November 2009 Archives
Advent Festival
fellowship hall on Sunday, December 6. Invite grandparents and cousins and
neighbors. Bring food to share. The menu is chili, veggies and dip, and chips or
cornbread. The Dads and kids will make Christmas cookies for dessert.
Think about whether you have an Advent or Christmas tradition to share. In the past
people have taught us how to make Advent Wreaths, and, how to assemble a Yule
Log (chocolate rolled cake). One family brought their collection of Christmas books.
Others have brought projects of food, paper, or fabric to make ornaments,
decorations, or greeting cards. As we finish our chili, we'll move to tables along one
side of the room to have some fun. I'd love to hear some of your favorite Christmas
music. If you have something you'd like to share, just bring it. Phone me if you need
anything besides a table for set up. Deb at 241-4202, e isenbraun@sbcglobal.net
Prayer group hosts are Bob Lowes and Sarah Oldham's prayer groups.
We Are THAT Close!!!!To being ready to open the shelter, that is. As youcan see from the calendar attached to the back of
- Deb Eisenbraun
Shelter is nearly there...
this Tucket, we have only 1 overnight opening for a
volunteer during the month of November, and just a
few in December! The problem is, that one
November night lacking an overnight volunteer
comes only 6 days after we would open, and two of
the other openings are Christmas Eve, Christmas
night and other holidays. We are praying that a
person or persons who would especially love to serve
on the holidays, perhaps havingan odd holiday
schedule for non-related reasons, will sign up!
Please see Emily Holcombe's note about meal needs,
too, in this Tucket. Please pray that the workers and
the food will come and the Shelter will open as
desired on November 10! We know many will read
this before Sunday and we will give you an even
more updated update on Sunday, 11/8.
The shelter is scheduled to open on Tuesday,
Blessings, Melody Perkins, Shelter team Leader
Shelter Meals Needed!
November 10th and we still have a need for food on
Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and
New Year's Eve. My understanding is that without
these meals secured, it is recommended we delay
opening. With that, I would like to open the freezer
to you all! If you would like to provide a portion of
any one of these meals by bringing it to the shelter
and freezing it, this would certainly help us out! In
addition, below is a short list of those dates that
need to be filled as soon as possible. I would also
like to encourage prayer groups and/or groups of
friends to join together in preparing a meal(s)--what
a great time of year to join together and bring cheer
and food to these women! You can contact me via
email at e mily.holcombe@gmail.co m or via phone at
(205) 994-0569. I look forward to hearing from you!
Emily Holcombe, Meal Coordinator for the Grace &
Peace Winter Shelter
Thanksgiving - Thursday, November 26th
December/Holiday Meals Needed:
Breakfast, Sunday, December 20th
Thursday, December 17th
Tuesday, December 22nd
Christmas Eve - Thursday, December 24th
Christmas - Friday, December 25th
Wednesday, December 30th
New Year's Eve - Thursday, December 31st
Breakfast - Sunday, January 3rd
Shelter Update 11-1-09
The Lord has brought us a Thursday night Staff
person and we are thankful! He is a seminarian and
if you'd like to work with him, just sign up to be a
Thursday night volunteer!
With only 12 days to go until we open the shelter for
this season on November 10, we are in need of
several (about 5 per month) additional volunteers,
with a slight preference toward women. These
workers can serve 6-10 p.m. or overnight, primarily
on Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays. No
experience is needed, but overnight workers must be
Adult Christians and we strongly urge new
volunteers to come to Shelter training on November
7, 2009 from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. To inquire or sign up
please contact Sarah Taylor, Volunteer Coordinator,
at wintershelter1@gmail.com or 314-960-7248.
Thanks for considering this chance to serve the poor
with us!
Shelter Training is November 7, 2009 from 9-3 and
includes lunch. Please come to the whole day if
you've never been before. If you've been trained in
the past or worked a great deal in the shelter before,
we urge you to come for 1/2 the day or so (12:45-
3). I am eager to address any questions you may
have: g raceandpeace1@sbcglobal.net or 314-367-
We are looking for meal providers; this can be
8959, x 21.- Melody Perkins, Shelter Team Leader
Youth Group needs...
money for pizza, dropping off a meal on Sunday
afternoon, or hosting dinner at your house. We can’t
tell you how much we appreciate people making
dinner for us! It makes our weekly youth group
meeting a wonderful time of fellowship.
Also, we need a few people, male and female, to help
with mentoring. This is a once-a-month
commitment to meet with one of the youth and
encourage them in their faith through fun activities,
bible study, conversation, or whatever else you feel
led to do. If you are concerned for the next
generation this is a great way to make a difference in
the lives of our youth.
Please contact David & Veronica Holden at 314-621-
The Pastoral Search Committee has recommended enthusiastically and unanimously--and the Session has unanimously concurred--that Aaron Turner be called as "Assistant to the Pastor" with a three-year commitment. Although Aaron is a Reformed Baptist (and thus cannot be ordained in the PCA), both the Committee and the Session feel strongly that Aaron's particular gifts so match our needs at this time that the issue of ordination is, in the short run, secondary--especially under the consideration that this is a three-year position as Assistant to the Pastor and not as an Assistant or Associate Pastor. The job description and posting of this position specifically mentioned that we might hire an Assistant to the Pastor as the candidate pool dictated. Thus, this call is consistent with that original job description. Calling of an Assistant to the Pastor requires neither Presbytery nor congregational approval._The Session does desire, however––for everyone’s sake––to have a congregational conversation regarding the committee’s recommendation.Because Aaron is now leading our youth (and would continue to do so under this arrangement), there is a slight modification of the original job description to include youth work. Since we consequently will not need a separate youth leader, this may open up a part-time pastoral-leadership position that could be filled with someone who would take on some of the responsibilities included under the original posting for this position.
2668 if you can help with either of these needs.
Pastoral Search Committee
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