DECEMBER 14, 2025
PARTICIPATING IN TODAY’S service are Larry Halvorson, Liturgist; Michele Halvorson, Scripture Reader; Michele Halvorson and Sandy Walter, Ushers; and Dick Evans, Video Operator. Thanks to all our Sunday volunteers!
A TIME OF FELLOWSHIP will follow today’s service. Many thanks to Raimee and Carlos Williams for providing the refreshments during this busy time of year.
CHRISTMAS ANGELS PROJECT - Everyone is invited to participate in our annual Angel Gifts Project of providing Christmas gifts for the Our House trainees and our sponsored Damascus Help families. Please see our Outreach Angel Display on the narthex bulletin board.
EVERSTAND ENVELOPES are provided in today’s bulletin for those who would like to donate. Everstand (formerly The Board of Child Care), part of the United Methodist Church, reaches out to thousands of area children in need through residential services, group homes, a school for children with specialized needs, treatment foster care homes, a mental health clinic, early learning program, adoption services and more.
ADVENT DEVOTION CALLS will be held each Wednesday during advent. The next call is Wednesday, December 17, at 8:00 am. Important: To have the Zoom call link forwarded to your phone, contact Maryjean at 240.401.9950.
BIBLE STUDY will be held Wednesday, December 17, at 7:00 pm. The study is held in Room 9 and via Zoom. This week continues the study entitled Advent in Four Words. If you would like to join via Zoom, please use the link on our website.
SATURDAY SCHOLARS has ended for 2025. In 2026, this study will move to Wednesdays at 11:30 am.
COME AND CELEBRATE the joy and awe of Christmas Eve at our candlelight service, beginning at 7:00 pm. A light reception will follow the service. Sandy Walter and Patty Ebner are coordinating the reception, and all contributions are welcome! Please contact either Sandy or Patty to let them know what you can provide.
IT IS CUSTOMARY to present the Pastor with a cash gift for Christmas in appreciation of her service to the St. Paul community. If you would like to participate in this gift, place your contribution in the offering or mail it to St. Paul UMC, PO Box 5006, Laytonsville, MD 20882. Make checks payable to St. Paul UMC and be sure to designate the donation as Pastor’s Christmas Gift.
ALL YEAR END contributions must be received at the church by December 27, 2025 in order to be counted as a donation for calendar year 2025. All contributions received in January with the check dated in December will be counted as a contribution for calendar year 2026. Thank you.
IF YOU WOULD LIKE to have 2026 offering envelopes, please see David Baker or contact the church office, stpaul208@aol.com.
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OUR WORSHIP SERVICES continue to be available via Zoom and You Tube Live. Go to Upcoming Events for direct links to each gathering.
WAYS TO SUPPORT THE CHURCH with your tithes and offerings:
- At in-person services, offering plates are in the back of the sanctuary.
- Mail checks to St. Paul UMC, PO Box 5006, Laytonsville, MD 20882.
- Set up direct bill pay through your bank.
- Give online here, where you can pay using your bank account or credit card and set up recurring payments if you’d like.