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Ponderings
December 1, 2008
Malachi 3:1 “I will send my
messenger, who will prepare the way before me.”
Greetings!
You have just entered the “Preparation Season.”
What preparations are you in the process of to
make this the best Christmas ever?
What will make this the best Christmas?
Generally, when individuals prepare
for an event they start with the magical list.
If you are at all like me, you take your calendar
and work backwards filling in the activities that will
consume you’re waking hours with final preparations put
towards the day of celebration and things that will stay
intact for longer periods of time being done first.
On my list, I also put at least one cleaning
activity, one baking activity, one exercise activity and
a devotion on each day in the month of December.
As time gets closer, I generally clean first and
do all the cooking as close to the celebration as
possible.
This is necessary because as the saying goes,
If you fail to
plan, you’re planning to fail.
As I stated before you just entered
the “preparation season.”
Preparing for the celebration of Christmas
requires intentional planning.
Planning for the birth of Jesus and for His
return should also require the same purposeful
scheduling.
As of yesterday, you entered into the season of Advent.
This is the special time of year where one plans
for Jesus’ birthday celebration.
Many families use an Advent wreath to
help them focus on this special event.
Four weeks prior to Christmas they light candles
on a circle of evergreen branches.
Reminders that assist us in recalling the events
which lead up to the special day centering on the Advent
wreath are:
The wreath is round because Jesus’
love for us never ends.
Evergreens are chosen because they
stay green all year which indicates life.
Red berries may be on the wreath to
remind us of the blood that was shed when Jesus died on
the cross.
Candles are lit to remind us that
Jesus is the light of the world.
Normally all the candles are blue
except for the pink one that is lit the third week to
remind us of joy.
Blue is the color of hope.
So as you make your preparations for
Christmas continue to prepare your hearts and minds for
the celebration that connects believers to Jesus’
birthday.
Happy Preparation Season!!
Little Hands, JK, SK
Christmas Program
Friday, December 5, 2008 at 6:00 PM in the church.
Cookies and Punch Reception after the program in
the Fellowship Hall.
Come and celebrate the season with our children.
 APPLEBEE’S
FUND RAISER
9080 N Green Bay Rd,
Brown Deer, WI
(414) 434-2270
December 3, 2008 from 4:00 PM to Close.
Support SPI’s 6-8 Grade MissionTrip.
Flyers are available in the office if you need one.
Applebee’s will donate 15% of the food sales from
the guest checks of all the flyers redeemed to St.
Peter-Immanuel Lutheran School.
So enjoy yourself and eat well for a good cause!
PTL Book
Fair~
Parents & Students, you are cordially invited to
attend the PTL Book Fair scheduled for Tuesday, December
2, beginning at 6:30 p.m. in the large meeting room on
the lower level.
This Book Fair will feature Scholastic Books –
Buy One Get One Free – and Northwestern Publishing House
– Christian and Christmas Items for sale at regular
prices.
Join us for a fun evening of shopping and refreshments.
Why not come and shop for those Christmas
presents?
Books always make an ideal gift!
While parents shop, children will enjoy watching
the movie, “Alvin
and the Chipmunks”.
Please direct questions to Gloria Tonn, (414)
353-6800, ext. 111.
Girl Scouts:
 The
Brownie Girl Scouts (1st – 3rd
grade) have been busy this year. They earned their first
Try-It badge in October by visiting the Germantown Petco
to learn about animals. They learned about birds,
turtles, tortoises, fish, rats and guinea pigs. In
November they learned about Science and will be visiting
the Discovery World
Museum to continue
learning and earn the Science Wonders Try-It badge. They
also learned how to “move-it” when Jazzercise came to
the meeting to earn the Dancercize Try-It badge. In
December, we will be having a holiday party and prepare
for our fundraiser.
 It’s
almost time for COOKIES!!
The Girl Scout Cookie sale will run from January 9 – 28,
2009 and can be ordered from any girl scout. We have 3
troops at SPI this year, so there is plenty opportunity
to purchase them. There will be girl scouts at church
and sign-up sheets. Watch for more information!
~ Sarah Hirsch and Shelly Denny (Brownie Troop 3061
Leaders)
PODS Schedule
Check out the webpage for PODS.
http://new.schoolnotes.com/
12/01/2008 - Mrs. N
12/08/2008 - Mrs. N
12/02/2008 - Mr. G
12/09/2008 - Mr. G
12/03/2008 - Mr. J
12/10/2008 - NO PODS 11:30 AM Dismissal
12/04/2008 - Mrs. W
12/11/2008 - Mrs. W
12/05/2008 - NO PODS
12/12/2008 -
NO PODS
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