December 22, 2017

VERSAILLES PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

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Versailles Presbyterian

Church 130 N Main Street

Versailles, KY 40383 859-873-3491

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Read for this week: Luke 2:1-20

Children’s Choir Christmas Program

The VPC Children's Choir will present The Inn Crowd, during the 10:30 a.m. service on December 24. The infamous census of the ages has made Bethlehem a busy and crowded spot, and there are some guests at a local inn who aren't very happy about it. The rich and important guests make it clear that they want no part of the "lower class" staying at the inn. By the end of the musical, we all learn that Jesus came for everyone, and that because of Him, we're all definitely "in" God's Kingdom.

MONDAY, DECEMBER 25 Noon – 2 p.m.

Monday, VPC will host its annual Community Christ-mas Dinner. From noon - 2:00 p.m., a buffet meal will be served. All are invited to dinner! But there's so much more we're offering. In addition to serving dinner, VPC volunteers will box and deliver meals to Woodford County shut-ins, emergency workers, hospital staff and the Hope

Lodge. That's where you can help. We need folks to provide side dishes and des-serts, box and deliver meals, set up and clean up Fellowship Hall and serve as hosts to our walk-in guests. You'll discover that helping out will be a high point of your Christmas Day! Sign up sheets are in the Welcome Center until noon Sunday.

Please join us for our Christmas Eve Service

Saturday, December 24, 5:30 p.m.

Office Hours & Pastoral Care Emergencies

The office will be closed Monday, De-cember 25-Friday, December, 29, and also on Monday, January 1. Keith will be out of the office during this time. In case of pasto-ral care emergencies, please contact Linder Jaeckels at (859) 533-0320.

Sunday Morning Schedule 8:30 a.m. Contemplative Service 9:10 a.m. Adult Sunday School 9:30 a.m. Children’s Activities 10:30 a.m. Traditional Worship 8 a.m. – Noon Fellowship (goodies available in

Fellowship Hall)

Keith Benze’s Contact Information

phone: 859.629.8380 email: pastor@vpc1.org

The Backpack Program The Backpack Program has resumed. VPC provides food to 50+ underprivileged children each week. Following is a list of items needed: Fruit Cups, Applesauce Cups, Vegetable Cups (individual microwavable), ramen noodles, in-stant oatmeal, individual packs of cereal, grano-la bars, pudding cups, pop tarts, fruit roll-ups, shelf stable milk or soymilk (individually packed), mac-n-cheese packs, and cup-o-soup. You can also make monetary contributions - note on the memo line of your check that your donation is for the Backpack Program. Thanks!

Senior Adult Ladies Lunch Bunch

The VIP ladies (Very important Presby-terian women age 55 & up) meet weekly for lunch. Typically, the group meets on Thurs-days at 11:30 a.m., at a restaurant in Ver-sailles. Sometimes the group makes a special trip out of town. Would you like to join us? Contact Clara Perry (873-4568) or Sharon Bloom (873-7268) with any questions. Note - all senior adult women are welcome, even if you haven't been able to attend previously. We'd love to have you.

December 24 - Christmas Eve—Worship at 8:30 and 10:30

December 24 - VPC Children’s Choir Program 10:30 a.m.

December 24 - Service of Lessons and Carols at 5:30 PM

December 25 - Community Christmas Dinner December 25-29 - Office closed December 31 - Ryan Straw will be preaching January 1 - Office closed

Pub Theology Please join us on the third Thursday of each month (note—we’ve already met in De-cember) at Addie’s restaurant at 6 PM for good food & good conversation. Pub Theolo-gy is an informal time when we discuss cur-rent theological issues and how they relate to our lives. There is no preparation or homework, just come ready to eat, talk, and laugh. Please RSVP to Darlene Snyder (darlene.snyder52@gmail.com) or the church office.

Dear VPC,

Thank you for the generous Christmas gift. I really appre-ciate it. God bless and Merry Christmas! Mona Phelps

Dear VPC Friends,

Thank you so much for the sweet note and thoughtful Christmas gift. I appreciate all of your kindness over the years. Merry Christmas! Love, Emily Crain

VPC,

Thank you all so much for the Christmas gifts. VPC is a very thoughtful and generous church! Thanks for Greg’s get well card, but most of all, your prayers!

