The Good News
December 7, 2017
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Reminder: Buckner Family Gifts are Due.
Please take bagged and tagged unwrapped gifts directly to Buckner Family Hope Center located at 1014 S. High .
Call the church office at 903-234-0032 if you have any questions. We close at 1 pm on Fridays.
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Service of Remembrance
Friday, December 8
From 9 - 9:45 am this Friday morning, there will be a simple Service of Remembrance in the sanctuary to honor the lives of those we have lost as we care for those grieving in our church family. If you would like the name of your loved one read,
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CARDS & CAROLS
Saturday Dec. 9
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All Children
Meet at Trinity Hall
- Pancake Breakfast at 9:00
- Children will make cards & flower arrangements in jingling jars to take to the nursing homes
- Youth will join us at 10:30 to begin caroling at the nursing homes
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Youth Christmas Party
Date:
Saturday
December 9
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Time: 10:30am-2:30pm (ish)
Where: Meet in Church Parking Lot @ 10:15am
Info: We will be joining the children in Christmas Caroling and
delivering Christmas Cards in multiple nursing homes.
After caroling, we will travel to the Hudson’s home for our
party. There will be food, games, fun, and prizes!
Be sure to wear your ugliest sweater!!
Please pick up at the Hudson’s
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Friends are welcome to join us!
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Engage in the Advent Season!
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It can be difficult to slow down and see the Lord at work at this very busy time of year. To help you carve out spiritual space in the midst of all that needs to be done, we are pleased to offer to families of all ages and stages An Advent Devotional: “His Name Shall Be Called.”
Located in the foyer, this prayer booklet includes 24 brief daily devotions beginning with the introduction “What’s In A Name?” for December 1.
We encourage all of our faith family to avail themselves of this prayer booklet created in house especially for us.
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Advent Sermon Series
A Child Is Born: Mighty God
Scripture: Isaiah 9:6-7
2nd Sunday of Advent December 10
Worship at 9:30 am
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Family Christmas Eve Service 9:30 am Dec. 24
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Christmas Eve falls on a Sunday this year, so our December 24, 9:30 am worship service will be our Family Service.
We will need lots of sheep, angels, and wise men to be a part of our Family Christmas Eve service! Please join us for the remaining practices!
Wednesday, December 13: 5:15 - 6:15 pm
Sunday, December 17: 5:15-6:15 pm – Full run through pageant and Music Rehearsal
Wednesday, December 20: 5:15-6:15pm – Dress Rehearsal
Sunday, December 24 – 8:45
A.M. – Meet in Trinity Hall – Final rehearsal before 9:30 Service
(a few parents are needed to help organize and direct kids)
We will also have the Candlelight/Communion Service that evening at 7:00 pm.
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Lots of Volunteers needed
throughout the day, December 13th at Maude Cobb Convention Center.
You are welcome to come for an hour or all day!
Serve at the Buckner Christmas Party
Wednesday, December 13 - 5 - 8:30 pm at Maude Cobb
or help set up and decorate for the party from 1 - 4 pm
Organize and wrap gifts at Buckner
The Family Hope Center needs your help wrapping and sorting gifts. Please choose a date or time that you would like to volunteer.
12/12/17 ( 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM )
12/12/17 ( 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM )
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For more information or
to volunteer,
contact Annette or Suzi at frontoffice@epclongview.org or 903-234-0032.
Help Distribute gifts at Buckner
December 14 & 15
Please choose the dates on which you would like to volunteer.
12/14/2017 ( 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM )
12/14/2017 ( 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM )
12/15/2017 ( 8:30 AM - 12:00 PM )
12/15/2017 ( 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM )
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THANK YOU'S
I would like to extend my heartfelt thanks for the many cards, flowers, and calls I have received during my time of recovery. Your prayers and expressions of concern have truly blessed me. I am very thankful for my loving church family!
Eulene Neeld
Thank you so much for your generous donation to help us buy candy for the trunk or treat for the clients of Buckner Family Services! We used all of the candy because we had a GREAT turnout! We probably had about 200 participants and 35 decorated trunks handing out candy. We can't thank you enough for your help because it was a life saver. We look forward to partnering together again to share God's Love! Thank you!
From the people of Grace Crossing United Methodist Church
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Prayer Concerns:
Kristi Hunt, Wayne Major, Henry Salmon, Daniel Fourie,
Dick Carlberg
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Katie Grace Carlisle, Dick Bass, John Dalton, Barbara Steinbach
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Happy Birthday!
12/8: James Wright
12/10: Paula Kaplan
12/12: Jill Littlejohn, Reece Wright
12/14: Taylor Hester
12/17: Heather Fuhrman, Noe Nelson
12/19: Blanton Hale, Nancy Parks
12/20: Anna Cate Metzler, Annette Clark
12/20: Ruth Warner
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Our Retired Community:
Heritage Plaza- Ann and Bill Howell
Hawkins Creek- Felicia Grubbs
At Home- Betty Rader, Frances Sample
Gilmer- Charlotte Poole
Buckner- Byron Horne, Martha Ellis, Dorothy Chandler,
Elaine Beckett, Ruth Warner, Lanette Yancey
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Colonial Village- A. J. Luna, Jennie Swafford
Treviso- LaVerne Byrd
Wesley House, Lindale- Dotty Rawlins
Azalea Place, Henderson- Bob Bement
Henderson - Marjorie Davis
Ledgestone Senior Living, Austin- Kitty Booth
Austin- Laverne Dennis
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MEN'S BASKETBALL SCHEDULE
gym: PT Pace
Dec. 7 9:00 pm
Dec. 14 bye
Jan. 4 9:15 pm
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We are a faith family walking together to know Christ and to make him known by engaging in dynamic worship, pursuing spiritual wisdom, investing in deep relationships, and affecting social renewal.
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