In many ways, ironically, there’s no institution more countercultural than the church during the Christmas season. At Riverside instead of singing Christmas carols starting after Halloween, we celebrate the season of Advent beginning four weeks before Christmas with hymns like “O Come, O Come, Emanuel, and “Come, Thou Long Expected Jesus.” Instead of decorating with the red and green of Christmas, purple serves as our color scheme.

The season of Advent also changes our calendar. Instead of beginning the new year on January 1st, Advent (which means coming) marks the beginning of our new year, paradoxically focusing on the end of things when God will final-ly fulfill and redeem all of creation. As I write this the world is grieving the loss of untold numbers in the Philippines after a massive Typhoon swept through their country. This event reminds us once again that we must face the tragic and painful truth that life is full of both joy and deep suffering. The new hope of Advent promises that in God’s time “all will be well, all manner of things will be well.”

Starting the year trusting that the end of things is in God’s hands, (and not just our own) liberates us to live each day more fully present and awake to the coming of God into our world. Or, as T.S. Eliot penned in Four Quartets, “In our beginning is our end.”

The color the church uses for this season is purple; the color of repentance in Lent but also the color of royalty in the days of old. It is also the color one gets when the two primary colors of red and blue come together, as in red states and blue states. In Advent we celebrate purple as the Jesus state that moves us past our politics and ideologies and towards each other as the one body of Christ. How countercultural is that!

Peace,Steve

Searching Thoughtfully, Serving Passionately, Living Joyfully, Following Christ

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Steve Goyer: Pastor

December 2013Volume 19Issue 48

Dear Riversiders,

The Messenger

Christian Education

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Wednesday Night FellowshipWednesday Worship and Advent FestivalWednesday, December 4, 5:45-7:30 p.m.Join us for a special time of intergenerational worship and Advent preparation. Dinner will start in Kissling at 5:45 p.m., followed by a short, music-filled Advent worship experience on the stage side of Kissling. Finally we will have fun creating Advent wreaths and calendars that will help us prepare our hearts and minds for Christmas. Fun and meaningful for EVERYONE! Nursery provided.

Dinner and Caroling at Riverside HouseWednesday, December 11, 5:45-7:30 p.m.All children, youth and adults are invited to this festive evening of dinner and caroling. Dinner will begin at 5:45 p.m. After dinner, everyone will be transported to Riverside House where we will sing Christmas songs with the residents. Nursery provided.

ADULT SUNDAY SCHOOL HIGHLIGHTSAdvent Series: The Church in PurpleRev. Steve Goyer, Bill Scheu, Jamie HoenerDecember 1- December 22Montreat Conference Center recently hosted a conference, The Church in Purple. The color purple has great significance for the church and was used as a metaphor for exploring how Christians with differing views can come together as a community. In this class, we will view the conference’s main presentations by pairs of presenters who come from different camps yet found deep fellowship together.

• Barbara Wheeler, former president of Auburn Seminary in New York City, and Richard Mouw, former president of Fuller Seminary. They became friends at Columbia Seminary and have continued their relationship even though they are on opposite sides of many issues.

• Thomas Daniel, a pastor of a new church expression, and Pen Peery, a pastor of a “First” Presbyterian Church - seminary classmates who almost always found themselves on opposite sides of issues yet found they were bound together.

December 1-Daniel and Peery Part 1; December 8-Wheeler and Mouw Part 1; December 15-Wheeler and Mouw Part 2; December 22- Daniel and Peery Part 2.

Steve Goyer and Bill Scheu, who attended and presented at the conference, as well as Jamie Hoener, will facilitate discussion based on these conference presentations.

emily HeeGDirector of Christian Education

Presbyterian Women

Christian Education

Circle 1 Meets Jan. 6, at 1:00 p.m. in the Church LibraryCircle 2 Meets Jan. 7 at 5:45 p.m. in the Thompson ParlorCircle 3 Meets Jan. 6 at 10:30 a.m. in Bittinger HallCircle 4 Meets Jan. 6 at 10:30 a.m. at the Beau Rivage 2970 St. Johns Ave.Circle 5 Meets Jan. 6 at 1:00 p.m. in the Church LibraryCircle 6 Meets Jan. 6 at10:30 a.m. in the home of Carol Hasselblads 3534 Bay Island Cr.Circle 7 Meets Jan. 7 at 2:00 p.m. in the Coffee Shop at the Presbyterian HouseCircle 8 Meets in the Thompson Parlor, TBA.Circle 9 Meets Jan. 9 at 1:30 p.m. at the Riverside Apartments.

