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the CHIMES
Community Outreach of North Chevy Chase Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)
8814 Kensington Parkway, Chevy Chase, MD 20815
www.nc4disciples.org
December
2012
Volume 16, Issue 12
WORSHIP AT
NORTH CHEVY CHASE
CHRISTIAN
SUNDAY
WORSHIP
Traditional worship
at 11:00 a.m. with
concurrent Sunday
School for children
and youth.
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North Chevy Chase
Christian Church is an
open, caring congregation
committed to serving God
and building community
through education, fellowship, outreach and
worship.
An Open, Caring Congregation….
The Journey to Bethlehem
ADVENT/CHRISTMAS 2012
The Advent Season this year begins on
Sunday, December 2, as we begin the
journey to Bethlehem. Please mark your
calendars and be a part of the many exciting things happening at NC4 during this
joyful season!
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 1
9:00AM
Decorating the Sanctuary (coffee & doughnuts!)
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 2—1ST SUNDAY OF ADVENT
11:00 AM
Worship with “Hanging of the Greens”
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 8
10AM-3PM
Winter Festival
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 9—2ND SUNDAY OF ADVENT
11:00 AM
Worship featuring a concert performance of
Menotti’s “Amahl and the Night Visitors” by the NIH
Singers
Sunday, December 16—3rd Sunday of Advent
11:00 AM
Worship with a Youth Christmas Presentation
followed by Caroling on the Parkway (led by our
Dir. of Music Ministries, Sarah Horick)
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 23—CHRISTMAS SUNDAY
11:00 AM
Worship with Choir Christmas Music and the Eddie
Drennon Jazz Trio followed by Staff-hosted Coffee
Fellowship
MONDAY, DECEMBER 24 — CHRISTMAS EVE
5:30 PM
PRE-SERVICE WASSAIL AND FELLOWSHIP
6:00 PM
If you have not yet turned
in your 2013 Commitment
Gift, please do so before
the end of the year.
FAMILY CANDLELIGHT-COMMUNION CHRISTMAS EVE
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 30
11:00 AM
GUEST PREACHER; CAROLS & SCRIPTURES
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News from the Pews & Prayer Concerns
CONGRATULATIONS TO… our Director
of Music Ministries, Sarah Horick in her
November 17 marriage to Richard Zarou
at the Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church
in Charleston, SC….
and to Rev. Dr. Rosetta Robinson on the
17th anniversary of ordination November
18.
CORRECTION: Connie Whitacre has
NOT moved to West Virginia, but continues to reside at the Brighton Garden,
Room 535b, 5550 Tuckerman Lane, ,
North Bethesda, MD 20852
Frank Lee, Sr. (McClures), David Bulgher
(Nina Peregrim’s nephew), Logan Duvall
(Charlotte Duvall’s grandson), Beverly
Harris, Delores McIntosh (Sherman & Angie
Davis’ moms), Ernestine Wilson (Angela Davis’ aunt), Mary Carter (Dorothy Brown),
Karl & Shirley Smith and Ian & Jeanine
Alves (the Shermans’ friends), Antoune
Youssef’s family in Cairo, Antoune Youssef;
Roger Delaney, Abby Garcia and family
(friends of Karen and Buzzy Barnard),
Victoria Ringo (Dolly Youssef’s daughter),
Doug & Dave Shawver (Jan Yatsko’s sons)
Capital Area Regional Churches and Rev. Lari
Grubbs & Regional Staff.
NEW EMAIL for Rachel Solomon
rsolomon8389@gmail.com
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REMEMBERING IN PRAYER
THE PEOPLE OF NEW JERSEY & NEW YORK ,
GLEN & LORI HAWKINS, JOE HEINTZE. DAVID
BULGHER
Those Confined to Home:
Jean Akers & Maude Covington, Kitty
Burke, Alline Crossfield, Nancy Jo Floyd,
Grant Howard, Anna Kragnes, Virginia
Masnovo, Mabel Smith, Delores Warren
Military/Civilian Overseas Personnel:
Walter Reed National Military Medical
Center, Killed/Wounded and their families,
Active Duty Troops and their families, Military Health Care Workers, Humanitarian
Workers Overseas, Media Correspondents
Overseas, John and Marsha McCary (Haiti),
Paul Longo (Praetoria, S. Africa– Dan &
Nancy Longo’s son)
Nations and Leaders Around the World
Our Friends and Families:
Norine Bergesen (Sean’s mother), Nick
Balenger, Carol Clarke, Amy Howell,
Beverly McNamara, Sherri Young & fiancé,
DEADLINE FOR JANUARY, 2013 CHIMES
ARTICLE SUBMISSION:
SUNDAY — DECEMBER 16
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DECEMBER Outreach and Service Opportunities
Our 2012 Christmas Offering is a wonderful way to celebrate
the ministry of the Christian Church Capital Area Region.
