The Light. December 2015 EPIPHANY LUTHERAN CHURCH. (Pastor of Music Ministries) Pastor David Johnson. Pastor Dan Hawkins (Associate Pastor)

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1 EPIPHANY LUTHERAN CHURCH 5515 WEST BROADWAY PEARLAND, TX Pastor Jon Salminen (Senior Pastor) Pastor Dan Hawkins (Associate Pastor) Pastor David Johnson (Pastor of Music Ministries) The Light December 2015 Join us on December 13 as Epiphany s children lead us in celebrating the birth of our Savior! (FAX) 10:30 a.m. Children s Christmas Program in the Family Life Center Come hear the children share the Christmas message in What Did the Fox Learn? 11:45 a.m. Children s Christmas Party After worship stay for lunch, crafts, games and a petting zoo! Be sure to invite a friend! Set up for the Christmas program is Friday, December 11 at 4:00 p.m. The final practice for the program will be Saturday, December 12 from 9:00 a.m. to noon. All children with parts (non-speaking and speaking) and backstage helpers should attend practice on Saturday. Volunteers are needed to help with the program and party! We are also looking for undecorated Christmas trees to create a forest on stage. Please contact Tammy Green if you have a tree we can borrow or can help with the program. If you d like to volunteer to help with the party, please contact Beth Milbrath at beth@epiphanypearland.org. 1

2 The Latest from Epiphany s Leadership Council Epiphany s Leadership Council met for their regular monthly meeting on Sunday, November 15, Pastor Jon s monthly report to the LC included: Baptized Membership = 1327; Communicant Membership = 1046 Worship Attendance through the first Sunday in October ; Jonté Greer, President Scott Stewart, Vice-president Bryant Bremer Mike Choyke Kim Garza Michelle Gilbertson Dale Green Jo Lauppe Wayne Roberson Pam Van Maaren On October 24 Epiphany confirmed 33 Junior Confirmands. At the two Saturday services, there were 400 people in attendance. Pastor Jon thanked Chase Drake and Beth Milbrath for all their hard work in planning the service and the dinner. The Call Committee is reviewing the forms concerning the pastoral profile. The committee is waiting on a call list from the District President s office. Pastor David Johnson was thanked for his efforts in making the 25 th Anniversary Service a great success. Lynda Lund, Linda Salminen, Pat Succop and Linda Easto were thanked for their organization of the 25 th Anniversary Banquet. Eight people were received into membership on November 15; the next 101 class will begin in January. The Executive Officer report included: Todd Van Maaren has been meeting with several IT companies; on his recommendation, SMB has been selected and will begin updating the staff computers this month. Larry Woelfel was thanked for his assistance in making the necessary office moves a reality. The LC continues to search for a new Financial Officer; Renee Van Bramer will be leaving this position on December 31, If there is anyone who might be interested in this position, they should contact Jonte Greer or Kim Garza for a copy of the job description. The LC is working on the goals that were set at their annual retreat. Many goals have already been completed with several more in the works. Most of the goals are for but several are indicated as 2-year goals. Also, please mark your calendars for the following dates: Wednesdays, December 2, 9, 16 Midweek Advent Services - 4:30 & 7:00 p.m. Thursday, December 24 - Christmas Eve Services - 4:00, 5:30, 7:30 and 10:00 p.m. Friday, December 25 Christmas Day Service with Holy Communion - 10:00 a.m. The next regularly scheduled meeting of the Leadership Council will be held on December 13 at 6:00 p.m. in room 202 of the AFLC. Congregation members are encouraged to attend if they have questions or wish to express any concerns to the LC. 2

