Announcements
CHRISTIAN SYMPATHY
is extended to the family of Trinity member Bob Raff, who died on November 26. Visitation will be held from 4-6:00pm on Friday, November 30 at Griffin Leggett Healey & Roth, 5800 W. 12th Street. A graveside service will be held at 11:00am on Saturday, December 1 at Roselawn Memorial Park. You can view his obituary and sign the guestbook at
https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/little-rock-ar/robert-raff-8069586
. Please be in prayer for the Raff family during this difficult time.
BIRTHDAY PARTY FOR BABY JESUS ON DECEMBER 2:
On Sunday morning, December 2 all the preschool and elementary children (5th grade and younger) and their friends are invited to attend a birthday party for the baby Jesus. The party will be held during the Sunday School hour from 9:15 until 10:15 in the fellowship hall. There will be Advent activities, a birthday cake and the telling of the Christmas story. This event has become a Trinity tradition to help our children better understand the Advent season and to help them prepare for the coming of the Christ Child in their own lives. Of course, it wouldn't be a birthday party without gifts, and our gifts will support the work at Perryville’s Partners for Progress.
We ask that each child bring toiletries (shampoo, conditioner, toothpaste, deodorant, etc.) to help restock the pantry’s shelves.
Direct questions to Angela Smiley at 501-247-6470.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
December 2-8 birthdays at Trinity: Ruthann Strickland, Faber Horne, Cora Lee Brannon, Raymond Screws, Nancy Rorex. If your birthday is missing from this list, contact Trinity’s office at [email protected] or 501-868-5848.
IN WORSHIP THIS FIRST SUNDAY OF ADVENT, DECEMBER 2:
Pastor Jeff Price will preach “Let There Be Peace” drawn from Isaiah 9:2-7. We will sing the hymns
While We Are Waiting, Come;
The People Who Walked in Darkness;
and
Let There Be Peace on Earth.
The Sanctuary Choir will present Anna Laura Page’s
Creation Will Be at Peace.
Mack, Melissa, and Adalyn Clark will light the first Advent candle. Liturgist Sterling Goodwin will assist in leading worship, Sylvia Griffin will read Psalm 46:1-3, 8-11, and Anne Brown will give God’s Word for Children.
A BARTON HOUSE CHRISTMAS BLESSING:
It is Christmastime at Vera Lloyd Presbyterian Family Services in Monticello and the Barton House girls are preparing for the excitement and blessing of a safe, secure and loving Christmas experience. Trinity Presbyterian supports this important mission by purchasing gifts for these young ladies and for their home. The giving tree is in the Narthex and their wishes are waiting for you!
All gifts should be put under the tree by Sunday, December 16.
Please put your gifts in decorative gift bags rather than wrapping paper and be sure to attach the name tag you chose from the tree. Help us make this a very special Christmas for them.
“Little children, let us love, not in word or speech, but in truth and action.”
(1 John 3:18) Direct questions to Wanda Hartnuss at 501-515-3307.
TNT YOUTH GROUP NEWS:
We’ve got some great things planned as we count down to the holidays! Call or text Youth Director Jared Brown at 870-299-0989 with any questions.
- 12/02 Ice Skating! Join the Youth Group for a fun day of ice skating! Trinity Youth and friends will meet at Trinity at 1:30pm to carpool to Arkansas Skatium. We will return around 5:00pm for pick up at the church. $13 gets you ice skates and regular skate rental – bring extra money for snacks and drinks!
- 12/09 A Ferncliff Christmas: Trinity will be going as a church to Ferncliff for a very special Christmas experience, and the Trinity Youth Group will be manning stations at Ferncliff throughout the evening. If you know an adult or youth that would like to volunteer in any capacity, call Jared Brown at 870-299-0989!
- 12/16 Oh Christmas Tree! Where did our Christmas tree come from anyway? Explore this and other Christmas traditions at Youth Group starting with dinner at 5:30. Anne Brown will also be on hand to teach everyone how to make Pinterest-perfect Christmas cookies using your favorite shapes of the holiday season.
VERA LLOYD PRESBYTERIAN FAMILY SERVICES
is launching a pilot program called Families in Transition (FIT) that is designed to help empower and positively impact single-parent families in crisis through financial coaching, mental health services, parenting/life skills classes and a variety of support services. While living on the Vera Lloyd Home campus, these families will need pots, pans, towels, appliances and more! The Outreach Committee would like to share the link of the Gift Registry you can go to if you would like to participate in helping to stock the houses that will be used for the Program. Please check out their Target Registry using
this link
(click
here
)
or search Target’s registry for Vera Lloyd. There are two FIT Program showers taking place on December 6, one in Monticello and one in Little Rock. If you would like to attend in person, reach out to Elder Julianne Sublette at (501) 786-3272 for details.
WOMEN’S CHRISTMAS PARTY ON DECEMBER 6:
On Thursday evening, December 6 at 6:30pm, all Trinity women and guests are invited to Julianne Sublette’s home (32 Belle River Cove in Maumelle). We’ll have fun games and a sing-along! Bring a potluck dish to share for our meal. As part of the season of giving, we’ll be collecting gifts for Vera Lloyd Home’s new “Families in Transition” program from their Target gift registry found at
tgt.gifts/e22dea1152ca48b9a4acdb2d62e8ef9c
(or search the registry for Vera Lloyd).
