Today, Wednesday, December 4th at 10am, volunteers will be putting up Christmas decorations to make the church sparkle this season. If you have time today and would like to help us deck the halls… please call the church office before heading over:

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The Cookie Walk and Basket Raffle at Fellowship Hall is Saturday, December 7th from 8am - 2pm. Homemade cookies will be available for sale by the pound. You can also purchase chances to win homemade baskets stuffed with goodies. For more information, see our website.

The Loaves & Fishes Food Pantry is Saturday, December 7th from 9 - 11am at Davis Hall. Volunteers are asked to arrive at 8am to help get everything ready.

The Weeki Wachee Winds Holiday Concert is Saturday, December 7th at 2pm. Admission is free, but donations will be gratefully accepted. For more, see the group’s event poster.

Where to Park - volunteers for the Cookie Walk/Basket Raffle and the Food Pantry are asked to please avoid parking in the Fellowship Hall lot this Saturday. We would like to keep those spaces clear for people attending the Cookie Walk/Basket Raffle event. We suggest volunteers arrive a little early and park on the grass in front of the church. You can also use the parking spaces north of the Sanctuary if you arrive before cars start lining up there for the Food Pantry.

Also, a reminder that the Cookie Walk/Basket Raffle ends just as the Weeki Wachee Winds concert starts at 2pm, so please use caution entering and exiting the parking lot. Thanks for your cooperation.

Sunday, December 8th at 9am - Pastor Jennifer’s Advent Book Study continues. The book, Everything Happens for a Reason: And Other Lies I've Loved by Kate Bowler can be bought through amazon.com.

Sunday, December 8th at 10am - It’s the second Sunday of Advent and our service starts at the usual time. If you’re not feeling well or can’t make it in person, you can log into our live Zoom webcast.

Sunday, December 8th at 11:30am - the Church Council is scheduled to meet at 11:30am in the Choir room.

Finally, two important reminders about deadlines that are coming up this Sunday:

• Giving Tree Project gifts and tags are due. If you have any last minute questions, please contact the church office and we’ll connect you with a member of the Outreach Ministry team.
  
• Christmas Poinsettia orders and payments are due. We’ll first use plants to decorate the church, but later, you can take your Poinsettias home, or ask that they be donated to a local nursing home.

Tuesday, December 10th at 7pm - the Environmental Outreach Ministry group is scheduled to meet in the Sanctuary.

Saturday, December 14th at 9am - the Men’s Group is scheduled to meet in Fellowship Hall.

Sunday, December 15th during the 10am Service - the choir’s annual Cantata will be part of our Sunday worship service. There will also be a Congregation Meeting.

Christmas Eve, Tuesday, December 24th at 7pm - we’re planning a special Christmas Eve service in the Sanctuary.

See Our December Calendar

Our Loaves & Fishes Food Pantry needs donations of Cereal, Soup, Jelly, Ramen, and Mac and Cheese. Donate food using the drop-off location in the church lobby.

The Food for Thought initiative collects healthy snacks for Spring Hill Elementary School (SHES). We need large boxes of cereal (e.g. Honey Nut Cheerios) and snacks (e.g. Pretzels, Goldfish, or Animal Crackers). Please drop off donated items in the Food for Thought bin in the church lobby.

Got something that’s been on your mind? Pastor Jennifer invites you to Ask Any Question using the message board in the church lobby.

The St. Pauly Clothing Shed in the rear of the church collects gently used clothing and other items for families in need. Please donate clothing, shoes, belts, purses, blankets, sheets, pillowcases, curtains, and stuffed animals. Please do not bring electronics, books, household items, toys, pillows, garbage, rags or fabric scraps.

We have volunteer opportunities for Sunday service greeters, welcome desk attendants, and liturgists. You can learn more and sign up at the welcome desk in the church lobby on Sunday.

If you have information for this newsletter or the church calendar, please see Alice Zawacki on Sundays or send an email.

Your generous contributions help fund the church and our ministries. Thank you.

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Not feeling well, or just not able to join us in person? You can participate in our weekly worship service online - from your smart phone, tablet, or on a PC or Mac laptop or desktop computer.

The live Zoom webcast starts just prior to the beginning of our 10am service, and includes the ability to chat with out digital moderator to send us prayer requests, or simply say hello.

Technical tip: please be sure to mute your microphone when joining so you can hear the service.