12/9 Annual Meeting
12/9 Apparent Project
Jewelry Sale
12/9 Farmers' Market
12/9 Hope & Healing in
the Holidays
12/15 SnowBlast Early
Bird Registration Ends
12/16 Gift Cards Due
12/16 Parents' Day Out
12/16 Cider, Cookies,
and Carols
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Birthdays & Anniversaries
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12/7 Pat Fabsits
12/8 Jessica Skeva
12/8 Linda Van Brocklin
12/8 Steve Willis II
12/9 Therese Long
12/10 Jane Powell
12/10 Linda Towson
12/12 Sue Lockwood
12/13 Paula Ellen Milgate
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Pres: Art Fabsits
Vice Pres: Gail Dutcher
CFO: Bill Stark
Sec: Sherry Whitmarsh
Joanna Aragon
Karen Ball
Mark Hearn
Gary Klintworth
Therese Long
Donna Noonan
Dave Rower
Pastor Tim Philips
Pastor Andy Smith
Questions or Comments?
September 2018
October 2018
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"Longing for My Life to Be Made Right"
Sunday Sermon
This week, we continue our Advent Sermon Series: "Longings of the Heart." Focusing on Malachi 3:1-4, Pastor Tim will speak about the "Longing for My Life to Be Made Right."
Last Sunday we wrestled with the human longing for the world to be made right. This week, it becomes even more personal as we struggle with the awareness of our own sin and brokenness and the need we have for God to transform our hearts and redirect our lives.
Worship: 9:00 & 10:30 am
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Annual Congregational Meeting
Sunday, December 9th
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The Annual Congregational Meeting will be this Sunday, December 9th for five minutes in each worship service. Please remember to bring your ballot(s)! A ballot box will be in the lobby. It you have misplaced your ballot, there will be extra ballots at the ballot box table. Please make sure you place your ballot in the ballot envelope with your name written on the front of the envelope so that we can ensure that you are a Partner in Mission.
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Hope & Healing in the Holidays
December 9th | 11:30 am
Please join us for lunch at 11:30 am in the Teen Center and a service with communion beginning at 12:00 pm in the Worship Center as we set aside time to hear a word of hope. Consider inviting a friend. Walk-ins are welcome on Sunday. Come as you are and participate in whatever ways you feel comfortable. Please contact Tami Gomez if you have questions.
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Red Rose on the Altar
Sunday, December 9th
The red rose on the altar is in celebration of the birth of:
Eloise Anne Benton born on October 30, 2018, Parents ~ Carrie and Erik, Proud Grandparents ~ Rod and Sharon Uffindell.
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Apparent Project Jewelry Sale
Sunday, December 9th
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The Apparent Project jewelry sale will be on Sunday, December 9th. Bring cash to purchase handcrafted items. 
The Apparent Project's focus is to "make the needs of Haiti known," offering opportunities for Haitians to be able to provide for themselves and their families, empowering them to rise up out of poverty and keep their families together, and to avoid relinquishing their children to orphanages.
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Fall Farmers' Market
Sunday, December 9th | 10:00 to 10:45 am
This month's market will include yummy baked goods and other treats, fall produce, and Christmas gifts to purchase.
Please contact Toshiko Barrett if you can provide items or help at this month's Farmers' Market. The proceeds from this Farmers' Market will go toward Paradise Fire Relief.
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Healing Prayers
Tues., Dec. 11th | 7:30-8:30 pm | Fellowship Hall
If you or a loved one have a physical, spiritual, or emotional need,
let the Saint Matthew Healing Prayers Team partner with you in prayer to see what God will do! Come to the
Fellowship Hall anytime between
7:30 and 8:30 pm
this Tuesday, December 11th
. The prayer team will be taking a holiday Christmas break on the fourth Tuesday of this month.
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Special Appeal for Advent
Sunday, December 16th
Sunday, December 16th, please think about bringing a $25 gift card from either Safeway or Target. The cards will be given out to the Trinity Center in Walnut Creek and YEAH! Shelter in Berkeley to give to their homeless clients. If you would like to provide more than one gift card, please keep them in increments of $25.
