CELEBRATING ADVENT
at the Presbyterian Church in Sudbury
   
We invite you to join us for worship at 10:00am this Sunday, the 1st Sunday of Advent. 

Be sure to check our website and the master calendar for additional news about study groups, upcoming events and updates.
Worship this week - December 1st at 10:00am

Guest preacher, Rev. Carolyn Helsel's sermon is "The Debt of Love" based on Romans 13.7-14. Happy New Year! December 1st is the First Sunday of Advent, which in the church liturgical year is the beginning of a new liturgical calendar. We celebrate Advent as an anticipation of the coming of Christ, not only as a baby born in Bethlehem, but as the one who is to come again and reign in glory. This week's sermon looks at the life of Advent waiting, what it means to live a life of anticipating Christ's coming. As our culture presses us to rack up debt on our credit cards to buy gifts for the holidays, our faith calls to living a life under a different kind of debt: the debt of love.
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Ladies Annual Christmas Dinner and Yankee Gift Swap
December 6th at 6:00pm
This year's event promises to be a wonderful evening for PCIS ladies - full of holiday spirit, wonderful food, a lively Yankee Gift Swap (be sure to bring a brightly wrapped gift with a $10 maximum value to share in the fun), fellowship, and carols. This is a good opportunity to invite new ladies into the church. If you would like to participate with decorating, setup, cleanup, please contact Jane Dossett. Sign up on sheet in Fellowship Hall or online here.
Poinsettias for the Christmas Season
Deadline: December 8th

Please help us beautify the Sanctuary this Christmas season with poinsettias. It is a very special way to honor or remember a loved one. You may order red or white and the cost is $10.00 each. The deadline for orders is Sunday, December 8th. Please contact Jane Dossett for more information.

Pick up a form in Fellowship Hall or online here. 

 

 
Holiday Cheer Program
Deadline: December 15th
As the holidays are approaching it is time to once again sign up and sponsor a child this Christmas. We are working with the Framingham Resource center to help disadvantaged children and families during the holiday season. Choose a child and then purchase 2 toys/1 clothing item (under $25 each) or a gift card. All gifts are due back at the church by December 15th. Thanks for your support. Contact Heather Goetsch if you have questions.
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Cookies and Carols
December 15th at 4:00pm
Please join us on December 15th from 4:00-5:00pm in Fellowship Hall for some informal caroling around the piano and fun fellowship around the cookie platters. If you plan to attend, a plate of cookies to share is very much appreciated, but by no means necessary. 
Bell Ringing at Sudbury Farms
December 14th
Volunteers are needed to help with this important fundraising for the Salvation Army on December 14th from 9:00am-9:00pm. Please sign up for a two hour block of time. The sign-up sheet is in the foyer. If you have any questions, please contact Amy Shroff.
Advent Devotional Booklet Now Available

This year's Advent Devotional Booklet is available at the church and online here.
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Learn more about how you can help those affected by Typhoon Haiyan and how the staff, families and children in the Little Children of the Philippines program are doing HERE.
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