The Link Your monthly newsletter from First Presbyterian Church of Conroe

December 2019

Upcoming Events

December 7 - Youth Tree Planting

December 8 - Committee Meetings/

Special Music

December 14 - Christmas Drop & Shop/

Family Movie Night/Youth Lock-in

December 15 - Children’s Pageant

December 24 - Christmas Eve Service

December 25 & 26 - Christmas Holidays

(Church Office Closed)

December 29 - 10:00 a.m. Worship Service

Operation Christmas Child

Thank you to every-

one who donated

boxes for Operation

Christmas Child as

part of a PDS and

MOPS effort. All 73+ boxes were well re-

ceived and went toward a very good cause.

Poinsettia Dedications

December 8th, you will have

the opportunity to make a poin-

settia dedication for Christmas.

If you would like to order a

poinsettia in honor of or in

memory of a loved one, please

fill out a form and return it to the offering

basket or church office by December 9th.

Poinsettias will be delivered December 14th.

If you have photos or events you

would like to see featured in The

Link, please submit them to

sharonv@fpcconroe.org.

First Presbyterian Church of Conroe

2727 N. Loop 336 W.

Conroe, TX 77304

TO:

December Dates to Remember

December 7 - Youth Point Aquarius Tree Planting

December 8 - Special Music

December 14 - Christmas Drop & Shop / Family Movie Night /

Youth Lock-in

December 15 - Children’s Pageant

December 24 - Christmas Eve Services (7:00 & 11:00 p.m.)

December 29 - 10:00 a.m. Worship Service

Christmas Drop & Shop December 14th

Drop your children off at FPC from 1:00-6:00 p.m. on December 14th for fun and

games while you enjoy child-free Christmas shopping! This special opportunity is

$25 per child ($50 per family maximum), which includes five hours of adult super-

vision, fun and games, and gingerbread house decorating.

Afterward, the entire family is welcome to stay for Family Movie Night, from 6:00

-8:30 p.m. Enjoy free hot dogs, popcorn and hot chocolate while watching “The

Polar Express”. Register early, as space is limited: https://vbspro.events/p/events/

christmasdropandshop. Please contact Dena Sowden with questions at (979) 255-

2096 or DSowden@fpcconroe.org.

Wednesday Night Needles

Wednesday Night Needles will continue

to meet on Wednesday evenings, in Room

105, at 6:00 p.m. Remember to come in

the front doors!

Feel free to join us with sewing, knitting

or crochet projects. Leslie Graham will be

giving knitting lessons for right and left-

handed knitters December 4th, 11th, and

18th. We will start back up January 8th for

the new year. Hope to see you soon.

Christmas Joy Offering

Through our Christmas Joy Offering, we

at FPC have an opportunity to reflect the

perfect gift given to us… the gift of Jesus.

The gifts received through this offering

will be used:

50% to provide support for students…

future leaders… the opportunity to attend

Presbyterian-related schools and colleges,

and:

50% to provide emergency financial assis-

tance to retired Presbyterian church work-

ers who are in need due to health care cri-

ses or natural disasters. Some cannot af-

ford to remain in their current homes or

cannot afford assisted living or long-term

care.

This Joy Offering will be received on

Christmas Eve. If you are unable to attend

the Christmas Eve service, Joy Offering

envelopes will be available to you during

Christmas week, or you may donate online

if you wish at fpcconroe.org/wish.

In short, our Christmas Joy Gift will go to

both future and past leaders in our Presby-

terian churches. Please be generous!

Thank you and merry Christmas to all.

A Special Thank You from CISD

“Dear Reverend Green,

Many, many thanks to you and your con-

gregation for the generous book donation.

The majority of books were distributed

during our school’s Title 1 Reading Night

on October 29th. Every student that attend-

ed was delighted to receive a free book.

You should have seen the smiles! Thank

you so much for making our Reading

Night a success.

The remainder of books will be distributed

in March during Dr. Seuss’ Read Across

America Day. Thank you! Thank you!

Thank you! Thank you!”

Catherine Pells

Librarian/Media Specialist

Conroe Independent School District

Dr. Green’s December Sermon Series

2019 Seafarers’ Boxes

On behalf of Presbyterian Women, I want to

acknowledge the tremendous support you all gave to

our Seafarers’ Christmas Project again this year. Thanks also to Tom Lowery, who drove in

heavy rain to the seafarers center, to deliver the 101 boxes. We could not have accom-

plished this without your help. Thank you so much! ~ Susan Buckley

(Photos submitted by Tom Lowery)

FPC Youth Wows with Donations

Part of our youth mission project last

month was to collect and assemble pet

care packages for the Meals on Wheels

(MOW) AniMeals Program.

On Tuesday, November 12th, the

Youth Group delivered around

1,000 pet packages, plus beds,

toys and $265 in cash/card dona-

tions. The MOW staff was amazed at the amount of do-

nations collected by the PYCC youth. This year we have

three FPC Youth on the PYCC Staff: Anna McNamara,

Abby Stewart and Kyle Williams as Co-Moderator.

(Article and photos submitted by Dena Sowden)