as the plants which give a putz its special character.
36 Seniors (60+), 229 adults (ages
18-59) and 98 children for a TOTAL OF 363 PEOPLE SERVED!
Sundays at 11:00 in the Emmaus
Room! Detective Stories from the
Bible When
we think of a detective story, we often think of murder mysteries. The Bible contains some detective stories,
but they might best be called “life mysteries.” These stories are not all mystery stories
in the conventional sense of the word, but they investigate incidents,
personalities, and topics that ought to catch everyone’s interest. You
don’t have to commit to every Sunday - each lesson is complete on its
own. Come when you can! December
18 Joseph the Dreamer NO
CLASS … DECEMBER 25 AND JANUARY 1
Why not give Fair Trade? For those who love
heart-healthy dark chocolate – We have Panama Extra Dark – crafted in
Switzerland using the best quality organic cacao (cocoa beans) from
small-scale farmer co-ops in Latin America. For those who love a good
crunch – We have organic tamari roasted almonds from California. For those who love really good
coffee – We have mid-roast Breakfast Blend (ground or beans), dark-roast
French Roast beans, flavored ground Hazelnut. Good choices – at a good price
– for a good cause! See the Coffee Coopers between
services. [Note: There will be no coffee sales on Christmas
Day.] KROGER
REWARDS PROGRAM SPC is enrolled in the Kroger
Community Rewards Program, but for it to be successful for us, it takes
YOU! TO USE THE KROGER COMMUNITY
REWARDS PROGRAM… • Simply register online at
krogercommunityrewards.com • Be sure to have your Kroger
Plus card handy and register your card with your organization after you sign
up. • If a member does not have a
Kroger Plus card, please get one at any Kroger customer service desk. • Click on Sign In/Register • Most participants are new
online customers, so you must click on SIGN UP TODAY in the “New Customer?”
box • Sign up for a Kroger
Rewards Account by entering zip code, clicking on favorite store, entering
your email address and creating a password, agreeing to the terms and
conditions. • You will then get a message
to check your email in box and click on the link within the body of the
email. • Click on My Account and use
your email address and password to proceed to the next step. • Click on Edit Kroger
Community Rewards information and input your Kroger Plus card number. • Update or confirm your
information • Enter NPO number or name of
organization, select organization from list and click on confirm. • To verify you are enrolled
correctly, you will see your organization’s name on the right side of your
information page. • REMEMBER, purchases will
not count for your group until after your member(s) register their card(s). • Do you use your phone
number at the register? Call
877-576-7587 to get your Kroger Plus card number. • Members must swipe their
registered Kroger Plus card or use the phone number that is related to their
registered Kroger Plus card when shopping for each purchase to count. We currently only have eight
(8) people signed up for this. Please
do your part and sign up … TODAY!
Thank you!
Having a minister across the
street, especially one with such a commanding presence that he was known
unofficially as “Father God,” presented challenges and adventures for me.
That was especially true in high school when I arrived home late on Saturday
nights acutely aware that I would face the minister the next morning as I
performed acolyte duties. (I pray that our across-the-cul-de-sac neighbors in
Heath don’t feel the same way about us!) At
this time of year, my family strictly hewed to the idea that neither the
Christmas tree nor any decorations ought to be put up until Christmas week,
lest we incur the minister’s wrath and a lecture about the distinction
between Advent and the 12 Days of Christmas. Still, I have fond memories of
putting up the tree and decorating on Christmas Eve, and my surgeon father
maddeningly, slowly and meticulously placing tinsel – one single strand at a
time – on the branches. The season also meant the fun of opening a new window
each day of an Advent calendar – a tradition my mother still maintains by
sending Diana and me a calendar each year. As
times change, of course, so do traditions. These days, Christmas trees seem
to go up even before Thanksgiving ends. It seems, too, as if merchants are
beginning to clear the Christmas stock off the shelves even before the actual
holiday! (One tradition that hasn’t carried over from Oklahoma: The church
there performed a cantata on the Fourth Sunday of Advent, relieving the
pastor of preaching duties. Thus, today’s sermon will be a new experience for
me.) Some
things never change, though: I’ll still be doing my shopping at the last
minute. My fond prayer for each of you in this joyous Advent season of
waiting and anticipating is the warm comfort of continuing old traditions and
beginning new ones. Watch and wait – the Lord, the Son of God, is coming! The Church office will be closed Monday, December 26th and Monday, January 2nd.
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year
from the staff of Second Presbyterian Church … Pastor Charlie, Lew, Doug K, Tom, George, Rick,
Laura, Jesse, Doug D, Dawn, Chandler, Ashley, Destiny and Betty. |
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