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Salem United
Methodist Church 1321 Salem Church Road
Irmo, South Carolina 29063 Established 1873
December 22, 2019
December 22, 2019 4th Sunday of Advent
A Service of Word The color blue is used to denote the love of God
fulfilled in waiting & preparing.
PRELUDE Salem Ringers
PROCESSION WITH LIGHTING OF THE CANDLES
CHIMING OF THE HOUR
WELCOME AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
*THE CALL TO WORSHIP You Are My Love You are my love, love like no other. Love like no other reaches to me. In the fullness of our love, in the power of your name, you lift me up, you lift me up. Unfailing love, stronger than mountains, deeper than oceans, reaches to me.
*THE ILLUMINATION OF ADVENT Kyle, Sandra & Michael Nash
It is our contention that God has done all that has been done out of a sense of love. God created out of a desire to be in a loving relationship with creation. God created us with free will so that we may choose to love in return. God’s love remains steadfast even when our love fails. Over and over again God attempts to woo us into love and faithfulness. Over and over again our love falters; our very natures need to be changed. Yet God’s love prevails. Yet again, God acts on our behalf. Out of love for us there is Immanuel, ‘God with us’. “Love came down at Christmas, Love all lovely, love divine”, and nothing will ever be the same. Heaven and nature may sing, but we are changed by this thing that God has done. Our very beings are altered. For the first time this love of God transforms us from those who are condemned by the law to those who are enabled to live by the law of love. We are made new by the love of God. Thanks be to God. So we light a candle for love this day. We are pilgrims on a journey to God, making our way to God and helping others to do so as well. We seek peace for our souls, rooted in the unshakable conviction that God loves us and wants our good.
*HYMN 219 What Child Is This If you have a prayer request, please fill out the blue prayer card and the ushers will pick them up during the singing of the hymn.
*AFFIRMATION OF FAITH 880 The Nicene Creed
*GLORIA PATRI 70
CONCERNS OF THE CHURCH
PASTORAL PRAYER WITH THE LORD’S PRAYER
OFFERTORY Salem Ringers “All that we have is the Lord’s. All that we may become and receive is in God’s hand. For the sake of the love that is ours when bonds grow deep with others, let us give generously for the well-being of the world.”
*DOXOLOGY 95
THE CHILDREN’S SERMON We invite children ages 3-7. Children can be picked up after worship service in the classroom across the hall from the nursery.
*HYMN 216 Lo, How a Rose E’er Blooming
*PRAYER FOR ILLUMINATION As you spoke to Joseph, long ago, So now we ask lord, that you might speak to us through your Holy Word, that by hearing we too might receive faith enough to do what is right in your eyes. Amen.
THE EPISTLE READING NT 141 Romans 1:1-6
*THE GOSPEL READING NT 1 Matthew 1:18–25
ANTHEM Salem Ringers
SERMON “Doing the ‘Right’ Thing”
*HYMN 206 I Want to Walk as a Child of the Light During the singing of the final hymn you are invited to the chancel rail to share your prayers.
*BENEDICTION *CHORAL RESPONSE Amen, Amen, Amen *CHIMING OF THE HOLY TRINITY *POSTLUDE (A Time of Greeting and Fellowship) *Indicates that the Congregation stands. If standing is uncomfortable, please
remain seated and continue with your participation. Bold Titles indicate Congregation Participation.
Scripture Readings for Christmas Eve: Isaiah 9:2–7, Psalm 96, Titus 2:1–11, Luke 2:1–9
Scripture Readings for next Sunday: Isaiah 63:7–9, Psalm 148, Hebrews 2:10–18, Matthew 2:13–23
STEWARDSHIP AND ATTENDANCE
Due to the Christmas and New Year’s holiday schedule, the
Stewardship Report for December 22, 24 & 29 will appear in the
January 5, 2020 bulletin.
