Wonderful Wednesday
Wonderful Wednesday is TONIGHT!
Blood Drive
St. John’s United Methodist Church
Blood Drive
Sunday December 11
9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Garden Room
Please place it on YOUR calendar today and
Be a Blood Donor on December 11!
Sunday School Teacher Appreciation Tea
Sunday, December 4
Come and Go from
3:00-5:00
Home of Sarah and David Cameron
5520 68th St.
Christmas Open House
United Methodist Women
and Kathryn Boren
invite you to a Christmas Open House at the parsonage.
2316 17th Street
Sunday, December 11
4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Please bring your family and join us for this
festive time together!
Kids Night Out
December 3
4:00 - 8:00 p.m.
There is a sign-up sheet in the office.
Gift Wrapping Fund Raiser
Gift Wrapping Fund Raiser
to benefit our Spirit Wind Youth
You may drop off your packages to be wrapped on Saturday, December 3, while Kids Night Out is going on, and pick up on Sunday, December 4. Or you may drop off Sunday, December 4, and pick up Wednesday, December 7, during Wonderful Wednesday, or Sunday, December 11.
$2 for small packages
$5 for large packages
Extra large packages are individually priced.
$1 extra if we provide the box.
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Regular meeting is scheduled for December 1, at 7am at SJUMC.
Carol of Lights Pre-event Event!
Please join all the St. Paul’s family for an update on an old tradition. The 47th Annual Texas Tech University Carol of Lights will be held on Friday, December 2, beginning with a Carillon concert at 6:30 p.m., and the outdoor ceremony beginning at 7:00 p.m. Before the festivities begin at Memorial Circle, one and all are invited to enjoy a pre-Carol party at St. Paul’s. The gathering will begin at 5:15 and continue until we hear the bells calling us to Campus. We will meet in the Courtyard between the Sanctuary and Washington Hall [or if too cold, in Washington Hall]. Park at St. Paul’s and bring your walking shoes so we can stroll together to enjoy the Carol of Lights after our fellowship time.
Lay Speaking Course
As part of the Fall Wonderful Wednesdays offerings, we will present the Lay Speakers Basic Training Course starting in November.
Lay Speakers (or Exhorters as they were called by John Wesley) have a rich historical tradition in the Methodist Church. Lay Speakers serve in many capacities. By definition, Lay Speakers are dedicated to "leading, caring and communicating."
Lay Speaker training is preparation for leadership in the congregation. Despite the connotations of the title, Lay Speakers are not just stand-ins or fill-ins for an empty pulpit. Lay Speakers fill leadership roles in every aspect of the church and congregation.
If you seek to better understand your role as a leader in our congregation and in the Methodist Church as a whole, then you will find no better way than this series of training.
The Basic Course is 5 weeks, a total of 10 hours of discussion, reflection, prayer and understanding. The classes will begin on November 9, and run through December 14. Classes will cover topics which include "Called by God", "Called to Leadership and Service", "Called to Grow in Faith", "Called to Witness and Teach", and "Called to Lead Worship."
If you are interested or need more information, please contact Dennis Howard at the Church office at 762-0123.
Opportunity to Serve
Children’s Sunday School has opportunities for service:
Teacher needed once a month to complete the Preschool Teaching Team
Rotation Sunday School for Kindergarten – 6th Grades needs Cooking Teacher
Substitutes needed for Preschool through Elementary ages
Give prayerful consideration to these
opportunities for service and growth.
For information, feel free to contact
Ronda Langston, Lisa Viator, or David Cameron.
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Youth Calendar to the End of the Year
December 4 -- Youth Council meets at 4:00 p.m.
5:30 p.m.- Youth Program: Discussion on the Trinity facilitated by Bobby McMillan--
Youth Meal: The Owens
December 11 -- Youth Progressive Supper and White Elephant Christmas Gift Exchange
December 18 -- Youth will participate in the All-Church Christmas Caroling Party
December 25 -- No Youth: Merry Christmas!
January 1 -- No Youth: Happy New Year!
January 8 -- Black-eyed Peas and New Year’s Resolutions