4th Sunday of Advent Sunday, December 21, :30 am. TRADITIONAL ENTRANCE and PRAISE

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1 Liturgist 8:30 am Lori Detwiler THE GATHERING MUSICAL PRELUDE 4th Sunday of Advent Sunday, December 21, :30 am TRADITIONAL ENTRANCE and PRAISE Liturgical Color Purple Linda Charlton WELCOME/ANNOUNCEMENTS/ MINISTRY MOMENT Deborah Parrott GREETING L: Sing and rejoice, O daughter of Zion! P: For lo, I will come and dwell in your midst, says the Lord. L: Many nations shall join themselves to the Lord in that day. P: And shall be my people. And I will dwell in your midst. OPENING HYMN Angels from the Realms of Glory Hymn #220 ADVENT PRAYER LIGHTING OF THE ADVENT CANDLES Rev. Dwayne Craig Todd & Sheryl Zimmerman SONGS OF PRAISE The First Noel Hymn #245 It Came Upon a Midnight Clear Hymn #218 MEDITATIO/LORD S PRAYER PRAYER RESPONSE Il Est Ne Men s Ensemble WORSHIP THROUGH GIVING Linda Charlton & Joseph Shelley DOXOLOGY UMH #94 Praise God from whom all blessings flow; Praise God all creatures here below; Alleluia! Alleluia! Praise God, the source of all our gifts! Praise Jesus Christ, whose power uplifts! Praise the Spirit, Holy Spirit! Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!

2 PROCLAMATION and RESPONSE PRAYER FOR ILLUMINATION UMH #6 Lord, open our hearts and minds By the power of the Holy Spirit, That as the Scriptures are read And your Word proclaimed, We may hear with joy what you say to us today. Amen GOSPEL LESSON Matthew 11: 2-6 ADVENTUS HOMILY Are You the One? Rev. Dwayne Craig DISCIPLESHIP INVITATION O Come, O Come, Emmanuel Hymn #211 SCATTERING INTO THE WORLD CLOSING SONG Marching to Zion Hymn #733 BENEDICTION BENEDICTION RESPONSE IN SONG Because He lives, I can face tomorrow; because He lives, all fear is gone; Because I know He holds the future, And life is worth the living just because He lives. POSTLUDE MEMORY VERSE And the Word became flesh and lived among us, and we have seen his glory, the glory of the Father s only Son, full of grace and truth. John 1:14

3 Liturgist 11 am Todd Zimmerman 4th Sunday of Advent Sunday, December 21, :00 am Liturgical Color Purple THE GATHERING MUSICAL PRELUDE BLENDED ENTRANCE and PRAISE Praise Band WELCOME/ANNOUNCEMENTS/MINISTRY MOMENT SONG OF PRAISE ADVENT PRAYER Deborah Parrott Praise Band Rev. Dwayne Craig LIGHTING OF THE ADVENT CANDLES Robert & Markita Blackwood SONGS OF PRAISE Angels from the Realms of Glory Hymn #220 The First Noel Hymn #245 SACREMENT OF BAPTISM Natalie Marie Jones UMH #33 WORSHIP THROUGH GIVING A Christmas Prayer Sanctuary Choir DOXOLOGY Praise God from whom all blessings flow; Praise God all creatures hear below; Alleluia! Alleluia! Praise God, the source of all our gifts! Praise Jesus Christ, whose power uplifts! Praise the Spirit, Holy Spirit! Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!

4 PROCLAMATION and RESPONSE GOSPEL LESSON Matthew 11: 2-6 HYMN OF PREPARATION It Came Upon a Midnight Clear Hymn #218 ADVENTUS HOMILY Are You The One? Rev. Dwayne Craig DISCIPLESHIP INVITATION Hail to the Lord s Anointed Hymn #203 SCATTERING INTO THE WORLD CLOSING HYMN Joy to the World Hymn #246 BENEDICTION BENEDICTION IN SONG Because he lives, I can face tomorrow, because He lives, all fear is gone; Because I know He holds the future, And life is worth the living just because He lives. POSTLUDE PRAYER Lord, I thank you for showing me your Father in all his goodness and love. By your Spirit, fill me with this kind of love, that I may shine as an Epiphany star, pointing to you, my Savior, as I myself have found you. Amen. Joy to the world, the Lord is come!