PLEASE PRAYERFULLY REMEMBER: Brookdale Assisted Living — Mavis George
Lexington Extended Care — Gloria Gordon, Ed Thomas
Lowman Home —Betty Hanzlick
Pruitt Health — Ed Brower
Springfield Place — Doris Monts
Tyborne UCP — Jessica Gore
White Oak Manor — Emily Manley
Homebound — Luther Chandler, Leroy Gibson,
Betty Jaco, Ray Keith
Special Prayers — Carolyn Brower, Freddie Butler,
Jeff Denton, Sandra Hinson, Dale Jenkins,
Quinton Meetze, Voncille Meetze, Howard Stephens
ASSISTING IN WORSHIP TODAY:
Ushers: Lead – Carey Page
Scott Butler, Ron Joye
Hope Mitchell, John Mitchell
Acolyte: Pierce Rhodes
Nursery: Claressa Poppell, Julie Hilliard
Greeters: Callie Dunn, Jody & Regina Young
Children’s Church: Tracy Shores
Trustee: Randy Hilliard
Flower Ministry
The flowers which grace the Welcome Center today
are given to the Glory of God and in memory of
Tom and Barbara Conger by their family.
A Welcome to our Guests! We are honored that you are worshipping with us today. We
encourage you to complete the “red book” registration located in
the pew to record your presence. Feel free to introduce yourself to
those around you and visit our Welcome Center. We have a
welcome gift for all first time guests. Please consult with a greeter
on your way out from service today or drop by the Welcome Center
station to retrieve your gift. Should you have need for a hearing aid
or a large print hymnal, please check with an usher and they will be
happy to attend to your need. We hope you will return to join us
again in Worship!
Christmas Eve Service
A Service of Communion and Candle Lighting Tuesday, December 24
th at 5:30 P.M. and 7 P.M.
A nursery will be provided for the 5:30 service only.
Special Thanks! We hope you enjoyed our Children’s Christmas program this
past Sunday. As you know, a lot of work and dedication of time
goes into preparing for a program such as this. We would like to
pass along our gratitude to all of our children, their parents, all
the many volunteers who assisted and most of all, our Director,
Tracy Shores. Thank you all for your sacrifice of time and
bringing us a beautiful performance!
Thank You Thanks to everyone for coming out to the Bazaar - It was so
much fun and we want to thank all who helped move tables and
chairs; pointed vendors in the right direction and/or came and
supported this event. Money collected from vendors goes to
local charities, helps with meals for shut-ins, and many other
things. Thank you, Faith Circle - Bazaar crew
Dear Salem Family, Cory, Clare, and myself, on behalf of Child Life of Prisma
Health Children’s Hospital, want to thank you all so very much
for the outpouring of support given to our holiday mission
project. The children who are treated at the hospital will be so
blessed by your generosity and we cannot thank you enough.
Thank you for continuing to love our family through this project
which is so very near to our hearts.
With gratitude and love,
Ashley Anderson
Attention Salem Kids Kids Club will meet this afternoon at our usual time. Don’t miss
our Birthday Party for Jesus and all our special goodies we have
prepared for you!
Ladies’ Lunch Bunch For any ladies that just want to get together for fellowship time over
lunch, we will meet on Monday, December 30th, at 11:30 at Higher
Ground in Chapin.
OASIS 2020! Make plans now for our first event of the New Year! Join us on
Tuesday, Jan 21 at 11:30 in the church fellowship hall. We will
have a soup luncheon and a guest speaker. If you are willing to
prepare soup, please call the church office or let Tina Overton
know. We look forward to seeing you in 2020!!
Sharing God’s Love Our current needs: soup, canned fruit, jelly, pork 'n beans,
boxed potatoes, bottled water, spaghetti sauce, diapers-sizes 4-6,
children's clothing sizes 14 - 20, and XX & XXX large women's
clothing.
A SPECIAL NEED: Shoes, boots, sneakers, flip flops and
slippers of all sorts and sizes. Gently used please.
Boxes are located in each Sunday School Room and a basket is
in the hallway next to the Fellowship Hall entrance.
