​WHAT'S  HAPPENING!​
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PLEASE NOTE:  Your advent letter is available for pick up in the foyer.

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LOOKING AHEAD:
Sunday, November 30th -  11 am - Advent I: Hope
​Thursday, December 4th - 12:30 pm -  Men’s Club Christmas Luncheon
Friday, December 5th - 6 pm - Progressive Dinner (a “moving” feast!)
Sunday, December 7th - 11 am - Advent ll: Peace (White Gift & Mitten Tree)
Sunday, December 14th - 11 am - Advent lll: Joy
​Wednesday, December 17th - 6 pm - UCW Christmas Get Together
​Sunday, December 21st - 11 am - Advent lV: Love & the Pageant                            
Wednesday, December 24th 
      7 pm - Christmas Eve Family Service  
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     10 pm - Christmas Eve Service of Candlelight and Holy Communion   

Sunday, December 28th - 11 am - First Worship Service after Christmas
Sunday, January 4th - 11 am - A Celebration of Epiphany                

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MITTEN TREE – Our MITTEN TREE is now ready to receive any knitted items that you would like to contribute.  By Christmas, these items will be distributed wherever the need exists.

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UCW CHRISTMAS PARTY – The UCW Meeting/Christmas Party is being held on December 17th at 6:00 at the home of Dorothy Webster, 215 Bradshaw Drive. All women of the congregation are very welcome to join us.  For more details, contact Dorothy at 506-457-9795 or [email protected].

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GREENER VILLAGE COMMUNITY FOOD CENTRE – For the month of December we will focus on canned tomatoes. However, as always, everything is deeply appreciated.
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"DAILY BREAD" – Copies of "Daily Bread" publications (Dec, Jan, Feb) are now available in the foyer.  These are provided free of charge.  However, a container is available for those wishing to make a donation to Radio Bible Class. 
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GREETER SIGN UP SHEET – Just a reminder that there is a "Greeter Schedule” posted at the back door. If you would like to volunteer to be a greeter some Sunday morning, kindly fill in your name by any Sunday that would be convenient for you.  Thanks! 

CHURCH BULLETINS - Anyone wishing to sponsor a Sunday bulletin ($20), please contact the church office (459-3313).  We encourage everyone to consider being a sponsor as it offsets the cost of our weekly bulletins.  There is a sign up sheet posted on the bulletin board in the foyer if you’d like to sponsor a bulletin for a particular day.

CHURCH OFFERING – Anyone wanting a church envelope number (an annual tax receipt is issued for all contributions) or anyone interested in signing up for PAR (pre approved remittance - where monthly contributions can be made to the church through your bank), please contact Sue Morrison 458-8150 [email protected].

CHURCH ENVELOPES – Due to the high increase in cost of personalized church envelopes, the Stewards Committee has developed a church envelope that can be used by everyone, at any time.  You will continue to use your current assigned envelope number, but there will now be a space on the envelope to fill in that envelope number and the date, as well as the previous categories of where you would like your offering directed: to Local, M&S, Building, or Other.  And, of course, all offerings will continue to be recorded for your personal income tax purposes.  Envelopes will be available in packs of 20 throughout the year in the church lobby, so you can just pick them up as needed.  Thank you so much for your continued financial support of New Maryland United. 
Dorothy Webster, Church Treasurer

​MAIL-IN OFFERING – For those who wish to mail in their offering, please mail directly to the church:
   New Maryland United Church
   875 Route 101 Hwy
   Nasonworth, NB E3C 2C1
   Attn: Chair of Stewards Committee 

DONATING TO SPECIAL PROJECTS? – If you are assigning some of your weekly offering to “Special Projects” on your church offering envelope, please indicate exactly what fund you want to donate to: Outreach? Food Bank? Cemetery? Memorial? or Sunday School. Your financial support is always appreciated. If you have any questions, please contact Sue Morrison, Chair of Stewards (458-8150). 

PAR – Interested in using PAR for your offering? PAR allows you to have automatic bank withdrawals for your offering. If you are interested, there are pamphlets on the table in the foyer. If you have any questions, please contact Sue Morrison (Chair of Stewards) 458-8150. 

NMUC LIBRARY – We have a wonderful assortment of books in our little library.  Recently we have acquired a collection of books by NB writers, like Peter Clark and the brothers Wayne and Herb Curtis from the Miramichi.  There’s folk lore and novels and walking guides, all celebrating our province… come have a look!

JIGSAW PUZZLE LIBRARY – Just a reminder that we have a lovely selection of jigsaw puzzles in the mini kitchen (off the sanctuary). They are available to anyone who would like to borrow them.  A great way to pass the time.  Donations of puzzles are greatly appreciated.