THE GOOD NEWS FAITH UNITED METHODIST CHURCH | DECEMBER 2019

I have a confession.

I am a Martha Stewart in recovery. I may also be a biblical Martha (you know, sister of Mary and Lazarus) in recovery.

For years, I cultivated the perfect fantasy holiday season, beginning with a neighborhood Halloween party, continuing through multi-day Thanksgiving feasts, and moving right on through the perfectly decorated, gifted and toasted Christmas and New Year holidays.

Every Christmas letter was packed full of the latest family news – and by news I mean accomplishments. We had the witty writing style down, the rotation of kids’ storylines every three years, and it always fit perfectly on one double-sided 8.5 x 11 with the tiniest margins. The family photo was flawless. And it was in the mail with an appropriate Christmas stamp by December 10 each year.

Keeping that up is costly. I’m not just talking about it being financially draining. Keeping all of that up was soul-taxing. Creating my idea of goodness and perfection was exhausting. And it was a little bit like being on a hamster wheel. I spent a lot of time chasing goodness, chasing perfection, chasing affirmation, chasing love because I thought all of those appearances mattered.

And I never found the love, acceptance or happiness that I was chasing in those holiday seasons. I

always found myself aching for more of what I could not seem to find.

About 13 years ago, I had some major life shifts – the kind that wipe out all prior expectations about what wholeness and success look like, the kind that make survival the focus.

In the midst of that chaos, a season when nothing was as it had been, I started a practice of “keeping Advent.” Now as the days grow short and the darkness creeps in, I move through the four weeks of advent watching to see what God is doing, watching to see what is about to be born in the world…watching for the Jesus of history, mystery and majesty to be revealed all around me in ordinary things.

Advent is four blissful weeks of watching and waiting with expectation for the world to be changed as God enters in. I finally

caught onto something - that watching and waiting shouldn’t feel like a hamster wheel.

I keep Advent by intentionally choosing quiet and stillness when I can. I keep Advent by finding a set of Advent readings or practices to keep as part of my daily prayer time. I keep Advent by seeking to be fully present in whatever activity I am doing – not thinking about the next thing on the checklist, the next activity on the calendar. In a time of year when schools and families and even churches are putting more and more out there for us to do and be and consume, keeping Advent means making space to watch and to wait for what God is doing in the world.

…Because what God is doing in the world is so much bigger than anything I can do or create.

Let’s keep Advent together as a church. Amen?

Let’s Keep Advent Together…

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Beginning December 1, we enter into Advent, a season of keeping watch. We’re not just passive observers of Christmas

though—we are called to watch and work and grow and expect God to show up. At Faith UMC, we’re working hard to share more light in the world. During the season of Advent, through the stories of Mary, Joseph, and John the Baptist, the arrival of a baby who would be called Jesus, and an amazing all-music worship experience on December 15, we’ll imagine how we make a difference, what is being born in us today, and how Christmas might be more than a season but a way of being all year round.

Sunday Worship for the Season...

Join us for worship on the First Sunday of Advent, with the theme Vigil. Readings are from Isaiah 2:1-5 and

Matthew 24:36-44. The Nursery will be available during both services, and Sunday School for children and youth are at 10:00am.

Sunday, December 1: Vigil Worship at 8:45 & 10:00am

Join us for worship on the Second Sunday of Advent, with the theme Hope. Readings are from Isaiah 11:1-10

and Matthew 3:1-12. The Nursery will be available during both services, and Sunday School for children and youth are at 10:00am.

Sunday, December 8: Hope Worship at 8:45 & 10:00am

Join us for worship on the Fourth Sunday of Advent, with the theme Courage. Readings are from Isaiah 7:10

-16, Luke 1:46b-55, and Matthew 1:18-25. The Nursery will be available during both services, and Sunday School for children is at 10:00am.

Sunday, December 22: Courage Worship at 8:45 & 10:00am

We’ll gather in the sanctuary in our PJs (yep, you read that right —it’s wear your pajamas to church day!!!) for cookies

and cocoa and a service of lessons and carols. Keep the Christmas spirit alive with favorite music and a family-friendly storytelling experience. The Nursery will be available for infants and toddlers.

Sunday, December 29 Worship at 10:00am

Join us for worship on the Third Sunday of Advent, with special music (see page 4). The Nursery and

Sunday School for children & youth are at 10:00am.