3 HAVE AN EXTRAORDINARY CHRISTMAS! It was an ordinary sleepy night. The sheep were huddled together for the evening. The shepherds were doing what shepherds do in the middle of the night while the sheep were sleeping the night away and then boom! An explosion, a bright light and the ordinary became extraordinary. In the midst of the routine life of these shepherds from Bethlehem the glory of the Lord was revealed and it changed the shepherd s lives. To these terrified shepherds, an angel of the Lord brought good news of great joy that was meant for all people. That good news, of course, was the birth of the King of kings and Lord of lords, Jesus Christ our Savior. For over two thousand years the good news has transformed the ordinary into the extraordinary. This good news has changed the eternity of all who come to know Jesus as their Savior. It brings life from death, joy from sorrow, hope from despair, and delivers from sin, death and the power of the Devil. No wonder it is called good news! In fact, it is the very best news and it continues to change lives today. Sadly, we often miss out on the joy of this good news because we lose focus. Our lives become filled with so many other things this time of year that we become overwhelmed, frustrated, exhausted and burned out. I invite you to slow down this Christmas Season (No I m not kidding!) and take time to spend time with Jesus. Wednesday services at 4:30 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. are great midweek spiritual pick-me-ups. And, of course, being the in the Lord s House on Sunday is the best way to start the week. Whether you are new to our church family, have been around since the beginning or may have slipped into the unhealthy habit of not worshiping the Lord, this good news of great joy is meant for you. Join us as we focus on the good news of great joy so that in our ordinary routines, in our ordinary lives, the love of God might work the extraordinary. In Christ s Love, Pastor Jon SPEAKING OF GOOD NEWS! This will be our 25 st Christmas together at Epiphany. Time does fly when you are having fun and I have had lots of fun over the years. I pray that you have had some too. More than that I pray that we have all been changed as we have experienced the love of our Lord Jesus! Thank you for the memories we ve made together and the ones we are yet to make by the grace of God! Have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! Your servants and fellow co-workers in Christ, Pastor Jon, Pastor David, Pastor Dan, Debbie, Cindy, Dorian, Beth, Chase, Larry, Patsy and Fred 3

4 THE GIVING TREE It s time to support Epiphany s Annual Giving Tree. You can choose your tag from two different trees - one in the narthex and one in the AFLC. Each tag will have a gift idea for a child, an adult or a basic need for one of our organizations this year. We are partnering with Friendly Grounds in Oyster Creek, which is a volunteerled ministry in the Angleton area that gives the underprivileged community a place to meet for Bible Study. We are also partnering with Pearland ISD to support their Angel Tree. Finally, we will be providing a few comfort items for residents at Windsong Village Nursing Home in Pearland. The trees are up and lit with gift tags. Gifts will be due on Sunday morning, December 13 so the organizations can disperse gifts. Please consider supporting this important outreach opportunity. DIRECTIONS: 1. Select at least one tag from the trees located in the narthex or the AFLC gym. 2. Purchase the gift or gifts suggested on the tag. 3. PLEASE DO NOT WRAP THE GIFTS! 4. Please return all gifts by Sunday, December 13. If you have any questions, please contact Jennifer Ward. 4

5 IT S A PARADE! The Pearland Hometown Christmas Parade is scheduled for Saturday, December 5 at 6:00 p.m. The theme is Candy-Coated Christmas. Epiphany will, once again, have a float. Pearland s parade is always fun with plenty of colorful lighted floats and lots of walkers, bands and local talent. Todd and Pam Van Maaren are the parade organizers for Epiphany and are planning a "candy-coated gingerbread house" and musically festive float. They will need plenty of help. If you are interested in helping or walking with the float or riding on it, please contact Todd or Pam at ToddVM@att.net or as soon as possible. Thanks for your help! December 2 4:30 p.m. Advent Service 5:15-6:30 p.m. Advent Meal 7:00 p.m. Advent Service Please note: The church office will closed all day on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day and will reopen on Monday, December 28! December 9 4:30 p.m. Advent Service 5:15-6:30 p.m. Advent Meal 7:00 p.m. Advent Service December 13 10:30 a.m. Children s Christmas Program December 16 4:30 p.m. Advent Service 5:15-6:30 p.m. Advent Meal 7:00 p.m. Advent Service December 20 10:15 a.m. Special Choral Music December 24 4:00 p.m. Worship Service- Children s Choir and Handbells 5:30 p.m. Excelsis! A Service of Christmas Praise (AFLC) 7:30 p.m. Service of Lessons and Carols Traditional Choral Song 10:00 p.m. Symphonic Renaissance to the Christ Child w/com December 25 10:00 a.m. Worship Service w/com 5

