Join us and invite your family and friends to come for a special candlelight service with music and carols.
We’ll celebrate in a big way the Light of Christ coming among us. After church a very special guest will be here for pictures. Ho! Ho! Ho!
Join us for a special Christmas Brunch and worship service on Sunday, December 31st at 10:30. This special service will take place in the Gathering Space where we’ll eat and worship and focus on the new year. It’s for all ages and will some exercises to get us thinking about things we want to leave behind or take on in the new year. Please sign-up in the Gathering Space and let us know what dish you’ll bring. Thank you! (There is no nursery care or Sunday School this day. Everyone is encouraged to worship together!)
St. Louis Women’s chorus comprised of a diverse group of women united in its mission to perform music that celebrates and encourages women and the LGBTQ community. Chris Mabe is a member of the chorus, and they open their 25th season with War & Peace, a concert focused on the music that draws us together as a community of justice. Join Chris and CHARIS December 15 & 16, 2017 at 8 p.m. at the Missouri History Museum. For tickets see Chris.
What do you give the person who has everything? How about this season you give the gift of music! Here at FDP we use the Janet Boyer Music Fund to help hire guest musicians. Your gift would sponsor a guest instrumentalist , brass quartet, or even a choral cantata. Think about your loved ones opening The Gift of Music that will provide beautiful music for everyone to enjoy. You can’t go wrong with the gift of music.
Dear Faith Des Peres Family,
This Sunday we’ll celebrate the baptism of Andy Ezekiel Schuller-Meyer, son of Clarissa Schuller-Meyer and Jason Meyer. This is our 5th baptism in 6 months! I hope you’ll be here to welcome Andy into the family of faith, and to celebrate with Clarissa, Jason, and Nathan. I’m looking forward to it.
Last week in worship, we dedicated our Christmas Giving Tree gifts. I want to thank Judy Sisson and Sandy Williams who co-chaired this year’s event. Under their leadership, we helped a number of families from Southside Day Nursery and Lydia’s House have a nice Christmas with toys and gifts under the tree! Thank you so much to everyone who participated and purchased gifts. We couldn’t have done it without you.
There are a number of fun events coming up in December that you can read about in this email. If you’re looking to add some holiday music to your festivities, I encourage you to come to the Gateway Ringers concert on December 17. Jeff White, our interim Director of Music, is a member of this group. I’m sure the concert will be fantastic. We also have the annual gingerbread house party this Saturday and the women’s cookie exchange on Wednesday. There really is something for everyone!
Blessings,
Annie
What do you give the person who has everything? How about this season you give the gift of music! Here at FDP we use the Janet Boyer Music Fund to help hire guest musicians. Your gift would sponsor a guest instrumentalist , brass quartet, or even a choral cantata. Think about your loved ones opening The Gift of Music that will provide beautiful music for everyone to enjoy. You can’t go wrong with the gift of music.
Join the Presbyterian Women as we celebrate the holiday with out Annual Cookie exchange. December 13th at 9:30am. Please RSVP with Charlotte Ridley at ridleywp@att.net
Parents, get some shopping done or just have fun while the teenagers of the church babysit your child(ren) for $10. Register by December 13 in the Gathering Space so we know how many babysitters are needed. Please pack a lunch or snack for your child.
The concert is free, though a free-will offering will be taken to help defray costs. We hope you will come as this premier auditioned handbell group rings in a Medieval Christmas!
St. Louis Women’s chorus comprised of a diverse group of women united in its mission to perform music that celebrates and encourages women and the LGBTQ community. Chris Mabe is a member of the chorus, and they open their 25th season with War & Peace, a concert focused on the music that draws us together as a community of justice. Join Chris and CHARIS December 15 & 16, 2017 at 8 p.m. at the Missouri History Museum. For tickets see Chris.
Looking for a quick and easy way to serve the church and wider community? Join the Mission and Ministry Committee following church today to pack Buddy Packs.
Dear Faith Des Peres Family,
This Sunday is the first Sunday of Advent and there’s a lot going on in worship! First, we’ll dedicate our Christmas Giving Tree gifts! Don’t forget to bring your unwrapped gift with the ornament to church. You can leave it under the Christmas tree. Next, it’s communion Sunday so we are collecting food for Feeding the Flock. Please don’t bring your food for the reverse Advent calendar this Sunday! We’ll collect it later in the month. And last, the church is decked out in all its Christmas apparel and it looks beautiful! Thank you Andy Richter and family for donating the Christmas tree, and Beth Willock and Danny Mortimer for decorating the church.
I’ll be in Cape Girardeau with Terry and the kids as First Presbyterian Cape says goodbye to Terry and thanks him for his service as Interim Pastor. I hate not being with all of you since I love Advent so much! But, Rev. Miriam Foltz from UKirk is preaching, and I’ve heard great feedback from you about Miriam and her preaching style. I hope you’ll be here to welcome her and celebrate the season. I’ll be back on December 10 when we’ll celebrate the baptism of Andy Schuller-Meyer. There’s so much to celebrate!
Check out everything that’s happening at FDP during December. There’s something for everyone!
You all are a blessing!
Peace, Annie
It’s a communion Sunday which means the kids will pull the wagon and collect food for Circle of Concern during the offering time. The idea behind Feeding the Flock is that while we are spiritually fed at Christ’s table, we are called to physically feed others. This is an important outreach ministry of Faith Des Peres, and is one that gets everyone involved. Even if you forgot food today, you can always donate food to Circle of Concern by dropping it off at the church. Thank you.
Advent Books are ready and can be found in the Gathering Space. Pick up yours Sunday!
Come decorate a gingerbread house on Saturday, December 9th from 10am-noon. This event is geared towards kids but all ages are welcome to decorate a house or to provide help. Invite friends to join us in Fellowship Hall for a fun morning together. Please sign up in the Gathering Space by December 4th so we know how many houses to prepare. The cost is $13 a house. See Leslie Barnes if you have questions.
Join the Presbyterian Women as we celebrate the holiday with out Annual Cookie exchange. December 13th at 9:30am. Please RSVP with Charlotte Ridley at ridleywp@att.net
Parents, get some shopping done or just have fun while the teenagers of the church babysit your child(ren) for $10. Register by December 13 in the Gathering Space so we know how many babysitters are needed. Please pack a lunch or snack for your child.
Gateway Ringers Concert, December 17 at 4:30pm. The concert is free, though a free-will offering will be taken to help defray costs. We hope you will come as this premier auditioned handbell group rings in a Medieval Christmas!
St. Louis Women’s chorus comprised of a diverse group of women united in its mission to perform music that celebrates and encourages women and the LGBTQ community. Chris Mabe is a member of the chorus, and they open their 25th season with War & Peace, a concert focused on the music that draws us together as a community of justice. Join Chris and CHARIS December 15 & 16, 2017 at 8 p.m. at the Missouri History Museum. For tickets see Chris.