The Church Courier, December 2008

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The Church Courier VOL. 9, ISSUE 12DECEMBER2008

In this Issue:

Parson to Person 2Pixie Pins-Up 5

Getting to Know 7

My Favorite Christmas 8

Church @ Work 10

For a child is born to us,

A son is given to us

And he will be called:

Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God,

Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.His government and its peace will never end.

He will rule with fairness and justice from the throne

Of his ancestor David for all eternity.

Isaiah 9:6-7


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Years ago when our children were

small, we'd begin asking them what

they wanted for Christmas. We usu-ally began asking that question

sometime in September or Octo-ber. When we asked them they would always look puzzled

for a moment and then say something like, "I don'tknow." But then they would turn to each other and begintalking about it. They would come up with things like adoll, or a bike, or a game. So, we'd tell them to think about

it for a while and we'd talk about it again soon. But "soon"to them was only a few minutes or maybe the very next

day! We thought they had lots of time to decide--after allthey had over two months! But they wanted to get their bidsin early! The only problem with that was they'd begin chang-ing their minds almost every day or at least every couple ofdays! With three girls changing their minds so quickly it got

to be confusing as to who wanted what!

Of course we wanted to give them something that would

make them happy---we loved them and wanted to show ourlove in a tangible way. I suppose that's what most parents

try to do at Christmas. After all,giving is what Christmas isabout, isn't it? Didn't God give His best when He gave usHis Son? Didn't Jesusgive up the glory of heaven to come

to this sinful world? Didn't Jesusgive His all when He died forus? Yes, giving is what Christmas is all about!

What about us? What will wegive to the Lord to show ourappreciation for all He has done for our world, our fami-lies, us? As you plan your Christmasgiving please remem-

ber the Savior whogave everything for everyone!

May your Christmas be filled with the joy of giving to theLord as well as those you love! Yours forgiving our best forthe Master, Pastor and Sharon Webb


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Happy 1st Birthday!By: Juan Rivera

Your church website, www.nprsda.org, is celebrating its 1st Birthday thismonth. How we havegrown during this year!

We have NewsEvents like the

weekly bulletin,t h e m o n t h l y Church Couriernewsletter, calen-dar of events, andchurch news. Inour Resourcessection we have

the NPRSDAchurch sermona n d m u s i c a lmeditation li-

brary, online Bible studies,and the Sabbath School les-son. We have sections that

are Just For Kids, Youth,Recipes, Photo Gallery, In-spirational presentations,Prayers Requests, and somuch more!

Did you know that many

parts of the world have alsobeen watching us grow? Itstrue! Our first online prayerrequest came from Spain.Our website has been vis-

ited by friends in states allover the USA, Australia,Philippines, South Africa,Italy, Mexico, Trinidad and

Tobago, United Kingdom,Panama, CoteDivoire, Republicof Tanzania, Can-ada, Argentina,Belize, Brazil,Pakistan, HongKong, Taiwan,Kenya, Turkey,Costa Rica, Swe-den, New Zea-

land, China, Ma-lawi, Japan, Peru,and Puerto Rico

just to name afew! As you can see, this isa powerful tool that canreach the whole world.

Join us in celebrating yourchurchs website 1st Birth-day. Lets continue to growand reach out to the rest of

world.

Share the good news withyour friends and family andmay God continue to blessthis ministry.

Vol. 9, Issue 12 Page 3


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By David Hecht


8th Grade fundraisersFirst ever School cook book Childhood Favorites

selling now, get your copy today!

Congo River Golf

Tickets on sale $8 Great Deal save a $1.45 to $2.45

per ticket.

For more info about the two fundraisers contact the

School (842-8919) or Leann Hecht (843-0981)

Merry Christmas from your Youth Group!

Christmas Gifts

As you consider your

Christmas giving,please remember ourChristmas Tree Fund.

This year the funds will besplit between the

School Portable and the

Pathfinders Camporee toOshkosh Transportation

Support our Youth!


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PIXIE PIN-UPSDO YOU KNOW ME?

If you think you know this church mem-

ber, submit your guess to us, either byphone or email.

You can submit your baby pix by email

or directly to us. Photos can be black

and white or color and will be promptly

returned. For more information please

contact us.

November baby was baby was:

Bill Stricker

Clue: You will never guess his hair was once so dark.

Our winners were: Nobody guessed.

Thanks for participating!

The king is coming to town.

Think about it He who has not Christmasin his heart will never find itunder a tree. -Roy L. Smith

How many observe Christsbirthday! How few, his pre-cepts! O! tis easier to keep holi-

days than commandments.

-Benjamin Franklin

Christians and camels re-ceive their burdens kneeling.



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Pathfinder Campout at Crews Lake

October 3-5, 2008

Team Building Experience

Singing

Learning Seeds Cooking

Pioneersclass

Hangingout


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Many of you visited the Adventist Christian

School Pre-K Art Exhibition, Im sure you

enjoyed it as much as we did.

So many talented kids in our School. The

School, family and friends voted and today

you will learn a little more about our win-

ner.

Q: Why did you decide to dress your turkey

like that?

A: We (my mom and I) went to Target looking for stuff for the turkey and we

saw the bride dress.

Q: Who helped you in disguising your turkey?

