Thursday,

December 12, 2024

OUR MISSION: We are an open community who believes God is love

and who lives our belief through praise and service.

mailing address:  Balmoral Presbyterian Church, P.O. Box 17309, Memphis, TN 38187

Church Office Hours: Mon - Thur, 10:00am- 3:00pm

WEBSITE: www.balmoralpc.com

THIS WEEK:

• SUNDAY, December 15: 3rd Sunday of Advent
• Worship Service of Lessons & Carols at 11:00am
• Reception in Honor of Leiza Collins after worship

• MESSAGE from the PASTOR

• SPECIAL OFFERINGS for the CHRISTMAS SEASON:
• JOY GIFT OFFERING
• FILL the ADVENT TREE
• MIFA PLUS1 GIVING IN MEMORY & IN HONOR
• "UNDIES" TREE

• LITURGISTS & COMMUNION PREPARERS NEEDED

• CONGRATULATIONS to CONNIE!

• EARTH CARE TIP of the MONTH

• NEWS from the PC(USA)
• PC(USA) rolls out their new website

• BPC OFFICE CLOSINGS for the HOLIDAYS

• BIRTHDAYS

• CALENDAR of EVENTS

• BPC Photos
• Worship Photos
• PW Christmas Luncheon

ONGOING INFORMATION LINKS:

SERVICE OPPORTUNITIES

DONATIONS

• BRING FOOD for the FOOD CART
• JOHNSON AUXILIARY ITEMS NEEDED
• RECYCLE YOUR TOOTHBRUSHES

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED

• SIGN UP to be a WORSHIP LITURGIST!
• SIGN-UP to BRING COFFEE HOUR SNACKS!
• GIVE OUT HOSPITALITY BAGS
• MAKE SANDWICHES and/or SERVE LUNCH at the SOUP KITCHEN @ 1st PRES
• DISTRIBUTE FOOD at COLONIAL PARK

Did you miss these previous articles?

• BRING CHRISTMAS GOODIES for the COFFEE-TIME SNACKS!

Sunday

3rd Sunday of Advent

December 15, 2024

WORSHIP SERVICE of

at 11:00am

A Service of Scripture Lessons & Music by the BPC Choir, Musicians and Congregation

Reflection: "Playing the Villain"

Rev. Mark Howland

(NO SUNDAY STUDIES: Winter Studies will resume January 5th.)

RECEPTION

in HONOR of

LEIZA COLLINS

Join us after worship Sunday for a reception in honor of Leiza Collins, who will be retiring as our pianist.

Can't attend Worship in person? Join us on YouTube LIVE!

Link to Sunday's Bulletin

Link to Sunday's Worship on YouTube

Previous Worship Services at Balmoral are also still available on the 

Balmoral YouTube channel 

Have you ever heard someone say, “He doesn’t deserve that”? As humans, we naturally judge whether someone’s actions or circumstances make them worthy of rewards. We create our own standards for determining someone’s worthiness.

In the story of Jesus, we meet King Herod. Last week, we focused on Herod’s interaction with the Magi. This week, we’ll take a closer look at Herod himself. Often seen as a villain, Herod ordered the murder of hundreds of young boys out of fear. Because of his actions, we might feel justified in denying him any love or grace—ours or God’s.

This Sunday, we invite you to a special time of worship led by Ben Legett and our choir, as they guide us through the Christmas story. Through Scripture and song, we’ll hear this ancient story anew. As part of it, we’ll examine Herod’s role and what it reveals about God’s love and grace.



Join us for this meaningful service, and let’s grow in faith together.

Blessings,

Pastor Mark

Each year during the Advent and Christmas season, we lift up past, present, and our future leaders of the church. God has blessed the Church with incredible leadership in every time and place, but those leaders often need to be supported by their communities as well. This Offering addresses the support needed by some of our leaders, including supporting leadership development for communities of color, and providing support for Presbyterian church workers in their time of need.

When we all give a little, we help a lot!

FILL the ADVENT TREE!

