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Sunday Mornings at St. Giles
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Sunday, November 18, 2018
9:10 AM ::
Pre-Service Prayer :: Prayer Room
9:30 AM :: Traditional Service
9:30 AM :: Adult Discipleship (Robins Room)
10:30 AM :: Coffee Fellowship (Common Grounds)
11 AM :: Contemporary Worship (Patterson)
11 AM :: Discipleship Classes (Adult Classroom (upstairs)
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DECEMBER EVE
A St. Giles Tradition and Something New!
Wednesday, November 28
Come enjoy an evening of celebration at St. Giles' annual December Eve program. This year's presentation includes a delightful production by our St. Giles Kids' Clubhouse,
"The Light Before Christmas". The program will continue with the decorating of the Chrismon Tree and an abbreviated introduction to the symbols each ornament represents. This is a night to set in motion the true meaning of Christmas!
Join in for dinner at 5:45 PM, or come for festivities only at 6:30. Be sure and R.S.V.P. on Connection Card by Sunday, November 25. Deadline to register: Monday, November 26.
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TONIGHT'S MENU
Option #1 - Chicken Pot Pie, Tossed Salad, French Bread, Pumpkin Cake
Option #2
- Chicken with Salad, French Bread, Dessert.
Serving Team #4 -
Lyn Burton-Wright, Robert Wright, Pat Parker, Betsy Hartz, Gail Socia.
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TONIGHT'S CLASS - November 14
with Susan Andrews, CPA
"How will the changes in tax laws affect my 2018 tax return?"
Join us tonight after Wednesday Dinner at 6:30 PM as Susan Andrews takes us through the new tax laws.
Susan is a Certified Public Accountant serving business and individual clients in the Richmond area. She has been a CPA since 1985, serving clients in the service, technology, insurance, medical and other industries. She has also served not-for-profit clients in education, healthcare and religious areas as well as hundreds of individual clients in tax preparation and tax planning.
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There will be NO DINNER or CLASSES next Wednesday, November 21.
We hope you'll enjoy your Thanksgiving holiday with family and friends.
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Open Fellowship - November
Giving Praise and Giving Thanks!
Thursday, November 15 :: 12 PM
Join us as special guest, our own Bev Walters, brings songs of Praise and Thanksgiving in a sing-along -- the perfect celebration to bring in the holiday season. Fried Chicken is provided, but please bring a side dish or dessert to share with all. This is a great time to bring a guest -- a neighbor or friend -- to introduce to the friendly folks at St. Giles.
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There will be NO DECEMBER OPEN FELLOWSHIP meeting.
Instead we will gather and enjoy the CHILDREN OF ST. GILES in their special presentation of "The Light Before Christmas" on Wednesday, November 28, along with our St. Giles tradition "December Eve".
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Adult Discipleship - December Classes
LESSONS & CAROLS
For the month of December, we will enjoy the "gifts" our St. Giles members bring to share with us all.
Sunday, December 2
9:30 AM - Christmas Carols with
Betty Anderson and
Bev Walters
11 AM - The Christmas Story from the Book of Luke, with
Ross Anderson
Sunday, December 9
9:30 AM - A Special Christmas Lesson, with
Susan Herring
11 AM - Christmas Carols with
Betty Anderson and
Bev Walters
Sunday, December 16
9:30 AM - The Christmas Story from the Book of Luke, with
Ross Anderson
11 AM - A Special Christmas Lesson, with
Susan Herring
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Christmas Families at Crossover Clinic
It's that time of year again, when you can help make Christmas extra special for a family in need. Christmas can be an especially tough time for some of our patients who are struggling to pay the rent and buy food; it can be nearly impossible to find anything leftover for presents. CrossOver Ministry is looking to match our patients in need with donors who want to help.. Here's how it works:
- You get a list of ages, sizes, and things the children/family like.
- You do the shopping. This is a great activity for family/friends to do together!
- You drop off the gifts and we schedule pick up with the family.
You, your family, or your church group can make Christmas dreams come true for some very deserving kids!
Please let [email protected] know if you respond to help
just
one family with some Christmas Gifts & Register at below link:
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 It's That Time of Year!
Tradition is an important part of Christmas. Every year Poinsettias on display in the St. Giles Sanctuary set the stage for the festive events of Advent and Christmas.
If you'd like to order a Poinsettia in honor or in memory of a loved one, please fill out the Connection Card. Orders will be taken through Sunday, December 9 and will be on display from Sunday, December 16 through Christmas Eve. The price is $12.
It may interest you to know that for many years our poinsettias have come from a local farmer, a Christian brother, whose family-owned farm is in Amelia. Every year he personally delivers the pots, and with help of one of his boys, carefully removes the plastic protective slips, and places the flowers in the altar of the sanctuary. Later, two of our faithful volunteers, Ruth Calder and Linda Harrison, spend hours meticulously arranging each pot of blooms in an artful display for all to enjoy.
Please mark the Connection Card if you'd like to reserve a poinsettia, along with your sentiment. Mark your check "Poinsettia(s)". Your payment confirms the order.
