In our thoughts and prayers are Rev. Étienne and David Paton.
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The flowers this Sunday have been placed in loving memory of Lloyd Oakes by his wife Gloria and Family.
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Worship with us this Sunday at our 9:00am service with our Contemporary Band or 10:30am with the Marshall Chancel Choir.
Join us again at 3pm for the Christmas Cantata "Have you Heard?" with the Marshall Choir and a small orchestra ensemble.
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Due to the cancellation of our December 1st service, White Gift Sunday will be December 8th. We will be collecting hats, mitts and gloves for Wesley. Also, White Gift Envelopes will be the front Foyer. Money will be forwarded to Wesley Urban Ministries and Living Rock. Thank you for your donations.
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We will be collecting food for the Living Rock this week. As it gets colder and for the holidays, the need for food increases! Please add a couple of extra canned goods to your grocery cart and bring them in to church this Sunday and next.
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December 8, 15, & 22 - Two Services (9am & 10:30am) with Rev. Kevin
December 8- Choir Cantata at 3pm
December 24 - 7pm - Contemporary Christmas Eve Service
December 24 - 10pm - Christmas Eve Service - Lessons and Carols
December 29 - 10am - one service
January 5, 2020 - One communion Service at 10am
January 12, 19, 26 - Two Services (9am & 10:30am) with Rev. Kevin
February 2 - Annual General Meeting at 10am
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If you are aware of someone in our congregation that would benefit from a visit or call from our Pastoral Care Team, kindly let the office know so that we can ensure that all of our member's needs are being met.
For Pastoral Care Emergencies please contact Rev. Kevin at: 519-688-6950
PASTORAL CARE
Patty Cheshire would like to hear from those of you who having been calling and visiting our more isolated members. This will ensure that no one gets missed. Please contact her at
cheshire.patty@gmail.com or call 905-973-6573. Thank you.
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Sign up sheets have been added for January and February to the Worship Bulletin Board. The Communion Servers sheet has been put up as well for 2020. Kindly take a moment to consider participating in our services and sign up!
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Join us Monday, December 9, 2019 from 1-2:30 in the Gathering as Christine Lovering is coming in to speak about maintaining your balance.
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If you would like to send a Christmas Card to Rev. Étienne, kindly leave it in the office by December 16th and I will ensure it gets forwarded to him. If you plan on leaving Christmas Cards in the mail slots at church, kindly let the person you are sending it to know so that they can pick them up!
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Thank you to everyone who contributed their money, their time and their talent to making Guy's Christmas Lunch such a success. For the donations of food or goodie bag items or money, we thank you! For the time spent packing the goodie bags by our Seniors Social Group, we thank you! For volunteering to cook turkeys, prepare potatoes and veggies, to carve, to plate and to serve the food, we thank you. To Kevin, our chef extraordinaire, we thank you. For the joy experienced by everyone as we ate and sang (thanks to Frank) and laughed, we thank you. We thank Santa for his visit too. Sincerely: your Outreach Team
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On Saturday, February 1st, 2020 we have the opportunity to enjoy the Fallsview Indoor Waterpark in Niagara Falls for a discounted rate! Tickets are $25 each (regularly $50) and parking is $10 (regularly $35). Grab your family, grand-kids, neighbours and friends and join us for a wonderful day in the water! Tickets will be available this Sunday.
If you would like more information about tickets, etc. please contact Heather Franca at
heatherball8@gmail.com
or call her at 289-239-7062.
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From the Church Office.....
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We ask that any and all Announcements that need to be in the Newsletter/Bulletin and those that are to be made off the pulpit Sunday morning are in to the office by 9am Thursday morning. This provides us with sufficient time to ensure that they are placed where they need to be and that sufficient time is set aside Sunday during the service. Emergencies or illness is always the exception. Thank you for your assistance.
Have you moved? Gotten a new email address? No longer have a land line and just use a cell #? Kindly let the office know so that we can ensure our records are current. Tax receipts will be going out early February and we would like to ensure that you get yours!
For those accessing this Newsletter from our website, if you are not receiving our weekly email and would like to, send me an email and I will add you to our list. We also send out the occasional email regarding special events and in the event that service is cancelled due to the weather.
