THE CHURCHMOUSE
Windsor Presbyterian Church
December 2015
To the Flock . . .
It is easy to lose sight
of the meaning of this
season as the stores
around us advertise.
Advent calendars help
us enjoy 24 sweet
treats or receive 24
presents. As followers
of Jesus of Nazareth, however, Advent
is the time when we remember and tell
our story, the story of a people groaning for help, searching for a savior. We
tell the story of the incarnation—how
God came to save the people by taking
on human form, entering into the world
of mortals as a baby. This is the beautiful story of the season. The angels announced to the shepherds that here
and now, the king of all creation would
be entering into the world, and they
would find him in a lowly feeding
trough.
We sing carols. We read the prophets.
We wait. And then we light candles and
celebrate the birth of the Savior. It is
sweet and lovely. We cherish the traditions around Christmas.
Advent is not only the time when we
celebrate the first coming of Jesus, but
it is a time to look toward the second
coming of Jesus as well, that “great
and terrible day” that announces the
ultimate end of the world as we know it
and full coming in glory of the mercy of
God. Evil does not get the last word.
God’s redemption and salvation are the
subject of the final chapter of history.
During these four weeks leading up to
Christmas, we pay special attention to
the rumors of redemption breaking
through.
May you be surprised this Advent by
glimpses of God’s mercy, love and
redemption breaking in around you.
Advent Devotionals
If you are looking for a good devotion
for the four weeks of Advent, the worship team suggests d365.org. You
may subscribe to receive daily emails
to enjoy this simple and beautiful devotion daily. The devotions are structured to help us pause (and orient
ourselves to the obedient life), listen
(to God’s Word), think (alongside
other thoughtful Christians), pray (a
simple prayer), and go (challenged to
live God’s Word). The devotions are
not preachy and are accompanied by
beautiful music, so turn up your
speakers and spend a few moments
re-centering yourself on what is important in this season.
New Office
Hours
The new hours
for our church
office are:
Monday through
Thursday from
8:30 AM to
11:00 AM
Inside this issue:
If you are more of a book person, I
might suggest a couple of new releases:
Learning and Serving
2
Caring and Sharing
3
Destination Bethlehem: Daily Meditations, Prayers and Poems to Light
the Way to the Manger, by J. Barrie
Shepherd
Music and Worship
4
Calendar
5
Finance and Personnel
6
28 Carols to Sing at Christmas, by
John M. Mulder and F. Morgan Roberts
Buildings and Grounds
6
Special Events
7
New Members
8-9
Other News
10
Happening This Month
12
Learning and Serving- Linda Newsom
Learning News
If you haven’t attended adult Sunday School, Men’s
Study, WOW, or the Lectionary Study with Pastor
Shamaine, you are missing wonderful opportunities not
only to learn, but also to enjoy the company of some fine
folks. Sunday School for adults begins at 9 AM on Sunday
mornings. Lectionary Study is on Mondays at 9:30 AM,
and Men’s Group meets on Thursdays at noon.
We will have WOW events on Wednesdays through December 16. (There is no WOW on December 23 or 30 due
to the holidays.) We begin with a group dinner at 5:15,
and the winter Creative Semester of WOW which begins
at 5:45 PM. This Advent season the children will be working on cookies and cards for a very special event, our chili
dinner and drive-through Christmas gift to our community.
the times and dates of Windsor Christmas services, as
well as an invitation to join us this holiday season or at
any time.
In conjunction with the drivethrough, a free chili supper is
planned in Fellowship Hall.
There we will not only have a
delicious bowl of chili, but also
gently used winter garments for
anyone who needs something
warm to wear this winter.
Please go through your closets and donate anything you
no longer need but that would help keep someone else
warm. Gently used coats, hats, mittens, scarves and footwear are all needed for this project. Anything left will be
donated. Please give generously!