162 items were carried to SGL on November 22nd
.
Women’s Self Defense Class
Saturday, January 11, 2020 12:00 - 2:30pm
We invite the women of Salem and their friends to join us for a 1 day
self-defense class with John C Carter of Carter’s Academy of Self-
Defense. We will begin with a lunch followed by the workshop.
There are only a few spots left, so be sure to sign up quickly.
Registration forms and waivers are located
in the church office and Welcome Center.
Total cost for the event is $10.
Available for all females 12 yrs. and older
(18 and under must have parent either participating or in attendance)
Questions: please contact Jim Magann at [email protected]
CPR Class There will be a CPR class immediately after worship on Sunday,
January 12. Cost of the course is $40 per participant. A light
lunch will be provided by the church immediately after the
worship service for those participating.
If you are interested in the class, please notify Tina Overton
or call the church office by the end of December.
The life you save with CPR may be the life of someone you love!
Christmas Poinsettias
In Loving Memory of: Clancy Arnold by Emily Arnold Mary Bottorff by Emily Arnold
Daisy Dues by Emily Arnold Calvin & Carolyn Koon by Cindy Bollinger
Mac McWhorter by Cindy Bollinger John Thomas Walker, III by Will, Heather & Walker Bowers
Betty W. Davis by Jim Davis & Eleanor Mahnken Fred and Virginia Denton by Rick & Cheryl Denton
Carl Dionisio by Rick & Cheryl Denton Mrs. Ernestine Dekle by John & Linda Gibbons Mrs. Mary B. Gibbons by John & Linda Gibbons
Linda Carder by John, Sheri, Megan & Julia Rose Hood Bill & Jean Hood by John, Sheri, Megan & Julia Rose Hood
Dayus & Jessie Weed by Inez Hyatt Eugene “Red” Weed by Inez Hyatt
Dorothy Meetze Lovett by Don & Miriam Lovett John & Gloria Duckett by Heather, Noelle & Faith Magann
Andy & Lema Meadows by Heather, Noelle & Faith Magann Jane Desso by Greg & Trish Mayer
John Frazier by Joy Mitchell Linda Carder by Kyle & Sandra Nash and family
Mr. & Mrs. Bobby Hart by Michael & Melanie Owen Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Owen by Michael & Melanie Owen
William Anderson by Bill & Sandra Sills Jack Cullipher by Bill & Sandra Sills
Parker & Haley Hewitt by Bill & Sandra Sills Red Weed by Bill & Sandra Sills
In Love and Honor of: Alan & Penny Arnold by Emily Arnold
Kate Bottorff by Emily Arnold Mavis George by Cindy Bollinger
David Wilson Bowers by Will, Heather & Walker Bowers Deena Dawkins Bowers by Will, Heather & Walker Bowers Anne Granade Walker by Will, Heather & Walker Bowers
Mary Simon by Russell, Jennifer, Maggie & Thomas Brewton Our Children by John & Emma Davis
LaVerne McMillan by David & Callie Dunn Kenneth Carder by John, Sheri, Megan & Julia Rose Hood
Fellowship Sunday School Class by Inez Hyatt Mavis George by Ron & Deborah Joye
Jim Magann by Heather, Noelle & Faith Magann Kenneth Carder by Kyle & Sandra Nash and family
Willard & Betty Nash by Kyle & Sandra Nash and family Tina Overton by Blake & Braxton Overton Jimmy & Brenda Dye by Bill & Sandra Sills
Bill & Evelyn Jones by Bill & Sandra Sills Barney & Marie Mims by Bill & Sandra Sills
Marion & Claudia Smith by Bill & Sandra Sills
Bill & Evelyn Jones by Marion & Claudia Smith Bill & Sandra Sills by Marion & Claudia Smith
Building Fund Donations Given
In Loving Memory of: Mrs. Doris W. Benson by Nancy B. Chambers