Sunday, December 15: the Gloria Worship at 10:00am

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ChristmasFest is our annual intergenerational celebration of the season, complete with a chili cookoff, caroling, gingerbread house decorating, Christmas crafts and fun projects for all ages. Bring your friends and family!

ChristmasFest Celebration Friday, December 13, 6:30-8:00pm

The Longest Night is a contemplative worship service soaked in candlelight and prayer during which we acknowledge to ourselves and others that at Christmastime our lives can still be riddled with sadness, sorrow, pain and grief. We'll gather in the sanctuary, pray and sing, listen to a word of recognition and hope, and light candles to see the light grow. Join us. Bring someone who could use a safe place for their sadness or grief in this season when it seems all the world sings Joy to the World.

Longest Night Service

Friday December 20

7:00pm

Join us for a multi-generational and inclusive telling of the Christmas Story. This light-hearted worship experience includes storytelling, scripture, “candle” light, and familiar carols. We’ll also receive the “Reverse Advent Calendar” offerings from families that have participated. Join us, bring your food offering and leave it as a gift at the manger.

Christmas Eve Services: Tuesday, December 24 Come, Lord Jesus!

The ABCs of Christmas Multigenerational Service, 4:30pm

The timeless story of angels and shepherds, Mary and Joseph, and a tiny baby born in Bethlehem is the centerpoint of our worship — worship steeped in word, music and candlelight. Come with anticipation of what is born in us this season.

Candlelight Service Musical Prelude begins at 7:30pm Service begins at 8:00pm

Join Hunter Prillaman and Phil Dawson as we study the Gospel of Matthew. We go at the group pace, reading and discussing in class with Hunter & Phil providing context from commentaries. Newcomers welcome any time as there are frequent recaps.

Bible Study: Matthew Sundays, 8:45am in the Parlor beginning December 15

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As we head into Advent and another season of hope, love, joy, and peace, I (Michael Wu) am struck by how planning and coincidence converge. As I write this, Venice, Italy, is experiencing its worst flooding in decades. This past summer, thinking about special music for Advent, the Chancel Choir and I thought it time to present a time-honored seasonal favorite, the Gloria by Venice-

native Antonio Lucio Vivaldi, 1678-1741. This presentation of Vivaldi’s Gloria, RV 589, will occur during

the 10 a.m. Sunday Worship December 15th. The Chancel Choir, Bob Holder, and I will be joined by Stephen Czarkowski and string quartet.

Vivaldi was nicknamed the “Red Priest” because of his naturally red hair and because the circumstances around his birth— an earthquake around the city as well as his poor health initially—caused his mother to dedicate his life to the priesthood.

Vivaldi is regarded as one of the greatest Baroque composers, and his influence during his lifetime was widespread across Europe. He composed many instrumental concertos, for the violin and a variety of other instruments, as well as sacred choral works and more than forty operas. His best-known work is a series of violin concertos known as the Four Seasons.

Many of his compositions were written for the all-female music

ensemble of the Ospedale della Pietà, a home for abandoned children. Vivaldi had worked there as a Catholic priest for just over a year, and he was employed there from 1703-1715, and from 1723-1740. This Gloria was written for that

Ospedale around the year 1715. The Ospedale prided itself on the quality of its musical education and the excellence of its choir and orchestra. This, his most famous choral piece, presents the traditional Gloria from the Latin

Mass in twelve varied cantata-like sections.

Today Vivaldi is one of the most popular of all composers, who during his lifetime enjoyed considerable success and fortune, which he squandered through extravagance, and when he died in Vienna he was buried in a pauper’s grave. For two centuries after his death, the Gloria lay undiscovered

until the late 1920s, when it was found buried among a pile of forgotten Vivaldi manuscripts. However, it was not performed until September 1939 in Siena in an edition by the composer Alfredo Casella. It was not until 1957 that the now familiar original version was published and given its first performance at the First Festival of Baroque Choral Music at Brooklyn College, New York.

[The majority of this information comes from Peter Carey, writing for the Royal Free Singers ensemble in the United Kingdom. They are posted at http://www.choirs.org.uk/

prognotes/Vivaldi Gloria (Royal Free).htm, which I accessed November 21, 2019.]

