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Did you know you can Google UCC Hymns, or Christian Hymns and find the words to most of our traditional hymns?

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WEEKLY ANNOUNCEMENTS

Announcements:

Cookie Drop Off The Guild ladies will be at church between 9 and Noon and again from 5-7pm on Friday, December 3rd for cookie drop off.
Cookie Walk is Back! December 4th at 9 AM - The cookie walk is coming and there will be many tables full of beautiful Christmas cookies to buy - $8/lb. Select from decorated cutouts, gingerbread, thumbprints, pecan fingers, the ever-popular Christmas mice, buckeyes, and many more. Shoppers are given a number and can wait warm and comfortably in the sanctuary where there is a silent auction of Christmas treasures to keep you busy until coolie selection begins at 9 AM.
Christmas Poinsettias A $5.00 donation toward the purchase of poinsettia arrangements will give you the chance to honor or remember a loved one at Christmas and also brighten and decorate our sanctuary. Names will be listed in the Christmas Eve bulletin. Forms are available on the greeters stand and should be returned to Judy or Charmaine by December 12.
Secret Pals Christmas Party The Secret Pals Christmas Party will be on Sunday, December 12 from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. Please bring a small gift for your Secret Pal along with a dessert or appetizer to share. Drinks will be provided. If you were a secret pal this year and can't attend, please have your gift at church before the 12th and let Charmaine Duehring know if you'd like a name for next year.
Building & Grounds is looking for help shoveling snow this winter. If you can help , please let Jack know.
Extending the table: Sussex Food Pantry is in need of canned chicken, canned tuna, canned vegetables (peas, carrots, mixed canned beans) Chunky/Progresso soup, Hamburger Helper, potato sides, rice sides, pasta sides, jello pudding, pancake mix, syrup, juice, shampoo, conditioner, body wash, bar soup, tooth paste, tooth brushes, deodorant, baby wipes and toilet paper
Senior Cards/Games group meets at 10:30 on the first Tuesday of the month. Come join us for some cards, dice games and fun .
The Christmas Eve service time was incorrectly printed in the Erin newsletter. The correct service times will be -Christmas Eve services - 4:30 and 6:30.
Join us for Coffee and Conversation after church services each Sunday.
Thank you for continuing to mail your gifts and pledges to the church office. If you are not attending church in person, you can mail your pledge to the church office at 495 St Augustine Rd, Colgate WI 53029 or make your pledge online using our online giving link found on the home page.

🎂 HAPPY BIRTHDAY this week to Susan M.

St. Paul’s UCC Pastoral Care Needs

Please remember with your prayers, cards, and calls:

Charlie K. who is be treated for blood clots
The Dieball family whose nephew/cousin Mark passed away
Continue to keep in your prayers Marvin S., Ron S. Russell D. Jim. B, and Beulah T.
Our Pastor Search Committee as they begin the process of seeking a new Pastor for St. Paul's.
and all our friends, family and neighbors who are going through challenges.

Kay and Bernice will help be the "ears on the ground" for caregiving needs during this time without a pastor. If you have any caregiving needs or a request for prayers, please let Bernice (538 1519) or Kay (628 1029) know and they will relay the message to one of our on call Pastors.

Sanctuary Safety Protocols

While the breakthrough cases in Washington County are still manageable, they are elevated and the CDC is recommending masking indoors in our county. For now, St. Paul’s will not require you to wear a mask for our services, however we encourage you to do so in accordance with the CDC and the Wisconsin Council of Church’s guidelines

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