December House Happenings!

Friday Night Dinner and Study (12th)—Dinner at 1830 (All-American Potluck)—please have your kids eat before coming as we have a babysitter from 1830-2130. We will then look at what it means to love our neighbor.

Saturday (13th): White Elephant Gift Exchange from 2:00-5:00. Fun for the whole family. Find a gift in the basement, attic, garage, or anywhere else and wrap it up. Before opening them we will then select gifts, trade gifts (aka, steal one that you think looks promising), and then unwrap them! You are welcome to bring a gift per person in your family (for example, if you have five people in your family you can bring five gifts and then each of your kids can select and participate at well.) The more unique your gift is the better!

Friday the 19th: Dinner and Study. Potluck theme: “Breakfast for dinner.”

Saturday the 20th: Christmas Caroling to our Neighbors—7pm

Sunday the 21st: Graf Chapel Evening Christmas Program

Monday the 22nd: The Chapel will be caroling through the barracks. Meet at 5pm at the chapel. See CH Hammond for more info and bring cookies to share with soldiers!

Christmas Day: Brunch for single soldiers at 1030 (let Brian know if you want a ride). Christmas dinner for everyone at 5:00 followed by games, puzzles, dessert, etc.

Tuesday the 30th: Swimming at the Weiden pool (4pm)

New Year’s Eve: Dinner for single soldiers at 1730. Pie and Game Night for everyone from 1900 until….??? Single soldiers are welcome to stay the night.

Past and Future!

Past: It was great to have so many of you join us for Thanksgiving dinner and the Christmas Market. I think we had around 30-35 for turkey dinner and 40 to see a very cool (and cold!) parade at the Medieval Christmas Market! Thanks also to all of you who invited friends to join us.

Future: This Friday we will resume our weekly Friday Night Dinner and Study. The potluck dinner theme is Mexican! Please bring your kids fed as we will have a babysitter from 6:30-9:30. The study will be on loving God as we look at what is commonly referred to as the Greatest Commandment:

"Hearing that Jesus had silenced the Sadducees, the Pharisees got together. One of them, an expert in the law, tested him with this question: 'Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the Law?'

Jesus replied: 'Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: Love your neighbor as yourself. All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments.'" Matthew 22:34-40

We will look at loving God with all of our heart, soul, and mind. Next week we will look at the second commandment, loving our neighbor as yourself.

Please call or email with questions!