UNIVERSITY BAPTIST CHURCH

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1 UNIVERSITY BAPTIST CHURCH U N IVE R SITY B A P TIST CHURCH MIDDLEBROOK DR HOUSTON, TX UBC.ORG DECEMBER 9, :30 & 11 AM

2 WELCOME RESPONSIVE READING... AARON GLENN We re glad you ve come to worship with us today. We hope you will find relevant, inspiring worship, and a variety of programs and activities for you and your whole family here at UBC! If you are a guest, we would like to get acquainted with you. Please stop by the Connection Corner in the Fellowship Hall after this service to meet some of our pastors and members and pick up our Welcome Brochure or Group Finder to help you find a Bible study group that s right for you. TODAY S PROGRAM DR. STEVE LAUFER PEACE HAS COME...ARR. HAROLD ROSS SOLOIST: AMY TITUS Senior Pastor JESUS CHILD... ARR. JOHN RUTTER GUY CAGLE NARRATION..... RICK CARPENTER & AMY CARLSON Interim Pastor, Worship BOB WALL A CAROL FANTASIA..... CONGREGATION Director, Orchestra HE IS BORN... ARR. MARY MCDONALD U B C M U LT I M E D I A T E A M OFFERTORY PRAYER... DR. GARET ROBINSON The 11:00 service has a live Spanish translation broadcast. Listening packs are available by request from an usher. El servicio de las 11 en punto tiene una transmisión en vivo en español. Paquetes de audífonos están disponibles para escuchar. Solicitalo a un ujier. Check out ubc.org for more information and a calendar of events. OFFERTORY IT S STILL THE GREATEST STORY EVER TOLD MEN S QUARTET JONNY COCHRAN, GUY CAGLE, TERRY HAINES, & CORY THOMPSON BEHOLD HE HAS COME.....ARR. ROBERT STERLING SOLOIST: NANCY LAMONT ALL IS WELL... ARR. RONN HUFF SOLOIST: CARRIE GILDER PRELUDE BEAUTIFUL SAVIOR... UBC ORCHESTRA MESSAGE..... DR. STEVE LAUFER GLAD TIDINGS (LUKE 1:46-55) GLORIA IN EXCELSIS DEO... ARR. MARK HAYES WELCOME TO GUESTS... DR. STEVE LAUFER O COME, REDEEMER OF THE EARTH... ARR. KEITH & KRISTIN GETTY A SONG OF LOVE SONG OF RESPONSE THOU DIDST LEAVE THY THRONE... CONGREGATION ANNOUNCEMENTS & BENEDICTION... DR. STEVE LAUFER SOLOIST: JADE BLAKEY THE PRINCE OF PEACE... ARR. PHILIP KEVEREN LIGHTING OF THE SECOND ADVENT CANDLE POSTLUDE PRELUDE IN G MAJOR, BWV J.S. BACH 9:30: RANDY & REBECCA BRESNIK FAMILY 11:00: FORREST & RENEE PAGE FAMILY ORGANIST: JOHN MARKERT

3 WELCOME RESPONSIVE READING... AARON GLENN We re glad you ve come to worship with us today. We hope you will find relevant, inspiring worship, and a variety of programs and activities for you and your whole family here at UBC! If you are a guest, we would like to get acquainted with you. Please stop by the Connection Corner in the Fellowship Hall after this service to meet some of our pastors and members and pick up our Welcome Brochure or Group Finder to help you find a Bible study group that s right for you. TODAY S PROGRAM DR. STEVE LAUFER PEACE HAS COME...ARR. HAROLD ROSS SOLOIST: AMY TITUS Senior Pastor JESUS CHILD... ARR. JOHN RUTTER GUY CAGLE NARRATION..... RICK CARPENTER & AMY CARLSON Interim Pastor, Worship BOB WALL A CAROL FANTASIA..... CONGREGATION Director, Orchestra HE IS BORN... ARR. MARY MCDONALD U B C M U LT I M E D I A T E A M OFFERTORY PRAYER... DR. GARET ROBINSON The 11:00 service has a live Spanish translation broadcast. Listening packs are available by request from an usher. El servicio de las 11 en punto tiene una transmisión en vivo en español. Paquetes de audífonos están disponibles para escuchar. Solicitalo a un ujier. Check out ubc.org for more information and a calendar of events. OFFERTORY IT S STILL THE GREATEST STORY EVER TOLD MEN S QUARTET JONNY COCHRAN, GUY CAGLE, TERRY HAINES, & CORY THOMPSON BEHOLD HE HAS COME.....ARR. ROBERT STERLING SOLOIST: NANCY LAMONT ALL IS WELL... ARR. RONN HUFF SOLOIST: CARRIE GILDER PRELUDE BEAUTIFUL SAVIOR... UBC ORCHESTRA MESSAGE..... DR. STEVE LAUFER GLAD TIDINGS (LUKE 1:46-55) GLORIA IN EXCELSIS DEO... ARR. MARK HAYES WELCOME TO GUESTS... DR. STEVE LAUFER O COME, REDEEMER OF THE EARTH... ARR. KEITH & KRISTIN GETTY A SONG OF LOVE SONG OF RESPONSE THOU DIDST LEAVE THY THRONE... CONGREGATION ANNOUNCEMENTS & BENEDICTION... DR. STEVE LAUFER SOLOIST: JADE BLAKEY THE PRINCE OF PEACE... ARR. PHILIP KEVEREN LIGHTING OF THE SECOND ADVENT CANDLE POSTLUDE PRELUDE IN G MAJOR, BWV J.S. BACH 9:30: RANDY & REBECCA BRESNIK FAMILY 11:00: FORREST & RENEE PAGE FAMILY ORGANIST: JOHN MARKERT

