Isaiah 7:14 “Therefore, the Lord himself will give you a sign: the virgin will conceive and give birth to a son and will call him Immanuel.”
Merry Christmas!
Sunday, December 26, 2021
The Christmas Miracle
Our CUC teacher this Christmas Sunday will be our own Tom Knight. Tom always presents an excellent lesson. His subject is “The Christmas Miracle”. His scripture is Isaiah 7:14.
CUC Sunday School Class
CUC attendance Sunday, December 19th
Members: 69
Zoom: 19
Visitor 1
Total: 89
We will not be having CUC on Zoom this Sunday, December 26.
Note: We will have CUC in the classroom on both 12/26 and 1/2/22. On both days please bring your own coffee and snacks, if you want refreshments! If you cannot join us in person, please try to zoom with us!
Welcome Our New CUC Member!
Mary Mitchell
Prayer Requests
- Dick Anthony‘s cardiac catheterization on December 14th went well and he has been OK’d for his jaw surgery after Christmas. Pray for him and also for Laverne Lamb as she cares for Dick.
- Margie Avery – at Sandy Springs Health and Rehab, Scans show Her cancer seems to be gone, but she is requiring PT to enable her to walk again. She appreciates all the cards and texts and attention from CUC members during this difficult time.
- Jeannie Ehlers as she continues with chemo.
- Marlene and Don MacLeod – who both are having multiple health issues. Don had successful implantation of a pacemaker last week.
- Martha Knight’s sister Ann now hospitalized in Gainesville with Covid complications
Continuing Prayers
- Sister Backus – for relief of increased back pain and other disabilities
- Pat (Mrs.) Cooney and (Mr.) Pat as she continues to battle multiple myeloma
- Malone Dodson to continue recovery from recent stroke
- Mary Kay Mills as she continues treatment and physical therapy, gaining back her strength
- Earnie Robertson at Vickory Rose
- Betty Smith at The Georgian Lakeside
- Edna Smith at the Mansions, Alpharetta
- Stan Thomason – He enjoys hearing from CUC friends
- Vince and Donna Grosse thank you for your continued prayers for their friend Susan Ouzts. She greatly appreciates our prayers.
Pray also for our Caregivers of those who are ailing!
Please pray for needs expressed and unexpressed for CUC members, and for friends and relatives of CUC class members who are facing illnesses, loss of loved ones, and important decisions to be made. Prayers also for our nation and its people.
Birthdays
- Lynda Leckie – December 26
- Jim Boswell – December 27
- Brenda Burrell – December 28
- Lynn Adcock – December 29
- Claudia Phelps – December 30
- Donna Grosse – December 31
- Vince Grosse – December 31
Anniversaries
- Grady and Pat Phillips – December 28, 1963, Washington, DC, 58 years!
Neighborhood Care Groups
Don’t forget to make a call or a text or visit this week to someone in your CUC Neighborhood Care Group!
Wednesday Night Supper and Hot Meals for Take-out
Wednesday Night Supper and hot meals for take-out will resume the week of January 10th.
Griefshare Course
A 13-week biblically based course begins Monday, Jan. 24 , 1-3 PM. Details and registration rumc.com/support.griefshare.org or Toni Fagin, tfagin@rumc.org or770-261-1767
Support for Our Missions:
- Continue to save those flip tops for Ronald McDonald Houses.
- Continue to contribute support to Murphy Harpst using AmazonSmile.
- Also register at Publix.com with Murphy Harpst school as the one to receive a portion of your receipts at Publix.
The Christmas Questions
by Max Lucado
I love Christmas. Let the sleigh bells ring. Let the carolers sing. The more Santas the merrier. The more trees the better. I love Christmas. The tinsel and the clatter and waking up “to see what was the matter.” Bing and his tunes. Macy’s balloons. Mistletoe kisses, Santa Claus wishes, and favorite dishes. Holiday snows, warm winter clothes, and Rudolph’s red nose. I love Christmas!
I love it because somewhere someone will ask the Christmas questions: What’s the big deal about the baby in the manger? Who was he? And what does his birth have to do with me? The questioner may be a child looking at a front-yard creche. He may be a soldier stationed far from home. She may be a young mom who, for the first time, holds a child on Christmas Eve. The Christmas season prompts questions. And may you find answers to yours.
A very Merry Christmas to all CUCers, their families, friends and loved ones. We are all so blessed to have each other, our church and clergy, this great nation, the love of Jesus, and this beautiful and special Christmas season.
Sandy Martin
CUC 