November 23, 2014 8:30 am, 11:00 am Christ the King Order of Worship G A T H E R I N G Please silence all electronic devices and prepare for worship. PRELUDE Be Glad and Joyful, My Soul [Johannes Brahms] CHANCEL CHAT ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE DAY Joyce Arnold Pastor McEachran HYMN Crown Him with Many Crowns ELW Hymn 855 CONFESSION AND FORGIVENESS APOSTOLIC GREETING A The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with you all. And also with you. KYRIE HYMN OF PRAISE PRAYER OF THE DAY (congregation is seated) II. SACRAMENT OF HOLY BAPTISM CHILDREN S MESSAGE Vicar Cheung W O R D FIRST LESSON Ezekiel 34:11 16, 20 24 L Word of God. Word of Life. PSALM 95:1 7a (spoken responsively: A Assisting Minister; Congregation) SECOND LESSON Ephesians 1:15 23 L Word of God. Word of Life. (congregation stands) GOSPEL ACCLAMATION The Good News of Jesus according to Matthew. Glory to you, O Lord. GOSPEL Matthew 25:31 46 The Gospel of the Lord. Praise to you, O Christ. Congregation A Assisting Minister Pastor 1
SERMON Vicar Cheung HYMN OF THE DAY ELW Hymn 676 Lord, Speak to Us, That We May Speak I. APOSTLES CREED A We confess our faith in the words of the Apostles Creed. I believe in God, the Father Almighty, Creator of heaven and earth. I believe in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord. He was conceived by the power of the Holy Spirit and born of the virgin Mary. He suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried. He descended to the dead. On the third day he rose again. He ascended into heaven, and is seated at the right hand of the Father. He will come again to judge the living and the dead. I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy catholic Church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting. Amen. THE PRAYERS A Hear us, O God. Your mercy is great. THE PEACE The peace of the Lord be with you always. And also with you. (shared in community) OFFERING I. O for a Thousand Tongues to Sing [arr. Patricia Handbell Choir Sanders Cota] II. Ye Followers of the Lamb [Edwin Ferguson] Chancel Choir OFFERTORY VERSE OFFERTORY PRAYER GREAT THANKSGIVING SANCTUS WORDS OF INSTITUTION M E A L 2
THE LORD S PRAYER Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as in heaven. Give us today our daily bread. Forgive us our sins as we forgive those who sin against us. Save us from the time of trial and deliver us from evil. For the kingdom, the power, and the glory are yours, now and forever. Amen. (congregation is seated) LAMB OF GOD COMMUNION DISTRIBUTION II. When We Meet at Your Table, Lord [Deborah Govenor] Chancel Choir We Come to the Hungry Feast ELW Hymn 479 At the Name of Jesus ELW Hymn 416 POST-COMMUNION BLESSING May the body and blood of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, strengthen and keep you in God s loving grace, now and forever. Amen. POST-COMMUNION CANTICLE PRAYER S E N D I N G BLESSING The Lord bless you and keep you. The Lord make his face shine on you and be gracious to you. The Lord look upon you with favor and give you peace, in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. CLOSING HYMN Come, Thou Almighty King ELW Hymn 408 A Go in peace to love and serve the Lord. Thanks be to God. POSTLUDE Processional [William Matthias] 3
P A R T I C I P A N T S Presiding Minister Pastor James N. McEachran Preaching Minister Vicar William Cheung Director of Music Ministries/Organist Dr. Will Simpson Assisting Ministers (I) David Anderson (II) Joanne Hinkle Communion Assistant (I) Dave Marcrander (II) Tom Getzinger Acolytes (I) Beka Gordon (II) Torin Carmichael Altar Guild Ruth Miller, JoAn Eklof Greeters (I) Joanne Baker (II) Philip and Judie Maakestad Lector (I) Cheryl Jurrus Ushers (I) Karl Kirn, Lucy Sannes (II) The Carmichael Family Coffee Hosts The Garberg Family Unless otherwise noted, Scripture readings are from the NRSV. W E L C O M E TODAY AT SAINT ANDREW S LOVE TREE and MAASAE GIRLS UNIFORMS: Today, November 23, look for our Advent outreach displays. The Love Tree will be in the Narthex, and everyone will have the opportunity to take a tag (or two!) and purchase Christmas gifts for those in need. Gifts need to be returned to the tree no later than Sunday, December 7. We also have the privilege of purchasing uniforms for the 50 new Form 1 students at the MaaSAE Girls Lutheran Secondary School (MGLSS) in Tanzania. Look for the display near the elevator in the Narthex. For more information, contact Joyce Arnold. 4
