fixins

we are hosting a christmas dinner this sunday afternoon. everything you have come to expect from such an event will be there including some of grandmas rock candy, a warm television, gifts for the kids, a magician and possibly a cowboy with a beat up guitar wailing away all the classics including rudolph, silent night, i saw mama kissing santa claus and freebird. i think a semi colon may have been needed a few stanzas ago. come one come all. we plan to eat by 5. bring your appetite and give us the heads up you are coming. bring the family. bring aunt jean and crazy uncle phil.
we will introduce him to the rest of his family.

Snow day!

No Church today. No joy! (from the sermon, if you get joy from the snow, more power to you)

Storm

please be advised we are expecting alot of snow this eve. road conditions come morning may be untravelable so please don't risk lives venturing to church. bring shepherds pie if you can. we expect 20-25 centimeters of it by 1pm sunday. (Al)

December 23 - Turkey dinner!

we will enjoy a turkey dinner next sunday at 4pm at rustle. a christmas classic will be shown and all the fixings and trimmings are your responsibilities. we will need potatoes, vegetables, stuffings and the rest. drinks could be also needed. if you are able to host a turkey in your oven and bring it all cut up and ready that would be
great. we will place one in our brand new 2003 oven downstairs and fill the ranch with poultry goodness. we will need 3 others to take a bird for the weekend. (Al)

December 24

We are invited to a Christmas Eve Service at Next Church- 89 Colborne 7pm Dec 24

December Food Box- from Karen

This is your reminder that this Thursday, December 13th is ordering day for the GFB. Pickup is Thursday December 20th 1-5pm.


*Christmas Presents*

Consider buying a bag of veggies or fruit for *$5, $10, or $15 *for someone
who cannot afford it, or for anyone as a Christmas gift. Simple, inexpensive, healthy
and yummy.

*1-5pm Rustle, 65 Russell Street
Thursday, the 13th

Thank you and may God bless us everyone.

Karen

*There are 4 *Good Food Boxes* available. Samples::

*Large $15*

- *10 lbs. Potatoes*
- *2 lbs. Carrots*
- *2 lbs. Onions*
- *1 lb. Mushrooms*
- *1 head Romaine Lettuce*
- *1 Cucumber*
- *2 Tomatoes*
- *1 head Broccoli*
- *1 head Garlic*
- *2 lbs. Bananas*
- *3 Granny Smith Apples*
- *3 Royal Gala Apples*
- *3 Oranges*
- *3 Pears*
- *1 Cantaloupe*
- *2 Red Grapefruit*

*Small $10*
**

- *7 lbs. Potatoes*
- *2 lbs. Carrots*
- *2 lbs. Onions*
- *1/2 lb Mushrooms*
- *1 head Romaine Lettuce*
- *1 head Broccoli*
- *1 Head Garlic*
- *2 lbs. Bananas*
- *2 Oranges*
- *2 Granny Smith Apples*
- *2 Royal Gala Apples*
- *2 Pears*

*Fruit Bag $5*

- *2 lbs. Bananas*
- *2 Granny Smith*
- *2 Gala Apples*
- *2 Oranges*
- *1 Lemon*
- *2 Pears*
- *1 Avocado*

*Veggie Bag $5*

- *1 English Cucumber*
- *1 bundle Green Onions*
- *1 bag Spinach*
- *1 pkg Baby Carrots*
- *1 head Broccoli*
- *1 Tomato*
- *1 head Garlic*

* Items may change depending on availability and other factors. Every
attempt is made to purchase locally.

Brianna

Baby Brianna was dedicated today. Proud parents are Scott and Marlene visiting from Edmonton. Lord, bless Brianna and help her to know You with her every day of her life.

The miracle of teeth

Al invited Jul to share at the start of the service today as he lost his first baby tooth! Jul explained a bit of the story of how it came out and exclaimed "It was like a miracle because I wasn't expecting it!"
Out of the mouths of babes indeed.

Budget

Pray for budget deliberations and decisions. There will be a meeting for sharing the budget with all Rustlers soon. (an afterChurch event)

Don't forget to bring your Shepherd's Pies on Sundays!

Lights

This Sunday, we will start the first in a series of 4 Advent sermons. Peace, Hope, Joy, Love. We will be lighting symbolic lamps each week.