6 ORDER YOUR POINSETTIAS NOW! Once again you will be given the chance to help adorn our altar with poinsettias this Christmas Season. Flowers will be placed on the altar on Christmas Eve and remain through Epiphany. A sign-up sheet will be posted on the Schedules bulletin board across from the main building kitchen soon. The last day to sign up will be Sunday, December 20, Checks should be made payable to Mary Lou Medack and placed in the adjacent envelope. No cash please! HOMEMADE COOKIES FOR CHRISTMAS EVE Homemade cookies are needed for the Christmas Eve services. Please label them for Christmas Eve and bring them to the kitchen in the main building. Cookies are needed by Sunday, December 20! Volunteers are also needed to serve cookies. If you can help, please contact Linda Easto at Thank you for your help! HOUSTON LUTHERAN CHORALE This Christmas the Houston Lutheran Chorale invites you to join in the celebration of our 31st annual Christmas Concert, The Mystery of This Night, on Saturday, December 5 at 7:30 p.m. at Memorial Lutheran Church in Katy and on Sunday, December 6 at 4:00 p.m. at Trinity Lutheran Church, Downtown. Come listen, sing and enjoy the familiar sounds of the season, Christmas carols from the French tradition, Charpentier s Midnight Mass, favorite traditional carols and much more will be part of the celebration. Let us inspire and prepare you for the coming of our Lord! No tickets required. Thank you for your support. AMAZING SOUNDS GLORIFYING OUR MESSIAH! On Sunday, December 20 at the 10:15 service, Epiphany s Adult Choir and Orchestra will be proclaiming the coming of the Christ child in vigorous, creative hymns and choral song! Amazing sounds glorifying our Messiah! 6

7 THE CHRISTMAS COOKIE SALE and that means it s time for baking and enjoying those wonderful Christmas cookies. Epiphany s LWML will hold the annual cookie sale in the narthex beginning Wednesday, December 16 from 5:15-6:00 p.m. (after the 4:30 p.m. Advent Service) and from 7:45-8:45 p.m. (after the 7:00 p.m. Advent Service). The sale will continue Thursday, December 17 and Friday, December 18 from 9:00 a.m. - Noon during the Mother s Day Out hours. Decorated cans and/or bags will be sold for $5 and $10 and filled with the cookies of your choice. Once again, we are asking for help with the baking and donation of cookies to help make our sale a success. All funds raised will be donated to a local mission project. Thank you again for your continued support. Questions should be directed to Linda Easto in the church office or to LWML President, Elizabeth Conner. ADVENT DEVOTIONALS AVAILABLE! Fear Not! is the theme for this year s Advent devotionals from Lutheran Hour Ministries. Pick up a copy at either of the Welcome Centers. 7

8 The celebration service was held in the AFLC gym with over 500 people worshiping. Music from all of the music ministries made the day full with praise and joy. Epiphany pastors, past and present, led the worship service. Pastor of Music Ministries, David Johnson, developed the worship service. Special artwork designed and created by Brian Eggerding covered the altar