We pray for people impacted by war, natural disaster, illness, suffering, loss, and things that never get mentioned in church because they are too personal. May we continue to keep the people of Venice in our prayers. They will need time and resources to recover.

Strathmore Children’s Chorus, December 8, 4:00pm If you need more special music through this December, I invite you to see the Strathmore Children’s Chorus in concert at the Music Center, 5301 Tuckerman Lane, as they perform 4 p.m. Sunday, December 8. Their program, “Great American Folksong for the Holidays,” features the GRAMMY-winning duo Cathy Fink and Marcy Marxer and their band, arranging music for children’s choirs. The ensembles of SCC are also joined by the second year of Sing Out! programs at Argyle and Parkland Middle Schools as they present familiar and new renditions of time-honored American favorites, from

‘Tis the Season of Music Sunday, December 15, 10:00am—Vivaldi’s Gloria

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Reverse Advent Calendar This year we are so excited to be partnering with the Preschool in a “Reverse Advent Calendar” collection to benefit the Manna Food Center . Each family in our congregation who would like to participate may pick up a box from their Sunday School classes.Along with your child, we encourage you to add to your box daily from December 1-24 using the suggestions from the list on page 12 or other non-perishable items.

You are invited to bring your box to the Christmas Eve Family Service, December 24 at 4:30pm, or return the box to the church no later than January 6. You don’t have to have a child in Sunday school to participate. The whole congregation is welcome to join in - just choose a box from home, fill it up using the list, and return it.

“Deck the Halls” to “It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year.” Sing Out!, part of Bloom by Strathmore, brings the arts to communities where there are social and economic barriers to access. This partnership with Montgomery County Public Schools to bring choirs to Title I schools with no

chorus programs and generate interest and enthusiasm to add chorus to that participating school’s curriculum is the on-going project that is a result of my doctoral thesis.

Ellen and I want to wish each and every one of you a happy holiday season, a blessed Advent, a Merry

Christmas, and a Happy New Year. Thank you for your continued support of Faith Church and its music ministries!

- Dr. Michael Wu Director of Music Ministry

Continued from page 4 - From Dr. Michael Wu, ‘Tis the Season of Music

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Quarters for Kids A Gift for the Children at the UMC Board of Child Care Faith Church is supporting the Christmas Appeal from the UMC

Board of Child Care (BCC) by collecting “quarter stockings” over the Advent season. This is our fourth year supporting this cause and we hope contributions will push us over the $1,000 cumulative total.

Empty paper “Quarter stockings” will be distributed on December 1 and collected back through December 29. Just drop your

stocking in the wooden chest or the offering plate. Your contribution will be used to fund presents and holiday celebrations for BCC’s children and youth

throughout the year. After those needs are met, gifts will be directed to BCC’s most pressing program needs.

BCC has Residential Services;

campuses that provide engaging experiences within a safe, structured setting. Using Group Homes, residents can integrate

within the community and attend public school while also acquiring independent living skills. Strawbridge School is a special and

regular education school specializing in serving youth with learning, health, emotional, and behavioral disabilities. Treatment Foster Care Homes provide

therapeutically structured home environments for ages 2 to 21. The Mental Health Clinic employs

licensed therapists and a child psychiatrist helping children and families navigate difficult times. The Early Learning Program gives

quality childcare focused on the growth and development of children, ages 6 weeks to 5 years. Adoption Services provides

families both pre and post adoption assistance.

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Meet Dr. Belinda Forbes, Missionary to Nicaragua December 3, 7:00pm in the Fellowship Hall Come meet Dr. Belinda Forbes, one of the missionaries that Faith supports. Dr. Forbes is a dentist serving in Managua, Nicaragua with Acción Médica Cristiana (Christian Medical Action or AMC), a Nicaraguan Christian ecumenical organization specializing in community health and development in impoverished rural communities. Dr. Forbes uses her dental education and skills to serve the people of Nicaragua.

Of her assignment, Dr. Forbes says, “AMC’s model for local empowerment allows my contribution to be long-lasting and sustainable. AMC is committed to health education and promotion, farming and nutrition, disaster prevention, HIV/AIDS prevention, clean water and sanitation,

women’s health, and youth leadership. AMC’s successes are based on community participation and the values of faith and justice.”

