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December 7
The Presbyterian Women are having a luncheon
on Tuesday, December 7 and EVERYONE is invited!
The Luncheon begins at 12 noon and our honored guests
will be The Tucker High School Choir.
December 9
Is the deadline for our Angel Tree collection.
Find and pick an angel off the tree in the narthex, shop
for and bless a child this holiday. All gifts must be
brought to the church in a trash bag by Thursday, Dec. 9
Grace Covenant Presbyterian Church
December 11
Is Decorating of the church beginning at
8:30 a.m. Later that evening at 6:30 p.m. is the PEOPLE
Group at The Coltrain’s, 3202 Hawthorne Ave. Bring a
dish to share—enough for 10 people!
Grace & Peace to you…
December 19
Our 79th Annual Candlelight Carol Service at
5:00 p.m. This event has been opened to the community.
may God hold each of us in the palm of His hand…Hallelujah and Amen.
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December 2010
in worship. We have listened to them sing, and some of them ring, to the glory of God.
ney to Christmas. Though we know and profess Christ in our lives everyday, there is something
Below is a calendar of activities and events we can celebrate together as we approach Christmas.
mas began for many the last several weeks as we have been blessed with the presence of children
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Christmas Pageant
This year’s Christmas Pageant for children will be Sunday, December 19
during Sunday School. It will be written and directed by Evelyn Tower
and Janet Chenoweth. All children are invited to participate. We will
practicing during Sunday School on December 12. All adults are invited
to attend the performance. Let your families know so they can attend
that morning and also that evening for our Candlelight Service. Look
to the future for more details about the performance.
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Food Pantry
William Bryd Community House Donations may be left in the basket in
the Glass Office. We have seen a huge increase in the giving over the
last few months and we are blessing William Byrd Community House
socks off! Thanks for picking up a few items here and there at the Gro-
cery Store. Those who tend to buy extra canned Thanksgiving items
―just in case‖… if they aren’t used, drop them off in the basket in the
Glass Office (near the back doors, on the main floor of the Education Building).
Bookkeeper Notes:
Third quarter statements were available in the narthex in early October.
Any statements that were not picked up, were mailed at the end of October.
Envelopes for 2011 gifts can be picked up in the narthex through December
5th. All remaining envelopes will be mailed in mid-December. If you did
not receive a statement or would like to have envelopes, please call Martha
Rubin at extension 205, or email: bookkeeper@grace-covenant.org
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Mission is buzzing….
Summer Youth Mission Trip HONDURAS 2011–
to Tennessee CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS:
The Education Committee headed by Jean Appich has arranged for an angel tree at Grace
Covenant Presbyterian Church. Please take an angel. Every Angel represents a Child in
need this Christmas Season. Angels are children under the age of 14 whose parents have
registered with the Salvation Army for assistance. Gifts are due here at Grace Covenant by
Thursday, December 9. In the words of Jeff Baldwin, Public Relations Director for The Sal-
vation Army, "The economic conditions continue to affect all of us and the demand for
our services continues to rise and this will be true during the Christmas assistance season as
well, so host sites this year will be vital to the success of our Angel Tree program." Help
make our site successful!
A special Thank you to our Grace Covenant children who so eagerly placed the 40 angles
we received on the tree. The Christmas Tree with the angels is now located in the narthex.
We only have 13 left. If you have a young family, giving to the ―Angel
Tree‖ will instill the goodness of giving and sharing
to others for years to come.
December
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Carol Choir 4:30 pm
Junior Choir 5:00 pm
Chancel Choir 7:30 pm
Wed. Night Supper 6:00 pm
Wed. Night Bible Study
5 6 Men’s Lunch 12 noon 7 Staff Meeting 10:30 am 8
Handbell Choir 8:30 am Administration Comm. PW Luncheon Event Carol Choir 4:30 pm
Prayer ministry 9:15 am Meeting 7 pm 12 noon (see pg. 2) Junior Choir 5:00 pm
Sunday School 9:30 am Poinsettias Men’s Group 8:00 pm @ Chancel Choir 7:00 pm
Worship 11 am Order Deadline 1704 Hanover Avenue Wed. Night Supper 6:00 pm
Wed. Night Bible Study
12 13 Men’s Lunch 12 noon 14 Staff Meeting 10:30 am 15
Handbell Choir 8:30 am Christian Education Carol Choir 4:30 pm
Prayer ministry 9:15 am Meeting 7:00 p.m. Finance Committee 7:00 pm Junior Choir 5:00 pm
Sunday School 9:30 am Chancel Choir 7:00 pm
Worship 11 am PW Circles Meet Wed. Night Supper 6:00 pm
9:30, 10:30 & 11 a.m. Wed. Night Bible Study
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Children’s Chapel 10:30 am GRACE NOTES Chancel Choir Rehearsal 10:00 am
CDC Christmas Party 6 pm DEADLINE
SESSION MEETS 7 pm
Community Group 5:45 pm
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Children’s Chapel 10:30 am Church Office Closed
GRACE NOTES Community
MAILING!!! Group 5:45 pm
Candlelight Carol Service
Sunday, December 19, 2010 at 5:00 p.m.
