Sparta United Methodist Church Church office hours: Mon-Thurs (8 am-3:30 pm) Office: 372-4441 Parsonage: 276-579-2280 Fax: 336-372-1534 190 N. Main Street, P. O. Box 697, Sparta, NC 28675 Church Office: office@umcsparta.com Pastor Bob: pastor@umcsparta.com Director of Music: music@umcsparta.com Church Website: www.umcsparta.com CHURCH STAFF Pastor Rev. Bob Miller Administrative Assistant Amanda Williams-McCarn Youth Pastor Talina Pipes Music Director Nancy Jones Choir Director Scott Turnmyre Nursery Melissa Kennedy SERVING THIS WEEK Liturgist Ed Adams Children s Church Martha Thompson & Helpers Offering Counters Martha Thompson & Don Cobb Trustee Light & Lock Tommy Thompson Ushers December 11:00 am Tara Walker & Emily Fry Communion Servers December 14 9:00 am Robert Smith 11:00 am Max & Frances Cox SERVING NEXT WEEK Liturgist Jim Connor Offering Counters January Communion Servers January 9:00 am 11:00 am Ushers January 4 January Weekly Needs SERVING NEXT MONTH CONGREGATIONAL NEEDS Last week s Offering YTD Needs 9:00 am 11:00 am YTD Offering $3,980 $4,233 $187,060 $179,010 Sparta United Methodist Church Our Church Mission Statement Sparta UMC is a family of those who proclaim the Good News of Jesus Christ and serve all God s people in our community and around the world.
THE ORDER OF WORSHIP 9:00 am December 7, 2014 11:00 am 2nd Sunday of Advent Angels We Have PRELUDE Nancy Jones Heard on High GATHERING OF THE PEOPLE OF GOD WELCOME & ANNOUNCEMENTS THE LIGHTING OF THE ADVENT CANDLE 11:00 am Ed & Marion Adams Advent Song PASSING OF THE PEACE Welcome others by saying, The Peace of Christ Be With You. *CALL TO WORSHIP L: Let me hear what God will speak, for the Lord will speak peace to his people, to his faithful, to those who turn to the Lord in their hearts. P: Surely salvation is a hand for those who fear the Lord, that glory may dwell in our land. L: Steadfast love and faithfulness will meet; righteousness and peace will kiss each other. P: Faithfulness will spring up form the ground, and righteousness will look down from the sky. L: The Lord will give what is good and our land will yield its increase. P: Righteousness will go before the Lord, and make God s footsteps a way. Psalm 85 O, Come, *HYMN No. 211 Congregation O Come, Emmanuel *THE APOSTLES CREED No. 881 *THE GLORIA PATRI OFFERING What Child Is This Nancy Jones *DOXOLOGY PRAYERS ANTHEM (11 am) Ceremony of Candles Choir *HYMN No. 220 *BENEDICTION *CHORAL RESPONSE The Congregation: RESPONSE TO GOD S WORD Angels from the Realms of Glory DEPARTURE TO SERVE I m so glad I m a part of the family of God; I ve been washed in the fountain. Cleansed by His blood! Joint heirs with Jesus as we travel this sod. For I m part of the family the family of God. Congregation POSTLUDE Nancy Jones *Standing as you are able. PROCLAMATION The Peace of Christ be With You SANCTUARY FLOWERS The beautiful flowers in the sanctuary today are given by Nancy, Scarlett, Bruno & Michelle in loving memory of Gene Jones, Jr. Sanctuary Flower Calendar Please check the Flower Calendar by the office for available Sunday dates to provide flowers in the sanctuary in memory of or in honor of a loved one. Sanctuary flower forms are located in the Welcome Center. One arrangement is $20 and two arrangements are $40.