Dr. Forbes’s call to follow where her faith leads began in her early teens. After years of studying both Spanish and dentistry, she went to Nicaragua to serve as a missionary for one year. Nearly 30 years later she continues to work with dentists and other healthcare professionals with Accion Medica Cristiana.

Read more about Dr. Forbes’s ministry on her blog

belindagbgm.blogspot.com or on Facebook: Belinda Forbes Gbgm. https://advance.umcmission.org/p-1489-forbes-belinda.aspx https://www.youtube.com/

watch?v=i6r779Dk3kM http://www.umc.org/how-we-serve/dentist-called-to-mission-in-nicaragua – text version of video

Staff Gift Dear Members of Faith,

As you make plans to connect with your families and friends this Christmas season, please remember the importance of your Faith Church family. Our staff works hard to provide a wonderful church home for us to enjoy all year long. Over the past year, their commitment, dedication and in many cases extra “above and beyond” effort, have been incredibly important. They have ensured that the church ran smoothly despite the six-month absence of a permanent pastor, that our office and administrative activities continued and that our

education and music ministries remained strong. In addition, we have been very blessed by the addition of Pastor Laura beginning this past July.

Particularly this year, we want to acknowledge and thank our staff for their valuable service by continuing our tradition of giving a monetary gift of support as a year-end Christmas present for the staff at Faith. Please consider sending a check to the church office or placing a gift in the offering plate marked “Staff Christmas Gift” by Sunday December 21 as your way of sharing your gratitude to all the people who have given us so

many gifts of Christian service throughout the year.

May you and your family share in all the joys and wonders that the Christmas season brings.

Sincerely, Susan Ferris Wyderko, Chair, Staff-Parish Relations Committee

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Send your prayer requests to our Congregational Care Ministry (CCM) team at prayer@faithworkshere.com(Scott Roby, Susan Keller, Tamara Fish). They will receive your prayers, forward to Pastor Laura, and follow-up with you.

Faith & Film: “The Soloist” December 6, 6:30-9:30pm We are showing and discussing the 2009 film, “The Soloist” starring Jamie Foxx and Robert Downey, Jr. (rated PG-13), based on the book The Soloist: A Lost Dream, an Unlikely Friendship, and the Redemptive Power of Music by Steve Lopez. It is based on the true story of Nathaniel Ayers, a musician who developed schizophrenia and became homeless. Foxx portrays Ayers, who is considered a cello prodigy, and Downey portrays Steve Lopez, a Los Angeles Times columnist who discovers Ayers and writes about him in the newspaper.

Movie fare provided—pizza, popcorn, and drinks. Please RSVP with Gina Dawson (301-881-1881, ext. 2006 or gdawson@faithworkshere.com).

Many thanks for your support of the youth Angel Tree project. All 40 angels have been claimed! Your unwrapped gifts are due back no later than Sunday morning, Dec. 8th. You can leave them by the tree in

the Fellowship Hall on Sunday morning (they will be retrieved that morning) or drop them by the office during the week. If you missed your chance to take an angel and still wish to help, donations of large and extra-large shirt boxes, gift wrap and tape will be accepted until 12/8. Questions? Contact Jennifer Young at young.jennifer@gmail.com.

Angel Tree Project

Please plan to stay after worship on Sunday, December 8th to be part of a special Charge Conference where we will have a vote on the sale of the Smoketree property (former parsonage) after a brief presentation and Q & A. Pick up a copy of the proposal prepared by the Trustees in the Narthex.

Special Charge Conference Sunday, December 8, following the 10:00am worship service

Tuko Pamoja Sales Event December 8, 11:30am-4:00pm Imagine buying a gift for a family member, a friend, or even yourself that provides necessary income for a woman on the other side of the world to feed, clothe and shelter her children. Tuko Pamoja (www.tuko-pamoja.com), which means “we are together” in Swahili, has partnered with 8 female-led artisan “self-help” groups in Kenya, aiding 170 women by introducing their crafts here in the U.S. Support Kenyan women in need by hearing their stories and purchasing their handmade wares.

Grab a friend and stop by! We accept cash, checks, Visa and MasterCard. Hosted by Lloydie & Bill Zaiser (500 Goldsborough Drive, Rockville, MD 20850).

