Tates Creek Herald for December 12, 2017

1. Christmas Card Exchange
December 17
Christmas cards will be ready
for pick-up on Sunday. They
are located outside the Prayer
Room at Entrance A.
HeraldSunday Services: 9:30 AM, 11:00 AM & 6:30 PM
Sunday School: 8:30 AM, 9:30 AM, & 11:00 AM
Tates Creek Christian Church 3150 Tates Creek Road Lexington, KY 40502 www.tatescreek.org
We Care Store
This Sunday, December 17, we will be collecting non-perishable food items for the We Care
Store. The most immediate needs at this time are: canned meat, canned fruit & vegetables,
cereal, pasta, pasta sauce, jelly, soup, laundry detergent, dish soap, toilet paper, toothpaste,
deodorant, shampoo, or any other hygiene products. Monetary donations are also appreciated.
Room In The Inn
Our Room in the Inn Ministry begins this week. If you
are able to help, set-up begins at 12 pm on Thursday,
December 14. Contact Chris Lee with any
questions at (859)885-9012.
Helping
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Volume 48 December 12, 2017 No. 36
Children’s Christmas Program
“The Secret of Snowflake County”
Elementary and Preschool Choirs
December 17, 6:30 pm, Worship Center
Join us for this fun-filled presentation by our
children’s choirs.
Christmas Eve
Sunday, December 24, 2017
We will be having our regular morning worship
and Sunday school services.
Christmas Eve Candlelight Service
5 pm, Worship Center
Youth Activities
Middle School Christmas party
Wednesday, December 13, 6 pm
Be sure to participate in the ugly sweater contest
and white elephant gift exchange.
Elementary Christmas party
Wednesday, December 20, 6 pm
HS & MS 5th Sunday Gathering
Sunday, December 31, 9:30 am
Gift Allocation
The“What If”Fund will be retired at the end of
this year. Why wait? Because some may still want
to fulfill their commitment to the campaign, plus
the offering envelopes distributed through the
end of the year still list that option. In these last
few weeks, funds designated toward“What If”
will be moved to the General Fund. If you have
an automatic contribution set up through online
giving, you will want to change that before the
end of the year.

2. Prayer Requests:
Hospitals:
St. Joseph: Joseph Burks
Veterans: Jackie Gibson
Requests: Ryan Adkins, Della Atwell, Sara Avers, Earl & Frances
Balden, Beverly Baldwin, Suzy Brickey, Libby Brown, Kayliegh
Burkhart, Craig Byers, Kevin Calvert, Carlletta Carpenter, Roy
Clark, Arden Coppler, Danielle Cottrell, Darrell Cracraft, Michael
Davis, Larry Egner, Gilva Evans, Emilia Florez, Jerry Florez,
Johna Fowler, Zach Fox, Kacia Galbreath, Jennifer Gevendon,
Alma Gibson, Jay Gillespie, Ryan Gilpin, Kathy Gullet, Betty Ham,
Beverly Hatfield, Kelly Hayworth, Ruby Herald, Phyllis Hogston,
Donna Hollis, Jerry Huffman, Johnnetta Hunt, Jane Johnson, Betty
Kemper, Bud Kiger, Kitchen family, Libby Knight, Nathan Koebcke,
Nadine Lear, Joe Lile, Litteral family, Thelma Jo McAtee, Terry
McBrayer, Ronald McGinnis, Joyce McMahan, Anita McNees,
Don Merida, Diana Moody, Bill Murphy, Melissa Newcomb, Ryan
Overmyer, Stephen Peacock, Butch Peyton, Greg Phelps, Jamie
Phelps, Norma Pinkston, Mollie Pratt, Becky Ray, Ric & Hope
Rieffer, Marie Risner, Fran Schroeder, John Shute, Tammi Sparks,
Linda Tavlar, Robin Thompson, Tim Timmons, Billy Treadway,
Sandy VanderLaan, Vivian Voss, Bill Welch, David & Margaret
Williams, Ron Wills, Elizabeth Wolfe, Nathan Young.
Serving December 17, 2017:
Elders: Craig Martin, David Martin
Deacons: Ray Albensi, Ken Banks
Ashland Terrace: Allan Faber
Home Comm: Steve Mullins, Lucas Moore, Greg Kasten
Communion Prep:(Sat.) Tom & Waynetta Myers
(Sun after 1st Srv) Fred & Emma Goode
(Sun after 2nd Srv) Victor Castro
Prayer Room: Janice Moore, Monica Kennedy
Ushers: Dennis Moore, Boyd Johnson, Stuart Kearns
A Look at the Calendar…
Tuesday ~ December 12
1:30 PM We Care Store ~ open until 5:45 pm
6:00 PM Victory For Life ~ Fellowship Hall
6:30 PM Rachel Circle ~ Home of Mary Ann McMurry
6:30 PM Tabitha Circle Dinner ~ Chop House
Wednesday ~ December 13
10:30 AM Adult Bible Study ~ Room 200CD
Bring snacks or dessert to share
6:00 PM Middle School Party ~ MSM Room
6:30 PM Worship Choir rehearsal ~ Room 200C
Thursday ~ December 14
12:00 PM Room in the Inn Set-up ~ Fellowship Hall
Sunday ~ December 17
3:00 PM Swahili service ~ Fellowship Hall
6:00 PM College Small Group ~ Room 302
6:00 PM Adult Small Groups ~ Various locations
6:30 PM Children’s Christmas program ~ Worship Ctr
Tuesday ~ December 19
1:30 PM We Care Store ~ open until 5:45 pm
6:00 PM Victory For Life ~ Fellowship Hall
7:00 PM Community Christmas Concert to benefit
the Salvation Army ~ Immanuel Baptist
Tates Creek Christian Church 3150 Tates Creek Road Lexington, KY 40502 www.tatescreek.org
Infants...................................5
Walkers.................................4
Age 3 - 5...............................8
Elementary....................... 46
MS Students ................... 16
HS Students .................... 18
CIA..........................................5
Crusaders.......................... 31
Faith.................................... 12
FOCUS................................ 20
Generations of Faith..... 16
Good News...................... 25
Grace & Truth.................. 48
Grass Roots...................... 15
Heaven Bound................ 12
In The Word...................... 16
Knowing God.....................9
Open Bible....................... 51
Seekers.................................8
Servants for Christ......... 22
Upper Room.................... 14
Willing Workers.............. 19
Young Adults......................8
Ashland Terrace.................6
Officers.................................2
Miscellaneous....................5
Total..................................441
Statistics for December 10, 2017
Sunday SchoolSunday Worship Service
Total AM Worship...............616
Total PM Ministries.............464
Financial Stewardship
General Fund..........$23,808.84
Weekly Need..........$30,952.00
Deacons’Fund.............$211.00
“What If...”
Rec. this Week..............$938.00
From the Church Office
v If you are making a regular or special online
contribution at the end of the year, please do so early
in December to ensure the transaction clears the banks
involved and the credit can be given on your 2017 giving
statement.
v Pulpit flower request forms for 2018 are now available
at the Welcome Center. If you would like to provide pulpit
flowers, please compete the form, leave it in the binder,
and we will place the order for you. Cost this year will be
$45.