Foster Care and Adoption Support Group

God's Hands 4 Kids hosts a support group at PMC on the second Thursday of each month for foster and adoptive families of Berrien County. Those who are interested in learning more on the subject are also welcome! There is a family supper and conversation before the kids leave for their own activities. We would also like to invite you to donate soup or holiday cookies. For more info email godshands4kids@gmail.com.

December 14, 5:30 PM
Location: PMC Commons

Heavenly Music

Join us for a concert ofHeavenly Music December 2 at 5 pm for Sabbath Vespers. A Piano Benefit Concert follows by various musicians including Dan Grentz, Bruce Bigford and Michelle Odinma. A freewill offering will be taken. Artists CD's and food for sale after the concert. Chili, pizza, popcorn, apples & beverages plus a bake sale & craft sale.

December 2, 5:00 PM
Location: St Joseph Seventh-day Adventist Church.
                1201 Maiden Lane, St Joseph, MI
Contact: (269) 408-1130

Christmas Pops Concert

Join us as we bring in the holidays with a variety of well-known Christmas songs and holiday favorites performed by the Andrews Academy band, handbell ensemble, strings, and choirs.

December 9, 7:00 PM
Location: Howard Performing Arts Center

"Leave Her Alone!"

The list of the high and mighty who have been recently named in sexual harassment charges is stunning. From politicians to entertainers to media icons—it seems America now awakens each day with some new hitherto undisclosed revelation or charge of sexual abuse or harassment. Women victims, who have long been shamed or cowed into submission and silence by powerful male perpetrators, have found new voice and courage to speak out.

Laughing All the Way! AU Wind Symphony Christmas Concert

Get in the Christmas spirit as the Andrews University Wind Symphony performs its annual holiday concert on Saturday, December 2, at 8:00 pm in the Howard Performing Arts Center! Performing under the direction of new director Byron Graves, the Wind Symphony will present familiar favorites like Leroy Anderson’s Sleigh Ride and selections from Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker suite, as well as some lesser-known works such as Percy Grainger’s Sussex Mummer’s Christmas Carol. Bring the whole family and enjoy the evening of festive music!

Volunteers Needed for Winter Camp for the Blind

Volunteers are needed for the Michigan Winter Camp for the Blind. If you are able to help, please contact Larry Hubbell at (248) 459-3165 or (248) 634-4379. If you are unable to volunteer but would still like to help—you can make a donation. Make your check payable to Michigan Conference and put "Blind Camp" on the memo line. Send to MI Conference Blind Camp, 812 Academy Rd., Holly, MI 48442.

February 4-9, 2018
Location: Camp Au Sable

Madagascar Project

Andrews University's Community and International Development department provide an opportunity for students to attend the Madagascar Study tour each year. The goal every year is to implement a humanitarian & development project. Dr. Joel Raveloharimisy, director of the CID program, has coordinated and sponsored many projects such as Mantasoa Youth Center, Orphanage Hanitry ny Ala, and Orphanage Mampitasoa, and this years project funds a Seventh-day Adventist school, "La Chretienne" College.

A Foster Care Christmas

Share some joy with a foster kid this Christmas! Donate items for mini stockings (a small toy, chocolates, or small candy canes), buy a gift, or sponsor a wish list. There are collection bins in the PMC lower lobby and the receptionist area, Berrien Springs Ameriprise, and South Shore Women's Health Care in St. Joe. For more information go to gh4k.org.

PMC Office Closed

The PMC office will be closed on Friday and Monday, December 29 and January 1, for the New Year holiday. We will be open at 8:00 AM on Tuesday, January 2, and look forward to serving you then.

A One Item Thanksgiving List

May I be a bit more personal with you in this blog and may I share with you a line that has come to mean very much to me? It was the early "morning after" I married off our little girl Kristin. A Labor Day morning—she and Andrew had gotten married here at the church the day before. I’m usually not one to be bothered by "Rainy Days and Mondays." But this Monday I awakened with an ache in my heart—the gnawing of a nameless, numinous sense of loss. Of a line crossed, an innocence gone, a chapter ended. And you can never go back.

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