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“Who Are We?” Study with Pastor Laura Begins Monday, January 6, 8:30-9:30pm via Zoom

WHO ARE WE? As the church faces an uncertain future, churches in the Baltimore-Washington Conference are called to explore the heart of their faith with this 18-week interactive study on who we are as a people of God, as United Methodists, and as the people of the Baltimore-Washington Conference.

WHY THIS STUDY NOW? Our beloved denomination is in the midst of another pivotal moment in history. Globally, in our churches, we are considering the future of the denomination, what it means to be the Church, what it means to be United Methodists, and what it means to be spirit-filled Christ followers making disciples of Jesus Christ for the transformation of the world in this present age. Some may question, “Will we remain united? Will we create a new form of unity? Will we dissolve? Will the Church continue to be able to give a faithful voice and witness to the will of God in the days ahead? What is the will of God?” There are many

conversations and many questions that may arise in our uncertainty. We can see the ground shift as we engage in strategic sessions, pour over new plans, and predict the year to come. These are natural and necessary steps. And amidst all of our uncertainty, this we know for sure – God is. God is with us and God’s Spirit

has the power to birth in us a common understanding of how we might live together, disciple together, love together and serve God together.

This Bible Study was developed so that we might enter into a process of discernment and wonder together. It isn’t meant to cater to one outcome or cajole participants into a certain line of thinking. Rather, receive this study as an invitation into communal dialogue chiefly interested in our common roots and the common interest we share as United Methodists within the universal body of Christ today.

This study was designed to center us in our core identity. And so we ask – Who are we? Who are we as the people of God? Who are we as the people called Methodists shaped by Wesleyan theology? Who are we as the members of the Baltimore-Washington Conference? Who are we becoming as we journey on toward perfection? It is our deepest hope that you will allow responses to emerge around the room and that

you will receive these responses with great care. Furthermore, it is our hope that as we study and wrestle with Scripture alongside people we know, and hopefully with people we do not know so well, that we will pay close attention to and compassionately engage one another, quiet ourselves and await God’s voice in our discernment in order to make room for emerging responses that can guide us.

We are hoping to offer this in multiple formats. Right now, Pastor Laura is scheduled to teach this class in a ZOOM video conference format. Sessions will run from 8:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. on Mondays – parents of young children take note! We really hope

this format works for your lives!!

Part 1 – Who are we as the people of God? January 6 – February 10

Part 2 – Who are we as United Methodists?

Feb 24, March 2, 9, 30, April 6 & 13 (Easter Monday)

Part 3 – Who are we as the people of the Baltimore Washington Conference? April 27, May 4, 11, 18, 25 (Memorial Day – possibly slide to Tuesday May 26), June 1

If you are interested in participating in this study, please

contact Gina Dawson at gdawson@faithworkshere.com.

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Dec. 15 Jason Spriggs

Dec. 16 Scott Haass

Dec. 20 Bill Rooker

Dec. 21 Ryan Wright

Dec. 22 Sydney Aparaka

Dec. 23 Clyde Ragland

Dec. 25 Christine Hellauer

Dec. 27 Chuck Taylor

Dec. 28 Erika Aparaka Sydnie Clark Rachel Hedrick

Dec. 31 Ronald Kessler

Stewardship 2020: Many thanks to

everyone who has submitted a financial commitment card for 2020. To date we have commitments totaling more than $420,000 for the coming year. We are committed to meeting our goal to double our Missions Budget but, in order to do that, we need the support of the whole congregation. If you have not yet submitted your commitment card, extras are available in the pews. Completed cards can be placed in the offering plate or mailed to the church office. Thank you for your generous giving, faithful stewardship and for helping your church leadership plan for the coming year!

Electronic Fund Transfer: More

and more of you are electing to enroll in our Electronic Fund Transfer program to ensure that your giving gets to the church regardless of your travels, etc. For many folks who don’t carry cash or checkbooks, this is the easiest way to meet your giving goals by setting it up now for the entire year. There is no cost to you and the program is very flexible. You can set up your giving to occur weekly, monthly, bi-monthly or quarterly. Additionally, changes can be made with a day’s notice, should your circumstances change. To learn more, contact the church office.

