Hi EPC Friends and Members, 

Here's my "3-2-1" for this week...
 
3 EPC Happenings

1. Christmas Pageant -- Our Christmas Pageant this year will be held on December 18th during the worship service. It's an instant Christmas Pageant, which means all are welcome to participate, and we want as many folks as possible to join in. All you need to do is show up!  It's a wonderful part of the Christmas Season here at EPC so be sure you come and worship with us that day! 

2. Festive Family Night -- Join us on Wednesday, December 14th at 6PM for a fun and festive family event at 6PM. We'll be decorating cookies for shut-ins and have dinner together. We hope you'll join us! 

3. Christmas Eve Service -- The Christmas Eve Service this year will be focused around the ABC's of Christmas! The service will be held at 5:00PM on the 24th and will feature candle lighting and a fun exciting way of sharing the Christmas Story. All are welcome, be sure to invite your friends and family! 

2 Interesting Links

1. A very, very charming version of the CHRISTMAS STORY. 

2. Not an Advent song, but NEW EVERY MORNING is such a good song, and this version is so very lovely. 

1 Thought 

"One of the essential paradoxes of Advent: that while we wait for God, we are with God all along, that while we need to be reassured of God’s arrival, or the arrival of our homecoming, we are already at home. While we wait, we have to trust, to have faith, but it is God’s grace that gives us that faith. As with all spiritual knowledge, two things are true, and equally true, at once. The mind can’t grasp paradox; it is the knowledge of the soul.”

― Michelle Blake

There you have it! Our 3-2-1 for the week. See you Sunday! 

It's not the same without you there, 

Welcome to our new staff members, Micaiah Brown and Emerson Azcoitia!                       

Micaiah Brown (she/her) -- My name is Micaiah Brown (she/her) and I am so excited to be teaching Sunday School. I am currently a student at Elmhurst University majoring in Theatre Arts Education

Emerson Azocoitia (they/them) -- My name is Emerson Azcoitia (they/them) and I am so excited to be serving as EPC Youth Leader. I am currently a student with the school of education at Elmhurst University. On campus some of my involvement includes being the president of our dance company and president/founder of a progressive christian organization. I grew up in the baptist church and have since left the church of my parents to find something that is a better fit for me! I am so excited to work with EPC and I look forward to meeting everyone!

This Sunday is the Third Sunday of Advent, the Sunday of Joy. We hope you'll join us for this meaningful service in preparation of Christmas.

Festive Family Nights at EPC! Bring the whole family and help us spread holiday cheer on and Wednesday 12/14 at 6 PM! A dinner of pizza, veggies, and beverages will be served.
12/14: Decorate Christmas cookies for shut-ins

Mary and Joseph want to come to your house this Advent Season! We are inviting you to SIGN UP for a date to bring Mary and Joseph to your house. You will receive them, take a photo, and remember the journey they took to get to Bethlehem and then pass it along to the next person signed up. You will receive instructions and a prayer card when you receive Mary and Joseph! 

Join us on Sunday, December 18th for our annual Christmas Pageant! All are welcome to participate in this fun and exciting Sunday in the life of the church. All you need to do is show up! 

It is that time of year already when we order red and white poinsettias to grace our sanctuary. The cost will be $22 this year. We will be passing out order envelopes the next several Sundays. Kindly check the boxes for your color preference, total, how you would like your contribution listed and if you prefer to pick up your plant this year or donate it for deacon delivery. The deadline is December 12th. Questions? Contact Paula Reckley

It's time to honor the Holy Family by Filling the Stable at EPC! We are collecting Diapers and Non Perishable food items through the month of December. Please consider contributing to this important mission! 

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