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Good News      Dec. 11, 2014
 
Advent Season at Evangelical Presbyterian Church
Sunday Worship 9:30 am
Daily Advent Readings
Children's Happy Birthday Jesus Party
When: Sunday, Dec. 14th
Time: 11:30 am - 1:00 pm
Where: Pump it Up
 Please bring your parents and an unwrapped toy for
Toys for Tots.
Party concludes with a caravan to Buckner
                       for caroling and cake.
Youth Christmas Party
Date: Sunday, December 14t
Time: 1:00 pm-3:30 pm(ish)
Where: Meet in the Church Parking Lot @ 1:00pm

Info: We will be Christmas Caroling to the Summer Meadows' residents (this is a change from the calendar). After caroling, we will travel to the Hudson's home for our party. There will be food, games, and fun. Please pick up at the Hudson's. Friends are welcome to join us!

Boys & Girls Clubs Christmas Party Volunteers Needed 
Wednesday, Dec. 17 at 4 pm:
  • EPC volunteers and friends (i.e. The "Wednesday Warriors" as we have been dubbed)  will host a Christmas Party at the Boys' & Girls' Club - on Garfield St.. 
  • This wild and crazy celebration will include 160 kindergarten through third graders and will last no longer than 1 1/2 or 2 hours. 
  • Contact Sandra Skoog texskoog@aol.com  if you are available to help. 
Ware Teacher Luncheon Opportunity
Ware Faculty Christmas Luncheon Wed., Dec. 17 
Our seasonal thank-you to the faculty at Ware.We are feeding 70 starting at 10:30 and finishing about 1:30.  We will be serving the staff ourselves, so I will also need servers. If you can't help on this day but still want to contribute in some way, I know any monetary donation to help out with the cost of the lunch would be greatly appreciated. :-)              Thank you ALL,  Terrye
Rehearsal Schedule for
Christmas Eve Pageant
  • Wednesday, December 17 at 5:30 pm
  • Sunday, December 21 at 4:00 pm

 

Thank You!
Dear All,
I would like to thank you so much for the care package. It's really nice of you all to do that for us! I hope to see you all over Christmas break!                                                                           Jamielee Jakubowski

To Evangelical Presbyterian Church,
I would like to thank you personally for the generous donation given to the House of Hope. What a blessing you have been! This money will be used to purchase food/other items for the ladies in the shelter. We feed 60+ women daily three meals. May God bless you for the things you do.                                                                           House of Hope


Tonight, we welcome Rev. Doug Ashley into our midst as he leads us in worship on this very special night celebrating our Savior's Birth!
Special Christmas Eve offering will go to
House of Hope and
Highway 80 Rescue Mission.
Future Items:
No Sunday School on Sunday December 28
No Good News Published on December 25
Church office closed at Noon. Dec. 24 through Friday, Dec. 26
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Prayer Concerns:
Hettie Pollock's brother, Jim Mobley of Harker Heights, TX,
Jenny Hubbard's Grandmother, Betsy Hugar of Columbus, OH,
Jan Hammett
, Tobi Radke
Continuing Need:
Tony Insua, Jan Kelly, Jeanneen Jewell, Dotty Rawlins,  William McCluskey, Betty Rader, Leslie Konvalin

Our Retired Community:
Arabella: Kitty Booth
Fountainview: Sallie Ellison,
Reba Goll
Buckner:  Dorothy Chandler,
Ruth Warner
Whispering Pines: Ruby Howell
Highland Pines:
LeeAnn Bratteli
Autumn Leaves in Henderson:
Neil Pennal
Pine Tree Lodge:Dessie Pollock

This Week at EPCL:
Saturday, Dec. 13 
Mavericks Basketball Game

Sunday, Dec. 14
9:30 am  Worship
10:45 am Sunday School
11:30 am-1:30 pm Children's  Happy Birthday Jesus Party
1-3:30 pm Youth Christmas Party
Tuesday, Dec. 16  

Stewpot 

Wednesday, Dec. 17
5:30 pm Children's Pageant rehearsal 
6:30 pm Choir Rehearsal  

Thursday, Dec. 18  

Good News published for 2 weeks  

Friday, Dec. 19

11:00 am Prayer Group 


12/10: Paula Kaplan 
12/12: Jill Littlejohn 
12/14: Taylor Hester, Elizabeth Hutcheson 
12/15: Frank Badenhorst 
12/17: Heather Fuhrman, Molly McCreary, Noe Nelson
12/19: Blanton Hale, Nancy Parks
12/21: Reba Goll, Jennifer Jonah, Eddie Milham, Ruth Warner, Cayson Wilkins
12/22: Caleb Hutcheson, Laura Mitchell, Allison Yost 
Mission Corner
Visit our soon to be completed "Missions Corner" in Trinity Hall for updates and information about our current Missionaries!
Staff
  Lead Pastor:
  Rev. Doug Ashley
  dashley@epclongview.org
Associate Pastor:
Rev. Shelley Kral
Assistant Pastor:
Rev. Beau Sullivan
Music Director:
Tim Konvalin
Youth Director & Children's Coordinator:
Jason Hubbard
Children's Sunday School & Nursery Director:
Gayle Poland
Pioneer Clubs Director:
Katie Cunha
Administrator:
Suzi White
Administrative Assistants:
Sara Harding and Karen Harris
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