This Week at FAITH

THIS WEEK AT FAITH

December 13, 2020

No matter who you are or where you are on life’s journey you are welcome here.

Our Welcoming Statement

FAITH UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST

5992 Route 378

Center Valley, PA 18034

610.282.3939

www.faithchurchucc.org

Join us this Third Sunday of Advent for our Live Stream Worship Service at 10:15 am. Special thanks to the Hill to Hill Brass Quintet, and to Wes Koser for filming the service.

Click HERE to print a bulletin to follow along on 12/13/2020

In order to watch the live service at 10:15 am you must go to our YouTube channel (use this link or the link on the home page of www.faithchurchucc.org) Check it out ahead of time - you can subscribe and turn on notifications to get notified when Faith UCC, Center Valley goes live! If you prefer to watch the service later in the day, or watch past services, the recorded service will be available on our YouTube page and on Facebook.

Next Sunday, November 20th, special music will be provided by SATORI Chamber Trio. You won't want to miss it!

If you have prayer requests you would like Pastor Bruce to share during worship please click here and fill in the information before noon on Saturday.

To listen to the service on your phone, call 855-883-5992.

Due to COVID precautions the Christmas stockings for the staff, usually hung in the narthex, will not be happening this year. Instead please feel free to reach out to the staff with a note, card or anything else you would like to drop in a mailbox.

Please mail to the church:

Faith UCC

5992 Route 378

Center Valley, PA 18049

Thanks and Merry Christmas -

Faith Consistory

Dear Faith Family,

Please keep the Schoenberger in your thoughts and prayers as they continue to pick up the pieces after their devastating house fire.

We continue to accept monetary donations (designate as Helping Hands) for the family and Donna has created a registry at Target.com if you prefer purchasing something they need.

Please check out the registry and anything you purchase can be delivered directly to the family's rental home.

The address is:

124 Robert Drive

Allentown, PA 18104

(The registry does have the address on file and offers to send it directly to this address.)

If you perfer to buy in the store, you may drop the items off in our church conference room. The office lobby area is open Monday - Friday from 9-4:30.

Thank you so much for caring and your help!

Caroline Frantz

2021 Offering Envelopes are Available

For those of you who continue to use weekly boxed envelopes, you will find them in the office lobby. Please feel free to stop by Monday - Thursday from 9 - 4 to pick up your envelopes.

IF YOU DON'T FIND ENVELOPES ASSIGNED TO YOU

PLEASE DON'T PANIC. IT DOESN'T MEAN YOU'VE BEEN

DROPPED FROM THE MEMBERSHIP ROSTER;)

Every Member or Friend is assigned an "envelope" number.

Those who use our printed boxed envelopes on a weekly/monthly basis

will find a box assigned to them with numbers between 1 & 100.

Every Member or Friend who makes contributions through our online giving program - Tithe.ly - or through their own bank's online billpay program is assigned a number between 200 & 299.

Every other Member or Friend is assigned a number from 300 on.

Your contributions will automatically be credited to your assigned number as long as your name is visible either on a check or written on an envelope. If you prefer to use boxed envelopes or just want to know your envelope number to use for special designations - give Sandy a call at the church office and she will be more than happy to help you out.

PLEASE TAKE NOTE:

On the same table with the envelopes you will find a

plastic bin with Communion Kits. Please feel free to take

some along for use during the Christmas Eve Service and the 1st Sunday after Epiphany Service.

Let's remember our Friends, Members, Forget-Me-Nots and others as we continue through this pandemic. Keep each other in your thoughts and prayers and stay connected if possible.

Birthdays can be found in the latest issue of Focus on Faith. Our friends with Upcoming Birthdays include:

Shirley Baldwin - December 22nd

(If you would like to send cards, addresses can be found in the Members & Friends Directory link at the bottom of this email.)

Click here for a list of birthdays and addresses of our Forget-Me-Not's. Some phone numbers are also included if you'd like to give a call! Also included on the list are names, addresses, and phone numbers of members who usually attend services but don't get to see the recorded services on a regular basis. Reach out to them and say hello or fill them in on the weekly news!

DECEMBER’S SPECIAL OFFERING

The Christmas Fund for the Veterans of the Cross and the Emergency Fund is a Special Mission Offering that is administered through the United Church Board for Ministerial Assistance, the charitable arm of the Pension Boards. Funds provide direct financial support to those who serve the church and are facing financial difficulties.

For more info go to:

https://www.pbucc.org/index.php/christmas-fund-home

Thank you for your support of our Special Offerings. Please designate your offering “Christmas Fund”. For those who use tithe.ly for your giving, you will find a Christmas Fund designation.

A Special THANK YOU to all who continue to financially support our ministry as you are able. Through these uncertain times our financial obligations continue and our regular bills are still coming in. Again we'd like to remind you there are several ways you can do this: