Sunday Schedule ChangesOn Dec. 21 and 28, join us for prayer at 9:30 and morning worship at 10:30. There will be no nursery or Sunday School these Sundays.
On Dec. 28, we will have morning worship only.
Wednesday Family Night ScheduleWe will have a full Wednesday Family Night on Dec. 17 and then will have a break until Jan. 7.
Christmas Eve Candlelight Service • Wednesday, December 24 Worship our Lord at this 5:00 p.m. candlelight service with choir and string quartet, singing and prayer, and a message by Rev. Dr. John Currie.
Christmas Offering 2025This year our Christmas Offering will support:
- GTI Hope, our ministry effort to unreached people groups in India. The Christmas offering will provide 10 new sewing machines for one of the groups in India that have already received literacy training and biblical instruction.
- an initiative led by one of our supported missionaries Anees Zaka in distributing food and medicine in Egypt this holiday season.
- a missionary requiring funding in a sensitive and undisclosed area.
To give, select “Christmas Offering 2025” when giving online, or list “Christmas Offering” on the memo line of you your check made payable to Proclamation Presbyterian Church. Any donation received will be split between these three missions proportionate to the need.
Support CityTeam in Chester, PAHere are some ways to support CityTeam this Christmas:
Donating non-perishable traditional Christmas meal items. Put the non-perishable items in the CityTeam section of the donation room.
Donate toys and games, put them unwrapped in the box located in our Education Building. Donate wrapping paper, bows, and scotch tape.
You can adopt a child’s wish list and buy them gifts from their list (this will cost at least $65.00). See Rich if you want to adopt a child.
Volunteer to help pack food boxes, gifts, or deliver the items to families on Dec. 20th.
Gifts and food items need to be here by Dec. 10th. Monetary gifts (any amount). Make checks payable to CityTeam (not Proclamation), earmark them Christmas, and give them to Rich Conte or put them in the offering plate.
End of Year Giving End-of-Year Giving 2025 contributions may be made online through December 31. If mailed, contributions must be received by January 2, 2026. If you would like to donate stock shares, please reach out to Pat Tolbert no later than December 23rd. Thank you for your continued generosity in supporting the church.
Support Our Missionaries Proclamation has the privilege of supporting 29 missionaries around the world. Please consider supporting the work of the Great Commission by committing to pray for our missionaries and by financially supporting the Missions Fund. Proclamation’s Mission Fund is separate and distinct from the church’s Operating Budget so remember to designate your gifts to the Missions Fund. You can give to the Missions Fund online at www.proclamation.org/give or by writing ‘Missions’ on the memo line of your check.
Chancel ChoirOur Chancel Choir (9th grade-adult), rehearses on Wednesday evenings from 7-8:30 p.m. and sings in Sunday morning worship and occasionally for special events. We welcome anyone to join us and have a particular need for basses. For more information, contact Ryan Kelly,
ryan@proclamation.org.
Nursery and Childcare Workers Needed Women’s Bible Study meets from 9:15-10:45 a.m. every Wednesday morning, and is attended by many mothers with small children, childcare gives them the ability to fully engage in fellowship and study.
ESL meets on Wednesday Evenings from 7-8:30 p.m. and offers childcare to families with children who can play independently, while they focus in classes!
Childcare Workers are paid roles, and as such, must complete background checks as well as have been a member for at least six months. If you are interested, please reach out to kethryn@proclamation.org or antonio@proclamtion.org for more information.
Important Church Notifications
Proclamation church and our ministries send emergency notifications, announcements, and other ministry news through the Proclamation App. To be sure you do not miss emergency notifications, such as cancelation of worship services or mid-week activities, download the app and make sure notifications are turned on. You may download the app on either your phone or tablet. To permit notifications from the app: Open the app & tap the upper right button & scroll down to app settings & turn on notifications (“general” is the most important). Make sure notifications are turned on in your phone settings as well. If you have any questions, please speak with Kerrick, Kristen, or Jonathan.
Note: Due to an app refresh, all users may need to refresh notification permissions. If you’ve had the app for a while, even if you previously permitted notifications, please make sure they are still permitted.
ESL
Our ESL ministry serves individuals from all over the world. Contact Lynne Frey (lynnefrey@me.com) to learn more.
Give OnlineDid you know you can give online? Did you know that the missions budget is separate from the operating budget? Did you know you can pay for those going on missions trips or give to the compassion fund online? Consider setting up an account online at
proclamation.org/give.
CityTeam
CityTeam urgently requires donations of hot and cold cereal, complete pancake mix, pasta with sauce, toddler-sized clothing (both new and gently used), as well as toiletry items for both men and women. Kindly place all donations in the donations room.