Thursday, December 7, 2023 |
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The PCUSA Christmas Joy Offering addresses the support needed by some of our leaders, including leadership development for communities of color, and providing assistance for Presbyterian church workers in their time of need. Offering envelopes are available or you can give online at: https://specialofferings.pcusa.org/make-a-gift/gift-info/christmas-joy/ |
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Wheel Train - CIC Member Eileen Beals is requesting assistance with transportation to Worship Service on Sundays. Please sign up on https://bit.ly/BealsWheelTrain. If you need help with signing up, please call the office. ***Important Details: Upon signing up, please call Eileen to tell her the date you signed up to take her to church. Give her your phone number, and ask her to call you the night before or by 9 a.m. on that Sunday morning to confirm that she still wants a ride to CIC for worship. |
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Christmas Poinsettia - CIC will be placing Poinsettias in honor or in memory of a loved one. If you would like to make a contribution to our Poinsettia Fund in honor or in memory of a loved one, please complete a form, which is located in the Narthex. The price is $15.00. Please make your check out to CIC and put “Poinsettia” on the memo line along with a note as to who you are honoring or remembering. All donations must be received by December 13 in order to be recognized in the December 17 bulletin. |
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Tech issues: Some CIC Members may have been experiencing issues with not receiving our emails for our weekly Tidings and/or monthly newsletter. We are looking to resolve this issue as quickly as possible. If you are not receiving emails, please visit https://www.cicpresbyterian.com/media-calendar. Click on ‘MEDIA & CALENDARS’ and you’ll see the folder options to view ALL of CIC’s tidings and ALL of 2023 Newsletters. If you need assistance, please call the office or stop by. Thank you for your understanding. |
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CIC Angel Tree Thank you for providing extra joy to our Meals on Wheels seniors and CIC Preschool! All of the angels for our senior adults have been taken but you can make our preschool’s New Year brighter by selecting a gingerbread man from the Angel Tree! Please write your name on the signup sheet under the gift you choose (Play-Doh, Science and Nature Toys, Magnet Toys, Unbreakable Mirrors, and/or Kinetic Sand Kit) and bring your gift to CIC by Sunday, December 24. We will deliver all gifts the first week of January 2024. What a special way to bring in the New Year! |
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CIC Christmas Post Office The CIC Christmas Post Office is open! If you would like to send Christmas cards to your church family and help with children’s ministry at the same time, then bring your cards to the CIC Christmas Post Office in the PYF Room. All donations will offset the cost of our 2024 Vacation Bible School. The children will deliver Christmas cards after the worship service each Sunday through Epiphany. Thank you for supporting CIC children’s ministries! |
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CIC’s Living Nativity Sunday, December 17, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. It is almost time for CIC’s Living Nativity to come to life! There are still spots to fill for Parking Helpers, Cookie Crew, Cast Members, and Luminary Crew. Please sign up in the narthex to make the Living Nativity part of your Christmas as we celebrate the birth of Jesus! We also need everyone’s help filling luminary bags immediately after worship on December 17. The bags absorb moisture, so they cannot be filled on Saturday. Thank you very much! |
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Greetings CIC! One thing that makes the work of the Stewardship Committee a pleasure is the level of commitment of the members of our Community in Christ. When pledges are made, they are consistently fulfilled. Please take a moment to see where you are in meeting your pledge for 2023. We do not currently create giving statements as we have in the past, but if you cannot determine from your own records where you are with your pledge, please reach out to our treasurer, Jordan Morris. Jordan's email address is below. Remember that Jordan is the only person in the church with knowledge of pledges and year to date giving. As we move into fall, if you have been busy and let your pledge fall behind a bit, thank you for catching it up. This allows us to end 2023 on a positive note and move smoothly into planning for 2024. CIC Treasurer, Jordan Morris treasurer@cicpres.com |
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Honor Cards for GUM and UKirk Please see Debbie Wingate to buy GUM Honor Cards that help our neighbors facing food and housing insecurity and/or UKirk Honor Cards, which support college student ministries. Thank you for purchasing “the gift that gives back to the community.” |
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There will be no Adult/Older Youth 2nd Hour today with the Carols and Ale Scheduled from 3p.m.- 4:30p.m. at Oden Brewing Company, 802 West Gate City Boulevard. Please join us. |
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Click HERE to Find a variety of ways to DONATE or keep current with your pledge. Thank You!
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Wednesdays @ 11am Click the link below to join us for lectio divina via Zoom each Wednesday at 11am.
https://bit.ly/NewZoom2023
Meeting ID: 336 674 0396
Passcode: 5401
OR... Call either number listed below.
When prompted, use the same Meeting ID & Passcode listed above.
• +1 929 205 6099 US
• +1 301 715 8592 US |
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Sundays Join Us!! Sign on at 9:15am for music. Service begins at 9:30am.
https://bit.ly/NewZoom2023 Meeting ID: 336 674 0396
Passcode: 5401
OR... Call either number listed below.
When prompted, use the same Meeting ID & Passcode listed above.
• +1 929 205 6099 US
• +1 301 715 8592 US |
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December Elders: Christine McElvey & Bobbie Gaddy Liturgist for THIS Sunday: Bobbie Gaddy Greeters for THIS Sunday 12/10/23: Betty Pierson & Jacky Dowd Greeters for NEXT Sunday 12/17/2023: Linda Holt & Amy Schwartz For duties & greeter list, please click here. Thank you to everyone who has served as Acolyte this year. We appreciate you help as we worship God. Volunteer Opportunities!! ·Word in Music ·Liturgist ·PYF Sunday Dinner ·Nursery Duty Sign up sheets are in the Narthex. |
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Devote yourselves to prayer, keeping alert in it with thanksgiving. - Colossians 4:2 Lord, in your mercy, hear our prayers. For those experiencing Grief at the loss of a loved one: Eddie Payne (Debbie Elston's brother) Steven Stringer Dorothy Ashcraft (Keven Cockrell's mother) Helen Walker (Cherry Hershey's sister) For Those with Long-Term Concern: Harlen Greene Emma Johnson (Carole Gilmore's Granddaughter) Billy Buckner Mary Ann Jensen Lillian Long Jim Routh Pam Hood & Family Joan Roth Tina Brinkley (Preschool parent) Jimmy Brooks If you have a prayer request, please fill out the Prayer Request card found on the white board across from the CIC office or call the office to provide needed information and request. |
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12//2023 Attendance (online and in person): 58 |
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12/03/2023 Offering (plate, online and mail in): $830.00 |
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