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The Bridge Class-Advent SeriesA Thrill of Hope: The Christmas Story in Word and ArtDecember 1-December 22This study presents the familiar story of Christmas as told in the gospels of Matthew and Luke. Each session contains a 7 minute video segment that interprets the scripture in the stunning artwork of John August Swanson followed by commentary by some of America’s premier biblical scholars.

Guest theoloGianJohn Dominic CrossanThe Greatest Prayer: Rediscovering the Revolutionary Message of the Lord’s PrayerJohn Dominic Crossan, Professor Emeritus of Religious Studies, DePaul University, Chicago, has written 27 books on early Christianity with special focus on the theology of both the historical Jesus and the historical Paul. He has lectured widely both in the United States and abroad and appeared frequently on network and cable television.

Friday, January 31, 2014 St. John’s Episcopal Cathedral6:30 p.m. Lecture-The Matrix of the Abba Prayer8 p.m. Reception and book singing

Saturday, February 1, 2014 Riverside Presbyterian Church10:00 a.m. Lecture-The Divinity of the Abba Prayer1:30 p.m. Lecture-The Humanity of the Abba Prayer

Do You Need a Child-Free Morning?Tuesday December 109 a.m.-12:30 p.m.Are you a parent who needs a few minutes of quiet or a few child-free hours to do some Christmas shopping? Our nursery staff will be working on December 10 from 9 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. to provide you with some of that time. If you are interested in reserving a spot(s) please contact Emily Heeg at 355-4585 ext 15 or emily.heeg@rpcjax.org. Spaces are limited.

Youth Ministry

Community Outreach

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Meal On Wheels – Celebrates 40 years at Riverside Presbyterian in 2014! It’s a tough job to provide a variety of tasty, well-balanced meals for a family. It takes time, planning, energy and creativity. It’s an even tougher job to provide those meals if you’re alone and not in the best of health. When you’re alone, you miss the companionship mealtime offers. The effort of meal preparation hardly seems worthwhile. The loneliness leads to poor meal planning which contributes to poor health. The Meals on Wheels ministry reaches out to the elderly in our community to provide low cost, tasty, well-balanced, and warm mid-day meals. The Meals on Wheels (MOW) program at Riverside Presbyterian was adopted in the fall of 1974, serving the recipients in the Riverside, Avondale, Murray hill and Ortega neighborhoods. They are currently delivering 54 meals( up from 28 in 2012), Monday through Friday, including holidays (New Year’s Day, Memorial Day, 4th of July, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas). These are hot meals consisting of a main course (chicken, roast beef, hamburgers, hot dogs and sometimes a cold plate), two sides, a fruit (banana, orange, apple), a carton of milk or orange juice, a slice of bread and pad of butter. The meals are prepared in the kitchen of the Cathedral Foundation, a division of the county wide MOW program, who prepare 1,500 meals county-wide daily. The cost of the meal is $2.90. If the recipient cannot afford to pay for this meal, members of Riverside Presbyterian Church have donated money to subsidize these patrons. We also accept any donations to this worthwhile ministry. The meals are delivered by volunteer drivers who are members of Riverside Presbyterian Church, Murray Hill Presbyterian Church, Murray Hill Methodist Church, Murray Hill Baptist Church, St. Mark’s Episcopal church and Good Shepherd Episcopal church. The Director of the Program is Rev. Earle Sickles. Volunteer drivers and substitutes are always needed. Contact Earle at 388-8187 (office), 553-6219 (cell) or earle.sickels@rpcjax.org

Calling all High Schoolers

Broomball is BACKDecember 7, January 11 and February 1

10-11:15p.m .