Whether it’s the summer camping programs at Bethany Beach
or Mary Mac, the support given to candidates for ministry, or
the assistance our Regional Minister Lari Grubbs gives to
churches in the Search and Call process, our Region serves as a
collective witness to our shared faith.
HOW ARE OUR CAPITAL AREA REGIONAL MINISTRIES FUNDED?
(Based on the projected 2012 receipts)
 Disciples Mission Fund = 50% of what is given comes to the Region.
 Christmas Offering = 100%
 Annual Fund = 3.2%
 Camps and Events = 13.9%
 Outside rentals of Camps & Conference Centers = 24.2%
 Grants = 10.5% (most are designated)
 Dividends = 10.4% (most are designated
 Field Receipts = .2% (Honorariums, funds given to Regional Minister for preaching,
congregational visits, etc.)
 Christian Church Foundation (Indianapolis) = 2.2%
 Other = 6.1%
The Christmas Offering is the one special day offering that we collect each year which
stays — 100% — within our own region.
Help Support Bethesda Cares, a community outreach program for the
homeless.
Do your holiday shopping and support Bethesda Cares at Ten Thousand
Villages 4959 Elm Street, Bethesda for a benefit shopping event on
Thursday, December 6th between 5 and 9 PM. Fifteen percent of all
purchases go to Bethesda Cares.
The Giving Season is Beginning. Please note our CFC and UW numbers below. Bethesda
Cares is a proud member of the United Way CFC and UWNCA.
Bethesda Cares: CFC: 48507 United Way: 8376
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ANGEL TREE
“Be An Angel….” and make a Gift to Cordell Place — the newest housing program for men
and women provided by the Montgomery County Coalition for the Homeless . Take an Angel
off the poster you will see in the Glass way, put your name on the angel and hang it on the
Christmas Tree. Purchase the gift card indicated and return it (in a gift envelope marked
“Cordell Place”) , by Sunday, DECEMBER 16.
Help make someone’s Christmas merrier this year!
North Chevy Chase Christian Church Permanent Endowment Fund
Have you ever sat in prayer and contemplation and pondered the question,
“what can I do, or what more can I do?”
There is a way of making a difference forever in Christian service. It can be found in supporting the North Chevy Chase Christian Church Permanent Fund established in 2007. This fund,
which stands apart from the annual budget and is maintained through our Christian Church
Foundation in Indianapolis, allows NCCCC to expand mission and witness in our community and
in the world beyond.
With the opening deposit of $38,604.81 and additional contributions of $542,104.16 in gifts
and bequests the fund is growing! For the first time this year, we received a distribution back to
the church in the amount of $17,776 which was used for outreach, capital improvements, and
other ministries. Recently a contribution was received in honor of the ministry of the Rev. G.
Diane Knight. Our sincere thanks goes out those, who in this manner, have expressed their devotion to our church and our Lord.
You can plan for giving to the Permanent Fund in one of two ways:
a
by donating now to the Endowment (stocks, bonds, real estate, tangible
property, or cash) and/or
b.
by naming North Chevy Chase Christian Church as beneficiary of a
bequest/estate, charitable trust or gift annuity
By making a gift to North Chevy Chase Christian Church through the Permanent Endowment
fund, you can leave a legacy of mission and ministry that will undergird God’s work in the
world through the church for years to come.
We invite you to prayerfully consider making a gift to the North Chevy Chase Christian Church
Permanent Endowment Fund. If you have questions, please contact me or one of the Permanent Endowment Fund Trustees: Buzzy Barnard, Laird Thomason, Nancy Longo, and Sally
Coberly.