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10 USE YOUR BILL PAY FOR YOUR SUNDAY OFFERING Ever show up on Sunday and realize you forgot your offering? We found a simple solution that might be more convenient for your family. Consider going through your bank s bill pay. Call the church office and we can assign you a contribution number to enter as an account number. Then you can do a one time, monthly or even weekly payment. You can be sure that your contributions will be properly recorded and quarterly statements are generated so that you can verify that your donations are correct. We have many members who are doing this with great success. There are no charges to you or to the church when you go through your own bank. Call Debbie at for help setting this up OFFERING ENVELOPES - THERE WILL BE CHANGES We are going to be reassigning some envelope numbers in 2016 in order to fill in the gaps that have occurred from members transferring and those who are using bill pay. If you never used your 2015 envelopes, call Debbie in the church office at by Friday, December 18 so she can assign you a contribution record number that you can write on your loose check. This will help us assess how many envelope sets we will need to order in 2017 and reduce waste. LOOK FOR YOUR 2016 OFFERING ENVELOPES IN YOUR MAILBOX LATER THIS MONTH! 1. Please do not use these until January If you like giving your check without using the envelope, just return the box and we will assign you a new offering number for White envelopes are for the general fund only. 4. If you are giving for a fund other than offerings, please write two checks. Every fund must be counted separately. 5. Please put your envelope number or assigned offering number on your check. 6. When using your envelope, please write the amount on the envelope. 7. Your counters thank you. CONTRIBUTIONS Year End Contributions: Donors must deliver or mail (and postmark) checks on or by December 31, 2015 in order to claim a charitable contribution deduction for Checks that are placed in the church offering during the first worship service in 2016 will not qualify for a charitable contribution deduction in 2015, even if the check is backdated to 2015 or was actually written in Deducting church contributions: To ensure the deductibility of your church contributions, please do not file your 2015 income tax return until you have received a written acknowledgment of your contributions from the church. Some of your contributions may not be tax-deductible if you file your tax return before receiving a written acknowledgement of your contributions from the church. 10

11 GOODTIMERS The Goodtimers will meet at 9:30 a.m. on Monday, December 14 for fellowship, fun and games. They meet in room 104 of the AFLC (downstairs) for fellowship and then begin at 10:00 a.m. with devotions followed by games. If anyone would like to join them for their annual luncheon catered by Central Texas BBQ, please put $10.00 per person in an envelope and put it in Evelyn Rohne's church mailbox. Desserts will be provided. Anyone who is 50+ is welcome to join us. For more information, contact Evelyn Rohne. ATTENTION EPIPHANY Commemorative ornaments were purchased for the Epiphany s 25 th anniversary celebration. If you would like to buy one or more of these beautiful ornaments, they will be available for purchase beginning Sunday, November 29. The silver Christmas-ball shaped ornaments (in clear organza bags) with an etching of the church will be available at the Welcome Centers for only $3.00 each. There will be an honorsystem box next to the ornaments for your convenience. Please contact Linda Easto, for more information. Saturday evening contemporary -style worship service. To participate in the online survey, please visit the survey link at r/8hk2m27. The survey link is also available via The Table and E p i p h a n y s w e b s i t e a t ShiningTheLight.org. Hard copies of the survey are available from the church office. CHURCH FINANCIAL OFFICER NEEDED FOR 2016 After faithfully serving over the past year, Renee Van Bramer will be stepping down as Financial Officer (Treasurer) at the end of We are now looking for candidates to fill this vital role for If you have any interest, please contact Kim Garza or Renee Van Bramer who can share the job description with you. Heavenly Sounds Junior Bell Choir Calling all kids from Kindergarten to the second grade! No experience required! Come and join the Junior Bell Choir. Our next practice day is Wednesday, December 9 in room 104 of the AFLC. Please note that due to Advent Services our practice time will start at 6:00 p.m. and finish at 6:55 p.m. We will perform on Sunday, December 13 at the Children s Christmas Program. If you have any questions, please contact Kerri Keels. DID YOU MISS CHURCH ON SUNDAY? Have you ever thought, If only there was a Saturday service that I could attend because I know I am going to miss church on Sunday.? This very notion has been brought to the attention of some at Epiphany. We would like to survey the congregation regarding their interest in starting an early 11 THANK YOU Thank you for the prayers, thoughts and memorial contributions in this time of our loss. -Charles Stager & family

