December Highlights
Advent Craft Faire
The Christian Education Committee continued our tradition of providing a wonderful Advent Craft Faire to celebrate the first Sunday in Advent. The children who participated in the COVID-safe event enjoyed making a variety of Christmas-related crafts. We thank the Christian Education Committee, the crafters who provided ideas supplies, and guidance, those who donated craft supplies, and those who attended. Always a good time!
Advent Assistants
We thank our families who served as Advent Assistants to lead us in our reading and candle lighting during advent. May the meaning of each candle on the Advent wreath stay with us all year long:
Hope - the inspiring and uplifting hope that Christ among us represents;
Peace - both the Prince of Peace himself and the promise of peace on Earth;
Joy - the joy the shepherds received at hearing the news of Christ’s birth, or the joy that God brings into our lives;
Love - both God’s boundless love for us and our love for one another;
“Christ” candle to celebrate the purity of Jesus and the joy felt on Christmas day;
Children’s Christmas Program
Seeing our children learn and tell the story of Jesus Birth in their own way is one of the best traditions of the Christmas Season. We always look forward to hearing their message and love seeing them grow in their faith as they participate in this program each year.
Heartful Thanks
Thank you to Lisa Rodichok and Carolyn Dunkelberger for once again doing such a wonderful job selecting, directing, and coordinating the Children’s Christmas Program;
Thank you to our Sunday School teachers for helping with rehearsals;
Thank you to our children for sharing the story of the first Christmas and their musical talents with us;
Thank you to their parents who bring them to Sunday School and allow us to take part in their child’s faith journey.
Thank you to Phyllis Klouser and Carolyn Dunkelberger for donating fruit for the children.
Thank you to Yvonne Specht and the Decorating Committee for the decorating the church. We appreciate how beautiful the church looks as we celebrate the Christmas Season.
Congratulations
We are pleased to share awesome news about Mikayla Ulicny. Mikayla graduated Summa Cum Laude from Bloomsburg University/Johns Hopkins University with a degree in Radiology. She has also been accepted as a radiological technician at UPMC Children’s Hospital in Pittsburgh. Congratulations, Mikayla! We are so proud of you.