Mt. Hope United Church of Christ

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1 Mt. Hope United Church of Christ Office: Fax: Rev. Kristin Gerner Vaughn & Rev. Lynne Hinton, Co-Pastors Phone: Pastor Kristin, Pastor Lynne, s: kristingvaughn@gmail.com; lynnehintonnm@aol.com Church mthope@triad.rr.com Church Website: Leftovers

2 Mt. Hope United Church of Christ at Worship Twenty-fourth Sunday after Pentecost 11:00 a.m. November 19, 2017 Holy Hello s and Passing of the Peace: Share the peace of Christ with one another Ringing of the Hour Prelude Welcome and Announcements Listen! *Choral Call to Worship Spirit of the Living God Spirit of the Living God, Fall afresh on me, Spirit of the Living God, Fall afresh on me. Melt me, mold me, Fill me, use me Spirit of the Living God, Fall afresh on me. *The Light Enters Presenter of the Word Emma Vaughn Colton Underwood Call to Worship (Adapted from Psalm 139) One: O Lord, you have searched me and known me. You know when I sit down and when I rise up; you discern my thoughts from far away. You search out my path and my lying down. Where can I go to flee from your presence? If I ascend to heaven All: You are there. One: If I take the wings of the morning and settle at the farthest limits of the sea, All: Even there your hand shall lead me and your right hand shall hold me fast. One: For it was you who formed my inward parts; you knit me together in my mother s womb All: I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made in your image. *Opening Hymn #459 (BH) Come, O Fount of Every Blessing Children s Time (Children ages 0-4 years old are welcome in the nursery.) Prayers of the People and The Lord s Prayer (In unison) Our Father, who art in heaven hallowed be Thy name. Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread and forgive us our debts as we forgive our debtors. And lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil. For Thine is the Kingdom and the power and glory forever and ever, Amen. Anthem Hymn of Thanksgiving Learn! Scripture Reading Luke 9:10-17 Response to the Word Lord, Listen to your Children Praying Sermon Broken Pieces and Leftovers Pastor Kristin Love!

3 Sharing of our Gifts Musical Offering *Song of Thanksgiving Give Thanks Give thanks with a grateful heart; give thanks to the Holy One; Give thanks because he s given Jesus Christ, his Son. And now let the weak say, I am strong, let the poor say, I am rich, Because of what the Lord has done for us. Give thanks. *Prayer of Thanksgiving *Sending Forth # 389 (GH) Let All Things Now Living *Benediction *Choral Benediction Lord, Dismiss Us with Your Blessing Lord, dismiss us with Your blessing, Fill our hearts with joy and peace; Let us each, Your love possessing, Triumph in redeeming grace. O refresh us, O refresh us, Traveling through this wilderness. Amen. *Postlude *Indicates please stand for those who are able. The cornucopia which graces our altar today is given with praise and thanksgiving to God for our blessings and in loving memory of Charles and Elsie Phipps, John Phipps, Jane Ellis, and Bill Miller by the family. Announcements: We welcome all of you into worship today and we are particularly happy to welcome any visitors that are joining us this morning. Please fill out a visitor s card found in the small pew racks and place them in the offering plate. If you have questions about Mt. Hope, please contact one of the pastors. We re glad you are here! November Greeters: November 19 November 26 Gloria Apple Brenda Currie Congratulations to the following people who were elected at our Congregational meeting last Sunday: For Deacon: David Blakesley, Bennie Gerner, Bob Hamlett, Lauren Moser and Cheryl Royal. For Trustee: Freddie Gossett. We thank them for their willingness to serve and look forward to working with them next year. Do not forget to thank those deacons and trustee who have completed their terms and have given so much of their time and energy to the mission of this Congregation. Gloria Apple, Dallas Belvin, Todd Chapmon, Dora Moore and Randy Underwood. Elizabeth Craft, Consistory President This announcement is to inform everyone that Tim Hucks has resigned as our Director of Music for personal reasons. Tim was greatly appreciated and loved by all. We wish him well and sincerely hope that he will worship with us whenever he can. ATTENTION: It's that time of year again!! Time to decorate our church!! We will be decorating on Monday, November 27th. We will start out with an informal dinner in the breezeway starting at 6:00 p.m. followed by decorating at 6:30. Please plan on attending!! It's always a wonderful way to start the Christmas season!!