End of the Year Giving: If you

would like your offerings and gifts to be included on your 2019 FUMC giving statement, please be sure that either the church office receives them by December 31st or that the mailing envelope is postmarked by December 31st. Per IRS guidelines, all offerings received during worship on Sunday, January 5th will go on your 2020 FUMC statement, regardless of the date on the check. If you are unsure about your year-to-date giving, please contact Jan Spencer (jspencer@faithworkshere.com).

Finance Update

Dec. 1 Jim Sadler

Dec. 2 Laurie Halverson

Dec. 4 Jim Guthrie

Dec. 5 Brandon Baptista Jerry Freel

Dec. 6 CharylAnn Maas Sean Ramsperger

Dec. 8 Jay Moore

Dec. 9 Bill Maas

Dec. 10 Kathryn Holden Kathy King Marti Phillips-Patrick

Dec. 11 Kaitlyn Gautereaux

Dec. 12 Joshua Gadre

For the January newsletter, please submit your articles, photos, announcements, by December 18th to Gina Dawson at gdawson@faithworkshere.com.

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Acolyte: Dec. 1: Kristina Savell Dec. 8: Sydnie Clark Dec. 15: Dylan Schmidt Dec. 22: tbd Dec. 24 (4:30pm): tbd Dec. 24 (7:30pm): tbd Dec. 29: tbd

Altar Guild: Mary Frances Woods

Communion Steward: Carol Dismukes

Communion Servers: Brian Hahs,

Kristen Wayne, Carol Dismukes

Congregational Care Minister (CCM): Dec. 1: Scott Roby Dec. 8: Scott Roby Dec. 15: Tamara Fish Dec. 22: Scott Roby Dec. 29: Susan Keller

Fellowship Time: Dec. 1: Amy Swanson Dec. 8: Faith Preschool Dec. 15: Gordon & Carol Henley Dec. 22: Stanley/Wu Dec. 29: tbd

Greeters: Dec. 1: Janice & Bill Jones, Brandon, Nicole & Rachel Baptista Dec. 8: Phyllis & Bill Warshauer Dec. 15: JoAnn Castagnola Dec. 22: Pam & Ron Kessler Dec. 24 (7:30pm): Trish & Gary Clark Dec. 29: Erna Benjamin

Liturgist: Dec. 1: Nancy Kuhn Dec. 8: Clyde Ragland Dec. 15: Belinda Tilley Dec. 22: Krista Baptista Dec. 24 (4:30pm): tbd Dec. 24 (7:30pm): tbd Dec. 29: Kathy King

Projection: Dec. 1: Debbie Spriggs Dec. 8: Gina Dawson Dec. 15: Woody Machalek Dec. 22: Debbie Spriggs Dec. 24 (4:30pm): Woody Machalek Dec. 29: Woody Machalek

Security / Lock-up: Dec. 1-7: Bill Maas Dec. 8-14: Glenn Simpson Dec. 15-21: Bill Beisner Dec. 22-28: Tim Evans Dec. 29-Jan. 4: Jim Johnston

Sound: Dec. 1-22, 29: Doug Dismukes Dec. 24 (4:30pm): Jim Pearson Dec. 24 (7:30pm): Doug Dismukes

Ushers: Dec. 1: Bill Maas, Gearold Knowles, Glenn Simpson, Scott Springer Dec. 8: Gary Clark, Brian Jones, Bill Zaiser, Lloydie Zaiser Dec. 15: Bill Jones, Ann Tognetti, Susan Costlow, Bill Moore Dec. 22: Steve Wege, Elease Bruner, Edward Bruner, Donna Wood Dec. 24 (4:30pm): tbd Dec. 24 (7:30pm): tbd Dec. 29: Bill Beisner, Tim Burke, Terrie Tuckman, Kathy King

Serving in December

Dec. 9 Gerry & Pat Tomlin

Dec. 20 George & Nancy Schaffner

Dec. 26 Stan & Erna Benjamin

Dec. 27 Chip & Bridget Buel Michael Wu & Ellen Stanley

Dec. 29 Larry & Mary Jane Wolcott

Joann Rice & family on the death of John Rice, who

died on November 22.

The family of Dolly Hammett, who died on October 27.

You may send your words of love and condolences to Dolly’s daughter, Paula Gibbs at 1412 Gordon Place, Winchester, VA 22601. Phone is 540-539-8066 and email is pgibbswinchester@gmail.com.

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