~ Blessings,
Charles McGee, Chair
NC4 Permanent Endowment Fund Trustees
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Report from the 2012 Annual Congregational meeting
Actions taken:
Due to the Visioning for the Future that we are doing with Dr. Dick Hamm, the Board has asked the following
to continue in service through 2013. This slate of nominees was approved at our Annual Congregation Meeting,
held Sunday, November 11:
 Elders (term ending 2013): Karen Barnard, Anne-Marie Crawford, Richard Sherman, Andrea Sherman,
Dolly Youssef, and Marge Wydro
 Nominee for Elder Emeritus: Glen Harper (in memorium)
 Diaconate (term ending 2013): Betty Shelton, Diane Barlow, Antoune Youssef, Dorothy Harper, Ann
McClure, Nancy Solomon, Hume McClure, Jan Yatsko, Bill Wydro
 Nominee for Deacon Emeritus: Fran McClure (in memorium)
 Trustees (term ending 2013): Patsy Clark, Sally Coberly, and Dwight Brock
 Permanent Endowment Fund Trustees (term ending, in accordance with the Permanent Endowment
Fund Policy, 2015): Jim Heintze and Ann McClure. A special note of thanks to outgoing PEF Trustees Charles
McGee and Sally Coberly, who have served on the Board since the establishment of Permanent Endowment
Fund in 2007.
The Congregation also approved unanimously the proposed 2013 Budget in the amount of $368,317,
including a 3.2% COLA for the staff. To receive a copy of the budget, please contact the Church office.
Mark your Calendar now for these
JANUARY 2013 DATES!
(Thanks to the Church in Bethesda for this cool Advent
graphic!)
Friday evening, January 4, 2013
 Friday Nite @ the Movies resumes
Sunday, January 6
 Epiphany Sunday (Star cookies in Coffee
Fellowship)
Saturday, January 12
 Salt & Light Conference for Church Leadership (Nat’l City Christian Church)
Sunday, January 13
 Worship & Arts Planning Mtg. (Library)
Saturday, January 19
 TENT. January Board Mtg. & Retreat
Sunday, January 20
 Monthly NC4 Staff Meeting (following
Coffee Fellowship ) (Library)
Sunday, January 27
 Lunch Bunch
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Birthdays ~ December
1
7
12
Agaba Nassi Sharangabo
Charles E. McGee
Dot Harper
20
27
29
13
Joshua Gatera
Virginia Masnovo
Mary Rice
Marge Wydro
Stacey Brown
29
17
19
Brandon Barnard
Christiana Sherman
Alline Crossfield
Riley Foster
Helen Joseph
Worship Leadership—DECEMBER
Remember that if you are unable to serve on the assigned Sunday, you are to contact a substitute and
alert the Church Office of the change. Thank you!
PLEASE NOTE VACANCIES AND CONTACT ANN MCCLURE OR LAURA PEERY IF YOU CAN
FILL ONE OF THOSE VACANCIES.
WORSHIP LEADERS FOR DECEMBER
Dec. 2
Dec. 9
Dec. 16 & 23
Dec. 24 & 30
Rachel Solomon
Dolly Youssef
Hume McClure
Andrea Sherman
SERVING/BULLETINS:
Dec. 2
Alice Kessler, Betty Shelton
Dec. 9
Diane Barlow, VACANCY
Dec. 16
YOUTH
Dec. 23
Wilsonia Cherry, Laura Peery
Dec. 24
VACANCIES
Dec. 30
Amelia Dodge, VACANCY
ELDERS
Yolanda Heintze and Laird Thomason
SUNDAY DUTIES
Dec. 2
Dec. 9
Dec. 16
Dec. 23
Dec. 24
Dec. 30
ADVENT WREATH LITURGISTS
Diane & Jewel Barlow
Buzzy & Karen Barnard
Youth
Hume McClure, Ann McClure
Carrie & Frank Lee
Richard & Andrea Sherman
Dec. 2
Dec. 9
Dec. 16
Dec. 23
Dec. 24
Dec. 30
Mary Rice
Diane and Jewel Barlow
Laird Thomason
Joan Sidell
Cheryl Tatham
Joan Sidell
DIACONATE
Preparing:
Dec. 2
Dec. 9
Dec. 16
Dec. 23
Dec. 24
Dec. 30
Alice Kessler
Diane Barlow
Wilsonia Cherry
Wilsonia Cherry
VACANCY
VACANCY
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North Chevy Chase
Christian Church
(Disciples of Christ)
NO FRIDAY NIGHT
AT
THE MOVIES IN DECEMBER.
Address
8814 Kensington Parkway
Chevy Chase, MD 20815
Phone
301-654-3631
Fax
301-654-3632
E-mail
northchevychase@verizon.net
North Chevy Chase Christian Church
(Disciples of Christ)
8814 Kensington Parkway
Chevy Chase MD 20815
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