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ISRAEL TRIP

Barring any more dramatic world events, Dr. Bell will be guiding another pilgrimage to Jordan and Israel in the spring!  Pilgrims will depart on April 17 and return to Denver on April 30.  Sign up will be on a "first come, first serve" basis. Extended family members and friends of Wellshire members are welcome to join the journey.  A $500 deposit is due upon sign up and the balance must be paid by January. Trip insurance is available to cover family crises. For more information, please contact Dr. Bell.

Membership at Wellshire is open to ALL who affirm faith in Jesus Christ.   To join, please contact Beth Hamstra at 303-758-2233, ext. 224.

GIVING TO GOD 

Thanks to the many who have generously pledged to Wellshire's "Giving to God through the Church" Generosity 2014.  Your Thank You card and pledge acknowledgement is on the way to you soon. If you are still planning to make a pledge, you may place your pledge card in the offering plate this Sunday.  Blank cards are available in the pew backs as well as in the Narthex.  You may also pledge online or simply send an email to Chuck Sparks, Director of Operations.  The more you give to God through the church, the more invested you will be in the work that we do - not only financially invested, but also as an investment of the heart.  Learn more about Generosity 2014 here.

SIMPLE WAYS TO HELP RAISE FUNDS FOR WELLSHIRE CHURCH YOUTH MISSIONS

• Use your reloadable King Soopers cards: if you've purchased a King Soopers card from Wellshire Youth in the past, please reload that card and continue to use it when you shop at King Soopers - the Wellshire Youth Mission Trip fund receives 5% of all proceeds from shopping trips when those cards are used.  To buy a card, ask Kira.  
• Eat at Beau Jo's Pizza (2710 S. Colorado Blvd.) on Sunday, December 21.  If you mention the Wellshire Church fundraiser, 20% of the profits from your meal that day help fund Wellshire Youth Mission Trips.

SIXTH DAY DECEMBER: FIRESIGN VOCAL QUARTET

DEDICATE A POINSETTIA

This Advent, the Sanctuary and Chapel will be adorned with traditional red poinsettias.  We invite you to donate a minimum of $25 to our Advent/Christmas Flower Fund in memory or in honor of a loved one.  At the close of the 10:30 pm Christmas Eve service on December 24, poinsettias may be taken on a first-come, first-served basis.  A list of dedication and donor names will be published in the December 14 and 21 church bulletins.  If you would like to donate to the Advent/Christmas flower fund, please complete the form in worship and return it with a check to Wellshire; click here to donate online (choose "poinsettias" from the dropdown menu).

DR. HOLLY INGLIS' NEW BOOK

Check out Wellshire's own Dr. Holly Inglis' new book!  Sticky Learning explores how learning occurs in our brain, explains the different types of memory, and shows a framework for brain-friendly ways to teach.  Dr. Kathy Dawson and Dr. Roger Nishioka of Columbia Theological Seminary each contributed a chapter - find the book at Amazon today.

NEW BOOKS FROM WELLSHIRE'S KENDALL MEMORIAL LIBRARY

Lila by Marilynne Robinson (FIC ROB)
Housekeeping by Marilynne Robinson (FIC ROB) 

7 TO 9 DINE RETURNS

NEXT Young Adult Ministry is a group for those in their 20s or early 30s in transition with school, entering the workforce, and everything in between.  

• NEXT Christmas Party: Tuesday, December 2 @ 7:00 pm at Carly Jayne & Nick Sisco's home.  Bring a gift either under $15 or rewrap a gift you've never used for White Elephant.  BYOB and bring a side dish. RSVP to Kira for the address. 

• No December Gathering at the Table - it resumes in 2015.

  Contact Kira with questions.

CORE

CORE, fellowship for those in their late 20s through 30s, gets together for the annual Christmas Shenanigans Party on Saturday, December 13 at the Pechie home.  Adults only; please bring a drink and appetizer to share.  Please RSVP to Laurie Pechie. Save the Date: Urban Peak Youth Shelter volunteering on Tuesday, February 17; CORE Women's Weekend April 17-19.  Contact Terri Shaffer for more information.

PIONEERS  

Pioneers, Wellshire's fellowship group for those in their 40s and beyond, gets together for the annual Pioneers Christmas Party @ Saturday, December 6 @ 6:00  at the Day-Lucore home. RSVP by December 2 to Paul with what appetizer, side, salad, vegetable, or dessert you're bringing. Bring a wrapped Christmas ornament.  On Sunday, December 14, Pioneers walk the Trail of Lights at Chatfield.  Meet at the Waterton Tavern at 5:00 pm; RSVP to Martha Cearley.

SCHOONERS 

Schooners, Wellshire's fellowship and service group for those 60 and beyond, enjoys a Christmas Party on Friday, December 5 at 7:00 pm in the Wellshire Chapel.  Share dessert and coffee in the Fellowship Hall before adjourning to the chapel for a musical Christmas experience including carol singing.  Please RSVP to  Janet Frantz; bring a dessert or a fruit/cheese plate and a bottle of sparkling cider, as well as a favorite Christmas ornament, story or poem, or art.

MERRY WIDOWS' CHRISTMAS LUNCHEON

Merry Widows, fellowship for all single women, hosts its annual Christmas Luncheon and Bingo on Friday, December 5 at 12:00 pm at Wellshire Church.  To RSVP, please send $15 to Virginia Warner by November 29.  For her address, call her at 303-756-1971.

SAFETY AND SECURITY AT WELLSHIRE

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Are you available to help run the lights at either the 5:30 or 10:30 pm worship services on Christmas Eve?  Please contact Michael Pohlenz to learn more or express your interest.  A quick meeting with Michael in advance and arriving 10-15 minutes early for Christmas Eve worship are the only requirements.  Thank you! 

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PARENTING SAFE CHILDREN

On January 24, 2015 from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm, Wellshire Church hosts Parenting Safe Children, a workshop that empowers adults to keep children safe from sexual abuse.  Parents, relatives, teachers, therapists, and virtually anyone who cares about the safety of children benefits from this workshop led by Feather Berkower, leader in child sexual abuse prevention since 1985.  Click here to learn more and register.

 

CLUB 45

Club 45 for fourth and fifth graders gets together at Wellshire on Sunday, December 7: Christmas Bash @ 4:30 - 6:00 pm. Contact Holly Inglis with any questions.

 

FAMILY TIES

Families with children up through 5th grade often meet at Wellshire on the 1st & 3rd Sunday evenings from 4:30 to 6:00 pm for fabulous and lively discussions (childcare provided). Special "parent-only" evenings are scattered throughout the year, as well as social and mission opportunities for families.  Please contact Jll McLain for details.

Upcoming Events:  

• Friday, December 5 at 7:00 pm Adult only Christmas dinner party at the McLains. 

• Sunday, December 21 FT dinner and Living Nativity.

24 November 2014

Holy and merciful God, we pray for Mintu, a 28-year-old husband and father who, with thin, twisted legs, sits all day on a footbridge spanning a crowded, noisy, and exhaust-filled intersection in Dhaka, Bangladesh.  He had worked as a bus driver until five years ago, when, just after his daughter was born, an illness left him paralyzed from the waist down.  Now Mintu's wife works in a garment factory, while his father carries him each day to the footbridge to beg and meanwhile cares for the couple's daughter at home.  Lord, only you can comprehend the depth of Mintu's anguish.  Speak to him your holy words of comfort, and reveal to him your mercy and steadfast love.  We pray in the name of the Christ, the Compassionate One.  Amen.

Written by Drs. Leslie and Cynthia Morgan

Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)

Mission Co-Workers / Bangladesh