NEXT SUNDAY AT SAINT ANDREW S ADVENT BEGINS next Sunday, November 30. In a sermon preached on Christmas day in 1530 Martin Luther said, Christ is not only the virgin s Son, but also the Lord of angels and the Savior of men (LW 51:213). In other words as we prepare this Advent season for the birth of Christ we would be wise to remember that this child who we wait for isn t just any child. He is the Son of God, OUR SAVIOR. This precious insight is the inspiration for our Advent theme this year: Promise. Please note... The Advent Fair is next Sunday at 9:45 am. Join us for this annual intergenerational event as we enter the season of waiting! It is a time for fellowship, treats, crafts, and activities for all ages. Advent devotionals written by our Program Staff and devotionals for children and families will be available too! Help is needed for this event. To volunteer, visit www.signupgenius.com/go/904084aa5ab2aa46- advent/22778972 or sign up in the narthex. For more information, contact Mary Davis. The Program Staff has written a devotional booklet for Advent. Copies will be available beginning November 30, both in booklet form and a PDF form that can be downloaded to your electronic device. WORSHIP SERVICE CAPTIONING: Next Sunday, real-time captioning of the 11:00 am worship service is available, making our worship service accessible to those who are hard-of-hearing or cannot be at church. You can use your smartphone, PC, or tablet to access the captioning (the sanctuary has a WiFi connection.) Go to: https://captionsunlimited.1capapp.com/event/standrews/ (If you see a login page, the captioning is not yet active. Refresh your browser near the beginning of the worship service.) The website displays real-time captions of what is being spoken in the service, similar to closed captioning on television. SPECIAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR CHILDREN AND TEENS CHILDREN S CHOIR: We welcome all children who would like to be in the Children s Choir for the December 21 Children s Christmas Pageant. The Choir will sing about two or three pieces at both services. The Choir will meet for rehearsals Sunday afternoons at 3:00 pm beginning today, November 16, through December 14, in 215/Music Room. If you are interested please contact Children s Choir Director Erin Simpson or Director of Music Ministries Dr. Will Simpson, will@salchome.org. CHILDREN S CHRISTMAS PAGEANT: We would like to invite all Sunday School children to participate in this year s Christmas Pageant. We have a strong tradition of the children sharing the Good News of the birth of Jesus. This year, our program will look different as we will worship together while the children share the story through the Gospel and music at each service. Rehearsals for the program will be Saturdays, December 13 and 20, at 9:00 am. If your child is available and interested in participating in the program through the story, in the Children s Choir, or both, please contact Nona Gram, Interim Coordinator of Christian Education, nona@salchome.org. CHRISTMAS EVE PRELUDE MUSIC: We welcome all children and teens to consider sharing a piece for the prelude music to the 5:00 pm worship service on Christmas Eve. The piece does not have to be Christmas themed but can be something you played in a recital. Contact Dr. Will Simpson, will@salchome.org or 425-746-2529, if you would like to participate or for more information. 5
