Christmas Eve Services

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1 (USPS # ) Published weekly except Christmas by St. Luke UMC 1104 Second Ave.; Columbus, GA Postmaster: Send address changes to St. Luke UMC P.O. Box 867; Columbus, GA Telephone (706) Fax (706) Ministry Center (706) Prayer Room (706) stluke@stlukeum.com Website: Volume 53 December 17, 2017 No. 51 Christmas Eve Services O Come, All Ye Faithful! December 24, :00 a.m. Continental Breakfast STOCKWELL HALL 10:00 a.m. One Worship Service ST. LUKE SANCTUARY 3:00 p.m. Service of Holy Communion, Music, and Word ST. LUKE SANCTUARY 5:00 p.m. A Family Christmas Celebration with Holy Communion, Music, and Word, concluding with a Ceremony of Candlelighting ST. LUKE MINISTRY CENTER 8:00 p.m. Service of Holy Communion, Music, and Word Service concludes with a Candlelighting Ceremony ST. LUKE SANCTUARY 11:00 p.m. St. Luke Christmas Eve pre-recorded Broadcast, WLTC FM and WTVM Channel 9 Robert Beckum rbeckum@stlukeum.com

2 ORDER OF WORSHIP The 11:00 a.m. service is streamed at and broadcast at WLTC Lite FM. Pre-recorded broadcast of worship service on WTVM Channel 9. December 17, 2017 Third Sunday of Advent 8:30 a.m. & 11:00 a.m. Color: Purple Invitation to Worship...The Rev. Robert Beckum Prelude... The Holly and the Ivy with What Child Is This...Mocklebust and Guebert (Handbell Choir) Choral Introit (11:00 a.m.)... Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence...anon. *Hymn... Hail to the Lord s Anointed...Number 203 The Lighting of the Advent Candles...(8:30 a.m.) Carol and Tom Boers (11:00 a.m.) Family of Paul and Franny Kilpatrick *Sung Response... O Come, O Come, Emmanuel, stanza 6, UMH# 211 O come, thou Dayspring, come and cheer our spirits by thy justice here; disperse the gloomy clouds of night, and death s dark shadows put to flight. Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel shall come to thee, O Israel. Anthem (11:00 a.m.)... Blessed Are The Ones Who Wait For You...David Foley The Pastoral Prayer and Lord s Prayer...The Rev. Cindy Cox Garrard 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 trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever. Amen. Choral Prayer Response (11:00 a.m.)... Come, O Come, Emmanuel...Marc Boensel The Children s Sermon...The Rev. Cindy Cox Garrard Please make sure you sign the fellowship roll and pass it down your pew. After the Children s Sermon at 11:00 a.m., children who are in Kindergarten-5th grade are invited to go to Corner Kids for a time of extended worship. Parents pick them up in Stockwell Hall when this service is completed. *Hymn... Christ, Whose Glory Fills the Skies...Number 173 The Offertory Prayer...The Rev. Beckum Offertory (Handbell Choir)... Bring a Torch, Jeanette, Isabella...arr. Ron Mallory *The Dedication of Offerings... The Doxology...Number 95 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. Written Word...Matthew 1:18-25 (p. 1 NT in pew Bible) The Spoken Word... WHAT S IN A NAME?...The Rev. Robert Beckum *Hymn... Hark! The Herald Angels Sing... Number 240 *The Benediction Benediction Response (11:00 a.m.).. Love Came Down at Christmas...John Purifoy Postlude... Hark! The Herald Angels Sing...Michael Brukhartt (11:00 a.m., Handbell Choir)... Joy to the World...arr. Valerie Stephenson * Standing as able WELCOME VISITORS: We are glad to have you with us today! If you have any questions or need assistance with anything, please ask a church greeter or any member of the church staff. For more information about St. Luke, contact Cindy Cox Garrard or any of the other pastors at or cindy@stlukeum.com. Thank you for blessing us with your presence. Permit ST. LUKE (552680) is published weekly except Christmas by St. Luke United Methodist Church, 1104 Second Avenue, Columbus, Georgia Periodical Postage entered and paid at Columbus, GA POSTMASTER: Send address changes to St. Luke, P.O. Box 867, Columbus, GA

