Christmas Calendar

December 20th, 2009

10:00 am Worship
Childrenʼs Christmas Pageant

REHEARSALS for Pageant will be held after service on Dec. 6th & 13th

Dress Rehearsal on Saturday, Dec. 19th from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm

December 24th, 2009

5:00 pm – Family Christmas Worship

11:00 pm – Lessons and Carols

Christmas Giving

As part of our annual outreach, the Palisades Presbyterian Church will collect Christmas gifts for children in the hospital. Our friend, Howie Friedman of YOUTH FOR SENIORS, will deliver gifts to hospital-bound children in the Harlem area as well as children from the neighborhood, many living with grandparents with limited means and fixed incomes.

Everyone is invited to donate gifts for this wonderful program. Thanks to a donation from a commercial vendor, Howie does not need stuffed animals, but we do need new and unopened gifts for all ages (and especially for 8-12 year olds). Good gift ideas include cars and trucks, board and card games, art supplies and books. We can also use some clothing for very small children (infant to age 3). Donated gifts can be dropped off at the church between December 1st and December 24th (they will be transported down to Harlem after the 5:00 pm Christmas Eve service). Gifts can be wrapped (with a note indicating the appropriate gender and age) or unwrapped.

Cold Winter Ahead

Do you have extra blankets and sleeping bags? We can put them to good use. Midnight Run is a volunteer organization that brings food, clothing and toiletries to the homeless in New York City. Palisades Presbyterian Church has participated in these runs for almost a decade. The Midnight Run Main Office has put out an alert – asking their friends to collect sleeping bags and blankets for the upcoming cold winter season. Bring them to the Palisades Presbyterian Church; please include a note saying "for Midnight Run" and weʼll make sure they get to the office in Dobbs Ferry (and we can also save a few for the Midnight Run we plan to do in January). Donations of toiletries (travel size) are also welcome!

Coming up in 2010 - Parent Support Group and Book Study

Beginning Friday, January 8, and continuing once a month for six weeks, we will gather at 5:30 pm with our families for a meal and a discussion of the Book: Prodigal Sons and Material Girls: How Not to BeYour Child’s ATM, by Nathan Dungan. After dinner the children will gather for activities while the parents meet for support and parental nourishment. All are welcome.

For more information call or email, Rev. Angela Maddalone
845 - 359 - 3147
pastorajm@gmail.com.

Book description: Prodigal Sons and Material Girls: How Not to BeYour Child’s ATM, by Nathan Dungan

In todayʼs possession-crazed society, the average child has unrealistic expectations about money. From the preschooler who begs for another toy to the college student who graduates buried in $10,000 of credit card debt, todayʼs youth lack a sense of financial responsibility.

This book has been written to help parents influence and shape their childʼs financial habits. Within this book, Nathan shares the numerous lessons heʼs learned as a longtime financial advisor. By blending realworld stories with the tools and techniques needed to teach children the real value of money, Nathan offers a practical road map for instilling your children with a sense of financial responsibility