This letter
written on Tuesday -- thought I sent it that day before family members
arrived. : )
Dear Peace Family,
Pastor Tricia, Director Gia, and I give thanks to God for each of you, and
pray that your hearts will overflow with gratitude for all God’s daily
gifts of grace. On Dedication Sunday, we received 42 pledge
cards from adults and 5 promises from kids. Please bring yours
this Sunday or mail it in, and our big thanks to all of you for your
sacrificial generosity.
There are many extra giving opportunities at Peace as the year
ends. Let me tell you about them, so you can think about
your options. For any who may have large estates, now is the time to
give without incurring a gift tax. Think of what you could do
to glorify God between now and 2013, when the lifetime exemption is set to
change. These larger gifts could secure Peace’s future
home.
Here are opportunities for one and all:
1.
Year-end
giving to the Building or Operating Funds of Peace
2.
Presbyterian
Disaster Assistance this week will be directed to Brick
Presbyterian, where Nancy Bonnell’s daughter is engaged with helping
victims of Superstorm Sandy.
3.
Alternative
Gifts International – a great way of giving to family and friends that
helps the poor
4.
Angel
Tree Gifts for families at Beth-El Farmworker Ministries are always
appreciated. (Learn more on Dec. 2)
5.
PC(USA)
Christmas Joy Offering to assist retired ministers as well as racial-ethnic
Presbyterian colleges (to be collected on Dec. 23)
Not happy that the
holidays are here? Plan to find strength and share some peace with
others at our Service of Hope on December 2 at 5:00.
This Sunday, Christ the King, is the last in the church year, as the new
year begins with Advent. We will explore the faith and
fear of Pilate in his truth-seeking encounter with God incarnate from the
end of John 18. We will also explore our own faith and fear, as
we hear an expanded version of the Lord’s Prayer and have our own
truth-seeking encounter with God.
Let love be genuine…and so far as it depends on you, live peaceably with
all. Read Romans 12:9-18 once more before Thanksgiving week-end
is over.
Thankful to be your pastor,
Elizabeth
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