Welcome to WESLEY MEMORIAL A UNITED METHODIST CONGREGATION Our purpose is to make and sustain spiritually healthy followers of Jesus Christ who live in ways that transform the world. Sunday, December 16, 2018 Third Sunday of Advent Traditional Worship in the Chapel 8:30 am Contemporary Worship in the Fellowship Hall 8:30 am & 9:45 am Traditional Worship in the Sanctuary 11:00 am 1225 Chestnut Drive High Point, North Carolina 27262 336.884.2204 www.wesleymemorial.org
The Worship of God Chapel December 16, 2018 8:30 am Opening Voluntary Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence... Albert L. Travis Welcome Call to Worship Because of You, Righteous God, we begin our journey to Bethlehem, trusting that You will lead us down the paths of faithfulness. For You, Child Jesus, we wait, on this day of anticipation and hope, in the days of doubt and worry. With You, Spirit of Advent, we serve, those for whom this season is not one of joy; those whose lives are empty of family and friends, all who seek wholeness, healing, and salvation. Opening Prayer The Lord be with you. And also with you. Let us pray. Holy God, because of you, the fulfiller of promises, we come to know the way to Bethlehem, where justice is born to a shunned family, where the riches of your love are born into poverty. Forgive us when we fail to see the signs around us, forget to offer compassion to the suffering, or fail to trust your leading during this season of hopeful expectation. May your mercy be born in us anew, that living mercy who came down one night so long ago, Jesus, the Advent of our redemption. Amen. Welcome! Thank you for worshiping with us this morning! Please take a moment to sign the attendance notebooks during the announcements. If this is your first time, please leave your contact information and a pastor will contact you this week with more information about our church. Also, help yourself to a blue Wesley Memorial tote bag as our gift to you. Inside you will find information about our church. Check out our website at www.wesleymemorial.org and subscribe to our monthly newsletter or Wesley Weekly email blast for the latest events and opportunities! Hymn No. 220 Angels from the Realms of Glory...regent square The Lighting of the Third Advent Candle Scott & Leigh Ann Bassinger Hymn Wait For the Lord... wait for the lord Scripture Lesson Isaiah 12:2-6 (OT Pg. 641) sermon He Has Done Gloriously Jeff Patterson Giving of Tithes and Offerings
Offertory Jesus, Jesus Rest Your Head... arr. John Jacob Niles Andrea Tulipana, soprano Refrain: Jesus, Jesus, rest your head, you have got a manger bed. All the evil folk on earth sleep in feathers at their birth. Jesus, Jesus rest your head, you have got a manger bed. Have you heard about our Jesus? Have you heard about his fate? How his mother went to that stable on that Christmas Eve so late? Winds were blowing, cows were lowing, stars were glowing. Refrain. To that manger came then wise men, bringing things from hin and yon, for the mother and the father and the blessed little Son. Milkmaids left their fields and flocks and sat beside the ass and ox. Refrain. doxology No. 95 Praise God, from Whom All Blessings Flow...old 100th 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. Prayer of Thanksgiving Lord s Prayer Hymn No. 218 It Came upon the Midnight Clear... carol Service Notes: Call to Worship & Opening Prayer adapted from Thom M. Shuman at lectionaryliturgies.com. Musical texts are reproduced within this document by permission under OneLicense.net A721606. Benediction. closing Voluntary The First Noel...Neil Harmon Please stand as you are able. Worship Leaders: Jeff Patterson, Senior Pastor; Scott & Leigh Ann Bassinger, Advent Readers; Andrea Tulipana, soprano; Frank Pifferetti, Organist.
. Opening Voluntary We Three Kings...arr. Martha Lynn Thompson JuBELLation Choir Welcome and Announcements The Worship of God Sanctuary December 16, 2018 11 am Introit A Home For Jesus...Ruth Elaine Schram Children K-5 Let us make a home for Jesus in our hearts. Welcome! Thank you for worshiping with us this morning! Please take a moment to sign the attendance notebooks during the announcements. If you are a guest, please leave your contact information and a pastor will contact you this week with more information about our church. Please stand as you are able. Opening Prayer The Lord be with you. And also with you. Let us pray. Stir up your power, O Lord, and with great might come among us; and, because we are sorely hindered by our sins, let your bountiful grace and mercy speedily help and deliver us; through Jesus Christ our Lord, to whom, with you and the Holy Spirit, be honor and glory, now and forever. Amen. Processional Hymn No. 220 Angels from the Realms of Glory... regent square Please be seated. The Lighting of the Third Advent Candle Barry & Wendy Kitley, Tory, Ginny & Sophie Hymn Wait For the Lord... wait for the lord Wait for the Lord, whose day is near. Wait for the Lord; be strong; take heart!
