These announcements are contained in today's worship bulletin.

The Annual Youth Christmas Party will be held today, December 20, 5:30—7:30 p.m., at the home of the Lewis’, 80 Locksley Lane. Everyone should bring a $5 gift certificate from anywhere. The boys should bring a 2 liter of soda and girls should bring a dessert item. Dinner will be a variety of Italian pasta dishes.

Christmas Eve Services
4:30 p.m.    Family Christmas Eve Service...especially for those families with young children still at home. This will be an interactive service intended to engage the senses and the imaginations of all who attend.
7:30 p.m.    Christmas Eve Concert
8:00 p.m.    Festival of Lessons and Carols

Cookie Walk WOW, you did it again! You are AWESOME! Thank you to all who baked cookies, decorated cookies, helped set up, worked the cookie walk, cleaned up, and bought cookies. It takes many people to make this a success. What was really nice was the fact that the cookies went quickly and by 10:30, we were basically cleaned up…yes, tables were broken down and put away and the cookie trays were washed and put away! We had no cookies to sell on Sunday morning. The total intake for the 2009 Cookie Walk was $4,243. THANK YOU. -Joyce Ackley & Madelyn Woodruff, Cookie Walk Co-Chairs

Staff Christmas Bonus The paid staff at Douglas Avenue works hard on your behalf.  Each year a collection is taken for a Christmas bonus to be given to the following staff:  Carol Herren (full-time office manager), Gina Morris (full-time custodian), Bekah Philbrick (Director of Music Ministries), Janet Schmidt (Organist), Michelle Gannar (Nursery Coordinator), Carol Ryburn (Financial Secretary), Janet Sublett (Bell Director), Coleen Moore (Children's Church), Sara Hacker (Assistant Children's Church), and Sue Endsley (Director of Children's Ministries). Please make these checks payable to the church.  The total collected will be fairly distributed among our staff.  Thank you for your generosity.    -Staff/Parish Relations Committee

Flower Calendar for 2010 has been posted on the bulletin board in the Narthex. Stop by today to sign up for altar flowers for your special date.

Condolences to Penny and Michael Barnett on the passing of their husband and father, Jack Barnett.

Unhanging of the Greens: Immediately after the 10:30 service on Sunday, January, we will be “unhanging the greens”.

Mitten Tree: Please bring winter hats, mittens and scarves for the tree in the Education Building.

Hospitals: No one is hospitalized at this time. Winnie Lawless was a patient but recently returned home.

Lydia Circle Thank you, to everyone who attended the information meeting about the Lydia Circle. We are forming a new United Methodist Women’s circle at Douglas named The Lydia Circle. (Watch for more information in the Courier.) We will hold our first meeting Wednesday, January 20, 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. in the “Story” room, Room 202, of the education building. Child care will be provided. Please join us we are looking forward to this being a new and vital part of Douglas Avenue’s growth.

Mission Miles Pennies UMW are again saving pennies for Mission Miles. The “money jar” will be on the table in the Narthex.

Kumler Food Basket: For the month of December, Hamburger Helper/Pasta Roni will be collected. Place your items in the labeled tub in the Fellowship Area.

Acolyte Schedule
December 20    Korde’ Greenfield and Sophia Reynolds
December 27    Kayla Lewis and Natalie Baker

Prayers of the People
Sarah Talbott   
Jeffrey   
Joseph
Penny Barnett   
J.R.   
Kathie Nenaber—health
Cody’s 21st birthday—joy   
Daily patience   
Stresses & anxiety
Courtnie, Damian & Cerra   
Richard, Kenzie & girls   
Steven