Church guide

December 11 - during 10:45AM Worship Service Special Christmas Choral Presentation of “Mary, Did You Know?”. . December 18 - Caroling in Church at 4:00PM with Individual Specials and Group Singing, followed by refreshments. Come join in singing your favorite Christmas Carols. . December 25 10:00AM Christmas Sunday Worship Service Please note the change in time. No scheduled Sunday School.

CHILDRENS' EVENT - 2016 CHRISTMAS BIBLE SCHOOL Obtain a sign up sheet from the info box at the church door entrance or call Gale Farrow 254-718-2683 Church office 254-778-8759

Easter Sunday. April 5, 2015, Worship service will be at 10:45am with a special choir cantata presentation. Pastor is Tim Chaplin. There will be no sunrise service this year. Blessings to all . Hope that you can attend.

Prelude to Easter, Maundy Thursday service will be held 6:30pm at Temple Brethren Church. Public is invited to attend.

CHRISTMAS BIBLE SCHOOL -- Sat. Dec. 21 & Monday Dec. 23. 9:00 am - 1:30 pm. For children age 3 years to 5th grade. Special needs children welcome. No fees involved. Sign up early to reserve your child, grandchild, etc. in this program. Volunteers are needed in various capacities. Questions, Info, or to volunteer call the church office (254) 778-8759 and leave message or send email to [email protected]. The focus on this 2 day educational/activity program is on the true meaning of Christmas.

Sunday Nov. 24, Pizza Lunch after the service in the fellowship hall followed by guest speaker Carolyn Groseclose. A missionary teacher to Zambia, Africa, will present a program regarding her teaching and function of the New Day Orphanage @ 1 pm.

Thanksgiving Dinner will be held Sunday Nov. 17 @ 12pm in the fellowship room immediately following the service. Signup sheets will be in the foyer for volunteers to indicate what food they will be bringing. Volunteers will be needed to set up and decorate, as well as to help with the early Sunday morning last minute preparation. Please indicate how you can help.

EASTER EVENTS 2013 - March 24 10:45 PALM Sunday, Guest minister Mr. Tim Chaplin Covered dish luncheon following service to celebrate Palm Sunday. March 28 6 pm. Maundy Thursday service with communion. March 31 10:45 Sunday , Easter service and message by Rev. Al Newby. Note: There will be no early sunrise service.

Christmas Eve 2012 special service 5:00pm at the church. Visitors are welcome to attend and share this short Christmas time together.

2011 Christmas worship activities as follows.... A Christmas Cantata “Beautiful Star of Bethlehem” presented by the church choir led by Valeria Pittman will be included in the Sunday Morning Worship service on December 18 beginning at 10:45 a.m. at the Temple Brethren Church. A Christmas eve candlelight service with Holy Communion will be held at Temple Brethren Church on December 24 beginning at 6 p.m. A Christmas morning worship service will be held on December 25 at 10 a.m. at the Temple Brethren Church (no Sunday school classes). Temple Brethren Church is led by Pastor Larry Zabcik and is located at 2202 Birdcreek Drive behind Luby's.

April 24, 7:00am @ TBC EASTER SUNDAY SUNRISE SERVICE prior to the regular 10:45 am service. Everyone, visitors included are very welcome to attend and share this special time together.

MAUNDY THURSDAY SERVICE with Holy Communion April 21, 6:00pm @ TBC. All including visitors are welcome to attend. - What is Maundy Thursday? - also known as Holy Thursday, Covenant Thursday, and Great & Holy Thursday, is the Christian feast or holy day falling on the Thursday before Easter that commemorates the Last Supper of Jesus Christ with the Apostles.

Church Sanctuary

An upcoming summer event - Unity of Brethren Convention to be held at Caldwell Brethren on July 7-9. More info should be announced in a future issue of the Brethren Journal and possibly on the Unity of Brethren website at unityofthebrethren.org

CHURCH WOMEN OF THE TEMPLE AREA MEETING Monday, March 21 @ First United Methodist Church, Belton Co-Host: First Presbyterian Church, Belton Program/ Speaker: Center of Hope with Martha Higdon

WORLD DAY OF PRAYER ~ MARCH 4 The Church Women of the Temple Area will host a prayer event on Friday, March 4 at St. James United Methodist Church. Watch the bulletin for more details.

LENT begins in March

Pastor Larry Zabcik performs a baptism on June 27, 2010 at Temple Brethren Church.