DESIGN ADVISORY GROUP The Congregation Council received the Preliminary Conceptual Design for our new addition at their November 10 meeting. The work has been done with our Design Advisory Group and VIA Architecture. The concept will be shared with the Ministry Team on Monday, December 8. Watch for opportunities to view the designs and add your input prior to the January meeting of the Congregation Council. Members of the Design Advisory Group include: Judy Gowdy, Dick Lee, Stephanie Lester, Pastor McEachran, John Nelson (Council Liaison), Lucy Sannes (Chair), and Pastor Telyea. For more information, contact Lucy Sannes. CHRISTIAN EDUCATION TRANSITIONS The Staff Transition Task Force has completed nine months of review, reflection, and discernment on direction for our next staffing decisions. Their recommendations will come to Executive Committee on December 1. We ask for your continued support and prayers for the Task Force and for those who keep our programs running smoothly week after week! Members of the Task Force are Claudia Browers, Dave Holmes, Delores Johnson, Lois Nelson (Council Liaison), Jean Wahlstrom, and Lynn Mack (chair). CHILDREN AND YOUTH EDUCATION MINISTRIES PLEASE NOTE that there are no Education Classes next Sunday, November 30. SUNDAY CHURCH SCHOOL (SCS): All children ages 2 through Grade 5 are invited to join our Sunday Church School classes every Sunday morning at 9:45 am. The 2- and 3-year-olds meet in 210/Nursery; all other classes are downstairs in the Education Wing. 2-year-olds through Kindergarten begin each Sunday with Music in Room 106. AFFIRMATION OF BAPTISM/ CONFIRMATION: Classes for those in grades 6-8 meet in the Education Wing on Sunday mornings at 9:45 am. Those students new to our congregation are asked to contact Pastor McEachran, Pastor Telyea, or Nona Gram, Interim Coordinator of Christian Education. NEW CLASSES BEGIN TODAY, NOVEMBER 23. CROSSWALK (grades 9-12): Join us every Sunday morning at 9:45 am on the couch side of the Youth Room. This year we are using Augsburg s Animate to explore topics on the Bible, Faith, and Faith Practices. YOUTH REGISTRATION: We have one registration form that includes medical information and permissions, and is used for all Education, Youth, and other activities at Saint Andrew s for 2014-2015. Complete one form per family. There is space for up to four children and it covers all youth from age 2 through Grade 12. The form is an interactive PDF form and is ONLINE at www.ce.salchome.org. You can open it and fill in the applicable fields. After completing the form, SAVE it to your computer. Then either email the form to info@salchome.org or print and return the form to Saint Andrew s in person or by mail. For more information, contact Interim Coordinator of Christian Education Nona Gram, 425-746-2529 or nona@salchome.org. 6
ADULT EARLY SUNDAY MORNING EDUCATION (7:15 AM) Sundays, November 30 - December 21, 7:15 am 1 JOHN: THE PROMISE OF CHRIST Facilitators: Pastor Telyea 322/Conference Room During Advent this year our theme will simply be: Promise. Luther loved 1 John because of the beautiful picture it paints of Jesus. Join Pastor Telyea as he leads a Bible Study on 1 John and the promise of Christ. Bring your Bible and Pastor Telyea will bring the coffee. ADULT SUNDAY EDUCATION MINISTRIES (9:45 AM) November 23 PASTORS Q-and-A Facilitators: Pastors McEachran and Telyea 301/Fellowship Hall North Do you have unanswered questions about God, the ELCA, Northwest Washington Synod or Saint Andrew s Lutheran Church? Maybe questions about the Bible? Or anything. Join Pastor McEachran and Pastor Telyea in 301/Fellowship Hall North for an opportunity to have your questions answered. November 23 KNITWITS Facilitator: Dianne Chong 322/Conference Room The KnitWits (Knitting as Witnesses) are a fellowship group whose primary mission is to provide items of comfort that are knit or crocheted. The items they are currently making are prayer shawls, baby caps, scarves, and baptismal blankets. All are welcome! November 30 ADVENT FAIR Facilitators: Jan Bowerman, Mary Davis, Beth Donahoe Join us for this annual intergenerational event as we enter the season of waiting! Set aside this time for fellowship, treats, crafts, and activities for all ages. Pick up your Advent devotionals too! Help is needed for this event. To volunteer, visit www. SignUpGenius.com/go/904084AA5AB2AA46- advent/22778972 or sign up in the narthex. For more information, contact Mary Davis. December 7, 14, 21 THE STORIES OF JESUS BIRTH Presenter: Pastor McEachran Ever wonder where the stories of Jesus birth originated? Why do only two Gospels record the story of His birth? Pastor McEachran will help unfold, verse by verse, the Birth Narratives of Matthew and Luke. Begin now with a reading of Matthew 1 and 2; Luke 1 and 2. Note the differences amidst the common thread of what we know best of Mary, Joseph, and Jesus. Bring a friend and your favorite translation of Scripture. ADULT EDUCATION DURING THE WEEK TUESDAY MORNING MEN (TMM) Facilitator: Dave Marcrander 6:30 am, Room 212 TMM is spending time engaging The Greatest Generation by Tom Brokaw. We think it is a fitting salute to the D-Day 70th anniversary. Please join us at 6:30 am. 7