Drive Through Christmas and Chili Supper
On Saturday, December 19, from 1 – 3 PM, as part of our
WOW Creative Semester and as a way to give back to the
Windsor Neighborhood community, we are planning a
Drive Through Christmas and Chili Supper. The plan is to
offer a free cup of fair trade coffee in a recyclable coffee
cup along with a cookie in drive-up window fashion in our
parking lot in front of the church. We will also include a
Christmas card designed by the Windsor children, giving
The next time we will be serving
dinner at the Trinity United Methodist CFUM Supper Club will be
on Thursday, January 7. We
begin prepping the food at 12:30
PM at Windsor and transport the
food to Trinity around 3:30 PM.
Dinner is served at 4:45. There is
some clean-up to do, and we are usually done by 6:30.
Upcoming dates are Tuesday, February 9, Tuesday,
March 8, and Thursday, May 5. We will not serve in December or April.
The ChurchMouse
We need you!
Drive Thru Christmas
& Chili Supper
Saturday, Dec. 19, 1-3 PM
Order a Poinsettia
If you would like to order a poinsettia for the sanctuary,
please have your order in the office by Wednesday, December 9. The cost is $10.25 each, which must be paid at
the time of the order. Make your checks out to Windsor
Presbyterian Church.
Please designate if you would like to
purchase the flower in memory of or
in honor of a loved one. You are encouraged to take your poinsettia
home after the service on Christmas
Eve.
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Caring and Sharing - Barb Pomeroy
Food Pantry: Items and donations are collected the third Sunday of every
month and can be brought at any time. Monetary gifts enable the pantry to buy
food wholesale.
Dollars and Dimes for Diapers: The donation container is put out on the
third Sunday of every month. We purchase diapers for only $5 a package, or diapers can be brought at any time. In November six packages of diapers were
bought and delivered to CROSS Ministries.
Adopt-a-Family at Christmas: We will be helping the same family as last
year. This multi-generational family of 10 includes 7 children. Watch for information on how you can help.
Christmas Joy Offering: This special offering goes to the assistance program of the Board of Pensions for church workers to help in their time of need,
and also to racial ethnic education and leadership development.
Serving Schedule
Ushers
Worship Assistant
Fellowship Host
December 6
Bob Pomeroy
Dwight Tomes
Beth Schmitz
December 13
Beth Schmitz
Don Beeson
Jim Behrens
December 20
Randi Perez
Jody Cox
December 27
Sue Cooper
December 2015
Birthdays
4
6
7
9
19
26
28
Brenda Enochs
Louise Newsom
Rich Teig
Bob Cooper
Virginia Nichols
Don Elly
Katherine King
Anniversaries
7 Matthew and Jeanette Grohe
28 Keith and Nancy Baker
Recent Prayer Needs: Phyllis Barton, Lex Cochrane
Continuing Prayers: Michael Aksamit, Roy Aksamit, Keith and
Nancy Baker, Jim and Georgia Burnes, Jean Carlston, Dick Cox,
Karen Fisher, Glenna Grohe, Dewey Heaton, Claude Jones, Norma McWilliams,
Virginia Nichols, Wanda Ori, Anne and Cliff Scholten, and Marylu Zimmerman
Friends of the Church: Dan Ankeney, Katlyn Brouwer (Michael Aksamit’s friend),
Robert Chandler (Jessica McCubbin’s father), Will Cox, Darrel Cox, Donna Eckham, Jeff Fisher (Karen Fisher’s son), Jasper Kray (friends of the Kings), Charlotte
Nelson, Rick Tallon (friend of Barb Pomeroy), Simmons Family (friend of JoAnn
Seeman), Sara Stimac (cousin of Brenda Enochs), Quincy (friend of the Kings)
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Music and Worship - JoAnn Seeman
Advent at Windsor
Hanging of the Greens: During WOW on Wednesday,
December 2, we will decorate the church for Advent and Christmas. Please join us for dinner at 5:15 and stay to lend your
hands!
Advent Candles & Readings: Each week during worship we do a short reading and light the Advent candles. Ann
and Don Beeson and Curt Weatherby will do this on the first
Sunday of Advent. Please consider volunteering to participate
on one of the remaining Sundays however you feel comfortable.
This invitation is open to everyone—new members, longtime
members, non-members. Talk to JoAnn to sign up or ask questions.