5 Worship Attendance for 12/14/2008 8:30 Traditional :00 Blended 320 Total 476 Sunday School 71 Youth 51 Worship Attendance 12/7/ I was glad when they said unto me, let us go into the house of the Lord. Upcoming Sermons by Rev. D. Craig December 24 - Christmas Eve Services Matthew 1: The Presence of Love Suddenly a great army of heaven s angels appeared with the angel, singing praises to God saying, Glory to God in the highest heaven and peace on earth to those with whom he is pleased. Luke 2: 13,14 HERE AT TUMC! FINANCIAL PEACE UNIVERSITY On Sunday, January 11, 2009 from 6:30 to 8:30 pm, TUMC will be hosting its first Financial Peace University program. This program has provided Biblically based common sense and life changing education to help many become financially secure. CHILDREN MINISTRY The Children s Choir will be performing Christmas Eve at 6:00pm. The children should meet Miss Kelli and Miss Dawn in Room 30 (on the right side of the narthex) at 5:40pm. OOPS! Melanie Chalmers name was missing from the Children s Choir list of performers in the Christmas Musical. Thank you Melanie for joining us! All children ages 3 through 11, who wish to attend Kids Worship, should go directly to the Fellowship Hall. Parents, you MUST sign your child in and out. Reminder: Children are welcome to bring 1 quiet toy to church with them on December 28 for a Blessing of the Toys during Kids Worship. YOUTH NEWS Traditionally the youth ministry has provided donuts as a service to the congregation and a small missions fundraiser. Because the price has risen from our supplier and we cannot afford to lose money on this service, we are raising the price of donuts to $.75, effective immediately. We are sorry for any inconvenience this may cause.

6 DEVOTIONAL READINGS For the week of December 21 - December 27, 2008 The Incarnation: John 1: 1-18 A song of God s living presence: Psalm 84 The Christmas Gift: Luke 2: LOCAL CHURCH LEADERSHIP TRAINING All members of the Leadership team at TUMC are encouraged to attend the Local Church leadership training offered by the East Central District. This will take place at 1st UMC of Winter Park on Saturday, January 17 from 8:30 am to 12:45 pm. Please contact the church office for more information. UNITED METHODIST WOMEN UMW will hold a Special Meeting on Sunday, January 4 immediately after church. This meeting is to map out plans as we prepare to host the EC District UMW Officers Training on January 10, THANK YOU We appreciate your kindness and your generosity. It has been a joy to be in Ministry with you at TUMC. From the TUMC Staff, Kathy Joseph Rev. D. Craig Kelli Larry Jen Terri Susan Lynn

7 CHURCH CALENDAR December 21 - December 27, 2008 Sunday, December 21 8:30 am Traditional Worship Service* 11:00 am Blended Worship Service* 11:00 am Happy Birthday Jesus Party No Youth Activities Thursday, December 25 Monday, December 22 5:00 pm NO I Love My Parents Group Tuesday, December 23 9:30 am NO Mary Martha Group 7:00 pm NO Middle School Bible Study 7:00 pm Women s Ensemble Wednesday, December 24 6:00 pm Christmas Eve Service 8:00 pm Christmas Eve Service No church or youth activities Key: FH - Fellowship Hall Friday, December 26 CHURCH OFFICE CLOSED Saturday, December 27 8:00 am Prayer Group PEACE ON EARTH, GOODWILL TO ALL MANKIND! * Nursery Italics denotes Youth Group The flowers on the altar today are placed by Sheryl Zimmerman and family in celebration of Todd s birthday and by Jennifer Dorn in celebration of Alex s 5th birthday. TUMC STAFF Rev. Dwayne Craig, Sr. Pastor pastor@tumcfl.org Kathy Rexroad, Dir. of Student Ministries youth@tumcfl.org Joseph Shelley, Dir. of Music music@tumcfl.org Kelli O Reilly, Dir. of Children s Ministries children@tumcfl.org Lynn Campbell, Admin. Assistant office@tumcfl.org Susan Bertone, Preschool Director ecwp@tumcfl.org Terri Ireland, Ofc.Mgr./Fin. Sec. money@tumcfl.org Larry Hale, Maintenance Director shine@tumcfl.org Jennifer Holloran, P & W Leader praisehymn@tumcfl.org