The Circular November 11, 2018 Advent Choir For anyone interested in singing in the choir for the Advent Season and Christmas Eve, there will be a rehearsal on Wednesday, November 28, at 7:30pm in the sanctuary. Count Your Blessings in Color Thursday, November 15 12:30pm Olivesburg General Store Count Your Blessings in Color is designed specifically for prayers of thanksgiving and gratitude. You can record your blessings while listening in a visual and creative way to what they may have to tell you --and create something beautiful while you're at it. This time will calm your mind and enrich your heart. Find out what colors mean in the Bible during this event lead by Patti Fenwick. Bring a set of colored pencils. Harvest Dinner Today! After Join Us! Finance Speaker Sunday, November 18 Stephen Keizer from the Presbyterian Foundation will be at the worship service and will provide a Moment on Endowments following the sermon. There will be a reception in the lounge after worship where you can meet Stephen Keizer and enjoy cookies and fudge provided by Al Holdren. The loose offering next Sunday will be added to the endowments currently held at the Ashland County Community Foundation to benefit programs, building, and mission at FPC. Sponsored by the Finance Ministry Team: Peggy Yoder, Chair Lucille Ford Ken Eckenroth Al Holdren Doug McKibben Sandy Sexton Donkers Visit On November 25, Jonathan and Gemma Donker will visit FPC. We have been supporting their Healing Care ministry in Spain. Jonathan will preach that day and we will have a reception for them following worship. Come and hear how they are spreading the gospel in Spain. Hanging of the Greens Sunday, Nov. 25 Please plan to stay after worship to help decorate our church for the season of Advent. There is a reception for Jonathan and Gemma Donker after worship as well; decorating will follow. Advent Sunday School Beginning December 2, 9:00-10:15am we will have a multigenerational Sunday school for our whole church family during the 4 Sundays of Advent we will have a multisensory, experiential sessions that will shed commercialism from the season and re-center us to the baby in a manger who came to save the world.
FPC Next Couple of Weeks Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 11 Harvest Dinner Potluck 12 6:00pm Women s Group Book Study @ Lana Potter s Home 13 9:00am Planning 10:00am Ministry 8:00pm AA 14 10:00am Bible Study 6:30pm Praise Band 15 6:00pm Rooted Ashland Cohort 16 9:30am CCO Healing Care Event 17 Healing Care Event Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 18 Finance Reception after 19 20 9:00am Planning 21 No Bible Study 22 Office Closed Thanksgiving 23 Office Closed Thanksgiving Observed 24 5:30pm Small Group @ Eckenroths 8:00pm AA 6:30pm Praise Band Transforming Lives in Jesus Name
GOD GATHERS US Preparation for Matt. 22:37 40 Our Lord Jesus said: You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind. This is the greatest and first commandment. And a second is like it: You shall love your neighbor as yourself. On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets. Prelude Welcome and Announcements Call to from Psalm 9:1-2, NRSV One: We will give thanks to you, O LORD, with our whole heart; we will tell of all your wonderful deeds. All: We will be glad and exult in you; we will sing praise to your name, O Most High. *Opening Song Lord, I Lift Your Name on High *Opening Prayer *Song of Praise Mighty to Save Prayer of Confession Moment of Silent Confession *Gloria Patri #579 *Song of Adoration Once and for All
Prayer for Illumination GOD SPEAKS TO US Scripture Reading Mark 12:38-44 NT p. 49 Luke 12:13-21 NT p. 74 Sermon Guard Your Heart Pastor Mike Parker WE RESPOND Moment of Prayer and Reflection (please fill out the information card in your bulletin and share your prayers and praises these can be turned in during the offering) Presentation of Our Sacrifices and Offerings (Place information cards in the offering plate.) Offertory Amazing Grace arr. DeCou *Doxology #592 Praise God, from Whom All Blessings Flow GOD SENDS US *Song of Thanksgiving #170 red hymnal Give Thanks *Closing Prayer *Closing Hymn #562 Eternal Father Strong to Save *Blessing *The Peace May the peace of the Lord be with you. And also with you! (Greet one another in Christian love.) *Postlude *Please Stand, as able