December 6 - Youth Christmas Party, 7:30pm
December 8 - ADVENT II ~ PEACE
December 14 &15 - Choral Christmas Concert, 7:30pm
December 15 - Pageant Ensemble rehearsal 11:45am
December 15 - ADVENT III ~ JOY
December 22 - ADVENT IV ~ LOVE
December 22 - Pageant Ensemble rehearsals 11:45am AND 6:15pm
December 22 - Children and Youth Christmas program, 7pm
December 24 - Christmas Eve Candlelight Communion Service, 6pm
December 29 - CHRISTMAS SUNDAY

BOOK LAUNCH
George Shillington will be presenting his new book at McNally Robinson on Saturday, January 18 at 7.00 pm. The title of the book is "A Complicated Love Story: Focus on the Fourth Gospel” and it is dedicated in memory of Ruth Wiebe.

CHRISTMAS GIFT BAGS FOR UGM
Union Gospel Mission is collecting gift bags to give to their Christmas Dinner guests on January 1st, If you would like to donate a gift bag check their website for more information about what to put in it:
https://gospelmission.ca/did-you-know/298-christmas-gift-bags 
If you bring your gift bag to GBC by December 15, Nettie & Mark Strople will gladly deliver them all to UGM. Gift bags will be collected in a box in the library.

BIBLE DISCUSSION CLASS
Beginning on September 8, 9:30-10:10am in the youth room, this class is exploring the theme of BEAUTY. Gus Konkel writes in his commentary of 1 & 2 Kings, "Creativity and craftsmanship are part of the way we express the beauty of creation and the presence of God within it".
Presenters for the next several weeks will be as follows:
Nov 10 and 17 – Lis Vensel (artist).