Thank you, Greg & Juanita Noel

� All contributions for 2017 must be received by the church or postmarked by 12/31/17! � If you gift shares of stock to charity, you must act by year-end. By gifting long-term appreciated

stock, you can qualify for a potential income tax deduction--or by selling stock that has lost value and donating the proceeds, you can realize a loss to offset other gains.

� If any VPC parishioners have required minimum distributions this year and would like to exclude all or a portion from federal taxes, a qualified charitable distribution (QCD) made by the trustee of the tradi-tional IRA directly to the church may allow for the exclusion. Please seek advice from a tax profession-al before making any plans for retirement distributions.

� Reminder to VPC committees: all 2017 receipts are due in the office by Wednesday, January 3, 2018, to be included in 2017 expenses

� Please contact Rick Coffey, Finance Chair, with any questions.

Pat Sutherland Lackey 135 Elm Street

Versailles KY 40383

Bob Burkich Daisy Hill Senior Living

Room 105 1001 Crossfield Drive Versailles KY 40383

Joan Jewell

444 Craigs Creek Rd. Versailles, KY 40383

Louise Wilhoit Taylor Manor

300 Berry Avenue Versailles KY 40383

Herbert Logan c/o Lakeridge Villa Healthcare Center 7220 Pippin Road

Cincinnati OH 45239

Randy Fishback 221 Wooldridge Lane Versailles KY 40383

Joyce McCauley

1030 Stourbridge Road Versailles KY 40383

Gay Mansfield

131 Greenbriar Road Lexington KY 40503

Kay Richards 1680 Oregon Road Salvisa KY 40372

Jean Richeson

The Altenheim, Rm #4 936 Barret Avenue Louisville KY 40204

Ber Rasnick 122 Maple St,

Versailles, KY 40383

Peggy Gay The Homeplace at Midway

101 Sexton Way Midway, KY 40347

Congregational Care Greeting Card List

Following is a list of people on the Congregational Care’s greeting card

list—please feel free to send Christmas greetings!

Finance Update As of 11/30/2017

YTD Offerings: $ 230,118 YTD Expenses: $ 235,568 YTD Budget: $ 258,619

(Month end & year-to-date reports are available. Contact the church office for

copies.)

Continuing Ed Keith will be out for continuing education January 8-12, and 16-20. During this time, he will be accessible via phone and email; however, he may not be able to respond right away.

Celebrate a Special Occasion Celebrate a Special Occasion Celebrate a Special Occasion Celebrate a Special Occasion with Sanctuary Flowerswith Sanctuary Flowerswith Sanctuary Flowerswith Sanctuary Flowers

Celebrate an anniversary, a birthday, or honor a loved one by providing Sanctuary Flowers. It's easy to do:

• Indicate which Sunday you want on the flower calendar in the Wel-come Center

• Call the Flower Basket* across the street from the church to order flowers: 873-7839

• A lovely arrangement costs $40-$50; order by Wednesday of the week you want them

• The Flower Basket delivers your arrangement to the Sanctuary

• Flowers may be taken home after the late ser-vice to be enjoyed by your family

• Please note that some Sundays may not be available due to liturgical considerations or seasonal themes

*You may of course call the florist of your choice or pro-vide flowers from your garden! Flowers must be deliv-ered on Friday during church hours.

New Elder Installation Mark your calendars—New elders will be installed dur-ing the 10:45 service on January 22.

Mark Your Calendars! Our annual meeting is scheduled for Sunday,

January 28, at 9:30 a.m.

Parking for Christmas Eve Service Versailles Baptist is having their Christmas

Eve service at 5:00 PM this evening and we will have a service at 5:30 PM. We have spoken with VBC and in order to assure that our lot is availa-ble for those attending our service, we will be roping off our parking lot until shortly after 5:00 PM. We will have someone in the lot prior to 5:00 PM so if you arrive early, you will be able to enter our lot and park. We apologize for any in-convenience.

Martha Ministers are our church volunteers that comfort those in need with meals, funeral receptions, transportation for doctor vis-its, and general contacts. If you know of any of our church members in need of services provided by Martha Ministers, please contact Jerri Jo Tackett, (859.230.5238), jjtack-ett@qx.net, Martha Minis-ters coordinator, to coordi-nate services. If Martha Ministers is an area you would like to serve, (you like to cook, you like to visit with others, you like to drive, you like to be involved) please contact Jerri Jo, we can always use volunteers.

