Lantern Lite
For the week of December 21st
Merry Christmas!
Christmas Eve Service
Financial Contributions
Office Closed 24th-5th
Are You In On the Conspiracy?
Devotion - The Light Shines in the Darkness
Isaiah 9:2
Isaiah spoke to a people who knew the darkness well. Their lives had been shattered. They were in exile, separated from family, loved ones, community, homes, and felt as if they were separated from God. There are times in our lives when we feel separated from loved ones, from our community, and even from God. But Isaiah’s promises have been fulfilled in Jesus. This Advent let us focus on the light that shines in the darkness.
Song: Aaron Shust, O Come, O Come, Emmanuel
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L-jn-EvHw_4
In our lives: Have you ever walked into a dark room after being in a lit one? Do your eyes strain to see in the dark until they adjust? I am not a morning person so every morning when I wake up, I refuse to turn the lights on, but stumble around straining to see in the dark. Eventually my eyes adjust and eventually I wake up. But it takes a while! I imagine an eye doctor would tell us that the eyes do indeed take time to adjust to darkness - our pupils have to do the work of growing larger to allow more light in before we can see through the shadows. The light of Christ is the same way. We have seen the light - we just need to work to continue to see it and find our way by focusing on and following the light.
Joy Offering
Joy Gift Offering taken Sunday December 21st
A Presbyterian tradition for seventy years, the Christmas Joy Offering is one of the four special offerings designated by the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) to provide congregations direct ways of supporting specific causes that help those in need. Fifty percent of the receipts of the Christmas Joy Offering are distributed to the Board of Pensions for assistance programs that provide support to retired and active church workers and their spouses and families. The other fifty percent supports leadership development and education at Presbyterian-related racial ethnic schools and colleges.
Watering the Poinsettias
Christmas Eve Candlelight Communion Service
Financial Contributions
Office Closed
Fun at Jesus' Birthday Party
Happy Birthday Jesus!
Sunday Funday!
Prayer Concerns
Please be in prayer this week for:
Maggie Chewning, recovering from cataract surgery
Dan Morgan, recuperating from pneumonia
Tommy Wallace, having cataract surgery
Marilyn Gladue, cardiac issues
Judy Watkins, recuperating at home
Jean Rush, friend of Charlene Morgan, Stage 4 lung cancer
Tori, friend of Johanna Cleland, upon the death of her mother
Aunt Jean Ghee, at home with home health care
Papa Kidd, father of Judy Watkins, aneurism in stomach
Billy, Judy Watkins’ brother-in-law, recovering from back surgery
Penny Hill, Executive Presbyter, diagnosed with cancer
Betty Turner, Eloise’s cousin, diagnosed with breast cancer
Randall Brannon, Daphne’s friend, recovering from surgery and skin grafts
Katie, Faye’s sister, having appendix removed and also has pneumonia
Rose Marie Sapp and Joann Bryan, Daphne’s co-worker’s mother and her sister, having cancer treatment
Irma, Freeman’s sister-in-law, heart surgery scheduled for December
Jay Morgan, Dan’s nephew, cancer in right lung and kidney
Rev. Bill Weston, friend of Daphne and Mike Nash, chemo complications
Margaret Davis, friend of the Gladues, health problems
Susan Rahinsky, Mary Jo Dowling’s niece
Molly, Mary Scheaffer's cousin, multiple health issues
Roxy McNeil, Daphne Nash’s friend, pregnancy complications
Our neighbors in need who have received food from PCR’S Food Pantry
Shut Ins: Tom Bennett, Louise Hanekamp, Doris Kirby, Ray Morgan, Emelyn Sexton, Evelyn Spivey, Bob Wallace, Hope Woodruff
Yellow Brick House: Freeman Barber
Serving/Working Overseas: Marcus Walker
In Case You Missed It - The Advent Conspiracy: Love All
About PCR
Email: pcres@bellsouth.net
Website: pcrchurch.org
Location: 3676 Georgia 20 Northeast, Conyers, GA, United States
Phone: 770-922-5553