Our congregation will collect donations of Socks and Skivvies in support of Clifton Sanctuary Ministries. This is a long-time mission project adopted in coordination former members of the Church of the New Covenant. 

There are 2 ways to give:

• Purchase new men’s socks and underwear and drop them off at church, unwrapped, on Sunday, December 20th.

• Make a donation on-line or by check. Please put Socks and Skivvies in the memo line of your check. Online, please choose Mission and fill in Socks and Skivvies.

Contributions needed: socks (white crew and dark dress socks of sizes 10-13); white short-sleeve tee shirts and underwear (many prefer briefs; in sizes M, especially L and XL, and XXL); adult briefs/diapers are also appreciated (in sizes M, especially L and XL, and XXL).  The drop-off donations will be delivered with the 4th Sunday meal we provide at Clifton on Dec 27. The Mission Ministry will use any donated funds to order socks and skivvies from Amazon using Clifton’s Amazon Smile link, and have them delivered directly there. If you have any questions, please contact Michael Bearden.

Book Discussion We will continue our book discussion of Love is the Way by Bishop Michael Curry, this Sunday, November 29 at 7:00 pm on Zoom. We will be discussing chapters 7-9. Click here to join us on a computer, tablet or smartphone.

Stay tuned for Christmas mission opportunities such as the Socks and Skivvies Tree We will be collecting socks and underwear for Clifton Sanctuary Ministries. Look for details in the December Lamplighter.

Christmas Joy Offering This Sunday On November 29th, our congregation will join with other Presbyterian churches around the country to participate in the Christmas Joy special offering on Sunday, November 29, the first Sunday of Advent. This offering provides assistance to current and retired church workers in their time of need and helps develop our future leaders at Presbyterian-related schools and colleges equipping communities of color. You may donate by check or online. Please put Christmas Joy Offering on the memo line.

A Congregational Meeting has been called for this Sunday, November 29^th after worship in Zoom (using the usual Narthex fellowship time and link) for the purposes of electing Deacons and Elders.

This Week in Worship It is the First Sunday in Advent and we will celebrate worship in our homes via Facebook Live and YouTube. We will have Sunday School before and fellowship after worship on Zoom conference. The links for Sunday are below. We will post the recording of our worship service on our website. Rev. Camille will be preaching Those Who Dream…Keep Awake. Our hymns will be Watchman, Tell Us of the Night You Let Me Be Your Servant and On Jordan’s Banks the Baptist’s Cry. Our scripture passages are Mark 13:24-37 and Isaiah 64:1-9. For a copy of Sunday’s bulletin, click here.

Town Hall The Presbytery of Greater Atlanta is holding a town hall this Saturday from 10:00-11:30 a.m. called House United: Courageous Conversations Across the Aisle on Zoom. If you have questions you would like to submit, please email Aisha at abl@atlpcusa.org by Thursday the 19th with the words “Town Hall” in the subject line. Click here to join on Zoom. To dial in, call 929-436-2866 Meeting ID: 810 5157 9359 Passcode: 107062.

Book Discussion We will continue our book discussion of Love is the Way by Bishop Michael Curry, next Sunday, November 29 at 7:00 pm on Zoom

A Congregational Meeting has been called for Sunday, November 29^th after worship in Zoom (the usual Narthex fellowship time and link) for the purposes of electing Deacons and Elders.

It is Christ the King Sunday Sunday and we will celebrate worship in our homes via Facebook Live and YouTube. We will have Sunday School before and fellowship after worship on Zoom conference. The links for Sunday are below. We will post the recording of our worship service on our website. The Rev. Debra Avery, pastor of the United Presbyterian Church in Peoria, IL will be preaching. Our hymns will be Will You Let Me Be Your Servant and Jesus Be with Us. Our scripture passages are Psalm 100 and Matthew 25:31-46. For a copy of Sunday’s bulletin, click here.

Sunday Worship

9:00-9:50 a.m. Sunday School on Zoom

10:00-11:00 a.m. Worship 10-11 on Facebook Live or YouTube

11:00-11:30 a.m. “Narthex Fellowship Time” on Zoom. We’ll start right after worship, so please log on after worship concludes.

• Sunday School We will be studying The Present Word at 9:00 a.m. Click this link to join us on Zoom for Sunday School on a computer or smartphone. The new password is fidelis. If dialing in, call 301-715-8592, enter the Meeting ID: 981 2926 1965 and Password: fidelis. Please contact JC Edwards if you need the study guide, 770-493-8550.
• Worship: Click here to join us on Facebook Live. Click here to join us on our YouTube Channel.
• Fellowship: Click this link to join us via Zoom on a computer or smart phone after worship. We’ll begin at 11:00 a.m., or earlier, if worship ends before 11:00. Enter the meeting ID below. Or, call this number: 301-715-8592, then enter the meeting ID below. Meeting ID: 219 872 595 For help with Zoom, click here for a helpful video.