NEWS & NOTES

Thank You
Thank you for the prayers, beautiful cards with such kind notes. Thank you for the calls, texts, visits, and gifts. Last but not least, thank you for the beautiful birthday cards with lovely notes. Each of you please accept this as a personal thank you. God bless you.  With love, Daisy Miller
 
Contact Information Update
Please note that Daisy Miller has moved rooms and her updated information is: 5011 N. Hwy. 75, Room #204, Sherman, TX 75090.
 
Yellow Roses
The yellow roses at the front of the Worship Center are presented by Mark & Evelyn Ewig in honor of their daughter, Katherine Ewig. Feel free to take a rose to bless someone today.
 
Waples Live Nativity
Waples United Methodist Church will be presenting a live nativity today, Sunday, December 15th from 5:30-7:30 PM.
 
Comfort & Joy
This Wednesday, Dec. 18, Children's Ministry will host an activity for all ages from 6:30-7:30. "Comfort and Joy" will be an interactive celebration of the birth of Jesus told in story and songs. Please register online at pacoc.net/comfortandjoy so that we can assign seating around tables to connect kids and their families with individuals, to create an intergenerational setting. Please note that there will be NO DMC’s and NO PAWS that evening.
 
Ladies Retreat, April 25-27
Registration is now open for our annual Ladies Retreat at the Prothro Center on Lake Texoma. Becky Brooks will be returning as our speaker. The cost is $125 for overnight retreaters and $75 for day only retreaters. You can register at pacoc.net/ladies
 
Candlelight Service
Mark your calendar for our Christmas Eve Candlelight Service on December 24th at 6:00 PM.
 
Blue Christmas
Waples United Methodist Church will have a service of hope this Tuesday, December 17th at 6:00 PM. This is a reflective service for those who have lost a loved one.
 
Family Promise
PACOC will be hosting and serving Family Promise from December 22–January 4th. This ministry supports those who are situationally homeless.
 
Youth Ministry

  • Sunday, December 15th: Park Avenue Youth Christmas Party from 5-8pm in the youth suite/gym. Bring a $10 gift for our gift exchange game.
  • Wednesday, December 18th Comfort and Joy! We will join the Children’s ministry from 6:30-7:30pm. We will not have Dinner or class.
  • Sunday, December 22nd: Park Avenue youth will still meet from 5:30-7:30pm in the gym.
  • January 17th-19th: Winterfest 2025! It is open for all 7th-12th grade students. Sign up online!

 
 
Prayer Requests
Prayer List—Tommy Thomas, Shelby Russell, Kathy Reinsch, Sylvia Batts, Che Che Smith, Marsha Foltermann
 
Ongoing Needs—Chris Reinsch, Elizabeth Phillips, Carol McClure, Sarah Thompson, Lisa Cobble, Waymon Hinson, Patrick Mullins
 
Homebound—Joyce Martin, Daisy Miller, Neal Odom
 
Expectant Mothers—Alissa Cope, Candsis Slaughter, Mallory Smith
 
Missions—Hammer & Dela Afakule (Togo), Mario “Pepe” Torre (Monterrey, Mexico), Jimenez family (Cartagena, Colombia), Cristian & Ana Corrales (Bucaramanga, Colombia), Adrian & Gabriela Galvan (Paraiso, Monterrey)
 
Friends of Park Avenue—Allen Bernard (Director of Center Cross Ministries), Rebekah Taylor, Nicholas Taylor (great niece & nephew of the Russell’s), Becky Sanchez (wife of Gil Sanchez, former Director of orphanage in Mexico), Greg Oliver (father of Karee Earnhart), Marsha Jones (former member), Charlotte Harris (great niece of Steve & Donna Hodge, Misty Pryor (sister-in-law of David Pryor), Ronny Thomas (brother of Tommy Thomas), Wayne Coble (brother-in-law of Laurie Coble)
 
Please notify the church office at office@parkavenuechurch.com for updates.
 
 
TODD’S TAKE
Good morning and welcome to our worship services this morning.
 
There are only two more Sundays in 2024 and as we look forward to 2025 we are challenging every PACOC member to read through the Bible in 2025.  Now, you can do that on your own but to maximize this experience, we are encouraging all members to join a Wednesday evening Disciple Making Community (DMC) consisting of no more than 12 people who will go on this journey together. These DMC's will meet from 6:30-7:30 PM throughout our two buildings and process each week's reading together led by a DMC leader. In addition to Wednesday night options, we are providing a Women's Only Online group on Thursday Evening, a Wednesday Morning Online Group, and a Tuesday Night Group Men’s group at the Barnabas Center. More information will be coming soon but you can go to pacoc.net/2025 to learn more or talk to me and I’ll be glad to fill you in.
 
In our sermon time I will continue looking at the origins and meanings of some of our most beloved Christmas carols in our current sermon series called Christmas Playlist. Today we will take a look at the classic Away in a Manger.
 
This carol dates back to the late 19th century meaning it has been sung for more than 125 years. It certainly ranks as one of our most favorite carols as it focuses on the humble beginnings of the Lord Jesus. Everything about his birth points to Jesus’ humility—his parents, Mary and Joseph, were not people of means and his birthplace, a lowly cave, was simple to say the least. While Paul does not talk about the particulars of Jesus’ birth he does point out the fact that Jesus indeed did humble himself as he became a human. In Philippians 2:6–7 he writes these sobering words about Jesus’ coming:
 
Who, being in very nature God, did not consider equality with God something to be used to his own advantage; rather, he made himself nothing by taking the very nature of a servant, being made in human likeness.
 
 

Holiday Schedule
Wednesday December 18th
Comfort & Joy Activity, 6:30 in the ARK
(NO DMC’s & NO PAWS Meal)
 
Wednesday, December 25th
No Church Activities
 
Church Office Closed/No Church Activities
Wednesday, December 25th & Thursday 26th 
Wednesday, January 1st

 
   

Sunday Schedule
Adult Bible Classes
9AM Room D & Youth Suite
9AM Sonshine Hour for kids 4 years old to 6th grade in ARK for parents attending Bible Class
Worship
10:00 AM
Children Dismissed to Bible Classes at
10:45-11:30AM
0 - 3 Year Olds—Nursery Area
Pre K-6th Grade—Family Life Center
Youth Group Activities
5:30-7:30PM
Discipleship Making Communities (DMC’s)
Meet at various times and locations

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