Grapevine – December 2009
by admin on December 10, 2009
in Grapevine - Newletter
December 4, 2009
Dec 5 – Men’s Breakfast @ 8:00 am
Dec 5 – Pueblo West Parade of Lights
Dec 6 – Congregational Meeting following the service
Dec 6 – Second Sunday in Advent
Dec 12 – Santa’s Workshop
Dec 13 – A Joyful Christmas Celebration
Dec 15 – Board Meeting @ 7:00 pm
Dec 19 – Children’s Christmas Pageant @ 6:00 pm
Dec 20 – Children’s Christmas Pageant
Dec 24 – Christmas Eve Services @ 8:00 and 11:00 pm
Dec 25 – Christmas Day
Dec 27 – Mission Sunday
CONTINUING EVENTS
Mon @ 5:30 – Parenting Class
Tues @ 9:30 am – Angel Pin Ministry
Tues @ 6:30 pm – Care to Wait
Wed @ 5:30 pm – Fellowship dinner
Wed @ 6:00 pm – Adult Bible Study
Wed @ 6:30 pm – Youth & Children
Groups
Wed @ 7:00 pm – Choir practice
SANTA’S WORKSHOP
Bring your children, grandchildren neighbors children, etc. and have them make their own Christmas gifts for those they love. Gifts will be sold for $7.00 (packages of 3). Our helpers will help your child create wonderful gifts and then help them wrap them so they will be ready for Christmas.
FINANCIAL PEACE
UNIVERSITY
Coordinator Randy Schade will again present the Dave Ramsey Financial Peace University beginning on February 1st. Class will begin at 6:00 pm and will be about three hours in duration. Financial Peace University consist of a 13 week video curriculum – taught by Dave Ramsey- that incorporates small-group discussion to encourage accountability and discipleship. Financial Peace University is highly entertaining for everyone, with a unique combination of humor, informative financial advice and biblical messages. More than one million families have already had their lives changed by attending FPU. For more information contact Randy Schade at 547-1322.
HELP WANTED
Part time janitorial help needed. Ten to twelve hours per week. Contact the church office 547-3088.
OCTOBER MEETING
The October meeting of the Board of Directors was opened with prayer by Kelly Irion. Ruth Van Auken led the devotion.
Randy Schade presented the school financial report. The school budget will be presented at the next board meeting and will be combined with the church budget.
Joy Cress presented four options on how the school could move forward. She concluded that with any option a 501-C-3 is needed. A 501-C-3 is an IRS tax exemption. Joy pointed out the pros, cons, and points to consider for each option. Further discussion will be held on these options.
Margaret Diaz presented an update on the Thrifty Threads shop. The committee currently has enough funds to cover a six month lease, utilities and insurance. The board recommended that Margaret have a lawyer look over the lease prior to opening the shop.
As recommended by Growing Healthy Churches our mission statement needs to be changed. The current mission statement is too long. The new proposed mission statement would read: ECOPW is inviting the surrounding communities to know, grow in, serve and share Jesus Christ.
CONGREGATIONAL MEETING
The meeting was opened at 10:52 am by Diane Preuss. Pastor Bill Johnson offered the prayer. Diane presented Matt Guy, Matt Sturtevant, Shirley Schwinghammer, Ginny Jackson, and Sharon Shaub to be voted on as members of the Nominations Committee. There were no nominations from the floor. The committee was approved by the congregation. Pastor Bill presented the revised mission statement to the congregation and it was also approved.
MISSIONS
The annual Christmas offering will be received on December 20th. This offering in designated to go to retired ministers and missionaries from the American Baptist and Presbyterian churches and to ethnic education institutions. Often retired ministers and missionaries receive an inadequate pension and are unable to cope with emergency spending. This offering aids them. In order to educate racial ethnic leaders for future work in the church, scholarship are often needed. You can be a part of this assistance. Give as you have been blesses.
GRAPEVINE
The deadline for the January 2010 issue of “The Grapevine” will be December 21st. If you have anything you would like published please contact Ron Dexheimer at 647-1717 or email fishermandex@msn.com. Copies of The Grapevine will be available in the narthex for those who do not have email addresses. If you have an email address and wish to be notified when the newsletter is available online please provide it to Ron. The Grapevine is now online at ecopwgrapevine.blogspot.com.
SHOEBOX MINISTRY
Thanks to the many who filled fifty-one boxes. Your gifts will travel worldwide and bring joy to boys and girls of all ages.
THANKS
As we near the end of another year it is again time to thank Pueblo West Cheers for their generous donation of communion wine in 2009. Please remember their generosity when planning you holiday festivities.