THE WYOMING PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
Service For the Lord’s Day
1st Sunday of Advent
November 27, 2022
10:00 a.m.
PREACHER: The Rev Heather Brannon
SERMON SERIES: FROM GENERATION TO GENERATION “There’s Room for Every Story”
MUSICIANS: Chancel Choir
BULLETIN:
We are worshiping in person but you can also join us online at 10:00 a.m. this Sunday:
• Facebook: Wyoming Presbyterian Church Facebook page
• Youtube: The service is available Sundays at 10:00 a.m. on the Wyoming Church YouTube channel
WPC is celebrating its 150th anniversary next year! Let’s make it a great one. It’s time to prayerfully consider how we will use the treasures that God has blessed us with to support the church’s annual budget.
Click here to go to our Giving Page and fill out the 2023 Pledge Form.
Any questions? Please contact Stewardship Elder Kathy Stine at KathyStine@comcast.net
Read the 2023 Stewarship Campaign Letter
Download the 2023 Stewardship Campaign Brochure
December 4, 2022 – 2-4 PM
This is a free event, but donations of new or gently used warm clothes – coats, socks, mittens, hats, boots, etc. – will be gratefully accepted!
All Community Welcome!
December 11, 2022 – 10 AM Service
December 18, 2022 – Following Worship
DECEMBER 24, 2022 – CHRISTMAS SERVICES
4 pm – Family Christmas Service
9 pm – Candlelight Christmas Service
Outerware Drive
Outerwear Drive – For Adults and Children
Looking for gently used or new coats, hats, gloves, mittens, socks, and boots. The Clothes Closet, located in a Presbytery building in Newark, is in need of warm outerwear clothing to distribute within its community. Please bring donations to Fellowship Hall, or place them in the bin outside of the Open Door entrance. We will also be collecting donations at Sights and Sounds on December 4th.
Questions? Contact Ann Schwenke, at ann.schwenke@gmail.com or (973) 945-6547
Time for Giving!
Please join us in bringing joy to the youth at Greater Abyssinian Church in Newark and children identified by the House of Mercy Mission at a preschool in Irvington.
What you can do: Help us buy gifts for 67 children by December 11th
Ways to participate:
Send the items to Wyoming Church 432 Wyoming Ave., Millburn, NJ 07041
Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/dl/invite/5esUb3p?ref_=wl_share
Not interested in shopping? Cash/check donations are greatly appreciated. Please mark your donation for Christmas Giving and send it to the church or go online to https://wyomingpresbyterian.org/giving and donate under Mission.
Questions? Contact Ann Schwenke, at ann.schwenke@gmail.com or (973) 945-6547
Welcome to the Prayground! All children and their families are invited to worship in this fun space. Please be sure to tidy up the area before departing. Caretakers are responsible for monitoring their little ones.
UPCOMING ACTIVITIES:
December Activities
All 6-12 graders are welcome to join!
For more information, contact Tracy Policastro.
Our next meeting is on Sunday, December 4th, 11:30 am–12:30 pm in the parlor. All confirmands should plan to attend with mission project ideas.
Wyoming Sunday School: Join us for Sunday School with our Children’s Ministry Director, Jamie Haas Powell, for children, 6th grade and younger.
To register or for more information, contact Jamie.
CHILDREN’S CHOIR: WPC Children’s Choir would love to add some new faces to our returning singers. We rehearse once a week after church, 11:15–12:00. We lead worship once a month during Sunday service.
If there are enough younger children interested (ages 4–7), we may restart our junior choir, which would rehearse on Sundays for a shorter period.
For more information, please contact Ebony Wiggins.
Thank you to the Christian Appalachian Project and our team of adult and youth volunteers who completed another successful mission trip to Eastern Kentucky. This year, we worked on rebuilding a roof and putting in new flooring to make homes safer and dryer for the residents. It was a wonderful week of hard work and heavy lifting. Every day was filled with joy, gratitude, team-bonding, and faith affirmation.
Thank you to our team members: Dave Berry, The Rev. Heather Brannon, Lucy Edwards, Andrew Gart, Olivia Gart, Emily Olson, Laura Olson, Alex Perez, Kathy Stine, Barbara Westlake, and our fearless leader, Debbie Wright.
Thanks to everyone who participated in this fruitful, church-wide discussion. We had over 70 participants–what a blessing!
What’s our next steps? The SITF is actively compiling the discussion feedback and will provide a detailed report to Session in August. The Session will then inform the congregation of our findings and next steps. Stay tuned and keep the SITF and Session in your prayers.
In the meantime: Check out the PC(USA)’s Social Issues Page at https://www.presbyterianmission.org/what-we-believe/social-issues/ to find out where our denomination stands on a variety of issues, including gun violence, hunger, and sexuality/same gender relationships.
For more in-depth resources, please don’t hesitate to contact Pastor Heather.
PRESBYTERIAN DISASTER ASSISTANCE: UKRAINE
The people of Ukraine are facing an unfathomable humanitarian crisis. As they try to make their way to safe borders, they are without power, water, fuel, food, and other basic supplies. In this time of desperate need, we ask that you help support the Presbyterian Disaster Assistance (PDA) in their response to the situation in Ukraine and their efforts to work with sibling churches and other faith communities to provide aid.
CLICK HERE to help support PDA: Ukraine by using our online Giving page or by sending a check to the church office.
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