Steven Lee - Pastor
Music Director-Jennifer Perry
Pianist-Lynn Sharenberger Organist-Jane deLong
Ministers - All
December 13, 2009 10:30 a.m.
ORDER OF SERVICE
MINISTRY OF SHARING AND PRESENCE
LIGHTING OF THE CANDLES Carrington Jenkins, Acolyte
PRELUDE King’s Ringers
*CHIMING OF THE HOUR
*CALL TO WORSHIP King’s Ringers
*HYMN No. 220 “Angels from the Realms of Glory”
LIGHTING OF THE ADVENT CANDLE 8:00 a.m. - Kuecker Family
10:30 a.m. - deLong Family
PASTORAL PRAYER
THE LORD’S PRAYER
SPECIAL MUSIC “Good King Wenceslas” Adult Bells
TITHES & OFFERING “We Three Kings” Adult Bells
*DOXOLOGY No. 95
*HYMN No. 245 “The First Noel”
ANTHEM
PRAYER FOR ILLUMINATION
GOSPEL LESSON Luke 3: 7-18 Pg. 891 Heather Gammon, Liturgist
SERMON “FILLED WITH EXPECTATION”
*INVITATION TO CHRISTIAN DISCIPLESHIP
*HYMN No. 249 “There’s a Song in the Air”
*EXTINGUISHING OF CANDLES Carrington Jenkins, Acolyte
*BENEDICTION
*POSTLUDE
*Please stand, as you are able.
Friendly Reminder: Please turn off/mute cell phones and pagers. Please refrain from leaving the sanctuary during church services unless it’s an emergency.
OPPORTUNITIES FOR MINISTRY & SERVICE
TODAY:
2:00 p.m. Lee Open House
6:00 p.m. MYF
MONDAY:
7:00 p.m. Campus Life
TUESDAY:
8:30 a.m. Ladies Prayer Group
10:30 a.m. Young at Heart
7:00 p.m. Nursing Home Worship
WEDNESDAY:
5:45 p.m. Chimes
6:30 p.m. Children’s Choir
7:00 p.m. Choir
SATURDAY:
6:00 p.m. Musical Drama “The Ornament” - CLC
NEXT SUNDAY:
8:45 a.m. UMM Breakfast
2:00 p.m. Musical Drama “The Ornament” - CLC
6:00 p.m. MYF
You’re invited to an open house today at the Pastor’s home between 2-5 pm. Bishop Morris will be do a brief blessing of the home at 3. Light refreshments will be served. No gifts, please. Steven & Crystal reside at 95 Old Rome Pike in Lebanon. From Carthage, take hwy 70 towards Lebanon. From the old bridge, travel 15.5 miles. Turn right onto Old Rome Pike, across from Bellwood Asst. Living. First home on the left.
Gifts To Honor The Staff: As we are in the season of giving and remembering the ultimate gift of Jesus, we want to honor those who work for the church. If you would like to give a monetary gift to a staff member, please place your offering in a church envelope and mark it staff gift. If you are writing a check, please write on the memo line which staff member(s) you want to bless. Thank you in advance for supporting the church staff and helping the ministry at CUMC be successful.
If you would like to give a Christmas poinsettia in honor or in memory of a loved one, please fill out an envelope from one of the bulletin boards and put it in the offering plate or turn it into the church office by Dec 15. Cost is $15 ea. Checks payable to CUMC.
Crystal Lee will be teaching a new SS class in January. The book title is “Detective Stories from the Bible”. It’s the latest study by Dr. Kalas, who will be our revival speaker this Spring. He has published more books than anyone else in all of Methodism. This study will last through March. Anyone who wants to join needs to buy the book. The cost is $12 and they are available in the church office. If you are interested, please sign up on the clipboard or call the office.
SERVERS FOR TODAY
Greeter: Suzanne Gammon
Bus: Phillip Upchurch
Usher: Barry Clemons
Finance: Jerry Gammon Sr. & Sarah Frost
Nursery: Carol Stewart & Diane Dillehay
SERVERS OF THE CHURCH for 12/20/09
Acolyte: Jared Doran
Bus: Phillip Upchurch
Liturgist: Chris Baxter
Usher: Barry Clemons
Greeter: Suzanne Gammon
Finance: Phyllis Eckel & Lee Davis
Nursery: Carol Stewart & Louise Ethridge
Birthdays and Anniversaries
Penny Coffey (13), Jodi Gammon (13), Sarah Smith (18),
Samantha Carter (19), Katherine Maggart (19)
Tom and Frances Wilkerson (17)
Needed each week: $5,628.00
Church needs year to date: $275,772.00
Actual offerings year to date: $270,823.73
Last weeks offering: $9,786.50
Kitchen Fund offerings to date: $35,873.00