Advent Devotions: We will have weekly Advent Devotionals, hosted in each other's homes, during the Sunday evenings
of Advent.
Bring a Creche: If you have a crèche (nativity scene) at
home, please bring it to the church beginning on Wednesday,
December 2. We will display them and share what they mean to
us.
Blue Christmas Monday, December 21, 6 PM,
East Hall:
On the longest night of the year we gather to worship. This simple, quiet, contemplative service gives us a break from the glitz
and stress of the holiday season. Come for a respite from the
joyful and merry to sit in the darkness and light candles in
memory and hope. We will speak light to the darkness, love to
the hate, hope to the despair, as we recall the true meaning of
God’s advent into the world and into our lives.
Christmas Eve Candlelight Worship 7 PM: Please
join us for this traditional worship service with communion, carols
and candlelight!
Epiphany and Unhanging of the Greens: We will celebrate
Epiphany at WOW on Wednesday, January 6. We will also
have a soup supper and put away the Christmas decorations.
Dinner begins at 5:15. Please join us!
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Advent Devotions
You are invited to join us for a simple Advent worship service, followed by light refreshments and fellowship
Sunday evenings at 6 PM
11/29
12/6
Home of Bob and Sue Cooper
3400 S. James St.
in Grimes
Home of Don and Ann Beeson
3600 Aspen Drive
in West Des Moines
12/13
TBD
12/20
TBD
If you would be willing to host one of the
last 2 Sundays, please see Sue Cooper.
Christmas Day Worship
When Christmas falls on a Sunday, we worship together. Other years, we are in our homes. In the
spirit of our Advent House Church, the worship team
would like to offer a home-worship-pack for Christmas Day. Our hope is that everyone in the church
will take a few minutes on Christmas Day to worship.
The pack will contain a simple order of service and a
candle to light. These will be available a couple of
weeks before Christmas. If you can’t get to church,
we would be happy to deliver a pack to you. Just call
the church office at 277-8379.
December 27 Hymn Sing
On the Sunday after Christmas, December 27, we
will come together to celebrate the coming of Jesus
with song, scripture, and a special celebration!
December 2015
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
December 2015
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
WOW
TOPS
5:15 Dinner
Noon Men’s
5:45 Classes
Hanging of the
Group
Greens
7 PM Choir
6
7
9
10
8:30 AM Sunday Prayers 9:30
10:30 Drop-In
9:00 AM Sunday School
Bible Study 11:00 Drop-In Potluck
10:00 AM Children & Youth
Sunday School
10:30 AM Worship
Fellowship
6 PM Advent Devotions at
the Beesons’
WOW
5:15 Dinner
5:45 Classes
7 PM Choir
TOPS
13
14
16
8:30 AM Sunday Prayers
9:00 AM Sunday School
10:00 AM Children & Youth
Sunday School
10:30 AM Worship
Fellowship
6 PM Advent Devotions
Deacons Meeting
9:30
Bible Study
WOW
5:15 Dinner
5:45 Classes
7 PM Choir
20 Food Pantry Sunday
8:30 AM Sunday Prayers
9:00 AM Sunday School
10:00 AM Children & Youth
10:30 AM Worship
Fellowship
21
5:00 PM Piano Recital
6 PM Advent Devotions
27
8:30 AM Sunday Prayers
9:00 AM Sunday School
10:00 AM Children & Youth
10:30 AM Worship
Fellowship
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15
Friday
4
7:30
9:30
Bible Study
11
12
17
18
19
TOPS
Churchmouse
Deadline
1—3:00
Drive-Thru
Christmas
and Chili
Supper
Noon Men’s
Group
Last day
to order
poinsettias
Noon Men’s
Group
29
5:00
Piano Recital
23
24
7 PM Choir
CHRIST7:00 PM
MAS
Christmas
DAY
Eve
Worship
30
31
6 PM
Blue
Christmas
Worship
28
No Bible
Study
5
Caroling at
WH
Community
Center
6:30 Session
Meeting
22
Saturday
25
26
New Year’s
Eve
Office closed
December 2015
Finance and Personnel - Ron Grohe
Income
The Operating Fund had net income
of $1800 for the month of October.
expenses were $800 under budget.
