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Here are some devotional material ideas for individuals or families:

Tracing Glory: The Christmas Story Through the Bible by Sarah Rice
Good for families with younger children through elementary school. Includes questions at the end of each day and key scripture passages.

Why Christmas? by Barbara Reaoch
Good for families with younger children. Includes scripture passage, questions, and a song for each day.

Come Let Us Adore Him: A Daily Advent Devotional by Paul David Tripp
Good for individuals or families. Includes scripture passage suggestions and recommended discussion points for parents and children. 

Good News of Great Joy: 25 Devotional Readings for Advent by John Piper
Good for individuals or families. Scripture passage and short devotional for each day. Can be downloaded for free at desiringgod.org.

Women and girls of all ages, are invited to a Women’s Christmas Tea – an evening of fellowship, desserts, and devotion on Monday, December 4th at 7:00 p.m. in the URC Fellowship Hall.  Space is limited, please register below soon to ensure your spot!

The Diaconate is again joining with There’s Always Room, Ingham County’s foster closet started by Moriah Bowman, to provide foster kids with a new set of pajamas for Christmas. Please select a tag from the Christmas tree in the lobby and purchase pajamas for the gender and size listed. Unwrapped pajamas, along with the tag, should be returned under the tree by December 3rd so they can be delivered to these foster families. Thank you for helping these precious children.

Join other URC men for a time of fellowship over breakfast (provided). Saturday, December 2, 8:00-9:30 a.m. Please help us plan by rsvp’ing HERE.

Rehearsals for our Christmas service begin soon. If you are interested in joining as a singer or instrumentalist, please contact Jon Anderson (janderson@urcstaff.org) for more details.

• Children’s Choir practice Wednesday evenings at 6:30 p.m. starting November 29 and will sing during our Christmas Eve morning service at 10:00 a.m. 
• Adult and Teen Choir practice Saturday’s at 10:00 a.m., beginning Saturday, December 2 and will sing during our Christmas Eve morning service at 10:00 a.m.  
• Instrumentalists practice Saturday’s at noon, beginning Saturday, December 2 and will play during our Christmas Eve morning service at 10:00 a.m. 

Please sign up below to help with planning.

Our next baptism service’s will be held Sunday, November 5, January 21 & March 17. If you would like to have your child baptized, please fill out the form found HERE.

Women are invited to a charcuterie-style fall brunch on November 4th at 9:00 a.m. Join us in the URC Fellowship Hall to gather ideas on how to create your own charcuterie boards and hear from a panel of women about practicing Christian hospitality.

Classes will meet at 10:30 am in the Chapel

• A Theology of Hospitality, teacher Mathew Xiong (Pastoral Fellow) Dates: 10/1, 10/8, 10/15
• Discipling the Next Generation, teacher David Hinkley (Ruling Elder, Children and Youth Director) Dates: 10/22, 10/29, 11/5, 11/12
• Ancient Christology for Today, teacher Evan Cruse (Pastoral Fellow) Dates: 11/19, 11/26, 12/3, 12/10

On Wednesday, November 8, families with kids of all ages are invited to “BIG DIG” from 6:30-8:30 p.m. We will all gather together for dinner, games (a middle & high school game and a parents & elementary kids game). The night will finish with separate Bible Study classes. Dave Hinkley will be teaching the adults. Middle and high school youth will participate in their normal DIG studies. Elementary kids will participate in age appropriate Bible Studies. Childcare will be provided up to age 4. We are also looking for helpers. Help us plan and let us know your coming – RSVP HERE

The library at URC has been updated and reorganized. Find instructions and check out books at www.librarycat.org/lib/urclibrary. Email librarian@urcstaff.org with questions.