The Fellowship Committee is looking to add several new “co-op” members to assist the committee in creating, organizing, and presenting Fellowship events for Parkview and our Community. You will meet as a committee before Session meetings and assist the committee when possible. Please see Bill Edwards or Bill Hughes if you are interested.

 

 

 

Advent…the season to prepare. The season to make ready. The Lord is coming. The four weeks preceding Christmas are the season of Advent. In order to better prepare ourselves, we come to the Lord’s table. We need to be equipped for the journey, bread and wine. Then there are the candles. The Advent wreath is hung in its traditional place in the sanctuary. We tell the old stories. We learn some new songs. We get ready so that when Jesus is born on Christmas day, we will be prepared.

 

 

Important dates in Advent:

 

November 30th: First Sunday of Advent

     Communion /   Hanging of the Greens

December 13th: Christmas Caroling

December 21st: Children’s Program               

December 24th Christmas Eve Services at

                            6:00 PM for Family and

                            7:30 PM for Sacred

 

There will be a meeting of the Congregation following worship on November 30th for the purpose of receiving the report of the Nominating Committee and electing officers for 2009.

 

The deadline for the December newsletter is Sunday, November 23.  Please submit articles to the church office or email them to secretary@parkviewpresbyterian.org.

 

The November Session Meeting will be held Wednesday, November 19 at 7:30 p.m. Elders are reminded to notify Rev. Gray or Ron Eckert, the Clerk, if you’re unable to attend.

 

 

Please join our Parkview family Saturday, October 18th, at 5:00 pm, for a Community Spaghetti Dinner.  There will be a small charge of $5 per adult and $2 for children under 12.  The Fellowship Committee is also seeking volunteers to help put on the dinner - please see Bill Edwards or Bill Hughes if you are able to assist.

 

 

We are in the process of organizing and hosting a Parkview Holiday Craft Show on November 15th, 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM.  We can accommodate 30 crafters and need at least 20 to put it on.  We are advertising now for crafters in local newspapers. We will also need volunteers to help with prepping the church, providing and preparing food, selling the food in the Fellowship Hall, assisting crafters in unloading and loading back up, watching crafter’s booths when they need a break, parking lot assistants, bake sale table attendants, and of course, clean up.  More info, and sign up sheets, later.  Contact Bill Edwards for details or to volunteer.

 

Parkview Scrappers will meet Friday, October 17 for their monthly crop.  Please join us if you are a scrapbooker, cardmaker or stamper to work on projects and fellowship from 5 pm to 12 am.  Bring your supplies and a friend.

 

Please remember that as the fall and winter approach, so do the College Care Packages and Shoe Box Ministries.  There will be a sign up sheet in the Narthex for people who want to contribute to the College Care Packages or know someone that could use a College Care Package.  See Laura Hauser or any other Deacon if you have any questions.
The Shoe Boxes should be filled with hats, scarves, and gloves and other practical items for two age groups (5-7 and 8-10).  We will begin collecting them around Thanksgiving.  See Cathy Hill or any other Deacon if you have any questions on the Shoe Boxes.

With Christmas not far away, it must be time for another "Hanging of the Greens"! Wear something casual (and a Santa hat if you have one) and join us after worship on November 30th as we decorate our church for the
Christmas season - the more, the merrier!  We'll have hot dogs and sloppy joes for lunch to warm you up (and some holiday music).  Look for a sign up sheet coming soon to a bulletin board near you!