Tates Creek Christian Church weekly Herald newsletter for December 1, 2015.

1. Herald
Sunday Services: 8:30 AM, 9:50 AM, 11:10 AM & 6:30 PM
Sunday School: 8:30 AM, 9:50 AM, & 11:10 AM
Volume 46 December 1, 2015 No. 35
Tates Creek Christian Church 3150 Tates Creek Road Lexington, KY 40502 www.tatescreek.org
Kiara
Hughes
Baptized
November 22
Christian
Stack
Baptized
November 22
Anthony
Middleton
Baptized
November 22
Welcome New Members!
Women’s Christmas Tea
December 5, 2015
“Giving the Gift of Encouragement”
Speaker: Eva Self
Please help us with our outreach
project by bringing non-perishable
food items for the Christmas food
baskets going to Julius Marks
families.
Christmas Card Box
It is time for Christmas cards. Drop-
off boxes are available outside the
prayer room at building entrance A.
Please put your cards in alphabetical
order. Pick-up date is December 20.
While you are wrting your Christmas
cards this year, please consider writing
an extra one to someone at Church
Under the Bridge. Address it to “Merry
Christmas” and
place it in the
pick-up box
labeled CUTB.
Angel Tree Ministry
All names have been taken
this year. Thank you so
much! Please return the
gifts wrapped and labeled
to the tree by December
13. Contact Mary Furnish
at 219-9111 or Jenni Gregg
at 273-2932 if you have any
questions.
Coat Drive
On December 17 we will begin hosting
some of the homeless men through Room
In The Inn. We will be collecting hats,
gloves, and new or gently used coats on
December 6 and 13. These items will
then be presented to these men at the
Christmas Day Dinner hosted by the Free
Methodist Church. Collection bins will
be located in the upper and lower foyers.
Merry Christmas!
December Programs
December 5
Women’s Christmas Tea
12 - 2 pm ~ MMC
OLLI Holiday Concert
3 pm ~ Worship Center
December 13
Christmas Collage
4:30 pm ~ Worship Center
Featuring the Metrognomes,
Worship Choir, T3CPO, and
the Rejoicing Ringers
December 20
“Simply Christmas”
Children’s Christmas Concert
6:30 pm ~ Worship Center
December 24
Christmas Eve Services
4:30 pm ~ Worship Center
6:30 pm ~ Worship Center

2. Prayer Requests:
Sincere Sympathy to:
The family of Denise York
The family of Mary Thorpe
Hospitals:
Baptist Health: Jeannine Fields
UK: Phil Spradling, Charles Osborne
Requests: Peg Back, Bruce Baker, Andrea Baldwin, Cynthia
Bischoff, Dusty Bockover, Craig Byers, Amy Campbell, Mollie
Carey, Janice Collings, Carolyn Cook, David Cottrell, Darrell
Cracraft, Sue Cunningham, Ken Daggett, Keith Davis, Clifton
Dennison, Stephen Dickerson, Marion & Ruby Eldridge, Gilva
Evans, Emilia Florez, Anna Marie Furnish, Jennifer Gevendon,
Jackie Gibson, Ruby Herald, Audrey House, Virgil Hughes, Katie
Irtz, Aaron Jackson, Betty Jett, Herschel Lile, Josephine Lile, Joy
Lile, Litteral family, Kevin Lucas, Julia Martin, Bob McEwan, Jim
McFadden, Larry McMurry, Debbie Miller, Barbara Mitchell, Robert
Moody, Julia Moore, Melissa Mullins, Valery Owle, Jonathan
Phelps, Bill Poor, Ethan Presley, Carol Reed, Jim Regan Jr.,
Sandi Sammons, Fontaine Sands, Jimmy Staggs, Bob Starns,
Colleen Vanover, Nelda Vest, Jean Wagoner, Bill Waters, Whitney
Williams, Don Wayandt, Bill Welch, Laura Whaynt, Margaret
Williams, Ashley Wooten, Whitney Wright.
Serving December 6, 2015:
Elders: George Heaton, Danny Branham
Deacons: Ed Hall, Ken Banks
Ashland Terrace: Bill Johnson
Home Comm: Henry Evans, Russell Brown, Greg Wheeler
Communion Prep:(Sat.) David Rankin
(Sun prep after 1st Srv) Dale/Curlie Kistler
(Sun clean after 1st Srv) Shannon/Jenni Gregg
(Sun prep after 2nd Srv) Dale/Curlie Kistler
(Sun clean after 2nd Srv) Chris/Debbie Dennison
Prayer Team: Ken Baker, Larry Bugg
Ushers: D. Ison, B. Johnson, D. Smith, G. Coleman
A Look at the Calendar…
Wednesday ~ December 2
10:30 AM Adult Bible Study ~ Room 200AB
5:45 PM Alpha Worship Team ~ Worship Center
6:30 PM Worship Choir rehearsal~ Worship Center
Thursday ~ December 3
1:30 PM We Care Store ~ open until 3:30 pm
6:30 PM Deborah Circle ~ Home of Anne Branham
Friday ~ December 4
6:00 PM Crusaders Fellowship ~ Fellowship Hall
Saturday ~ December 5
8:30 AM Card Ministry Team ~ Room 102
12:00 PM Ladies Christmas Tea ~ MMC
3:00 PM OLLI Holiday Concert ~ Worship Center
Sunday ~ December 6
4:30 PM Rejoicing Ringers ~ Choir Room
4:30 PM Mission Team ~ Room 200D
4:30 PM Prayer Team ~ Room 110
5:00 PM Grace & Truth Social ~ MMC
5:00 PM Facilities Team ~ Room 114
6:00 PM Small Groups at various locations
6:30 PM Sunday Evening Worship ~ Worship Center
Tates Creek Christian Church 3150 Tates Creek Road Lexington, KY 40502 www.tatescreek.org
STAFF
Mike Allen, Worship Leader/Young Adult Minister...................537-1446
Kim Beckwith, Minister with Sr. Adults.....................................537-2537
Billy Bishop, Facilities Manager...............................................753-5988
Conor Doyle, Preaching Intern........................................502-554-0994
David Eversole, Church Administrator.....................................333-0679
Brad Haggard, Student Minister..............................................229-7839
Matt Lee, Children’s Minister...................................................537-2634
Don Seevers, Worship Minister...............................................913-3031
Tommy Simpson, Senior Minister............................................537-6712
Lesley Tipton, Preschool Director............................................967-3909
Infants...................................5
Walkers.............................. 11
Age 2 - 5............................ 12
Elementary....................... 49
MS & HS Students ......... 43
CIA....................................... 24
Crusaders.......................... 49
Early Bird..............................1
Faith.................................... 13
FOB..................................... 10
FOCUS................................ 18
Generations of Faith..... 20
Good News...................... 28
Grace & Truth.................. 79
Grass Roots...................... 20
Heaven Bound................ 13
In The Word...................... 13
Open Bible....................... 65
Reach................................. 12
Seekers.................................7
Servants for Christ......... 21
Upper Room.................... 12
Willing Workers.............. 28
Young Adults......................8
Ashland Terrace.................8
Officers.................................2
Miscellaneous....................9
Total..................................580
Statistics for November 29, 2015
Sunday School
Sunday Worship Service
Total AM Worship...............690
Total PM Ministries................67
Financial Stewardship
General Fund..........$24,828.74
Weekly Need..........$31,440.00
Deacons’Fund.............$373.50
“What If...”
Rec. this Week..........$3,195.50