THE SEED NEWSLETTER

December 17, 2023

Join us for a wonderful Christmas Concert on Sunday, December 17th (6pm).  

A reception will be held in the Fellowship Hall directly after the concert.

Operation Warm Coat Drive

We are happy to announce the delivery of 84 brand new winter coats to the children at Duckett Lane Elementary School. The families, paying for food, housing, heat and healthcare takes priority; their children will now have winter coats needed to stay healthy and active.

Your donations have provided not only a new coat, but also emotional warmth, the confidence to socialize and succeed and hope for a bright future.

Thank you, Christian Temple, a job well done!

Bethany Beach

Would you like to join a group of fellow Christian Temple members at the beach this summer? We are planning a trip to Bethany Beach Conference Center for Sunday, August 4th through Thursday, August 8th. Please contact Lisa Nichols at 410-530-0117 or lisanichols3@verizon.net if you would like more information.

Christmas Poinsettias

It is that time of year! If you would like to purchase Poinsettias to decorate our Sanctuary for Christmas, now is the time to put in that order. There will be a printed list for recognition on Christmas Eve and you can pick up your plant(s) after the service that evening.

Each Poinsettia is $14.00.

Simply CLICK HERE to reserve yours. https://forms.gle/6JQfs7hY5Pb8VTaVA

Christmas Concert Reception! December 17th

After this year's Christmas Concert, we hope you will join us for some refreshments at Christian Temple.  In order to make this reception a success, we will need volunteers!  Interested in making an item or two for the festivities?  If so, please use the following link to sign-up:   https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30E0F4BAEA82DA20-46439081-christmas#/        

Intergenerational Godly Play Sessions

Join us for some quality family & friends time!  Parents, grandparents, friends, and kids will experience Advent together this year in Godly Play.  The sessions will be held on Sundays throughout the month of December at 9:15am in the Chapel Room.  Join us as we learn and grow together!

COMING SOON!   Journey to Bethlehem - December 23rd (6pm - 8pm)

Before you know it... Christmas will be here!  Most of us think about gifts, family fun, decorating trees, and so on... but there is another side to this miraculous story.  On December 23rd, come on a journey with us and experience what happened along the way to Bethlehem. (Reservations for your trip through Journey to Bethlehem are encouraged.  We will have more information soon on how to reserve a spot.)

Although Mary & Joseph could not find any room in the Inn, we have plenty of room on our list for volunteers!  Please start thinking about how you might want to help out on this journey... 

If you are willing to volunteer, please sign-up using this link: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/409044AA8AD2DA7F58-46102105-journey#/

We need assistance on these dates: 

December 23rd (Noon - 4pm) To set up the rest of the stations;

December 23rd (5 - 8pm) To have actors ready to perform in the Journey to Bethlehem;

December 23rd (8-10pm), To take down everything but the Marketplace;

January 7th (1-6pm) To take down and store the Bethlehem Marketplace.

Please use the Sign-up Genius link above to volunteer for any of these volunteer positions!

Need more information? Please contact the coordinators below:

Amy Luking : amyschweitzerluking@gmail.com 

Matthew and Cathy Bloedorn at matthewbloedorn@gmail.com and catherine.bloedorn@gmail.com

Nominations, Anyone?

The Nominating Committee will soon begin work to nominate members of the congregation for leadership positions for the church year that begins in July 2024. The committee gives its recommendations to the Christian Temple Board for consideration at the January 2024 Board meeting. These positions include Moderator, Vice-Moderator, Secretary, Treasurer, Assistant Treasurer, Financial Secretary, Historian, Elder, Deacon, and Steward. If you are interested in any of these positions or would like to provide a name of someone you would like the committee to consider for one of these positions, please let one of the committee members know by November12. Feel free to call, email or talk to a committee member at church:

• Kathy Gobbel, Chairperson: 410-715-0323, kgobbel@comcast.net
• Donna Goon: 410-2072938, donna.goon@gmail.com
• Amy Luking: 410-419-9182, amyschweitzerluking@gmail.com
• Betty Moore: 410-314-9746, wbmoore@verizon.net
• Jean O’Donnell: 410-448-5952, jeanodonnell66@hotmail.com