Tuesday night Tai Chi classes, led by Susan Marting, will be pausing for a seasonal sabbatical. Check back in the new year for another term!
On behalf of the entire congregation of Faith Des Peres Presbyterian Church we would like to wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
Rev. Carol DeVaughan will be with us on Sunday, Dec. 23; for our traditional Christmas Eve service at 5:30 p.m. on Dec. 24, and on Sunday, Dec. 30.
Tiara Payne, our administrative assistant, will continue to be available on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. You can reach Tiara by calling the church office, 432-8029, or emailing her at adminasst@faithdesperes.org. Members of the Session also are available to answer your questions and are going to be working with Tiara to provide communications through the weekly blog and Sunday bulletin. The newly appointed members of the Session are:
Barbara Abbett— Clerk of Session
Danny Mortimer – Chair of Finance/Personnel Center
Mary Lewis - Chair of Worship Center
Beth Willock – Chair MEC
Dianne Modrell – Chair Faith Formation
Erika Abbett – Chair Mission and Ministry
Ashley Marting – Mission and Ministry
You can either contact one of the members directly or ask Tiara to put you in touch with them.
Join us for a special New Year Brunch and worship service on Sunday, December 30 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 we will have 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!)
If you are willing to serve as a greeter or a liturgist on Sunday mornings or are willing to bring refreshments for fellowship in the gathering space after worship, please sign up by using one of the links below or calling Tiara in the church office.
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0D4AABA82BA1F49-volunteering
Your time and help in this part of the ministry of Faith Des Peres is always appreciated.
Tuesday night Tai Chi classes, led by Susan Marting, will be pausing for a seasonal sabbatical. Check back in the new year for another term!
It is an honor and a pleasure to welcome Rev. Foltz as our guest minister today Rev. Miriam Foltz is Pastor of UKirk - St. Louis, the Presbyterian Campus Ministry at Washington University and St. Louis University. UKirk, or "university church," gathers on Sunday evenings for dinner & worship at Trinity Presbyterian and also for mid-week, on-campus Bible study gatherings, fellowship events, and more. While officially serving these two campuses, UKirk is a community that strives to support students around St. Louis - including welcoming in college students from other area schools - and to support students from St. Louis who go to school elsewhere - through events and conference opportunities during winter & summer breaks. Pastor Foltz lives in the Central West End with her husband, Steven, and two cats, Lewis & Clark.
Thank you, Rev. Foltz, for being with us and sharing the good news.
Rev. Carol DeVaughan will be with us on Sunday, Dec. 23; for our traditional Christmas Eve service at 5:30 p.m. on Dec. 24, and on Sunday, Dec. 30. December 16 the worship service will feature the choir's Christmas cantata and a pageant spotlighting our children, directed by Clare Dingus, Disciples Gathering leader.
Please plan to be at church each Sunday to share in the spirit of this holiest of times of the year!
Please take your copy of the Advent book home today. They are in the Gathering Space. If you would like a Advent book mailed to you please contact Tiara our administrative assistant at 314-432-8029 of email her at adminasst@faithdesperes.org
Join us on Saturday from 10 am to noon in Fellowship Hall to decorate gingerbread houses. The cost is $14.00 per gingerbread house, to be paid directly to Leslie Barnes on the day of the party. All children and adults are welcome.
Need help getting in the holiday spirit? Join us Sunday at 4 p.m. when the Gateway Ringers present their "Traditions of Christmas" program in our sanctuary! Fans of this highly regarded group filled our pews when they performed here previously and we hope to see even more of you this time around. The Worship Arts Center will host a reception in the Gathering Space after the concert.
Tuesday night Tai Chi classes, led by Susan Marting, will be pausing for a seasonal sabbatical. Check back in the new year for another term!”
We are once again partnering with TWIGS - our Buddy Pack food supply source - during the Advent season to collect additional food to support FDP's Buddy Pack program. Like a traditional Advent Calendar, the Buddy Pack Advent calendar reveals a list of food items you can purchase each day during Advent to supplement our Buddy Pack program. Buddy Pack Advent Calendars will be available in the Gathering Space throughout Advent - one per family please! - while supplies last. Whether you buy food daily, weekly or for the whole month, please bring all purchased food to the church by Sunday, December 30. (You can also bring food to the church each week and give it to Roy Lenox, Ashley Laws or Erica Abbett). Contact Roy Lenox or Erica Abbett for additional details.
If you are willing to serve as a greeter or a liturgist on Sunday mornings or are willing to bring refreshments for fellowship in the gathering space after worship, please sign up by using one of the links below or calling Tiara in the church office.
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0D4AABA82BA1F49-volunteering
Your time and help in this part of the ministry of Faith Des Peres is always appreciated.
It is an honor and a pleasure to welcome Rev. Foltz as our guest minister Sunday and again December 9th. Rev. Miriam Foltz is Pastor of UKirk - St. Louis, the Presbyterian Campus Ministry at Washington University and St. Louis University. UKirk, or "university church," gathers on Sunday evenings for dinner & worship at Trinity Presbyterian and also for mid-week, on-campus Bible study gatherings, fellowship events, and more. While officially serving these two campuses, UKirk is a community that strives to support students around St. Louis - including welcoming in college students from other area schools - and to support students from St. Louis who go to school elsewhere - through events and conference opportunities during winter & summer breaks. Pastor Foltz lives in the Central West End with her husband, Steven, and two cats, Lewis & Clark.
Thank you, Rev. Foltz, for being with us and sharing the good news.
Please make sure to take your copy of the Advent book home today. They are in the located in the Gathering Space.
We have adopted families from Lydia's House and Southside Early Childhood Center. In November members chose ornaments of gifts to be purchased for the families we adopted. Please bring your purchased gifts and gift cards to the church Sunday. We will bless these items in preparation for delivery to the agencies that week. Gifts should not be wrapped. However, we would appreciate any donations of gift wrap. Please attach the ornament to your gift or gift card to help us keep track of items purchased. Contact Judy Sisson, Sandy Williams, Angie Hiner or Erica Abbett for additional details.
The annual Women’s brunch and cookie exchange will be on Wednesday, December 5 at 9:30am Terry Baker will be hosting. Bring 2-3 dozen cookies to exchange. Please RSVP in with Terry Baker or at adminasst@faithdesperes.org.
Join us on Saturday, December 8 from 10 am to noon in Fellowship Hall to decorate
gingerbread houses. The cost is $12.00 per gingerbread house, to be paid directly to Leslie Barnes on the day of the party. All children and adults are welcome. Please sign up in the Gathering Space.