This Sunday's Worship Update
This Sunday at 9:45am, we will light the fourth Advent candle as well as continue the tradition of our annual Children’s Pageant. Covid-19 changed the way that it was done, but it is still an awesome retelling of the Christmas story by our children and youth. Many thanks to Scott McPherson for all his hours of recording and editing to make this possible. Also, thanks to our Sunday School teachers Brenda Duncanson, Barb Williams, and Pastor Meggan for their help, as well as Becky and Ken Nyberg for their assistance with the costumes. We can’t wait to share the final product with you this Sunday at 9:45am. Hope you'll join us!
Here's How to Join Us for Worship
> In Person - Join us Sunday morning at 9:45 in the Sanctuary. Please wear a mask, enter through the Webster doors, use the provided sanitizer, and sit where an usher directs you. It's a blessing to socialize and fellowship with one another (at a safe distance) after the service!
> Live Online - You can also join us for a live stream of our service Sunday morning at 9:45 on our church Facebook page.
> Sound-only connection - You can listen by phone by calling Zoom at (312) 626-6799 around 9:35am. Enter meeting ID: 206 385 039 followed by #.
> Watch Service recordings anytime - If it's more convenient, you can always watch our recent service recordings on our Facebook page (shortly after the live stream is completed) or our website (anytime after 11:30am on Sunday mornings).
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Christmas Eve Live Stream 3:30pm
Join us for a live streamed service (no in-person worship) as Co-Pastors Luke and Meggan Farwell talk about God’s “presence” and gifts given to each one of us. We will share many special music contributions as well. If you can't join us live, you can watch the service recording any time at your convenience on our Facebook page (after the live stream is completed) or on our website (anytime after 4:30pm that day).
* Sound-only connection - You can listen by phone by calling Zoom at (312) 626-6799 around 3:20pm on 12/24. Enter meeting ID: 858 5717 5458... Passcode: 640757
Parking Lot Candlelight Service at 5pm
Webster Avenue in front of the church will be lit with luminaries at dark. We ask you to park your car in any space in our parking lot just prior to 5pm. Wait near or in your car for an usher to bring you a candle and bulletin. We will then join in a brief scripture reading and prayer followed by the lighting of candles and the singing of “Silent Night.” Please stay in or near your car and wear your mask to keep yourself and others safe.
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Woe-Be-Gone Gathering
Come join us this morning (12/17) at 10am for our Woe-Be-Gone Gathering in the Koinonia Lounge. We'd love to have all of you join with us in this supportive time as we read scripture, share, pray, and listen to one another. Hope to see you at 10am. This gathering will take the place of "Pastors in the Family Life Center" this week.
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Advent Update
We're hoping your Advent materials have been keeping you drawing closer to Christ as you await to celebrate his birth this Christmas. We have loved seeing your beautiful Advent wreaths too. Don’t forget to share your pictures with us so we can display them during worship. Email them to Mark Young (mark@firstunitedpc.org), the church office, or either Pastor. You can also send them via text to Pastor Meggan (920-246-9030). Also, don't forget to follow the final week of our "Where is It?" Devotional Calendar on Facebook or on our website.
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Thank You
Pastor Meggan and the rest of the Farwell family would like to thank you all for your messages, cards, and gifts after the death of Meggan’s Grandmother, Phyllis Matthew. It helped them to know that they had the love and support of so many when they couldn’t be together with family.
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8:30am Zoom Adult Sunday School
Week four of our Advent study focuses on the topic “To Choose Love.” Following the Advent devotion, we will be studying together Luke 2:15-20. A pregnant woman who has been walking for days, an innkeeper who makes space, shepherds who have just been awoken – there is so much that could go wrong in this story; yet, the characters continue to choose love over fear. Come join us on Sunday as we discuss how we too can “get curious, not furious.” Join us Sunday!
Here's how you can join the class:
* For a video link on Sunday, click here.
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Wednesday Night Zoom Check In
As daylight has gotten shorter and the weather has gotten colder, perhaps you are feeling more isolated or lonely. If that’s the case, why not join us on Zoom on Wednesday evenings from 7 - 7:45pm. Stay for the whole time, or just pop on to say hello. We would love to have even more smiling faces join us.
Here's how you can join our gathering:
For a video link next Wednesday, click here.
Meeting ID: 740 456 986... Passcode: 120171
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Notice
Please take note that the church office will be closed between Christmas and New Year’s Day. There will also be no Sunday School classes on Sunday, December 27th. Feel free to call and leave a voicemail or send an email as both will be being checked regularly throughout the week.
Pastor Luke and Pastor Meggan will also be on vacation this week and can be reached via email or cell phone in the event of an emergency. There will be no "Pastors in the Family Life Center" for the next two Thursdays (12/24 and 12/31). Also, our co-pastors will not be attending the "Wednesday Zoom Check In" on December 30 although the link can still be used and enjoyed if so desired by others.
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This year is rapidly coming to a close. Please mail or drop off 2020 offerings so they can be received at the church by Monday, December 28.
> For smart phone giving: ChurchPlus App
> or mail your check to: First United Presbyterian Church, 605 N Webster Ave, De Pere, WI 54115. Thanks so much for your support!
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2021 Weekly Offering Envelopes are here! If you give weekly or monthly and do not use electronic banking, we suggest you use numbered envelopes. The advantages are twofold. It's beneficial to our money counters and treasurer in recording your offerings. It also serves as a reminder to give throughout the year. If you have not received your 2021 envelopes yet and would like to use them, please contact the church office at 920-336-1446 or info@firstunitedpc.org.
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Christmas Store Update
Thank you so much to everyone who gave gift cards/monetary donations to the De Pere Christian Outreach Christmas Store. At the beginning of this project, we asked you to please "give with all your heart," and you did exactly that. Because of your donations combined with those from the other seven churches that make up the De Pere Christian Outreach, we were able to assist 137 families including 380 children and 214 adults have a little Merrier Christmas.
Thanks to many generous donations of hand-made potholders, crocheted dish cloths and gift card holders, the packets for each family included two potholders, a dish cloth, a gift card holder with their gift cards, a $10 gift certificate donated by De Pere Christian Outreach (for the families to shop at their Thrift Store), and a list of all the participating churches with our worship times. This is truly an amazing church family, and we are so grateful for your continued generosity. Thank you so much!
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> Woe-Be-Gone Gathering (Koinonia Lounge) - TODAY (12/17) 10am
> Adult Sunday School (Zoom) - Sunday (12/20) 8:30am
> Sunday Worship / Children's Christmas Pageant - Sunday (12/20) 9:45am (Sanctuary open to everyone with masks & safe seating - everyone else please join live stream on Facebook)
> CORE & JAM Youth Group Christmas Party - Sunday (12/20) 11am
> Session Meeting (Zoom) - Monday (12/21) 6:30pm
> Christmas Eve Worship Service (live stream) - Thursday (12/24) 3:30pm
> Christmas Eve Candlelight Gathering (parking lot) - Thursday (12/24) 5pm
> Merry Christmas! - Friday (12/25) *Church office closed through Jan. 3, 2021
> Virtual Sunday Worship "Lessons & Carols" - Sunday (12/27) 9:45am (on Facebook and our website only - no "in person" service that morning)
> Agape Drive-Thru Dinner - Wednesday (1/6/21) 5:45pm
*To schedule a meeting at the church, contact Michelle in the church office. To schedule an online Zoom meeting, contact Pastor Meggan.
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