Vol. III, # 17, Dec. 3, 2004

The SSBSC Ding Dong Bell Ringers Are Ready to Ring for Money

The schedule for Salvation Army bell ringing is set for tomorrow. The location is the Village Shopping Center at Ukrops.

2004 All-Star Salvation Army Bell-Ringing Team

9:00-10:00 AM Emily King, George Davis

10:00-11:00 AM Don Thomson, Bill Simpson

11:00 AM -12:00 PM Dick Morris, Don Thomson

12:00-1:00 PM Donna, Lauren, and Karen Brown

1:00-2:00 PM Sue Hodder, Beth Wilson

2:00-3:00 PM Bob Shepherd, Bill Simpson

3:00-4:00 PM Mary and Julian Pentecost, Anne and Rob James

4:00-5:00 PM Charlotte and Bill Simpson

5:00-6:00 PM Bill Simpson

6:00-7:00 PM Sheila and Terry Marsh

7:00-7:30 PM Bill Simpson

7:30 PM til the bell breaks: Al Sharpton (You did read this far)

This schedule has changed somewhat throughout this week and the schedule above is the latest that PH has received. If one studies this schedule closely, one will notice that Shepson Bill Simpson is scheduled for four hours and thirty minutes of bell ringing. Either Bill is obsessed with bell ringing or he is taking on far too much bell ringing. He could develop tics in his shoulders and we all want him to be able to ring that bell Sunday morning. If anyone is free to ring with or for Bill at 5 PM or 7 PM, PH is sure that Bill would appreciate it.

After Fatigue from Bell Ringing Bill Wants Food

Missionary Shepsons Charlotte and Bill are challenging us to help restock the Central Virginia Food Bank. Here is what they propose:

ARE WE HEARING YOU CORRECTLY? Five or six of you have told us that you favor our class leading a church-wide January 2005 campaign on behalf of the desperate Central Virginia Foodbank. They prefer money at this point rather than actual items of food because for every $1 they receive from us they can purchase $14 worth of food. If you give us the go-ahead, we will leap off the launching pad on January 1st. Checks in support of the campaign may be made payable to "Central Virginia Foodbank" and may be turned in to Charlotte and Bill Simpson, who will personally and promptly take them to Foodbank headquarters.

Charlotte and Bill

The Christmas Social Is in Eight Days

Our annual Christmas Social is set for Saturday, December 11, 2004, beginning at 6 PM at the University of Richmond in the University Club facility. This social is catered. The cost is $20 per person and for those who would like a beverage containing alcohol, an additional $3.25 for a beer and $3.75 for a glass of wine is the tab. Checks should be made payable to "Bob Shepherd." The deadline in order to be included is 5 PM on this Sunday. The checks should be given to Bob, Charlotte or Bill. At the writing of this PHA thirty-four folks have already signed up.

The Richmond Choral Society to Perform at Second Presbyterian

The Richmond Choral Society's concert next Sunday is at Second Presbyterian Church, 5 North Fifth Street—"Music for Advent" featuring J. S. Bach's "Wachet auf" and Francis Poulenc's "Gloria", on Sunday, December 5th at 4:00 p.m., benefiting Caritas. Tickets are $10. and $5 for children under twelve. Call 967-9878 for tickets or information

Scrooge Is Performing to Benefit Caritas

The first performance of Encore! Theatre Company's seasonal offering of Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol" opened last night at The Berryman Center in South Richmond. An appreciative audience of about 40 people enjoyed the hour-long performance by Grant Mudge and Molly Hood, new to the role this year.

Don't miss these opportunities to see future performances this season . Please share this info with your congregation:

Sun., Dec. 12, 5:30 p.m. Christ Church Episcopal , 5000 Pouncey Tract Rd., Glen Allen

Sun., Dec. 19, 5 p.m., Centenary United Methodist Church, 411 E. Grace St.

All performances this year include a freewill offering to benefit the CARITAS emergency shelter programs. About $165 was collected last evening.

If your congregation is interested in hosting this benefit in the future, our contact at Encore! is:

Michael L. Boykin
Encore! Theatre Co...
Tour Booking Manager
Phone 804 232-4000

Remember that RRCB will host Caritas in mid January.

Prayer Rounds

Shepson Rob Brown has been experiencing severe cervical spine pain since last weekend. Hopefully he is improving. At least he is not scheduled to bell ring with Donna, Lauren and Karen this Saturday.

