Parkman Congregational Church December 6, 2015

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2 Parkman Congregational Church Prelude 10:30 a.m. Greetings/Announcements Prayer of Invocation Call to Worship * How Many Kings On Screen * Angels We Have Heard on High #278 * That Beautiful Name #266 Lighting the Second Advent Candle-Ernie & Mary Jane Roth Testimonies of Praise Offering Break Forth, O Beauteous Heavenly Light #264 * Doxology #815 THIS WEEK S CHURCH CALENDAR Sunday, December 6 Worship Service, 10:30 am Monday, December 7 Elder s Meeting, 7:00 pm Tuesday, December 8 Praise Team, 6:30 pm Cub Scouts, 6-8:00 pm Wednesday, December 9 Grief Share, 6-8:00 pm Saturday, December 12 Adults Christmas Potluck Dinner, 6:30 pm and Chinese Gift Exchange AA, 8:30 pm Sunday, December 13 Sunday school, 9:00 am Fellowship time, 10:00 am Worship Service, 10:30 am Christmas Caroling at Briar Hill, 2:00 pm Children's Sermon Pastoral Prayer Scripture Luke 1:26-38 Sermon Holy Communion The Promise Continued Preparation - Part 2 * Once in Royal David s City #286 Benediction Postlude *Please Stand December Memory Verse: In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. John 1:1 Attendance Record: Sunday, November 29, Average Attendance for November, Average Attendance for November, ` Financial Focus *November 29, 2015 How Are We Doing? Undesignated $ 2, Flowers $ Grief Share Books $ Total $ 2, General Fund: Y-T-D Offerings Received $ 103,480.27

3 November 29 Prayer Requests Amanda P. - Pregnancy Sam & Dillon For a smooth pregnancy and delivery Andy Light Breathing problems Michelle - Cancer Family of Jim Howard, comfort Daniel s custody Wisdom for the lawyers Safe hunting season for all those heading out Wayne Komandt Cancer, healing and strength House fire For a place to live for those who lost their home Kay Hanus Broken pelvis Healing at Briar Hill We ask that you continue to keep those on the prayer list in your daily prayers. Please contact the church office at or send an to: parkmanchurch@windstream.net, if you know of church members or friends who have been hospitalized, or to update the prayer list. Urgent requests (when the office is closed) can be called in to our Church Prayer Chain: Bev Gates, or Jan Gotham, Happy Belated Anniversary, December 2, Gerald & Mary Mitchell Happy Belated Birthday December 4 Mary Jane Roth December 13 Chris Lanstrum The Promise Continued December 6 Luke 1:26-38 (Part 2, Preparation) December 13 Luke 1:39-45 (Part 3, Joy) December 20 Luke 1:46-55 (Part 4, Love) Christmas Eve Candlelight Service, 7:00 pm December 24 Luke 2:1-7 The Promise Fulfilled Did you know??? We are beginning week 2 in the season of Advent. Advent is a time when we look forward to the coming of our Lord and Savior. The symbolism of the Sunday in week 2 has traditionally been focused on preparation. God was preparing his people for His coming. God was preparing Mary for what was to come, but it is more than that. God is preparing us for what He has planned for us. God has been showing us since the beginning, that He alone is at work, cleansing us, bringing us to Him. And for those who are called sons and daughters of God, He has been preparing us to go out and bring the Good News of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ to the lost. The Advent season is a time for us to remember that He alone stepped out of heaven to redeem the lost. It is something we should always be contemplating on, not just during Advent, but always, remember that the Lord of all creation came to earth to make things right, to be the final sacrifice.

4 CHRISTMAS COOKIES!! We all love them and we like a variety of choices So let s do a COOKIE EXCHANGE THIS YEAR! You make one kind of cookie (one dozen for each participant) you bring your cookies to our gathering (date not yet determined) they you bring home a variety of cookies made by your friends (one dozen of each). Simple! If you would like to participate, please sign up on the bulletin board. Contact Denise Villers if you have any questions. December 6 Natalia Lipscomb, December 13 Natalia Lipscomb, December 20 Cherie Villers, December 27 Denise Villers, CAREGIVER Helpers are needed for 2016 January 3 January 10 January 17 January 24 January 31 The sign-up sheet is posted by the Prayer Request Lectern. Please contact Denise Toth at with any questions. Thank you for helping We are again taking orders for Poinsettias to decorate the church this holiday season. If you would like to order flowers in memory or in honor of a loved one, we will include the information in our Christmas Eve Worship Service bulletin. Order Forms can be found on the banister in the vestibule. Please place your order in the secretary s mailbox by Sunday, December 6 th. It s that time of year again and Women s Fellowship has some pumpkin rolls and Nut Rolls for sale. It will be on a first come first served basis. They are $10.00 each, half pumpkin rolls are $6.00. If you would like some, please see a member of Women s Fellowship in the kitchen after worship service. At the November Feed-A-Friend Free Meal, we served a total of 85 meals and had 10 take outs.

5 THIS Saturday, December 12 th - 6:30 p.m. ANNUAL CHRISTMAS PARTY At the home of Scott & Denise Villers (17880 Owen Road Parkman) We ll enjoy a tasty potluck dinner, share some devotions and Christmas carols, and then move on to our infamous Chinese gift exchange. Please bring a dish to share and each person brings a gift. That gift can be something nice, or fun, or useful, or quirky, or just down-right weird! We take turns selecting a gift from under the tree and then option #1 open the gift option #2 trade it for a gift that has already been opened (which means that you are stealing it from someone). That unopened gift can be traded one more time and then that person has to open it. So you may open up a really nice gift, but it s likely that someone will steal it away! As the saying goes, it ain t over till it s over! There s a sign-up sheet posted at the bulletin board near the secretary s office. We hope that you can join us for this fun night! GRIEF SHARE SUPPORT GROUP What to expect: Grief Share is a support group that meets weekly. You ll find it to be a warm, caring environment and will come to see your group as an oasis on your long journey through grief. There are three key parts to your Grief Share experience: Video seminar, Group Discussion and Personal Workbook. Wednesday s from 6:00 8:00 pm in the Church Library. You can pick up a pamphlet from the banister in the Narthex. Please see Pastor Will if you have any questions.