The Seadrift Community Choir in its 25th season of bringing the music of the season to the community, will be presenting its annual program at six venues in the area beginning December 7. The performance schedule is as follows:

Sunday, Dec. 7 9:15 a.m. St. Patrick Church, Seadrift

Sunday, Dec. 7 6:00 p.m. First Assembly of God, Seadrift

Thurs., Dec. 11 6:00 p.m. Trinity Shores, Port Lavaca

Friday, Dec. 12 2:00 p.m. Seadrift School

Sunday, Dec. 14 11:00 a.m. First United Methodist Church, SD

Sunday, Dec. 14 6:00 p.m. First Baptist Church, Seadrift

Under the direction of Nancy Childress, the choir will perform:

“We Need a Little Christmas”
“A Child Will Lead the Way”
“Born a Stranger”
“Infant Holy, Infant Lowly”
“Follow the Star”
“Deo! (Marching to Bethlehem)”
“Make Me a Channel of Your Peace”

Choir members are: Mary Kay Belter, Frances Brown, Vickie Campbell, June Cantrell, Vi Colianni, Carolyn Cowan, Sally Cross, Schuler DeBruin, Mary Dillon, Peggy Dworaczyk, Gina Fisher, Tommy Fisher, Becky Gooden, Becky Gray, Raul Gutierrez, Patrick Henley, Lynda Hunter, Joyce Key, Patricia Massey, Carolyn McCool, Linda Middaugh, Vickie Morgenroth, Lynn Pfeifer, Gary Reese, Barbara Stanfill, Stephanie Stiles, Cindy Timian, Caroline Tumlinson, Glenn Williams, Geraldine Williams, Buddy Wilson, Jan Wilson, and guest soloist Rocky Le.

These performances are a free gift to our community and you are encouraged to attend. You will be both entertained and inspired.

Please join us for the Port O’Connor Chamber Christmas Party Monday, December 8th

Chamber Meeting 6:30 p.m. – Party 7:00 p.m.

The Sanctuary at Costa Grande

Christmas Cheer – Hors d’oeuvres – Music and Holiday Fun

Hosted by the POC Chamber of Commerce

For more info, please call (361) 550-7833

The House of Prayer in Seadrift encourages you, “Please don’t spend your Thanksgiving alone or without enjoying a real Thanksgiving meal.” Join them Thanksgiving Day at the Seadrift Civic Center for a traditional Thanksgiving meal, along with desert, at no charge whatsoever.

This Thanksgiving Dinner is sponsored by a grant from the Bauer Community Center and hosted and served by The House of Prayer. Dinner will be served from 11:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. Thanksgiving Day. Everyone is welcome!

Helpers are needed to set up, cook and serve. If you can help, please contact Evelyn Williams at 361-553-9328.

Hurry, time is short to help make a child’s Christmas special this year! The Adopt-An-Angel Program is underway and will once again be helping Port O’Connor children find special gifts just for them under their Christmas trees.

If you would like to be a part of making a child’s Christmas special this year, please go to Port O’Connor Hardware by November 24th to offer your assistance. You will be given a numbered envelope containing a child’s age, gender, grade, clothing, shoe and coat size, (if the child needs shoes or a coat). The spending limit is recommended at $100 per child. There is no need to purchase toys of any kind as the toys will all be furnished by the Toy Run.

If you cannot afford this amount by yourself, enlist a friend or two to split the cost and share in the fun of shopping and wrapping. If you want to participate but are unable to do the shopping, let Wanda or Judith at the Hardware Store know, and Santa’s elves will be glad to help.

After you have shopped for your angel, wrap the gifts and put your angel’s number on each gift and take your gifts to POC Hardware by December 19th. The store will store your gifts until time for delivery.

If You Need to Put a Child on This Year’s Angel List:

Applications are being accepted until November 24th. Applications must be made by a parent or guardian only. The child must live in Port O’Connor and be between the ages of one year and fifth grade. School-age children must attend Port O’Connor School. Do not put relative’s children on the list unless they live with you.

You will need to furnish the child’s age, grade and clothing sizes. You may also include any special interest that your child may have. Strict confidentiality will be maintained. Even the kind souls who adopt those angels do not know the identity of the child.

To submit your application, contact Wanda Redding or Judith Bowman at POC Hardware (983-2708). Please use this program if you need to, but do not abuse it. If you have used the program in the past, and if you can, maybe this year you can adopt an angel.

Tuesday, December 2 Tree of Angels at the Bauer Center

Wednesday, December 3 Lighting of the Christmas tree; 6:00 p.m. Bayfront Peninsula Pictures with Santa; Smore’s and hot chocolate; kids caroling and ice skating (opens).Kids, bring your Gingerbread House to the decorating contest.

Thursday, December 4 Parade of Lights
6:30 p.m. Theme: Coastal Christmas

Saturday, December 6 10am-2pm Christmas on Main Street

Wednesday, December 12 Ladies Night Out. Join us for a night of shopping, door prizes, beverages & snacks; located at the Bauer Center.

Parade applications available at Port Lavaca Chamber of Commerce, 2300 Hwy 35 N, Port Lavaca.

For more info: www.portlavacatx.org