Meet at Jacksonville Ice Sportsplex on Emerson. Bring: close-toed shoes, a wooden-handled broom and $10. Broomball is a great sport that is similar to ice hockey except you wear tennis shoes and your hockey stick is actually a broom and the puck is a small ball. We will be playing youth groups from other Presbyterian churches in Jacksonville and St. Augustine. No experience necessary. Come and check it out!

Breanna Sooter: Director of Youth

Community Outreach

Caring Tree Sunday is December 8 This year, we will supply Christmas gifts to 300 children in our community through the Riverside tradition of Caring Tree. The Tree with suggested gift tags can be found by the church office and in the Sanctuary. All of us, who are able, are asked to take an ornament(s) tag from the Caring Tree and follow the directions on the back of the tag. Bring your wrapped gift to church on Sunday, December 8, CARING TREE SUNDAY. We’ll also need an army of volunteers to sort, check, bag and deliver the gifts that afternoon. If you can help for an hour after church or the whole afternoon, your time and effort is needed and appreciated and, we promise, you’ll have a great time! Questions: Jo Pratt-Dannals, 356-9224 or jo.prattdannals@gmail.com.

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Jan nicHolaS*Director of Community

Life & Outreach* Name Change

A Real Giver Mr. Eldon “Roney” Hepler is 86 years old and delivers meals for the Jacksonville Florida Meals On Wheels Murray Hill United Methodist Church drop-site. Mr. Hepler started delivering meals with encouragement from his wife Jane, who he describes as “a real giver.” They delivered meals together for 15 years until she recently passed away. A few months ago, Mr. Hepler woke in the middle of the night with an urge to write. Out came a poem after poem after poem. “It was like I had all these feelings in me and they needed to be free,” he said. Here is one of Mr. Hepler’s favorite pieces-a poem about his experience with Meals On Wheels and how it makes him feel. “It’s not fancy, just a simple poem, but I felt it when I wrote it. Mr. Hepler says, “I take meals on day a week and have every week for 15 years. And those Wednesdays-the day I deliver, is still my favorite day of the week. It just feels right to help people.

Meal on Wheelsby Eldon “Roney” Hepler

MEALS ON WHEELSIS VERY NEAT

IT GIVES A LOT OF PEOPLE SOMETHING

GOOD TO EATTHEY ALWAYS SAY

THANKS WHEN THEYOPEN THE DOOR

SOMETIMES I WISHTHAT I COULD DO MORE

BUT ONCE A WEEKIT IS MY TREAT

A letter from Carmen Feiters: Member and Meals On Wheels Recipient:

Asking a blessing before enjoying the meal, includes thankfulness for all of you who help to see that we have the proper nutrition.Thanks always,Carmen

Global Outreach

November 5, 2013“…Holy Father, protect them in Your name that You have given me, so that they may be one, as we are one.” John 17:11

Dear Rev. Dr. Goyer, Staff, Session and Members of Riverside Presbyterian Church, We are so thankful for your support! On July 9th, church leaders, government officials, school children, people from all walks of life gathered in Yei town to recognize South Sudan’s 2nd year of independence. The celebratory crowd made many footprints in the dusty town square, yet those marks rested on top of knee prints left from the day before. July 8th beckoned South Sudanese together for a National Day of Prayer. People in nice clothes, not-soniceclothes, military uniforms, church t-shirts, and mother’s union dresses all gathered in the center of town for prayer. A group of women leaders came to RECONCILE International’s center prepare their hearts for July eighth. They poured out their troubles and then committed themselves to pray

and work to see change. The women proclaimed through drama (photo below) their desire to work together to carry one another’s heavy burdens. RECONCILE trained them to address conflict and trauma in their communities. Then, on the National Day of Prayer, they join their voices to ask God for a spirit of unity. The South Sudanese felt encouraged by each other’s presence, and in a similar manner, our family is encouraged by your presence and prayers in our lives. Thank you for your partnership with us in the difficult and rewarding work of peacebuilding in a war-scarred nation. Thank you also for your generous contributions this year totaling one-thousand, onehundred sixty-six dollars, which allow us to join with our sisters and brothers in South Sudan who are praying and uniting to overcome their challenges. We are deeply grateful for and humbled by your partnership,

