TODAY- NOVEMBER 29, 2009

WE SERVE

10:00 – 11:45 A.M. INFANT/TODDLER CARE (Preschool Wing)

10:30 A.M. WORSHIP (Sanctuary) Sunday Fun Worship Activity Bags for children Pre- K – 5^th grade are on the table outside the sanctuary doors. Please feel free to take the printed materials in the bag home with you.

WE LEARN

9:00 A.M. - 10:15 A.M. - ADVENT EVENT FOR ALL AGES - Room 101.

9:15 A.M. NO ADULT FORUM TODAY – Please attend the Advent Event For All Ages from 9:00 -10:15 a.m. in Room 101!

December 6: First of a two-part series on Handel’s Messiah. Cheryl Hubbard will speak on the Advent texts from Part 1.

9:30 A.M. CHAPEL CLASS: A Hopeful People (2 Peter 3: 1-13)

December 6: The Lineage of David – The women of the neighborhood gave him a name, saying, “A son has been born to Naomi.” They named him Obed; he became the father of Jesse, the father of David. (Ruth 4: 13-17)

WE GATHER

10 A.M. FELLOWSHIP TIME (Narthex) Sign-up for yummies on the Narthex table.

WELCOME, VISITORS & GUESTS - Sign Friendship Pad in the pew pocket. Use a visitor nametag.

WE GIVE

THE FLOWERS TODAY are given “In loving memory of Betty Jane Pike.”

INVITATIONS TO GROW IN FAITH, HOPE AND LOVE

WE SERVE

LITURGIST FOR NEXT SUNDAY: Ed Cotter.

WE WILL MISS YOU - Thank you Overbrook for the opportunity to work with youth and children. I was blessed by your warmth, support and encouragement. You’ll always have a special place in my heart. My prayers will be with you as you do God’s work. May God bless you in ministry here at Overbrook. Again, thank you for the fun and enriching experience I have had at Overbrook. Hope Boring, Coordinator of Children & Youth

OPEN SHELTER LUNCHES TODAY – Wellness Committee meets in the kitchen following worship to make sandwiches, bag cookies and pack sacks. We prepare lunches again next Sunday, December 6 and Christian Education is responsible.

Medium size boxes are needed to take lunches downtown to Open Shelter. If you have boxes to spare, put them on the stage in Fellowship Hall.

BACKUP DRIVER NEEDED for Monday mornings (after the 1^st and 5th Sundays of the month) to deliver Open Shelter lunches when the regular driver needs a substitute. If you’re willing to occasionally take lunches to the Open Shelter, call Lorie Ellett 261-1040.

FRIENDSHIP CLASS FOOD DRIVE – November 24 – December 24, 2009 to feed people during the coldest months. Bring donations of cash; canned fruits, meat, vegetables, soup, macaroni & cheese, and cereal; baby care and personal care items to the Narthex. Donations go to Clintonville Community Resource Center for distribution

CHRISTMAS WREATHS ARE HERE! Pick up your wreath at the Youth Fellowship table in the Narthex, before or after worship today.

LOOSE OFFERING TODAY, as on all Communion Sundays, normally goes to the Board of Deacons, but this time to Friendship Class Food Drive for CRC.

POINSETTIA’S FOR SALE! A sign-up sheet is in the office to place your orders in memory or honor of loved ones.

NEXT SUNDAY IS FOOD SUNDAY. December contributions go to Neighborhood Services who request: canned meats (tuna, chicken, Vienna sausage, sardines), stew, chili; personal hygiene products. Place food items in the grocery carts in the Narthex along with register tapes. To donate money use the large envelope attached to the cart for cash or checks made payable to Overbrook Church.

WE GATHER

PRESBYTERY OF SCIOTO VALLEY INSTALLATION SERVICE for Michael Ludwig as Associate Pastor is this afternoon at 2:30 p.m. in the sanctuary, followed by a reception hosted by Session of Overbrook.

ANNUAL CHRISTMAS CAROL BUFFET – Sunday, December 6, 2009. Festivities begin at 5 p.m. in Fellowship Hall. Take a break to enjoy an evening of friends, food, and seasonal music. Bring a dish to share that will serve 12-16. Ham, turkey, rolls & beverage are provided. The evening is topped off with a Carol Sing-A-Long and a visitor from the North Pole. Secret Santa Shop for children returns, giving children a place to buy gifts.

MOZART’S 3RD ANNUAL HOLIDAY FUNDRAISER to benefit CRC will be December 7, 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. Share holiday cheer and music. Enjoy a full buffet dinner, fine wines, & incomparable Mozart’s desserts. Doris and Anand Saha, proprietors of Mozart’s, host the evening, continuing their long tradition of generous support of CRC. Suggested donations are $45 for an individual, $80 for a couple, and $250 for a sponsorship.

BLUE CHRISTMAS WORSHIP SERVICE is designed for those who feel losses during this Christmas season and will be held on Saturday, December 19 at 3:30 p.m. The Blue Christmas service provides a setting to acknowledge the losses we feel. These losses may result from the death of a loved one, loss of health, end of marriage, loss of a job, or from the loss of any other thing of value. All are welcome to this service of recognition and hope. Blue Christmas is sponsored by Overbrook’s Stephen Ministry program.

LESSONS AND CAROLS – It’s not too late to come and join the Chancel and Westminster choirs for Lessons and Carols. We will present Hal Hopson’s work on Sunday, December 20 at 4:00 p.m. If you have ever wanted to sing in the choir and just didn’t have time, now is your chance. We invite you to join our remaining rehearsals on December 3, 10 & 17 at 8:15 p.m. on Thursday evenings. If you have any questions, please see Sarah Shaffer or Nancy Deeth.