TUESDAY MORNING BIBLE STUDY Presenter: Pastor McEachran 9:30 am, 322/Conference Room On your Mark. Get ready, Grow! We are studying the Gospel of Mark. We continue with Mark 8:27-10:15 The Way of the Cross. An adventure with new insights into how the earliest Church began to form the mission we share at Saint Andrew s in the 21st Century. Bring your favorite translation and a friend. W.E.B.S. (Women s Evening Book Study): Facilitators: Cheryl Jurrus and Vickie Kirn Wednesdays, 7:00 pm, 322/Conference Room All women are welcome to W.E.B.S. (Women s Evening Book Study)! Our winter book session begins January 7, and our book is A Lineage of Grace, by Francine Rivers. Contact Cheryl Jurrus or Vickie Kirn for more information about W.E.B.S. FIRE FORCE (youth in grades 6-8) and SHEEP AND SHEPHERDS (families with children age birth through grade 5): Our annual Gingerbread House Decorating party is Sunday, December 7, 12:15 pm - 2:00 pm. Bring the entire family for an afternoon of creative fun! We will enjoy a potluck lunch and decorate gingerbread houses. Please bring $10 for a gingerbread house plus candy to decorate. To ensure a house to decorate, please RSVP no later than TODAY, November 23! GOD SQUAD and FIRE FORCE (youth in grades 6-12): Join us as we serve Advent soup supper to the congregation on Wednesday, December 3, from 5:30 pm - 7:45 pm. We will prepare the soup in our homes then come together at 5:30 pm to serve. We will attend Holden Evening Prayer following dinner. Sign up by November 30, via email or in the Narthex. GOD SQUAD (for youth in grades 9-12): Sign up for the 2015 ELCA Youth Gathering! The current 8th-12th graders of Saint Andrew s will travel to Detroit July14-19/20, 2015. You can find out more about the trip through the packet on the bulletin board in the Narthex. Mission-ships are available. If you have any questions, please contact Emily. Lock In: Join God Squad Friday-Saturday, December 5-6, from 5:00 pm - 11:30 am. The evening will include a trip to Bellevue Skating Arena (outdoor ice skating), Sock Samurai, late night pizza and an act of service. 8 YOUTH AND FAMILY MINISTRIES Kids In/Parents Out: Play games, watch a movie, and enjoy some pizza with some of the youngest in our congregation. We need 4-5 youth and 2 adults to lead this. If you would like to volunteer, contact Emily. Meet in the youth room on Saturday, December 13, 4:45 pm - 9:30 pm. FIRE FORCE (youth in grades 6-8): Sunday Night Fire Force: Bring a friend or two and join us every Sunday from 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm. We are using the Re:Form curriculum to explore the Bible and will end each night playing a variety of games. Please note that on December 14, we will enjoy a White Elephant Gift Exchange to celebrate the Christmas season; begin searching for a tacky, silly, ridiculous gift item to bring! SHEEP AND SHEPHERDS (families with children age birth through grade 5): Kids In/Parents Out and Babysitting: Saturday, December 13, 5:00 pm - 9:00 pm. Join us at the 2015 ELCA Youth Gathering Team s Kids In/Parents Out and Babysitting event. This is a wonderful time to celebrate Christmas with friends or get some shopping, decorating, or much needed napping in before the holiday. Kids will enjoy the evening with games, pizza, and a movie with God Squad. Parents will gather at an offsite location for games, conversation, and hor d oeuvres. Parents may also take the time to prepare for Christmas! All donations will benefit the 2015 ELCA Youth Gathering Team s trip to Detroit this summer! Please Sign Up in the Narthex or by Email by Sunday, December 7!
