Happy New Year May You Be Blessed

“We will open the book. Its pages are blank. We are going to put words on them ourselves. The book is called Opportunity and its first chapter is New Year's Day.”
Edith Lovejoy Pierce quotes (Poet b.1904)

God Bless Us ..... EVERYONE!

May you find the joys of this wonderful season in all you do!

Love your family

Give to all you know generously

Receive graciously

And be thankful for all blessings

Remember the true reason for the season

He came for you! Thank God for the ultimate gift.... His SON! Through him all things are possible!

Merry Christmas Boys ... I love ya'll

Mrs Tracye

Luminaries are a GO for Sunday!

This Sunday (Dec 16th) is Luminaria Day.

WHAT IS IT?
Troop 638 will spend much of the day putting out candles and bags in the
vicinity of Glenwood Circle for the Luminiaria that evening.  It's a big job
(we cover about 5 miles of curbs and put out about 10,000 candles and bags)
and we need a lot of help.
Homeowners in the neighborhood pay us to do this, and I pay each boy for the
amount of time he works.  The money goes into his scout account which helps
defray the cost of camping trips, Summer Camp, etc.  I also add in the time
spent working by family and friends, so a scout can end up with several
hundred dollars in his account at the end of the day.  So parents, siblings,
and others, please join us.

We will start at my house (1917 Vicklan St) at 8AM on Sunday. 
Scouts should wear their green scout tee shirts
(it is going to be VERY cold on Sunday so please dress accordingly we do not
want any of you to get sick with semester exams coming up next week), or their
Class A uniform.
The boys will spend much of the day working at trailers that are pulled down
the streets.  Lunch will be provided by Goldies Express.
If the boys are not available to start at 8AM, please have them come for as
much of the day as possible.
Hopefully we will finish up by 2-3 in the afternoon.  If we are done by
then,
the boys can either hang, or go home, but we would like them back about 5PM
to help light the candles.  The neighborhood is suppose to do this, but we
always need to pitch in where candles are not lit.  This should take another
hour or two.

RECORD KEEPING
I will have a clipboard at my house.  Please help the boys (and helpers)
remember to sign in and out so they can get credit for the time they work.

SAFETY
Safety is a big deal.  These boys will be working in the street much of the
day and we don't want anyone to get hurt.  There will be a short safety
lecture before they go out in the morning.  If your scout comes late, please
have him come by my house first (even if you see a group working somewhere
while driving to my house).  I need them to sign in and to spend a few
minutes talking to them about safety.

CLEANUP
Please meet back at my house Monday Dec 17th at 4PM so we can pick up all
the candles and bags. The boys will get paid for this time too.

On A Star Kissed Night In A Small Town
A BABY Was Born….

And Over 2000 Years Later We Still Seek That Baby; Who Was
Born In A Stable, Visited By Shepherds, Bowed Down To By Kings, And Serenaded By Angels!

For Unto Us A Child Was Born, Unto Us A Son Was Given And
His Name Shall Be Called:


WONDERFUL COUNSELOR
ALMIGHTY GOD
THE EVER LASTING FATHER
PRINCE OF PEACE

Join Us At Porters Chapel United Methodist Church As We Celebrate The Birth Of The Christ

December 9th From 5:00 pm Until 7:00 pm

Drive – Through Our Nativity And Home For The Holidays Scenes; Enjoy Our Carolers; And Visit With SANTA CLAUS While Enjoying Delicious Homemade Cookies!









Calling all scouts!
Remember we are in charge of the luminaries at the church on Sunday December 09, 2007!!!!

Anyone wanting to help out with the UMYF Christmas Program please be at the church on Dec 09 around 2ish and help us set up, wear a Nativity outfit (wise men or shepherds) and be a part of the living Nativity... If not there is a home scene you can be in or you can participate in the caroling... We will need help cleaning the parking lot up and tearing down after the program.... around 7:15ish!