Bulletin December 6, 2009

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Prepa ra t i on fo r Worsh ip

WELCOME TO GRACE COVENANT!

Thank you for joining us today! We are an historic Presbyterian

congregation offering traditional worship and multiple ministriesfor persons of all ages. Please join us following worship for fellowship

in the Social Room. Thank you for turning off your cell phones,pagers, cameras, and other electronic devices for the duration

of morning worship.

If you believe what you like in the gospels, and reject what you dontlike, it is not the gospel you believe, but yourself.

~Aurelius Augustine

Every high priest is selected from among men and is appointed torepresent them in matters related to God, to offer gifts and sacrifices for sins. He is able to deal gently with those who are ignorant and are goingastray, since he himself is subject to weakness. This is why he has to offer sacrifices for his own sins, as well as for the sins of the people.

No one takes this honor upon himself; he must be called by God, just as Aaron was. So Christ also did not take upon himself the glory of becoming a high priest. But God said to him,

You are my Son;today I have become your Father.

And he says in another place,You are a priest forever,in order of Mechizedek.

~Hebrews 5:1-6


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A S ERVICE FOR THE W ORSHIP OF G OD

December 6, 2009 The Second Sunday of Advent 11:00 a.m.

G ATHER TO G LORIFY G OD

PRELUDE In Dulci Jubilo (In Sweet Jubilation) Dietrich Buxtehude(1637-1707)

LIGHTING OF THESECOND A DVENTC ANDLE The Mboe Family

C ALL TOWORSHIP Psalm 148 (selected verses)

Pastor: Praise the LORD.Praise the LORD from the heavens,praise him in the heights above.

People: Praise him, all his angels,

praise him, all his heavenly hosts.Pastor: Praise him, sun and moon,praise him, all you shining stars.Praise him, you highest heavensand you waters above the skies.

People: Let them praise the name of the LORD,for his name alone is exalted;His splendor is above the earth and the heavens.

All: He has raised up for his people a horn,the praise of all the saints,of Israel, the people close to his heart.Praise the LORD.

Please stand for these parts of the service.

HYMN13 (blue) Prepare the Way Bereden vg fr Herran


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PRAYER OFCONFESSION

Gracious and merciful God, you sent us a great high priest,who was tempted in every way, yet lived without sin.Forgive us, O God, that though we claim to be disciples of Jesus,we succumb to temptation at every turn.Show us with each new day, our absolute dependenceon the one who is the source of our eternal salvation.Guide us, as we seek to do nothing out of selfish ambitionand vain conceit, but to approach all things with an attitude of service.This we pray in the name of Jesus. Amen.

A SSURANCE OFP ARDON

CHRISTMASTIMEA LLELUIA based on Adeste Fidelis

G IVE T HANKS TO G OD

WELCOME

Please print name and information on the Friendship Register and pass it to your neighbor.

O FFERING


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A NTHEM The Eyes of All Wait Upon Thee Sir William Henry Harri(1883-1973)

The eyes of all wait upon thee, O Lord:and thou givest them their meat in due season.Thou openest thine hand: and fillest all things living with plenteousness.The Lord is righteous in all his ways: and holy in all his works.

The Lord is nigh unto all them that call upon him:yea all such as call upon him faithfully.He will fulfill the desire of them that fear him:he also will hear their cry and will help them.The Lord preserveth all them that love him.

Psalm145:15-20

DOXOLOGY 592 (blue) Old Hundredth

Praise God, from whom all blessings flow;Praise Him, all creatures here below;Praise Him, above, ye heavenly hosts;Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Amen.