The other expense categories were
all either slightly over or under budget.
Total Operating Income ($12,113) was
$500 over budget due mostly to General Contributions being $900 over
budget. Transfers from Capital were
$500 under budget, Mission Offerings
were $200 under budget and Building
Rental Income was $300 over budget.
The Capital Fund showed net income
of $1,000 for the month. Income was
$700 under budget due to one tenant
not paying rent for the month. Expenses were $1,700 under budget as
almost no expenses were paid during
the month.
Expenses ($10,304) were $1300 under budget, as Personnel expenses
were $500 under budget and Mission
Our contributions for Local Mission
were not made in October but, two
months’ worth will be made in Novem-
Financial Report
October 2015
October 2015
1 Month
Budget
ber. We will be giving $300 to the El
Salvador project as our Presbytery is
helping to raise money for a new
pickup truck for our mission in El Salvador.
Also, we will give $200 to DMARC
(Compassion in Action) and $500 to
CROSS Ministries. Personnel-wise,
we have hired a new Administrative
Assistant and the search for a Music
Director goes on. Some of the other
employees will be reviewed before
the end of the year.
Year to Date
Actual
Year to Date
Budget
General Contributions
8,000.12
7,083.33
73,297.11
70,833.33
Operating Income
4,113.33
4,525.00
35,728.10
45,250.00
10,303.81
11,608.33
106,579.36
104,475.00
Net Gain (Loss)
1,809.64
—
2,445.85
11.608.33
Capital Income
3,497.59
4,158.33
37,513.94
41,583.33
Capital Expenses
2,450.00
4,158.33
39,284.68
41,583.33
Net Gain (Loss)
1,047.59
—
(1,770.74)
—
Operating Expenses
Buildings and Grounds - Rod Enochs
Rentals: Our renters at 1134 will be moving out at the end of the month. Work will need to be done to
repair damage caused by a water leak in the bathroom. The renters have said the washing machine is not
draining. Curt has volunteered to check on it.
Church Building: Artisitic Iron has installed the railings along the sidewalk into Ward Hall.
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Special Events
A Special Celebration
On November 15, we celebrated a momentous day in
the life of our congregation, the Cottage Grove congregation, the Presbytery, the First Presbyterian Arabic Fellowship, the Sudanese community in Des Moines, and
the Kachu family, when Ekram was ordained as an elder
and commissioned to be the originating pastor of her
congregation. As I looked around the sanctuary that
day, it was like seeing a preview of God’s kingdom.
There was a beautiful and unlikely mixture of people in
the pews—people from at least 18 Presbyterian congregations, 2 professors from Dubuque, and a representative from General Assembly. Those gathered were
young and old, light-skinned and dark-skinned, rich and
poor, Christians and Muslims. There were members of
tribes who sat together, celebrated and ate together,
who could not do that in Sudan, where their tribes are
involved in armed conflicts with each other. It was an
astounding gathering—a foretaste of the Kingdom of
God, when people come from every nation to feast together.
I am so proud of our congregation for supporting Ekram
and her congregation. I was amazed that 20 of you
showed up and stayed to the end of the 3-hour worship
service. Some of you came and sampled strange and
wonderful dishes at the feast afterward. Some of you
thought you would never get your car out of the parking
lot! It was a day full of God’s blessing. Thank you, WPC,
for your part in making it happen!
(Shamaine)
Laying on of hands
Photos courtesy
of Dr. Madsen
Ekram with the Rev. Dr. David B. Madsen
from Cottage Grove Church
Christmas Caroling
On Friday, December 4, Windsor Heights will be hosting a cocktail party at their community center. They have
invited representatives from Windsor Presbyterian, Lutheran and Methodist churches to provide some type of entertainment. We will be singing Christmas carols for about 15 minutes.
If you would like to represent our beautiful church, contact Sue Cooper or sign up in Ward Hall. Be there wearing
something festive and ready to sing by 7:30 PM. Let’s have a big turn-out to show everyone what a great congregation we have!
