This year, we are observing a theme of “Let Us Sing” during the Advent Season, which will explore the music and carols that define much of the Christmas experience. In exploring these songs, we hope you discover a greater anticipation for the coming of Christ at Christmas. We've created an Advent Devotional Booklet to help you on your journey! Booklets are available now. To receive your copy, pick one up at the Welcome desk, outside Wesley Hall, download our church app and find it there, or call 501-664-3600, and we will mail you one!

You can also get the daily devotionals in your inbox by signing up at phumc.com/christmas.

Join us this Sunday, December 1st at 5:00pm as we celebrate the beginning of the Advent season with a special all-ages Hanging of the Greens Service in the Sanctuary led by our children and youth. A cookie and hot chocolate reception will follow!

For many, the holidays can be difficult, particularly for those who have lost loved ones. If you are struggling this season, or know someone who is, we would love to welcome you to our Service of Hope & Healing on Sunday, December 8 at 5:00pm in our Sanctuary. This worship service is created to offer space to seek healing and wholeness as you begin the holiday season. There will be pastors and Stephen Ministers available to offer comfort, prayer and resources if needed. Childcare is available during the service in the Children's wing inside Entrance 4.

We're here for the holiday cheer! Send the church your Christmas card you've made this year. We will display them all for the church to see! You can bring your card to the Welcome Desk or mail it to 4823 Woodlawn Drive, Little Rock, AR 72205 ATTN: Emily Stotts.

Cancer Friends will decorate the PHUMC Cancer Friends Christmas Tree in the Welcome Center honoring cancer survivors and memorializing loved ones lost to cancer. We are thankful to Mary Lou Billingsley and helpers for decorating the tree each year. If you wish to honor or memorialize your loved ones this year, please fill out a form at the Welcome Desk and return it. Note: add “Cancer Friends” on the memo line. You can also give online by going to phumc.com/cancer-friends. These names will be published in The Tower Newsletter in February 2025. We thank you for supporting Cancer Friends. 

Our church offices will be closed Wednesday, November 27 - Friday, November 29 for Thanksgiving. If you need to contact a pastor, you can call 501-664-3600 to reach the Pastor on Call.

In December, our Clothes Closet and Food Pantry are partnering up. In addition to giving out food, we will be giving out coats to our neighbors. Please bring your used coats of all sizes to the church by Tuesday, December 3rd. We are especially looking for children's coats. Please only bring coats in good condition that are clean (no rips, stains, etc.) Drop off coats at the Welcome Desk. For questions email Rev. Katye Chambers at kchambers@phumc.com.

Young Adults: Kick off this Advent season with your church family on Tuesday, December 3rd at 6:00pm in Wesley Hall! Park on the bottom level of the parking garage off of Lee Ave and enter through Entrance 7. Bring an ornament to exchange and sign up to bring your favorite holiday dish to share!

For more information contact Brooke Sanchez-Hobbs at bhobbs@phumc.com.

Join us for our Cancer Friends Christmas Luncheon on Thursday, December 5th from 11:30AM-1:00PM in Wesley Hall. Our guest will be Alyssa Frisby. She is a registered and licensed dietitian, faculty instructor, and senior brand manager for the Culinary Medicine program at UAMS. She will be performing a cooking demo to show how to accommodate specialized diets for cancer patients around the holidays. We will eat a meal she creates and also remember those we have lost during the past year. Cost is $10/person. RSVP by calling the church office at 501-664-3600, going to phumc.com/cancer-friends, or by filling out the Reservation book at the Welcome Desk. If you have any questions, feel free to give us a call at 501-664-3600. 

Christmas poinsettias ‘in honor of’ or ‘in memory of’ a loved one are available for $20 each. They will be placed in the Sanctuary during Advent and may be picked up in the Gathering Hall after Christmas. Orders will close on December 15th and will be listed in the December 22nd bulletin as well as the January Tower Newsletter. You can purchase them by going to phumc.com/poinsettia, calling the church office at 501-664-3600, or filling out the Poinsettia Form at the Welcome Desk! Contact Theresa Smith at tsmith@phumc.com with any questions.

Men of Pulaski Heights, join us as we launch First Friday Breakfasts starting on Friday, December 6th at 7:00am. We'll eat, fellowship, and hear from a speaker about how their faith or a spiritual practice has had a positive impact on their life. Our December speaker is Dr. John Robbins. RSVP by going to phumc.com/men/.

One of our newest ministries, PHMen, seeks to be a supportive and welcoming community for men in all life stages. The goal is that they can find their own space in the church for fellowship, discipleship, and outreach. Questions or want to learn about other offerings? Contact Trenton Teegarden at tteegarden@phumc.com.

Throughout the month of November we are collecting soap for the Kairos Prison Ministry. We are still in need of over 900 bars of soap to reach our goal! This soap will go to ladies at McPherson Women’s Unit. You can drop off soap at the Donation Station or Wesley Hall Welcome Area by December 8th. Questions? Contact Rev. Katye Chambers at kchambers@phumc.com.

This past month we gave out 15,320 diapers through our Diaper Bank! Thank you so much to our volunteers and donors for making this possible! To learn more about our Diaper Bank, go to phumc.com/diaperbank.