An understanding of the Advent Wreath, Christmas Star, Chrismons, Poinsettia, Nativity and more! Join us for refreshments and fellowship after the service. Donations of cookies will be welcomed.

Gifts will be collected for Springfield Hospital Center. Suggested items: Shaving cream, shaving lotion, after shave, talcum powder, new electric razors, toothpaste, toothbrushes, deodorant, washcloths, Kleenex, combs, shirts, sweaters, ties, gloves, socks, caps, slippers, pens, stationery, handkerchiefs, cosmetics, bed jackets, scarves, makeup, nail care products, knitting and crochet yarn.  Cash donations accepted

Please wrap your gift in white paper, List on the outside if it is for male, female or either, What the gift is, If clothing, list size.

Church Council for 2012: We are in need of persons to volunteer to come on the Church Council and serve on Committees for2012. If you are interested, please see any Council Member, Council President Larry Dougherty, or Deacon Charley.

The Giving Tree continues to be a tradition for Keysville Lutheran Church. The Key Women will sponsor a family this year and we will continue to use gift cards as our way to offer support. The family, who has fallen on some unfortunate circumstances over the last year, is an immediate relative to a member of our church congregation. In addition to the parents, there are five children, ages 7 to 14, one of which has special needs. This past year, the mother underwent an extremely intense skull surgery to remove fluid from a cavity in her skull and repair where the leakage was occurring. During that time, the family fell behind in their bills.

The Giving Tree will be displayed starting November 27th and decorated with tags for various stores and restaurants in the family’s area. Please select as many gift tags as you can and return the cards to the collection box under the tree by Sunday, December 18th. The amount of the gift card is up to you, but please indicate the dollar amount on the card(s).

Members can also purchase cards on their own for use at stores such as Wal-Mart, Target, CVS, The Dollar Store, Dollar Tree, for large chain grocery stores such as Food Lion, Giant, or Safeway, or for chain restaurants such as Pizza Hut or McDonalds. Please mail any gift cards to Keysville Lutheran Church, c/o The Key Women.

The Annual Congregational Meeting to elect Council members and to approve the 2012 budget will be held Sunday, December 11th prior to church service.

Offering Envelopes for 2012: The offering envelopes have been available since November 1st and can be found at the Educational Wing entrance. Please pick up your envelopes and those of your family so that it is not necessary to mail them. Due to economic conditions for 2013, I will only be ordering envelopes for those members who have made a contribution within the last two years (2010 and 2011). We must place the order for 2013 envelopes by February. If you do not currently have envelopes and would desire them, please contact Ellie Geiman soon.

Tax Statements: Contribution statements will be provided to any member or contributor that has given a donation to Keysville Lutheran Church for 2011. These statements will be mailed or distributed at church by January 15, 2012. Included on this statement will be any contribution to the Roof Project. If you made a purchase for the church and would like it noted on your tax statement, Ellie Geiman must have a copy of the receipt with an explanation of the expense you covered.

Christmas Poinsettias: Red poinsettias are being ordered again this year to decorate the sanctuary for the holiday season.

The deadline to order poinsettias will be December 16th and the cost is $5.25 per plant. Dedications of these plants may be made

in honor or in memory of an individual or individuals. Purchase and dedication forms will be available in the church bulletin after Thanksgiving. Poinsettias may be taken home in January 2012. For more information, or to order a poinsettia and make a dedication, please contact Donna Roop.