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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 celebrate the sacrament of communion as part of our service.
**No Children's Chapel – There will not be Children's Chapel this Sunday as children are invited to stay in worship for communion. We will resume Children's Chapel on December 12.
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 – 6:00pm – Fellowship Hall
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.
ADVENT IS HERE
Lighting The Advent Wreath on Sundays – 10:30am – On each Sunday in Advent, we will be lighting the Advent Wreath at the beginning of each service. If you and/or your family would like to assist with this on a Sunday, please let Frank Mansell know (frank@wbpresbyterian.org). It will be a liturgy that is already prepared, and Frank can send it to you ahead of time to prepare. Thank you for helping in our worship in Advent in this important way!
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 2 devotions HERE.
SOUNDS OF THE SEASON CONCERT AND CAROL SINGING - DECEMBER 5 - 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!
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.
CALLED CONGREGATIONAL MEETING – DECEMBER 12
The Session has called a congregational meeting for December 12 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 effective December 31, 2021.
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!
NOTES FROM THE ADMIN DESK
Frank has a dedicated work email now – it is frank@wbpresbyterian.org. Please feel free to use that email to contact him for church-related business. Elizabeth Davis also has a new work email address: music@wbpresbyterian.org. As other technology updates are made in the office, we will continue to keep you posted. Thank you for your patience!
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), 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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