ANNUAL REPORT
An email went out this week from the office to the Chairs of the various committees at Marshall regarding the Annual Report for 2019. If you are the Chair of a Committee and should have received it, but did not, please contact the office at marshallmemorial@gmail.com.
The church office will be closed from December 25th to January 1st. If you have a pastoral care emergency, please contact Rev. Kevin.
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Advent began Sunday, December 1st, and while it is unrealistic to expect to totally avoid the chaos of Christmas preparations, we'd like to offer you some opportunities to make a little space in your world for some hope, peace, joy and love as we wait and prepare for the birth of our Messiah, Jesus.
Advent Candles:
available for $12 a set, you receive 4 Advent candles, a Christ candle, a booklet of short daily devotions and some prayer suggestions for candle lighting. Available in the foyer on Sundays or through the Church Office.
Daily Scripture Reading:
is available here and in the foyer with short readings each day beginning December 1, through December 24.
BONUS:
follow our daily Facebook reflections on the readings in our private group, Members and Friends of Marshall Memorial. (If you are not a member of the group and would like to be, message Richard Hamilton on Facebook to receive an invitation.)
Advent Bible Study:
this year we are offering a free pdf download of our Advent Bible Study, Promise of the Messiah. Paper copies are available in the foyer.
BONUS:
join a discussion group to enhance your learning - Wednesdays at 1 pm and 7 pm, all at the church.
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Please note that the Prayer Christmas Tree and bows are set up in the front of the sanctuary again this year. You are welcome to write on the white bows, the names of those needing extra prayers this season. The Prayer Partners will be taking note and adding the names to our prayers.
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The Sunday School class is busy at work making amazing treats and treasures that will be sold after the December 8th service. The money raised will go to support Jenny Mae.
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What could possibly be more amazing then the smell of chocolate wafting its way down the hallway of the church? The taste of the amazing Outreach Christmas bark! Outreach will once again be selling chocolate bark (White, milk and dark chocolate) with nuts, craisins or plain after the service on December 8th for $6 a bag.
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The Marshall Memorial Chancel Choir Presents "Have you Hear?" - A Celtic Christmas Celebration this Sunday at 3pm. Refreshments and Appetizers to follow. A Free Will Offering will be collected.
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December 14, 2019 - Journey to Bethlehem
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Thank you to everyone who came out on November 25th for our Craft Prep!! Many hands really do make light work! We are still in need of a few more VOLUNTEERS for December 14th and BAKERS of NUT FREE treats for the Bethlehem Café (and a couple of people to bring something gluten free as well). Sign up in the foyer. And don't forget SET-UP DAY is FRIDAY, DECEMBER 13TH - when we transform our church into a 1st century Bethlehem Marketplace. Details regarding times will be posted soon.
JOURNEY TO THE BETHLEHEM MARKETPLACE POSTERS & POSTCARDS
Posters and Postcards are available in the foyer for you to distribute to your friends and family, put on car windshields, or make available at local businesses. If you are on social media, we also encourage you to post the event on all your groups and platforms. Please help get the word out about this fabulous opportunity for families to experience the real Christmas story! (Don't forget to mention the live animals!)
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The Contemporary Christmas Eve Service in need of 6-7 volunteers to assist with set up on the 24th at 6pm. Please contact
David Cairney if you are able to assist in this way.
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Happening at Marshall this week:
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Sunday: 9am & 10:30am Services
Craft Sale and Christmas Bark
Have you Heard? at 3pm
Monday: 10:30-12 Bible Study
1
pm Seniors' Social
Tuesday: 10:30am Prayer Group
7-9pm Bible Study in the Minister's Office
Wednesday: 1pm Small Group Bible Study
7pm Small Group Bible Study
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Together at Christmas
Saturday, December 14, 2019 the Canadian Orpheus Male Choir and the Dofasco Male Chorus will perform along with special guests at the Scottish Rite Cathedral at 7pm. See the poster on the Community Bulletin Board at the end of the hall or contact Glen Mahaffy (905-648-5979) for Ticket information.
Hamilton Presbytery Newsletter
Click on the following to view
the Christmas edition of the Hamilton Presbytery
Newsletter.
United Church E-
essentials
Click on the
following to view the Moderator's Advent message.
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