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December 2015
Meet Our New Members . . .
Laura Ward
Randi Perez
On October 4 eight new members joined the flock here
at Windsor, and they came in on fire for Christ. One of
these is Laura Ward, daughter of the late Rev. Hume
Ward and Alice Ward. Laura was raised at Windsor as
her father was pastor here for 33 years. She lived right
next door, so the church was definitely her second
home.
When Dick Woods and Curt Weatherby went to Randi’s
door, she immediately had a very good feeling. When she
asked how many people attended our church, she was in!
Laura studied at Grandview and Drake. A theater major, she changed her major to religion when folks were
concerned that she would struggle to find work in that
field. She worked in the legislature for 13 years, mostly
as a recording clerk. Currently she is a massage therapist with her own business. Be sure to talk with her
sometime about that.
Randi has a long history with the Christian Church in Murray,
Iowa, where her grandfather, OE Richardson was a minister
for many years. After
meeting Sue, Randi discovered that she knew
Sue’s mom, Peggy Paschall, from her childhood
in Murray. Peggy is best
friends with Randi’s Aunt
Joyce and also knows
Randi’s mom. In fact,
Ross Paschall grew up with Randi’s uncle and his brothers.
Laura is a delight to have in our classes, because she
has an inquiring mind and doesn’t mind asking important questions.
Laura has a lovely little Sheltie named Bravo, whom
she loves very much. Many longtime members will remember Laura’s sister, Lin. Laura is looking forward to
spending the holiday with her. Welcome, Laura! We are
glad you are here.
Curt Weatherby
Curt is a familiar face around Windsor.
He graduated from East High School in
1978. He earned a degree in Business
Administration from Drake University in
1984. He has been a resident of Windsor Heights for 30 years.
Curt’s interests are baking, cooking, and doing dishes
(seriously).
Curt especially loves serving Windsor Presbyterian
Church. And he is especially good at that!
Curt has family ties to WPC. His aunt, Ann Beeson, is a
long-time member.
Thanks, Curt, for all your hard work!
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Sue Cooper had the utmost pleasure of getting to know
Randi for this interview. She is so happy Randi joined this
beautiful church and treasures their friendship.
Randi’s education was at the University of Chicago and the
University of Maryland through the United States Army,
where her husband was stationed in Germany. A Political
Science degree was what she pursued, although her true
passion was technology. Returning home, she was a political
activist, then took a job recruiting technical sales people to
see what jobs might be fun in Iowa. After selling IBM Business Computers for a couple of years, she went back to recruiting engineers and has done that for the past 18 years.
She now runs a part-time recruiting business (LLC) out of her
home.
Randi has been a resident of Windsor Heights for 24 years.
She has been semi-retired since May of 2013. She is active
in the community, loves her church, and goes to the YMCA
daily. She is close to her family with a wonderful son, 2 sisters, a brother, and a great mom who plays the organ and
sings at the Christian Church in Osceola. Her grandmother
on her mother’s side had 11 brothers and sisters, so Randi
feels like she is related to most of the people in Iowa. She is
serious about the Windsor Heights Presbyterian Church being her church family. Randi, WPC is excited to have you as
a member of the family!
December 2015
. . . More new members!
Lex Cochrane
Ann and Don Beeson
Lex Cochrane grew up in Fort Dodge,
IA, where she was baptized and confirmed in the First Presbyterian
Church. She also learned about Presbyterianism during summer visits to
her grandmother in Clarkson, NE.
Ann and Don have five children between them and nine
grandchildren, along with their kitty, Mia. They were married at Windsor Presbyterian Church 36 years ago by
Reverend Hume Ward. Ann is a long-time member. Both
Ann and Don are retired.
Lex’s parents are Dr. R. Bruce and Dianne Cochrane.
She has three brothers, Douglas, John, and Bill, and one
sister, Kate.
