Christmas Cantata
Like to Sing Carols?
Forums in December
CUCC Annual Christmas Dinner
Youth White Elephant Christmas Party
HKonJ Training Session
Life & Faith in Downtown Raleigh
PFLAG Holiday Potluck and Meeting
SPCA Christmas Project
Christmas Cards for Wounded Soldiers
Menu of Compassionate Gifts
Loaves and Fishes Chili Sale
Prayerful Tuesdays
Christmas Cantata – Let the sounds of Christmas brighten your holidays! The choir will be performing God's Son Is Born: A Christmas Cantata, by Peggy Hoffmann, during the 10:30am Worship service on Sunday, Dec. 15th. Come hear lovely music written by this talented composer and long-time church member. You won't want to miss this one!
Like to Sing Carols? – Join members of the Choir and CUCC as we walk across the street to sing carols with the residents of Morningside. We’ll meet at noon in the Fellowship Hall after the 10:30am worship service. Please join us! It’s a lot of fun and the residents enjoy the singing and the company.
Forums in December – The forum this Sunday, Dec. 15, will be facilitated by Elizabeth Queen, an intern at NC Justice Center and a student completing degrees at Duke Divinity School and at UNC School of Social Work.
December 15 - The Role of Faith Communities in Restoring the Common Good. What can faith communities offer to the public discourse and how do we do it?
The theme for the last two Forums in December is Hunger in America…
December 22 - A Place at the Table - One Nation. Underfed. (Part 1) 50 million Americans don't know where their next meal is coming from. This documentary tells the powerful story of three Americans who maintain their dignity even as they struggle just to eat. It may change forever how we think about the hungry.
December 29 - A Place at the Table (Part 2)
CUCC Annual Christmas Dinner - As the Christmas dinner is tomorrow night, I thought it might be helpful to inform you of the menu. The menu is gumbo (traditional and vegetarian) with rice, BBQ boneless pork chops , roasted root vegetables, garden fresh tossed salad with strawberry vinaigrette, and your Christmas favorite desserts. Thanks to Mitch’s Tavern for this fine catered Christmas meal. The $8.00 for the dinner will be collected at the door of the Vaughan Fellowship Hall. The program for the evening will also be given out at this location. Submitted by Robert Parrish for WFG.
Youth White Elephant Christmas Party – Youth will celebrate Christmas with a white elephant party in Church School. Please bring a wrapped gift of under $5 or find something zany at home and wrap it up.
HKonJ Training Session – There will be a training session for HKonJ on this Saturday, December 14, from 10:00am – 1:30pm at Covenant Presbyterian Church, 2620 E. Weaver, Durham, NC (919-682-1484). HKonJ march will be Saturday, February 8.
Life & Faith in Downtown Raleigh - How is Advent intersecting with your day-to-day life? Join us for conversation at Life & Faith in Downtown Raleigh, Tuesday, Dec. 17, Tyler's Tap Room, 18 Seaboard Ave, Raleigh, NC. Arrive 6:30pm for dinner, 7:00pm for beverages & conversation.
PFLAG Holiday Potluck and Meeting – The Holiday Season can be particularly difficult for LGBT individuals and their families. Many folks are alienated from their families or are still “in the closet,” which make family gatherings stressful and sometimes scary. As many PFLAG members have said, “When a family member comes out as LGBT, the rest of the family also has to “come out.” Join us on Wednesday, December 18, 7:00pm, in the Vaughan Fellowship Hall, for potluck and stories about how PFLAG families cope in loving and supporting ways. All are welcome. Bring a dish to share. There’s always lots of yummy food at a PFLAG potluck!
SPCA Christmas Project - The children's Sunday School classes are supporting the animals at the SPCA this Christmas. We are collecting food, treats, collars, leashes, kitty litter, and monetary contributions to add to our Sunday School offering. We will have a box in the Fellowship Hall and one in the narthex through December 15th for donations. Please notice the posters the children have placed down the hallway and on our bulletin board. They are very excited about this project and hope that you are, too. The children of this church continue to amaze us all by their love of giving and doing for others, including God's animals.