Pastor Mike announced Wednesday night that Dot Sherman's condition has declined and prayers will be appreciated.

Emily King informed PH on Wednesday that Alana Woolley's parents flew into town in order to pack up Alana's things at her house. Beth Hooker picked them up at the airport and they stopped at a gas station in order for Mr. Woolley to use a rest room. Mr. Woolley tripped and fell. He fractured his arm and sustained some head abrasions or scratches. The Woolley's hope to complete their tasks by this weekend. Prayers would be appreciated for the Woolley's.

Roger Beck's heart surgery on Wednesday in Florida went well. Roger Beck is Beverly Beck's brother and a former member of RRCB and the Chancel Choir.

Bob Tyler's grandson Carter returned to school this week and has recovered from his scary accident.

Remember in your prayers: Rob Brown, the Woolley's, Roger Beck, Cecil and Dot Sherman, Peggy Harris and her family, Kim Williams and her family, Rick and Linda Mears, Donald and Barbara Deer, Audrey Thomson's sister Sharon Ruben and Sharon's family, Jared Oliver, Julia Tyler and her parents, Mary and Julian Pentecost, Kay and Bob Culpepper, John and Margaret Oliver, the Church clergy and staff, our military and civilians in harm's way, and those only known to you.

First Samuel, Chapter Eleven Is Next for Teacher Bob and All of Us, According to the Spire

PH got the current Spire yesterday after weeks of getting it a week late. The Spire indicates that Teacher Bob will begin at chapter 11, verse one. PH thought that we were through with the right eye gouging and that Saul is ready to rule. We will likely get into chapter 12 where Samuel, the seer, addresses the people. In this speech Samuel states: "Don't be afraid. "Even though you have done such an evil thing, do not turn away from the Lord, but serve him with all your heart. Don't go after false gods; they cannot help you or save you, for they are not real. The Lord has made a solemn promise, and he will not abandon you, for he has decided to make you his own people. As for me, the Lord forbid that I should sin against him by no longer praying for you. Instead, I will teach you what is good and right for you to do. Obey the Lord and serve him faithfully with all your heart. Remember the great things he has done for you. But if you continue to sin, you and your king will be destroyed."

PH: These words of three millenniums ago seem just as valid today.

Joe Beagle Alvis Will Be Twenty-nine

Joe Beagle Alvis is actually eight years old on next Wednesday. According to Miller Joe has spotted an albino deer in his neighborhood, but Joe has not tracked the deer and cannot yet determine whether the white deer is a doe or a buck. Attached to this PHA is a photo of Joe Alvis sniffing for a scent of that white deer.

Also next Thursday Janet and Doug Moyers will celebrate fifteen years of marriage.

The Big Picture Addressed in Pastor Mike's Sermon of November 21

"Most of you do not mark the passing of time by the Christian calendar, but if you did, you would know that today is Christ The King Sunday. The year begins with Advent, the preparation for the birth of Jesus. Then it moves through the cycle of the life of Jesus until we come to this Sunday; Christ The King Sunday, on which we celebrate that Jesus is the Christ, the ruler unrivaled in earth and heaven for all time. This is a good Sunday morning to talk about Jesus The Christ.

That's not as easy as it sounds, because every one of us here has her or his own mental picture of who Jesus is. Some of you think of Jesus primarily as a teacher, a first century rabbi who left a body of astute teachings about how we live and relate to God. Others of you see Jesus more as a revolutionary, a prophetic peasant who created a movement in reaction to the excesses of first century Judaism; a movement that caught fire and later institutionalized into what we know today as the church. Some of you see Jesus as a holy man, a gentle and devout man who went around doing good, even miraculous, deeds. Perhaps for most of you, Jesus is The Christ, God's anointed Messiah whose death on a cross provided a way for sinful humankind to be made right with God. Though many of our mental pictures are similar, none of them is precisely the same. They are pictures we have formed from a variety of sources across our lives."

PH: Read Samuel, come to Sunday School, arrive on time, bring your Bible, give an offering, do your memory verse and stay for Advent II in the worship service. What is your memory verse? Try I Samuel 11:13. Also the Ordinance of Baptism will occur at 6 PM in the Chapel this Sunday. It is an importance event for those to be immersed. Pastor Mike writes of it in this week's Spire.

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