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•Second Sunday of Advent, December 5, 2010

• Third Sunday of Advent, December 12, 2010

• Fourth Sunday of Advent, December 19, 2010 • First day of winter, December 21, 2010

• Christmas Eve, December 24, 2010 • Christmas Day, December 25, 2010 • New Year’s Eve/Watch Night,

December 31, 2010

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What’s Inside?

From the Pastor’s Desk Christ Monogram

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Milk & Cookies The Best Gift Christian Symbols

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The 12 Days of Christmas Page 4

Santa By Canoe Page 5

What is Stewardship? Talent Time Treasure

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What should you give? Turn in your pledges!!

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Meet Ms Tonja New floor Police Visit Sing, Shout, Praise the Lord

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Art Work and Decoration Volunteers Wanted! Thank You!

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Financial Report Anniversaries & Birthdays

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Calendar Page 10

Special Dates and Events

Sunday the 28th of November the church begins a new liturgical year with the first Sunday of Advent.

The word advent is derived from a Latin word ( adven tus ) mean ing coming or arrival. I must admit this season is a double advent for me. I have looked forward with

anticipation and joy for the first Sunday of Advent when I actively join in the life of this church. I am looking forward meeting and getting to know each one of you. Please bear with me as names come slow for me. Let us join together in this season of anticipation as we look at new mission programs and ways to be more community visible. But as it is

with any new arrival lets take it slow but with our vision always looking forward. Let us remember in this season of advent what we are waiting for. It is the arrival of Emmanuel (God with us). Its to wonderful to rush, so please join me as we anxiously await this arrival and ponder what the angel told the shepherds in Luke, “for see, I am bring you good news of great joy for all the people: to you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is the Messiah the Lord. May this new born child be the Lord of our lives this day and forever.” Grace and Peace be with you this advent season,

Blessings, Larry

… I am

looking

forward

meeting and

getting to

know each

one of you....

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symbols called “chrismons.” The name comes from the Latin phrase Christi Monogramma, which means monogram of Christ. Most Chrismons are made of wood or Styrofoam, and they can be handmade or purchased at Chris-tian supply stores.

During Ad-vent, many c h u r c h e s d i s p l a y Ch r i s tma s trees deco-rated with C h r i s t i a n

Christ Monogram

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an Advent wreath has a special meaning. Many churches have a candlelight wo r s h i p s e r v i c e on Christmas Eve, often at midnight.

The candle symbolizes Jesus being the light of the world (John 8:12), as well as his call for Christians to be lights (Matthew 5:14). Candles play a prominent role in the Christmas season. Each candle on

Christian Symbols ….. The Candle

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Milk and cookies at the Inn???

A 7-year-old boy was chosen to be the innkeeper in the Christmas program. When Joseph and Mary ap-proached him, looking for shelter in Bethlehem, he simply had to say there was no room.

The kindhearted boy tried to take the sting out of the situation, however. “I don’t have room for you in the hotel,” he said. “But I’d love to have you come in for milk and cookies.”

thing to present. He had nothing of material or financial value, just a friendly heart that was free of malice and full of best wishes for the ruler.

The king told the man he’d brought him the best gift of all: friendship and goodwill. How can you present those to someone this season?

A king sat on his throne on Christmas Day as many of his subjects presented him with gifts: jewels, gold, artwork, handmade treasures and food galore .

One man stayed back until everyone had given their gifts. Eventually, the king asked if the man had a gift he wished to give. The man said he had only one

He had nothing

of material or

financial value,

just a friendly

heart

The Best Gift

Seven swans a-swimming represent the gifts of the Holy Spirit: prophesy, serving, teaching, exhor-

tation, contribution, leadership and mercy. The eight maids a-milking are Jesus’ eight beatitudes.

Nine ladies dancing are the fruits of the Holy Spirit: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness,

goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. The 10 lords a-leaping are the Ten Commandments.

The 11 pip-ers piping stand for the 11 faith-ful disciples.

The 12 drummers drumming symbol-ize the 12 state-ments of belief in the Apostles' Creed.

According to modern folklore, the song “The 12 Days of Christmas” was written to help young believers learn about their faith. Although no evidence proves that claim, some say the popular carol con-

tains these codes: The partridge in a pear tree is Jesus Christ.

Two turtle doves are the Old and New Testaments. Three French hens stand for faith, hope and love.

The four calling birds are the four gospels: Matthew, Mark, Luke and John.

The five golden rings are the Law: the first five books of the Old Testa-ment. The six geese a-laying repre-sent the six days of

creation.


“The 12 Days

of Christmas”

was written to

help young

believers learn

about their

faith.

The 12 Days, A Song with a Message!