3 OPPORTUNITIES OF THE WEEK Sunday, December 17 8:30 a.m. Worship Service (Sanctuary, Main) 9:00 a.m. Contemporary Service (MIN) 9:30 a.m. Meet and Greet (Parlor) 9:45 a.m. Sunday School/Youth Sunday School Assembly (The Corner, MIN) 10:00 a.m. Youth Sunday School (The Corner, MIN)/College Small Group (College House) Pre-recorded broadcast of worship service on WTVM Channel 9. 11:00 a.m. Worship Service (Sanctuary, Main)/Broadcast over WLTC Lite FM and at beginning at 11:00 a.m. 12:20 p.m. Worship in Spanish (Chapel) 1-3:00 p.m. Hispanic Sunday School Classes and Fellowship (Stockwell Hall, Main) 4:30 p.m. Longest Night Service (Chapel) 5:00 p.m. The Corner Christmas Party (LD, MIN) 5:30 p.m. Longest Night Reception (Room 110, Main) 11:30 p.m. Pre-recorded broadcast of The Nine worship service, WTVM Channel 9. Monday, December 18 1:00 p.m. Staff Christmas Party (LD, MIN) Tuesday, December 19 9:00 a.m. 8 th Grade Christmas Party (Gym, MIN) 10:00 a.m. JrK Jesus s Birthday Party (LD, MIN) 10:30 a.m. 7 th Grade Christmas Party (Playground) 11:00 a.m. Program/Clergy Staff Meeting (Conf. Rm, Main) 12 Noon SLS Early Release Girl Scouts Christmas Celebration (Meeting Room, MIN) Wednesday, December 20 11:30 a.m. Kiwanis (SD, MIN) 7:00 p.m. Bible Study in Spanish (Room 110, Main) Chancel Choir Rehearsal (Choir Suite) 8:00 p.m. College House 8:10 p.m. Hispanic Praise Team (Chapel, Main) Thursday, December 21 Friday, December 22 - ELC Closed 7:00 p.m. Hispanic Ministry Christmas Party (LD, MIN) Saturday, December 23 Sunday, December 24 9:00 a.m. Continental Breakfast (Stockwell Hall) 10:00 a.m. One Worship Service (Sanctuary) 3:00 p.m. Christmas Eve Service of Holy Communion, Word and Music (Sanctuary) 5:00 p.m. Candlelight Family Christmas Celebration (Ministry Center) 8:00 p.m. Candlelight Christmas Eve Service of Holy Communion, Word, and Music (Sanctuary) 11:00 p.m. St. Luke Christmas Eve pre-recorded Broadcast, WLTC FM and WTVM Channel 9 Monday, December 25 - Church office, Ministry Center, ELC and Respite closed. Tuesday, December 26 - Church office, Ministry Center, ELC and Respite closed. Wednesday, December 27 - Church office open 11:30 a.m. Kiwanis (SD, MIN) Thursday, December 28 - Church office open Friday, December 29 - Church office open Saturday, December 30 Sunday, December 31 All morning services and Sunday School return to normal times. Monday, January 1 - Church, Ministry Center, ELC and Respite closed. Main (main building, where Sanctuary is)/min (Ministry Center). Contact the Ministry Center for information about renting or reserving rooms. HOLIDAY HOURS Respite Care Holiday Closings: Dec Dec. 28th. Reopens Jan. 2, ELC Holiday Closings: Fri., Dec. 22, Tues., Dec. 26 and Mon., Jan. 1, 2018 for New Year s Day. St. Luke School and St. Luke Preschool Holiday Closings: Dec Jan. 2. School & Preschool reopen Jan. 3, Church Office will be closed Dec. 26 & Jan. 1. Office opens Jan. 2, NOTE: There will be no bulletin mailed on December 24 or December 31. To be added to the bulletin list, please contact maggie@stlukeum.com. The next regular bulletin will be January 7th, Abiding Gifts will be listed in the January 7th, WEDNESDAY SUPPERS WILL RESUME ON JANUARY 10, 2018.