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Wings As Eagles Advent Donations
Thank you to all that were able to give generously for the Wings As Eagles Advent donations! Mike Basil, Art Neudek, Gian Schauer, and Bill Stark delivered:
140 Christmas Dream Boxes;
43 hand knitted scarves;
22 hand knitted hats;
5 hand knitted blankets;
4 bags of childrens clothing;
3 sets of slippers;
1 box of adult clothing; and
$2,475 in donations used to purchase gifts too big to fit into shoe boxes.
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Parents' Day Out
Sunday, December 16th | 10:30 am to 2:30 pm
This is a community event for all kiddos two years old - 5th grade! Enjoy an afternoon for yourself - finish up your Christmas shopping and get ready for the holidays, have a long lunch, or just put up your feet and relax! Let us help you preserve your Santa-ty! Saint Matthew's SPARK leaders and FORGE high school students will keep your kiddos safe and entertained with a pizza lunch, arts and crafts, games, a dance party, and a Holiday movie. Cost is only $10 per child.
Children must be checked in at the Teen Center. Space is limited, so please register here soon.
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Cider, Cookies, and Carols
Sunday, December 16th | 4:00 pm
An opportunity to sing the wonderful Christmas carols of our faith tradition with accompaniment by the organ and piano. Please bring a dozen of your favorite cookies to share and bring a friend!
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Father & Kids Christmas Breakfast
Saturday, December 22nd | 8:15 am
Come enjoy a casual holiday breakfast with other Saint Matthew guys and their kids. If your father and/or kid aren't around
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invite a father figure and/or a kid that you mentor.
You are invited to this year's breakfast on Saturday morning, December 22nd at El Tapatio, 40 Golf Club Road, Pleasant Hill, CA 94523 starting at 8:15 am. Please RSVP by Sunday, December 16th either here or at the Saint Mathew Welcome Center. The cost at the door is $12 per person (and includes the tip).
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SnowBlast
January 11th-13th | Sugar Pine
IGNITE and FORGE teens are headed to Sugar Pine for SnowBlast 2019. Register your teen early and save!
The early bird registration fee is $170 and ends on December 15th. After that, the price will increase to $220. Registration closes on January 4th. The registration fee covers two nights lodging, retreat costs, transportation, and most meals. Register here.
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Join the Welcome Center Team!
The Saint Matthew Welcome Center Team is looking for more volunteers (especially for the 10:30 am service). If you are interested in helping, please contact
Jill Okimoto. The only requirement is to be a welcoming presence and be at the Welcome Center desk 15 minutes before the service and 15 minutes after the service when you are scheduled to serve. Jill provides a weekly sheet to help you answer questions.
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The Saint Matthew Foundation Invites You to Honor a Loved One
Consider honoring your loved ones at Christmas by having their names added to the Memorial Plaques in our Memorial Garden.
If you wish to have a name added to one of the plaques, please pick up an order form at the Welcome Center and return it to the church office. If you have any questions, please contact Tami Gomez.
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Christmas Eve Services
Monday, December 24th | 4:00, 7:00, & 9:00 pm
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End-of-Year Contributions
Tax Deadline
Reminder that in order to claim a charitable contribution for the 2018 tax year, checks must be received or postmarked by December 31st. Saint Matthew's tax ID# is 94-6125222.
Saint Matthew Online Giving
Link
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You still have time to fill out your 2019 pledge form to help us continue Saint Matthew's amazing ministries and add new ministries. Here is the link to the online pledge form. You can also turn in your pledge form at the Welcome Center.
Missed a previous sermon? You can always view
sermon recordings
at
Saint Matthew's website under Media and Resources.
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The Weekly Good News is published by Saint Matthew Lutheran Church. Items may be submitted for publication by emailing Jill. All submissions are subject to editing and/or exclusion.
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Wings As Eagles Advent Dream Boxes
