YOUTH GROUP meets tonight at 6:00 p.m.

CHRISTMAS PAGEANT REHEARSALS will be held immediately following the 10:15 service today and next Sunday, and at 9:15 a.m. on December 21. The pageant will be part of the 4 p.m. worship service on Christmas Eve. Please speak with Janine Steinbrunner (338-2660) if you have any questions.

THE SAINT NICHOLAS PARTY will be held at 12:30 p.m. today. Lunch will be provided. Children will decorate cookies and Father Layden will explain the Jesse Tree. There will also be a special guest stopping by for a visit.

WITH CHRIST THROUGH GRIEF is the topic that will be presented at 4:00 p.m. today by Deacon Roberta Ring, from Grace Episcopal Church. This event is free and open to the public.

WOMEN’S BIBLE STUDY AND FELLOWSHIP meets at 6:30 p.m. this Thursday at the home of Marilyn McClure.

ALTAR GUILD members meet for cleaning at 10:00 a.m. this Saturday, and decorate for Christmas on Sunday, December 21.

THE ANNUAL YOUTH CHRISTMAS PLAY is next Sunday at 6:00 p.m. We bring back some of our favorite characters from last year. The Cricket County Christmas Carol will be inspirational and, of course, hilarious. Join us for a dinner of breakfast items and a lot of fun. Tickets will be sold after the 8:00 services and before and after the 10:15 services today and next week. Prices are $8.00 for adults, $4.00 for ages 3-10, with 2 and under free. If you have any questions or would like to help in anyway please contact Janine Steinbrunner (338-2660) or Cindy Spice (348-7061).

MEN’S NIGHT OUT will be held at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, December 18.

HANGING OF THE GREENS Join us after the 10:15 service on December 21as we work together to prepare for the joyous Christmas season.

THE GIVING TREE All gifts, food and hygiene items are due today. If you took a tag and did not bring in the item, please speak with Bonnie Camp this morning.

THANKS to all who helped make the Advent Quiet Day a success – those who attended and those who assisted with the program. Special thanks to the Daughters of the King for preparing and serving the coffee hour and lunch.

CHRISTMAS TREES once again adorn St. Alban’s front doors. The Food Bank will provide Christmas meals for six of our client families. Please pick a tag and bring the item and the tag to church by next Sunday. Please treat the tags gently so they can be used again next year. Refrigerated items go in the refrigerator in the boiler room and frozen items go in the chest freezer in the Food Bank. Thank you for giving these families a joyous Christmas.

ENVELOPES FOR CHRISTMAS FLOWERS & DECORATIONS are in the pew card holders today and next Sunday. You may use this means to express your thanksgiving to God for the many blessings that He has given you. Please remember to indicate on the envelope if the contribution is in “memory of” or “thanksgiving for.” To have information listed in the Christmas bulletins, envelopes must be in the office by next Sunday.

DURING ADVENT we use evergreen arrangements on the altar in place of flowers. However, you may still sign the flower calendar for memorials and thanksgiving. Names will be printed in the bulletin, and the money contributed will be used to purchase the greenery. Open date is December 14.

OPEN DATE for Sanctuary Candles this year is December 28.

ALTAR FLOWER AND SANCTUARY CANDLE CHARTS FOR 2015 are posted in the narthex. Special envelopes are found beneath the charts.

Please include on the chart in the narthex the information you would like listed in the bulletin More than one family may sign for the same Sunday. Make your check payable to St. Alban’s and place it in the offering plate. Cost of flowers is $33.00. Cost of sanctuary candles is $3.00.

UPDATED CHURCH DIRECTORIES were sent electronically to all members for whom we have e-mail addresses. Those may be kept on your computer for quick access. A few hard copies are available on the table in the narthex.

CHRISTMAS GREETINGS may be shared with the family of St. Alban’s by placing your card on the bulletin board in the narthex.

ATTENDANCE last Sunday was 95.

REMEMBER IN PRAYER Kathy Bromley, Dick & Bonnie Camp, Andrew Davis, John & Phyllis Diver, Dick Donnelly, Denise Frede, Micaela Fulk, Jeanne Hahn,  Helen Holmes, Barb Jackson, Jerry & Toni Leaman, Larry Link, Arthur Longecore, Alicia McLimans, Audrey McLimans, Lydia Miller, Beverly Munn, Derek Palmer, Sandy Ritchie, Chris Sanxter, Cindy Spice, Rick Spice, Andrew Stath, Wesley
Stath-Tracy, Jim Trueblood, John Williams, Noah York. Military: Daxton Demorest, Jeremy Faux, Dylan Frick, Adam Johns, Eric Lamberty, Derek Palmer, Kaylee Sumner, Ty Sumner.