Lex earned two degrees from Simpson College: Biology
and Sociology. She then worked at Midland University in
Fremont, NE, for three years. She is now pursuing a degree in Neuroscience from Drake University, where she is
also on the Dance Team. Her professional goal is to be a
dentist who specializes in treating the Deaf and Hard of
Hearing. She is hard of hearing herself and knows that as
she continues to lose her hearing, it will become difficult
to communicate, which is especially scary in medical situations.
Lex currently lives a few blocks away from WPC with her
brother, Douglas, and her dog, Heidi WanKenobi. She
adopted Heidi in 2013 before she knew she was going
deaf, and Heidi started behaving in ways that were helpful
and eventually led to Lex getting her hearing checked.
Heidi now also tells her when sirens are going off and
helps her cross the street. Lex has been dating Patrick
John Cashmore since November of 2012. Pat is a football
coach at Iowa Western University.
Lex’s biggest goals in life are to help others in the small
ways no one thinks of, to be a person others feel they can
lean on, to work for God, and to be a pillar of strength in
her family. Her favorite things to do in down time are
study the Bible, learn more about science, read Discworld
novels, collect comic books, and eat massive amounts of
cheese cubes. We are so happy that you have chosen to join
us at Windsor, Lex!
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Ann loves to garden and
decorate dollhouses.
These have won several
awards at the Iowa State
Fair.
Don, who is originally from Shenandoah, enjoys genealogy, travel, and readying. He is particularly interested in
Civil War history. Welcome to both of you!
Ekram Kachu
Ekram is from the Nuba Mountain area in Sudan. She
moved here in January of 2001 and will go back to Sudan this month for the first time since moving to the United States. She is going for her brother’s wedding and is
excited to be able to be there for that celebration.
Ekram and her husband, Mukhtar, have four children:
Bill, age 13; Kani, age 11; Kalarga, age 8; and Kume,
age 5. Ekram works for Visiting Nurse Services and is
also providing worship opportunities
to the Arabic-speaking residents in
Des Moines. Ekram is an ordained
Elder of the Des Moines Presbytery
and is leading worship services for
Arabic-speaking residents who
were wanting a place to worship
together, as well as a pastor to lead
them.
Ekram truly enjoys talking with and
listening to others. She and her family enjoy playing volleyball together, playing games, and watching movies.
They live in Waukee. So glad to have you, Ekram!
December 2015
Other News
New Administrative Assistant
Our new Administrative Assistant is Ann McGowan. She
began work on November 11. Ann grew up in Greenfield, IA. In 1970 she graduated from Drake University
with a Bachelor of Music Education degree. She taught
elementary music in the Colfax-Mingo School District for
34 years.
Ann started her career in church music as choir director
at First Presbyterian Church in Colfax in 1973. Cottage
Grove Presbyterian Church hired her as music director
in 1984.
When she retired from teaching in 2004, Ann worked as
Administrative Assistant for Cottage Grove Church and
CROSS Ministries. She also taught Sunday School to
the Sudanese children of the church, taking them on
many cultural field trips. She retired from all her church
jobs in 2011. After Cottage Grove closed, Ann became a
member of Covenant Presbyterian Church in West Des
Moines.
Ann’s husband, Terry, was a teacher at Valley High
School. He passed away in August of 2012. Ann’s two
cats, Sofie and Bella, keep her company at home in Urbandale.
Long-Range Planning Group
As many of you know, we have had two preliminary conversations in the last year with the city of Windsor
Heights. They are interested in the potential development of the land the church owns across University.
These nascent plans or ideas challenge our congregation to think about how God is leading our congregation
into the future. The Session will be putting together a
long-range planning group. If you would like to help
dream about what the future ministries God is calling our
congregation toward, and/or help plan for that future,
please volunteer or suggest someone to be part of this
important work.
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Would you like to help the poorest
of the poor in the small communities of the Our Sister Parish mission of the Presbytery of Des
Moines in the Berlin, Usulutan,
El Salvador area? Would you like
to take a stand and purchase fairly
-traded coffee? You can make a
difference in the lives of these
folks by purchasing Don Justo
Coffee with Dignity, a mission
that was started in 2002 with the sole purpose of making
funds to help support the mission.