A: My mom and dad.

Q: What was the best part of this activity?

A: My favorite part was when we put the veil on the turkey and when my

mom said that the turkey loss a lot of weight for the wedding, that was funny.

I liked to see all the turkeys my friends did, they all looked very nice.

Q: What is your favorite color, story and song?

A: My favorite color is white, my favorite song is: Jesus loves me, and my

favorite story is Barbie's Friends story.

Q: What is your Mom and Dads name?

A: Sarah and Jason Powell

Q: What do you like the best about being in the Adventist Christian School?

A: I like my bible class, because I learn things I didnt know.

Congratulations Jalise, your Turkey was very creative. Congratulations also to

all my Pre-K parents and students that participated in this activity. God blessyou all and Merry Christmas! To see second and third place and other wonder-

ful turkeys please go to page 9.

The BrideBy Jalise Powell



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We asked some members to tell us about a special memory they

had about Christmas or a Christmas tradition in their countries...

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We have a few traditions: One of them is

Attending Handals Messiah Concert. TheHoward FamilyImissed,TamalesforChristmas.

ColleenPaul

ChristmastraditioninmycountryDominicanRepublican,ourthanksgivingdayisonChristmaseve,thatisthenightwherewegathertogetherasafamilyandwehaveabigmealandonChristmasdayusuallywewearnewclothes.AracelisGarcia

One thing I really enjoyed and miss during Christmas are the Parrandas. In

my country, Puerto Rico, we would start the singing with various instrumentsincluding guitars, maracas, guiros. We would gather a few and gather qui-

etly in front of a friends house and start singing loudly together (the noise isbig and the face of the host is worth a million dollars) The host would openthe door and listen to our song and once finished, they would invite us in forfood and hot chocolate. We gathered everyone from the first house and con-tinue onto the next. I hope I can go to some Parrandas on my Christmas

vacation this year.Omayra Rivera

A family tradition when I was 5 until 18, every New Years Day my

parents and myself took the train to New York to see the Christmas

show at Radio City Music Hall. Steve Biedinger

On December 8th our city (Medellin, Colombia) would turn on the

Christmas Lights. All of the major parks and tourist areas in the city are

decorated with Christmas lights. It is tradition to go on a tour in the city

at night to see the beautiful Christmas decoration all over the city.

Yvonne Suescum (to see it go to: www.lopaisa.com/alumbrados_medellin


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Thanks to our speakers in their medical presentation.

The ladies Oct 5th, Dr. Yvonne Suescum and

the men's November 2nd, Dr. Terry How-

ard. They were outstanding medical re-

ports. Good compliments were given andthe attendance was good.

More events coming soon!

Ann Holland, Health & Temperance

Gobble Granny

By Alana

The Pirate

By Owen

Donald Duck

By Caleb

Garbage Can

By Mrs. Omy

Super Turkey

By Benjamin

My Coast

Guard Dad

By Braxton

Fireman

By Maylun

Princess BallerinaBy Isys

More Turkeys from the ACS Pre-K

Art Exhibition

Pray for me

By Mrs. Lura


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School Yearbook

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If you need one please contact

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School Christmas Program

We want to invite you to share Christmas with us

Saturday 13 @ 11:00 AM with our annual School

program. This years program is entitled Glory to

God in the Highest with performances from our Pre-

K through 8th grade students. Also our...

Day Care Christmas Program will be Sunday,

21 @ 2:00 PM. Please remember these two specialdates because Im sure these two special holiday programs will sparkle the rest

of the season! Please come and support our kids!

The Love of Godat ChristmasNew

Port Richey Sanctuary

Choir

Praising our Savior andelevating our voices tothe Lord in a programcalled: The Love of Godat Christmas.

Join us in worship thisyear as once again wecelebrate the birth of ourSavior through this

beautiful and upliftingmusical presentation.Sabbath, December 20that 11:00 AM. Use this

opportunity to inviteyour family and friends!

BowlingSeason

Coming soon!Applicationin the foyer


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This newsletter is published monthly by the NPR SDA Church. If you

have any comments to make about the newsletter, wish to make a

donation, or wish to submit an article, please send it to the church

or to us.CONTACT US

Alexander Ortiz727-365-2892

Omayra Rivera727-372-0052

NPR Seventh-day Adventist Church6424 Trouble Creek Road

New Port Richey, FL 34653727-848-4567

Visit us on the web: www.nprsda.org/newsletter

We asked a few of our members about a Christmas tradition in their

towns or with their families. Here is mine.

Christmas in Puerto Rico starts the night after Thanksgiving and last

thru Jan 6 (The Three Kings Day). In my town (San Sebastian), as on a

few others, we extend Christmas for 8 more days. It is during those

days that we celebrate The Festival of the Novilla. People from town

dress and paint a novilla (calf) and walk her thru the towns streets. It

is a big celebration that bring people from all over the Island. There is a

lot of food and music. And if you think our Christmas season is too

long let me tell you that this festival is just the opening for 7 to 14 days

of more fiestas. Yes!, Christmas season in my town ends near February.

We all can try to keep the joy, hope, and peace of Christmas in our

hearts for the whole year, after all, Jesus is born in a new heart everyday. Alex Ortiz

[email protected]


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