Chancel Choir
Junior Choir
Carol Choir
Handbell Choir
Reception held by the Presbyterian Women. Childcare provided
Christmas
with the
Richmond Choral Society
Sunday, December 5
4:00 p.m. Christmas Concert
Host/Hostess for The Fellowship Time Grace Notes Deadline: Friday, December 17
is the deadline for submissions for our
December 5: The McCullough’s January edition.
December 12: Sallie Leys
Flowers: If you are interested in
December 19: Carol Wood donating flowers for the sanctuary
Sudie Wood for Sunday mornings, please con-
tact Lisa Gray at 673-0587
December 26: Elizabeth Russell
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If you have not placed your order for poinsettias and/or greens, please do so by
December 6. There are also green order forms located in various areas of the
church and drop off box in the glass office.
Wednesday Night Live
Wednesday Night Live! Also known as WNL
December 8: It’s Honduran Night! Chicken Every Wednesday Night the children who do
fajitas, beans, rice, soft shells, and chopped not want to eat from the adult menu will be of-
salad with salsa and sour cream. Lemon cus- fered a choice of grilled cheese sandwiches or
tard cake for dessert. peanut butter and jelly sandwiches with either
applesauce or a fruit cocktail cup.
December 15: Brunswick Stew, biscuits, green
salad and fruit cocktail cookies. Each Wednesday we also have a program from
6:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall
There are no meals the last two Wednesdays in while we finish dinner. Programs include spe-
December. Wednesday Night Suppers will cial speakers or people in our own
resume January 5, 2011. congregation, sharing various topics.
Each month a team of people come in to Behind the scenes of Grace Notes
prepare our monthly newsletter, “Grace
Notes”. They fold, crease, tape shut, and
add address labels for the 300 pieces of
mail to go out. Without them, who knows
if Grace Notes would get done? We appre-
ciate everything they do and the time they
set aside to be here each month! We are
always in need of volunteers— the saying
goes, “Many hands, make work light”.
Check out the calendar each month when
the next GRACE NOTES MAILING is
happening. Here’s a head start, January’s
Grace Notes Mailing is: Thursday,
December 30
We meet in the library on the 2nd floor at
Clockwise beginning in the lower left is: Evelyn Tower, Sid
9:00 a.m.
Yates, Jean Appich, Chuck & Jean Massey, and Dottie-Ray Koch
PRESBYTERIAN OLDER ADULT MINISTRY Rev. Charles E. Sutton
Sunday, November 28, was the First Sunday in Advent in the Church Calendar. Around the 1950's,
in Presbyterian churches I knew anything about, ministers began devoting attention to the Advent Season.
Now the church calendar begins with the Advent Season, the fourth Sunday before Christmas Day. And
many churches display an Advent Wreath with candles as part of services of worship. An Advent wreath
can have either four or five candles. Three of them are usually purple, one rose colored, with a larger,
taller, white candle in the center. That is the candle you light on Christmas Day. The color of the candles
is not all that important, all white candles are just fine. When our children were younger they enjoyed the
Advent Wreath in our home. Most children are interested in candles. They like to light them, to watch
them burn, and snuff them out. And in the process they will agree to reading a few verses of Scripture, or
a prayer. If you explain that Advent comes before Christmas, and Advent means we are acting out our
waiting, or our expecting the coming of our King, and that we need not push and rush from Thanksgiving
and be in a hurry to get to Christmas. That waiting is good.
One of my granddaughters came by to pay a visit on Saturday after Thanksgiving, bringing my first
great-grandson. My Advent wreath was on the table, and it opened the door for me to share the meaning
of the season.
Letting the power of the Word of God speak, here are some suggested verses of Scripture for each
Advent Sunday: First Sunday in Advent, Nov. 28 -Isaiah 60:2-3
Second Sunday: Dec. 5 - Mark 1-4
Third Sunday: Dec. 12 - Luke 1:76-79
Fourth Sunday: Dec. 19 - Isaiah 9:6-7
Christmas Eve or Day: Dec.24, 25 - Luke 2:1-20
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9:30 a.m. Sunday School for all ages in the Education Building
11:00 a.m. Worship Service in the Sanctuary
12:00 p.m. Congregational Fellowship in the Social Room
Staff
Pastor: Steve Cobb
Director of Music and Organist: Chris Martin
Christian Educator: Kelly Lane
Administrative Assistant: Vanessa Strait
Bookkeeper: Martha Rubin
Sexton: Willie Alford
Grace Covenant Child Development Center
Interim Director: Jennifer Ball