Rev. Shelvis Smith-Mather Rev. Nacy Smith-Mather

Mission Co-Workers of the Presbyterian Church U.S.A. & Reformed Church in America

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Dear Rev. Dr. Goyer, Staff, Session, Global Outreach and Peacemaking Committees, and Members of Riverside Presbyterian Church, Thank you so much for your prayers for and support of our family and the ministry we are called to serve in South Sudan.Please find attached to this email a "thank you" letter expressing our deep appreciation for your partnership. We are truly honored to be a part of Riverside Presbyterian's ministry of peace and pres-ence in the world.Grateful for our shared faith in the Gospel,Nancy and Shelvis Smith-Mather P.S. We would love to share quarterly updates with you and your membership about the ways Riverside’s support allows us to contribute to Christ's ministry of reconciliation in the world's newest nation. Please reply to this email if you or any of your members would like to be added to the e-newsletter list. thank you!

Community Life

The Alhambra Dinner Theater Christmas Carole the Musical is our December outing to The Alhambra Dinner Theater on Saturday, December 14, 10:30 a.m.—3:30 p.m. The cost is just $50, and includes a fabulous three-course meal. Limited to 19. Please stop by or call the church office to reserve and pay for your spot on one of these trips. Christmas is just around the corner!!! It’s not too early to begin thinking about and calendaring some of the best seasonal events in Jacksonville!

RiversidersRiversiders, an all adult church potluck, will celebrate the season at the home of George and Judy Gabel on Sunday, December 8, 6 – 8 pm. Care is available at the church if needed.

Christmas Concert & Dinner The Christmas Concert and Christmas Dinner is Sunday, December 15, this year! The concert features a festival of Christmas music sung by the combined choirs of Riverside Presbyterian, with special guest artists.

The Christmas Dinner follows the concert at 6:15ish. Reservations and tickets are required for this dinner. You can purchase tickets now on line at iRiverside, or they will be available beginning Sunday, November 24, through the church office, or during Holy Grounds on Sunday mornings. Prices are $25 per family, $10 per adult and $5 per child.

Have you enjoyed the Bold Bean Coffee on Sunday mornings? Are you hoping that this fellowship time will continue? If so- we need your help in preparing for Holy Grounds! Coffee Angels are needed each week to make the coffee, serve the treats and the usual clean-up. Barista training not necessary-just a friendly smile and helpful hands! Besides…it’s fun to greet old friends and meet new ones! Time shifts are either 9–10:30 a.m.; 10:00–11:00 a.m. or 12 noon–1:00 p.m. Sign up at Holy Grounds or call Jan in the Church office, 355-4585 x25.

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Advent

Something New On (Some) Wednesday NightsFor the next four months (November through February) at least, there will be something new for our church on Wednesday evenings! It’s called Wednesday Worship and it will be honest, simple, informal, intergenerational worship. It will follow the Wednesday dinner in Kissling, approximately 6:25-7:15 p.m. The dates are December 4 (with the Advent Festival), January 29 and February 26. Wednesday Worship is for everyone. It will be inviting to newcomers and meaningful for all ages. Don’t expect a rock band; but do expect an openness to the gifts of all. From making symbols for worship to composing prayers together, Wednesday Worship will be engaging and relevant. Each month the worship service will be designed around a theme. In November the theme is Gratitude. If you wish, you make take advantage of free childcare for children five and under. However, we strive to welcome the gifts of children as well as youth and adults in worship.

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first week of adventdecember 1 - december 7

Sunday School Advent Series: The Church in Purple• december 2 - 7

Kettle Ringing for the Salvation Army at the Riverside Publix• december 4: wednesday night worship

& advent festivalA special time of intergenerational worship and Advent preparation. Dinner at 5:45 pm, followed by a short, music-filled Advent worship experience followed by creating Advent wreaths and calendars helping us prepare our hearts and minds for Christmas.

second week of adventdecember 8 - december 14

Sunday School Advent Series: The Church in Purple• december 8:

Caring Tree Sunday: Giving gifts to needy children of Jacksonville.6:00 p.m. - Riversiders