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Women's Tuesday Bible Study
9:30 AM - Common Grounds
Women's Fellowship will not meet November 20, the week of Thanksgiving.
November 27 will be a Review and Discussion of videos from
Seeking Allah, Finding Jesus, the book and video series describing Nabeel Quereshi's journey to Christianity.
December 4, 11, and 18 will be "Advent and The Jesse Tree", a presentation by Sherry Bremer and Linda Harrison.
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An Invitation From Our Own Tina Ramirez
Tina Ramirez invites you to join her on November 17
at the Jefferson Hotel to a benefit for her organization, Hardwired, and their work defending religious freedom worldwide. Please email Tina at
[email protected]
or register online at
www.hardwiredglobal.org/gala
to get your tickets today. Tickets are $150 and all proceeds for the event will help them train pastors, lawyers, teachers, and many others in countries like Sudan, Iraq, Nigeria, India, and many other countries where people are suffering from religious persecution. If you want to hear what is happening around the world, and how Hardwired is responding to bring the hope of freedom to the persecuted, please join her. Kathy Ireland, a wonderful Christian woman and friend who has helped Hardwired since its inception, will be their keynote speaker. There is also a conference that afternoon for anyone over 18 to attend and learn how to defend religious freedom. Please spread the word to help our community embrace religious freedom for all people.
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Sunday Morning Snacks
Wow, we're already in the last quarter of the year. I want to send a heartfelt THANK YOU to everyone who signed up this year to bring refreshments. I'm now asking people to sign up to supply refreshments in 2019. If you will participate next year, please just give me the number of weeks you want to supply the snacks and let me know which option you prefer:
- Pick up the snacks and put them out yourself
- Pick up the snacks and put them on the kitchen table for me to put out
- Donate $20 per number of Sundays you choose and I'll take care of everything
Once I have enough dates to cover the year, I'll do the calendar and send it out. There's no problem in changing the dates I put you in on. Jo White (804) 937-6836,
[email protected]
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Join us on the Slave Trail on Saturday, November 17
, 2018. We'll meet at 9:00 AM at the Great Shiplock Park, (2803 Dock St.), where Jo White was baptized in October last year), organize rides from there to the beginning of the trail, and then back to our cars when we're finished.
The
Richmond Slave Trail
is a walking trail that chronicles the history of the trade of enslaved Africans from Africa to Virginia until 1775, and away from Virginia (especially from Richmond) to other locations in the Americas until 1865. It begins at Manchester Docks, a major port in the massive downriver Slave Trade that made Richmond the largest source of enslaved Africans on the east coast. The trail then follows a route through the slave markets, beside the Reconciliation Statue commemorating the international triangular slave trade, past Lumpkin's Slave Jail and the Negro Burial Ground to First African Baptist Church, a center of African-American life in pre-Civil War Richmond.
For information call George Greene at (804) 539-4888.
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Opportunities in the Community
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Tom Becker, Author, at The Richmond Center for Christian Study
November 18 - 5 PM
The
Richmond Center for Christian Study presents author Tom Becker speaking on his new book
Good Posture: Engaging Current Culture with Ancient Faith. Sunday, Nov 18, at 5pm at Redemption Books (3008 Stony Point Road). Refreshments provided. For an advanced copy of Tom's book, call the bookstore at 330-2812.
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The Clearing - Where Eagles Fly
Can you lend a hand?
Doug McMurry is trying to put together a work crew for a half day work detail at his retreat center,
The Clearing - Where Eagles Fly
, in Charles City (19921 The Glebe Ln, Charles City). Doug says, "Looking for a few people who might have a heart to help me with some of the outdoor work to get The Clearing in shape for another year. It needs another massive haircut and maybe even a chiropractic adjustment. The more the merrier, so bring your friends and pruning equipment." Doug can be reached at (804) 347-3306 or (804) 347-3303.
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Pregnancy Resource Center
of Metro Richmond
"HOT" Items Needed
NOVEMBER
2018
PRAYER Request- Parents to get rooted & grounded in a Church
We Have an URGENT Need for the following: * WINTER MATERNITY Clothing - X-Large & Plus Sizes - Especially Pants or Leggings - ONLY Maternity items can be Used
* Baby Gowns - Boys
* Bibs
* Bottles - 4oz & 8 oz- Neutral
* Diapers- Sizes NB, 1 & 4
* Onesies Boys, Girls & Neutral colors- 0-3 Months, 3-6 months
* Receiving blankets
* Sleepers 0-12 Months
* Toiletries (Baby Bath, Oil, Powder & Wash)
* Towels & Washcloths (Extremely Low)
* Vaseline/ Diaper Cream
* Wipes (Please - individual packs ) (EXTREMELY LOW)
* LAUNDRY BASKETS from Dollar Tree to Make a Beautiful Layette presentation
MOMS
Maxi Pads, Deodorant & Body Wash
Due to ever changing safety regulations and recalls, we are only able to accept NEW items.
*Please Call or E-Mail Alison Brown for donation drop off time - [email protected] (804) 673-2020
***Please use the Side Door for Donations***
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Children's Garden Preschool
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Children's Garden Preschool
with questions or to request a tour.
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