Fourth Sunday of Advent, December 20, 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 Today, December 20 8:45 a.m. – Prayer in the Library 9:15 a.m. – Sunday School for all ages 10:30 a.m. – Corporate Worship Thursday, December, 24 7:00 p.m. – Christmas Candlelight Service *Nursery care available Friday, December 25
Invocation Hymn of Worship: #210 – Silent Night, Holy Night (The children will sing the 1st and 2nd verses & the congregation will join them on the 3rd verse.) Hymn of Exaltation #218 – Angels, from the Realms of Glory Offering & Offertory Doxology Fourth Sunday of Advent: Light for Our Soul Scripture Reading & Pastoral Prayer Luke 1:45-55, 67-79 – Elder Tim Swartz Songs of Praise Children in grades K-2 dismissed for Children’s Church
Sermon: Isaiah 60:3 “Glory Upheld: All Nations Shall Come to Your Light” Hymn of Response: #224 – Go, Tell It on the Mountain Receiving New Members Benediction
Next Sunday, December 27 7:30 a.m. – Men’s Breakfast at Hershey Road Diner 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 13, 2015 Worship: 194; S.S.:117 Offering .......................................... $11,058.20 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.
Dates to Remember: Jan. 3 – No Agape Meal Jan. 6 – Worship MLT Jan. 13 – Evangelism & Outreach MLT Jan. 20 – Property & Maintenance Committee Jan. 27 – Body Life Jan. 24 – Congregational Dinner and meeting after morning worship service 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. 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 5:6 6
Let no one deceive you with empty words, for because of these things the wrath of God comes upon the sons of disobedience. 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 20 Sunday School Infant Nursery – C. Judson, K. Kirkpatrick 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 Thursday, December 24 Nursery – Rachel Miller, Becca Verdon Toddlers – Nancy Marshall, Jolene Drake Next Sunday, December 27 Sunday School Infant Nursery – A. George, C. Judson Corporate Worship Infant Nursery – K. Gilliland, A. Maurer, M. Brice & B. Drake Toddler Nursery – J. Rhine, R. Pinkney, M. Feliciano Children’s Church – Jen Velencia Greeters – Harry & Marge Senft, Kellie Gothel 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.