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THIS SUNDAY AT WBPC
Sunday School – 9:30am – See more information below.
Worship Service – 10:30am – Rev. Frank Mansell will be preaching this Sunday, and we will be hearing a Minute for Mission about the Christmas Joy Offering, which will be dedicated on December 19.
Children's Chapel – Children 4 years old through 2nd grade are invited to come to Children's Chapel leaving the worship service right after the Children's Message.
Sounds of the Season Concert and Carol Singing – 4:00pm – See announcement below.
@The Table Worship – 5:00pm – See the link HERE for participating on Zoom.
Meeting ID: 839 8189 3144 // Passcode: 317589
Youth Group – 7:300pm – Zoom Game Night.
CHRISTIAN EDUCATION NEWS
Hope you can join us for in-person Sunday School! We offer classes for Preschool, K-2nd graders, 3rd-5th graders, youth, and two adult offerings (The Parlor Class and the Adult Forum Class). The nursery will be open, too. Classes will begin at 9:30am and dismiss at 10:15am giving us time to join the worship service by 10:30am. For any adult who is not participating in adult Sunday school this Sunday, you are invited to pour yourself a cup of coffee and visit with friends in the kitchen. Children 4 years old through 2nd grade are invited to come to Children's Chapel leaving the worship service right after the Children's Message.
SOUNDS OF THE SEASON CONCERT AND CAROL SINGING - DECEMBER 12 - 4PM
Make plans to join us for a “Sounds of the Season” concert featuring Christmas carols and songs on organ and piano by Elizabeth Davis with selections from Tchaikovsky’s “Nutcracker,” Handel’s “Messiah” and more. At the end of the concert, everyone will be invited to sing along on favorite Christmas Carols as we celebrate the joy of the season! This is the concert that was to have taken place last Sunday, but was rescheduled to this Sunday.
CALLED CONGREGATIONAL MEETING - DECEMBER 12
The Session has called a congregational meeting this Sunday after the worship service for the purpose of electing officers and to formally dissolve the pastoral call between Rev. Dr. Bruce Grady, Associate Pastor, and Western Boulevard Presbyterian Church. The Nominating Committee will present the following individuals to serve in the class of 2024:
Elder: Becky Burmester, Andrew Craven, Larry Shelton, Suzanne Smith.
Youth Elder: Lily Fleming, Lydia Smith
Deacon: Martha Barrick, Barbara Tierney
Nominations may be made from the floor, but if you nominate someone you must have confirmed that she/he is willing to serve if elected. We are grateful to the Nominating Committee for their work this fall, and to these individuals who have expressed their desire to serve in leadership for Western Boulevard Presbyterian Church in the coming years.
Click HERE to access the November financial report. For a list of committee chairs and contact info, click HERE.
NEED FROM OUR 3RD - 5TH GRADE SUNDAY SCHOOL CLASS
The 3rd-5th grade class has been having fun learning about the Good News of Christmas and enjoying meeting together in person. Their classroom has limited space and Yevonne Brannon is figuring out how the kids can spread out in order to do all the hands-on activities she has planned, while staying physically distanced. She is asking for donations of tv trays that will allow the kids to spread out, but still have a flat surface on which to work. If you have (or know of anyone who has) some tv trays that you no longer use, please bring them to the Education Building and leave them at the bottom of the stairs in the Fellowship Hall.
ADVENT IS HERE
Advent Bible Study on Tuesdays – 12pm – Every Tuesday during Advent, Frank Mansell will be leading an Advent Bible Study. It will be from 12:00-1:00pm on Zoom – use the link below to connect online. The scripture we study will be the lesson that will be preached on the following Sunday in Advent. We look forward to seeing you throughout Advent as we study God’s Word! Zoom Link HERE
Digital Advent Devotions – Each week of Advent we will be sending you the next week's devotions and attachment. Week 3 devotions HERE.
MONTREAT COLLEGE CONFERENCE – RSVP BY DECEMBER 10
Anna is taking a group of college aged young adults to the Montreat College Conference January 2-5, 2022. Any college aged person interested in attending can reach out to Anna at annarich430@gmail.com by Friday, December 10.
ANGEL TREE GIFTS FOR AWCM STUDENTS
It is past time to begin this most joyful of Christmas traditions here at Western Boulevard! Due to time restraints, the new AWCM director and the Mission Outreach Committee agreed this year to use an online signup system to expedite the process in hopes of receiving gifts in time for the AWCM Holiday party on Thursday, December 16. Collection times are: this coming Sunday, Narthex; Wednesdays, Fellowship Hall, 9:00-noon; Wednesday evenings, Narthex, 6:00-8:00. THANK YOU so very much for your gifts and love for our sweet AWCM children. Please sign up HERE.
