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www.plymouth-church.net September 13, 200 The Plymouth Chimes
Upcoming events at Plymouth
Wednesday, Dec. 16, 6:15 p.m.
Annual Christmas Pageant in Fellowship Hall
Sunday Dec. 20, 10:30 a.m.
The Chancel Choir will present Christmas music with orchestra. The Children's Choir
will also be singing this Sunday.
Christmas Eve Service, Dec. 24, 9 p.m.
Our Christmas Eve service will feature the Heart of America Men’s Chorus and the
Bell Choir from Plymouth Congregational Church. The service will be a wonderful
celebration of the birth of Christ and great time to worship with your family.
Word & Note, February 5-7, 2010
For the second year, we will present Word & Note with guest authors John Dominic Crossan and
Marcus J. Borg and musicians Arthur Marks and David Josifiac. Tickets are on sale in the church
office.
No Wednesday Dinner
Due to the holidays, there will be no Wednesday Night Dinner
December 23, and December 30.
Please have happy and safe holidays.
Best wishes from
The Staff of Plymouth Congregational Church
FiT Christmas Party
The Second Annual Families in Training Christmas Party will be held Sunday, Dec. 13, from 12 to 3 p.m. at the home of Eugene and Stacey Lardizabal, 430 N. Vassar. Please bring a side-dish, salad, munchie, or dessert to share. The party will also include an optional goofy gift exchange. For more information, contact Lisa Dembkowski or Stacey Jenkins Lardizabal
In the News
Members of the Civitan Club of Wichita attended their annual Awards and Installation Banquet recently where Margaret and Paul Miller were named Citizens of the Year. The Millers pioneered a recycling program for Wichita 30 years ago and continue to operate Miller Recycling Center
Grapefruit Order
Arriving Wednesday, Dec. 8,2009
Better than last year, only $17 per case
Order in the church office.
Christmas Pageant
We hope you’ll join us on Wednesday, Dec. 16, for our annual Christmas pageant. The Youth Group and Sunday School children will present a simply yet poignant retelling of the story of Jesus’ birth. The presentation will begin at 6:15 p.m. following Wednesday night dinner. Rehearsals will be held Dec. 2 and Dec. 9 during Prime Time from 6 to 7 p.m. All children in the church are encouraged to participate. Also, we hope you’ll join us for dinner prior to the presentation. Please call the office (684-0221) to make reservations if you don’t normally attend. Dinner is served at 5:30 p.m. For information, contact Rev. Dembkowski.
Member Web Site
We have been creating a password-protected Web site which contains information of interest to our members, but is not intended for public distribution. The new site is available and includes minutes from church boards and committees, our online church member directory, archived recordings of our worship services and our live Web cast of worship each Sunday. Check out what is happening at Plymouth!
Sunday School Teachers
The Board of Christian Education welcomes Joyce Gedraitis, Zelph Powell, Marilyn Walsh, and Liz Webster-Cosloy as our Sunday School teachers for December. Also, thanks to Stephanie Clark, Pam Lester, Alberta Nichols, and Kevin Nichols for teaching in November. Special thanks are extended as well to Anna Uhlig for organizing the special activity for children during coffee hour on Thanksgiving Sunday.
DECEMBER BIRTHDAYS
Karen Root 06 Steve Gough 07
Sally Kimball 07 Dennis Bearden 08
Dean Bussart 08 Dean Clark 08
Bill Fey 08 Phil Frick 08
Margaret McKinney 08 Orlin Wagner 08
Jean Frye 09 Shirley Pepin 11
Herb Ebendorf 13 Ed Wilson 13
Betty Krehbiel 14 Gene Rogers 14
Daniel Corman 18 Rachel Cosloy 21
Wheat Collingwood 23 William Skinner 23
Zelph Powell 24 Mary Lou Cory 28
Meghan Lancaster 31
ATTENTION: We are equipped with “Induction Loop System”
Volume 28, No. 14 December 6, 2009
Published monthly by the Plymouth Congregational Church,
202 North Clifton, Wichita, Kansas 67208-3390
Phone (316)684-0221 Fax (316)684-0223
U. S. Postage Paid, Permit No. 1500
Non-Profit Organization, Wichita, Kansas
Senior Minister . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Rev. Dr. Donald P. Olsen
Associate Minister . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .The Rev. Lisa Dembkowski
Admin. Assist. - Tammie Pepin Finance/C.E. Secretary - Sue Martin
Choir Director - Howard Webb Organist - Burton Tidwell
Youth Director - Will Root Nursery Director - Juli Burke
Maintenance Eng. - Don Tillotson P.M. Custodians - William Berry
Kitchen Manager - Karen Root Wedding Consultant - Kitchel Woods
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