LATE BREAKING ANNOUNCEMENTS
(More announcements are in the monthly newsletter, available in the narthex)

There is no Sunday school today due to the Hanging of the Greens, however, the Nursery is open for the younger children who are not able to sit through the service.

There are no Church Mice, Genesis Choir or Canticles practices today. They will resume next Sunday.

The annual Church Financial Review meeting will be held on Sunday, December 13, in Barnwell Hall following the first service. The Executive Board will present the current and prospective operating budgets and provide opportunity for discussion and questions. The meeting is open to all. A formal Congregational meeting to approve the operating budget will be held in early January 2010. Please plan to attend both meetings.

Christmas Pageant: It is tradition at Christ Church that the children and youth provide the service music for the Christmas Pageant on Christmas Eve. If you have a child/youth who would like to play an instrument or sing during the Pageant, please give the title of the piece, composer, instrument/voice, and child/youth's name to Holly Chatham ( or 908-273-5549) no later than December 15th.

PROGRESSIVE DINNER JANUARY 30, 2010: Mark your calendars and save the date. You won't want to miss Christ Church's biggest social event of the year. Cocktail party at Lisa Butler and Bob Kelly's lovely home from 6-8pm, then a convivial dinner at one of 14 different host houses, ending with dessert, dancing and coffee at Kate and Chuck Rush's

house. Invitations will be mailed in late December. For more info Nora at

Many thanks to Matt Rodda from Bartlett's Tree's and Tree Care for all the greenery for the Advent Wreaths that the children made last Sunday.

White Gifts: Each year at Christ Church, we collect Christmas gifts for homeless men, women and children that are distributed by our confirmation class on a Bridges Run a few days before Christmas. If you would like to participate, please

purchase items from the following list, wrap them in white paper and bring them to church on December 20. At a certain point in the service, you will be asked to bring them up to the altar.

• New blue jeans (sizes 36 & up for men)

• New Sweatshirts (hoodies) (medium & up for men)

• New work boots (size 8 & up for men)

• New coats (large & x-large)

• New thermal underwear (top & bottom) (medium & up)

• New hats and gloves

• New Toys - please, no batteries required, no x-large items

• New pajamas for children (infant through adult sizes)

• Toiletry Kits (soap, shampoo, wash cloth, cream, lip balm, deodorant, toothpaste, toothbrush)

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