12 You are the light of the Lord. Ephesians 5:8 Sunday School at 9:15 a.m. 5th and 6th Grade - Room 209 7th and 8th Grade - Room 205 December 6 No Confirmation 7/8 Youth Night December 13 No Confirmation 5/6 Party! 7/8 Youth Night December 18 7/8 Party! Christmas Parties 5th and 6th Grade Sunday, December 13 6:00-8:00 p.m. Games, food, and FUN! Bring a $10 gift for the gift exchange and invite a friend! 7th and 8th Grade Friday, December 18 6:30-9:30 p.m. Scavenger hunt, food and movie! Bring a white elephant gift to exchange. December 20 No Confirmation or Youth Night December 27 No Confirmation or Youth Night On December 16 the youth are hosting the Advent meal. Volunteers are needed in the kitchen, for set up and for clean up in shifts from 4:30-7:30 p.m. Donations of desserts are also needed. Sign up on youth pages at shiningthelight.org! 12

13 December th - 12th Grade Youth NFUZED 9 12.By coming to the Nfuzed 9 12 Christmas Party! Don t be a cotton Headed.. Ninny-Muggins!.. Make sure you re at this great event on December 18 from 6:30-9:30 p.m.! We ll have elf food, games and, of course, the movie! We are also having a white Elephant gift exchange! Bring a fun, silly or awesome gift from $5-$10. Sign up on shiningthelight.org and don t forget to bring a friend! Youth Night 12/6 On Wednesday, December 16, the youth are hosting the Advent Meal! We need volunteers in the kitchen, for set up and for clean up in shifts from 4:30-7:30 p.m. We also need desserts! Sign up on youth pages at shiningthelight.org! Youth Night Out- Bowling 13 Christmas 12/13 Giving Tree Wrap/ Game Night 12/20 No Youth Night! 12/27 No Youth Night!

14 BIRTHDAYS 12/01 Brad Piel 12/01 Lorene Bennett 12/01 Lane Garner 12/01 Nicholas Reyes 12/02 Karen Parmigiani 12/03 Barbara Myers 12/03 Courtney Renaud 12/03 Gary Doerre 12/04 Lorine Pampell 12/04 Abby Wolff 12/04 Renee Hernandez 12/04 Angie Arnold 12/05 Gwen Gentry 12/05 Evangeline Curless 12/05 Ryan Grych 12/05 Elizabeth Kiihne 12/06 Dawn Lester 12/06 Chris Herbrich 12/06 Luke Gonzales 12/07 Gwen Ayres 12/07 Eva Hamilton 12/07 Mike Cloeter 12/07 Rev. Vijay Gurrala 12/09 Vernon Smith 12/09 Krystle Gutierrez 12/10 Bethany Reed 12/10 Erik Andersen 12/10 Terry Schomberg 12/11 Elizabeth Stewart 12/11 Karen Werres 12/12 Noah Hawkins 12/12 Ainsley Garza 12/13 Linda Dunk 12/13 Camron Otto 12/13 Sarah Price 12/13 Dottie Reimer 12/14 Luke Davis 12/14 Brad Hollis 12/14 Michelle Gilbertson 12/14 Karsten Quinton 12/15 Alison Hawkins 12/15 Jaclyn Carothers 12/16 Kindra Heinrich 12/16 Brittny Dombrosky 12/16 Grace Rutherford 12/17 Cordelia Degner 12/17 Benjamin Hawkins 12/18 Hanna Svensson 12/18 Waddell Heinrich 12/18 Pastor Jon Salminen 12/19 Sandra Chancellor 12/19 Rosa Kelley 12/20 Evelyn Rohne 12/21 Denise Hager 12/22 Lynn Tharp 12/22 Jacob Curless 12/22 Stephen Lukner 12/24 Sophia Heer 12/25 Kate Johnson 12/26 Donna Fay Reeh 12/26 Craig Carothers 12/27 Zach Tews 12/27 Kristopher Zapalac 12/27 Jonathan Stewart 12/27 Christopher Stewart 12/27 Mary Wood 12/27 David Williamson 12/28 Virginia Keniston 12/28 Debbie Dawson 12/28 Christian Dick 12/28 Terry Reed 12/29 Chris Moore 12/29 Emily McDonald 12/30 John Hartman 12/30 Morgan Ripley 12/30 Susan McGrath 12/31 Jodi Mills 12/31 Mike McDonald 12/31 Kelly Tharp 12/31 Debbie Dick ANNIVERSARIES 12/05 Matthew & Hanna Long 12/07 David & Glenda Latlip 12/10 Ronnie & Donna Fay Reeh 12/10 Johnnie & Fran Walther 12/13 John & Pat Succop 12/17 Dave & Kim Brackney 12/17 Gregg & Chris Kiihne 12/18 Jack & Katy Ostermaier 12/19 Larry & Karen Helton 12/19 Will & Gaby Siggins 12/19 Jeff & Pam West 12/20 Matthew & Monica Toomes 12/21 David & Linda Hess 12/23 Larry & Sherry Cornelius 12/27 Waddell & Marlene Heinrich 12/27 Rev. Jay & Joan Simonsen 14 12/28 Mel & Mary Lou Medack 12/29 Kevin & Gwen Ayres 12/29 Eric & Miriam Helton 12/29 Bryan & Rebecca Johnson 12/29 Ken & Gloria Mills 12/30 Rick & Lyn Wolff BAPTISMS Elliott Tommy Pham November 29, 2015 WEDDINGS Jessica Jardon & Cash Elston November 14, 2015 NEW MEMBERS Larry and Sherry Cornelius Gary & Pat Doerre Cash and Jessica Elston Marcelo Hinojosa Rev. Jay and Joan Simonsen Jim and Joanne Stinson and children- Samantha and Matthew Clarence Wittwer

