Coming to Town

This Sunday, December 23
8:00, 9:15 & 10:45
Nancy preaching: THE REDEMPTION OF EBENEEZER SCROOGE
The services will include lots of Christmas Caroling
Jeff Hatcher and Tyler Scritchfield will share Ave Maria.
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CHRISTMAS EVE
3:00, 5:00, 7:00
Featuring The Herald Angels Singers and The Horns Of Jericho
The Bells will ring at 3:00
The Children will sing at 5:00
Greg Witte will share Sweet Little Jesus Boy in all three services
Jeff Hatcher will sing O Holy Night
I’ll Be Home For Christmas will be offered by Nate Underwood at 3:00 & 5:00, with Adam Witte singing it at 7:00.
Bruce is preaching a sermon titled NUTS
Special Guest: Sgt. Tracy Cogdill
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If you’re planning on going to the Springsteen concert, it’s always fun to keep track of his tour and what’s being played where. Go to the official web site and click the link Sets Lists and Tour Itinerary. If we’d been in Paris last night, we could have heard the band play Santa Claus Is Coming To Town.
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DENISE J. reports that there were 621 presents and 54 food sacks underneath the TOGETHER INC. CHRISTMAS GIVING TREE. This is a wonderful response. Thanks for your generosity.
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Our first PIZZA WITH THE PASTORS of 2008
Is scheduled for Sunday evening, January 13, 5:00-7:00
This is a low-to-no pressure event designed for persons interested in membership at St. Andrew’s. Sign up at the Hospitality Desk in the Rotunda or e-mail Mandy B.
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Two items from MANDY B.:

Y-COSA (Young (20’s and 30’s) Couples of St. Andrews) please help us out with our first service project! We will be giving a Christmas party for the Karen children (Burma refugees). This will take place at Mt. View Presbyterian Church on Sunday the 23rd from 2-5. We will have several game/activity stations and we need help to make sure these kids have a good time! Contact me to help out or with questions.

We still need Ushers and Greeters for the Christmas Eve Services (3:00, 5:00, and 7:00)… We will need about 6 ushers for each service- We need the most help at the 5:00 and 7:00 services. Please consider helping out! Contact Mandy B.
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Pastor Charlotte asks: Prayers for Thelma G., who has suffered a stroke, resulting in paralysis (grandmother of Penny F.). Prayers for 2 month old Emma, preparing for surgery early this week (friend of Darlene S.). Prayers for Dick W., hospitalized with staph infection (former member and friend of St. Andrew’s).
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O come, o come, Emmanuel
and ransom captive Israel
that mourns in lonely exile here
until the Son of God appear
Rejoice! Rejoice!
Emmanuel shall come to thee
O Israel.
--Translated from a 9th century Latin verse
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BRD