Greetings in the Name of the Lord and Savior, Jesus!
GREAT AND JOYFUL NEWS FOR EVERYBODY

“There were shepherds camping in the neighborhood. They had set night watches over their sheep. Suddenly, God’s angel stood among them and God’s glory blazed around them. They were terrified. The angel said, “Don’t be afraid. I’m here to announce a great and joyful event that is meant for everybody, worldwide: A Savior has just been born in David’s town, a Savior who is Messiah and Master. This is what you are to look for: a baby wrapped in a blanket and lying in a manger.” (Luke 2: 8-12 The Message Bible)

Thank God for the faith of those shepherds who went to look for Jesus and found Him! Otherwise, we would not be celebrating Christmas for this year of our Lord, 2024. As they returned to their flocks, their gifts of praise and worship to God for the birth of Jesus filled the night air. Can you imagine their singing, shouting, praising, and glorifying God? Verse 17 declares: the shepherds told everyone along the way what had happened, giving testimony to the birth of Jesus, Messiah.

Atonement Church, the announcement came to plain, ordinary, and humble-hearted people, like us. I cannot stress enough how faithful, loving, and generous our Atonement family is and continues to grow. With thankful hearts, we give God the glory for all His provisions in this past year. We continue to have a great impact as we “Connect the Claymont Community and Beyond” to Jesus Christ. So, would you prayerfully consider a financial gift for Christmas, 2024?

Please pray and meditate on your Christmas offering gift for Atonement Methodist Church. It is our goal to finish this year of great ministry, while giving God the glory for His countless blessings and benefits to our Church.

May God bless your Christmas with more of His love, joy, peace!
Thank you for your donation to the Kingdom of God.

God bless you all as this wonderful year of our Lord, 2024 comes to a close!

Your Devoted Shepherd,
Pastor Amy

ATTENTION ALL COMMITTEES & LEADERS For the year of 2025, meeting nights will be Tuesday’s for Worship (First Tuesday), Finance (Second Tuesday), Leadership (Third Tuesday) and Trustees (Fourth Tuesday). Be sure to mark your calendar.

CHRISTMAS CANTATA SUNDAY, DECEMBER 22: 9am during the Traditional Worship Service our Sanctuary Choir will present this year’s Christmas Cantata, “What Sweeter Music- A Festival of Carols.” What a blessing and a beautiful presentation of the Christmas story in music. It’s a great day to bring a friend!

CHRISTMAS EVE WORSHIP SERVICE, TUESDAY DECEMBER 24TH One Christmas Eve Worship Service at 7pm. Families and children are welcome! It will be a celebration of the Christmas story with Scripture, carols and candles.

Fifth Sunday Celebration Sunday, December 29th: with one service at 10:00am in the church sanctuary. Youth will be participating with us. Come and hear the testomony of Anna, who waited 64 years to see Jesus! Let us learn more about this amazing woman of God!

SAMARITAN’S PURSE outreach will be collecting donations for hurricane relief efforts. Checks or cash can be put in the brass collection plates. Please label your envelope “Hurricane donation.” Donations also can be made on their website. This outreach will end December 30th. As God has blessed us, let us reach out to our neighbors and bless them!

12 NOON – THE LORD’S PRAYER As part of the Global Methodist Church, everyone is invited to stop at 12 Noon sharp, if possible, and take a moment to pray with all our brothers and sisters in Christ around the world. The Lord’s prayer is the perfect prayer model. So if time permits, why not take a moment and ponder the different segments of the prayer and go deeper with God. May God bless the Global Methodist Church worldwide as we all
devote this time of prayer to God.

WALKING WITH JESUS BLOG for Christmas! Locate the blog at Atonementchurch.net One of our Church Wordsmiths, Linda Cobourn, is doing something special! Wondering about the Magi from the East? Check it out! Linda is an extra-ordinary channel of God’s love!

Happy Birthday December!
DEC 25 – BETTY WILBUR
DEC 27 – CLIFF WERLINE
DEC 28 – KAREN DEJONG
DEC 29 – MARIA BEZILLA