In This
Issue
Concert – December 7
Ilene’s Open House
Tamalado – Tamale Making Party
Youth News
Youth Mid-Winter Conferences at Mo Ranch
Early Morning Service –
8:50 am
Wednesday Nights
MSPC Book Club
Children’s Education Changes
Poinsettia Order Form
The Deacons of MSPC
December Birthdays
Important Dates
Wednesday, December 3
10:00 am MSPC Writer’s Group
5:30 pm Bible Study
6:00 pm Dinner
6:15 pm, Bell Choir
7:15 pm, Choir Rehearsal
Saturday, December 6
6:00 pm Tree of Angels Dedication/reception
Sunday, December 7
8:50 am Worship/Communion
9:30 am Sunday School
10:50 am Worship/Communion
2:30 pm Concert and reception to follow
Tuesday, December 9
9:00 am Dorcas Sewing Circle
Wednesday, December 10
5:30 pm Bible Study
6:00 pm Dinner
6:15 pm, Bell Choir
7:15 pm, Choir Rehearsal
Sunday, December 14
8:50 am Worship,
9:30 am Sunday School
10:50 am Worship/Cantata
4:00 pm Ilene’s Open House
Tuesday, December 16
7:00 pm Session Meeting
Wednesday, December 17
5:30 pm Bible Study
6:00 pm Dinner
6:30 pm Choir Party
Saturday, December 20
2:00 pm Tamalada at Kennys Home
Sunday, December 21
8:50 am Worship/Communion
9:30 am Sunday School
10:50 am Worship
5:30 pm Dignity Christmas Pageant/reception
Tuesday, December 23
9:00 am Dorcas Sewing Circle
Wednesday, December 24
7:00 pm Christmas Eve Service
Sunday, December 28
8:50 am Worship/Communion
9:30 am Sunday School,
10:50 am Worship
December Birthdays
4 - Dede Winn
Lisa Silver
6 – Bill Walker
7 – Kelly Galloway
Bob Gates
8 – Russ Livingston
11 – Elizabeth Turner
12 – Ansen Seale
13 – Randi Jones
Tommy Regalado, III
15 – Roy Welch
17 – Alison Davis
18 – Gary Hiett
Matthew Moses
19 – Lesley Turner
20 – Norma Villarreal
Tracy Byrd
25 – Celeste Berban
29 – Brandon Daake
29 – Jackson David Garcia Sheppard
Paul Hughes
Doerte Seale
31 – Lisa Huggins
Kabir Master
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Concert: Advent, Christmas and Winter Music
by: Mark Marty, Martha Jasso and Laura Marty
December 7 - at 2:30 pm - MSPC Sanctuary
A welcoming reception to follow in the Fellowship Hall
A special invitation to the members and visitors of Madison Square Presbyterian Church and to your extended families, and to your friends and neighbors:
Come to the Christmas party!
When: Sunday, Dec. 14, 4 – 6 pm
(Santa will arrive at 5:00)
Where: Ilene’s house
14223 Butler’s Bridge
490-5701
New this year: Santa’s Sack
This year, don’t bring goodies for the party table. Bring non-perishable foods to fill Santa’s Sack, which will be taken to CAM.
P.S. If you have baked Christmas goodies and have some to share, bring them, please! Bring them in plastic bags, and we’ll freeze them, then share them in the church’s fellowship hall on Christmas Eve.
Tamalada! – Tamale Making Party!
Everyone is invited to an afternoon of tamale making. Beginners and veterans are all welcomed.
Saturday! December 20
2:00 – 5:00 p.m.
Pastor Kenny’s House (click on name to go to MapQuest)
1910 W. Kings Hwy., 78201
378-6042
Youth News
White Elephant Party
Sunday, December 14, after Church
Bring something from your house (don’t go out and buy anything...the more interesting the better), wrap it and bring it to the party. After church we will play some games, watch The Grinch and share presents.
From our gathering we will go to Rev. Ilene’s Christmas Party where your parents can meet you.