PRAYER OFTHANKSGIVING

H EAR THE W ORD OF G OD

CHILDRENS SERMON

NEW TESTAMENTREADING Hebrews 4:14-5:10 NIV

PRAYER FORILLUMINATION


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SERMON Christ Our Priest Steve Cobb

For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathizewith our weaknesses, but we have one who has been tempted in every way,just as we areyet without sin. Let us then approach the throne of gracewith confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us

in our time of need. ~Hebrews 4:15-16

HYMN144 (blue) Alleluia! Sing to Jesus! Hyfrydo

A FFIRMATION OFF AITH The Apostles Creed

I believe in God the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth,and in Jesus Christ his only Son our Lord; who was conceived by theHoly Ghost, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate,was crucified, dead, and buried; he descended into hell; the third dayhe rose again from the dead; he ascended into heaven, and sittethon the right hand of God the Father Almighty; from thence he shallcome to judge the quick and the dead.

I believe in the Holy Ghost; the holy catholic church; the communionof saints; the forgiveness of sins; the resurrection of the body; and thelife everlasting. Amen.

G LORIA P ATRI579 (blue) Glory Be to the Father Greatorex

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost;As it was in the beginning is now, and ever shall be,World without end. Amen, Amen.


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PRAYER OFINTERCESSION ANDLORDS PRAYER

Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdomcome, thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this dayour daily bread; and forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors;and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is

the kingdom and the power and the glory, forever. Amen.

S ACRAMENT OF THELORDS SUPPER

G O F ORTH IN G OD S N AME

HYMN11 (red) Holy, Holy, Holy! Lord God Almighty! Nicaea

BENEDICTION

CHORALRESPONSE Wait for the Lord Taiz

POSTLUDE Savior of the Nations, Come Johann Sebastian Bach(1685-1750)

Join us in the Social Room following worship for refreshments and fellowship.

The flowers are given to the glory of God and in loving memoryof Elizabeth Graham McGehee by Susan, Bob and Graham Nelson.

Alleluia, music by James J. Chepponis 1997 by G.I.A. Publications. All rights reserved. Used by permission. Reprinted under OneLicense.net #A-715262.


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S ERMON N OTES


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T HIS W EEK AT G RACE C OVENANT

Sunday 8:30 a.m. Handbell Choir Room 312December 6 9:10 a.m. Prayer Ministry Social Room

9:30 a.m. Sunday School Education Building10:30 a.m. Chancel Choir Room 10810:40 a.m. Session Meeting Chapel11:00 a.m. Worship Service: Communion Sanctuary 12:00 p.m. Congregational Fellowship Social Room12:15 p.m. Mission Evangelism Committee Meeting Room B-4

6:00 p.m. Youth Group: Mission TBD

Monday 12:00 p.m. Presbyterian Mens Lunch Room BDecember 7 2:00 p.m. Presbyterian Women Bible Leaders Meeting Library

Tuesday 9:30 a.m. Presbyterian Women Circle 3 Social Ro

December 8 10:00 a.m. Staff Meeting Room 21310:30 a.m. Presbyterian Women Circle 2 Lydian Room10:30 a.m. Presbyterian Women Circle 4 3202 Hawthorne Avenue11:00 a.m. Presbyterian Women Circle 5 Covenant Room (Room B-4)

7:30 p.m. Presbyterian Women Circle 1 1704 Hanover Avenue

Wednesday 4:00 p.m. Child Development Center Choir Room 10December 9 4:30 p.m. Carol Choir Room 108

5:00 p.m. Junior Choir Room 1085:30 p.m. Child Development Centers PVA Meeting Room B-4

6:00 p.m. Wednesday Night Supper Fellowship Hall6:40 p.m. Wednesday Night Program Fellowship Hall7:30 p.m. Chancel Choir Room 108

Thursday 9:30 a.m. Mothers Together (last one in 2009) Fellowship HaDecember 10 10:30 a.m. Childrens Choir Room 108

Saturday 8:30 a.m. Decorate the Sanctuary with greens SanctuaryDecember 12 10:00 a.m. Candlelight Choir Rehearsals Sanctuary

6:30 p.m. PEOPLE Meeting 3202 Hawthorne Avenue

Sunday 8:30 a.m. Handbell Choir Room 312December 13 9:10 a.m. Prayer Ministry Social Room

9:30 a.m. Sunday School Pageant: Immanuel is Born Fellowship Hall10:30 a.m. Chancel Choir Room 10810:40 a.m. Session Meeting Chapel11:00 a.m. Worship Service Sanctuary 12:00 p.m. Congregational Fellowship Social Room

4:00 p.m. Community Groups TBD6:00 p.m. Youth Group: Christmas Caroling The Bairds


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E v e n t s a n d N e w s

G EN E RA L A N NO U N CE M EN T S

NEW PASTOR CALLED:We are very excitedthat our new pastor, Steve Cobb, is here!Please join us for coffee in the Social Roomafter this mornings Worship Service for anadditional opportunity to meet Steve, as wellas his family.

