In This Edition:

• Advent This Sunday

• Union “Sings”

• Giving Tree Donations

• Christmas Concert Tickets on Sale

• Food Pantry Needs

• Parkway Christmas Concert

• Bible Study This Week

• Holding in Prayer

Advent This Sunday

Join us as we begin our worship series, “Coming Home for Christmas.” As part of this service (and every Sunday during the Advent season), members of the congregation are invited to bring an ornament from home to help decorate our “family Christmas Tree” at the front of the sanctuary, and to share the story behind the ornament as well.

Christmas Eve Service will be held at 5:00 p.m.

Union “Sings”

Join us for an afternoon of caroling on Sunday, December 14th.  We visit members and friends of our church to spread Christmas cheer! All singing skill levels welcome.

We will meet up at 1:45pm.  Place to be determined.

Donated treats are appreciated as well since we leave behind a plate of goodies.

Please let Mike Keimig, Nancy Farris or Laurie Kerns know if you are interested.

Giving Tree Donations

Sunday December 7 is the last Sunday to bring in donations for our “Giving Tree,” which will go to support Gifts for Kids, a local organization helping low-income families in our community. You can take one of the ornaments from the “Giving Tree” located in the sanctuary this Sunday and return it with an unwrapped gift donation, or click here to order a gift online to be donated.

In addition to gifts, Gifts for Kids is collecting wrapping paper, both new and partially used rolls (in good condition).

Christmas Concert Tickets on Sale

Food Pantry Needs

The Walpole Community Food Pantry is a 501c3 that operates entirely from donations and grants.  In light of the current precarious state of SNAP benefits, we will collect any of the following food items this month.

The Food Pantry will be collecting paper products for the month of November.

The Walpole Community Food Pantry and our church have a great partnership.  They use our parking lot every Wednesday from 2-3 as a pickup location.

Parkway Christmas Concert

Bible Study This Week

Bible Study will be held the following three Fridays during Advent, and will focus on the lectionary reading for the coming Sunday:

December 5: Matthew 3:1-12

December 12: Matthew 11:2-11

December 19: Matthew 1:18-25

Holding in Prayer

This week, as a community of faith we pray:

• for Anne Totten, who recently broke her other hip, and is now hospitalized in Boston.

• for Natalia, who is recovering from a bad cold

• for Laurie, as she has tests done in preparation for upcoming surgery

• for Ben Kerns, as he waits for the results of his veterinary board exams

• for an end to war in Israel and Lebanon, and for safety for Jim’s friends in Lebanon

• for Justin’s family as they gather at Thanksgiving time

• with joy, for Pam’s friend Cookie, who is cancer free (!!) and back home in North Carolina after a lengthy and successful treatment.

• for Jeremy Jacobs, a friend of Joe Wallan’s, who passed away, and all who mourn

• for Pam’s daughter Lauren’s mother-in-law, who has had a recurrence of cancer

• for Christ Weylman’s dad, who recently had a bad fall, and for Chris as she provides care for him

• with joy, for Silpa’s successful business opening at Boston Public Market

• for the volunteers, donors, and families receiving meals as part of SWUMC’s Thanksgiving Meal deliveries

• for Lew, as he navigates health challenges

• for Sue’s brother, who is recovering from knee replacement, and for his wife as she provides care

• for Jack, as he faces a cancer diagnosis alongside Alzheimers, and for his son, John and his wife Tammy.

• for Phyllis’s friend Paula, as she enters hospice care

• for Padraig, as he heals from an injured hip

• for Lew’s brother Richard and his wife Paula, for health.

• for Barbara Carroll, for healing after a couple of falls

• for Kerry’s friend Diane, who is undergoing a difficult course of treatment for cancer

• for Lew’s friend Dan, as he faces kidney disease