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1 Sparta United Methodist Church Church office hours: Mon-Thurs (8 am-3:30 pm) Office: Parsonage: Fax: N. Main Street, P. O. Box 697, Sparta, NC Church Office: Pastor Bob: Director of Music: Church Website: Liturgist Ed Adams Children s Church Martha Thompson & Helpers Offering Counters December Mary Setzer and Martha Thompson Trustee Light & Lock Tommy Thompson Ushers December 8 December CHURCH STAFF Pastor Rev. Bob Miller Administrative Assistant Amanda Williams-McCarn Youth Pastor Talina Pipes Director of Music Nancy Jones Nursery Susan Davis, Melissa Kennedy SERVING THIS WEEK SERVING NEXT WEEK 9:00 am Nancy Hall 11:00 am Pam and Robert Andrews Liturgist Jim Connor Offering Counters January Mary Setzer and Martha Thompson Communion Servers January 9:00 am Jane Wallace 11:00 am Larry & Donna Myers Ushers January 5 January SERVING NEXT MONTH 9:00 am Beth & Tom Smith 11:00 am Lisa and Scott Turnmyer Weekly Needs CONGREGATIONAL NEEDS Last week s Offering YTD Needs YTD Offering $3,938 $3,744 $192,962 $184,018 Our Church Mission Statement Sparta UMC is a family of those who proclaim the Good News of Jesus Christ and serve all God s people in our community and around the world.

2 THE ORDER OF WORSHIP 9:00 am December 15, :00 am Third Sunday of Advent Sing We Now PRELUDE Nancy Jones of Christmas GATHERING OF THE PEOPLE OF GOD WELCOME & ANNOUNCEMENTS THE LIGHTING OF THE ADVENT CANDLE 9:00 am-petie Bass 11:00 am-donna & Larry Myers PASSING OF THE PEACE Welcome others by saying, The Peace of Christ Be With You. *CALL TO WORSHIP L: O come, let us sing to the Lord; let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation! P: Let us come into God s presence with thanksgiving; let us make a joyful noise with songs of praise! L: O come, let us worship and bow down, let us kneel before the Lord, our Maker! P: For the Lord is our God, we are the people of God s pasture, the sheep of God s hand. Psalm 95:1-2, 6-7 *HYMN No. 218 It Came Upon the Midnight Clear Congregation *THE APOSTLES CREED No. 881 *THE GLORIA PATRI CHILDREN S SERMON (11:00 am) Please sit up front with Mrs. Martha today and enjoy the Cantata A nursery is available for children under 2. Children s Church, ages 3 years-3 rd grade. OFFERING Angels We Have Heard on High *DOXOLOGY PRAYERS ANTHEM The Christmas Light Choir/Cantata RESPONSE TO GOD S WORD *HYMN No. 206 I Want to Walk As a Child of the Light *BENEDICTION DEPARTURE TO SERVE Congregation *CHORAL RESPONSE The Congregation: I m so glad I m a part of the family of God; I ve been washed in the fountain. Cleansed by His blood! Joint heirs with Jesus as we travel this sod. For I m part of the family the family of God. POSTLUDE Nancy Jones *Standing as you are able. PROCLAMATION The Peace of Christ be With You Sanctuary Flower Calendar Please check the Flower Calendar by the office for available Sunday dates to provide flowers in the sanctuary in memory of or in honor of a loved one. Sanctuary flower forms are located in the Welcome Center. One arrangement is $20 and two arrangements are $40.

3 WHAT S GOING ON? Prayerfully consider where God is calling you to service here at Sparta United Methodist Church. Please complete your Ministry Interest Survey and return to the church office as soon as possible. Sharon & Leland Simons 2708 White Pine Way Charlottesville, VA May your Christmas be a time of joy and peace and may the upcoming year bring you all of God s blessings. I love each of you. Merry Christmas, Mildred Torney Keep in touch Alleghany County Ministerium Community Christmas Caroling When: Sunday, December 15 Time: 1:00-1:30 pm Where: Dysart Building (Santa House) beside Courthouse on Main Street. Bundle up and warm up your voice! Join us in singing the carols of the season! CALENDAR OF EVENTS Week of December 15 December 21, 2013 Sunday NEWS ARTICLES DUE 8:oo am UMM Breakfast 9:00 am Sunday Worship 10:00 am Sunday School 11:00 am Choir Cantata 11:00 am Sunday Worship 1:00 pm Community Christmas Caroling 4:00 pm Youth Christmas Party Monday 1:00 pm Prayer Jane Farr s 6:00 pm NA meeting Tuesday 5:00 pm Weight Watchers/FH Wednesday 10:30 am Breath Prayer Class/WR 12:00 pm Advent service 5:00 pm Choir Practice Friday 6:30 pm BRCS performance Week of December 22 December 28, 2013 Sunday 9:00 am Sunday Worship 10:00 am Sunday School 11:00 am Sunday Worship Monday 1:00 pm Prayer Jane Farr s 6:00 pm NA meeting Tuesday 12:00 pm Office Closing early 6:00 pm Candle Light Service Wednesday Office Closed/Merry Christmas Appreciation goes out to all who helped make our church look so beautiful for Christmas. Special thanks to Johnny Wishon for the lovely tree and to Susan Yarbrough and Ruth Bickerstaff for the wreaths.

