Christmas is coming again and so is Christmas in the City. Christmas in the City is a Christmas party on Sunday, December 20 from 1-5pm to celebrate Christ’s birthday. OneBody is putting on the event that will provide the ingredients for a Christmas dinner including a turkey and gifts for children of all ages for the poor, homeless and needy families of South Seminole County. OneBody is a group of committed churches, of which Tuskawilla Presbyterian Church is one that are working together with The Hope Foundation to make a direct impact on poverty, hunger and homelessness in our community. The Christmas in the City event will be at the Oviedo Aquatic Center at 148 Oviedo Blvd. in Oviedo. Our own Pastor Chris will be one of the ministers blessing the food.
Want to become involved at TPC? There are many ways to do that. TPC has pledged to provide 30 bags of food for take-home Christmas dinners complete with turkeys. We are also on line to provide as many $15 dollar gifts for kids of all ages as we can. If you want to provide a bag of food, pick up a green/red food bag with the attached food list at church. Fill it with the listed items and return it before December 10. If you want to add a turkey to the bag or just donate a turkey, buy a $15 dollar gift card and bring it to church by December 15. All the children’s gifts should be brought to the Narthex where a large box will be placed to gather them together. Bring all $15 dollar gift cards (recommended for children 12 and older) to Karen Gray in the church office and tell her they are for Christmas in the City. This year you can also buy a pre-made food bag at Publix (These bags do not include the whole list of foods for a Christmas dinner but are appreciated and convenient. Leave these at Publix for pick up by volunteers). We are also looking for donations of wrapping paper, gift bags, tape and bows so the children will receive wrapped gifts. Please do not wrap the gifts. Place these supplies in the box in the Narthex with the gifts. TPC will be having a gathering on Saturday, December 12 from 9am-12pm to prepare our donations to be sent to the event. If you want to volunteer for this team, sign up on the bulletin board.
If you want to volunteer to be a team member at the event itself, make a donation or learn how you can be part of this event, visit: www.HelpfortheHomeless.net. To volunteer, click on the Christmas in the City logo and fill out the volunteer form. There are many places to use you talents at this event. If you have questions, contact Gail Davis at gdavis213@aol.com or 407-671-1497 or Virginia Bibliowicz at vbibliowic@aol.com or 407-312-4016.
Join us as we celebrate the true meaning of Christmas. Enjoy songs of the season, children’s activities, giving and receiving and more.