• december 10: 9:00 a.m. - 12:30 - Parent’s Morning Out

• december 11: all Church5:45 p.m. - Wednesday Night Fellowship Dinner and Caroling at the Presbyterian House

• december 14: Lunch and Learn: Alhambra Theater “White Christmas”

fourth week of advent/Christmas

december 22 - december 24Sunday School Advent Series: The Church in Purple

• december 22: Christmas Joy Offering• december 24:

5:00 p.m. - Children & Family Candlelight Service8:30 p.m. - Candlelight Service & Communion

Third Week of Advent

december 15 - december 21Sunday School Advent Series: The Church in Purple

• december 15: 5:00 p.m. - Advent Music Concert & Festival of Christmas 6:15 p.m. - Riverside’s Christmas Dinner and Children’s Christmas Play 5:00 p.m. - Luminarias placed by youth. Afterwards they will ride a float through Avondale.

• december 19 - January 1: Christmas International House: Riversiders open their hearts and homes to international students who are unable to travel home for the holidays.

PurpleThe Color of Advent

Calling us to live out Christ’s message through our rich diversity.

Music

iRiveRside

Riverside Presbyterian Church has launched iRiverside ...an online tool that allows members to have greater access to all things Riverside. Members who are comfortable in the digital world may, when and wherever they choose: register and pay for events, view their financial statement, and if so desired set up online giving. In addition, members will be able to view the membership directory and church calendars through this church membership portal. For those members who do not feel comfortable or are unable to utilize this online service, this will in no way affect how you currently interact with Riverside.

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Dr. loiS Gurney:Music Director

lois.gurney@rpcjax.org355-4585x20

December has many musical delights in store for us:December 4 at 12:30 p.m. Wednesday Happening in the sanctuary followed by luncheon. Christmas Improvisations by Andrew Clarke, piano and organ

December 15 at 5:00 p.m. Community Concert in the Sanctuary.A festival of Advent and Christmas Music and Dinner

Wednesday Worship With An Advent HueMark your calendar for December 4 at 5:45 P.M. for a special night to launch the season of Advent. The evening begins with a delicious hot meal prepared by Mersida Porcic in the world famous Kissling Kitchen. Next, we’ll roll into an intergenerational worship service with engaging visual arts and music. Expect liveliness, reverence and brevity! Then we will all have the opportunity to produce “fine art”: Christmas wreaths and Advent calendars full of symbols of our faith. The Wednesday Worship/Advent Festival – purposeful fellowship, worship and recreation for the whole Riverside family!