15 1 9-2 MDO MDO MDO Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday JANUARY NEWSLETTER ARTICLES DUE DECEMBER 10! 400pm-Bible Study MDO MDO MDO MDO 22 No MDO! 23 No MDO! 29 No MDO! 30 No MDO! MDO :30am MDO 24 No MDO! 31 No MDO! MDO :30am MDO 25 No MDO! Sunday Worship Times Worship: 8:00 am - Traditional Liturgical-sanctuary 10:15 am - Traditional Praise-sanctuary 10:30 am - Contemporary-AFLC Sunday School: 9:15 am LWML Mite Box Sunday MDO Sunday (10:30am AFLC service!) 9:00-10:15am-Blood Pressure Screening-107 9:15am-201 Class-207 9:15am-Stewardship Team Meeting-7MB 11:30am-Orchestra Practice-sanctuary 1:00pm-Children s Choir-sanctuary No Basketball! 6:00 8:00pm-7-8 Youth Nights-205 6:00-8:00pm-Sr. High Youth Nights-gym/204 9:15am-201 Class-207 9:15am-Small Group Training :30am-Orchestra Practice-sanctuary 11:45am-Children s Christmas Party-AFLC 1:00pm-Children s Choir-sanctuary 2:00-4:00pm-Basketball-gym 6:00pm-Leadership Council Meeting-202 6:00-8:00pm-5-6 Grade Christmas Party-209 6:00 8:00pm-7-8 Grade Youth Nights-205 6:00-8:00pm-Sr. High Youth Nights-gym/204 9:15am-201 Class-207 9:15am-Small Group Training :30am-Orchestra Practice-sanctuary 1:00pm-Children s Choir/Caroling/Party -sanctuary 2:00-4:00pm-Basketball-gym No 7-8 or Sr. High Youth Nights! No Sunday School! No Adult Bible Classes! No Orchestra! No Children s Choir! 2:00-4:00pm-Basketball-gym No 7-8 or Sr. High Youth Nights! 7 9:30am-Mom s Bible Study :00-11:30am-Bible Markers-207 4:00pm-Announcements Due! 7:00pm-Band-AFLC 7:00pm-Prayer Shawl Meals on Wheels 9:30am-Goodtimers-104 9:30am-Mom s Bible Study-203 4:00pm-Announcements Due! 7:00pm-Band-AFLC 21 9:00am-Quilting-205 No Mom s Bible Study! 10:00-11:30am-Bible Markers-207 4:00pm-Announcements Due! 7:00pm-Band-AFLC 28 No Mom s Bible Study! 4:00pm-Announcements Due! 7:00pm-Band-AFLC *WOR: Worship COM: Worship with Communion 2015 SS: Sunday School 4:00pm-Bible Study-202 No Friend s Bible Study! No Friend s Bible Study! 4:30pm-Advent Service 5:15-6:30pm-Advent Meal 7:00pm-Advent Service 7:45pm-Praise Team/Choir Practice 4:30pm-Advent Service 5:15-6:30pm-Advent Meal 6:00pm-Jr. Bell Choir-104 7:00pm-Advent Service 7:45pm-Praise Team/Choir Practice 4:30pm-Advent Service 5:15-6:00pm -LWML Cookie Sale 5:15-6:30pm-Advent Meal 7:00pm-Advent Service 7:45pm-Praise Team/Choir Practice 7:45pm-LWML Cookie Sale 6:30pm-Praise Team-sanctuary 7:30pm-Choir-sanctuary 9:00am-Quilting-205 No Choir! 