Mingus View Presbyterian Church. . .
. . . a fellowship of believers proclaiming the Gospel of Jesus Christ through worship, nurture, and striving to exhibit the Kingdom of God to our community and the world.
December 14, 2025
3rd Sunday of Advent
“Happy are those whose help is the God of Jacob, whose hope is in
the Lord their God, who made heaven and earth, the sea, and all
that is in them, who keeps faith forever.”
Psalm 146:5-6
You are invited to join us on the 3rd Sunday of Advent for our 10:00 a.m. worship service either in person or on YouTube Live (please see instructions below in the Announcements). The title of Susan Goe’s sermon is “The Desert in Bloom .” (Isaiah 35:1-10; Matthew 11:2-6; James 5:7-10 ). The choir anthem will be “People Look East.” Hymns for the day include: “Joy to the World”, “Watchman Tell Us of the Night”, and “Rejoice, Rejoice Believers.”
THIS WEEK!!
Monday Food Pantry Open, 9 – 11 a.m.
Tuesday Advent Bible Study, 10:30 a.m.
Wednesday Hope Circle, 10:00
Circle & Crafternooners Holiday Brunch, 11:00 a.m.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
ADVENT & CHRISTMAS
- Needed items for the Food Pantry this week include: Fruit, cereal, soups, ravioli, mustard, ketchup. Don’t forget your Reverse Advent Calendar. So much fun! Cash donations are also gratefully accepted for the Food Pantry Fund. Thanks so much!
- “A Child is Born” is our Advent study. Author Amy-Jill Levine takes us on a journey to discover that behind our well-known, beloved nativity stories in Matthew and Luke are many other nativity stories found in the Hebrew scripture. Our study continues on Tuesday, December 16th , at 10:30 a.m.
- The Hope Circle will meet on Wednesday, December 17th, at 10:00 a.m. At 11:00 a.m., all are invited to join Circle members and the Crafternooners for a Holiday Brunch/Potluck.
- Christmas Eve – Our Christmas Eve Candlelight Service on Wednesday, December 24th, will begin at 5:00 p.m.
- The Christmas Eve tradition continues – just in a different location. Our post- Christmas Eve service gathering will be here at the church this year! Join your church family for a great time of fellowship and delicious food! A sign up sheet is on the round table to let us know if you plan to attend!
- Christmas Joy Offering – The Mission & Stewardship Committee invites you to participate in the annual “Christmas Joy Offering”, a special offering of the Presbyterian Church (USA). Envelopes may be found in the pews.
- Annual Reports are Due! A reminder to all moderators and leaders of teams and groups that Annual Reports are due by December 28th please! Speak to Susan Goe if you have any questions.
- From Ceri Woodworth: “I delivered your generous donations to Mountain View Elementary School and again, you came through with flying colors! Someone donated medical gloves – perfect! They needed the Tums that very day I delivered them! An organization from the school came and took all her water bottles, so Nurse Stephanie’s eyes lit up when she saw all the bottles! Goldfish – the kids’ favorites! So thank you for your dedication to the school nurse. New ideas: Stephanie said she could use girls shirts – sizes 6-10, tennis shoes sizes 13 (child) to 5 (adult), and saltines She always appreciates the small water bottles, Goldfish, chips, sweatpants and leggings sizes 6-8, and underwear sizes 6-8. Thank you, Mingus View!!
- FOR THOSE INTERESTED IN VIEWING OUR WORSHIP SERVICE ON THE LIVESTREAM —You will no longer access the Livestream via Facebook. Go to youtube.com and then MVPC Livestream. Click on “live” and it will show a list of live videos including an upcoming video for that morning.