Jack Cullipher by Betty Cullipher Thomas Doty by Carol Doty
Christopher Mark Jones by Bill & Evelyn Jones Mrs. Lucy Virginia Kvaternik Jones by Bill & Evelyn Jones
Vernon Kathleen “Kay” Salley Jones by Bill & Evelyn Jones Mr. William Copeland Jones, Sr. by Bill & Evelyn Jones
Dr. George McSwain Smith by Bill & Evelyn Jones Mrs. Leon Evelyn Morgan Smith by Bill & Evelyn Jones
Dudley Ray Williams by Bill & Evelyn Jones Will & Nellie Joye by Ron & Deborah Joye
Carl & Margie Weed by Ron & Deborah Joye Eula Mathias O'Sheal by Don & Miriam Lovett
Betty Davis by Eleanor Mahnken & Jim Davis George & Evelyn Hundt by Eleanor Mahnken & Jim Davis
Fred & Helen Kraics by Eleanor Mahnken & Jim Davis J.T. Hyatt by Wanda McCaa
Billy McCaa by Wanda McCaa Dayus & Jessie Weed by Wanda McCaa Eugene “Red” Weed by Wanda McCaa
John Frazier by the Mitchell Family Joe Mitchell by the Mitchell Family Skip Tenny by the Mitchell Family
June Thomas by Larry & June Salters Gerald E. & Kathleen R. Schmidt by David & Nancy Schmidt
Clifford A. & Rosa Mae Seys by David & Nancy Schmidt Donald Dagenhart by Mary George & Steve Smith
Michael Runge by Mary George & Steve Smith
In Love and Honor of: Mrs. Mavis K. George by Nancy B. Chambers
Erika, Canyon & Juni by Ron & Deborah Joye Jimmy & Brenda Dye by Ron & Deborah Joye
Tommy Hodges Family by Ron & Deborah Joye Dan Jennings Family by Ron & Deborah Joye
Furman Lovett Family by Ron & Deborah Joye Brenda Miller by Ron & Deborah Joye
Angela Quarles by Ron & Deborah Joye Vyskocil Family by Ron & Deborah Joye
John Davis by Eleanor Mahnken & Jim Davis Elizabeth Holcombe Young by Eleanor Mahnken & Jim Davis
Inez Hyatt by Wanda McCaa All Members and Staff by Wanda McCaa
Eleanor Frazier by the Mitchell Family Rebecca Tenny by the Mitchell Family
Ed Thomas by Larry & June Salters
THIS WEEK AT SALEM
Sunday, December 22 9:30 A.M. . . . . . . . . . . Sunday School for all ages, Nursery provided
10:30 A.M. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Morning Worship
5:00 P.M. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Kids’ Club Tuesday, December 24
5:30 P.M. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Christmas Eve Service
7:00 P.M. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Christmas Eve Service
7:00 P.M. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . AA Meeting
Thursday, December 26
7:00 P.M. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .AA Meeting
Saturday, December 28
7:00 P.M. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . AA Meeting Sunday, December 29 9:30 A.M. . . . . . . . . . . Sunday School for all ages, Nursery provided
10:30 A.M. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Morning Worship
The Church office will be closed Christmas, Dec. 23 – 27 & 31 and Jan. 1-3
CHURCH OFFICE HOURS
Monday through Thursday
8:30 a.m. – 12:00 noon 1:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
1321 Salem Church Road, Irmo, SC 29063
Website: salemumcsc.com
E-mail: [email protected]
Phone 803-781-1626
In case of an emergency,
call 843-209-9273 or 803-422-9400
OUR MINISTRY TEAM
Gary Phillips — Pastor
Sarah Bridges — Director of Music
Mary Catherine Greenway — Communications Coordinator
Stephanie Knott — Pianist
Angie Lain — Business/Finance Manager
Miriam Y. Lovett — Organist
Jim Magann — Youth/Outreach Ministries
Tina Overton — Director of Creative Ministries
Marie Wicker — Administrative Assistant