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Sunday, December 1

10:30 a.m. Holy Grounds Coffee Fellowship-

Bittinger Hall

Monday, December 2

Salvation Army Bell Ringers

8:30 a.m. Meditation Group – Rm. 312

10:00 a.m. Presbyterian Women Cir. 5-

Library

10:00 a.m. Presbyterian Women Cir. 3-

Bittinger Hall

10:30 a.m. Presbyterian Women Cir. 4- Leslie

Hassel ‘s Home 4615 Prince Edward Rd

10:30 a.m. Presbyterian Women Cir. 6- Betsy

Faircloth’s Home – 2358 Riverside Ave

1:00 p.m. Presbyterian Women Cir. 1 –

Library

6:00 p.m. Basketball Meeting – Library

Tuesday, December 3

Salvation Army Bell Ringers

7:00 a.m. Men’s Small Group- Thompson

Parlor

12:30 p.m. Meditation – Rm 312

10:00 a.m. Women’s Bible Study- Library

2:00 p.m. Presbyterian Women Cir. 7

-.Outside Location

5:00 p.m. Administrative & Finance-

Thompson Parlor

5:00 p.m. Adult Christian Education – Rm

312

5:45 p.m. Human Resources – Thompson

Parlor

6:00 p.m. Children’s Education – Rm 310-

311

6:30 p.m. Community Life - Thompson

Parlor

7:00 p.m. Tradition House Board- Library

Wednesday, December 4

Salvation Army Bell Ringers

10:00 a.m. Women’s Bible Study- Library

10:30 a.m. Stained Glass- Stained Glass Rm

12:30 p.m. Wednesday Happening –

Sanctuary/Bittinger Hall

2:30 p.m. Property & Maintenance Meeting-

Thompson Parlor

4:15 p.m. Meditation Group- Rm 312

5:45 p.m. Advent Worship & Festival- Kissling

Hall

5:45 p.m. Haiti Trip/Orientation- Thompson

Parlor

6:00 p.m. Deacons’ Meeting

6:25 p.m. Wednesday Worship- Kissling Hall

6:30 p.m. Handbell Choir

6:30 p.m. Stained Glass- Stained Glass Rm

Thursday, December 5

Salvation Army Bell Ringers

8:20 a.m. Riverside Presbyterian Day School

Chapel- Sanctuary

9:30 a.m. Women’s Bible Study – Rm 312

9:30 a.m. EFM- Rm. 310-311

6:30 p.m. Celebration Choir Rehearsal-Choir

Rm.

7:30 p.m. Chancel Choir Rehearsal-Choir

Rm.

Friday, December 6

9:00 a.m. Quilters Group- Rm. 302-303

Sunday, December 8

Caring Tree Sunday

10:30 a.m. Holy Grounds Coffee Fellowship-

Bittinger Hall

12:15 p.m. Presbyterian Women Circle 8 –

Bittinger Hall

12:15 p.m. Stewardship Meeting- Thompson

Parlor

6:00 p.m. Riversiders- George & Judy

Gabel’s Home

Monday, December 9

8:30 a.m. Meditation Group – Rm. 312

Tuesday, December 10

7:00 a.m. Men’s Small Group- Thompson

Parlor

9:00 a.m. Parents Morning Out - Nursery

12:30 p.m. Meditation – Rm 312

5:45 p.m. Presbyterian Women Circle 2 –

Thompson Parlor

Wednesday December 11

10:00 a.m. Women’s Bible Study- Library

10:30 a.m. Stained Glass- Stained Glass Rm

4:15 p.m. Meditation Group- Rm 312

4:30 p.m. Community Outreach Meeting-

Library

5:45 p.m. Wednesday Night Fellowship-

Kissling Hall

6:30 p.m. Handbell Choir

6:30 p.m. Stained Glass- Stained Glass Rm

Thursday, December 12

8:20 a.m. Riverside Presbyterian Day School

Chapel- Sanctuary

9:30 a.m. Women’s Bible Study – Rm 312

9:30 a.m. EFM- Rm. 310-311

1:30 p.m. Presbyterian Women Circle 9

6:00 p.m. Global Outreach - Library

6:30 p.m. Celebration Choir Rehearsal-Choir

Rm.

7:30 p.m. Chancel Choir Rehearsal-Choir

Rm.

Friday, December 13

9:00 a.m. Quilters Group- Rm. 302-303

5:00 p.m. Presbyterian Social Ministries-

Christmas Dinner- Bittinger Hall

Saturday, December 14

10:30 a.m. Lunch & Learn – Alhambra (

Christmas Carole)

Sunday, December 15

10:30 a.m. Holy Grounds Coffee Fellowship-

Bittinger Hall

5:00 p.m. Festival of Advent – Christmas

Music & Dinner – Sanctuary/Kissling

Monday, December 16

8:30 a.m. Meditation Group – Rm. 312

Tuesday, December 17

7:00 a.m. Men’s Small Group- Thompson

Parlor

12:30 p.m. Meditation – Rm 312

Wednesday December 18

10:00 a.m. Women’s Bible Study- Library

10:30 a.m. Stained Glass- Stained Glass Rm

4:15 p.m. Meditation Group – Rm 312

5:00 p.m. Stewardship Meeting - Library

6:30 p.m. Handbell Choir

6:30 p.m. Stained Glass- Stained Glass Rm

7:30 p.m. Session- Library

Thursday, December 19

9:30 a.m. Women’s Bible Study – Rm 312

9:30 a.m. EFM- Rm. 310-311

11:00 a.m. Visitors Committee- Thompson

Parlor

6:30 p.m. Celebration Choir Rehearsal-Choir

Rm.

7:30 p.m. Chancel Choir Rehearsal-Choir

Rm.

