Advent is almost here! It’s the wonderful season where we are celebrate the birth of our

Savior. There are many things you can do to reinforce God’s love for us by sending his

son. Here is a short list of ideas to help get you started:

1. NICE Center donations of food and items for the Christmas room.

2. Reverse Advent calendar– see Below. This type of thing could be a monthly gift

from your family.

3. Blessing Bags for the Homeless. Fill gallon size Ziploc bags with small

toiletries, water bottle, socks, non-perishable snacks/nuts/granola bars) and your favorite

Bible verse. Take them to the homeless shelter or to a neighborhood and pass them out.

4. Do a Random Act of Kindness every day. It doesn’t have to be anything big, just

something to tell someone you care.

5. The Book of Luke has 24 Chapters, If you read one chapter each day of December,

you will have the Life of Christ before you so Christmas will be a great celebration.

What will you do ?

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November 4th, Communion with Reverend Robert Conner November 10th, Reverend William Lupole November 17th , CLP Charles Johnson November 24th, Reverend William Lupole **************************************************** Thank you to the Conley Family for preparing and serving the 80th Annual Thankoffering Dinner. Thank you to all members and friends who made generous contributions to our Thankoffering.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Thank you Thank you Thank you Thank you for supporting Operation Christmas Child with your shoebox gifts to help put a smile on a child's face. Thank you Thank you Thank you Thank you to our many donors who have contributed time & items for the NICE Center, emergency bucket and the many, many other donations and time you give to the church throughout the year.

It’s that time:

Annual reports are due into the

church office by

Sunday, January 12

Location: Waterman UMC Time: 7 pm

All are welcome to come ~Pastor Jake~

UMPEC will be

will be delivering

Christmas Dinner

Food Boxes in

December. If you

know of a family in Waterman who

could use one, please contact

Linda Loudermilk.

This is a joint ministry with

Waterman Presbyterian and

Waterman United Methodist

Church to show the love of Christ

when there is need.

Elders (Session Members)

Laurie Johnson …… 815-264-7706

David Stryker………815-970-1792

Melba Speelman…….815-758-5953

Linda Loudermilk….815-757-7010

Lynn Byington……..815-739-1728

Sue Rood…...............815-824-2518 (Clerk of Session)

Deacons

Susan Eichelberger…815-264-7772

Mary Stryker………..815-970-1791

Jeanetta Boughton….815-786-4356

Lindsey Conley……..815-901-3877 Sunday Worship Services are at 10 am.

December Pulpit Supply:

December 1~Reverend Robert Conner, Worship/

Communion. Our Congregational Meeting at

11am will follow the Worship Service.

December 8~ Rev. Mary McKinney

December 15~ CLP Charles Johnson

December 22~Rev. Mary McKinney

December 29~ Christine Monteiro

Poinsettias are orders to date, as of the printing of this newsletter on November 27th:

Memory/Honor of: Given by:Memory/Honor of: Given by:Memory/Honor of: Given by:Memory/Honor of: Given by: Clyde & Mary MacDougall Herb & Donna Leifheit Everette S. MacDougall Herb & Donna Leifheit Paul G. Johnson Johnson, Russell, & North Families Tony & Dixie North Johnson, Russell, & North Families Harry & Betty Houghtby Johnson, Russell, & North Families Keith & Erline North Johnson, Russell, & North Families Paul A. & Olive Johnson Johnson, Russell, & North Families Alice & Lawrence Baie Mary & Dave Stryker Marjorie & Jack Meredith Mary & Dave Stryker Hazel & Wayne Stryker Mary & Dave Stryker Phyliss Shuck Paul Shuck Dimon Roberts Melba Speelman Melba Roberts Melba Speelman Nellie Roberts Melba Speelman Jack Wild Jay, Christine, & Olivia Monteiro Janet Wild Jay, Christine, & Olivia Monteiro

Julius & Marcella Monteiro Brent, Jay, Christine & Olivia Carl & Marion Larsen Monteiro

The NICE Center will be collecting for the Christmas Room

through December and we are collecting new baby items, for newborns - 2 years of age. Additionally during December we

would like to collect canned tuna and chicken. All donated items should be placed into the collection box in the Narthex. We also gladly accept monetary donations. Please write NICE Christmas

in the memo portion of your check. Thank you for all your donations!!!!

~Please Pray for: The Family of Al Watkins, The Family of Nancy Coss, The Family of Joanna Fay, The Family of Geri Leonard, Kate Thuestad, Larry Houghtby, Amy English, Our Area Farmers and Our Church. Our military personnel: Sgt. Joel Bergen, Staff Sgt. Vadon Loudermilk Jr., Major Garrett Slack & Major Bob Mitchell.

Please notice the change in my office hours

during the week of December 15th. I will be on

vacation from December 21st through January

6th. My normal office hours will resume on

Tuesday, January 7th. These dates are noted on

the church calendar/cover of this newsletter.

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Christmas-time is here- the most wonderful time of the year! A

chance to celebrate the birth of baby Jesus and remember the

true meaning of the season. Throughout the month of

December, we will be taking time to read the true meaning of Christmas, as well as enjoying the season as a

whole. We will use our senses in the science area to explore the season- the smells, sights, tastes, and more.

In the art area, we will work on patterns as we create ornaments and other art. Our author spotlight will

focus on the Bible and other stories that tell us about the birth of baby Jesus, as well as some fun Christmas

books! Additionally, we will learn about a seasonal favorite- gingerbread! We will also focus on how we can

spread joy this holiday season!

Looking back to November, we enjoyed our food and nutrition theme. Our preschoolers really grasped the

idea of sorting food into food groups and talking about healthy/unhealthy foods. The Tuesday/Thursday

class read If You Give a Pig a Pancake by Laura Numeroff and then made pancakes for snack! Preschoolers

worked together to measure, pour, and stir the ingredients together. The Monday/Wednesday/Friday class

participated in a turkey egg drop- predicting what would happen to eggs when placed in baggies of different

materials (rice, cotton balls, etc) and then dropping them to the ground. Both activities were a hit! We read

lots of silly Thanksgiving themed books and learned how to use our manners at the Thanksgiving table.

Both classes took time each day in November to discuss what it means to be thankful and state what they

were thankful for each day. We prayed and gave thanks for all things that make us thankful!

Thank you to all who participated in our Fall 2019 Cookie Dough Fundraiser! It was a success! If you haven’t

already, be sure to take a peak at our beautiful new science/math shelf in the classroom! Also, thank you to

Mrs. Gletty for donating your time to pass out the cookie dough when it arrived!

Be sure to check out all of the artwork in our hallway- our preschoolers have worked so hard and we love to

show off their hard work!

Fall conferences are done and were successful! We are so thankful to our families for taking the time to

meet with us- we know how busy life can be, we just love to discuss the accomplishments our preschoolers

have made!

Be sure to mark your calendars! Our 2019 OHP Christmas Program will be on Thursday, December 12th, 2019

at 6:00 in the evening at the United Methodist Church of Waterman. Our theme this year is “Follow the

Star”, which is based on a sweet, easy to understand children’s book by Make Believe Ideas. We have been

practicing every day and cannot wait to share our hard work!

Christmas parties will take place on Thursday, December 19th and Friday, December 20th.

There is NO SCHOOL Monday, December 23- Friday, January 3rd, 2020.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

Reminder: If you are in

the church during the

week please turn off the

lights, check to make sure

no water is running and

the doors are locked.

Thank you!