It's time to fill up our Advent Tree with our donations. This year we have 2 projects to fill the tree:

• Gently used clothing for the Clothes Closet at 1st Pres: Especially needed are men’s pants, belts, shoes, jackets and sweatshirts. 
• For the food pantry, there is a special need for evaporated milk, saltines, soup and spaghetti sauce. Always needed are corn, green beans, canned beans and peanut butter.

IN MEMORY & IN HONOR:

MIFA PLUS1 GIVING

DONATIONS to MIFA-Plus1 in Memory or in Honor of someone will continue again this year. A donation of $12 per person in memory or in honor will help those in need to receive assistance for their utility bills. The list of names honored or memorialized will be listed in the bulletins on Christmas Eve and the Sunday after Christmas. Make checks made out to Balmoral and attach a note of the names of those to be in memory or in honor! Place them in the offering plates or mail to the church’s PO box. All checks must be received by this Sunday, December 15, in order to be listed in the bulletin for Christmas Eve. 

"Undie" Tree

Instead of having a mitten tree, we are having an “undie” tree this year. The First Presbyterian’s Clothes Closet is in GREAT NEED for NEW, UNUSED underwear (eg packages of undershirts, socks, briefs, boxers for men and panties and sports bras for women). Large is the most desirable size.

LITURGISTS &

COMMUNION PREPARERS NEEDED

The Worship Team invites you to participate in the worship services of our congregation in two ways. The first is to sign up to be a liturgist. The second is to sign up to set up the communion elements for a Sunday when we are celebrating Holy Communion. Both sign-ups are available by going to the church website at balmoral@balmoralpc.com.

Congratulations to

Connie Pride,

who won 3rd place at the St. George's art show!

DECEMBER Earth Care tip:

Use cloth napkins and towels instead of paper.

NEWS from the PC(USA)



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HOLIDAY OFFICE CLOSINGS



The church office will be closed on December 25 and January 1 but if there is an emergency, please contact Pastor Mark.

FOR DECEMBER:

Jerry Francisco (18);

Kay Dawson (21);

Carol Mitchell (23);

Mary Nell Easum (29); Janice Carney (30) 

CALENDAR of EVENTS

REGULARLY SCHEDULED EVENTS

Want to know what days certain groups or events meet? Or what groups may not meet during the Summer? Check out the current regular events calendar! Click the picture here -->

UPCOMING EVENTS

Bells of Balmoral

Rev. William Warren & Linda Warren Lighting the Advent Wreath

Jan Kaplan, Liturgist

Musical Offering

Rev. Mark Howland

Presbyterian Women

CHRISTMAS LUNCHEON

Christmas luncheon was last Saturday at 12:00 at Fratelli's

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PREVIOUS ARTICLE?

MAKING

CHRISTMAS GOODIES?

Bring some for the Coffee-time snacks!

Sign up in the Narthex.

CONTACT INFORMATION



Pastor Contact: Rev. Mark Howland

(515-988-5183 or email pastormark@balmoralpc.com)

Pastoral Care: Rev. Elizabeth Dick, Pastor Associate

(314.330.0506 or email elizabethdick2@gmail.com)    

SERVICE OPPORTUNITIES!

FOOD CART

Bring items for the Food Cart weekly - keep the cart full!

JOHNSON AUXILIARY

Items needed at Region One for patients and their families.

RECYCLING

Toothbrushes, Toothpaste tubes etc can be recycled. Cardboard recycling is also available

SUNDAY LITURGIST

Sign up to join Mark at the podium as a Liturgist

SIGN-UP to BRING COFFEE_TIME SNACKS

For goodies with your coffee.

SUPPORT the HOSPITALITY BAGS PROGRAM

Make donations and/or pass out bags to those in need

VOLUNTEER for the SOUP KITCHEN

Make sandwiches and/or serve lunch at 1st Presbyterian

PASS OUT FOOD at COLONIAL PARK

Food from the MidSouth Food Bank distribution location

• Newsletter Articles & Photos should be emailed to Kathy Singleton at ksingle2@bellsouth.net no later than end of day Monday for the week you want the article in the news.
• Bulletin Announcements should be emailed to Kathy Singleton, no later than Monday the week before the Sunday you want the information to appear.