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Dec
embe
r 23
, 201
2—F
ourt
h S
unda
y of
Adv
ent
8
:30
a.m
. E
arly
Mor
ning
Wor
ship
Ser
vice
9
:15
a.m
. C
omm
on G
roun
ds, f
ollo
wed
by
9
:30
a.m
. C
hurc
h S
choo
l 10
:00
a.m
. B
reak
fast
for
the
EH
S M
adrig
al S
inge
rs
an
d th
eir
Fam
ilies
10
:45
a.m
. T
radi
tiona
l Mor
ning
Wor
ship
O
PE
NE
R:
Rog
er B
auer
C
LOS
ER
: G
ary
McI
ntyr
e G
RE
ET
ER
S:
Jack
& A
udre
y P
rice
PIA
NIS
T (
8:30
): C
arol
e W
einh
ardt
P
RE
AC
HE
R:
The
Rev
eren
d D
r. J
anet
A. L
ong
ELD
ER
(8:
30):
Dan
Cla
rk
HA
LLW
AY
AT
TE
ND
AN
T:
John
McK
enna
O
RG
AN
IST
(10
:45)
: T
om D
ay
AC
OLY
TE
: M
egan
Meh
l W
OR
SH
IP L
EA
DE
R:
Tim
Hay
woo
d E
LDE
RS
(10
:45)
: M
ark
Mat
hes
and
Bra
d T
him
ke
DIA
CO
NA
TE
: T
eam
IV
8:3
0 -
Mar
ilyn
Bau
er, B
ob M
axw
ell a
nd J
eni S
wee
ten
10:4
5 -
Ash
leig
h A
rndt
, Kat
ie K
osto
hryz
, Bet
h M
arlin
g,
G
ib M
arlin
g, T
yler
Pig
ott,
Joni
Rob
erts
, Kar
en
S
chne
ider
, Tyl
er S
chne
ider
, and
Joa
n W
ilhel
m
TE
LLE
RS
: D
an C
lark
and
Wes
Shi
rley
Dec
embe
r 30
, 201
2—F
irst S
unda
y of
Chr
istm
astid
e
8:3
0 a.
m.
Ear
ly M
orni
ng W
orsh
ip S
ervi
ce
9:1
5 a.
m.
Com
mon
Gro
unds
, fol
low
ed b
y 9
:30
a.m
. C
hurc
h S
choo
l com
bine
d se
ssio
n P
J P
arty
10
:45
a.m
. T
radi
tiona
l Mor
ning
Wor
ship
5
:30
p.m
. F
ifth
Sun
day
Chu
rch
Fam
ily F
un N
ight
O
PE
NE
R:
Dan
Cla
rk
C
LOS
ER
: J
im G
aine
r
GR
EE
TE
RS
: Jo
ni R
ober
ts a
nd C
ody
Sch
neid
er
PIA
NIS
T (
8:30
): B
ecky
Tho
mps
on
PR
EA
CH
ER
: T
he R
ever
end
Dr.
Jan
et A
. Lon
g E
LDE
R (
8:30
): D
on H
ange
, Jr.
H
ALL
WA
Y A
TT
EN
DA
NT
: Ji
m G
aine
r O
RG
AN
IST
(10
:45)
: T
om D
ay
AC
OLY
TE
: M
aris
a W
ard
WO
RS
HIP
LE
AD
ER
: V
al C
ollin
s E
LDE
RS
(10
:45)
: C
arol
McI
ntyr
e an
d B
ecky
Tho
mps
on
HO
ME
CO
MM
UN
ION
: D
an C
lark
and
Tim
Wid
man
D
IAC
ON
AT
E:
Tea
m IV
(F
ifth
Sun
day)
8
:30
- M
arily
n B
auer
, Bob
Max
wel
l and
Jen
i Sw
eete
n 10
:45
- A
shle
igh
Arn
dt, K
atie
Kos
tohr
yz, B
eth
Mar
ling,
Gib
Mar
ling,
Tyl
er P
igot
t, Jo
ni R
ober
ts, K
aren
Sch
neid
er, T
yler
Sch
neid
er, a
nd J
oan
Wilh
elm
T
ELL
ER
S:
Mar
k M
athe
s an
d K
en O
blak
T H
E S
P
R
E
Was
hing
ton
Ave
nue
Chr
isti
an C
hurc
h
3
01 W
ashi
ngto
n A
venu
e, E
lyri
a, O
H 4
4035
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4
(D
isci
ples
of
Chr
ist)
Pho
ne:
440-
323-
4213
F
ax:
440-
323-
4214
Jan
et A
. Lon
g, P
asto
r
W
eb S
ite:
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w.w
acce
lyri
a.or
g
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-mai
l: o
ffic
e@w
acce
lyri
a.or
g
D
ecem
ber
18, 2
012
V
ol. 1
2, N
o. 4
9*
I Will
Lig
ht C
andl
es T
his
Chr
istm
as
C
andl
es o
f joy
, des
pite
all
sadn
ess,
C
andl
es o
f hop
e w
here
des
pair
kee
ps w
atch
.