WHAT S GOING ON? Advent Services and Luncheon Wednesdays at 12:00 noon. New River Bell Ensemble will hold a Christmas concert on Saturday, December 13 starting at 7:00pm at Sparta United Methodist Church. CALENDAR OF EVENTS Week of December 7-December 13, 2014 Sunday 10:00 am Sunday School 11:00 am Sunday Worship 4:00 pm Youth Group Monday 1:00 pm Prayer Group/Library 6:00 pm NA meeting Tuesday 7:00 pm Private Party/FH Wednesday 12:00 pm Advent Service/Lunch 5:00 pm Choir Practice 6:00 pm UMW Night Circle Thursday 6:00 pm Evening Bible Study 6:00 pm Ladies Evening Bible Study Saturday 7:00 pm New River Bell Ensemble Love Offering A Love Offering for our Pastor Bob Miller and the church staff will again be collected this holiday season. You may place your check in the collection plate beginning Sunday, November 30 th. The last date of collection will be Sunday, December 21 st. Please include Love Offering on the memo line of your check. Highland Camerata Sunday, December 7 at Grayson Co. High School Auditorium starting at 3:30 pm Tuesday, December 9 at First Christian Church starting at 7:30 pm Week of December 14-December 20, 2014 Sunday 9:00 am Sunday Worship 10:00 am Sunday School 11:00 am Sunday Worship 12:00 pm Mission Meal Monday NEWSLETTER ARTICLE DUE 1:00 pm Prayer Group/Library 6:00 pm NA meeting Tuesday 11:00 am Alleghany Garden Club Wednesday 12:00 pm Advent Service/Lunch 5:00 pm Choir Practice Thursday 6:00 pm Evening Bible Study 6:00 pm Ladies Evening Bible Study NEWSLETTER ARTICLES DUE Just a reminder that newsletter articles are due on the 15th of each month. Please submit to office via email or hand written.
DID YOU KNOW? WEEKLY BULLETIN ANNOUNCEMENTS should be submitted to the office by Tuesday at 12:30 pm and NEWSLETTER ARTI- CLES submitted by the 15th of each month by 12:00 pm. Contact the church office to RESERVE ROOMS for activities to be added to the church calendar. Please let the church office know of name, phone, address UP- DATES and information corrections. Note: There is a 6-week delay for processing changes for Offering Envelopes. To place flowers in the sanctuary on a Sunday, reserve the date on the FLOWER CALENDAR on the wall across from the church office and complete a SANCTUARY FLOWER form and turn into the office. CHILDREN S CHURCH is available for children ages 3 years thru 3rd grade at 11 am. Children go to the classroom following the Children s Sermon. Please TURN CELL PHONES OFF in gatherings, as we want to be reverent and respectful in our time of communal worship. WATCH CHANNEL 98 & CHANNEL 21 for Sunday Worship Service; Sunday 11:00 am; Monday and Friday 3:00 pm; Tuesday 8:00 pm. WATCH THE SUNDAY SERVICE anytime at www.actv.me on your computer. Select Sparta United Methodist Church and the date of the service you would like to watch. FOR INCLEMENT WEATHER updates/closings Phone Tree will send out a message or watch TV channels WXII 12 or Fox 8 WGHP. HAPPY BIRTHDAY Boyd Farmer-Dec. 7 Tara Walker-Dec. 7 Colette Nester-Dec. 10 Jonathan Nester-Dec. 11 Joshua Nester-Dec. 11 Lisa Turnmyre-Dec. 12 Thank You! Thank you, Wishon family for the lovely trees and wreaths, and thank you to everyone who help decorate the church this past Sunday. Jack Aycock Lewis Bobbitt Paul Cooper Jo Burch Judy Church Ellen Church Boyd Farmer Thomas Myers Tim Myers Bobby Saintsing PRAYER CONCERNS Ongoing: Peace in the world; our pastor and our ministries; our Stephen Ministry leaders; our country & leaders; homeless; Ellen Church-health; Peggie King: Jane Farr-health; Sharon & Leland Simons; Bud & Watana Marion-health; Martha Thompson s sister, Carolyn and brother Mitchell; Mary Wagoner; Kimberly Parsons; Jo Burch; Larry Prince Nov. 23: George Latham; Ronald Kenly-chemo Nov. 30:Faye Cornalius-cancer; Payton Calvard-stroke; Judy Beasley; Kyle, 4-year-old with brain tumor; Sharon McKnight; Jim Phillips; Parker; unspoken HOMEBOUND NURSING HOMES Genesis Health Care-Sparta Genesis Health Care-Sparta Genesis Health Care-Sparta Concord, NC Black Mountain, NC Independence, VA Woodland Terrace, Cary NC Dobson Dobson Triad Nursing/Rehab-High Pt. THANKSGIVINGS/PRAISES George Latham in church today Larry Prince in church today Church children delivered 24 pies to shut-ins Caring people in the church OUR SYMPATHY TO To the family of David Hendricks on the death of his wife To the family of Nancy Walton on the death of her mother To the family of David Fender
