We are God’s well-loved children! We are young, not-so young, married, single, in partnerships, widows, and widowers. We are ethnically, racially, politically, socially, economically, and theologically diverse, and we love each other! We like to say that we are blessed to be a blessing! We use who we are to build relationships with each other and the neighbors around us.
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
Welcome to Worship! The season of Advent is upon us! May God bless us all as we anticipate the coming of Christ into the world and into our hearts and homes.
Today we welcome Cathy Kivett Kearns into the active membership of First Church! Cathy comes by Reaffirmation of Faith. If you are interested in learning more about church membership, please contact Pastor Lisa.
Everyone is welcome to our Holiday Feast & Festivity today! We love welcoming guests, so please join us as we celebrate relationships of caring and friendship in the faith!
Next Sunday we give thanks for Immanuel – God with us – through our Congregational Christmas Pageant! Always a wonderful reminder of God’s saving love for young and old, the pageant is a blessing to cast and congregation. Everyone is welcome to take part; if you’d like to be an angel, shepherd, sheep, or wise guy, please let DeeDee Broadhead or Pastor Lisa know!
The Christmas Joy Offering is received next Sunday. This special offering helps offset emergency medical costs for retired clergy who don’t have adequate insurance. It also supports college and seminary students who answer the call to ministry in the PCUSA. Offering envelopes will be in next Sunday’s bulletin.
Thanks to everyone for a year of faithful giving! If you’d like to make a year-end donation toward our ministries, know that all gifts are used to further God’s kingdom work here and in our community. Because of your generosity, we live into our discipleship with joy!
These Days and Our Daily Bread devotionals for January – March 2025 are available in the Narthex. Please take and be blessed, and take one to give to someone, too. Share the blessing!
Looking Ahead
• Congregational Christmas Pageant & Christmas Joy Offering – December 22
• Christmas Eve Candlelight Communion – 4 pm, Dec. 24
• The Nativity of the Lord – December 25
• 1st Sunday of Christmas – December 29