4 Meals 4 Kids: The next opportunity for volunteering for Meals4kids is Tuesday, November 28 th at 6pm. Safety Measures: Outside doors around the building will be locked between Sunday School and Worship. Our front doors will remain open. An ad Hoc safety committee has been formed and will be meeting soon. If you have concerns or ideas about the issue of safety for our community; please contact Todd Chapmon, Chair of this committee. Holiday Office Hours: Shirley will be in the office on Tuesday, November 21, for the entire day. This will be the only day she will be in for the week of Thanksgiving so she will be printing the bulletin on this day. The church offices will be closed on Thanksgiving Day. There will be no set hours for Friday, the 24 th. In case of an emergency, Pastor Lynne can be reached on her cell phone. Offering Envelopes: Offering envelopes for 2018 will be available in the next few weeks. If you do not have envelopes and would like them please contact the church office and Shirley will assign you some. Poinsettia Fund: Due to the overwhelming success of our change in tradition in 2013, we are not going to order poinsettias again this year but are going to give you an opportunity to donate money in memory or in honor of your loved ones. The funds collected and placed in the Poinsettia Fund will be divided between Urban Ministry and the Meals4Kids Mission. An insert will be placed in the bulletin on Sunday, December17th, listing the names of the memorials and honorees. Instead of purchasing a poinsettia, we hope you will donate $10 towards this worthy cause. Please turn in your donations and completed forms to the office or place in the offering plate by Sunday, December 10 th. The form is inserted in the bulletin this week. Blessing Bag Ministry: It is that time of year again, when the cold chilly weather hits our area. For the season, we have added a few items to our wish list for our "Blessing Bag Ministry" request. Handwarmers, Scarfs, Gloves, Chapstick, Thermos. Please remember when you are out and about, catch them on sell, etc. These can be dropped off box in the designated bin, located in the Education Building of the church. Thanks! Mt Hope Youth Program Blue Christmas Service is a worship service for those who find the holidays a difficult time, especially those who have suffered a loss in the past year, and will be held in the sanctuary December 14, at 6:30 PM. Please let others know who might benefit from this worship experience. A Meditative Advent Writing Class will meet in the Choir/Conference Room on Saturday mornings December 9, 16, 23, 30, from 10:30-11:30. If you interested in using writing as a spiritual practice this season of Advent, "Opening your heart" to something new, please plan to join us. For more information see Pastor Lynne. Centering Prayer will begin December 9 and run for four Saturdays. We will meet in the sanctuary from 10:00-10:20 AM. Southeast Guilford Community Thanksgiving Worship: Tonight at 6:00 PM; Low s Lutheran Church, 2136 NC Highway 61, Liberty, NC. Fellowship Time Following Worship. Participating Congregations: Brick Reformed Church, Coble s Lutheran Church, Low s Lutheran Church, Mt. Hope United Church of Christ, Southeast Church of the Nazarene, Tabernacle United Methodist Church, Welker s Crossroads Evangelical Methodist Church. PLEASE JOIN US AS WE GIVE THANKS TO GOD! The Catawba College Service of Lessons and Carols will be November 27 th and November 30th at 6:30. If you are interested in going with the church to the November 30 th concert, please let the office know so

5 we can reserve your place. We will leave the church at 4:00 and will stop for dinner before attending the concert. Handel s Messiah: You are invited to experience the 64th annual performance of Handel's "Messiah", Saturday, December 2, 2017 at 7:00 PM at Christ United Methodist Church. The Greensboro Oratorio Singers and Orchestra, joined by singers from throughout the Triad area, present this event. Admission is free; donations will be accepted. Collecting Coats Year Round! Donate a gently worn coat to help local families in need. Drop off your coats to: Mt. Hope Church, 2400 Mt. Hope Church Rd., Whitsett, NC Can you help us give the gift of warmth to someone in need? Donation of Clothing for Homeless: In order to streamline the collection of clothing for the homeless, we need to put a process in place. 1.) Clothing needs to be clean as the homeless do not have access to launder the items. 2.) We only need gently used adult clothing. 3.) Donations will be accepted on the 2 nd and 3 rd Sunday of each month between 9:30 am and 10:45 am outside the Meals for Kids/Blessing Bag room which is located next to the walk-in freezer in the old fellowship hall. 4.) A receipt will be given for your donation when the items are dropped off. We greatly appreciate your donations and help keeping organization in this process. Please call Tammy Chapmon at with any questions. Coats are still accepted in the breezeway in the box labeled coats. This is a separate project. Opportunities for Worship and Service Today, November 19 9:30 a.m., Fellowship in the New Fellowship Hall 10:00 a.m., Sunday School Middle East Forum - NFH Youth pack Blessing Bags - OFH 11:00 a.m., Worship, Pastor Kristin preaching 4:30 p.m., Christmas Play practice, meal provided NFH 6:00 p.m., Community Thanksgiving Service Low s Lutheran Church Monday, November 20 9:00 a.m., Quilters Meet Tuesday, November 21 8:00 a.m., Shirley Connor in the office all day 9:00 a.m., Friends & Neighbors NFH Wednesday, November 22 Shirley Out of the Office No Bible Study or Choir/Handbell Rehearsals Thursday, November 23 Thanksgiving Meal at Alamance Plaza 10:30 a.m., Pack and deliver Thanksgiving Dinner OFH Friday, November 24 Shirley out of the Office No posted office hours Saturday, November 25 9:00 a.m., Set up Outdoor Nativity Sunday, November 26 9:30 a.m., Fellowship in the Hallway Youth deliver Blessing Bags