4 Music Box Dr. Marc F. Boensel, Director of Music Ministries, Blessed Are the Ones Who Wait for You, by David Foley How silent lie the city streets, the very roads to Zion mourn. No resting place, just empty gates the former splendor now is gone. The captives held in exile are fed the bread of tears, no laughter fills the lonely who grieve for Zion. Blessed are the ones who wait for you, blessed are the ones whose hearts are true. Oh come Emmanuel, come God of Israel, we lift our longing hearts to you. In you our souls will always hope, we pray you will answer when we call. Come now and cheer our spirits here, oh dayspring come redeem us all. More eager than the watchmen who search the sky for dawn, we are looking for the rising of joy in Zion. Blessed are the ones who wait for you... WORSHIP IN SPANISH: 12:20 p.m. worship in Turner Chapel,The Rev. Dr. José Resto preaching. CONTEMPORARY SERVICE (THE NINE): 9:00 a.m., Ministry Center. Advent Series: O Come, O Come Emmanuel. The Rev. Brett Maddocks, preaching, Passage Isaiah 61:1-4;8-11. ALTAR FLOWERS: The beautiful flowers in the chancel area are given to the glory of God and in honor of Advent by the Discovery Class. OUR KNOWN SICK: Shepherd Spine Center: Clay Duncan, 228. Orchard View: Leita Coleman, 218. Emory University: Rudi Pierson, T646, Evan Hinson, ICUA406. CRADLE ROLL: Congratulations to Mrs. Susan Wiley in the birth of her grandson, Kenzo Wylie Bewick, December 19, 2017, Macon, GA. Parents: Mrs. Mary Katherine Wylie and Mr. Sean Bewick. Aunt: Ms. Anna Wiley. A rose has been placed in the chancel area in Kenzo s honor. -Respite Care- Caring for loved ones and caregivers. Diane Hett, Director of Respite Ministry, or dhett@stlukeum.com Gift Ideas for Caregivers Caring for an older adult takes a major toll on the mind and body. Caregivers need to take regular breaks to rest, recharge and take care of their own health. Consider giving the following to a caregiver on your Christmas list - 1. Give them a Break! Volunteer to take over their caregiving duties one weekend every few months, one day a month, 3 hours every other week...whatever you can commit to would be a big help. 2. Set up a series of coffee dates a regular schedule of coffee dates will show your support throughout the year. 3. Home cooked meals. Load up their freezer with meals that can easily be re-heated. 4. A nice meal out a gift certificate to a favorite restaurant, accompanied by providing care for their loved one. 5. A clean house roll up your sleeves or pay a cleaning service. TWO ST. LUKE STAFF MEMBERS TO RETIRE AT YEAR S END Two of our most loved and valued St. Luke staff members will retire at the end of Adleyn Scott has been the organist for the St. Luke chancel choir and the 8:30 and 11:00 a.m. worship services since October 31, She has faithfully supported hundreds of worship services, weddings and funerals with her beautiful organ and piano music. We are indebted to and grateful for Adleyn s over eighteen years of service as a part of the St. Luke Church staff. Judy Heider, the Director of the St. Luke Early Learning Center, has also decided to retire at the end of this year. Judy has served as the ELC Director for St. Luke since July 1, For the last fourteen and a half years, Judy has done a superb job of overseeing St. Luke s premier child care facility with seventy employees and a budget of two and a half million dollars, caring for more than two hundred fifty children. We thank both Adleyn and Judy for their years of faithful service at St. Luke, and we pray God s blessing upon them as they begin new ventures in retirement.

5 Children s Ministry Hope Sims, Director of Children s Ministries, hsims@stlukeum.com CHILDREN S CHOIR Children s Choir will be preparing Christmas music for the 5:00 p.m. service on Christmas Eve. CORNER KIDZ (9:00 am) welcomes K-5th graders. Children will be escorted upstairs to the new Corner Kidz Room next to the Gymnasium. Parents need to pick up children from new Corner Kidz Room immediately after the 9 a.m. service. CORNER KIDZ (11:00 am) welcomes K-5th graders. Children will be escorted to Stockwell Hall. Please pick up your child at Stockwell Hall after the service. SUNDAY SCHOOL is held in the main church building. Parents must drop off their children to appropriate classrooms. There will be individuals waiting to help direct and answer questions. Parents pick up children from Sunday School at 10:50 a.m. CONFIRMAtION If you are visiting and interested in your 6th grade child going through Confirmation, please contact Rev. Brett Maddocks, bmaddocks@stlukeum.com. THE LONGEST NIGHT Sunday, December 17 4:30 p.m. Turner Chapel Not all Christmases are easy. Please join us in a quiet and uplifting service of hope and remembrance as we celebrate the Light who came into a darkened world The Word will be proclaimed, there will be beautiful music, Holy Communion will be shared, and we will have a time of prayer. We will conclude with a candlelight service. A reception will follow. St. Luke Women s Conference FRIENDSHIPS OF WOMEN Celebrate the Relationships You Were Created For featuring Dee Brestin PASTOR ON CALL Worship Leaders: Brad and Lisa Williams SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 3, :30 a.m. Registration/Continental Breakfast 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. Conference (Lunch included) W.C. BRADLEY COMPANY 1017 Front Ave. Columbus, GA Cost: $25 or Childcare provided upon request Dee is a bestselling author of numerous books including The Friendships of Women, which has sold more than a million copies. Learn more at HOLY LAND TOUR June 1-14, 2018, ISRAEL. Rev. Cindy Cox Garrard, cindy@stlukeum.com.

