New Year's Resolutions

Have you made any New Year's Resolutions? This was a topic of a recent Sunday School Class, where our teenagers discussed Micah 6:8 and how that might be a good resolution for us all.

The Session of our church has also made some resolutions.  At our annual joint meeting of Session and Deacons, we worked to identify the key focus points of our life as a church. The participants identified four areas to which we feel called:

• Worship
• Youth outreach and education
• Feeding the hungry
• Fellowship and care of our members

Our resolution is to be sure that our time, energy, and resources are directed to those areas.

What's your New Year's Resolution?

Advent Activities

Mark your calendars for Advent Activities at Memorial Presbyterian Church of Fox Chase!

Dec. 2 - First Sunday of Advent - Communion will be celebrated at 10:30 am Worship, and Sunday School children will practice for their pageant.

Dec. 9 - Second Sunday of Advent - More pageant practice, and Worship at 10:30 am.

Dec. 15 - Christmas caroling at Jeanes Hospital - Meet at the church at 5:30 pm.

Dec. 16 - Third Sunday of Advent - Christmas Pageant and Choir Program during Worship at 10:30 am, followed by a luncheon.

Dec. 23 - Fourth Sunday of Advent - Worship at 10:30 am.

Dec. 24 - Christmas Eve - Candlelight Service for all ages, 7:00 pm.

Please join us as we observe the season of Advent!

Thanksgiving Eve Service

The annual Thanksgiving Eve service sponsored by the Fox Chase / Rockledge Ministerium will be held at Jeanes Hospital on Wednesday, November 21 at 7:00 pm.  Please come join our neighbors in giving thanks.

The Session meeting scheduled for that evening has been moved to November 14 at 7:30 pm in order to avoid the schedule conflict.

Post-Sandy Cleanup at Church

Calling all available church members. . . Please bring your rakes and join us at church this Saturday, November 3, for cleanup after the storm.  The church will provide bags, and we'll be raking and bagging storm-related debris.  We're very blessed that there was no major damage.

Responding to Hurricane Sandy

By now we've all seen the pictures of devastation caused by Hurricane Sandy.  Please keep in your prayers the many people who have lost a loved one or are displaced from their homes.

If you feel called to contribute money to the cleanup efforts, please visit Presbyterian Disaster Assistance for information.  This reputable organization is known to direct an extremely high percentage of donations to the people who need them, with very little reserved for overhead expenses. Our congregation has worked with them in the past, both through financial donations and mission trips.

We pray that you and your family have weathered the storm in safety.

All-Committee Night schedule change

Due to Election Day on Tuesday, Nov. 6, our monthly All-Committee Night will be held on Wednesday, Nov. 7 instead.  We hope our committee members use their extra time to go to the polls on election day.

Fall time is Stewardship time

Although Stewardship is really a state of mind that lasts all year,  the fall months are when we consider our estimates of giving for the following calendar year.  Stewardship information was distributed at our annual luncheon on Sept. 30, and Minutes for Mission have been presented each Sunday at Worship.  On November 4, our Estimate of Giving cards will be dedicated during Worship.  Now is the time for prayerfully considering our financial support of the church for the coming year.

As we were reminded during our Minute for Mission today, even small changes can yield large results.  If each member were to increase their giving by the equivalent of one order of pizza delivery each week, the results would be in the tens of thousands of dollars!