Holiday Bell Preludes before the 8:30 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. services this Sunday! Come early for church this week and experience more sounds of the season with our fabulous East Heights Bell Quartet! They are sure to put you in a festive mood and prepare you for a joy-filled worship time together!

Hats, Gloves, & Coats Being Collected in December: During the month of December East Heights is collecting children’s (2T up to Adult Small) hats, gloves, & coats for students at Jefferson Elementary. Items can be new or gently used. Please place donations in the bin across from the church office.

 Help Deliver Poinsettias to the Elderly: If you can help deliver poinsettias to our elderly members, we invite you to pick up one or more flowers and name/address cards after one of the Christmas Eve services or in the church office on Thursday, Friday, or Sunday after Christmas and deliver them as soon as possible. For a full list of donations please see the attachment to this newsletter.

Advent/Christmas Mission Giving: Each year, East Heights UMC members have the opportunity to support one of five mission opportunities in their Advent and Christmas giving. You may indicate which ministry you wish your gift to be designated, or if no designation is made, we will divide the gift among the five options. Options this year include United Methodist Open Door, GraceMed Health Clinic, Youthville/Ember Hope, Jefferson School Partnership. You can also help our church meet our Mission and Ministry Funds goal (previously known as “apportionments.”) by the end of the year. The balance we would need to meet our goal of 92% support for 2024 is $47,780. Checks may be made out to East Heights UMC, with “Christmas Mission Giving” on the memo line (designate your option if desired), or you may make a gift through VANCO. Envelopes will be available at the usher stations at each worship service. Please Contact Pastor Steve (steve@ehumc.org) or Kent Dick (kent@ehumc.org) for more information.

Young Adult’s Christmas Party: Our young adults group will be having a Christmas Party on Sunday, December 22nd for all the details be sure to get in touch with Brianna Fibelkorn at bfibelkorn@usd259.net or her cell 316-259-4070

No January Wednesday Night Meal: Our first Wednesday of the month meal will start back up on February 5th.

Save the Date: The annual Chicken Noodle Dinner fundraiser for the Youth Ministry and Mission will be on January 12th at 12:15 P.M. in Hedrick Hall. We hope to see you all there!!

Upcoming Youth Ministry Events:

o January 12th – Chicken Noodle Dinner

o January 24th – 25th – Middle School Lock-In

Year-End Generosity

Thank you for your generous financial support of East Heights UMC and its ministries. Through your gifts our church has touched the lives of children, youth, and adults in our congregation and community. As the end of the year is now upon us, we’ll soon close the books on 2024 and we need your help to finish strong. We are asking for your financial support of the life changing work through our global ministries. Please consider being a part of our year-end support drive. First, will you please join me in praying that God will stir within us all a willingness to give generously? Second, will you consider your own ability to give what you can to support our mission and ministry goals?

· If you haven’t turned in your pledge card yet, turn it in by December 8th.

· If giving stocks or funds managed by a broker, contact Kent Dick at the church office.

· Use your bank’s bill pay system by December 23rd.

· If using Vanco online, transactions should be completed by December 23rd.

· If mailing your contribution, it must be postmarked by December 27th.

· Bring your gift to the church office by 9:00 a.m., Monday, December 30th.

Thank you for helping East Heights complete our goals in ministry in 2024! The infographic below is a snapshot of our financial giving through November. If you would like to financially support our ministries, please contact Kent Dick at the church office or go to our website at www.ehumc.org and press the giving tab where you can give electronically.