Wednesday, December 23, 2020
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Sunday, December 27 - Worship in the church is at 10:00 a.m., in person or at home via one of our livestreams. The Rev. Dr. Julius R. Tipton is preaching! |
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No Sunday class for adults this Sunday, December 27. We return on Sunday, January 3, 2021 to finish the Max Lucado series, Jesus, immediately following the 10:00 service, in person or via ZOOM. Zoom attendees can CLICK HERE TO ENTER the Sunday class meeting! Keep this link handy (no newsletter, next week):
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Congratulations to the Brian family!
Not one, but two, grandbabies! Cooper Christopher Gwin (left or top, above) was born to Katelynn and Chris Gwin on December 15, 2020, weighing 8 lbs., and measuring 20" long. Ansel Hugh Brian (rightor second, above) was born to Nicole and Blake Brian on December 17, 2020, weighing 6 lbs., 12 oz., and also measuring 20" long.
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THANK YOU! THANK YOU!
Grateful messages continue to come in from recipients of our Christmas Outreach projects. Your time, care, and love is greatly appreciated.
Ann Achord thanks all who filled her bag with cookies, cards, and door knob bell -- "It really made my day!"
CASA is the recipient of a $1,000 check from First Christian Church thanks to your generous donations of $982. This fund will help them provide Christmas gifts and needs to youngsters in the court system who might otherwise do without.
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We Remember in Our Prayers…
(New or revised requests received since our most recent regular issue.)
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- the family and friends of Ina Comeaux who passed away on December 20, 2020. Her funeral will be held Monday, December 28, with visitation from 10 a.m. until the service at noon, all at Greenoaks Funeral Home, conducted by the Rev. David Chisham and Pastor Kyle Comeaux. Interment immediately follows.
- the family and friends of Tom Horton, friend of Nathan Tipton, who passed away on December 19, 2020
- the family and friends of Thelma Mineer Reed, cousin of Leatus Still, who died in Mansfield, Kentucky of COVID complications
- all those ill with COVID, their family and loved ones, and those caring for them
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The church office will be closed Friday, December 25, 2020, through Monday, January 4, 2021. Rev. Chisham will be taking some well-deserved time off, but if there is a pastoral emergency, he can be reached on his cell phone: 703-220-6011.
We will take a break from the devotionals and prayer videos for a bit, and our next EXTRA newsletter will go out on January 6, 2021 (Happy Epiphany!), and the next paper/PDF version will go out Tuesday, January 12, 2021.
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