Text Box: The Junior Youth Sunday School class (3rd-5th grades) will continue their Ten Commandment challenge - so get out your Bibles and review Exodus:20! On December 14th the classes will celebrate the Christmas season. Watch for more details via email about a gift exchange. If your child has not yet attended Sunday School, December is a great month to get started - so come on down! Talk to CE Assistant, Mary Quick, if you have any questions about attending (or teaching!) any of the Sunday School classes. We would love to have you participate at any level! The Sunday School classes want to thank God for the Text Box: Missions and Outreach Program Each Sunday at 9:25 a.m. in the Fellowship Hall. Text Box: Sunday School Happenings Text Box: Page # Text Box: Rev. Dr. Byron S. Wells, Pastor Text Box: blessing of Zoe Phillips’ speedy recovery from recent surgery! At the Intergenerational Sunday School on Nov. 30th, we had 30 participants who created Advent wreaths and calendars as we discussed the meaning of the Advent season. We also participated in the Red Cross Holiday for Heroes mail program. What a blessed Sunday! We hope you’ll join us for our next Intergenerational Sunday School on Dec. 21st where we will ask the question you’ve all been asking, “Were they Wise Men or Kings?” Text Box: Adult Bible Study Class led by Pastor Wells 9:35 a.m. in the Narthex each Sunday Gathering with Instruments led by Michael Chandler (older) and Jennifer Clay and Margaret Wells (younger) each Sunday at 9 a.m. Sunday School 2 year olds - 12th grade 9:25 - 10:20 a.m. each Sunday Intergenerational Sunday School Dec. 21st at 9 a.m. No Sunday School Dec. 28th! Text Box: during the Christmas program at 5:30 p.m. on December 14th. During the program, we will take the gifts to the altar to be blessed. They will then be taken to CCA for those in need at Christmas. Adopt-a-Family: If you would like to adopt a family for Christmas or know of a family in need, please contact Teresa Morrow or a member of the Missions group for more information. Scrubs Project: If you are interested in making blankets at home please see Teresa Morrow or Donna Johnson for the instructions. Text Box: If you weren’t able to fill out the Missions & Outreach Survey that was recently in the Sunday Worship bulletin and would like to do so, please contact the church office or Teresa Morrow for a survey. Food for Holiday Baskets: We are continuing to collect canned goods (green beans, corn and pie filling) for Christian Community Action’s Holiday Baskets. CCA Giving Tree: There are two trees in the Narthex with tags. You are encouraged to pick one or more tags and then returned the unwrapped gifts Text Box: THE ROUND GROVE RAMBLER Text Box: Page 2 Text Box: Rev. Dr. Byron S. Wells, Pastor Text Box: Vol. 25, No. 9 Text Box:

Happy Birthday!

▪ Steven Brandt - 4th

▪ Teresa McLelland - 4th

▪ Byron Wells - 4th

▪ Brooke Navarro - 6th

▪ Evelyn Hopson - 16th

Please contact Wendy Littrell, Administrative Assistant, to be included on the birthday list.

DECEMBER BIRTHDAYS

The Missions and Outreach Group meets each Sunday (usually) in the Fellowship Hall at 9:25 a.m.  This group is open to all adult members and friends of the church.  They have been very active all year with many outreach projects that include: Scrubs, blankets, facilitating donations for food, school supplies and more to CCA, Denton County Rainbow Room and more, Kids Eat Free summer program, benevolences to help those in need outside and within the church, and much more!  If you would like to be part of this group, please join us on any Sunday!
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▪ Susan Wilkins - 19th

▪ Mary Ziperman - 20th

▪ Christa Hall - 24th

▪ Mary Quick - 27th

▪ Zoe Phillips - 31st