Sunday, November 27, 2016

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1 Welcome to Horne Memorial United Methodist Church Organized 1859 Providing ministries that address our spiritual need to give, as God gives, in ways that exceed all expectations and extend to unexpected measures. Fruitful congregations thrive because of extraordinary sharing, willing sacrifice, and joyous giving out of love for God and neighbor. Welcome guests. We consider it a privilege to have you worship with us and sincerely hope you will receive a blessing from this service. We have guest information cups in bags at the front of the Sanctuary & Fellowship Hall. Please fill out a yellow visitor card on your pew or row with your information, so you will receive newsletters and updates. Cards may be dropped in the offering plate. Sunday, November 27, Info@horneumc.net Senior Pastor, Ross Carter Pastor of Visitation, Rich Hartman Physical: 121 East Second Street, Clayton, NC Mail: Post Office Box 475, Clayton, NC Church Office Number (919) Our Mission: To make disciples of Jesus Christ for the transformation of the world. Our Values: Radical Hospitality Going the second mile in demonstrating an active desire to invite, welcome, receive, and care for those who are strangers so that they find a spiritual home, and discover for themselves the unending richness of life in Christ. Passionate Worship Describes those times we gather deliberately out of an intense desire to encounter God in Christ. God uses worship to transform lives, heal wounded souls, renew hope, shape decisions, provoke change, inspire compassion, and bind people to one another. Intentional Faith Development A deliberate offering of ministries that help us grow in faith outside of weekly worship, such as bible studies, Sunday School classes, support groups, and prayer teams. We strive to provide opportunities appropriate for people to learn in community at all stages of faith. Risk-taking Mission & Service Projects, efforts, and work people do to make a positive difference in the lives of others for the purposes of Christ, whether or not they will ever become part of the community of faith. Risk-taking pushes us out of our comfort zone, stretching us beyond service to people we already know, exposing us to people, situations, and needs that we would never ordinarily encounter apart from our deliberate intention to serve Christ. Extravagant Generosity Sunday, November 27, :30, 11:00 Traditional Service (Sanctuary) 9:45 AM Contemporary Service (Fellowship Hall) 9:45 AM Sunday School Classes (All Ages) 11:00 AM Sunday School Class (213, Adults) 1:00 PM Cotillion (Fellowship Hall) 5:00 PM Declaration Practice (Fellowship Hall) 5:00 PM Praise Dance (213, 215, FH) 5:00 PM Women s Bible Study (214) 6:30 PM Hanging of the Greens (Sanctuary) Monday, November 28, :00 PM Boy & Cub Scouts (Lassiter House) Tuesday, November 29, :30 AM Women s Bible Study (213) 5:00 PM Praise Dance (Fellowship Hall, 213) 5:30 PM Women s Bible Study (214) 6:30 PM DivorceCare (B8 & B6) Wednesday, November 30, :30 PM Praise Kids Choir (Choir Room) 5:30 PM Investigative Disciples (B6) 6:15 PM UMW Retreat Meeting (Church Office) 6:15 PM KFC (Children basement) 6:15 PM 4 Adult Studies (Clayton Center) 6:30 PM Youth Group (Fellowship hall) 6:30 PM Jubilate Ringers (Choir room) 6:30 PM Chancel Choir (Choir room) Thursday, December 1, :30 AM Women s Bible Study (213) 2:00 PM Lifetouch photos (213) 6:30 PM DivorceCare for Kids (B8) 7:00 PM CrossWalk Practice (Fellowship hall) 7:00 PM UMW Practice (Sanctuary) Friday, December 2, :00 PM LifeTouch Photos (213)

2 Saturday, December 3, :00 AM LifeTouch Photos (213) 1:00 PM Community Toy Drive (Fellowship Hall) First Sunday of Advent Traditional Service November 27, 2016 Sanctuary 8:30 & 11:00 AM Greeting and Announcements Prelude Call to Worship (responsively) Pastor: A voice cries out in the wilderness: Prepare the way of the Lord! People: Make God s paths straight. Pastor: Every valley will be filled, and every mountain will be leveled. People: The crooked will be made straight. Pastor: The rough and rocky ways will be smoothed. People: All will see the salvation of God. Pastor: See the light from on high. The dawn is breaking. People: The Lord is coming! The Lord is coming! Lighting of the Advent Wreath Hymn No. 211 (v 1-4) Sacrament of Baptism (8:30) Passing of the Peace Children s Message O Come, O Come Emmanuel All Children are invited to come down for Children s Time. Children, ages 3-2nd grade are invited to join us in Children's Church afterwards. Offering & Offertory Doxology Praise God, from whom all blessings flow; Praise Him, all creatures here below; Praise Him above, ye heavenly host; Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Amen. Offertory Prayer Affirmation of Faith UMH #885 Hymn No. 219 Pastoral Prayer & The Lord s Prayer Anthem Scripture Lessons: Luke 2:8-10 What Child Is This An Advent Prayer Sermon Jesus Reconciles Rev. Ross Carter Hymn No. 196 Blessing & Sending Forth Postlude Come, Thou Long Expected Jesus Ecclesia Contemporary Service November 27, 2016 Fellowship Hall 9:45 AM Greeting and Announcements Welcome! If you are a visitor, please fill out the yellow card in the red folder at the end of your row and place it in the offering plate. Opening Prayer/ Passing of the Peace Lighting of the Advent Wreath We Worship Him: King of heaven Glory to God Call to Offering: Prepare a Place Pastoral Prayer & The Lord s Prayer Scripture Reading: Luke 2:8-10 CrossWalk Sermon Jesus Reconciles Rev. Ross Carter Closing: What a Glorious Night Baptism We celebrate the baptism today of Georgia Rayne Young, daughter of Whitt & Misti Young, baby sister of Stella. Prayer Requests Church Family & friends: Lee Ann & Steve Mowe, Jimmy Stephenson, George Supcoe, Robby Braim, Betty Bell, Israel Campbell, Tish Frish, Dawn Leslie, Marcelle Brannan, Frances Barbour, Ed & Sarah Lou Smith, Sue & David Verrinder, Lynn Harrell, Joyce Adams, Edna Hoffmeyer, Phyllis Bass, Gene Patton, Vernon & Betty Johnson, Alex Lee, Joe Grabol, W.R. Alexander, Marilyn Ransopher, Jean Settle, Claire Stamey, JD Bryant, Sue Cole, Wilbur Honeycutt, Jerry Andrews, Bill & Linda Griswold, Janice Boyette, Rose Butler, Doug McCormac, Karen Wiggins, Vernon Novak, Carol Bullock, Vivian Putt, Vicki Watson, Lisa & Rick Sheldon, Rick Ransopher, Donna Holt, Suzanne Lenhendt. indicates times to stand, if able

