Potluck Wednesday!! First Wednesday-of-the-Month Potluck at 5:45 pm in the Community Room. Bring a dish and come on down! Students—you are our guests, no need to bring anything.
December 8, Annual Budget Meeting after Worship, in the Sanctuary. Why Come to a Budget Meeting? Our budget 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 yearly meeting to help decide where our hearts will be for 2020. 2020 Budgets and Budget Policy available in the vestibule and back hallway.
Can you help out by offering rides? Drivers are badly needed to help Nurture & Care get church family members to appointments. If you can help—often or occasionally— please call Mary Lou Wiese at 260-571-4959.
St. Clare Christmas Basket Program! Each year we partner with St. Clare Catholic Church to help provide food staples and children’s gifts for the holidays. In the sanctuary, on the Community Sharing Table, you will find information about how to provide food for families of various sizes, including a shopping list. Your items, put into a cardboard box (or boxes), along with any toys or children’s books, do not need to be delivered to St. Clare until December 20. We will collect toys and food baskets here if you wish, or would like help transporting your items. If you wish to make a financial contribution in lieu of shopping yourself, here are the recommended donation amounts: 2 person family: $70; 4 person family: $80; 6 person family: $100; 8 person family: $115.
Christmas gifts for Liberty Place. If you signed up to give a gift to a woman in recovery at Liberty Place, please bring it in a gift bag or box with the number on the outside by December 8.
The 6th Annual “Little Quilt Show and Silent Auction” sponsored by the Friends of the Madison County Public Library is now hanging at Berea and Richmond Libraries. The 42 small quilts and one doll are available for viewing and bidding on the Madison County Public Library website. Friends of the Library support library programs and staff who in turn provide services to the community. Visit either branch to see the quilts, and place your bid online.
Church Family News
Dec. 6 & 7, Estate Sale at the Wesley home, 215 Peachbloom Hill. Beginning at 8:00 am.
Tennant Kirk is retiring! All are welcome to celebrate her on December 16, between noon & 1:30 at the Middletown GEAR UP Middletown offices.
Coming Up – Mark Your Calendars
Sunday, December 15 Christmas Play during worship!; Berea Classic Chorale Concert, 2:30 pm, sanctuary.
Saturday, December 21 Longnight Service, 7:00 pm, Cowan Chapel
Sunday, December 22 Christmas Caroling right after worship – Watch for details.
Tuesday, December 24 Candle-lit Christmas Eve Services at 5:00 pm in the sanctuary (finger food supper to follow) and 11:00 pm in Cowan Chapel
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