The title of Reverend Robert Roger’s sermon for the week of December 29, 2013 is Christmas … a Sober Exuberance based on scriptures from Matthew 2: 1-20.  The hymns for Sunday are We Three Kings of Orient Are and What Child is This.  Special music, Jesus, Jesus, Rest Your Head and A La Ru will be sung by Mary Kwantes.

Worship begins at 9:45 am, followed by education and fellowship at 11:00 a.m.  Our church provides a Nursery during worship service.  First Presbyterian Church is located at 919 E. Tenth Street in Rolla.  Our website is www.rollapresby.org.

The Heritage cookbooks are now available.  Cost is $10 each.  Call/come by the office to place or pick up your order.

The Mission Committee will collect paper towels, toilet tissue, napkins, and Kleenex for the Russell House during the month of January.  There will be a box located in the foyer.

Join us this evening for services at 7:00 p.m.

Cookbooks are ready for everyone who ordered them.  You may pick them up in the office.  There are also additional copies available.  You may place your order in the office for additional copies.

The title of Pastor John Oerter’s sermon for the week of December 22, 2013 is Pictures of God’s Love based on scriptures from Matthew 1: 18-25.  The hymns for Sunday are O Come, O Come, Emmanuel and Lift Up Your Heads, Ye Mighty Gates.

Worship begins at 9:45 am, followed by education and fellowship at 11:00 a.m.  Our church provides a Nursery during worship service.  First Presbyterian Church is located at 919 E. Tenth Street in Rolla.  Our website is www.rollapresby.org. 

The Heritage cookbooks will be available soon.  Cost will be $10.00.  Call the office to place your order.

The choir will present the Christmas cantata this Sunday during worship.  It is titled “Journey of Promises” by Joseph M. Martin.

Please have food and gifts to the church by Tuesday, December 17th for the Mission Committee to prepare.

The Joy Offering will be taken throughout the month of December, ending December 29th.

We have a single DVD of the reunion choir worship service.  Anyone who can and is willing to burn additional copies for distribution, please contact the office.  We will provide the discs.

Membership caroling is scheduled for December 22 at 5:00 p.m. Please meet at the church at five, dressed warmly for the weather.

The PW Board would like to thank all those who donated cookies, bake goods, and other items to the Cookie Walk/Holiday Sale.

We have a few of the Heritage Cookbooks ready for distribution.  If you placed an order at the Cookie Walk, please see Betti Jo in the office.  The books are $10.00 each. Another set will be prepared as soon as possible.  You may call the office to place an order.

Preschool’s last day for the year will be December 20, 2013.

If you would like to provide a poinsettia for the sanctuary for Christmas Eve in honor or memory of someone, please complete a form provided in the bulletins weekly and return it to the office by Wednesday, December 18th.  Please bring your poinsettia to the church by no later than Friday, December 20 by 3:30 p.m. so we may arrange them for Christmas Eve.

Newsletter Article deadline for January is December 30, 2013.

Due to the weather the concert for this evening has been cancelled.

Anyone interested in recording the cantata, please let the office know ASAP.  Thank you.

The children will present the pageant, “The Worst Christmas Pageant Ever” written by some of the children of the church.  The hymns for Sunday are In the Bleak Midwinter and From Heaven Above.  Scripture reading will be Isaiah 11: 1-5, 10.

Worship begins at 9:45 am, followed by education and fellowship at 11:00 a.m.  Our church provides a Nursery during worship service.  First Presbyterian Church is located at 919 E. Tenth Street in Rolla.  Our website is www.rollapresby.org.

The Presbyterian Women’s cookie walk/bake sale will be Saturday, December 7 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall.

The all church Christmas dinner will follow worship/Cantata on December 15 at about 11:15 a.m. Put this on your calendar and come ready to feast and have fun.

December 12^th the Preschool will present a Christmas program at 6:30 in the sanctuary followed by fellowship in the Fellowship Hall.

Mr. Remington passed away on Thursday, November 28, 2013.  Graveside services will be Tuesday, December 3, 2013 at the Rolla Cemetery.