Can
dles
of c
oura
ge fo
r fe
ars
ever
pre
sent
,
Can
dles
of p
eace
for
tem
pest
-tos
sed
days
,
Can
dles
of g
race
to e
ase
heav
y bu
rden
s.
C
andl
es o
f lov
e to
insp
ire a
ll m
y liv
ing,
Can
dles
that
will
bur
n al
l the
yea
r lo
ng.
-
How
ard
Thu
rman
1
Ter
ry P
ayne
2
G
erry
And
ress
John
Wal
ker
3
Mik
e C
ontr
eras
4
A
man
da O
sbor
n
Bar
bara
Ter
rell
5
She
lley
Nov
ak
6
Mar
ge S
anso
ne
7
Cat
hy H
owar
d 8
G
ary
McI
ntyr
e
Wal
t Nor
ton
12
Den
nis
Sch
mid
t 13
G
ail M
urph
y 14
Ju
lie B
usch
Bev
erly
Gar
dner
Tom
McN
ulty
Rya
n N
ovak
15
T
om D
ay
M
arlie
McN
ulty
16
Z
ach
And
erso
n
17
Shi
rley
Yos
t 18
S
cott
Dah
m
P
aulin
e W
alla
ce
19
Bar
b B
oehl
er
C
hris
Pric
e 22
Je
an K
enne
dy
23
Kat
elyn
Meh
l 24
R
obin
Cro
cker
Flo
renc
e H
astin
gs
A
lice
Pau
l 25
K
en M
undo
rf
S
uzan
ne W
ebb
26
Kar
en A
ndre
ss
S
teve
McC
all
M
egan
Sha
fer
27
Che
ryl M
cKen
na
E
rin W
hite
hous
e 29
K
atie
Con
trer
as
30
Cai
tlyn
Osb
orn
31
Joe
War
go
G
eral
d W
este
rn
Hav
e yo
u r
emem
ber
ed y
ou
r ch
urc
h f
amil
y in
yo
ur
will
?
Tha
nk Y
ou
M
any
than
ks to
thos
e w
ho h
elpe
d w
ith o
ur
last
two
chur
ch d
inne
rs a
nd th
e re
cent
fune
ral
mea
ls.
I app
reci
ate
the
help
of m
y C
omm
ittee
, as
wel
l as
thos
e w
ho a
ren’
t on
the
Com
mitt
ee a
nd
volu
ntee
r an
yway
.
W
e ar
e al
l gra
tefu
l for
the
gene
rous
do
natio
ns to
the
Kitc
hen
Fun
d w
hich
hel
p pr
ovid
e ne
eded
equ
ipm
ent a
nd a
pplia
nces
.
We
are
trul
y bl
esse
d by
this
WA
CC
fam
ily!
She
ila S
mith
, Co-
Cha
ir
H
ospi
talit
y C
omm
ittee
YE
AR
-EN
D N
OT
ES
AN
D R
EM
IND
ER
S
1.
Th
e ch
urc
h o
ffic
e w
ill b
e cl
ose
d D
ecem
ber
24-
Ja
nuar
y 1.
Pas
tor
Jane
t will
spe
nd a
lim
ited
amou
nt o
f
time
in th
e of
fice
whe
n no
t out
on
calls
, so
plea
se p
hone
ahea
d be
fore
dro
ppin
g by
. V
oice
mai
l will
be
chec
ked
du
ring
this
tim
e, s
o pl
ease
feel
free
to le
ave
a m
essa
ge.
T
he n
ext e
ditio
n of
The
Spi
re w
ill p
rint o
n Ja
nuar
y 8.
2.
In
acc
ord
ance
wit
h F
eder
al r
egu
lati
on
s, a
ll gi
fts fo
r
2012
con
trib
utio
n cr
edit
mus
t be
post
mar
ked
by
D
ecem
ber
31.
Tha
nk y
ou fo
r yo
ur u
nder
stan
ding
.
(I
s yo
ur p
ledg
e co
mpl
ete?
) 3.
E
nve
lop
es f
or
2013
(in
clud
ing
gree
n Covenant
en
velo
pes
for
maj
or p
rope
rty
need
s) a
re a
vaila
ble
in th
e
hall
of th
e ed
ucat
ion
build
ing.
Ple
ase
disc
ard
all 2
012
en
velo
pes
afte
r D
ecem
ber
31.
