UPB Update week of 12-4-11

United Parish of Bowie

United in Christ – Our Mission: To Serve

Presbyterian Church (USA) and United Church of Christ

The Journey Toward Sunday

Hi everyone, I hope you had a wonderful weekend of giving thanks and beginning the waiting and preparation of the Advent season.

This year the church is celebrating Advent with all of the usual things and also a new program that involves food, friends, telling stories, and singing Christmas carols... what could be better?  Come join us Dec. 7^th and 14^th for: Meals, Memories and Music—an advent celebration.  Bring a potluck dish!  Dinner will begin at 6:00pm.  Stories and songs will start at 6:40.  Get in touch with Diane if you've got questions or suggestions.

This week both the men's and women's fellowship groups had meetings planned... The Men's night on Tuesday was a good meal among good company and the ladies night out looks like it will be great fun too... On Friday they're heading to the Mormon Temple in Kensington to see the Festival of Lights and over 100 crèches from around the world.  The plan is to meet at 7 pm at Dina's house.  Give her a call if you plan to attend.

This Sunday in worship we'll be reading Isaiah 40:1-11 and Mark 1:1-8 in worship this week and I'd encourage you to spend some time praying with the passages to prepare yourselves for Sunday.

A couple of weeks ago, at the Congregational Meeting, Alex Barbato, Elsie Carroll, Tom Chin, Marva Connolly, and Herb Sheppard were elected to the "Board Nominating Committee". They are in the process right now of soliciting nominees to fill the Board seats being vacated in January by Penny Simpson and Herb Sheppard. If you have any questions or an interest in joining the Board (they meet one evening a month) please contact any of the Committee members.  There will be a Congregational meeting on Dec. 11 (Next week) to elect the new board members.

And on a personal note: this Sunday is going to be my family's last Sunday at UPB.  We had a baby doctor's appointment this week and the doctor recommended that Rebecca not wait any longer than she has to before she flies out West...  So please plan to come and say goodbye to Rebecca, Natalie, Michaela and Benjamin on Sunday.  (I will be here for two more weeks, but they will be leaving on Monday.)  A number of people have asked to get an all church photo on Sunday after the service that will include them so that will be part of the plan!

If you want to look further out on the calendar, the website is a great resource.  Please get in touch anytime regarding your hopes, dreams, and ideas for the future of UPB, let me know what's going on in your life or if you just want to talk.

Many Blessings,

Pastor Dan                                              

Office phone: 301-249-6411

Email: pastordan@unitedparishbowie.org

On the web:  www.unitedparishbowie.org

 

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