The Pace Presbyterian, New Beginnings Preschool, Milton First Presbyterian, and Navarre Church Families are invited to come and be part of the warmth and fellowship of the Christmas spirit Present among us when Santa arrives by canoe on Sunday, December 19th on Magnolia Basin at the home of Walt and Mary Reese, 7772 Lakeside Dr, Milton (See map below or just GPS us!!).

6:30 PM— Plan to arrive to enjoy hot, mulled cider outside by an open fire near the shoreline while awaiting Santa’s Arrival (wear warm and toasty clothes)

7:00 PM— Santa’s expected arrival time!

Please bring a recipe of your favorite Holiday Cookies (or “goodies”) to share when we move inside for Santa’s departure.

Please join in singing a joyful noise as we gather around the piano for singing of Christmas Carols!

Directions to the Reese Home

1. Drive EAST on Highway 90 through Milton.

2. Cross Blackwater River and 2nd bridge.

3. Just past Addies Restaurant, turn LEFT on to Johnson Road.

4. Look at your ODOMETER … drive 1.1 miles

5. Turn LEFT on St. James (at the end of the chain link fence)

6. Drive about 100 yards to “dead end”.

7. Turn RIGHT on Lakeside Drive, continue to opposite end of Magnolia Basin.

8. Bear LEFT at “Y” in road, and our home is the 5th house on the LEFT ( with a brick mailbox)

9. If all else fails… just call us 623-9808

You’re Invited!!You’re Invited!!You’re Invited!!You’re Invited!!

Help Welcome Help Welcome Help Welcome Help Welcome

Santa Claus Santa Claus Santa Claus Santa Claus

as he arrives by canoe!!





“Follow Me,” Jesus simply but power-fully commanded of the Apostles and they did (Mt 4:19). That call is made to us as well on this day and in this time. How do we follow Jesus? We try to live our lives as he did – the exam-ple of the perfect steward. Stewardship is discipleship. It is the care and use of all that we have been given by God and is often explained in terms of tal-ent, time and treasure. Why? Because communication requires that a mes-sage is sent and received and explain-ing stewardship in simple terms is more effective. Here is a way to look at these aspects of stewardship.

Talent

We are all blessed with so many talents and yet we may not know they exist. Talents are found

in your personality, your interests and in your skills. Those who love interact-ing with people, love to talk and love to be with groups have incredible tal-ents to assist with evangelization. Those who are skilled in trades or have professional abilities are gifted with talents that can support not only a church, but also charitable works throughout the community. Your skills and knowledge can be put to curing many ills in our society. Your

use of talent for the work of God is one of the most personally fulfilling opportunities of your lifetime. Pay-ment in a smile, in relief of suffering or in lending a hand to someone in desperate need is greater than any ma-terial payment you will ever receive.

Time

The gift of time is just that – a gift. None of us know exactly how much time we have been granted on this

earth. In the time that we have, we are asked to use that time effectively by continuing the mission of Jesus Christ throughout our days. Our participation at Church and in ministries prepares a roadmap for our-selves and those with whom we have influence on how to lead a Christ- cen-tered life.

Treasure Treasure is a gift and also a burden. We become con-sumed with material goods. Yet, life can be lived very simply if we choose. It is not wrong to enjoy many

of the amazing luxuries life has to of-fer. However, justice requires us to consider the needs of others as we en-joy the gifts we have been given. To

What is Stewardship?

Turn In Your Pledges!!


some, food and housing has become a luxury they are unable to obtain. Our use of treasure to support the charitable works of the church helps to bring justice and equity to the world. Charity is not a tax. It should be given freely because we under-stand and believe in the end result of our giving of financial support to any ministry. Treasure is measured not only in what we give to the church but also in what we provide to other charitable efforts in our community. The biblical tithe or 10% for God’s work includes all of your charitable giving. In light of this, many people are very generous and should feel good about what they do.

What should you give? There is no one answer, but we should all give according to what we have been given. Rather than gifts of equal size, gifts should be based on equal sacrifice. For exam-ple, those who earn minimum wage will find it difficult to pro-vide even basic living needs for themselves and for their family. This financial responsibility is a priority but it may still be possible to be a good steward in terms of time and talent. For many others, it is very possible to make a finan-cial gift. A gift that is truly a sacri-fice is a gift out of our need, not just our excess. Only you and God know what is fair but one way to know when you are making the right gift is when you stop making excuses for its size and stop trying to rationalize why it is enough.

“Stewardship

is the act of

organizing

your life so

that God can

spend you.”

— LYNN A.

MILLER,

AUTHOR

As elder over the Stewardship, please make an effort to turn in your pledge forms by the end of November. Thank You. Dan Hathaway

New Beginnings Preschool Pages

Welcome to Miss Tanja, our new 4 year old teacher! Ms. Tanja will be taking over the class previously taught by Ms. Patty. Ms. Patty will remain at

the preschool as an aid/substitute teacher but will have more time to devote to her fam-ily.

