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CHRISTIAN WORSHIP 8:15A.M.
Formal
ENTRANCE
PIANO MEDITATIONS
LIGHTING THE CANDLES
ORGAN PRELUDE "Come, Thou Savior of Our World" - Vetter/Bye
WELCOME
OLD TESTAMENT READING Isaiah 64:1-9
OPENING HYMN #196 "Come, Thou Long-Expected Jesus"
BLESSING OF THE ADVENT WREATH (see insert)
LIGHTING OF THE FIRST ADVENT CANDLE (see insert)
PROCLAMATION AND RESPONSE
HYMN #249 "There’s a Song in the Air"
JOYS, CONCERNS, PRAYERS
For Joys - Thanks be to God For Concerns - Lord, have mercy
ANNOUNCEMENTS
ANTHEM "Come Child of Peace" - Schramm Chancel Choir
SCRIPTURE 1Corinthians 1:3-9
Mark 13:24-37
SERMON
OFFERINGS "Evening Prayer" - Humperdinck
DOXOLOGY #95 "Praise God, from Whom All Blessings Flow"
SACRAMENT OF HOLY COMMUNION (hymnal, pg. 18)
THANKSGIVING & SENDING FORTH
CLOSING HYMN #246 "Joy to the World"
BENEDICTION
POSTLUDE "From Heaven Above" - arr Held
FOLLOWING THE LIGHT
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CHRISTIAN WORSHIP 10:30 A.M.
Blended
EXPERIENCING THE CHURCH’S FAITH
PIANO MEDITATIONS
LIGHTING OF THE CANDLES
ORGAN PRELUDE "Come, Thou Savior of Our World" - Vetter/Bye
WELCOME
OLD TESTAMENT READING Isaiah 64:1-9
OPENING HYMN #196 "Come, Thou Long-Expected Jesus"
BLESSING OF THE ADVENT WREATH (see insert)
LIGHTING THE FIRST ADVENT CANDLE (see insert)
EXPRESSING THE CONDITION OF OUR FAITH
HYMN #249 "There’s a Song in the Air"
JOYS, CONCERNS & PRAYERS
ANNOUNCEMENTS
SONG MEDLEY #2090 "Light the Advent Candle" (vs. 1 only) Praise Team
#2100 "Thou Didst Leave Thy Throne"
#2091 "The King of Glory Comes"
ENGAGING WORD AND SACRAMENT
SCRIPTURE 1 Corinthians 1:3-9
Mark 13:24-37
SERMON
OFFERINGS "Evening Prayer" - Humperdinck
DOXOLOGY #2023 "How Majestic Is Your Name"
SACRAMENT OF HOLY COMMUNION (hymnal, pg. 18)
ELECTING TO FOLLOW GOD’S CALL
CLOSING HYMN #246 "Joy to the World"
BENEDICTION
POSTLUDE "From Heaven Above" - arr Held
FOLLOWING THE LIGHT
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| THIS WEEK AT
GRACE December 1-8, 2002 Today, 8:15 & 10:30 am Morning
Worship
9:00 am Fellowship Time
9:30 am Sunday School
2:00 pm Christmas Play Practice (note change of time)
4:00 pm Florida House Vespers
5:00 pm Youth Groups
6:15 pm Spirit Ringers Practice at Church
Monday, 6:30 pm Praise Team Practice
7:30 pm Angelus Choir Practice
Tuesday, noon Staff Meeting
6:30 pm Quilters at work
7:00 pm Ministry Coordinators Meeting
7:30 pm Small Group led by Dave Rivier
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 Small Group led by Rich Barnett
Thursday, 9:00 am Bible Study led by Pastor Mike
Saturday, 9:30 am UMW Christmas Brunch
10:00 am Spirit Ringers Practice
11:00 am Angelus Practice
11:30 am Chancel Choir Practice
Sunday, 8:15 & 10:30 am Morning Worship - Walk to the Manger
9:00 am Fellowship Time
9:30 am Sunday School
7:00 pm Christmas Concert
UMW Christmas Brunch - Saturday,
December 7 at 9:30 a.m. in Fellowship Hall
All women of the church are invited to attend. Please bring a dish to
share and your own table service. The Urbana High School Madrigal singers
will be sharing their music. The names of Christian Buddies will be revealed
and new names drawn for next year. We hope you can join us for this
enjoyable event. Bring a guest!
