CHURCH OFFICERS

ELDERS

DEACONS

TRUSTEES

Cynthia Hobart –   Clerk of Session

We are trying to streamline our newsletter delivery!  At present, we spend approximately $45 PER MONTH on newsletter   mailings.  If you would prefer to   receive an electronic copy of our newsletters via email rather than have them   mailed or left to pick up in the hallway of the church, please email your   family’s name and email address to:  presby1@fidnet.com or use the signup   sheet on the hall table.

The Mission   Committee would like to thank the congregation for the support of the mission   work of the church this year.  You did   a wonderful job helping to spread the work of this church.  We especially would like to thank you for all the help with food, gifts, and monetary donations for the eight families that we adopted for Christmas, and thanks to the Retired Ladies for the family they adopted.  We appreciate all   those who helped deliver the food and gifts to the families.

GRACE for   Christmas served 433 families including those adopted done by the community,   Churches and other groups.  The family   and individuals counts through GRACE at the Christmas site are 382 families   and 1154 individuals.  Of the   individuals, 105 were handicapped adults from group homes and/or the   sheltered Workshop.  Truly this   community and church represents the true meaning of Christmas by helping   those families and adults in need.  We   must remember what Jesus said, it is “better to

give than receive”.

The Joy Offering   will be sent the second week in January.    If you have coin boxes, please bring them to the church next Sunday   and if you still would like to support the Joy Offering, please do so during   the next two Sundays.  Fifty percent of   the Joy Offering goes to support racial ethnic schools and colleges, and the   other fifty percent goes to the Assistance Program of the Board of Pensions.

Frank Jessop

Chair Mission Committee

With the holiday season behind us, it’s   time to start our member outreach anew.    Our next event is game night, scheduled for January 13, 2013 at 5:00   pm.  We will order pizza shortly after   5:00, hoping to eat around 5:30 or so. Bring a game, and come prepared to   learn new games, too.  This is a great   way to pass the time on a cold winter’s night and has always been lots of   fun.

Next, we’re planning on having a kids’   talent night on February 10.  More   details to come.

Finally, I would like to thank Mary Kwantes   for her leadership over the past 18 months or so, and her continued   dedication to helping our church grow.    I would also like to invite anyone who has an interest in helping out   to contact me.  I welcome involvement   at any level—help with long-term planning, or help with a single event, or   anything in-between.

Jonathan Kimball

A year or two ago,   my family started using online banking to fulfill our monthly giving.  The way it’s set up, our bank automatically   cuts a check and mails it to the church each month.  I like it because we are far less likely to   skip a month by accident or due to travel. If you do the same, please   remember to change your monthly amount to match your increased Estimate of   Giving.