PR
AY
ER
FO
CU
S
P
leas
e pr
ay th
at th
e co
mm
unity
of
New
tow
n, C
onne
ctic
ut w
ill k
now
God
’s p
eace
.
SY
MP
AT
HY
O
ur lo
ve a
nd p
raye
rs s
urro
und
the
Sw
eete
n F
amily
in th
e de
ath
of T
ony’
s bi
olog
ical
fa
ther
, Alb
ert S
wee
ten,
on
Dec
embe
r 9.
Ser
vice
s w
ere
held
in S
eattl
e.
HO
SP
ITA
LIZ
ED
A
t EM
H:
H
arry
ette
War
go
At C
leve
land
Clin
ic:
Ade
lle B
aker
A
t Hom
e:
Sue
McI
ntyr
e
NEWS O
F O
UR FAMILY
NEWS O
F O
UR FAMILY
NEWS O
F O
UR FAMILY
NEWS O
F O
UR FAMILY
Thu
., 12
/20:
-
Sar
ah C
ircle
hol
iday
lunc
heon
at t
he h
ome
of P
asto
r Ja
net L
ong,
12
noon
.
- B
row
nie
Tro
op 9
5 ga
ther
ing
in th
e G
ibbe
ns c
onfe
renc
e ro
om, 6
p.m
.
- G
irl S
cout
Tro
op 8
87 g
athe
ring
in th
e yo
uth
room
s, 6
:30
p.m
. S
at.,
12/2
2:
- F
ello
wsh
ip H
all i
n us
e.
Sun
., 12
/23:
-
Fou
rth
Sun
day
of A
dven
t (se
e ba
ck p
age
for
the
day’
s sc
hedu
le).
M
on.,
12/2
4:
- C
hris
tmas
Eve
Ser
vice
of C
arol
s an
d C
eleb
ratio
n, 4
:30
p.m
.
- C
hris
tmas
Eve
Ser
vice
of C
andl
elig
ht a
nd C
arol
s, 7
:30
p.m
.
- C
hris
tmas
Eve
Ser
vice
of C
andl
elig
ht a
nd C
omm
unio
n, 1
1:30
p.m
. T
ue.,
12/2
5:
- M
erry
Chr
istm
as!
(Chu
rch
offic
e cl
osed
unt
il Ja
nuar
y 2.
) F
ri., 1
2/28
: -
Adv
ance
Min
istr
ies
Fal
l Ret
reat
at C
amp
Chr
istia
n be
gins
(en
ds 1
2/30
).
Sun
., 12
/30:
-
Firs
t Sun
day
of C
hris
tmas
tide
(see
bac
k pa
ge fo
r th
e da
y’s
sche
dule
).
Tue
., 1/
1/13
: -
Hap
py N
ew Y
ear!
W
eds.
, 1/2
& 1
/9:
- C
hanc
el C
hoir
rehe
arsa
l in
the
sanc
tuar
y, 7
p.m
. T
hu.,
1/3:
-
Bro
wni
e T
roop
95
gath
erin
g in
the
Gib
bens
con
fere
nce
room
, 6 p
.m.
-
Dai
sy T
roop
195
gat
herin
g in
the
Age
3-G
r. 2
cla
ssro
om, 6
p.m
.
- G
irl S
cout
Tro
op 8
87 g
athe
ring
in th
e yo
uth
room
s, 6
:30
p.m
. F
ri., 1
/4:
- E
lyria
Are
a C
hurc
h W
omen
Uni
ted
gath
erin
g at
St.
Pau
l UC
C, 1
0 a.
m.
Sun
., 1/
6:
- E
piph
any
(see
the
colu
mn
abov
e fo
r th
e da
y’s
sche
dule
).
Mon
., 1/
7:
- W
orsh
ip C
omm
ittee
mee
ting
in th
e E
lder
s’ c
onfe
renc
e ro
om, 7
p.m
.
Janu
ary
6, 2
013—
Epi
phan
y
8:3
0 a.
m.
Ear
ly M
orni
ng W
orsh
ip S
ervi
ce
9:1
5 a.
m.
Com
mon
Gro
unds
, fol
low
ed b
y
9:3
0 a.
m.
Chu
rch
Sch
ool
10:4
5 a.
m.