3 News! Fellowship Dinner: Join us every Wednesday night this fall for dinner from 5 PM 6:30 PM in the fellowship Hall. This week the Preschool will serve Chili & Nachos. Please give a generous love offering for the ministry of the night. If you would like to host a dinner please contact the church office. You can still sign up for pictures on Dec. 1, 2, 3, 8, 9, 10. You can sign up on the home page of Horne s website on the slider at the top of the page or contact Sarah in the church office to sign you up. In an effort to make this as easy as possible for you to be included you may submit a family picture to info@horneumc.net if you cannot be here. Cure4Sure cancer support group will meet at 11:30 AM for lunch at Skyline on Tuesday, December 6. Hope to see you on December 6. Please RSVP to Iris Supcoe at or lovesthebeach@nc.rr.com. Altar Flowers Contact Sarah Norris, sarah@horneumc.net The Altar Flower signup is available at our church website under worship. Monthly reminders to sign up will be sent out with the link provided. You can also call the church office to sign up. Flowers are $50. Checks should be written to Horne with flowers in the notation. We will have Poinsettias on the altar through Christmas. Please sign up for flowers for Hanging of the Greens - Sunday, November 27 6:30PM - Sanctuary Children s Christmas Play - Sunday, December 11 7PM -Sanctuary Moravian Love Feast - Sunday, December 11 9:45 AM Fellowship hall Christmas Eve services - December 24: 4 PM - Child-oriented, Special Video Fellowship Hall 6 PM - Traditional service in the (Sanctuary) 8 PM - Traditional service/communion (Sanctuary) Christmas Worship Service - Sunday, December AM - Sanctuary. No Sunday School Pick up your free Adult Advent Devotionals! They are available outside of the church office with booklets and brochures. Poinsettia Orders: On Sunday, December 18th the Fellowship Hall and Sanctuary will be decorated with poinsettias. The cost is $9 each. The flowers will be displayed until Christmas Eve at which time you may take your flower home. Please

4 place this form in the offering plate no later than 12/11. # of plants Total Order Cash or Check (Circle One) $ Check# Purchased by: In memory of honor of: (Circle One) Please place slip and check in offering plate payable to Horne. Local Mission Opportunities Donate Items for Cleaning Buckets A complete list of items needed is available outside the church office, with containers for dropping off your donations. Bible Collection for Flood Victims: As a part of the elementary Sunday School classes for November, we are collecting gently used or new Bibles for churches that lost their Bibles in the recent flooding. They are also collecting monetary donations to purchase Bibles for those churches. There is a bin in the drop off zone for the Bibles. If you'd like to make a cash donation, you may mark it as Bible donation and place it in the wooden lock box by the mailboxes. Thanks to their teacher, Scott Worrell for handling this project! Questions, Pam at pam@horneumc.net. United Methodist Student Sunday, November 27 Gifts to the United Methodist Student Day Offering help deserving UM Students continue their education and their faith journeys as they strive to make a difference in the world and discern what God has called them to do. On this special offering Sunday make checks payable to Horne Memorial with Student Day in the notation. Horne Memorial s Community Toy Drive is Saturday, December 3 at 1 PM in the church Fellowship Hall. We need gently used toys, coats and shoes. Please drop off your items in the basement church closet in the drop-off zone. Contact the church office with questions. Clayton House Angel Tree: Stella Circle will host our annual Angel Tree for the Clayton House Residents. Gift tags with items to be purchased will be available in the parlor on Sunday, Nov 20. Wrapped Gifts are due back in the prayer chapel by Sunday, December 4. The Clayton Resident s Party will be held on Sunday, December 11 at 2 PM. Contact Marsha Farrell at mfarrell2@nc.rr.com for more information. HURRICANE MATTHEW: HOW CAN I HELP? Give to NC Storm Response 100% of your gift goes to response/relief efforts for victims. Checks can be made out to Horne Memorial UMC with NC Storm Response #S in the memo line. Horne Memorial will host a Community Blood Drive on Saturday, December 17 from 9 AM 1:30 PM in the

5 church fellowship hall. Contact Tom Brown at for more information. Go to redcrossblood.org and enter sponsor code: CLAYTON to make a reservation to give blood. Walk-ins are welcome, but you may have to wait.