What’s Happening

 Wednesday December 11    
          –USFW workday/meeting, 10:00 AM @ church                         

— supper, 6:00 PM                   

–Christmas cantata choir practice, 7:00 PM

Thursday December 12        

Memorial Service for Don Ross, 1:00 PM here, with one hour of visitation prior to the service

 

Saturday December 14        

Christmas cantata dress rehearsal, 2:00 PM

 

Sunday December 15     

–Regular schedule for worship and Sunday School
 –Community Food Pantry Sunday
–Christmas cantata, 6:30 PM
—Holiday Desserts right after the program

 

 

CARD EXCHANGE TABLE:  Friends are welcome to save postage expense by bringing Christmas cards for others in the church to the table in the parlor.   Be sure to check there each Sunday for cards addressed to you.

 

DECEMBER’s USFW MEETING will be a sewing workday at the meetinghouse this Wednesday December 11 from 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM.  A pizza lunch is planned for those working through the noon hour.  Contact president Linda Groth for more information.

 

NEW (REPURPOSED) 2020 OFFERING ENVELOPE SETS are available at the table at the back of the sanctuary today.  Please check to make certain the set bearing your name has your correct donor ID number on it.  If you have questions or discover a problem with your envelope set, please speak with treasurer Marcia Holliger or notify the chuch office.

 

CHRISTMAS ENVELOPE OFFERING FOR MISSIONS:  Extra envelopes are available on the southwest parlor table.  The first $500 donated will be matched dollar-for-dollar, with the proceeds going to Belize Friends Mission, the OVG matching Gas Help Fund, and the Community Food Pantry.

 

THANK YOU to those who have provided the beautiful memorial poinsettias adorning the sanctuary this month!

 

ADVENT (arrival, entry into)  Each Advent, Friends are invited briefly to tell the congregation their personal story of Christ’s arrival into their life, and to hang an ornament on the parlor Christmas tree that reminds everyone of what they said.  If you’d like to tell or update your personal advent story during worship on December 15 or 22, please contact the church office.

 

PEACE IS POSSIBLE SUNDAY:  The Parsonage Class welcomes all Friends on this second Sunday of the month to join them in expressing devotion to Christ, the Prince of Peace, by advocating for peace and nonviolence.  Pick up an information sheet from the southwest parlor table.

 

 

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Winchester Friends Church       winchesterfriends@juno.com
124 E Washington     Winchester IN 47394      765-584-8276
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