This Week & This Month

January 10, 2014
The next TNT (20s and 30s something) dinner will be on Friday, January 10th at 7:00 pm. Childcare will be available at the church beginning at 6:30pm. Place to be determined – look for an e-mail or upcoming blogs for a location announcement.

January 12, 2014
High Times and Thin Places: Singing Glory to God through the Liturgical Year.  Join the choirs of Faith Des Peres, Second, and Ladue Chapel Presbyterian Churches on Sunday, January 12th at 4:00pm at Ladue Chapel Presbyterian Church (9450 Clayton Road, 63124) as they present, “A Hymn Festival celebrating Glory to God, the new Presbyterian Hymnal.” This event will be led by Mary Louise Bringle, Chair of the Presbyterian Committee on Congregational Song. Contact Gay Spears with any questions.

January 18-19, 2014
The Presbytery of Giddings-Lovejoy will host a Martin Luther King, Jr. Commemoration Weekend at First Presbyterian Church of Saint Louis (7200 Delmar Blvd.), taking place on Saturday, January 18th and Sunday, January 19th, at various times. The theme will be, “Voting Rights Revisited: What are the new hurdles?” Please look on the Gathering Space bulletin board for specific speakers, times, etc.

January 25, 2014, 8-10am
Food pack volunteer opportunity - Volunteers are needed to support Food Outreach to pack freshly-cooked nutritious meals. Food Outreach’s mission is to provide nutritional support and enhance the quality of life of men, women, and children living with HIV/AIDS or Cancer. Food Outreach now serves over 2,000 individuals in MO and IL. Friends and children who are middle-school age and up are welcome to sign up. (A sheet is in the Gathering Space or email Marie in the church office). Food Outreach is located at 3117 Olive Street, 63103. We will meet at City Diner at the Fox (541 N. Grand Avenue, 63103) afterwards. The more, the better! See Sako O’Rourke if you have questions. 

January 7, February 4, March 11, April 1
All are invited to the immensely popular Kirkwood Franciscan Sisters’ Free Eco-Film Series! Come enjoy complimentary organic hot apple cider and freshly popped organic popcorn! The films are on Tuesday evenings and begin promptly at 7:00 PM. To attend you must RSVP to ffesignup@fsolph.org or by calling the Sisters’ offices at 314-965-3700.

Showings:
January 7: “A Fierce Green Fire”
February 4 “Biophilic Design”
March 11: “Heart of Sky, Heart of Earth”
April 1: “The New Green Giants”

*You can watch a trailer for each of these films at www.bullfrogfilms.com

Upcoming Events

March 26, 2014
Tour Churches of Soulard with the History Team and find out why St. Louis was once called the "Rome of the West."  Visit Trinity Lutheran, St. John Nepomuk, St. Vincent De Paul, St. Mary of Victories and St. Raymond's.  Have a Lebanese feast for lunch (at your expense) and see the "Who's Who" of St. Louis.  Cost is $49. Make reservations with Betsy Stoll or call 314-821-0533.

Worship at 10:30am this Sunday, December 29th

Pastor Annie will be on vacation from December 25th through January 1st, though you may still contact her in an emergency. Many thanks to Rev. Joe Marting for leading worship on Sunday, December 29th. The church office will be closed on January 1st. 

This Week & Next

Year-end donations to the church: Contributions that you wish to include on 2013 tax documents must be in the church office no later than Sunday, December 29, or in the mail postmarked no later than December 31.

During worship on Sunday, January 5^th we will celebrate the Epiphany of Our Lord. We will have communion, and Feeding the Flock will be collecting food donations for Circle of Concern. Current critical needs are: jelly, cereal, canned meats (chili, canned stew, canned chicken, canned ham, etc.), canned fish, toilet paper.

The Annual ADG Book Study will begin Sunday, January 5^th and will be held on three consecutive Sunday afternoons (January 5^th, 12^th, and 19th) from 12:00 – 1:30 PM in the Gathering Space.  Lunch (sandwiches, salad and drinks) will be available for a small fee, and the discussion will be from 12:30 – 1:30.  This year’s book is Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth, by Reza Aslan.  The book can be purchased at local bookstores ($27.00), or ordered from Amazon ($16.36 for a hardback copy, or $11.75 for a Kindle version). A sign-up sheet for lunch is in the Gathering Space. Let Marie in the church office know if you’ll be attending so she can send you a reading guide, and there are reading guides available here.  

Looking Forward to 2014

Have You Thought About a New Year Resolution?
How about reading the entire Bible in one year?  If that sounds challenging, it is!  But, it’s doable . . . and more fun with a group of people.  It takes about 20 minutes a day.  Of course, it also requires some energy to plan reading time into your daily schedule.  If this is something you’d like to try, e-mail Annie at pastor@faithdesperes.org or sign-up in the Gathering Space.  Reading schedules are provided, and monthly get-togethers to touch base are optional (time to be decided by participants).  Together, we can do this!  

January 10, 2014
The next TNT (20s and 30s something) dinner will be on Friday, January 10th at 7:00 pm. Childcare will be available at the church beginning at 6:30pm. Place to be determined – look for an e-mail or upcoming blogs for a location announcement.

March 26, 2014
Tour Churches of Soulard with the History Team and find out why St. Louis was once called the "Rome of the West."  Visit Trinity Lutheran, St. John Nepomuk, St. Vincent De Paul, St. Mary of Victories and St. Raymond's.  Have a Lebanese feast for lunch (at your expense) and see the "Who's Who" of St. Louis.  Cost is $49. Make reservations with Betsy Stoll or call 314-821-0533.