The Good News Letter - November / December 2021

2317 Bannerman Road, Tallahassee, FL 32312 ~ 850-893-7472 ~ www.cpcusa.org

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NOVEMBER BIRTHDAYS

11/4 - Marylin Childers

11/5 - Sylvia Collins and

Cheryl Nix

11/7 - Jennifer Carrell and Travis

Barnes

11/8 - Keith Baxter

11/10 - David Kelly

11/14 - Skylar Gaughf

11/16 - Keith Helle and Frances Kratt

11/19 - Fran Beckham

11/21 - Collin Kynoch

11/22 - Don Horne and Susie Rudd

11/23 - Krista Graham

11/25 - Dottie Walker

11/26 - Brent Campbell

11/27 - Angela Gruber

11/28 - Mary Dale Joyce and John De-

Loach

11/29 - Alexa Kynoch

DECEMBER BIRTHDAYS

12/1- Cherie Jeffries

12/4 - Codi Esser &Iris Grace Smith

12/06 - Marcia Labat

12/10 - Matt Heiman

12/11 - Ellen Crabtree

12/12 - Elna Thompson & Eleanor Harris

12/13 - Joshua DeLoach

12/15 - Alice Frazee

12/16 - Anne Marie Frazee

12/17 Dave Groves Jr. & Curtis Watkins

12/20 - Robb Howell

12/24 - Gail Greenwell

12/26 - Linda Lovins & Makenzie Knud-

son

12/27 - Meg Norvell

12/28 - Bruce Gillander & Samantha

Hackman

12/30 - Carol DeLoach

12/31 - Trey and Meghan Noble, Carla

Rivera and Bruce Oole

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Contact the church office with your important dates...we want to celebrate with you!

Greetings, Christ family! The weather has cooled off, the pumpkins have cleared out, and Advent is right around the corner! Advent is one of my favorite times of the liturgical year because, amid all the excitement, bright lights, and cheery music of the Christmas season, Advent invites us to slow down and anticipate the coming of Christ among us. Our culture is not wired for Ad-vent. We value instant gratification and immediate results. The season of Advent and the story we tell along the way remind us that God’s time is often not the same as ours and that real transformation usually happens much slower than we might like. One of the things I love most about Advent is the music. We all love to sing Christmas carols because we know them so well and they fill us with such joy. But there’s something special about Advent music that makes the anticipation of the season even more palpable. Last year we sang a few more Christmas carols than usual throughout Advent because we were all in a tough place and we felt like we needed a little extra joy to help get us through. We’ll still sprinkle in some of those timeless, beloved carols, of course, but I am particularly excited for the music of Advent to help draw us deeper into the anticipation and longing of the season. I am especially excited about this Advent season because we are in a much different place this year than we were last year. We won’t have to nervously check the weather report multiple times a day for the weeks leading up to Christ-mas Eve to see if we’ll be able to gather in person because Covid forced us outside. I can’t wait to celebrate all these things with you in a way that feels a bit more normal. But we also know that there are many who are still unable to make it to the sanctuary for worship and recognize that for you the longing of Advent will be especially real. Please know that you remain in our prayers and remain a vital part of the body of Christ in this place. We will continue to stream everything we do online to make our worship as accessible as possible. Please let us know if you ever have any issues accessing the live stream so we can help get you set up. Our theme for Advent is: “The Inn: Housing the Holy.” Throughout the Advent season, we will ask ourselves—individually and as a congregation—how we can make room for Christ to be born among us again. Things are about to really kick into high gear once Advent begins. My prayer for all of us is that amid all the excitement of the season, we will slow down for long enough to listen for how God is calling us to house the Holy in our midst. May God bless you and keep you, may God’s face shine upon you, and may the light and love of Christ fill you with hope this Advent season. Peace, Pastor Sheldon

Pastor Sheldon

Sheldon@cpcusa.org 850-545-8868

NOVEMBER &

DECEMBER

ANNIVERSARIES

11/3 - Keith and

Amy Walker

11/06 Jim and

Sandra Wylie

11/29 - Winston

and Carol Monta-

gue

12/21 Carol and

Ken Allman

2317 Bannerman Road—Tallahassee, FL 32312

Return Service Requested

Church Leadership Session (“Governing Body”)