4 HAPPENING NOW AT UBC IS/HS Christmas Parties Intermediate and high school students, grab a friend and join us for the best Christmas celebration you ve ever experienced! Food will be served and WBS leaders will be leading groups in a scavenger hunt winners get prizes and bragging rights. w TONIGHT, Dec 9, IS, 5:30-8:30 pm, 3rd floor, and HS, 6 9 pm, Chapel Angel Tree Gift Wrap Day All of the paper angels have been picked up from the Angel Tree. Volunteers are needed to wrap gifts and distribute to the families. For more info, contact Jill Tatum at jtatum0101@aol.com. w Gift Wrap Day, Mon, Dec 10, 9 am Noon, The Hangar & Distribution Day, Wed, Dec 12 Illumination Arts Ministry This month we will be celebrating the holiday season with a Christmas party. Please RSVP at: illuminationartsministry@gmail.com w Mon, Dec 10, 6:30 pm Glory to the King Join us for a day of Contemporary Christmas worship at 9:30 & 11 am. Music will be provided by Sound of Light, UBC s contemporary worship band, with guest violinist Jaime Jorge. w Sun, Dec 16, 9:30 & 11 am, Worship Center UBC Chamber Singers and Orchestra lead in traditional carols and scripture readings as part of our annual program, A Service of Lessons and Carols. w Sun, Dec 16, 5 pm, Worship Center College & Career Christmas Party Come and connect with other young adults during the holiday season! Dinner will be provided. For more details, please contact stephanie.zamora@ubc.org. w Sun, Dec 16, 6:30 pm, Kyle Wilson s house Coats for Katya, named after a Ukrainian orphan hosted by a UBC family, provides children s jackets and coats for orphanages in the Ukraine. These orphans are in great need, especially as the conflict in Ukraine has made it more difficult for their basic needs to be met. Help make our sixth year supporting this ministry successful by donating new or gently used coats and jackets. Boxes will be set up throughout the church through mid-december. For more info, contact Rebecca Bresnik at rebamae4@aol.com. Family Friendly Christmas Eve Services Bring the children and celebrate the birth of our Savior! Worship service with familiar carols, the Christmas story, and glow sticks for everybody. w Mon, Dec 24, 4 & 5:30 pm, Worship Center (5:30 Bilingual English/Spanish service) (more on back)

5 MORE HAPPENING NOW Traditional Christmas Eve Service Celebrate Christmas in exaltation with our traditional candlelight service and observance of the Lord s Supper on Christmas Eve. w Mon, Dec 24, 11 pm, Worship Center Important Scheduling Announcement The church offices will be closed on Monday, December 24 and Tuesday, December 25. There will not be WBS on Sundays, December 23 or December 30, except for Preschool (ages 0 4 years). Celebrate the Light: Serving Opportunities Pick up a copy of the Celebrate the Light brochure in the Fellowship Hall and learn how you and the family can serve this holiday season! RA Annual Pinewood Derby Race Experience the fun as the Royal Ambassadors (RA) host their annual Pinewood Derby car races. Car kits are available, and boys and girls of all ages are invited to participate! For more info, go to ubc.org/quicklinks or linda.goodale@ubc.org. w Sat, Jan 5, 8 am 2 pm, Chapel Right at Home Moms Spring Semester: The Ministry of Ordinary Places by Shannan Martin Mothers of infants, toddlers and preschoolers are invited to join RAHM s spring study and childcare. Online registration begins tomorrow, December 10. For more info, janet.kuhlman@ubc.org or go to ubc.org/quicklinks. w Mondays, Jan 14 May 20, 9:30 11:45 am, LC 3rd Floor Sexual Abuse and Assault Recovery Group for adult women, Shelter from the Storm, is starting this spring. There will be an information night, Wednesday, January 16 at 6:30 pm. For more information or to register for the group, contact karensadler1@yahoo.com. Vision Weekend Mark your calendars for the best weekend of the year. During Vision, hundreds of students (grades 6 12) meet in host homes throughout the Clear Lake community to dig into God s word, worship deeply and serve fully! We still need host homes. brittany.stalcup@ubc.org if you can host. w Fri, Jan 18 Sun, Jan 20, 2019 Women s Retreat (Feb 22-24) has early registration with a free gift! Men, this makes a great Christmas gift for the women in your life. Stop by the table in the Fellowship Hall today and check it out.

6 UNIVERSITY BAPTIST CHURCH U N IVE R SITY B A P TIST CHURCH MIDDLEBROOK DR HOUSTON, TX UBC.ORG DECEMBER 9, :30 & 11 AM