THIS WEEK AT FPC WORSHIP SCHEDULE December 2, 2018 Scripture Lesson: Jeremiah 33:14-16 9:15 a.m. Sunday School 10:30 a.m. Worship Service Sunday Worship NEWS Sermon Title: The Days Are Coming Rev. William P. Proctor, Pastor During the 10:30 a.m. Worship Service the congregation will sing the following hymn: Come, Thou Long Expected Jesus. In addition and as a great start to Advent the Chancel Choir be presenting their Christmas Cantata A Classic Christmas featuring familiar carols in new settings, favorite classical anthems and a musical treasure from the vintage Christmas movie, The Bishop s Wife. O Come, O Come Emmanuel Our weekly response during Advent, in place of the Gloria Patri, will be the beautiful Advent hymn, O Come, O Come, Emmanuel. In Hebrew, the word immanu means with us. The word El means God. Emmanuel, then, combines those two words immanu and El to mean God with us.
Long before Jesus was born, the prophet Isaiah said: Look, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and they shall name him Emmanuel. (Matthew 1:20-23 see Isaiah 7:14) Emmanuel God with us one of the many names that the Bible gives to the Messiah to Jesus. The hymn, O Come, O Come Emmanuel, highlights that name of Jesus and invites him to come and ransom captive Israel. Israel knew what it meant to be enslaved, and they wanted God to redeem them. We have not been in slavery, but we do know what it means to feel trapped to be caught between a rock and a hard place to need help and to need it desperately. When we find ourselves in that situation, we need to pray the prayer of this hymn, O Come, O come Emmanuel and ransom us save us redeem us make us whole. Christ has saved us. Christ is saving us now. Christ will be our salvation throughout eternity. He has already answered our prayer and is answering our prayer and will answer us when we pray, O Come, O come Emmanuel and ransom us save us redeem us make us whole. Copyright 2006, Richard Niell Donovan SUNDAY, December 2: First Sunday in Advent: Prayer Service, 8:30 a.m., Prayer Room; Sunday School, 9:15 a.m.; Worship Service, 10:30 a.m.; Youth Fellowship, 5:00 p.m., YC MONDAY, December 3: Angel Academy, 9:00 a.m. TUESDAY, December 4: Youth C.E. Meeting, 5:15 a.m., YC WEDNESDAY, December 5: Men s Bible Study, 6:45 a.m., Rm. 210; Angel Academy, 9:00 a.m.; Agape Feast, 12:30 p.m., YC; Handbells, 5:00 p.m.; Praise Team, 5:30 p.m.; Chancel Choir, 7:00 p.m. THURSDAY, December 6: C.E. Meeting, 9:00 a.m., CR; WID, 10:00 a.m., Rm. 107 SATURDAY, December 8: Getty Concert, 6:30 p.m. SUNDAY, December 9: Second Sunday in Advent: Prayer Service, 8:30 a.m., Prayer Room; Sunday School, 9:15 a.m.; Worship Service, 10:30 a.m.; Youth Fellowship, 5:30 p.m., YC
Season of Prayer God calls the church, Be still and know that I am God (Psalm 46:10). Join us on Sunday mornings 8:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. in the Prayer Room. ADULT SUNDAY SCHOOL CLASSES: The classes meet in the following rooms: Knox Calvin - Rm. 107, Genesis Class Rm. 207, and the Forum Class Rm. 210. THE KNOX CALVIN CLASS is using the study Believe, a follow-up study after The Story. Editor Randy Frazee urges us to be living the story of the Bible to become like Jesus. Matthew 6:21 for where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. We will examine topics like What do I believe? What should I do? And who am I becoming? We will have a book, a study guide and videos to promote our study. All adults are welcome. THE FORUM SUNDAY SCHOOL CLASS is currently studying To Live Is Christ, To Die Is Gain a book and a RightNow Media video presentation series on Paul s Letter to the Philippians. Matt Chandler, Teaching Pastor at The Village Church in Dallas is the author and presenter. The Forum welcomes all adults who would like to participate in this study. THE GENESIS CLASS is a RightNow Media video presentation series on James. Francis Chan is the presenter. MEN S BIBLE STUDY The Community-wide Men s Bible Study meets on Wednesday mornings at 6:45 a.m., in Rm. 210. All men in the church are welcome to attend. WOMEN OF THE WORD (WOW) Tuesdays @ 12:00 p.m., in Rm. 107 They will begin meeting on January 8, 2019 WOMEN S IN DEPTH STUDY (WID) The WID group meets on Thursdays at 10:00 a.m. in Rm.107 Come crochet, enjoy fellowship, laughter and have bible study while you re at it! We will welcome anyone who already knows how to crochet and anyone who would like to learn
