COMMUNION OFFERING FOR THIS MONTH
The December 2011 was for The Arc of Carroll County.
Next meeting:
COUNCIL MEMBERS for 2012
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Upcoming 2012 Fundraising Activities for
OUR Church
Mark your calendars………………………………….
February 11 - Spaghetti Dinner
March 17 - Pancake Breakfast
March 31 - Chili Dinner & Talent Show
April 21 - Pancake Breakfast
May 12 - Golf Tournament
July 21 - Bull Roast
September 15 - Pancake Breakfast
September 22 - Bingo
October 13 - Fall Festival
November - 17 Pancake Breakfast
December 15 - Pancake Breakfast
December 22 - Live Nativity
PASTORAL ACTS
SEPTEMBER / OCTOBER
Transfer out
Joe Zearfoss
Breath of God Lutheran Church, Baltimore
Baptism
October 8
Paislie Faith Carnegie
Wedding
September 10
Erin Szymanski & Christopher Hanchek
off-site, non-members
Funeral
September 19
Joan Pipes, non-member
October 10
Bob Shoemaker
Inurnment
October 3
Kim Brown
SPONSORS NEEDED
ALTAR GUILD and BREAD BAKERS – please notify Michelle ASAP if you are willing/not willing to continue on Altar Guild or as a Bread Baker. If I do NOT hear from you via email or phone I will assume you are willing to continue in your capacity. The new schedule is pending, but will be made up very soon. Thank you very much, Michelle Boesler
Your value to the Church of God is immeasurable. Everyone has special gifts that can be used for the praise of our Lord and in service to others. No task is unimportant, no skill unusable. You are able to serve in many ways that may not be apparent to you right now. Would you please take a few moments to explore some hidden possibilities, and help us find some hidden treasures? Please do not think that, if you are a person of many talents, you will be expected to share them all!!! We will try to match your talents, plus your available time, to the needs of St. Benjamin’s Church. We want you to enjoy serving the Lord!
Please see the church office for the sign up form.
This Year of Our Lord 2011 is The Year of the Volunteer as we celebrate our 250th anniversary! What a rich resource from our creator God our volunteerism has been and is! Our giving of ourselves and our time to the church and God’s work here has been and is the very life-blood of St. Benjamin’s. To that end, in this year we are going to keep a volunteer log. It will be located in the fellowship hall near the mailboxes. Please enter in it every time you volunteer for church—as Sunday school teacher, acolyte, usher, office helper, altar guild, and so on.
At year’s end we are going to total up the number of hours and I think we’ll be astounded at the hours we serve our church and our Lord here at St. Benjamin’s!
Poinsettia Flower
The flowers will adorn our sanctuary Christmas Eve, December 24.
One dollar from each Poinsettia will accompany our December communion offering as a donation to The Arc of Carroll County.
The plants will be available for pick-up following the 10:00 pm Candlelight Christmas Eve Service.
The purchases of poinsettia(s) support a local business — Bowman’s Home & Garden, right here in Westminster.
New attendees are welcome!
info coming soon
SUNDAY SCHOOL
Every Sunday at 9;15. Age appropriate classes.
WELCA
under construction
Visitors and new members are WELCOME!