Tra
ditio
nal M
orni
ng W
orsh
ip
12:0
0 no
on
Con
greg
atio
nal m
eetin
g, fo
llow
ed b
y
E
piph
any
lunc
heon
, rem
oval
of t
he
gr
eens
, and
you
th g
roup
gat
herin
g O
PE
NE
R:
Bru
ce S
iffer
t
CLO
SE
R:
Chr
is T
hom
as
GR
EE
TE
RS
: La
ney
and
Jess
y S
tand
en
PIA
NIS
T (
8:30
):
Car
olyn
Lon
g P
RE
AC
HE
R:
The
Rev
eren
d D
r. J
anet
A. L
ong
ELD
ER
(8:
30):
D
ick
Bur
ch
HA
LLW
AY
AT
TE
ND
AN
T:
Chr
is T
hom
as
AC
OLY
TE
: Ly
dia
War
d W
OR
SH
IP L
EA
DE
R:
Cin
dy J
ohns
on
ELD
ER
S (
10:4
5):
Dan
Cla
rk a
nd D
on H
ange
, Jr.
H
OM
E C
OM
MU
NIO
N:
Bra
d an
d M
iche
lle T
him
ke
DIA
CO
NA
TE
: T
eam
I 8
:30
- D
onna
Sin
egar
, Joe
l Sin
egar
, Den
nis
W
ilhel
m, K
imbe
rly W
ilhel
m
10:4
5 -
Arle
ne B
urch
, Dav
e E
by, N
icol
e E
by,
F
auna
Grif
fiths
, Dor
ie H
endr
icks
,
Den
nis
Jack
son,
Gar
y M
cInt
yre,
Ken
Obl
ak
TE
LLE
RS
: La
rry
McI
ntyr
e an
d D
an W
alke
r
Chr
istm
as S
peci
al D
ay O
fferin
g
Ple
ase
supp
ort t
he im
port
ant
prog
ram
s of
our
Reg
iona
l Chu
rch
Off
ice
by
prov
idin
g a
cont
ribut
ion
to th
is m
onth
’s
Chr
istm
as S
peci
al D
ay O
fferin
g.
Sim
ply
sign
the
All-
Chu
rch
Chr
istm
as C
ard
in th
e na
rthe
x an
d th
en le
ave
your
gift
in th
e bo
x be
neat
h th
e ca
rd.
(We
sugg
est d
onat
ing
the
amou
nt y
ou w
ould
spe
nd if
you
sen
t in
divi
dual
Chr
istm
as c
ards
to y
our
chur
ch
fam
ily a
nd fr
iend
s.)
You
may
als
o pl
ace
your
gi
ft in
the
desi
gnat
ed e
nvel
ope
from
you
r pa
cket
of o
fferin
g en
velo
pes,
in a
spe
cial
ly-
mar
ked
one
from
the
pew
rac
k th
is S
unda
y,
or in
the
encl
osed
env
elop
e. T
hank
you
!
CW
U M
issi
onar
y T
ea/A
nnua
l Mee
ting
E
lyria
Are
a C
hurc
h W
omen
Uni
ted
invi
tes
wom
en o
f the
chu
rch
to it
s 99
th
Mis
sion
ary
Tea
and
69th
Ann
ual M
eetin
g on
F
riday
, Jan
uary
4 a
t 10
a.m
. at S
t. P
aul
Uni
ted
Chu
rch
of C
hris
t, 97
15 E
. Riv
er R
oad.
Je
nnife
r Ju
dkin
s, D
irect
or o
f Pub
lic R
elat
ions
at
Mur
ray
Rid
ge C
ente
r, is
the
feat
ured
sp
eake
r. A
lunc
heon
will
follo
w th
e pr
ogra
m.
P
J P
arty
and
Und
ies
Sun
day
Y
ou a
re in
vite
d to
wea
r yo
ur p
ajam
as to
C
hurc
h S
choo
l on
Sun
day,
Dec
embe
r 30
for
a 9:
30 a
.m. P
J P
arty
. P
leas
e br
ing
new
PJs
or
unde
rwea
r to
don
ate
to th
ose
in o
ur c
omm
unity
w
ho a
re in
nee
d. D
onut
s, h
ot c
hoco
late
and
a
mov
ie w
ill b
e en
joye
d at
this
com
bine
d se
ssio
n.
Dec
embe
r 23
Lec
tiona
ry C
orne
r M
icah
5:2
-5a
Heb
rew
s 10
:5-1
0 P
salm
80:
1-6
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23
Aar
on &
Dea
nna
McN
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#25)
24
R
ick
& J
ean
K
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dy (
#66)
A c
on
gre
gat
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al m
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will
be
hel
d o
n S
un
day
, Ja
nu
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6, a
t 12
no
on
to
vo
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n t
he
pro
po
sed
ch
urc
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ud
get
fo
r 20
13.
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AN
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S
JA
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S
JA
NU
AR
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2
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13
Tay
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Meh
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2
7 N
autic
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pip
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leb
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take
pla
ce o
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nuar
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B
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s w
ill b
e p
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and
Aco
lyte
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mov
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f the
gre
ens
will
follo
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