Clerk of Session: Carol Allman Class of 2021 Class of 2022 Class of 2023 Len Harvey John Collins Bud Engelbrecht Robb Howell Tyler Harris Jack Frazee Linda Lovins Wendy Hollady Joe Noble Nancy Repplinger Don Horne Richard Shelfer Deacons (“Congregational Care”) Class of 2021 Class of 2022 Class of 2023 Becky Eppes Margaret Grove Tommy Bull Bobbie Frye Keith Helle Brent Campbell Lisa Kiel Lou Norvell Laura Beth Faragasso Bob Lovins Marcia VanWingen Nancy Milburn

Church Staff Pastor - Rev. Sheldon Steen

Minister of Adults and Families-Carol DeLoach Director of Children’s Ministries—Emma Hodges

Minister of Music - Dr. Linda Lovins Minister of Youth and Families: Michelle Kynoch

Church Administrator-Amanda Jordan Pianist– Dr. Dean Peiskee

Financial Secretary-Annette Hill Nursery Director - Ashley Leland

Custodian-Gerome Brown

November 21 - Our annual Advent Fair will take place in the sanc-

tuary immediately following worship on Sunday, November 21.

Lunch will be provided, and there will be stations around the room to

make advent wreaths and mangers, as well as assist with the hanging

of the greens in the sanctuary. NOTE: Manger kits must be pre-

ordered and can either be paid for in advance or on the day of the

event. The cost for each manger is $15. All you need to bring is your

hammer!

New This Year: The Manger Project

During the Advent Fair on November 21, master craftsman Jay

Thompson will lead the Manger Project with those who have pre-

ordered a manger kit. Don't forget to bring a hammer! Once complet-

ed, the mangers are about 12" long, 9" high and 9" wide. Families will

take home a completed manger to place under their tree, along with a bag of hay. Each

time someone in your family does something kind for someone else, they add a piece of

straw to the manger, thus preparing a soft bed for the Christ child. The Manger Project is

an intergenerational activity; parents and grandparents are encouraged to work on the

Manger Project with their children.

Pre-ordered manger kits will be available at the Advent Fair and hands on instruction

will be provided.

December 4: Visit the Christmas Mission Market to support mission work (and stock

up on goodies at the bake sale!) from 10 am-2 pm.

December 5th: Join us for our Children’s Service on the second Sunday in Advent.

December 18 9am : Help construct our live nativity scene!

December 18 6-8pm: Come visit our version of Bethlehem.

December 21 7pm : The Longest Night Service, is a time for reflection, healing, and

renewal. Whether you are mourning a loss or craving a feeling of wholeness in general.

Christmas Eve 5:30pm Our candlelight service begins at 5:30pm.

Thank You for Your Support!

Thanks to the generous support of our church fami-ly and surrounding community, pumpkin patch sales exceeded our wildest expectations. Despite re-ceiving our pumpkins 10 days late due to the truck-er shortage, we received just over $16,450 in dona-tions for our pumpkins and gourds this year. Of that amount, we keep 33%! That’s nothing short of in-credible!

Proceeds from the patch provide scholarships for our children and youth to participate in summer camps and conferences, including Dogwood Acres and the Montreat Youth Conference. We are excited about the abundance of opportunities that lie ahead for the continued faith development for our chil-dren and youth!

Honoring our veterans Veterans Day has its roots in what

was called Armistice Day, when a

peace agreement ended World

War I on November 11, 1918. Pres-

ident Wilson proclaimed that Ar-

mistice Day was to be marked

with solemn pride in heroism and

with gratitude for victory as well

as the “opportunity it has given

America to show her sympathy

with peace and justice.” In 1954,

the remembrance was renamed Veterans Day to

honor all U.S. military personnel. It’s a reminder

to pray for and honor all who serve and sacrifice,

to support and assist their families, and to pray

that God will bring peace on earth.

Craft Center Collecting Arts Supplies

Montreat's Sally Jones Pottery/Wilbur

Hoke Currie Craft Center is collecting these

items over the fall and winter months!

your newspapers (we read every word of those New York Times you bring us!!)

craft items for Clubs Crafts or Adult Craft Classes, and

books for the Steve and Edna Bacon Little Free Library, located between the SJPottery/Currie Craft Center and the Left Bank! Questions? Feel free to contact Linda Lov-

ins at 850-294-0981 OR ArtsEdLin@gmail.com.

What is this Christian symbol?

CORNUCOPIA—

Cornucopia, a Greek

word meaning “horn of

plenty,” has origins in

Greek mythology. But

the cornucopia became

a religious symbol and

was even stamped on

Jewish coins. Overflow-

ing horns, now common as Thanksgiving center-

pieces, came to symbolize abundance and bless-

ings.