Looking Ahead: Mark Your Calendars w/ these Special Upcoming Events
Today, Nov. 30
· 2-4 pm Hanging of the Greens, meet in the sanctuary
Dec. 3
· Huckleberry Friend to play at Open Table
Dec. 5 & 6
· 7:30 pm Berea College Christmas Concert. No tickets, seating is first-come, first-served
Dec. 7
· 5:30—8:00 pm Danish American Yule Fest, Acton Folk Center, 212 Jefferson St.
Dec. 13
· Old Time Music Jam, Parlor, all welcome
Dec. 14
· Annual Budget meeting after worship and lunch
Dec. 19
· 6:00 – 9:00 pm Trivia, potluck, music evening to benefit Samuel’s Kids
Dec. 21
· 7:00 pm LongNight Service, Cowan Chapel
Join In TODAY! Hanging of the Greens Nov. 30, 2 pm — all welcome, meet in the sanctuary. If you don’t live locally, you can STILL help beautify the sanctuary with poinsettias! We’ll print your dedication in the bulletin & show it onscreen.
Donate Poinsettias!! Please fill out the form 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.”
Berea College Music Department Celebration of Christmas! December 5 & 6, 7:30 pm, in the sanctuary. Prelude starts at 7:00. First-come, first-seated, no tickets, no charge.
The Kentucky Bach Choir Dec. 7, with Stephen Bolster as Co-Artistic Director, announces its annual seasonal Christmas Concert, Mary Bears a Promise! On Sunday evening, December 7 at 7:00 p.m. at the First Presbyterian Church, 174 North MIll St, Lexington. The concert is a mixture of works that venerate the Virgin Mary and celebrate the miraculous promise of Jesus. The program presents a variety of repertoire from the 16th through the 21st centuries by J.S. Bach, C.P.E. Bach, G. P. da Palestrina, Benjamin Britten, and others, including anthems, Magnificat selections, motets, and an African-American spiritual by Jester Hairston, all lauding the sanctity of the blessed Mother and her Son. Tickets may be purchased at kentuckybachchoir.org, available through Promotix. Prices are $35 for general admission, $25 for seniors, and $10 for students.
Art Fundraiser – Jennifer Elam is selling her art, books, and cards in the Community Room as a fund raiser from 11/27-12/11. 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. 1 or 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!
Heating Assistance through LIHEAP (Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program) is available. Appointments required — call 859-544-1713 for info on what documents are needed and to make an appointment.
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