Third Sunday of Advent, December 13, 2015 “The Greatest Story Ever Beheld” Welcome & Announcements Personal Preparation & Prelude Call to Worship Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the LORD has risen upon you. For behold, darkness shall cover the earth, and thick darkness the peoples; but the LORD will arise upon you, and his glory will be seen upon you. And nations shall come to your light, and kings to the brightness of your rising. Isaiah 60:1–3
Missions Focus: David & Rebecca Riddell, France, World Team International Director
New Arrival – Greg & Nell Foulke are the new parents of a baby boy, Ocran Kauffman, born December 10th, 8 lbs. 8 oz. and 21 inches. Congratulation Greg & Nell!
Today, December 13 8:45 a.m. – Prayer in the Library 9:15 a.m. – Sunday School for all ages 10:30 a.m. – Corporate Worship Christmas Caroling, after morning service. We will carol at Pheasant Hills and visit other shutins.
Dates to Remember: Dec. 24 – Christmas Eve Candlelight @ 7:00 p.m. Jan. 6 – Worship MLT Jan. 13 – Evangelism & Outreach MLT Jan. 20 – Property & Maintenance Committee Jan. 24 – Congregational Dinner and meeting after morning worship service
Wednesday, 16 5:00-6:00 p.m. – Table of Grace (Please sign up) Pizza, Salad and Dessert
ATTN: All 7-12 yr-olds! Would you like to enjoy a weekend of Winter Fun while learning from God’s Word? Our church is planning to take a group of children to Victory Valley Camp’s Winter Blast on Feb. 5-7, 2016. Please visit www.victoryvalleycamp.org or contact Nancy Douthit or Tiffany Strahan for more information and to coordinate registration.
($2.50 per person. Children 8 and under eat free)
Invocation Hymn of Exaltation
#203 – Hark! the Herald Angels Sing Offering & Offertory Doxology Third Sunday of Advent: Light for Our Soul Scripture Reading & Pastoral Prayer John 1:1-14 – Elder Richard Prensner Children in grades K-2 dismissed for Children’s Church
Sermon:
“Glory Beheld: We Have Seen His Glory” Isaiah 60:1-3 Hymn of Response: #213 – What Child Is This Benediction
5:30 p.m. – Missions and Service MLT 6:30 p.m. – Good News Club – Junior Bible Club – Jr. & Sr. High Youth – Women’s Bible Study and Prayer – Men’s Bible Study and Prayer *Nursery care available Next Sunday, December 20 8:45 a.m. – Prayer in Library 9:15 a.m. – Sunday School for All Ages 10:30 a.m. – Corporate Worship Statistics for December 6, 2015 Worship: 204; S.S.: 126 Offering ............................................ $7,436.85 Benevolence Offering ........................... $934.00 Budget amount needed weekly ........ $7,147.00 Important – Regularly scheduled activities on Wednesday evenings are canceled for Dec. 23 and Dec. 30th. All Wednesday night activities will resume January 6th.
Attention – When services are cancelled or delayed because of inclement weather we will make an announcement on our website: www.gracebfc.com or post it at www.abc27.com under Snow Watch cancelations. It will be listed under churches. We will try to call those who do not have email or internet. If you changed your email address, please let the office know because we also send out on the email list that we currently have. Bible Reading for 2016 – There are several different plans available in the narthex. Pick one up at your convenience. Scripture Memory: Ephesians 5:5 5
For you may be sure of this, that everyone who is sexually immoral or impure, or who is covetous (that is, an idolater), has no inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and God. We will recite Eph. 5:1-6 on December 27
REMEMBER IN PRAYER Betty Lewis, Irene King, Evelyn Neidig, Lois Reed. SERVING AT GRACE Today, December 13 Sunday School Infant Nursery – Jill Sunday, J. Drake Corporate Worship Infant Nursery – J. Prensner, J. Good, H. & K. Arnold Toddler Nursery – N. Good, S. Varano & Joel Prensner Children’s Church – Jolene Drake Greeters – Will & Marian Mountain, Nancy Marshall Wednesday, December 16 Nursery – Beth DelDuco Toddlers – Rhea Pinkney, Lisa Gipe Next Sunday, December 20 Sunday School Infant Nursery – C. Judson, K. Kirkpatrtick Corporate Worship Infant Nursery – N. Douthit, L. Gipe, S. Douthit & S. Feliciano Toddler Nursery – C. Douthit, T. Kurakin, D. Douthit Children’s Church – Kate Kirkpatrick Greeters – Tim & Dawn Swartz, Carol Helman Nursery care is available during our worship service. The infant nursery is upstairs at the end of the hall. The toddler nursery (18 months to 3 years) is downstairs at the end of the hall. Children's church is available for kindergarten through grade 2. 4 year olds can go to either Children’s Church or toddler nursery.