Friday, December 20

9:00 a.m. Quilters Group- Rm. 302-303

Sunday, December 22

10:30 a.m. Holy Grounds Coffee Fellowship-

Bittinger Hall

Monday, December 23

8:30 a.m. Meditation Group – Rm. 312

Tuesday, December 24

12:00 p.m. Office Closed

5:00 p.m. Christmas Eve Family Worship/

Communion- Sanctuary

8:30 p.m. Christmas Eve Candlelight Worship

Service- Sanctuary

Wednesday December 25

Office Closed

Thursday, December 26

8:20 a.m. Riverside Presbyterian Day School

Chapel- Sanctuary

9:30 a.m. Women’s Bible Study – Rm 312

9:30 a.m. EFM- Rm. 310-311

6:30 p.m. Celebration Choir Rehearsal-Choir

Rm.

7:30 p.m. Chancel Choir Rehearsal-Choir

Rm.

Sunday, December 29

10:30 a.m. Holy Grounds Coffee Fellowship-

Bittinger Hall

Monday, December 30

8:30 a.m. Meditation Group – Rm. 312

Tuesday, December 31

New Years Eve Office Closed at Noon

December 2013

December’s BirthdaysDecember 1Roberts, RonSchoenberger, NeilDecember 2Adams, KateBallowe, ShirleyBryan, LeighCharnley, AnneHampton, WadeHope, BeckyMcGeorge, AmyRoberts, JessicaSchallen, HarthStewart, CindyThomas, EmilyDecember 3Carson, ChristopherDajani, JennaMeehan, SharonRespess, SusanSchilling, SusanDecember 4Nelson, DonRattigan, LukeSharp, SusanDecember 5Briggs, KathieDavis, MarcRyan, MikeDecember 6Bell, PalmerClark Jr., JoeClark III, JoeMoreland, JimScheu, PeggyVerlander, MacDecember 7Howard, NancyMarett, RobSapora, JohnTrinder, BrendaDecember 8Althuis, MargotCoggins, GingerGoodwin, CaseyMoreland, Mary RuthStevenson, MatthewDecember 9Birch, RobertaCotchaleovitch, IanHawkins, Anne ReidLisso, RuthSaenz, Christopher

Thomas, Mary BethDecember 10Agosto, BennyChild, EmilyFlunker, GerryHazard, JackMaszy, AngelPardue, SusanSontag, SusanDecember 11Johnson, ChrisMullis, SonnyRice, CourtlandDecember 12Hobbs, B.J.Thiede, PatDecembr 13Branch, DurhamGlasheen, RussellSickels, LeeDecember 14Davidson, JudyStiefel, MatthewWells, KathleenDecember 15Helwig, PatriciaJoudi, JosephRogers, JohnStewart, LaurelWoodall, KeelyDecember 16Taylor, KristinUlmer, BettyDecember 17Drought, NancyJolley, WarrenPaul, LucySullivan, LisaDecember 18Boyd, ReidyStoneburner, PowellDecember 19Gremp, BobRoberts, PamTousey, ClayDecember 20Gurney, LoisKiseljack, KristinSchwalbe, DianeSmall, ArtTouchton, ReggieDecember 21Dodd, Ireland

Doherty, SusannahGillam, BraxtonJackson, CourtneyJackson, LillyMcNeil, RebeccaSziarto, RosalieWhite, MadisonDecember 22Todd, BoDecember 23Hoener, JamieHumes, SusanKing, ClaireDecember 25Goedtke, TinaJenks, MurrayJohnson, HollyOverton, ConnieWoodward, GretchenDecember 26Jones, CarolMcEachin, JoelMiller, HerbDecember 27Huntsinger, SherardSplane, HadleyDecember 28Farnell, NormaRoss, KatieWard, AmyDecember 29Erath, FaithEyrick, MollyHoward, NoellaHughes Jr., VictorLeuthold, SamDecember 30Bartholomew, JohnBluett, JulieClough, SaylorGraham, LuettaMeux, ElizabethPadgett, SandyDecember 31Andrews, LyndaDrewes, BonnieMcLintock, DannaSchallen, ChaseThomas, Tommy

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