6 10:00 a.m., Sunday School 11:00 a.m., Worship, Pastor Lynne preaching 4:30 p.m., Christmas Play practice, meal provided NFH Monday, November 27 9:00 a.m., Quilters meet 6:00 p.m., Decorate the church Tuesday, November 28 6:00 p.m., Meals4Kids volunteers - OFH Wednesday, November 29 Deadline for December Newsletter 6:30 p.m., Bible Study OFH 6:30 p.m., Handbell choir rehearsal CR 7:30 p.m., Choir rehearsal CR Thursday, November 30 2:00 p.m., Classic Fit NFH 3:00 p.m., Peacehaven Fiber Arts - OFH Coming Events: December 9 Beginning Centering Prayer December 10 Soup & Sandwich meal, Christmas Play & Visit from Santa

7 Health Care Center Alamance House Bill Starr (#305) Ashton Place J.H.Neese (#104) Ashton Place Helen Whitesell Clapps Nursing Center Coy Amick (# 703-B) Clapps Nursing Center Robert Ingold (#311-A) Clapps Nursing Center Irene Sharpe (106-A) Fisher Park Rehab. Melvin May Alpha Concord Greens. Denny Ingold(#106) Murdoch Center Dreama Greeson Ralph Scott Homes Betty Kim Settlemyre Woodhaven (Albemarle) Annie Lee Apple Mt. Hope Military Connections Scott Amick Josh Ellis Christopher Bahleda Kyle Gerner David Blakesley, Jr. Grant Harden Michael Clapp Megan Moore Mikayla Stevens Members Junie Clapp Sharon Nance - home Lillian Clapp Diane Neese Patty Coble Nancy Phipps Dottie Deeter Diz & Doris Reece Hoy & Lorene Greeson Elizabeth Shoe Ruth Harris Dana Singletary (home) Bertie Hart Helen Smith Clarine Ingold (palliative care) Tyler Stewart J.W. Johnson Jeff Tucker Betty Kime Bill & Peggy Welker Karen Kirkman Jim & Nancy Wimbish Priscilla Lowe Friends & Relatives Danny Andrews - brother-in-law of Peggy Levens Will Brame friend of Betty Tucker Alexandria Branson UNC-W, granddaughter of Pat Branson Dick Cherry father of Tammy Holt Joanne Danley neighbor of Jaynee & Linda Bobby Ervin brother of Pat Huizinga Logan Forbis Francis Glover Prue Griffin friend of the Crafts Tommy Hayden friend of Lisa Moser Samantha Hancock Home Donna Horney friend of Connie Blakesley Alan Lambert Linda Leftwich friend of Cleo & Virginia Barker Jean Livesay friend of Barbara Greeson Marge sister of Marcia Cham Gary Pegram, husband of Karen Greeson Pegram Emma Reddig, baby cousin of Shannon Levens Sunny Staley wife of Travis Staley Bud Stokley son-in-law of Mary Moser Ray Williams brother of Nancy Henley Those in flooded areas here and abroad - Houston, Florida, Puerto Rico, Mexico Sound ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Bennie Gerner/Byron Greeson Conner Chapmon Please contact the church office if you would like to add someone to the prayer list.