Text Box: Youth: Those in 6th-12th grades will meet on Dec. 20th at 8:30 a.m. to go work at the CCA Christmas Store.. They will share a Christmas lunch after working at CCA. You are encouraged to bring friends! Contact Pastor Wells for more details. Junior Youth: We’ll have a craft-n-pizza party for all Round Grove Children and friends (5th grade and younger). This afternoon event is hosted by Erika Hope-Baker & Nichole Barker. A pizza lunch will be provided in the Youth Room. We’ll decorate the Narthex Bulletin Board and Christmas tree as well as make gifts to take home.. We hope you’ll join us for this wonderful fellowship and celebration activity. Please let Mary Quick know if your child will Text Box: attend so enough pizza and craft materials will be on hand! Parents of Jr. Youth are encouraged to host one activity in the new year. Contact Mary and she’ll help you plan! November Thank You’s: Teachers & helpers! Participants of Sunday School! Participants & sponsors of Youth! Participants of the Advent Intergenerational Sunday School! Michael Howell for subbing in the Preschool Sunday School! Upcoming Events: Intergenerational Sunday School: Dec. 21st. Please remember that there will be NO Sunday School on Dec. 28th! Text Box: . . .thanks to all who attended the November meeting and Lunch Bunch! . . . thanks to Harold and Willie Compton and to Shane and Phyllis Murphy for their financial donations to the Women’s Fellowship! . . . Women’s Christmas Party at Carol Howell’s on Dec. 19th from 7-9 p.m. Please bring an appetizer dish, gift ($25 limit) & 3 dozen cookies (with recipe) to exchange! Contact Carol for more information or directions. . . . Mark your calendar: Feb. 8 - Women’s Sunday; Mar. 6-8 - Spring Fling - Waxahachie (please contact Mary Quick if you want to go). . . . Lunch Bunch: 1/7 - Wecks (Main Street in Lewisville) at 11:30 a.m. . . . Next meetings: 12/14; 1/11; 2/1; 3/1 Text Box: Our Guests Text Box: Christian Education Chatter Text Box: Women’s Fellowship Text Box: Page 4 Text Box: Rev. Dr. Byron S. Wells, Pastor Text Box: Vol. 25, No. 9 Text Box:

     Please let Pastor Wells know, if you would like to join this open and growing church, or if you have any questions about Round Grove United Church UCC.  The next group will join on December 14th.

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Text Box: The Men’s Fellowship will once again cook the Monthly Brunch for the congregation. Please plan to stay after the Worship service on Sunday, Dec. 14th for this delicious meal! There will be an Adult Fellowship Christmas party at Jennifer and John Clay’s home on Saturday, Dec. 20th, from 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. You are asked to bring a dish to share. Contact Jennifer Clay if you have any questions or for directions. The Midweek Spiritual Refresher Course will resume on Wednesday, Jan. 14th. Grady Quick will be leading the study on Text Box: an as yet undetermined topic. Stay tuned for more details! If you would like to order a glass mug with the Historical Building engraved on it, please contact Charles Littrell or the church office. They are available in clear, blue or amber (samples are in the church office). If you are not on the volunteer schedules and would like to help greet, usher, prepare communion or work in the kitchen, please contact the church office to be put on the list.

November Perfect Attendance

Emily Leenerts, Zoe Phillips, Christopher Sumner, Chad & Sierra Warren, Kayla, Kimberly & Sean Wilkins

November Class Attendance

Preschool Sunday School Class with Carol Howell, teacher

CONGRATULATIONS!
Text Box: Our guests in November included: Phyllis & Nick Richard; Rob Chalupa; Scott & Samantha Wyatt; David & Irene Bowley; Franz & Nancy Peters; Jaime & Melody Golden; Sherrell & Sinay Harrigan; Rev. Charles and Tanya Rice; Steve & Paula Shewmake; Glenn Sommer; Samuel Fung; Kim & George Ann Ford; Kim Pulliam; Joshua Burham; Anthony Dirsong; Marianne Beveridge; James Dillion; Roger Hughes & Essi Russell-Hughes; Nicole Marcus; Brandon Gaynor; Amy Ball; Reed Cleveland; Lexie & Chelsea Brown; Bailey Kirsch; Ann & Greg Parks; and Chad Coates. Welcome!
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