7:00pm-Bell Choir 7:00pm-Bell Choir -sanctuary (Early Release!) 9:00am-Noon LWML Cookie Sale 7:00pm-Bell Choir -sanctuary Holiday-Office Closed! 4:00pm-Worship Service 5:30pm-Worship Service AFLC Gym 7:30pm-Worship Service 10:00pm-Worship Service with communion No Bell Choir! MDO 5 5:30am-Men s Bible Study Group MB kitchen 4:00pm-SS Christmas Program Set Up -AFLC (Early Release!) 9:00am-Noon LWML Cookie Sale 6:30-9:30pm-Jr. & Sr. High Christmas Party 204, 205, gym & kitchen Holiday-Office Closed! 10:00am-Christmas Day Worship Service -with communion 10:00am-LWML Christmas Party-203 6:00pm-Pearland Christmas Parade 12 7:30am-Men s Bible Breakfast-gym 9:15am-Elders Meeting-203 9:00am-noon-SS Christmas Program Rehearsal-AFLC 19 6 COM/SS & ABC/COM/WOR* 9:30am-Altar Guild Meeting WOR/SS & ABC/WOR/COM* 20 COM/SS & ABC/COM/WOR* 27 WOR/WOR/COM*

16 Reach, Inspire, Support, Empower Epiphany is supporting Pearland ISD s RISE Mentoring Program. RISE Mentoring brings together caring, committed adults from across the community to serve as another support for our students as they work to rise to success in school and in life. Several Epiphany members and staff are already serving as RISE Mentors. It is a wonderful opportunity to make a positive impact in the life of a child. You can even request the age and/or school of the child. PISD currently has over 70 children who are waiting to be matched with a mentor. Can you help? What are the qualifications? You don t need special skills just a willingness to listen and show you care. Volunteer 30 minutes per week to meet with a student at his/her campus. Complete a volunteer background check and mentor application. Attend an orientation/training session. Upcoming orientation dates: Wednesday, December 2 from 9:00-11:00 a.m. Thursday, December 10 from 6:00-8:00 p.m. Tuesday, January 5 from 9:00-11:00 a.m. Be a good listener and encourage your mentee. Be dependable, providing stability and inspiring trust. For more information or to register, go to the RISE link at Epiphany would also like to connect all of our RISE mentors with a prayer partner. Please contact Beth Milbrath at beth@epiphanypearland.org or Chase Drake at chase@epiphanypearland.org if you would like to be a mentor or prayer partner. 16