OUTREACH AND SERVANT MINISTRIES Y EMERGENCY FEEDING PROGRAM (EFP): at Saint Andrew s. Contact Cheryl Jurrus for more Thank you for all the generous contributions of information. canned vegetables! We have learned from EFP Y MAASAE GIRLS SCHOOL SCHOLARSHIPS: that it has a healthy supply of vegetables, but is Operation Bootstrap Africa (OBA) is now seeking very low on canned fruit. So our focus for the sponsors for the 50 new Form One students who remainder of November will be to bring canned begin at MaaSAE Girls Lutheran Secondary School vegetables (corn, peas, and green beans) AND (MGLSS) in Tanzania in January 2015. Their canned fruit (peaches, pineapple, fruit cocktail, PreForm One program on the MGLSS campus and mandarin oranges). Let s FILL our Corner has begun. Full scholarships are $900 each; half of Blessing! Our goal is 400 cans! For more sponsorships are $450. If you can help sponsor a information, contact EFP, 206-329-0300, or visit student, contact the church office. Check out the www.emergencyfeeding.org. MGLSS video on Youtube (go to www.youtube.com Y SOCK DRIVE! Throughout November and and search for OBA MaaSAE Girls School. December, Dorcas Circle will be collecting new Y COLLECTIONS: Dorcas Circle, Health and white crew socks and new white tube socks for Wholeness Ministry, and Outreach and Servant Compass Housing Alliance. Place your donations Ministries welcome your contributions for the in the Sox Box in the Narthex. Contact Linda following ministries. Place donations in the baskets Willenberg if you have any questions. near the elevator in the narthex. Y EASTSIDE WINTER SHELTERS: The Sewing kits for Lutheran World Relief (LWR): Eastside Winter Shelters are open. Consider fabric (three yards or more per piece), thread providing a meal to those experiencing Personal Care Kits for Lutheran World Relief homelessness during the cold winter months. The (LWR): bath-size towels (dark color, lightweight, Men s Shelter is located in the old International 27 x52 maximum size), bath soap (4 to 5 ounce, Paper building near Lowes in Bellevue (1899 in original wrapping), large sturdy combs, nail 120th Avenue NE) and the Women s and clippers (metal, attached file optional), adult-size Children s Shelter will start at St. Peter s United toothbrushes Methodist in the Crossroads area of Bellevue Supplies for Compass Housing Alliance: travelsized soaps, shampoo, conditioner, and lotion, (17222 NE 8th Street.) The meal calendar and more information can be found at: toothbrushes and toothpaste, razors and shaving http://tinyurl.com/lt7dg9r. For more information, cream, Q-tips, feminine hygiene products, new/ contact Andrea Liggett, andrea@hfkparish.org. never used combs and brushes, new/never used Y BLANKETS: The homeless people served by the nail files, new/never used nail clippers, new and Eastside Winter Shelters are in need of blankets. gently used towels, pillows and pillow cases, twin Do you have an extra blanket or two to spare? sheets, adult-size, new, white crew socks Bring them to church and put them in the Sophia Supplies for the Sophia Way women s shelter: Way basket by the elevator in the Narthex. If fragrance free laundry detergent and dryer you want to donate for homeless men, put them sheets, disinfectant wipes, paper towels, paper outside the Congregations for the Homeless door napkins, foil, plastic wrap, and facial tissue 9
SAINT ANDREW S OPPORTUNITIES AND ANNOUNCEMENTS Ì THE ADVENT FAIR is next Sunday, Ì FLOWER CHART: The 2015 Flower Chart is November 30. Help is needed to prepare crafts on the bulletin board in the Narthex. Please take a and cookies, and also to assist at the Advent Fair. moment to reserve your Sunday. To volunteer, visit www.signupgenius.com/ Ì BUILDING AND PROPERTY PROJECTS for go/904084aa5ab2aa46-advent/22778972 or sign the CONGREGATION: Our current projects up in the Narthex. For more information, contact are: Mary Davis. Attach the handrail to the building for the Ì DORCAS CIRCLE: The Dorcas Circle meets in basement workshop. Will take about 30 Fellowship Hall Tuesday, December 2, at minutes. 