Christmas VBS for kids age 3 – 6th grade is on Saturday December 7th from 10 am – 2 pm.
Please visit penderumc.org to register; registration closes today (December 1, 2013).
We are also in need of additional volunteers to help with the event. Please visit the web site to sign up to volunteer.
Sunday, December 1, is the First Sunday in Advent.
The sermon for December 1 – Sing Out The Joy – Isaiah 42:10-17
Advent is a time to take stock of the fact that Joy comes to the world because the Lord has come. Isaiah foretold that when the Messiah came He would give us JOY in the midst of the harshness of life. I wonder can we find the joy in the midst of the events in our economy, in a marriage gone sour, in a nation that is conflicted? Let’s discover the joy the Lord will bring.
The Advent Wreath
The first Candle is lit on the first Sunday of Advent, shortly after November 30. It is called the Prophecy Candle and reminds us that Jesus’ coming was prophesied hundreds of years before He was born. The candle’s purple color represents Christ’s royalty as the King of Kings.
Suggested Bible Reading: Luke 1:26-38
Chuck Knows Church — ADVENT WREATH. Four candles in a circle with a big one in the middle? Yep, take a moment and learn the basics about the advent wreath. And why is the pink candle…pink?
For more information and to register, click on this link to our website.
Want to wish a deployed military service member a Merry Christmas?
Please stop by the table near the coat racks on Dec. 1st to sign cards and let them know they are in our hearts this holiday season.
Thanks and God bless you for remembering them!
Drop by the Welcome Center to pick up our Pender 2013 Advent Devotional.
Each daily devotion is written by a member of our Church family. Suggested donation for the spiral bound devotional is $1.00.
Our devotional is available on our website at http://www.penderumc.org/devotional.
A daily devotion is a one-page writing about a topic related to the Christian faith and life that provides words of encouragement or challenging and inspiring thoughts.
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