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CHRISTIAN WORSHIP 8:15 and 10:30 A.M.

Blended

EXPERIENCING THE CHURCH’S FAITH

PIANO MEDITATIONS

LIGHTING OF THE CANDLES

ORGAN PRELUDE

WELCOME

ANTHEM "Hey O" Cherub Choir

OPENING HYMN #89 "Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee"

EXPRESSING THE CONDITION OF OUR FAITH

ANTHEM "A Simple Celebration" - McChesney Angelus Choir

HYMN #131 "We Gather Together"

JOYS AND CONCERNS

For Joys - Thanks be to God For Concerns - Lord, have mercy

SONG MEDLEY #2070 "He Is Exalted"

#2162 "Grace Alone"

#2242 "Walk with Me"

OFFERINGS

DOXOLOGY #2023 "How Majestic Is Your Name"

ENGAGING WORD AND SACRAMENT

SCRIPTURE Luke 6:37-38

SERMON The Other Side of Giving Reverend Jack Newsome

HYMN #389 "Freely, Freely"

CONSECRATION MOMENT

ELECTING TO FOLLOW GOD’S CALL

ANNOUNCEMENTS

CLOSING HYMN #557 "Blest Be the Tie That Binds"

BENEDICTION

POSTLUDE

FOLLOWING THE LIGHT

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THIS WEEK AT GRACE

November 10-17

  • Today, 8:15 & 10:30 am Morning Worship

    • 9:00 am Fellowship Time

    9:30 am Sunday School

    12:30pm Consecration Lunch at Park Inn

    3:00 pm Information meeting

    6:00 pm Spirit Ringers Handbell Practice

    Monday, 6:30 pm Praise Team Practice

    7:00 pm Pastor/Parish Meeting

    7:30 pm Angelus Choir Practice

    Tuesday, 6:30 pm Quilters at work

    6:30 pm Boy Scouts

    7:00 pm Church Council Meeting

    Wednesday, 6:30 am Men’s Prayer Breakfast Group

    6:30 pm Cherub Choir Practice

    6:30 pm Chancel Choir Practice

    7:30 pm Wellspring Service

    8:30 pm Men’s Bible Study

  • Thursday, 7:00 pm Men’s Bible Study

    • Saturday, 10:00 am Kids Craft Day

    10:00 am Recital

    Sunday, 8:15 & 10:30 am Morning Worship

    9:00 am Fellowship Time

    9:30 am Sunday School

    3:00 pm Church Conference at Urbana First

    5:00 pm Youth Groups Meet

    6:00 pm Spirit Ringers Handbell Practice

    Kids Craft Day for Thanksgiving

    On Saturday, Nov. 16 from 10 a.m. till 11:30 Jill King will be having Thanksgiving crafts for kids age 3 through 5th grade. She would appreciate any parents that can stay and help the kids with their crafts. Kids should wear old clothes that if they get paint on them, it won’t matter.

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    Participants

    8:15                            10:30

    Preacher: J. Michael Smith

    Organist: Gordon Wilson

    Piano Meditations: Karen Henderson

    Choir Director: Gordon Wilson

                               Angelus Bell Director: Tim Bowlby

    Youth Bell Director: Callie Knight

                              Cherub Choir Director: Robin Styan

    Greeters: Carole & LeRoy Biehl   Ray & Bee Allen

    Acolytes: Ritchie Barnett             Randy McCarthy

    Head Usher: Gar Nortrup            Frank Silver

    Nursery Attendant: Carol Brown

    Fellowship Time Hosts: Need! Please sign-up to take a turn.

    Pastoral Visitors: Bill Valentine (367-1683) and Bob deJong (328-4849)

    Office Manager: Janice Roy

    Church Office: 328-1414 (office hours: Monday-Friday 9:00 am-12:00 & 1:00-4:00 pm)

    Parsonage: 367-1046 Fax: 328-9259 E-mail: and web site at http://www.urbanagrace.org

    Mike’s cell phone number for emergencies: 898-3148

     

    Notices

    XYZ’s

    The November meeting of the XYZ’s will be on Friday, November 29, instead of our regular meeting day. We will be going to the Robert Allerton Conference Center to see the holiday decorations. Admission to the house is $10.00 and we will be going to lunch in Monticello before. Please call Pauline Meier at 643-7448 or the church office.

    Christmas Play

    If you are willing to help with the Christmas Play, please call Karen Henderson, 328-4473 or Anne Parker, 367-1813. There will be an information meeting today at 3:00 p.m. for actors (grade school thru high school). Please cone to the sanctuary.

    College Students’ Addresses

    We would like to have the address of all our members that are away at college. Please write the address down and drop in the offering plate or mail to the church office.

    Cherub Music Today "Hey O"

      Hey O, Hey O

                                Jesus is the way O

                                Hey O, Hey O

      Jesus is the way

     

    Joys and Concerns from last Sunday

    Anne Parker & Karen Henderson shared the joy of the first organizational meeting for the Christmas play is today at 10:00.

    Karen Henderson’s joy for her mother’s birthday on Tuesday.

    Dale Hubert’s joy for 62 years with one lovely sweetheart.

    Bill & Joy Valentine’s joy for Cathy Moeller being back in her apartment. She thanks the church for calls, cards, & prayers.

    Shirley Jenkins’ joy for a successful bazaar with all the women of Grace.

    Beth Morgan’s joy that her brother, Mark, is being instated as Commander in Chief of the Naval Reserve Center in Billings, Montana. Concern for family who are traveling & for Terry who injured his eye with a piece of wood while sawing a board yesterday.

    Nancy Bible concern for Velma James who fell & her hip may be broken and also, for Beulah Noel who is not doing good & needs prayers for healing.

    Georgia Hillery joy that Cathy Moeller got home Saturday & still needs our prayers& concerns for Elsa Walden who had lung surgery & now has pneumonia. She needs our prayers & also for Velma James.

    Joy that Mary Harshbarger will be celebrating her 98th birthday.

    Gordy Wilson concern & prayers for his family on the death of his sister, Frances early this morning after a stroke yesterday.

    Todd Searing’s joy that his brother-in-law has a new joy and his sister Gretchen & family are visiting Urbana this week.

    Marcia Burns’ joy for Adam’s 12 birthday yesterday & they are pleased to have Scott’s parents with them this past week, as well as their friend Jeanie Egmon to help celebrate Adam’s birthday.

    Marilyn Wright joy for the fun at last week’s weiner roast & hay ride.

    Ted & Jessica Hartke’s concern for Charles Laflen’s health.

    We praise God for our joys and answered prayers. We continue lifting up those who are still in need of our prayers, those that are recovering from surgery, facing new surgery, and those that are grieving or ill.

    If you know of someone in our church who is sick or in the hospital, please call the church office 328-1414 and let us know.

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    Mark Your Calendars:

    Celebration of Pastor Mike’s 30 years in the ministry on Sunday, Nov. 24

    Nov. 25 - Newsletter meeting, 7pm

    Thanksgiving Service at Grace - Tuesday, November 26, 7pm

    Office closed Nov. 28-29 for Thanksgiving

    Nov. 24 - XYZ’s to Allerton Park

    Our Charge Conference is Sunday, Nov. 17 at 3 pm at Urbana First.

    Celebration of Pastor Mike’s 30th year in the ministry

    Sunday, Nov. 24, the church will be celebrating with Mike his 30 years in the ministry with a potluck at noon. Please bring a dish to share & your own table service. Drinks will be provided.

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