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Midweek 11/30/22 In This Issue:                           Reminders & Music Notes                                            Advent Devotional           Candle Lighting for Advent           Summary of General Assembly Actions           Website! & Celebrations           Congregational Meeting           Christmas Concert           Toy Drive           Live and Learn on Saturdays!           PPM Christmas Program!           Poetry Corner           The Christmas Attic, part1: Hope for Hopeless? “. . . that we may be mutually encouraged by each other’s faith, both yours and mine.” Romans 1:12 Reminders: This Sunday the greeters will be the Brannons. The treat will be provided by Phyllis Duff. There is still opportunity to bring a treat for December 11 th . Whether you’re here to greet or to share a treat, the real treat we enjoy is you!   Music Notes: Presbyterian Ringers, Thursday at 6pm. Chancel choir, Thursday at 7pm. Flute ensemble, Sunday at noon.

OT Lesson: Genesis 3:22-24 (NIV) And the Lord God said, “The man has now become like one of Us, knowing good and evil. He must not be allowed to reach out his hand and take also from the tree of life and eat, and live forever.” So the Lord God banished him from the Garden of Eden to work the ground from which he had been taken. After He drove the man out, He placed on the east side of the Garden of Eden cherubim and a flaming sword flashing back and forth to guard the way to the tree of life. NT Lesson: 1 Corinthians 15:45 (NLT) The Scriptures tell us, “The first man, Adam, became a living person.” But the last Adam—that is, Christ—is a life-giving Spirit. Sermon Introduction Good morning. Today is the beginning of Advent, which is the four weeks before Christmas. Advent is the beginning of the new church calendar. So today is the first day of a new year. So let me greet you: ‘Happy New Year!’ English word Advent is from Latin, Adventus, which means arriving or coming. So it is

        Midweek 11/23/22                            In This Issue:                   ·                   Reminders                                                                       Music Notes           Candle Lighting for Advent           Summary of General Assembly Actions           Website!           Christmas Concert           Celebrations          Live and Learn on Saturdays!          PPM Christmas Program!           P.R.A.Y.E.R. R.E.Q.U.E.S.T. T for Thanksgiving           Poet’s Corner & Quotable Quotes “. . . that we may be mutually encouraged by each other’s faith, both yours and mine.” Romans 1:12      Reminders: This Sunday the greeters will be Bob and Phyllis Duff . We invite you to sign up to share   a treat during December. Whether you’re here to greet or to share a treat, the real treat we enjoy is you! Music Notes: No rehearsals this Thursday – enjoy your Thanksgiving holiday. Flute ensemble begins rehearsals this Sunday in the fel