December 17, 2025, Midweek

 

This Sunday is the Fourth Advent Sunday of Love!

 

Important Dates

Wed. Dec. 17th: 7:30pm Presbyterian Ringers

                        practice

Sat. Dec. 20th: 11:30am Bible Study

Sun. Dec. 21st: 10:30am In-person Worship

                      Service (hopefully, weather

                      permitting)

Wed. Dec. 24th: 7pm Christmas Eve Service

 

Birthday’s

Sat. Dec. 20th: Tyler & William Meyers

Tues. Dec. 23rd: Nick Hill

Anniversaries

Wed. Dec. 17th: Dennis & Teresa Brannon

Sat. Dec. 20th: Jerry & Nancy Jones

                     Steve & Lynna Shaw

 

Thank You

Lisa would like to thank the following people for helping decorate and make the church so beautiful this season: Janet and Bruce McConnell, Margi McConnaha, George, Leanne, Ben, and Sam Piper, Jennie Woods, Nancy Turner and her granddaughter Holly, and Amy Morrison.

 

Myrtle Bailey Toy Collection

Thank you everyone for your generosity with toy donations for the Myrtle Bailey Toy Drive, the toy box overflowed 2 times!  We have stopped accepting toys at this time, but if anyone still has toys to donate the collection address is 614 E. Elm St, there are tubs on the porch to put toys in making it very easy.  It's heartwarming to know that FPC and PPM collected these donations for the children in Boone Co. this Christmas.  

Stuffed Toy Collection

Ava's toy drive has also completed, thank you also for so many stuffed animals, now Ava is wrapping all those toys you donated and preparing to deliver them! Thanks to all! 

PPM

Season's Greetings! We are down to the last 4 days of school for this semester here at PPM. The classes are bustling with excitement and anticipation for Christmas. This past Wednesday we had a Family Grinchmas Night. The kids had fun playing Christmas themed games, eating pizza and decorating cookies. We had about 160 people in attendance for this fun night. 

The songs have been sung, the stories read, the parents gifts wrapped, and the fun activities are done. We will finish out the week with chapel on Wednesday to once again, tell the story of Jesus and sing Happy Birthday to the King. What would be left to check off the list at PPM for the month ... A visit from Santa himself on Friday. 

 

Wishing you all a Very Merry Christmas,

Lori Rowe

 

Advent Prayer Calendar

We have 25 days in Advent this year. The Worship team and pastor Je made a daily Advent prayer featuring two states each day, so that we can pray for all fifty states during Advent, and on Christmas Day, we will pray for our nation as a whole. This Advent Prayer Calendar will be emailed to you in a separate email. Or if you prefer a paper copy, you can pick it up at the back of the sanctuary.

Advent Devotionals

PCUSA's Advent devotional "Draw Near" will be emailed weekly on Saturdays during Advent. If you prefer a paper copy, you can pick it up at the back of the sanctuary.

Pastor Je' voice daily devotional (reading from 'These Days') will be emailed daily in the morning during Advent.

Caring Sunday

As you gather donations for Caring Sunday on December 28th, please consider items from the list below.

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Sharing Your Musical Talents

If anyone is interested in sharing their musical talents on Sundays please email Lisa or see her at church.  This can be vocal or instrumental, individuals or groups, and music for the prelude, postlude, or special music during the service for the glory of God. You don't have to be Liberace or Pavarotti, just someone who is willing to praise God through music!

Coming Sunday Hymns

·        Love Has Come #110

·        Oh Lord, How Shall I Meet You #104

·        While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks #118 (v.1,2, word on screen for v.3,4)

 

Special Music: When You Believe (from Disney’s 1998 animated movie, Prince of Egypt), c. Shwartz, sung by Hannah Lee and Janet McConnell

Prelude: The First Noel/Christmas Eve Waltz, c. Lenz, played by Sig Myers

Postlude: When A Child Is Born, c. Dammico, sung by Scott Hutcheson

Sunday Scripture and Sermon Title

OT Lesson: Genesis 45:4-20

 

NT Lesson: Matthew 2:13-15

 

Sermon Title: Cities of the Nativity: Cairo                                                (Egypt)

Voice Actor Needed

Don’t you love hearing the dramatized Scripture Readings during the Sunday Worship Services? You can join the bliss of being part of it. Please let Neal know if you would like to volunteer.

3 Voice Actors needed this Sunday

          OT Reading:

1.      Joseph

2.     Pharaoh

 NT Reading:

1.      Angel

Communion Server Sign-up

Do you want to serve Communion by distributing the elements during regular Communion on the first Sunday of each month? By the session’s approval, you don’t have to be an ordained elder to serve Communion. January and February still need volunteers, please sign up on the bulletin board outside the church office or let Pastor Je know.

Prayer Request?

If you have a prayer request, please contact Phyllis Duff at raduff2@att.net.

Got News?

Do you have something you wish to share with the church family? Sharing good news will double it. Sharing sad news will halve it. Is your child or grandchild excellent? You can boast about them. Contact the church office if you want your story in the weekly Midweek or monthly Newsletter.

This Week’s Humor

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Serving This Week

·        Liturgist: George Piper II

·        Elder of the Month: Dennis Brannon

·        Accompanist: Lisa Hutcheson

Contact the Church

·        Address: 128 E. Main St., Lebanon, IN 46052

·        Tel: 765-482-5959

·        Website: http://lebanonfpc.org

·        Office-Lesley Klooz: office@lebanonfpc.org

·        Pastor Je Lee: pastor@lebanonfpc.org

·        Blog: https://pastorje-lebanonfpc.blogspot.com/

·        Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/firstpreslebanon

·        YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@firstpresbyterianchurchofl3509

 

 

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