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Knitted Together
"...speaking the truth in love, we are to grow up into Him in every way who is the head, into Christ, from
whom the whole body, joined and knit together by every joint with which it is supplied, when each part is
working properly, makes bodily growth and upbuilds itself in love." Ephesians 4:15-16 RSV
"For Thou didst form my inward parts, Thou didst knit me together in my mother's womb."
Psalm 139:13 RSV
PASTOR’S NOTES:
As we are called to be believers, we must focus on God each day. We were created to
worship God and to be with God. “Emmanuel” means God with us. God created us to love
us and bless us, and to be with us. The more we focus on God, the more we get to know
about how high, how wide, and how deep God’s love is. Do you feel God’s love today?
We see and hear only the things we can see and hear. We are limited to do only the
things that we can do. But God is higher than all powers and far beyond who we are. God
can do far more than we can ever do. Whether you think you are in the time of happiness
or the time of sadness or hardship, God is with us as He always has been and God only
plans to give you the best. We just need to turn towards God and seek Him and God will
reveal Himself and helps us where we are because God is always at work.
Through the time of Thanksgiving and Advent, I hope we can look back and be able to see
where God has been and where God is today in our lives, and the work that He has been
doing in our hearts. More than anything, I hope we come to know and understand more of
God’s love through Jesus Christ, who came to save us and love us. We can be truly thankful
and rejoice regardless of our current situation because God is love, Jesus came to save us
and Jesus is enough! Amen.
Members and Participants: Heather Shannon Batson, Becky Burchard, Angela Choi, Sherry Clark, Billy Crowe, Nita Crowe, Danny
Curvin, Dottie Curvin, Gene Curvin, Bud Ellis, Bill Newberry, Barbara Newman, Jan Newman, Dora Sowell, Doug Stephenson, Lorie
Tessmer, Delores White, Taylor Williams.
Family and Friends: Becky Burchard (Irene Ammons’ niece), The Clifton Family (friends of Linda Kurzenberger), Gary Cross (friend
of Bill Newberry), Kevin Daughtery (nephew of Jan Newman), Marilyn Kurzenberger-Wittke (family of John and Linda Kurzenber-
ger), Bobby Legg, David McCarell, Jerry Newman (Gary’s brother/Barbara’s son), Karen Smith, Vickie Sullivan, Jill Tobin, Sophia
Turner.
Military: Thomas Pelham and Family. (Thomas is the son of John and Jody Pelham; grandson of Billy and Nita Crowe).
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DECEMBER, 2019
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DECEMBER, 2019
The cake walk is always fun with prizes of delicious deserts baked by the women for the lucky winners.
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DECEMBER, 2019
We give thanks to God for the new floor and even the new water heater too!
The new Luxury Vinyl Plank floor is attractive and will wear and clean up better
than the old carpet. Thank you everyone for helping out.
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OPPORTUNITIES FOR SERVICE, MISSION, AND FELLOWSHIP DECEMBER, 2019
Nehemiah 52 Prayer
Definition…
Nehemiah 52 Prayer is continuous, chained, united, and focused 52 weeks prayer movement in which individual churches, the body
of Christ, commit a week prayer of 144 hours as one unit, to continue for 52 weeks a year in order for them to be recovered as the
places of prayer with the purpose in the revival of the Kingdom of God and completion of His great commission.
Background...
The birth of the Nehemiah 52 Prayer was from the retreat for the prayer team which was held in January, 2008, remembering
Nehemiah who have made the history of reconstructing the fallen wall within 52 days with a plow in one hand and a weapon on
the other with God’s direction. The Nehemiah of today is those who will set blazing fire of prayers for the restoration of the nations
for 52 days at the churches in their own districts.
CHURCH SCHEDULE
SERVICES:
Each Sunday: Sunday School 10:00 a.m. Mission opportunities:
Adults in Fellowship Hall
Worship 11:00 a.m. Gifts of Talents:
COMMUNION December 8
Newsletter Editor: Monthly (talk to Rev. Choi)
NURSERY: Caregiver Kathleen Djami
available for children ages cradle to 4 years old; Knitting— no meeting in December
CHILDREN’S WORSHIP: Children ages 5 to 5th grade
Movie Nights will resume in January 2020.
* See Linda Kurzenberger if you are available to volunteer
DECEMBER 2019
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
1 ADVENT 2 3 4 5 6 7
Sunday School 10AM
No activities Adult Christmas
Worship 11AM
Party 7 PM
Gary Shannon
8 ADVENT 9 10 11 12 13 14
Sunday School 10AM Presbyterian Dinner 6:30PM LIVE NATIVITY LIVE NATIVITY
Worship 11AM Women’s
Bible Study 7PM 5 - 8 PM 5 - 8 PM
COMMUNION Bible Study 10AM
Youth Study 7PM
Casey Fuller Dottie Curvin
15 ADVENT 16 17 18 19 20 21
Sunday School 10AM Jim Hargrove
Worship 11AM Dinner 6:30PM
Bible Study 7PM
CHRISTMAS CANTATA Youth Study 7PM
22 ADVENT 23 24 25 26 27 28
Sunday School 10AM Christina Perrine
CHRISTMAS EVE No activities Intercessory Intercessory
Worship 11AM Bobby&Julia McRee CANDLELIGHT & Prayer Team Prayer 10AM-8PM
COMMUNION SERVICE Charlie Burks Arrival
CHILDREN’S
6PM
CHRISTMAS PARTY
29 ADVENT 30 31
Sunday School 10AM Intercessory Prayer
Intercessory Prayer
Worship 11AM 10AM
10AM-10PM
Intercessory Prayer (Nehemiah Prayer) (Praying for the church
2PM & lunch)
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Soddy Daisy, TN 37384
P. O. Box 9
First Presbyterian Church
Knitted Together will be published monthly near the 1st of the month. Please send items to publish
to Pastor Peter, soddydaisypc@gmail.com by the 20th of the previous month. Thank you.
Our newsletter staff is: (production manager); Jim Hargrove (distribution manager).
Review editors include Effie Heiss, Doug Stephenson, Danny Curvin, Peter Choi.
Please give Jim Hargrove (423-760-8787; jhargrove@epbfi.com) the names, mailing addresses or
email addresses of family and friends, and possible new members, so that we can send them our
monthly newsletter. Please let Jim know if you prefer your newsletter via email.
Newsletter can also be found on Facebook. https://www.facebook.com/FPC37379
Church telephone number is 423-332-2327. Church email is firstpresbyterian@epbfi.com.
DECEMBER, 2019