Sparta UMYF will meet on the 1st and 3rd Sundays of each month. Please see Talina if you would like to help in any way! Nursery Volunteers Please sign up to volunteer in the nursery during the 11:00am service! Sign up sheet is beside the flower calendar in the office lobby. George and Betty Latham wish to say thank you to everyone for the prayers, visits, phone calls, cards, food and prayer shawl. Please continue to keep us in your payers. Holiday Price for UMW Cookbooks Do you need a last-minute gift idea? We have the perfect solution for your shopping dilemma! Give them a UMW cookbook. We have a special price of two books for $25.00 that is good thru the end of the year. Stop by the church office or see a UMW member to purchase yours. Remember that the cookbook Ceremony of Candles By: Joseph Martin Let there be Light, and the shadows of a lowly stable felt the warmth of a new star Let there be Light, and simple shepherds woke to angel glow and brilliant beams of glory Let there be Light, and seeker kings gratefully knelt in manger dust to warm their hearts at the embers of a holy fire The Light of the world had come and the people who had walked in darkness began to see the glory of the Lord revealed in the shining eyes of a child named Jesus. Soon his Light would pour from a Bethlehem cave and disperse the shadows of illness, hatred and sin. It would burn in the hearts of faithful followers and reflect in the lives of all those who looked upon his brilliant countenance. Even the darkness of death would surrender as Christ Light burst from a sealed tomb in a thousand beams of radiant life bathing the world in glorious grace. And now from this one perfect Flame we light our candles of hope and carry them into the shadows of our own time. With carols of faith burning in our souls, we sing the ancient star songs, we share the everlasting story, and with blazing joy we declare to the darkness once again, Let there be Light. Applications are being accepted for an immediate opening for a nursery worker and for the Administrative Assistant position that will be available beginning January 5, 2015. If you know someone who would qualify for either position, please contact Beverlee Scott at 372-4876.
Sparta UMYF will meet on the 1st and 3rd Sundays of each month. Please see Talina if you would like to help in any way! Nursery Volunteers Please sign up to volunteer in the nursery during the 11:00am service! Sign up sheet is beside the flower calendar in the office lobby. George and Betty Latham wish to say thank you to everyone for the prayers, visits, phone calls, cards, food and prayer shawl. Please continue to keep us in your payers. Holiday Price for UMW Cookbooks Do you need a last-minute gift idea? We have the perfect solution for your shopping dilemma! Give them a UMW cookbook. We have a special price of two books for $25.00 that is good thru the end of the year. Stop by the church office or see a UMW member to purchase yours. Remember that the cookbook Applications are being accepted for an immediate opening for a nursery worker and for the Administrative Assistant position that will be available beginning January 5, 2015. If you know someone who would qualify for either position, please contact Beverlee Scott at 372-4876. Ceremony of Candles By: Joseph Martin Let there be Light, and the shadows of a lowly stable felt the warmth of a new star Let there be Light, and simple shepherds woke to angel glow and brilliant beams of glory Let there be Light, and seeker kings gratefully knelt in manger dust to warm their hearts at the embers of a holy fire The Light of the world had come and the people who had walked in darkness began to see the glory of the Lord revealed in the shining eyes of a child named Jesus. Soon his Light would pour from a Bethlehem cave and disperse the shadows of illness, hatred and sin. It would burn in the hearts of faithful followers and reflect in the lives of all those who looked upon his brilliant countenance. Even the darkness of death would surrender as Christ Light burst from a sealed tomb in a thousand beams of radiant life bathing the world in glorious grace. And now from this one perfect Flame we light our candles of hope and carry them into the shadows of our own time. With carols of faith burning in our souls, we sing the ancient star songs, we share the everlasting story, and with blazing joy we declare to the darkness once again, Let there be Light.