how to crochet! Our goal is to make warm beanies for Terry Mikeska to take to Nepal, to have beanies for the patrons of the Soup Kitchen and Project Dignidad. If you are presently one who crochets, bring your gear and join us! We will have the necessary supplies on hand to share with newbies! Call the church office FMI, 655-5694. NEW! YOUNG ADULT MINISTRY 18/29 BIBLE STUDY is currently on break following the Thanksgiving Break and the approach of finals and the Christmas holidays. Starting up again in the New Year, 18.29 meets on Thursdays, from 6:30 p.m. 8:00 p.m. at Liz & Devin Bates pool house. This is geared toward those young people in college, trade school, grad school, recent college grad or just a young adult not over the age of 29! They will meet for dinner, time spent in the Word and fellowship. This group will be led by Pollyanna & Steve Stephens. OPPORTUNITIES: WESLEY DAILY BREAD SOUP KITCHEN Try something new and help out at the Soup Kitchen! If you have never helped or it has been a long time our next time to serve is Monday, December 24, let Susan know if you would like to volunteer. The Wesley Trinity Daily Bread Soup Kitchen is located at 301 W. 18th St. Plan to arrive by 9:00 a.m. and stay till 1:00 p.m. It s a wonderful way to serve God by serving others and getting to know some of the members of your church family at the same time! We serve on the fourth Monday of every month. PROJECT DIGNIDAD Project Dignidad is a local food pantry long supported by this church. For December: Boxed cereal, peanut butter, jelly, saltines, mac & cheese, canned meat, canned soups, cake mixes, canned frosting, & canned fruit RUST STREET MINISTRIES Rust Street Ministries provides help with basic needs and life skills, at no charge, to those living in the San Angelo area. Their programs are designed to serve the spiritual, intellectual, emotional and physical needs of our community by providing temporary assistance with food, clothing, household items and furniture. Right now they are in need of coats of all sizes especially children, but the
adults need them too, men's pants and jeans. They will have people asking for adult bicycles. They also have requests for full and queen size beds. If you passed through the Commons you might have seen our recently built Little Free Pantry. The Little Free Pantry Program provides access to non-perishable items to those in need within our community. Our fellow downtown church, First United Methodist Church, has one that sits in front of their courtyard and they keep it stocked Monday through Friday. We are going to start out trying to keep ours stocked Saturday and Sunday, if we can generate enough interest in the project. There is additional information on the table in the Commons for you to read. Also, there is a sign-up sheet if you are interested in helping with our Little Free Pantry program. YOUTH FELLOWSHIP meets Sundays at 5:30 p.m., in the Youth Center. The youth will eat supper and then have Bible study. They will be using the study Shaken: Discovering Your True Identity in the Midst of Life s Storms by Tim Tebow. Wednesday Agape Feast Breakfast: biscuits, sausage patties, bacon, gravy, powered donuts, fresh fruit, milk & OJ Items needed: 12 dz. hot biscuits, 12 dozen sausage patties, lots of gravy, 20lbs bacon, powdered donuts, fresh fruit, 2 gal each of milk & OF Contact Lacy Allison if you would like to help out! AGAPE FEAST: Our ministry to area high school students, the Wednesday Agape Feast free lunch, takes place at 12:30 p.m. in our Youth Center. The lunch is being redesigned to encourage participation throughout our church family in providing the weekly sustenance to the young people. Cooking teams of 2 or more are encouraged to sign up to provide the Wednesday lunch. Or, you could team up with others to defray the expense of a lunch you might want to purchase for the very hungry high school kids! If you would like to participate in the ministry, please contact Lacy Allison, 212-1854, or call the church office, 655-5694.
Poinsettias can be ordered from the church office or by filling out one of the poinsettia cards and placing it in the offering tray. The cards are located in the front of each pew. They are $8.00 per plant. The plants can be ordered for personal use or to be placed in the Sanctuary in honor or memory of someone. Plants will also be taken to our shut-ins. METS Join the METS on the second Thursday of December instead of the third Thursday! We will meet for a special Christmas lunch on Thursday, December 13 @ 11:45 a.m. Our meeting place will likely be the Parlor as the Commons might be set up for a concert later that same evening. In addition to the delicious lunch, for which there is no charge in December, we will make a lovely Christmas craft or two! Make your reservation by noon on Wednesday, December 12 by calling the church office, 655-5694 or emailing Susan @ programs.director@fpcsanangelo.org SING! AN IRISH CHRISTMAS FEATURING KEITH & KRISTYN GETTY SATURDAY, DECEMBER 8 TH AT 6:30 P.M. First Presbyterian Church, 32 N. Irving, San Angelo (PLEASE NOTE: AS OF FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 30, ONLY 85 TICKETS ARE REMAINING FOR PURCHASE!) Known for carols and modern hymns such as "In Christ Alone," the Gettys are joined on their 8 th annual tour by their band of virtuosic instrumentalists fusing Celtic, Bluegrass, Americana, Modern and Classical music along with cultural dance and the choral sounds of the holiday. Join us for an evening that unites tradition and innovation in a vibrant celebration of the season! Tickets are available on the Special Events tab of the FPC website (www.fpcsanangelo.org). Ticket cost is $20 with proceeds to benefit House of Faith and Project Dignidad.