9:30 am. New people are always welcome to join Brush the cobwebs out of the exterior building as we sew quilts, school bags, and complete other corners. Will take about 45 minutes. projects in response to those in need. We also If you can help complete these projects or welcome donations of fabric, sheets, yarn, quilt have questions, contact Building and Property batting, sewing supplies, and blankets. Committee chair Rick West. Ì SUNDAY CONCERT SERIES: Our 2014-2015 Ì INCLEMENT WEATHER: If the weather Sunday Concert Series begins with a concert by gets wild and traveling is treacherous, you may Bells of the Sound, a premier handbell choir. A wonder if events at church are on as scheduled Winter s Night is a special program of holiday or cancelled. A list of daily events is accessible music that paints a colorful portrait of the Christmas from our home page at. If season. The concert is Sunday, December 21, at an activity, meeting, or event has been cancelled, 4:00 pm in 213/Sanctuary. As always, the concert it will be noted there. There is also a link to a is free and open to the public. Saint Andrew s Bellevue city traffic camera located near the members Bryant and Vanessa Wilkie are members church. You can access it to check road conditions of Bells of the Sound. and decide whether or not it is safe for you to Ì SPEAKING OF HANDBELL CHOIRS... The travel to church. ranks of the Saint Andrew s Handbell Choir are getting thin and we are looking for teens and adults who can read music to fill them. If you only can commit for a few months we can work with that or you could become a substitute ringer for us. We will be having an open house soon before the year ends or contact Director Bryant Wilkie. He can give you more information and make time before rehearsals for you to check out the bells. Thanks! 10
OTHER OPPORTUNITIES AND ANNOUNCEMENTS ü LYRIC ARTS ENSEMBLE: The First Nowell...of 2014. The Lyric Arts Ensemble ushers in the Christmas concert season. Ken DeJong conducts the 16 voices and chamber orchestra, with the following people from Saint Andrew s: Shelly Abner, Eric Bean, Elaine Koga, Dana Nasby, Rob Parks. Sunday, November 23, 4:00 pm, Faith Lutheran Church, Redmond (9041 166th Avenue NE.) Lyric Arts Concerts are always admission-free, entertaining, and a great outing. This one has four compositions by Ken DeJong in his growing composer career. ü ORDINATION OF MARY-ALYCE BURLEIGH: All are invited to the Ordination Service of Mary- Alyce Burleigh on Sunday, December 7, at 4:00 pm. It will be held at Holy Spirit Lutheran Church in Kirkland (10021 NE 124th Street) with a reception to follow. Mary-Alyce has been called by Holy Spirit to serve as one of their Pastors. ü PLU CONCERTS: Pacific Lutheran University (PLU) Choirs and Symphony Orchestra present their annual Christmas Concert that expresses the beauty and joy of Christmas. Their theme this year is Journey of Light and includes the world premiere of Christmas Oratorio, a new work by University of Oregon professor Robert Kyr. Performances are: Thursday, December 4, 7:30 pm, Benaroya Hall, Seattle Saturday, December 6, 8:00 pm, PLU Lagerquist Concert Hall Sunday, December 7, 3:00 pm, PLU Lagerquist Concert Hall Friday, December 12, 8:00 pm, PLU Lagerquist Concert Hall Saturday, December 13, 8:00 pm, PLU Lagerquist Concert Hall Tuesday, December 9, 7:30 pm, Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, Portland For tickets to the PLU performances, visit www.plu.edu/christmas or phone 253-535-7787. For tickets to the Seattle concert, phone Benaroya Hall, 206-215-4747. For the Portland concert, phone 203-946-7272. For Sunday, November 30: Saint Andrew the Apostle Day/First Sunday of Advent Jeremiah 1:4-10; Psalm 80:1-7; 17-19; 1 Corinthians 1:3-9; John 1:29-43 Sunday Servers for November 30 Presiding Minister: Pastor Telyea Altar Guild: Preaching Minister: Pastor McEachran Donna Nellist, Christine Koch Assisting Ministers: Lectors: (I) Vicar William Cheung (II) Karen Grams (I) Dave Marcrander (II) David Mills Communion Assistants: Ushers: (I) Judy Gowdy (II) Sue Short (I) Sherry Grindeland, John Nelson Acolytes: (II) Mark Davis (I) Sydney Holmes (II) Livi Myhre Coffee Host: Crucifers: Claudia Browers and David Holzboog (I) Sean Carney (II) Anthony Leto 11
Sheep & Shepherds and Fire Force Families, Grandparents and ABC mentors, join us for our annual Gingerbread House Decorating Party! Sunday, December 7, at 12:15 pm Bring the entire family for an afternoon of creative fun! We will enjoy a potluck lunch and then decorate gingerbread houses. Please bring $10 for a gingerbread house and candy to decorate. Please share a Potluck Item*: Last names A-G - Main Dish Last names H-N - Salad/Side Dish Last names O-Z - Dessert *You are welcome to use the kitchen, oven, and stove at 11:00 am if necessary. Please RSVP by Sunday, November 23 in the Narthex or by email (Emily@SALChome.org) If you have any questions, please contact Director of Youth and Family Ministries, Emily Harrow 425-746-2529. 12