Our Clergy & Ministry Staff The Reverend Dr. Jeff Patterson, Senior Pastor 336.812.4808 jpatterson@wesleymemorial.org The Reverend Erin Beall, Associate Pastor for Adult Spiritual Formation & Contemporary Worship 336.812.4815 ebeall@wesleymemorial.org The Reverend Carter Ferguson Associate Pastor, WMUMC & Pastor Ward Street Mission 479.647.6893 cferguson@wesleymemorial.org The Reverend Jared Stine, Associate Pastor for Congregational Care 336.812.4813 jstine@wesleymemorial.org The Reverend Betty Jeanne Day, Congregational Care Pastor 336.812.4813 The Reverend Sandra McNiel, Congregational Care Pastor 336.812.4813 Anne Carroll, Director of Traditional Music Ministries 336.812.4816 acarroll@wesleymemorial.org Debbie Foust, Director of Children s Ministries 336.812.4804 dfoust@wesleymemorial.org Scott Howell, Director of Administration, Finance & Communications 336.812.4800 showell@wesleymemorial.org Steven Nelson, Director of Student Ministries 336.812.4812 snelson@wesleymemorial.org
Announcements Our practice is to match our spending plan with our projected income. Pledges received by December 31 are included in our plan for 2019. Pledges received AFTER January 31 are greatly appreciated, however will not be reflected in our 2019 budget/spending plan. Help us make the most of our plans for 2019 by submitting your pledge before the end of the year! Thank you for being the presence of Christ in the world. We are partnering with Warner Temple AME Zion Church in Wilmington, NC to help them rebuild after the devastation of hurricane Florence. The congregation needs $225,000 to rebuild. Our goal is to raise at least $15,000 for Warner Temple. Please give generously TODAY as we welcome the pastor of Warner Temple, the Reverend Clifford Barnett. Sr., who is with us for worship. Checks should be made out to Wesley Memorial with Christmas Offering in the memo line. Also, you may make your gift on line at wesleymemorial.org. Click on GIVE ONLINE, Select A Fund, and Christmas-Offering The United Methodist Men (Wesley 100) are making and selling Chicken Pies to raise money for the Wesley Memorial School and for mission grants. An 8 pie is $9 and a 12 pie is $12. If you would like to place an order, please contact: Carroll Brown at adpcorp@triad.rr.com He will also tell you when the pies can be picked up! NO Sunday School The end of 2018 is fast approaching. At Wesley Memorial, our staff is happy to work with you to help you achieve your 2018 giving goals and intentions. Please contact Beth Rose at brose@wesleymemorial.org or 336.812.4801 to facilitate your giving at this busy time of the year. Welcome Reverend Clifford Barnett, Sr., pastor of Warner Temple AME Zion church in Wilmington, NC. The flowers in the chapel are given to the glory of God and in loving memory of Evelyn Louise Martin Smith by her sisters on the eve of her memorial service on Monday, December 17, 2018 at 11 am in the Wesley Memorial Chapel. Thanks & Praise......to the following for a successful Angel Tree party: Debbie Foust, Steven Nelson and his merry elves, Wesley 100, Brand- X, Aldergate-Miller and New Vision Sunday school classes. to the Pineapple Unity Group for providing the bereavement meal for the family of Rob Culp. Sympathies... to the family of Evelyn Smith, who passed away on Sunday, December 3, 2018...to Susan Culp, IV Culp, and family in the death of their husband and father, Rob Culp, on December 8, 2018.
This Week at Wesley Memorial: December 16-22 Sunday, December 16 Traditional Worship, 8:30 am, Chapel Contemporary Worship, 8:30 am & 9:45 am, Fellowship Hall JuBellation Choir Rehearsal, 9:00 am, Sanctuary Children s Music, 9:30 am, Sanctuary Children, Student & Adult Sunday School, 9:45 am Traditional Worship, 11:00 am, Sanctuary Confirmation Class, 4:00 pm, The Underground Stay Connected & Informed Like us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/wesleymemhp Visit our website: www.wesleymemorial.org Student Ministries Christmas Party Sunday, December 16 5:30 pm Nunn s House 1109 Wynnewood Avenue Questions? Contact Steven at 910.232.6064 Other Ministries Tuesday, December 18 Live Alive Bingo & Book Club, 10:30 am, Fellowship Hall Live Alive Luncheon, 11:45 am, Dining Hall Church Council, 5:30 pm, Circle View Wednesday, December 19 Ward Street Clothes Closet, 9:00 am, Ward Street UMC Prayer Shawl Ministry, 1:30 pm, Arts & Crafts Room Handbell Quartet, 4:30 pm, Adult Bell Room Vespers, 5:30 pm, Chapel Celebrate Recovery, 6:30 pm, Media Center Chancel Choir, 6:45 pm, Sanctuary Thursday, December 20 Ward Street Community Dinner, 5:30 pm, Ward Street UMC Chancel Bells, 7:00 pm, Adult Bell Room Saturday, December 22 Horizon Praise Team Rehearsal, 9:00 am, Fellowship Hall In the event of an emergency, call the main number 336.884.2204 and choose option 1. It is available 24/7 and will connect you with a pastor. To View the Full Church Calendar please visit our website www.wesleymemorial.org/news/church Calendar