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Prayer Calendar: Today
12/21
Pray for Gary McKinley, Bob Snyderwine, Abagail Kaye, John
Carmody Mon.
12/22 Happy Birthday to James C. Williams
Tues.
12/23
Pray for Mila Cole, Mary Payne, Ruth Hazlett, Leslie
Batten Wed. 12/24 Happy Birthday to Joe Markiewicz
Christmas Eve Service - 7:30pm
Thurs.
12/25
Happy Birthday to Bob Gray
Merry Christmas Fri.
12/26 Pray for Donna Lee Hicks, Jeremy Page, Norman McGahen Sat.
12/27
Pray for Linda Peterson, Shelly Capozzoli Sun.
12/28
Pray for churches: Presbytery:
5th St., Conneaut Lake / Edinboro: McLane
On
Wednesday evening, December 24th,
beginning at 7:30 p.m. we will have our Christmas Eve Service.
Come and bring the whole family as we celebrate the birth of Christ with
scripture and song. Music by the
Chancel Choir and Bell Choir will enhance the festivity of the service.
We will close with the lighting of the candles and the singing of Silent
Night. Join us for a great beginning
to your Christmas.
BLESS BE THE TIE: Attention all Women:
The snow is flying! As we deal
with the winter months I'd like for you to think spring! Each May we
celebrate Mother's Day with a special dinner to honor the women and girls in our
congregation. I had an opportunity to attend a very unique Women's
Banquet last spring with the theme of "Aprons". The presenter of
the program has shared all her material with me and I have offered to present a
similar program for our May 2009 Dinner. Here's my request for you.
Please search your closets and all the places you stash away special keepsakes.
Ask your mothers, grandmothers, sisters, aunts, and friends. All items
will be returned so attach a label with your name. If you have a special
story behind the apron, please share that with us too. Collect aprons from
through the years right up to the present.
Even your hubby's back yard grill apron that might have a special story.
Children's aprons too! You'll hear more from me in the early spring.
Sue Payne Attention
Committee Chairpersons:
That time of year to start thinking about your review report on your
committee for the 2008 Annual Report. Please
submit your report to the church office or email your report to:
edinboropresbyterian@verizon.net
by Tues. January 13th.
Thank you!! Presby Press: There
will not be a newsletter issued in January.
The annual report will be mailed to your home that month.
The deadline for the February Presby Press Newsletter will be Thurs.,
January 29th.
Please submit your articles of interest, or news you would like to share
with your friends in the church, to Karen in the office, or e-mail your message
to: edinboropresbyterian@verizon.net BLESS BE THE TIE: Attention all Women:
The snow is flying! As we deal
with the winter months I'd like for you to think spring! Each May we
celebrate Mother's Day with a special dinner to honor the women and girls in our
congregation. I had an opportunity to attend a very unique Women's
Banquet last spring with the theme of "Aprons". The presenter of
the program has shared all her material with me and I have offered to present a
similar program for our May 2009 Dinner. Here's my request for you.
Please search your closets and all the places you stash away special keepsakes.
Ask your mothers, grandmothers, sisters, aunts, and friends. All items
will be returned so attach a label with your name. If you have a special
story behind the apron, please share that with us too. Collect aprons from
through the years right up to the present.
Even your hubby's back yard grill apron that might have a special story.
Children's aprons too! You'll hear more from me in the early spring.
Sue Payne Save Box Tops!:
Please check your Kleenex boxes, cereal
boxes, etc. and save the box tops when printed “box tops for education.”
Please give your box tops to one of the
church deacons. Thank you! Calling all
Comfort Food Makers!:
It has often been said that the best way
to someone’s heart is through the stomach!
Sometimes a home cooked meal can make all the difference in the world,
especially during difficult or trying times.
If you would like to provide a cooked meal for someone in need, please
let me know. I would also appreciate
if you could help identify individuals who may benefit due to a birth, death in
the family, illness, injury, or other reason.
Please contact me at 838-1107 and I will joyfully serve as your Comfort
Food Coordinator!
Julie Insana, Deacon Deacons
Visitation/Assistance : Please
call the church office (734-3511), contact one of the deacons, or Jim Vanstone,
moderator for the deacons (734-3675), if you know of anyone hospitalized or
shut-in who would enjoy a visit. Please
tell us if you know of someone who needs shoveling at their home,
or if someone is having difficulty attending church due to being unable
to drive. Contact us if there is any
manner in which we can be of assistance. By loving
and caring……...it is the deacons commitment, through the grace of God, to
serve. Hospital
equipment is available for use at no cost. Please
call Karen in the church office (734-3511), or contact Brian & Heather
Zimmerman, or Jim Vanstone. Cookies For Our
Troops:
The Women's Association in the church has formed a new committee called
the “Cookie
Circle”.
The committee consists of 10 women, each baking 4 dozen cookies at their
homes. The cookies are then brought
to the church by the 15th of each month for packing and mail delivery
to our American troops who are deployed. Sending soldiers homemade cookies is one way of
expressing our thanks to them for all they do!
Share Your
Skills:
The Bldg and Grounds Committee is looking for someone with the skill to strip and refinish the step units in the
sanctuary. If you would be able to help, please talk to Jim Renn or leave a message with Karen in the church
office. Adult Class:
If you are interested attending the new Adult
Class beginning Jan. 11, 2009, please call the church office 734-3511 if your
are interested. We will studying Amos & Hosea:
Boundaries, Tough Love, Amazing Grace.
From the Edinboro Food Pantry……
Another successful year has passed and the Edinboro Food Pantry is thriving.
The Food Pantry is an emergency pantry, and families from all over Erie
County that needs the emergency food are eligible to receive it from them.
Individuals and organizations in the area that have supported the food
pantry are too numerous to mention, and they thank you all!
There is always room for improvement….number of suggestions include
taxable projects, such as paper products, personal hygiene products, sanitary
products and dish/laundry/dishwasher soaps are always needed since many of these
projects are not always available and must be purchased at local stores.
All donations can be dropped off at the pantry in the lower floor of the
Edinboro Borough Building any Tues., between 11a.m.-5p.m. A box is also
available in the church narthex. You may also call Mary Weber, at 734-1008 and
arrangements will be made for a pick-up. Anyone
interested in making a monetary donation can mail it to:
Edinboro Food Pantry, 124 Meadville St., Edinboro, Pa.
16412. “Thank you again for
all your help!”
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