Looking Ahead: Mark Your Calendars w/ these Special Upcoming Events
Dec. 7
· 5:30—8:00 pm Danish American Yule Fest, Acton Folk Center, 212 Jefferson St.
· 7:00 Kentucky Bach Choir, First Presbyterian Church, Lexingotn
Dec. 8
· City Council Forum Dec 8, 6:30-8:30pm City Council Forum on Support for Vulnerable Bereans, Acton Folk Center
Dec. 13
· 10:00 am – noon Old Time Music Jam, Parlor, all welcome
Dec. 14
· 12:15 pm Annual Budget meeting, Community Room or by Zoom
· 6:00 pm Berea’s citywide Hannukah Celebration, Acton Folk Center, 212 Jefferson St
Dec. 19
· 6:00 – 9:00 pm Trivia, potluck, music evening to benefit Samuel’s Kids, Community Rm
Dec. 21
· 7:00 pm LongNight Service, Cowan Chapel
Dec. 24
· 6:00 and 11 pm Christmas Eve Services
Announcements
TODAY – Dr. Barbara Walters’ life will be celebrated at a service at 3 pm today, Dec. 7, at Reppert’s Funeral Home, 110 N. Broadway, Berea. Visitation from 2-3 pm.
Donate Poinsettias!! Please fill out the form at this QR code to pay for & designate them in memory or in honor of someone and have their name printed in the bulletin. After the holidays, local friends are welcome take plants home to enjoy. We’d love to have an abundant splash of holiday color to honor the “reason for the season.” Please order by Dec. 11.
The Kentucky Bach Choir tonight Dec. 7, 7 pm, with Stephen Bolster as Co-Artistic Director, Mary Bears a Promise! First Presbyterian Church, 174 North Mill St, Lexington. Tickets: kentuckybachchoir.org.
33rd Annual Danish American Yule Fest Dec. 7, 5:30pm, Acton Folk Center, 212 Jefferson St., Berea. FREE! Donations accepted. Visit from Santa & Mrs. Claus, Santa’s Workshops, Delicious Food, Singing, Storytelling, Santa Lucia Procession and DANCING!
Open Table Community Meals Every Wednesday 5:30pm-6:30pm:“Open Table” is a “pay what you can” ($0-$$) meal open to anyone. Chef Deb Beishline and a wonderful crew of volunteers prepare the menu each week always with gluten-free and vegetarian-friendly options . The food is great, the company is better, the hungry are fed, and we pray the love Jesus will be shown!
Dec. 10 Menu
· Baked Chicken
· Oven Fried Potatoes
· Roasted Roasted Vegetables
· Apple Spice Cake
Art Fundraiser – Jennifer Elam is selling her art, books, and cards in the Community Room as a fund raiser until Dec. 11. Please help us out and purchase some of your holiday presents and cards here.
Union Church’s Annual Budget Meeting Dec. 14 at 12:15 pm. Why Come to a Budget Meeting? The budget of Union Church is the very core of our ministry. It’s often not thrilling, but it is a theological document that tells you where our values are and how we’ve decided to act those out. As the gospel of Matthew reminds us, “Where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.” Please attend this meeting to help decide where our hearts will be for 2026. Copies available on Dec. 7
HELP with Christmas Basket Project w/ St. Clare. Every year the Berea Community reaches out to our low-income neighbors to make the holidays a little easier. Meijer will do all the grocery shopping and deliver to St. Clare. BUT if you feel like shopping – you can bring TOYS to Union Church until December 15. You can CONTRIBUTE toward groceries by filling out the form.
Would you like to help with arranging (Dec. 21) & distributing food baskets (Dec. 22)? Contact Dennis Jacobs (606-386-1921 or dnjacobs2@gmail.com) Arrange & distribute toys? Contact Teri Thesing (jtthesing6@gmail.com or text 859-248-1637). Would you like to take calls from folks needing these baskets Dec. 10 – call Julie Mays at 859-986-4633 at St. Clare office. Thank you for being a part of the Christmas Light!
Donate Christmas Gifts for Kids! It’s time to consider donating new toys, board games, stuffed animals, hats, gloves, and scarves for the Christmas toys/books giveaway at St Clare Catholic Church. New or gently used books and jigsaw puzzles are also needed. Board books, picture books, early reader books, chapter books, and young adult books are appropriate.
Children ages birth to 16 years old receive the gifts. We anticipate having a larger number of children to serve this year.
Save-the-Date Trivia Night December 19, 6-9 pm!! Plus Potluck & Music to Benefit Samuel’s Kids in Uganda
Can you help ?
· Bring food—casseroles, soups, entrees, salads, and desserts for the dinner
· Drink servers
· Chair and table set up
· Two people to take the $10 entry fee per person and any extra cash donations.
· Clean up.
· If you’ve already got a trivia team, bring ’em all!
(Let Judith Weckman know – weckmanj @berearetiree.org) Thank you!
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