Adults  55+  Small  Group  Bible  Study  Attendance 11/20/16   11/27/16  Health  Care  &  Rehab  Centers/Assisted  Living:     Brighter Living Assisted Living Facility 5 6 Colonial Heights Health Care Center 16 0 Dunlop House Assisted Living 9 0 8  am  Coed  Classes: Bible Book Navigators – Bob Miller, Teacher 6 5 H M Hodges I (8:15 a.m.) (67+) Andy Brockelman, Teacher 8 10 11  am  Coed  Classes:   Growing in Him (45-60+) Ann and Marty Lastovica, Teachers 18 16 Generations (50-65) Teacher, Bill Wesner, Teacher 13 17 H M Hodges II (11 a.m.) (67+) Harold Colwell, Teacher 32 39 Living for Christ (65+) Wynn Hasty, Teacher 7 8 Women’s  Classes: Elect Ladies (60-75) Mona McBryde, Teacher 7 5 Golden Circle Ladies (70+) Lois Brockelman, Teacher 4 2 New Adventures Ladies (60-69) Joyce Bell/Joan Walker, Teachers 9 11 Ready – Lynda Hale, Teacher 13 12 Men’s  Classes: John Miles Men (70+) Andy Brockelman, Teacher 4 4 Mel Jones (55-70) Bill Toth, Teacher 8 6

 Total   1 5 9 1 4 1

“Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and He will direct thy path. Proverbs 3:5-6 S U N D A Y ,   D E C E M B E R   4 ,   2 0 1 6  

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DECEMBER  4 - TODAY! “TITUS  2  WOMEN”:  INFORMATIONAL  MEETING. Ladies, learn about a new Women's Ministry program that will open up opportunities for you to pour Biblical truth into the lives of MPBC girls through mentoring events. Meeting to immediately follow the 11am service in the Chapel. DECEMBER  5  –  LLL  TRIP  PLANNING  TEAM – 1:30 pm / Pastor Andy’s Office. DECEMBER  7-­‐9  –  OPERATION  CHRISTMAS  CHILD  MISSION  TRIP – Charlotte, NC at Samaritan’s Purse. DECEMBER  11 - ADULT  CHOIR  CHRISTMAS  MUSICAL–  7 pm.  December  14 - LAST  WEDNESDAY  THE  WELL,  AND  CHILDREN’S  /  TEENS’  ACTIVITIES  FOR  2016–Will resume January 4, 2017!

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DECEMBER  15  - ANNUAL  55+  CHRISTMAS  FELLOWSHIP–  Christmas gift exchange. 10:45 am. Please bring a gift ($5 or less). Can be new or something you have at home. Can be nice or white elephant. Make sure the gift is appropriate for man or woman. Cost for the meal is still $5. DECEMBER  17-­‐  WEDDING  OF  FRED  PHELPS  &    LYNDA  HALE – Wedding is private, but the church and friends are invited to the reception afterwards at 3 pm in the CAC. DECEMBER  21  &  28 - BARNABAS  MINISTRY will not meet. Will resume on January 4 at 9:30 am in the Conference Room. DECEMBER  24  -­‐  CHRISTMAS  EVE  SERVICE – 5 pm.

DECEMBER  25  -­‐  CHRISTMAS  DAY  SCHEDULE – No Sunday School Classes / Only one abbreviated Worship Service at 10:30 am. DECEMBER  26-­‐JANUARY  1- CHURCH  OFFICE will be closed for the holidays. JANUARY  1  –  NEW  YEAR’S  DAY  SCHEDULE – Regular schedule: Two Worship Services 9:30 am & 11 am / Two Bible Study Hours 9:30 am & 11 am.