6 Abiding Gifts If you wish to honor or remember someone, please attach to your check the name of that person and the address to which you wish the acknowledgement sent and mail or bring to the Church Office. Contact Abiding Gifts not appearing in this bulletin will appear in the January 7 bulletin. Food Pantry: In honor of Mrs. Ruth Laney by Mr. and Mrs. David Dunaway. Doyle & Nancy Register Music Scholarship Fund: In honor of Mr. and Mrs. Doyle Register by Mrs. Joanne S. Cavis. In memory of Mrs. Dahlia Register by Mr. and Mrs. Doug Harvey and a friend. Music Fund: In memory of Mr. Bill Turner by Mr. and Mrs. John Wood. In memory of Mrs. Dahlia Register by Mrs. Judy Terry. In honor of Dr. Marc Boensel, Mrs. Susan Gristina, Ms. Desonuia Johnson-Wise, and Mrs. Lucile Lambert by the Older Adult Ministry. Organ Fund: In honor of Mrs. Adleyn Scott by the Older Adult Ministry. Memorial Maintenance: In memory of Mr. Philip Adams by Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Livingston, Mr. and Mrs. J. Barrington Vaught, Mr. and Mrs. Tom Rawlings, Mr. and Mrs. Doug Harvey, Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Graham, and Mr. and Mrs. Guy Kenimer. In memory of Mrs. Dahlia Register by Mr. and Mrs. Stanley James Durham. In memory of St. Luke members who have entered the Church Triumphant this year by Mrs. Louise Martin. In honor of Col. Letcher Crawford by Mr. and Mrs. Bradley McDonald. In memory of Mrs. Jane Inman Shirah and Mr. Philip Adams by Mr. and Mrs. Charles T. Staples. In memory of Mr. Gene Dickson by Ms. Patricia Culpepper. Respite Care: In honor of Mrs. Diane Hett, Mrs. Geraldine King, and Mrs. Norma Butler by Mr. and Mrs. Doyle Register. Samaritan Fund: In memory of Rev. Gaston Pollock and in honor of Mrs. Annette Pollock by Ms. Nancy Pedersen. College Ministry: In honor of Brad and Lisa Williams by the Older Adult Ministry. Naomi s Village: In honor of Mrs. Frances McCluskey by Dr. and Mrs. Tommy Lawhorne. Open Door: In honor of Claire and Tom Lawhorne by Dr. and Mrs. Tommy Lawhorne. Christian Union: In honor of Dr. Gervaise Gerstner by Dr. and Mrs. Tommy Lawhorne PLEDGE UPDATE As we prepare for a new year of ministry, we are pleased to inform you that: 259 (last year 361) families have pledged $2,790, for ministry through St. Luke in 2018! 97 families increased their pledge amount, 38 new families pledged this year. This is a very good beginning, but there are many faithful families that we still need to hear from. Please make every attempt to get your 2018 pledge in before Friday, December 29 so that we may be faithful and effective in our planning for ministry and mission. Thank you for your gracious support and thanks be to God for the generosity that is at the heart of St. Luke. (Remember, you can your pledge to renee@stlukeum.com). Robert Beckum, Senior Pastor Mike Ogie, Stewardship Chair Sign up to go to the PASSION CONFERENCE with our college ministry! Dates: January 1-3 Cost: $150 (Includes ticket, hotel, transportation, etc.) Ages Sign up at or Lisa at Lwilliams@stlukeum. com for more information. THE CORNER Jonathan and Lisa Moore, Directors of Student Ministries, jmoore@stlukeum.com Dec. 29th-Jan.1st Cost for Skiing: $225, Snowboarding $230 and non skiers/snowboarders is $ Balance due December 18th. Get signed up today www. thecornerstudents.com