If you have questions, contact Susan Cummings at scummings58@gmail.com or 919-244-7107.
50+ MEETING – DECEMBER 17
After a long hibernation, 50+ is waking up for a meeting on Friday, December 17th. Let's gather in the church's Fellowship Hall at 11:30am for lunch, fellowship, and perhaps a little do-it-yourself Christmas music. Bring your own lunch – sandwich, salad, or other. The club will provide beverages, dessert, etc. The fellowship hall will provide plenty of room for safe spacing, but for everybody’s safety, please come masked. Anyone who is age-appropriate is welcomed – even encouraged – to join your friends in the 50+ fellowship.
BRUCE'S FAREWELL LUNCH – DECEMBER 19
We've had fun for so many years, so this day is not for tears. Let's celebrate the fun we've had by remembering all the good and nothing bad! Join us to say FAREWELL to our beloved Pastor Bruce on Sunday, December 19th after morning worship. The fellowship committee is preparing a southern Sunday Dinner with BBQ Chicken, Shrimp and all the fixins. There are a few surprises planned as well! Please RSVP, and note any dietary restrictions, by Wednesday, December 15th using the sign-up genius link HERE, by emailing Jenny Fleming at jenny.fleming72@gmail.com or by calling the church office at 919-851-4713.
GIVING TO AVENTWEST CHILDREN'S MENTORING
This is a season of thankfulness and WBPC has been very thankful for the AventWest Children's Mentoring, a program that has been meeting here in the Fellowship Hall every Tuesday and Thursday for the past 20+ years. You have an opportunity to show your support of this program by remembering it with an individual donation. Here is a link to a short video that highlights this wonderful program: AventWest.Children's Mentoring Video.
We encourage you to support AWCM, making your donations HERE.
ALTERNATIVE GIFT GIVING
Alternative gift giving is an important part of WBPC's Christmas celebration. In lieu of our annual Alternative Gift Fair, we are encouraged to support global mission work through the Presbyterian Gift Giving Catalog. This unique shopping experience offers a view through the windows of the world where God is restoring hope, life and joy through the work of faithful Presbyterians and their mission partners. Enjoy! Catalog HERE
POINSETTIAS
If you would like to purchase a poinsettia that is decorating the sanctuary in honor or in memory of a loved one, they are $10 per plant. Please include the order form provided on the Purple Update with your payment. If you write a check, please make it out to WBPC and write “Poinsettia” in the memo line. Either place your order in the offering on Sundays or mail to the church office with the following information: "your name, number of poinsettias, in honor of, and/or in memory of" on a separate sheet of paper. Thank you!
CHRISTMAS EVE WORSHIP – DECEMBER 24 – 5:00PM
We will gather to celebrate the coming of God’s Son on Christmas Eve at 5:00pm. The service will include a time with children, scripture, carols, communion, and candlelight. We hope you can join us for this special night as we welcome the Christ Child into our lives once again!
SUNDAY AFTER CHRISTMAS – DECEMBER 26
We will have worship at 10:30am on the Sunday after Christmas, December 26, but we will not have Sunday School that day. @The Table Service will be that evening at 5:00pm on Zoom.
ACOLYTE PROGRAM TO RESUME
After a long absence, the Worship Committee is taking steps to reinstate the Acolyte program. We would like to have two of our "veteran" Acolytes participate in the Christmas Eve service this year. Please email David Johnson at david_t_johnson@hotmail.com or call 919-906-9073, if someone in your family is interested in participating in this service. Our Acolytes typically range from 8-12 years of age. An Acolyte training session will be held following our morning worship service on January 9th. The committee would like to encourage our youth members to consider volunteering for this significant and integral part of our worship services!
NOTES FROM THE ADMIN DESK
Please note that Quentesa will be in the office from 9am to 2pm December 13th - 16th. She will be out of the office on Friday, December 17th and returning Monday, December 20th (resuming to the 9am to 1pm schedule). As other alterations are made in the office, we will continue to keep you posted. Thank you for your patience!
Southern Solutions is hiring and asked that we share the job opportunity: hiring flier HERE.
Please refer to the December Calendar if you have questions about meetings. If you want to reserve a room, please email admin@wbpresbyterian.org. If you have photos from Church events this year, please share them with us. You may upload your pictures directly to our shared Church album by clicking HERE.
PRAYER CHAIN REQUESTS
If you have a prayer concern, please contact Pastor Bruce (bgrady9039@aol.com), Frank Mansell (frank@wbpresbyterian.org), Marcia Bennett (sen1969@hotmail.com), or Betty Dean (betdean@nc.rr.com) and request that it be added to the Prayer Chain. Please note that any confidential prayer requests will not be added to the Prayer Chain.
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