Have you signed up for the Kroger Community Rewards Program? Visit Kroger commu-nityre-wards.com (be sure to have your Kroger Plus card handy and register your card with VPC organization #10298). Contact the office with any questions!

VPC Nursery services are available for children ages 3 & under during the 10:30

service.

Week Head Usher Greeters Nursery

12/24 8:30 a.m.

10:30 a.m. Children’s Program

Mary Pierson

Elizabeth Boggs / Ann Mendenhall

Ted & Carolyn Bradshaw

Barbara Redding

Phoebe Baber Clark & Ann Shelburne Betty Sue Whittaker

10:15 – 11:45 Pam Settles

12/24

Christmas Eve Service 5:30 p.m.

Dan Nehring

Mary Nehring Mark & Lisa Molla

Paul & Michele Pinkston

n/a

12/31 8:30 a.m.

10:30 a.m.

Mary Pierson

Elizabeth Boggs / Ann Mendenhall

Tom Pierson Jackie Sexton Dottie Wright

Stu Brown

Bill & Laura Dake Pat Wilson

10:15 – 11:45 Ann Mendenhall Scharlie Meade

1/7/18 8:30 a.m.

10:30 a.m.

Rick Coffey

Dan Nehring

Milton & Jerri Jo Tackett Jackie Sexton

Phoebe Baber; Peg Neil Ken Scott & Rebecca Kelly

10:15 – 11:45 Pam Settles Donna Kelly

1/14 8:30 a.m.

10:30 a.m.

Rick Coffey

Dan Nehring

Bob & Diane Weiss Dottie Wright

Jean Lawson; Steve & Jan Burkich; Pat Wilson

TBA

1/21 8:30 a.m.

10:30 a.m.

Rick Coffey

Dan Nehring

Linda Bosse Mike & Christine O’Brien

Judy Beach; Mark & Lisa Molla; Betty Sue Whittaker

TBA

1/28 8:30 a.m.

10:30 a.m. Annual Meeting

Rick Coffey

Dan Nehring

Tom & Mary Pierson Patsy Shryock

Dale & Joyce Campbell Bill & Laura Dake

TBA

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

1 New Year's Day Office Closed

2 3 7:00 PM Choir

4 11:30 AM Senior Adult Ladies Lunch Bunch

5 6 Epiphany

7 8:30 AM Contemplative SVC 9:10 AM Adult Sunday School 9:30 AM Children's Activities 10:30 AM Trad SVC

8 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM Rug Hookers Group 7:00 PM Woodford County Photog-raphy Club

9 2:30-5:30 PM Esperanza 5:30 PM Bell Choir Practice

10 7:00 PM Choir

11 11:30 AM Senior Adult Ladies Lunch Bunch

12 13

14 Ordination & Installation of Elders 8:30 AM Contemplative SVC 9:10 AM Adult Sunday School 9:30 AM Children's Activities 10:30 AM Trad SVC

15 Martin L. King, Jr. Day Office Closed

16 2:30-5:30 PM Esperanza 5:30 PM Bell Choir Practice

17 7:00 PM Choir

18 11:30 AM Senior Adult Ladies Lunch Bunch

19 20

21 8:30 AM Contemplative SVC 9:10 AM Adult Sunday School 9:30 AM Children's Activities 10:30 AM Trad SVC 4:25 PM Hope Center

22 23 2:30-5:30 PM Esperanza 5:30 PM Bell Choir Practice 6:00 PM New Elder Training 7:30 PM Session

24 7:00 PM Choir

25 11:30 AM Senior Adult Ladies Lunch Bunch

26 6-9 PM Craft Night

27

28 8:30 AM Contemplative SVC 9:30 PM Annual Congregational Meeting 10:30 AM Trad SVC

29 30 2:30-5:30 PM Esperanza 5:30 PM Bell Choir Practice

31 7:00 PM Choir

January Anniversaries: Woody & Lois Gaines (1); Ray & Edith Shouse (30)

JANUARY BIRTHDAYSJANUARY BIRTHDAYSJANUARY BIRTHDAYSJANUARY BIRTHDAYS

Stu Brown (1/1) Bill Mitchell (1/3)

Penny Evans (1/11) Neil Vasilakes (1/13)

Non Evans (1/15) Judy Zibell (1/19)

Julia Mitchell (1/24) Shelby Hammonds (1/28)

Victoria Kupets (1/29) Greg Tackett (1/31)

JANUARY 2018