The following people are celebrating birthdays this Month:

Dec. 8 - Sonja, Dec. 11 - Shelley, Dec. 25 - Christel, Dec. 29 - Carol Saunders, Dec. 30 - Marianne

We wish you many blessings on your special day!

Don't forget to bring a plate of your favorite Christmas cookies and treats to share after our Service this Sunday! 

Join us for worship on Dec. 10 for the Second Sunday in Advent.  You can also join us on the livestream through out Facebook page www.facebook.com/GDLCNV/live. The service will feature special music from the Ukrainian Дружби - Družba vocal ensemble, a solo from one of our younger members and a special Advent anthem from our choir. Our Christmas Hamper for Yasmin and Sock Drive project for the Lookout Shelter concludes this Sunday as we send them off with a blessing to warm feet, heads and hearts. Thank-you to all for your generous donations.  $520 will go to the Lookout Shelter, and $450 of groecery cards to the Chrismtas Bureau in additon to our hamper. 

Bring a plate of your favorite Christmas Cookies and treats to over a cup of coffee after the service. The Družba ensemble is promising to put us in the Christmas spirit with a few more carols. 

- a darkened sanctuary
- prayers for peace in the Holy Land and Ukraine
- spiritual food
- candlelight passed from hand to hand
- human voices softly singing Silent Night 

Join us on Christmas Eve for our Candleight Service with Holy Communion - which is shared from Christ's open table - given to all who feel drawn by the divine mystery to receive.

Family service at 3:00PM followed by a potluck supper and games.  We will reflect on the blessings and struggles of the last 12 months and pray-in the New Year. 

You need you to register for this event! If you have a gmail account - please send in your RSVP on this google form.

If you do not have gmail - please email the church at  gloriadei5838@gmail.com  

OR 

pick up a paper RSVP form in the narthex, fill in your response and drop it into the offering plate. If we do not have enough participants the service will be cancelled. 

Thank-you to all who have prayerfully considered your pledge for 2024. A gentle reminder for those who have not yet done so, to mail or drop them to office by Dec. 17. You can also drop them into the offering plate on Sunday. 

The November financial statements as well as Al K's monthtly synopsis are on the church website under the Members Only tab. If you have forgotten your password send an email to gloriadei5838@gmail.com and we will be glad to supply it. 

Thank-you to Al for preparing the statements and to Geoffrey for posting on our website. 

Getting the word out about our Christmas Eve Services with our new sandwich board.  Thanks to Zen Digital for the great printing job.