Christmas Cards for Wounded Soldiers - The children's Sunday School classes are sending Christmas cards to our wounded soldiers at Walter Reed Hospital. If you would like to send one you may drop it off in our classroom and we will be sure it gets in the mail.
Menu of Compassionate Gifts - Is there someone you plan to give a gift to that doesn't really need yet another gift - family member, neighbor, friend or coworker? How about choosing from our Menu of Compassionate Gifts? Six local charitable organizations have been selected and our menu tells you what your donation might do. The menu is available on the table in the back of the sanctuary and online, too. You will receive cards to give to the recipients of your gifts. So give it some thought; then give gifts that give twice. Contact Gray Woodard or Jeanne Ledbetter for more information.
Loaves and Fishes Chili Sale - It is time to place your orders for meat and veggie chili in freezer containers. We have increased the price of our chili for the first time in seven (7) years. Both meat and veggie will be $12.00 per quart. Please place your orders by Sunday, January 19, 2014, with Shannon Core (919-846-0902) or use the sign-up sheet on the hallway bulletin board. Pick up dates and times will be Friday, January 24, 2014, from 4:00pm -7:00pm, and Saturday, January 25, 2014, 9:00am - Noon at Hudson Memorial Presbyterian Church on Six Forks Road in Raleigh.
Prayerful Tuesdays - Praying for the Poor at the People's House – Gather at the NC State Legislature to pray on Tuesday's from 12:30- 1 pm.
Instructions: Enter the front or back doors. Several of us gather in the front left garden court around a table. Or you may go to one of the four garden corner courts on the main floor. Sit or stand unobtrusively in the garden court, read your Scriptures or Prayer Books and pray. Pray in silence. There will be only limited conversation among participants. If people ask what you are doing, feel free to tell them.
Suggested Scriptures around which to shape your prayers for the poor:
Psalm 146
Isaiah 58:6-12
Luke 1:46-55
Luke 4:16-21
Matthew 25:31-46
For more information about Prayerful Tuesdays, contact Adrienne Little at adrienne_talbot@yahoo.com.
Like to Sing Carols?
Forums in December
CUCC Annual Christmas Dinner
Youth White Elephant Christmas Party
HKonJ Training Session
Life & Faith in Downtown Raleigh
PFLAG Holiday Potluck and Meeting
SPCA Christmas Project
Christmas Cards for Wounded Soldiers
Menu of Compassionate Gifts
Loaves and Fishes Chili Sale
Prayerful Tuesdays
Christmas Cantata – Let the sounds of Christmas brighten your holidays! The choir will be performing God's Son Is Born: A Christmas Cantata, by Peggy Hoffmann, during the 10:30am Worship service on Sunday, Dec. 15th. Come hear lovely music written by this talented composer and long-time church member. You won't want to miss this one!
Like to Sing Carols? – Join members of the Choir and CUCC as we walk across the street to sing carols with the residents of Morningside. We’ll meet at noon in the Fellowship Hall after the 10:30am worship service. Please join us! It’s a lot of fun and the residents enjoy the singing and the company.
Forums in December – The forum this Sunday, Dec. 15, will be facilitated by Elizabeth Queen, an intern at NC Justice Center and a student completing degrees at Duke Divinity School and at UNC School of Social Work.
December 15 - The Role of Faith Communities in Restoring the Common Good. What can faith communities offer to the public discourse and how do we do it?
The theme for the last two Forums in December is Hunger in America…
December 22 - A Place at the Table - One Nation. Underfed. (Part 1) 50 million Americans don't know where their next meal is coming from. This documentary tells the powerful story of three Americans who maintain their dignity even as they struggle just to eat. It may change forever how we think about the hungry.
December 29 - A Place at the Table (Part 2)
CUCC Annual Christmas Dinner - As the Christmas dinner is tomorrow night, I thought it might be helpful to inform you of the menu. The menu is gumbo (traditional and vegetarian) with rice, BBQ boneless pork chops , roasted root vegetables, garden fresh tossed salad with strawberry vinaigrette, and your Christmas favorite desserts. Thanks to Mitch’s Tavern for this fine catered Christmas meal. The $8.00 for the dinner will be collected at the door of the Vaughan Fellowship Hall. The program for the evening will also be given out at this location. Submitted by Robert Parrish for WFG.