Youth Mid-Winter Conferences at Mo-Ranch
Click on title to go to registration page. Youth need to fill out individual Registration page and Permission page, and bring them to the Church
Planned dates:
Middle School - January 9 – 11
Senior High – January 23-25
Cost $60
Adult Volunteers are also needed for this trip. If you are interested talk to Pastor Kenny
Early Service Sunday Mornings Now Begins at 8:50 a.m.
Attending to the Presence of God
Contemplative music from around the world
Prayer
Silence
Lectio Divina—Lectio is an ancient and powerful way of practicing attention to God’s Word and Presence Communion every Sunday
Wednesday Nights
The Wednesday Night Bible Study reflects on the scripture that will be preached on the following Sunday. A diverse group gathers to share insights, ask questions and pray together.
The group moves from the Parlor to the fellowship hall for a prepared dinner. All are invited!
Many other activities happen on Wednesday nights.
Bible Study 5:30-6:30 pm
Dinner 6:30-7:00 pm
Bell Choir 6:15-7:15 pm
Choir Practice 7:15-8:00 pm
MSPC Book Club
December 5: Enrique's Journey by Sonia Nazario
host: Doerte Seale
Children's Education Changes
Sunday Morning Schedule
9:15 a.m Eddie’s Taco House
Come by the kitchen and grab a taco and some orange juice.
9:30 to 10 :15 a.m. Children’s Choir
Meet in the sanctuary and we will work on music for special worship services like World Communion Sunday and the “Come As You Are Christmas Pageant.”
10:15-10:40 a.m. Sunday School
Once choir is over join Linda and Erin in the 3rd floor children’s room. If you are hoping to light candles or ring the bell during worship this is the place to be.
10:50 a.m. Worship
At 10:40 the children will move to the 1st pew in the sanctuary. Children are invited to sit with our staff or with parents/guardians.
Worship
10:50-12 noon
Children begin worship in the sanctuary and then move to an experiential worship experience.
Godly Play (approximate ages 3 years to 8 years)
Godly Play is a methodology that uses a storyteller telling a holy story with moveable pieces, wondering about that story, and then using creative stations to help us interpret our feelings, our wonderings, our questions about the stories and how they lead us to God.
This is our third year to use Godly play with the kids & we have found that they are growing exponentially every year we use it. The wondering that they do at the end of a story is so amazingly complex and insightful that it often takes our breath away. What amazing kids we have!
Diving into Discussion (approximate ages 9 years to middle school)
This group will read the same scripture that is being read in the sanctuary. With the help of Pastor Kenny they will discuss what the scripture means in their lives.
After the sermon, the middle school aged kids will go back into church with Pastor Kenny and the elementary aged children will join Linda in the children’s room.
Special Days: While every day is a special one at Madison Square, here are some important dates for the children of the church.
Sunday, Dec. 14—Santa comes to Ilene’s Christmas Open House
Saturday, Dec. 20—Tamalada
Sunday, Dec. 23—Come As You Are Christmas Pageant
Poinsettia Order Form
I/We would like to order _____________________ poinsettia(s) at $6.20 each.
In Memory of ___________________________________________
In Honor of _____________________________________________
Ordered by _____________________________________________
Telephone Number ______________________________________
______________I will pick up the poinsettia after the December 24th Christmas Eve Service.
_____________ Please deliver the poinsettia to one of our shut-ins.
Please turn in form and money to the church office.
(or place in the offering plate)
Checks payable to MSPC marked for Poinsettia.
The Deacons of MSPC
Susan Scales
Diane Stallings
Rey Menchaca
Patricia Oxford
Randy Rice
Eileen Smith
Jo McIver
Katsy Murphy
Jeff Balter
“Deacons offer a caring ministry in their commitment of compassionate, faithful, trustworthy and Christ-centered lives. The Madison Square Presbyterian Church deacons offer a safe, caring outlet for anyone experiencing a life crisis or challenge which could include divorce, loss of a loved one, hospitalization, illness, relocation, retirement, unemployment, empty nest or other life transitions.”
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