–  PREVIEW  OF  LLL  TRIPS  FOR  2017  –  Jan.  26  –    Mystery  Trip  

Feb.  23  –    Smithfield  Station  Mar.  23  –  George  Washington’s  Birthplace  

April  27  –  Richmond  Riverboat  Cruise  &  Lunch  May  22-­‐25  –  The  ARK  Encounter  

June  15  –  Lewis  Ginter  Botanical  Gardens  Dec.  13-­‐16-­‐  Biltmore  Christmas  Tour,  Ashevil le ,  NC  

RECUPERATING  AT  HOME: Dottie Adkins, Keith Adkins, Eloise Blankenship,

Pauline Cloud, Bob Denney, Buddy Edwards, Wayne Johnson, Beth Jones, Mike Magnusson,

Barbara McGee, Margie McGinnis, Calvin Meadows, Judy Nelson, Mike Page, Peggy Payne, Bill Riggleman,

Gene Riggs, Randy Rowlett, Wallace Spivey, John Terry, Charlene Toth, Janet Vaughan,

Anita Wagner, Becky Wilson

HOSPITAL/REHAB:  Johnston-Willis– Barbara “Joyce” Burcham Dunlop House– Edith Wood Tyler’s Retreat– Rosalie Cox

OUR  SYMPATHIES  TO:  Gloria Doss and family, on the loss of her niece, Shannon Sink. Crystal Wade and family, on the loss of her mother. Jennifer Toombs and family, on the loss of her mother, Margaret Ann Wells DeSouza. The family and friends of Hettie Pauline Hudson. The family and friends of David, Sophie, and Ruth Ann Rinehart (Evansville, IN)  

PRAY  FOR  OUR  NURSING  HOME  RESIDENTS: Colonial Heights Health Care & Rehab – 831 E. Ellerslie Ave. Colonial Heights, VA 23834, Ph. 804.526.6851- Margaret Hodges, Rm. 131, (mother of Anita Wagner), Edith Wood, Rm. 214-B Brookdale Salem, Memory Care Unit, - Rita Everhart, Rm. 5  PRAY  FOR  OUR  ASSISTED  LIVING  RESIDENTS:    Brighter Living–  5301 Plaza Dr. Hopewell, VA 23860 Ph. 804.458.5830– Peggy Harrison (sister of Alice Baggett) Rm. 213, Daphne Brown, Rm. 141, (niece of Edith Wood.) Dunlop House – 235 Dunlop Farms Blvd. Colonial Heights, VA 23834, Ph. 804.520.0050–Helen Horne, Rm. 186, Joe Brown, Rm. 111, Gladie Kemp, Rm. 110, Dorothy Rammage, Rm. 131, Stella and Jim Kimberlin, Rm. 182, John Spiers, Rm. 122 Lakewood Manor – 1900 Lauderdale Dr, Richmond, VA 23238, Ph. 804. 740-2900– Nathalie Sharits, Rm. 201 Petersburg Home for Ladies – 311 South Jefferson St., Petersburg, VA 23803, Ph. 804.861.0060- Leslie Gill Dixon (aunt of Gloria Doss), Rm. 22 The Crossings at University Park, 2422 Pemberton Rd, Richmond, Ph. 804.554.1555 – Patricia Faber, Rm. H109B

–  Wishing  You  a HAPPY  BIRTHDAY!  –11/27: Emily Kestner, D. Allen, Jeff Hamilton 12/1: Wright Pond 12/3: James E. Russell, Jr. 12/4: Susan Hasty 12/5: Mary Lou Sholes, Andy Coon 12/6: Wilma Cloud, Mona McBryde, Robert Williamson, Sr. 12/7: Brenda Barbour 12/9: Brenda Edwards 12/10: James Ruble, Keith Riggs 12/11: Helen A. Williams, Allison Robertson, Debby Morrison

–  A  PASTORAL  CARE  NOTE  –    

Mount Pleasant is a family of prayer, and we relay prayer requests in a few different forms – an email

distribution list, our weekly prayer list at Wednesday night Prayer Meeting, and the weekly 55+ newsletter

being a few. Each are updated as information is relayed to the church office.

Please email requests and updates to prayer@mpbclife.com or talk to Lauren in the church office (526-0816) so that all forms of the prayer list

can be updated. Please remember that some information may change

during the week, and may appear differently in different forms as updated information is available

WEEKLY  FUNNY!  A minister parked his car in a no-parking zone in a large city because he was short of time and couldn’t

find a space with a meter. Then he put a note under the windshield wiper that

read: “I have circled the block 10 times. If I don’t park here, I’ll miss my appointment.

Forgive us our trespasses.” When he returned, he found a citation from a police

officer along with this note: “I’ve circled this block for 10 years. If I don’t give

you a ticket I’ll lose my job. Lead us not into temptation.”