4 DID YOU KNOW? WEEKLY BULLETIN ANNOUNCEMENTS should be submitted to the office by Tuesday at 12:30 pm and NEWSLETTER ARTI- CLES submitted by the 15th of each month by 2:30 pm. Contact the church office to RESERVE ROOMS for activities to be added to the church calendar. Please let the church office know of name, phone, address UP- DATES and information corrections. Note: There is a 6-week delay for processing changes for Offering Envelopes. To place flowers in the sanctuary on a Sunday, reserve the date on the 2013 FLOWER CALENDAR on the wall across from the church office and complete a SANCTUARY FLOWER form and turn into the office. CHILDREN S CHURCH is available for children ages 3 years thru 3rd grade at 11 am. Children go to the classroom following the Children s Sermon. Please TURN CELL PHONES OFF in gatherings, as we want to be reverent and respectful in our time of communal worship. WATCH CHANNEL 98 & CHANNEL 21 for Sunday Worship Service; Sunday 11:00 am; Monday and Friday 3:00 pm; Tuesday 8:00 pm. WATCH THE SUNDAY SERVICE anytime at on your computer. Select Sparta United Methodist Church and the date of the service you would like to watch. FOR INCLEMENT WEATHER updates/closings Phone Tree will send out a message or watch TV channels WXII 12 or Fox 8 WGHP. PRAYER CONCERNS Ongoing: Peace in the world; our pastor and our ministries; our Stephen Ministry leaders; our country & leaders; homeless; Ellen Church-health; Jane Farr-health; Luke Hampton; Katy Finney; Sharon Simons; John Atwood-kidney disease; Bud Marion health; Martha Thompson s sister, Carolyn and brother Mitchell; Mary Wagoner; Peggy King; Evelyn Williams; Harold Church; Major General Benes-health; Kimberly Parsons; Wanda Cleary-health; Buck Smith-health; Safety to our wood cutters December 1: Lois Barton-broken hip; Rose Dukes health; Everett Dukeshealth; Amy Nelson-health; Nancy Oberthae-health; unspoken December 8: Cynthia McKenna-health; Robert Boyer-health; unspoken HOMEBOUND NURSING HOMES Jack Aycock Lewis Bobbitt Judy Church Ellen & Paul Church Boyd Farmer Thomas Myers Tim Myers Bobby Saintsing Margaret Saintsing Margie Mitchell Sunbridge Retirement-Sparta Sunbridge Retirement-Sparta Black Mountain, NC Waddell Rehab-center Woodland Terrace, Cary NC Dobson Dobson Triad Nursing/Rehab-High Pt. Lexington, NC With daughter in Greensboro HAPPY ANNIVERSARY Scott & Lisa Turnmyer-December 18 David & Eleanor Carpenter-December 19 Becky & Mike Neff-December 19 HAPPY BIRTHDAY Thomas Myers-December 18 Disa Wishon-December 18 THANKSGIVINGS/PRAISES Thanks to our church family from Greg Wyatt, for sympathies expressed when his mother passed. OUR SYMPATHY TO To the family of Mary Lee Pipes To the family of Yvette Call on the death of her mother

5 Give the gift that gives back. Every donation to the Solid Rock Food Closet will be acknowledged with a letter honoring your friends or family members. A $50.00 donation allows the purchase of 350 meals for our neighbors in Alleghany County. Give the gift that gives back. Every donation to the Solid Rock Food Closet will be acknowledged with a letter honoring your friends or family members. A $50.00 donation allows the purchase of 350 meals for our neighbors in Alleghany County. Solid Rock Food Closet 71 Womble St Sparta NC Solid Rock Food Closet 71 Womble St Sparta NC The gift without ribbons, The gift without tags The gift without packages, boxes or bags The gift without ribbons, The gift without tags The gift without packages, boxes or bags

6 Blue Ridge Christian School invites everyone to come to our Christmas Program on Friday, December 20, 2013 at 6:30 pm. This wonderful event will be held at the Alexander Hall in Glade Valley. Blue Ridge Christian School invites everyone to come to our Christmas Program on Friday, December 20, 2013 at 6:30 pm. This wonderful event will be held at the Alexander Hall in Glade Valley. Christmas is most truly Christmas when we celebrate it by giving the Light of Love to those who need it most. Christmas is most truly Christmas when we celebrate it by giving the Light of Love to those who need it most.