MEMORIAL POINSETTIAS AND CHRISTMASGREENS FUNDS: If you would like topurchase a poinsettia or Christmas greens inmemory, or in honor of someone, thenplease pick up a green form from thebrochure racks in the Narthex, or the GlassOffice. The deadline to make purchases isTOMORROW (Monday, December 7).Please put the form, along with payment, inthe box in the Glass Office.

SUNDAY SCHOOL PAGEANT:The childrens

Sunday school classes are going to have apageant, Immanuel is Born, during nextweeks Sunday school hour, which begins at9:30 a.m. in the Fellowship Hall.

BULLETIN DEADLINE:Submissions for Sundays bulletin must be submitted by noonon Wednesday, to our Administrative Assistant, Janice Caldwell, in her box in theGlass Office, to her office in Room 204, or via e-mail at [email protected] .

GRACE NOTES: Submission deadline to our monthly newsletter is the 15 th of the month. Volunteers, who are willing and able toassist in the preparation for the bulk mailingof Januarys edition, will be needed onWednesday, December 23, from 9:00 a.m.until 12 noon. Please come to the churchs

library, on the second floor of the EducationBuilding, to assist on that day. If you would

like to be added to the newsletters mailinglist, please let the Administrative AssistantJanice Caldwell, know by either e-mailingher at [email protected] or bycalling the church office at 359-2465.

DISPLAY CASE:Nativity Scenes from CherylJacobs now occupies the hall display case.

DEACONS FUND: Grace Covenant has a

Deacons Fund to assist members who are infinancial need. Please contact Steve Cobb,our Pastor, or Chris Thomas, our AssociatePastor, to make a request. All requests areconfidential.

C O M M U N I T Y N E W S

AS YOU PRAY...please pray for ElizabethGee (a missionary, who recently spoke atour Missions Conference, and has areoccurrence of cancer), and for Pat Aldridge, who has pneumonia.

O P P O R T U N I T I E S T O S E R V E

CHURCH WORKERS FOR TODAYOpenerCharlie Appich; GreetersBobCopeland, Everett Reveley and LeslieHartman; Nursery WorkersLauren Corbyand Carson Price; Worship KitsKaeteUnterzuber; Coffee Fellowship TimeJean Appich and family; Guest Registe AttendantBetty Appich.


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CHURCH WORKER FOR WEDNESDAYNIGHT SUPPERTHIS WEEK (December 9):Pat Ball.

CHURCH WORKERS FOR NEXT SUNDAY(December 13): OpenerBob Brooks;GreetersLewis Rosebro and David Martin;Nursery WorkersLeslie Hartman, RebeccaHorner, Jo Garber (and Beth Coltrain);Worship KitsKaete Unterzuber; CoffeeFellowship TimeThe Bairds; Guest Register AttendantDawson Watkins.

CHURCH WORKER FOR WEDNESDAYNIGHT SUPPERNEXT WEEK (December 16):Laura Leigh Savage.

FELLOWSHIP HOUR:If you would like tovolunteer to make the coffee for theFellowship Hour one Sunday, then pleasesign up on the calendar, located on thecounter in the Glass Office.

SERVE MEALS TO THE HUNGRY: Volunteersare needed to serve the evening meal onMonday, January 18, 2010, from 5:15 p.m.

until 6:30 p.m. at Conrad Center , 1400Oliver Hill Way. If you are interested inhelping, contact Patrise Sears at 338-6580.