Youth White Elephant Christmas Party – Youth will celebrate Christmas with a white elephant party in Church School. Please bring a wrapped gift of under $5 or find something zany at home and wrap it up.
HKonJ Training Session – There will be a training session for HKonJ on this Saturday, December 14, from 10:00am – 1:30pm at Covenant Presbyterian Church, 2620 E. Weaver, Durham, NC (919-682-1484). HKonJ march will be Saturday, February 8.
Life & Faith in Downtown Raleigh - How is Advent intersecting with your day-to-day life? Join us for conversation at Life & Faith in Downtown Raleigh, Tuesday, Dec. 17, Tyler's Tap Room, 18 Seaboard Ave, Raleigh, NC. Arrive 6:30pm for dinner, 7:00pm for beverages & conversation.
PFLAG Holiday Potluck and Meeting – The Holiday Season can be particularly difficult for LGBT individuals and their families. Many folks are alienated from their families or are still “in the closet,” which make family gatherings stressful and sometimes scary. As many PFLAG members have said, “When a family member comes out as LGBT, the rest of the family also has to “come out.” Join us on Wednesday, December 18, 7:00pm, in the Vaughan Fellowship Hall, for potluck and stories about how PFLAG families cope in loving and supporting ways. All are welcome. Bring a dish to share. There’s always lots of yummy food at a PFLAG potluck!
SPCA Christmas Project - The children's Sunday School classes are supporting the animals at the SPCA this Christmas. We are collecting food, treats, collars, leashes, kitty litter, and monetary contributions to add to our Sunday School offering. We will have a box in the Fellowship Hall and one in the narthex through December 15th for donations. Please notice the posters the children have placed down the hallway and on our bulletin board. They are very excited about this project and hope that you are, too. The children of this church continue to amaze us all by their love of giving and doing for others, including God's animals.
Christmas Cards for Wounded Soldiers - The children's Sunday School classes are sending Christmas cards to our wounded soldiers at Walter Reed Hospital. If you would like to send one you may drop it off in our classroom and we will be sure it gets in the mail.
Menu of Compassionate Gifts - Is there someone you plan to give a gift to that doesn't really need yet another gift - family member, neighbor, friend or coworker? How about choosing from our Menu of Compassionate Gifts? Six local charitable organizations have been selected and our menu tells you what your donation might do. The menu is available on the table in the back of the sanctuary and online, too. You will receive cards to give to the recipients of your gifts. So give it some thought; then give gifts that give twice. Contact Gray Woodard or Jeanne Ledbetter for more information.
Loaves and Fishes Chili Sale - It is time to place your orders for meat and veggie chili in freezer containers. We have increased the price of our chili for the first time in seven (7) years. Both meat and veggie will be $12.00 per quart. Please place your orders by Sunday, January 19, 2014, with Shannon Core (919-846-0902) or use the sign-up sheet on the hallway bulletin board. Pick up dates and times will be Friday, January 24, 2014, from 4:00pm -7:00pm, and Saturday, January 25, 2014, 9:00am - Noon at Hudson Memorial Presbyterian Church on Six Forks Road in Raleigh.
Prayerful Tuesdays - Praying for the Poor at the People's House – Gather at the NC State Legislature to pray on Tuesday's from 12:30- 1 pm.
Instructions: Enter the front or back doors. Several of us gather in the front left garden court around a table. Or you may go to one of the four garden corner courts on the main floor. Sit or stand unobtrusively in the garden court, read your Scriptures or Prayer Books and pray. Pray in silence. There will be only limited conversation among participants. If people ask what you are doing, feel free to tell them.
Suggested Scriptures around which to shape your prayers for the poor:
Psalm 146
Isaiah 58:6-12
Luke 1:46-55
Luke 4:16-21
Matthew 25:31-46
For more information about Prayerful Tuesdays, contact Adrienne Little at adrienne_talbot@yahoo.com.