Cunningham
Children’s Home Christmas Wish List. .
Please look at the Wish List that was included in the
church newsletter and
consider donating an item to bring next Sunday, Dec. 8 in the "Walk to the
Manger" during the worship service. Please do not wrap the gifts. These
gifts are used to meet the daily and special needs of the children and youth
of Cunningham.
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
Acolytes: Ian Ferguson Philip Long
Head Usher: Richard Barnett Dale Johnston
Nursery Attendant: Carol Brown
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Joys
and Concerns from last Sunday
Dean & Lois Schafroth joy for Bill & Marilyn Gladson’s wedding
anniversary this week.
Howard & Ruth McIntosh joy for being back with our children, friends &
church family and their concern for their son Jim who will have a kidney
transplant and concern for their daughter Barbara who will be the donor.
Please keep them in your prayers.
Miranda McCarthy’s concern for her friend Lauren who’s house burnt down.
Martha Rosenbery’s joy for Pastor Mike’s 30 years of ministry celebrated
today and thanks to God and the saints for their prayers for her family with
the death of her mother, Ada Martin. She rejoices with her that her spirit
is with God and she walks, runs and dances before Him. Her concern for her
father, Ed who is very frail - that he have God’s strength & encouragement.
Mandy Wood’s concern for one of her students who’s mother was just
diagnosed with bone cancer.
Marcia Burns’ joy & being so happy to have her mother visiting this week.
Concern for family & friends of Rev. Solomon Jadhav, District
Superintendent of Okaw River District, who died in a car accident on
Tuesday.
Gary & Audrey Ricketts’ joy for the beauty of this day and the
celebration of Mike’s 30 years in the ministry and concern for travel
mercies for their trip to Alabama for Thanksgiving.
Linda Entwistle’s joy for the many people who so generously have
volunteered their time & talents through the First Fruits survey.
Janice Roy concern for June Michelson who is in Urbana Manor Care.
Richard King’s joy for all God’s blessings, too many to count, but
including Benjamin’s birthday today.
Jill King’s concern for Peter Dumich during bone marrow transplant and
for family of Barb Nolechek who passed away Thursday after long battle with
cancer.
Linda Halbach’s concern for her niece, Tammy’s health and nephew & family
as they travel to Texas.
Joy & Bill Valentine’s concern for Dianne Bass, who is taking chemo
again, but doing as well as expected.
Genelle Ingram’s concern for Dorothy Collins, after her accident. A
ladder fell on her and she had stitches but is okay.
Carolyn Dickey’s joy comes in different shapes & sizes. Her’s is two
little girls discovering God! Concern & prayers for Beulah Noel who is
recovering at Manor Care the 3rd floor - hoping to go home soon!
Judie Swanson’s joy for God’s continuing blessings on each of us and
concern for her parents, Clarence & Jessie Nash, with health problems.
Pam Lukemire’s joy that her aunt survived open heart surgery and is doing
well.
Ritchie Barnett’s joy that his grandmother, Jeannine Barnett, birthday
was Friday.
Benjamin King’s joy that it’s his 12th birthday.
Helen Koss’ concern for her daughter, Maxine Brumleve, who fell and broke
her left arm and is doing fairly well, but still needs our prayers.
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.
Flowers in the Chancel area in honor of the wedding of Clark & Mervet
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| Mark Your Calendars:
Sat., Dec. 7 - UMW Christmas Brunch, 9:30 a.m.
Sun., Dec. 8 - Christmas Concert, 7pm
Sun., Dec. 15 - Children’s Christmas Program, 6pm
Tues., Dec. 24 - Christmas Eve Services 4, 7, & 11pm
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Fellowship Time
Host: Needed! (Please sign up to take a turn. Also, we are in need of
cookies, breads, etc. for the freezer that can be used for fellowship time.)
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
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