W O R S H I P

FIVE CENTS PER MEAL: On the first Sunday of the month, we receive the sacrament of the

Lords Supper, and, in gratitude for whatGod has given us, we have a hunger offering, Five Cents Per Meal. To contribute,use a pew envelope and mark it Five CentsPer Meal and put it in the offering plate.

STEWARDSHIP:If you have not yet had anopportunity to return your Pledge Card,please remember to place it in the offering

plate during the Worship Service or return itto the church office. Extra pledge cards areavailable in the Narthex and in the GlassOffice.

WE INVITE CHILDRENover the age of 5 toparticipate in the entire service. SpecialWorship Kitsfor children are available in theNarthex. For children five years of age oryounger, we also have a crib nursery,toddler room, and preschool care.

MUSIC NOTES: Dietrich Buxtehude was aGerman-Danish organist and a highlyregarded composer of the Baroque period.Buxtehude composed numerous chorale

preludes for the organ. Chorale preludesare four-part settings of one stanza of ahymn; the melody is presented in anelaborately ornamental version, typically inthe highest voice. Today's prelude on aGerman Christmas carol (PresbyterianHymnal, #28) is an example of this verypopular genre of Baroque composers. Sir William Henry Harris served as the organist

at St. George's Chapel, Windsor (UnitedKingdom) and composed numerous choralanthems. Harris was especially noted for hisskills as a master of choristers. His anthemThe Eyes of All Wait Upon Theeis based onPsalm 145 and is suitable for the harvestseason as well as Advent. J. S. Bach craftedthe popular Lutheran chorale Savior of theNations, Come (Presbyterian Hymnal #14)

into five different organ chorale preludes.Today's postlude is the boldest setting ofBachs five preludes.

HEARING AIDS AND LARGE PRINT HYMNare available from the ushers.

THE SERVICE IS BROADCAST LIVEon WLE590 AM. The Worship Services are now onstreaming audio: www.wlesradio.com


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T H E S E V E N T Y - E I G H T H A N N U A LCANDLELIGHT CAROL SERVICE:is aTraditional Service of Lessons and Carolswhich will occur at 5:00 p.m. on Sunday,December 20, in the sanctuary. The musicwill be led by the Chancel, Junior, Carol

and Handbell Choirs of Grace CovenantPresbyterian Church. Following theprogram,a reception will be hosted by thePresbyterian Women, in the Fellowship Hall.

SCRIPTURE MEMORY CARDS:The monthlyScripture Verse Memory Cards, given to thechildren each week after the ChildrensSermon, will discontinue after December27.

DISCIPLESHIP

CHILDRENS CLASSES: InfantsNursery,main level; Toddlers Room 102;Preschoolers Room 101; Grades 1-6 Rooms 207-210.

ADULT CLASSES:We have four great adult

classes; make a decision today about whichone will help you grow in the faith the most!

GRACE BIBLE CLASS:What God Wants FromMe 9:45 a.m. in Room 212

CONNECTIONS CLASS: The Person of Jesus 9:30 a.m. in Room 303.

VANGUARD BIBLE CLASS: A Study of Esther and Job 9:30 a.m. in Room B-4.

FORUM CLASS: Childrens Sunday SchoolPageant will be on December 13 during theSunday School hour in the Fellowship Hall;Taylor Reveley will teach on December 20.

RESOURCES TO GROW IN THE FAITH:Comecheck out our new Resource Table in theNarthex! We have a number of excellentresources available for purchase for a great

price. If you have questions, please contactChristian Education Committee membersJean Appich, Laura Leigh Savage, or ChrisThomas.

FELLOWSHIP

COMMUNITY GROUPS: In CommunityGroups we seek to live life together underthe gospel as we build relationships withGod, each other, and our neighbors. Joinus as we gather for fellowship, Bible studyand prayer, followed by a meal. There isalso a group just for men that meets on the

first, third, and fifth Tuesdays at the home ofBrian Baird, 1704 Hanover Avenue. Weusually listen to and talk about a sermon,catch up on life, and pray for each other.This is an open group. For more informationcall Matt Hartman at 212-1961.