If you’d like to purchase coffee or find out more about Don
Justo Coffee and how you can make a difference in the
Our Sister Parish mission of the Presbytery of Des
Moines in Berlin, Usulutan, El Salvador, contact Maurice
& Betty Dyer at
[email protected]
515-276-4991 or 515-971-8406.
Presbytery Open House
There will be a Holiday Open
House at the Presbytery office
on Friday, December 4, from
10 AM until 2 PM. The office is
located at 2400 86th Street
Suite 20 in Urbandale
(just north of Perkins).
There will be lots of goodies to
eat and many other
Presbyterians with whom
to visit.
December 2015
Upcoming Events
Calling All Volunteers!
We need your help with cookies, chili, and winter garments for the Windsor PC Drive Through Christmas
and Chili Supper. If you can be that angel that hands
out coffee and cookies on Saturday, December 19
from 1 – 3 PM, or be that angel that helps with the chili
supper, or be someone who can help with any part of
this project, please sign up in Fellowship Hall, or see
Linda Newsom! Let’s reach out to those who need a
dose of Windsor holiday cheer by opening up our
church and our hearts to our neighbors!
Miracle Hymn
On a Starry Night in Bethlehem,
a child was born to bring light to men,
and off with wind our eyes grew dim.
In a candle’s light, we found hope again.
There are miracles all around,
miracles yet to be found.
Hid in every heart is an awesome prayer.
Like a candle’s flame, hope will lead us there.
And the darkness comes, let the light shine through.
A spark of flame will ignite in you.
In a candle’s glow, a virgin’s womb,
in a simple prayer in the empty tomb.
There are miracles all around,
miracles yet to be found.
Hid in every heart is an awesome prayer.
Like a candle’s flame, hope will lead us there.
When the light has dawned on Christmas Day,
we will raise our voice in endless praise.
When the light has dawned on Christmas Day,
we will say
There are miracles all around,
miracles yet to be found.
Hid in every heart is an awesome prayer.
Like a candle’s flame, hope will lead us there.
Worship in December
12/6
12/13
12/20
12/24
12/25
12/27
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Isaiah of the Exile—Isaiah 40:1-11
Rebuilding the Temple—Ezra 1:1-4, 3:1-4, 10-13
Zechariah’s Song—Luke 1:5-13, 57-80
Birth of Jesus—Luke 2:1-14 (15-20)
Shepherds Visit—Luke 2:8-20
Beginning of Good News—Mark 1:1-20
December 2015
Windsor Presbyterian Church
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6301 University Avenue
Windsor Heights, IA 50324-1815
Phone: 515-277-8379
Fax: 515-277-5200
[email protected]
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www.windsorpc.org
It is the mission of Windsor Presbyterian
Church to be a warm, supporting family for
worshiping God, learning and practicing
Christ’s teachings, and sharing Christ’s good
news with others.
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Staff
Shamaine Chambers King, Pastor
Ann McGowan, Administrative Assistant
Vacant, Director of Music Ministries
Jim Behrens, Organist
Deb Hibbert, Accountant
Duda Plavulj, Custodian
Mae & Stella Murphy, Children’s Ministries
Session
Ron Grohe (2016) Finance and Personnel
Barb Pomeroy (2016) Caring and Sharing
Linda Newsom (2017) Learning and Serving
JoAnn Seeman (2017) Music and Worship
Rod Enochs (2018) Buildings and Grounds
Dick Woods (2018) Outreach
Dwight Tomes, Clerk of Session
Deacons
Nancy Baker (2016)
Jessica McCubbin (2016)
Beth Schmitz (2017), Secretary
Rich Teig (2017)
Sue Cooper (2018), Chair
Donna Dickerson (2018)
Happening This Month
Dec. 6
Dec. 13
Dec. 13
Dec. 17
Dec, 19
Dec. 20
Dec. 21
Dec. 24
Dec. 25
Dec. 27
Advent Devotions II
Deacons Meeting
Advent Devotions III
Session Meeting
Drive-Thru Christmas
Advent Devotions IV
Blue Christmas Worship
Christmas Eve Worship
Christmas Day
Worship (Hymn Sing)