Direct questions to Susie Haynes at 501-351-6284.
CHOIR CHRISTMAS CANTATA “SING CHRISTMAS” IN WORSHIP ON DECEMBER 9:
Please join us on December 9 for this very special occasion! This service in song is a joyful celebration of hope and peace for the Christmas season. From jubilant songs of praise to reflective carols of peace, this beautiful work is filled with moments designed to energize the spirit of the season in our hearts. Enjoy hearing some of your favorite carols accompanied by some of the finest instrumentalists in central Arkansas, as well as hearing original, new anthems which are sure to become favorites. This special service will be a wonderful time to invite guests to join us! It’s an opportunity to share together in the excitement of hearing extraordinarily beautiful Christmas music. Direct questions to David Glaze.
TRINITY’S EVENING AT FERNCLIFF ON DECEMBER 9:
Do you need a little Christmas? Then join your Trinity family as we experience Ferncliff’s new Christmas event together! On Sunday evening, December 9 all Trinity members, friends, and guests are invited to meet in the fellowship hall at 5:00pm for supper. Afterward, we’ll carpool to Ferncliff camp where we’ll experience a living nativity to help us celebrate the Christmas season. There will be an illuminated ¾ mile walking trail (golf carts available for those with mobility issues) with nine different live action scenes related to the story of Christ’s birth, one of which will be performed by our own Trinity youth. At the end of the walk, we will be able to listen to live music, browse through the booths of craft vendors, and enjoy cookies and hot cider. There is no cost for the event, but they will be accepting donations. We should return to the church around 8:30pm. Direct questions to Julie Price at 501-626-6477.
THEOLOGY UNCORKED IS A NEW YOUNG ADULT PROGRAM
that
Trinity will be starting this holiday season! Our first session will be held on Friday, December 14 from 6-8:00pm at Anne & Jared Brown’s home (3 Woodbrook Court, 72211). Come for good conversation, theological reflection, and delicious wines paired with yummy cheeses. This is going to be a laid-back gathering in which we tackle some of Christianity’s big questions and examine our lives as they relate to Christ’s teachings. Bring your faith as it is – and feel free to bring a bottle of wine with it! If you are interested in attending or have questions related to the event, call or text Jared at 870-299-0989 or email him at [email protected].
PASTOR’S CHRISTMAS OPEN HOUSE ON DECEMBER 16:
On Sunday, December 16, the Trinity congregation, friends, and family are invited to the home of Jeff and Julie Price (26 Heatherbrae Circle, 72223) following the 10:30 worship service for their annual Christmas Open House. This is a relaxed time of fellowship and feasting in the pastor’s home. If you would like to help Julie by preparing a food item, please contact her at 501-626-6477 or at [email protected]. Maps to the Price home will be available on the Narthex table.
COLLEGE-AGE YOUTH AND 20-SOMETHINGS CHRISTMAS GATHERING ON DECEMBER 23:
Pastor Jeff and Julie Price invite you to visit their home the afternoon of December 23 from 3:00 until 4:30. This will be a wonderful opportunity for returning college students and those of you who have moved away for careers to catch up with one another. Of course, those of you in Little Rock are part of this gathering as well. Come share stories and memories about your time at Trinity. There will also be photographs on display of some of you when you were younger. Contact Julie Price at 501-626-6477 with any questions.
SPECIAL MUSICAL OFFERING,
CHRISTMAS GIFT
, ON SUNDAY, DECEMBER 23:
Please join us in Trinity’s sanctuary from 5:00-6:15pm on December 23 for a very special presentation of Christmas music. Director of Music Ministries David Glaze, along with Mary Ann Robinson and Beth Wheeler, have designed this special program to be a time when you can pause from the fast, sometimes chaotic, pace of the season. You’ll hear such favorites as
Love Came Down at Christmas
;
The Holly and the Ivy
;
O Come, All Ye Faithful
;
O Little Town of Bethlehem
; and
Silent Night
in delightfully fresh arrangements, along with the exquisite setting of Saint-Saens’
Ave Maria
, John Rutter carols, and many other Christmas gems. Please invite others to join us! Following the concert will be a wine and cheese reception in Gearing Hall. Direct questions to David Glaze.
CHRISTMAS EVE CANDLELIGHT SERVICE AT 5:00PM:
Make plans to join with the Trinity family on Monday, December 24 at 5:00pm in the Sanctuary for a very special Candlelight Service of worship celebrating the birth of our Lord. Please carpool if possible since parking space is limited.
IF YOU HAVE NOT YET RETURNED YOUR PLEDGE CARD,
there are a few ways you can make your 2019 pledge. Return your pledge card by mail in the envelope provided in your stewardship packet. Or you may place it in the offering plate during worship. Or email your pledge amount to the Church Treasurer at [email protected]. Direct questions to elder Larry Root at 501-310-5250.
We are happy to include your announcements related to the life of the church
in the Sunday bulletin or the Wednesday weekly email update. Please email
by 5:00pm Tuesday for inclusion in the email update and bulletin.