PRESBYTERIAN WOMEN BIBLE LEADERwilmeet tomorrow (Monday, December 7) at2:00 p.m. in the church library.

PRESBYTERIAN WOMEN CIRCLES:meet onTuesday, December 8.

Circle 1 Katherine Bairds,1704 Hanover Avenue, 7:30 p.m.

Circle 2 Lydian Room of GCPC,Dottie-Ray Koch, Hostess,10:30 a.m.

Circle 3 Social Room of GCPC,Stephanie Thomas, Hostess ,9:30 a.m.

Circle 4 Beth Coltrains,3202 Hawthorne Avenue, 10:30 a.m.

Circle 5 Room B-4 (Covenant Room)Liz Ramsey, Hostess, 11:30 a.m.


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WEDNESDAY NIGHT SUPPER ANDPROGRAM: This weeks program for December 9 will be a Christmas BibleMeditation. Dinner begins at 6:00 p.m.followed the program at 6:40 p.m. The costof the meal is $5 per adult, $2 per children

and students, and $12 maximum per familyunit. This weeks menu includes no peakbeef, noodles, mixed vegetables, salad bar,rolls brownie. Childrens menu: macaroniand cheese.

MOTHERS TOGETHER:meet every Thursdayat 9:30 a.m. in the Fellowship Hall. For more information, contact Patricia Clarke byphone, 342-7481, or be e-mail,[email protected] The finalmeeting for Mothers Together in 2009 willbe this Thursday, December 10.

PEOPLE GROUPEVERYONE IS WELCOME!Come be part of a group of members andguests when we gather for fun, fellowshipand very good food! Everyone brings acovered dish. The food is always delicious

and fellowship is delightful. The next PEOPLEGroup will be at 6:30 p.m. this Saturday ,December 12. We will be getting together atthe beautifully decorated home of Beth andPhil Coltrain. Beth and Phil live inRichmonds historic Ginter Park area. Ginter Park is a beautiful neighborhood with tree-lined streets and beautiful grand residences.Mark your calendars now to be part of this

del ightful evening. For addit ionalinformation, call Suzanne and Pete Sizemoreat 288-7757.

M I S S I O N S

MISSION EVANGELISM COMMITTEE:Wilmeet TODAY after the Worship Service, inRoom B-4 (Covenant Room).

THE SALVATION ARMY CHRISTMASANGELTREE has been put up. Members of thePresbyterian Women Circles, Sunday schoolclasses, PEOPLE, Bread Breakers, MothersTogether, and individuals are invited tochoose one or more angels from the tree toprovide gifts to a less fortunate child. Itemsneed to be brought to the stage in theFellowship Hall by TOMORROW (Monday,December 7).

WILLIAM BYRD COMMUNITY HOUSE: Fooddonations may be left in the basket in theGlass Office (the office on the main floor ofthe Education Building, near the rear doors).Please consider giving, as the need is great.

PRISON MINISTRY:Thank you for all theChristmas cards that were donated to

Greensville Correctional Center in Jarratt, Virginia. The response was most generous!They were delivered to the center onDecember 1, and the Chaplain at the center sends his blessings.

HONDURAS 2010: The next mission trip toHonduras is scheduled for January 10-16,2010. Those who may be interested inparticipating in the 2010 mission trip maycheck out our website, www.KHISH.org(Thats Kurtz Humanitarian Initiative foSouthern Honduras, named for the founder of this effort, which began in 2005). SusanPillsbury David ([email protected]) oCherry Corley ([email protected])can answer your questions about how youmay find your place on our team.


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Pastor: Steve Cobb Associate Pastor: Chris Thomas

Seminary Intern: Rachel ButleDirector of Music: Chris Martin

1627 Monument Avenue

Richmond, VA 23220Phone: 804.359.2463Fax: 804.278.6298

[email protected]

Office Hours: Monday-Friday, 8am-4pmRadio: WLES 590 AM

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