Our First Wednesday program for November has been changed to a time of sharing testimonies of God’s faithfulness during Hurricane Helene.
Come share how God proved His faithfulness in your life and in the life of those you know.
Bring a friend and a dish to share on Wednesday, November 6th at 5:30PM!
The Middle School Retreat is coming up soon! See Mike Hicks for more info and to sign up!
OPERATION CHRISTMAS CHILD SHOEBOX MINISTRY will begin in late September. Operation Christmas Child is a global program facilitated through hundreds of thousands of trained volunteers. Local believers in more than 100 countries deliver Operation Christmas Child shoebox gifts, present the Gospel, and facilitate our follow-up discipleship program, The Greatest Journey. Operation Christmas Child Shoebox ministry at Pinecrest will begin on Sept. 29th. A table is set up in the atrium with all the information and supplies you will need to fill your boxes. You may also fill a box online for $25. Please let me know the number of boxes if you choose this method.
Pinecrest goal this year is 225 boxes. Collection Sunday will be November 17th.
Dottie Kent, OPCC Director.
The Outreach Committee will hold their next meeting on Sunday, November 17th at 11:30am.
“Oh give thanks to the LORD, for He is good, for His steadfast love endures forever!” Psalm 107:1-3
Happy Thanksgiving!
THe church office will be closed on November 27th, 28th, and 29th.
Our denomination collects two special offerings per year, one at Easter and one at Thanksgiving. The Thanksgiving Special Offering will support the ARP Christmas Benevolent Fund, the American Bible Society, Ersdkine College and Seminary, and Outreach North America.
Special Envelopes are available in the atrium.
On Wednesday, December 4th at 5:30pm, Pinecrest will celebrate the Hanging of the Greens! Bring a friend and a dish to share as we decorate the church for Christmas.
We will also be packing Christmas Baskets for our shut-ins. A sign up sheet will be in the atrium for basket supplies.
The annual Holiday Market presented by the Flat Rock Farmer’s Market will be on Thursday, December 5th from 2pm – 5pm. Come find unique and handmade items to cross things off your hoilday shopping list!
There will also be fun activities for families including an inflatable slide, free popcorn and hot apple cider!
The Carson family invites you to a Christmas Social on Sunday December 22nd in the fellowship hall immediately following the worship service.
Come enjoy light refreshments, Christmas music, and a small Christmas gift from the Carson family.
The Christmas Eve Candlelight and Communion Service will be on Tuesday, December 24th at 5PM.
Childcare will be provided for infants through early elementary aged children.
Our Small Groups are resuming in September! Join one today!
For more details on meeting times, click the link below.
The Western North Carolina Quilter’s Guild will start meeting in January on the 2nd Tuesday of every month from 9:00AM – 1:00PM. Bring your own lunch and a non-perishable food item fore the IAM donation basket.
A few more volunteers are needed to help with the after worship coffee and cookie fellowship. A sign-up sheet is located on the refreshment table.
The Greeter Team is always looking for new people to help on Sunday mornings. If you can say, “Welcome to church! We are so glad you are here!” to everyone who enters the church building, you’re qualified! Speak to Jane Kennedy to sign up.
On the bulletin board outside the sanctuary is a sign up sheet to provide flowers for the worship service.