Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

Week of Prayer for

International Missions

December 3-10

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Williamsburg Christmas Parade

3 9 & 11a Worship Services 10a Sunday School 12noon Soup & Spuds Luncheon

4 10am Prayer Brunch at Evon Lemon’s

6-8pm

Praise Team

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6 5:30p Worship Choir (Sanctuary) 6:15p Wed. Dinner 7:00p Missions Night

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Senior Adult Ministry Luncheon

11:45 am

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10 9 & 11a Worship Services 10a Sunday School

11 10am Time of Prayer

6-8pm Praise Team

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7:00p Deacons’

Meeting

13 5:30p Worship Choir (Sanctuary) 6:15p Wed. Dinner 7:00p Launch Pad & Youth Group 7:00p Adult Prayer & Bible Study

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17 9 & 11a Worship Services 10a Sunday School 11a Adult Choir Musical: “O Little Town of Bethlehem”

18 10am Time of Prayer 7pm Ladies’ Meet-

Greet-and Eat Panera (New Town)

6-8pm Praise Team

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20 5:30p Worship Choir (Choir Room) 6:15p Wed. Dinner 7:00p Children’s Musical: “Countdown to Christmas”

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Youth-

Christmas Town 4-9pm

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24 9 & 11a Worship Services 10a Sunday School 6p Christmas Eve Service 31 9 & 11a Worship Services 10a Sunday School

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Church Office Closed

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Church Office Closed

*6-8pm

Praise Team

27 No Adult Choir Rehearsal 6:15p Wed. Dinner 7:00p Launch Pad & Youth Group 7:00p Adult Prayer & Bible Study

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December 2017

MESSAGE FROM THE CHILDREN’S COORDINATOR

We are in the process of designing the existing children’s worship center located in the older building that will offer a different approach for

both the adults who work with this group each week and the little ones who attend each Sunday.

Our mission has always been to share God and Jesus with our children and engage their minds, imagination, creativity and curiosity. Hopefully,

they will want to return and bring a friend. We want to continue to grow in strength for the 9:00 am service. We are praying, and we want to en-

courage more people to get involved with this ministry.

One of our goals is to offer an 11:00 am children’s worship service. In the past, several families who come to the 11:00 am service, want to

know if there is a children’s worship service. Right now we face the challenge of different age groups. We want to extend our age group from

kindergarten thru 5th grade. We currently offer kindergarten thru 3rd grade. My personal requirement to get involved with this wonderful minis-

try is: you don’t have to like children. You must love them.

Right now we are in the process of rearranging the furniture to accommodate different centers. We are in the process of having signs made to

reflect the various centers. They are as follows: Reading (area with books cases and chairs); Science and Nature; Arts and Crafts

Welcome and Gathering Center (to encourage the children to choose one of many activities such as puzzles, books, and other material relating to

that day’s Bible lesson). This particular center can be used for prayer and story time.

We do have a very special center with a red telephone booth. We call this “the quiet space.” This center might be needed to calm, or talk with

God.

To date we have purchased new Bibles which are truly written to engage the young minds of children. Also, we have an electronic version and

we have printed out many of its stories and placed them in the children’s coordinator’s office. We also have gathered a sizeable assortment of

books and other materials for art and craft projects, science and nature activities as well as material to use at the welcoming table.

I look forward to working with these individuals who give their talent to this ministry for our children. A very special thanks to Carolyn Koppe

who has willingly given of her time and resources to create a fresher new look at this program. What a tremendous talent she brings to this

ministry!

I would like to thank the church for giving me the opportunity to work with this wonderful ministry.

Bill Eanes (Mr. Bill)