Meet Our New Teacher!!

by and see what a big difference it makes!

Special thanks to one of our Pre-school parents, Jonathan Niksarian, who installed a new laminate floor in Ms. Lanie’s room! Be sure to stop

Have you seen the floor? Ms Tanja


stranger danger and calling 911 in case of an emergency. They also were able to sit in his cruiser and we got some great pictures for their scrapbooks!

Our students enjoyed a visit from Deputy Thompkins of the Santa Rosa Sheriff’s De-partment one day at school. They learned about

Police visit the Preschool!!

membership! We hope you enjoyed it also. If you missed it keep an eye out in the bulletin for their next perform-ance date.

Preschool Sunday was held on No-vember 14th. The students worked hard and were excited to be able to share their songs with the church

Sing, Shout, Praise the Lord!

Thank you to our church family and friends for taking the time to support the children and families in our Preschool! Please continue to pray that our stu-

Volunteers Wanted! Turkeys in disguise!

dents and staff will remain healthy throughout the year and that God will continue to bless our enrollment and fundraisers!

Do you have spare time on your hands and a desire to volunteer at the Preschool? If so, we can always use an extra set of hands around. Do you love to read? Our stu-dents love to be read to! Do you craft? Have an idea of an art pro-ject for our students? Please feel free to share! There are many op-portunities available! Please talk to Ms. Debbie if you’re interested!

Make sure you look again soon as we’ll be decorating for Christ-mas right after we come back from Thanksgiving Break!

We hope you’ve taken some time to walk through our halls and enjoy

the hard work our students have put into their artwork!

Do you

love to

read? Our

students

love to be

read too!

Artwork and Decoration!

Frolicking Frogs Thank You!


December 2010 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 7:00 PM

Preschool board meeting

2 7:30 PM AA

4:00 PM

Chuck E Cheese Night

3 6:30 PM

Ladies Night @ Olive Garden

4

5 9:30 AM SS

10:30 AM

Worship

12:30 PM Youth

6 7:00 PM Grounds & Cong. Care Meeting

8:00 PM AA

7 7:30 PM

Scouts

8 9 7:30 PM AA

10 11

12 9:30 AM SS

10:30 AM

Worship

5:00 PM Youth @ The Jones’

6:30 PM

“The Gifts” Skit

13 10:00 AM Morning

Glories

7:00 PM

Finance

8:00 PM AA

14 7:30 PM

Scouts

15 7:00 PM

Ladies Bunco

16 7:30 PM AA

17 Winter Break

begins Early release TBA Youth Special Friday Night Event

18

19 9:30 AM SS

10:30 AM

Worship

20 8:00 PM AA

21 7:30 PM

Scouts

22 23 7:30 PM AA

24 Christmas Eve

25 Christmas Day

26 9:30 AM SS

10:30 AM

Worship

27 8:00 PM AA

28 7:30 PM

Scouts

29 30 7:30 PM AA

31 New Year’s Eve

Red = Church Activities

Blue = Preschool Activities

Green= Special Dates & Information

Black= Other Activities held at the church

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Winter Break ***** Winter Break ***** Winter Break ***** Winter Break ***** Winter Break ***** Winter Break

Preschool Christmas Program


NEW BEGINNINGS PRESCHOOL Director: Debbie Quinn 1-850-995-4936 [email protected]

SESSION MEMBERS Class of 2010 Paula Chetwynde - Wally Peterson Class of 2011 Bob Malcomson Class of 2012 Dan Hathaway - Travis Whiting - John Walker

FINANCIAL REPORT – The church income/expenses as of October 31st, 2010 were:

OPERATIONS BUILDING

INCOME $48,049 $23,442

EXPENSES $49,335 $29,087

NET $(1,286) $(5,645)

PACE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 1-850-995-4553 [email protected]

Commissioned Lay Pastor - Larry Plank Home Phone: 850-939-3030 Cell Phone: 850-206-1561 Email: [email protected]

Church Secretary – Diane Waters Clerk of Session: – Ed Austin Treasurer: Jon Walker Organist: Peter France

3rd—Travis & Patty Whiting

5th — Alan Hummel & Phyllis Gipson 19th —Marline Austin 23rd —Travis Whiting 24th — Ted Mackiewicz 25th– Jesus 27th — Callie Lirette 29th — Bob Vannerson 31st — Sammy Thomas

December Birthdays December Anniversaries


4587 Woodbine Road Pace, Fl 32571

We are located just north of Highway 90 on Woodbine Road in Pace, Florida.

Sunday School 9:30 A.M.

Worship Service 10:30 A.M.

Email : [email protected]

Website: www.pacepresb.com

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