Instead of one Congregational Meeting, the Session is now calling two. The first will be on December 4, at 10:15 AM in Fellowship Hall (immediately following the 9:45 AM Fellowship Brunch), for the purpose of changing the call of Blake Harris from Assistant Pastor to Associate Pastor and also to hear a report from the Session on the pastoral transition process. The second Congregational Meeting will be on December 18 at 9:45 AM in Fellowship Hall for the purpose of electing church officers. The Elder nominees are: Brian Beckett, Brent McClenny, Jack Morris, Karl Poythress, and Thomas Prettyman. The Deacon nominees are: Woody Armstrong, Al Foster, Trey Holmes, Matt Jackson, Jon Peters, Josh Putman, Bill Sommer, and Ed Wofford. 

On the Road to Bethlehem is a weekly Advent family devotional created by AVPC members. Copies are available in the Parlor and Welcome Center. You can also find a link to the devotional HERE.

Curious to know what the latest news is from our Pastoral Transition Committee? If so, we encourage you to check out the FAQ document which can be found in the parlor and in the Welcome Center. There will also be informational meetings regarding the pastoral transition during the Sunday School hour on December 4 and 11. We encourage you to attend those meetings. An electronic version of this document can be found on the church website or by following THIS LINK.

Thank you to all the volunteers who participated in the Hanging of the Green this week. The building and grounds look beautiful!

Hard copies of the Proposed 2023 General Fund Budget are available for your review.

These can be found in the Parlor and Welcome Center. Electronic copy can be found HERE.

Grab your shovels, rakes, wheelbarrows, work gloves and any other tools that might be useful and join us for our next Altadena Park workday, Saturday, November 12, from 8:00 AM to 12:00 PM.

Thanksgiving will be here soon and this year we would like to provide 7 families with a wonderful Thanksgiving meal. Please CLICK HERE for the shopping list and choose an item to contribute. All items must be brought to the church by Sunday, November 13. Collection bins are in the Parlor and Welcome Center. Call the church office with any questions. Thank you in advance for your generosity. 

Our new missionary, Stephen Merwin at UAB, has asked AVPC to donate any available hand-me-down coats for his student outreach. Often these young adults are arriving from tropical countries, unprepared for winter in Birmingham. From now through Nov.13th, you can place your coats into the marked box in the Fellowship Hall. Thanks for checking your closets!

AVPC is hiring two nursery workers specifically for Wednesday morning Bible study from 8:45 AM-11:15 AM. If you are interested or know of someone who might be, please contact Catie Lumpkin at catie@avpc.org. This is an excellent opportunity for a homeschooling teen.

Christmas is right around the corner and AVPC is partnering with Sacred Road Ministries to provide 50 shoebox gifts for them to distribute to needy families. Christmas Shoeboxes can be used as a ministry tool to remind the kids of God’s love and faithfulness for us. Please pray about your ability and willingness to participate in the shoebox outreach this year. Read the article in the Saltshaker and Visit the display in the Welcome Center to participate.

Our annual Lessons and Carols Service, featuring the AVPC Chancel Choir, Orchestra, Bell Choir, Preschool Praisers, and other AVPC musicians, will be on Sunday, December 11, at 6:00 PM. More information to come.

We are re-establishing the Library (located off the Parlor) as our Nursing Room. Feel free to close the door and listen to the service through the in-room speaker. Also, remember our Conference Room and Welcome Center are available for parents and kids who suffer with the wiggles, to still hear the service.

Our Sunday night Church-wide Fellowship Meals now feature a Dessert Potluck at every meal - provided by you! Dust off your favorite recipe or bring store bought goodies - enough to share with 8-10 people. 

AVPC family members, Michael Bobo and Zach Snow have just completed their album, Psalm 119 Volume 1, which is a collection of 11 songs from Psalm 119. This album has been several years in the making and they are very excited to share it with AVPC. If you'd like to access the album you can click HERE. 

Did you know our church has a newly-formed team that exists to serve and support families impacted by disability? This group hosts a monthly Parent/Caregiver Support Group on the first Tuesday evenings of each month. For more details on this meeting or other channels of support, contact Nicole Collier (205.480.9343).

AVPC family, we have a chance to join our brothers and sisters at Urban Hope Community Church in Fairfield as they grieve the loss of one of their members. Ced Mahaffey, one of their members (and the first to be married in their new facilities) was murdered recently. He is survived by his wife, Santana, and three children. He is also the brother of Dion Watts, who is on staff at Urban Hope. In an effort to support Ced’s widow and children, Urban Hope has set up a path to give to their benevolence fund in order to provide for physical needs for this family. In Deuteronomy, the Israelites are told over and over again to provide for the fatherless and the widow. Psalm 68:5 shows us why as we see this is where God’s heart is. “Father of the fatherless and protector of widows is God in his holy habitation.” If you feel led to give, please see the attached flyer.