Welcome!We welcome you to today’s worship celebration service. We are happy

you are here and pray that your spirit is refreshed. Please fill out the attendance registry with your name, address and

phone number...so we can keep in touch.

NURSERYWe have a nursery

available for your children in

Rainbow Hall. MINISTRIES

MINISTERS THE CONGREGATIONCHIld CARE dIRECTOR Ellen leslieMUSIC dIRECTOR Candace ClayburnMEdIA dIRECTOR Stephen MarshallCHURCH AdMINISTRATOR Kathy ByrdAdMINISTRATOR ASSISTANT lynne OverstreetFACIlITY MANAGEMENT Cody BradfordPRESCHOOl dIRECTOR Pam WilliamsCHIldREN’S dIRECTOR Pam GreenbergYOUTH dIRECTOR Cindy McdonaldMUSICIAN Yvonne HamptonPASTOR Rev. Stephen Cotten

Sunday, December 4, 20168:30 AM & 11:00 AM

Pocket VerSeAnd the Word became flesh and lived among us,

and we have seen his glory, the glory as of a father’s only son, full of grace and truth.

John 1:14

PreluDe lisa lowry

WelcoMe

lighting of the ADVent cAnDle of PeAce (8:30) Cindy & Chase Wooden (11:00) John, Raegan, dailey & Savannah Ross

*hyMn Come, Emmanuel Insert/Screens

*oPening PrAyer

*hyMn Lo, How a Rose E’er Blooming UM #216

*PAStorAl PrAyer

*the lorD’S PrAyer

ScriPture Isaiah 11:1-10

*hyMn O Come, O Come, Emmanuel UM #211, vss. 1,2,4

offertory PrAyer “For God so loved the world, that God gave … !”

John 3:16 (adapted)

AntheM In the First Light Chancel Choir

*DoXology UM #95 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

MeSSAge The Gift of Peace Pastor Stephen Cotten

holy coMMunion

*hyMn of inVitAtion Let There Be Peace on Earth UM #431

*BeneDiction

*reSPonSe to the BeneDiction Until Jesus Comes Screens

PoStluDe Yvonne Hampton

*Congregation Stand (as able) *CH: Celebration Hymnal *UM: United Methodist Hymnal

Finance Counters November

27 randy olson Bob SingerDecember

4 elease hubbell tom Sample

Please Note: Names added to the prayer list will remain on the list for 30 days if needed.

They will be relisted by request.

Prayer List

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No Wednesday Pastor Bible Study

Wednesday, November 23.Bible Study wil resume

Wednesday, November 30.

Sympathy to: ...family and friends of Janie Thomas, a friend of Pat Wright.

Dejah ArnoldZoey ArthurJackie BatemanRoger BawdonDavid BrewerPatty CheatwoodTerri ColemanMichael CollinsVerna CurryCarolyn DaltonElaina DavisNorma Jean DraperLila DreesKenny DuckJames DuckChuck EtheridgeVictoria FletcherTravis GannKen GreeneMargie JaggersNadine JenningsCarroll Johnson

Jolynn JohnsonSue JohnsonCarson JonesRobert JonesBob KerrRoger KnippenbergLou Gene MaxtonDeborah McQuiddyLanny MooreGail MorrisLena Mae Reeder Oscar ReederDawn ParsonPeggy SilvaJames StuttsJohnny TomErnie VenteicherPat WrightWynne FamilyMarilyn Young

3 Angels with Christmas wishes

are on the Christmas Tree!chriStMAS AngelS Are

neeDeD eArly thiS yeAr.

Only three weeks after Thanksgiv-ing the school children will be dis-missed for the Christmas Holidays. You are invited to take an angel from the Narthex and make a young person happy this Christmas. We are partnering with the Community in Schools to provide gifts for chil-dren who need special attention.

Pick an angel or more than one. Purchase the items. Box, but DO NOT WRAP them, or place in a gift bag. Securely attach the angel to the gift or attach a card that has the same information as the angel, including the number. Angel num-bers are very important to identify the child. Return the gifts to the tree by December 13.

Mt. Vernon house cookie Party

Thursday, December 8 @ 2:00pm UMW will be serving cookies and punch to everyone at the Mt. Vernon House and having a Sing Along with SuFran playing the piano for us. I think that if each of you made 1 to 1 1/2 dozen cookies, it

would be plenty. We have 10 of the residents who are diabetic so I will have some cookies just for them. SuFran has given me the list below of items that they need. There are 35 residents. She has requested no gloves or socks this year. Please have any donations to me by Dec. 4th so that the bags can be assembled. You can leave them at the church office for me to pick up or I will be happy to come by and pick them up at your home. I will be out of town on Dec. 4 but will check with the church office on Monday, Dec. 5. I want to thank each and every one of you for sharing this happy time with everyone at Mt. Vernon House. They really enjoy it!!!! Items Needed: Kleenex Paper Towels Hand Towels Lotion Tooth Paste

Wednesday Bible StudyYou are invited to join Pastor Stephen at 10:00 am on Wednesday mornings in room 101. Bring your Bible and join the discus-sion on scripture to be featured in the next Sunday’s sermon. Room 101 is across the hall from the church office.

Sunday, December 4 8:30 am Worship Service 9:30 am Refreshments 9:45 am Sunday School 11:00 am Worship Service 5:00 pm UMYF 6:30 pm Grace Notes Monday, December 5 6:00 pm Cub Scouts 6:30 M.E.S.S Tuesday, December 6 8:30 am Women’s Bible Study 6:00 pm Boy Scouts

Wednesday, December 7 9:30 am Prayer Time 10:00 am Pastor’s Bible Study 5:00 pm WNl dinner 5:30 pm Ignite Voices 6:00 pm Nursery 6:00 pm Youth 6:00 pm Ignite Kids 6:15 pm Chancel Choir

Friday, December 9 11:00 am Rainbow Handbells @ First National Bank

This Week

WEDNEsDay Night LivE

Liz Etheridge

We are taking reservations now for Christmas Poinsettias.

The cost is $12.00 per plant.

To make your reservation, complete the form

below and place it with a $12.00 donation for

each plant in the collection plate or mail it to the

church office. You may reserve plants in honor,

or in memory, of someone. After Christmas

Eve Worship services, deliver your plant(s) to

someone who needs extra beauty in their life.

Number of plants __________ (just one designation per plant)

(UNDERLINE) In memory - OR - In honor

Please PRINT

Wednesday Nite Live November

Dinner @ 5:00 pm WEdNESdAY NITE SCHEdUlE5:00 pm dinner5:30 pm Ignite Voices6:00 pm Nursery for young children in Rainbow Hall 6:00 pm Ignite Kids6:00 pm Youth6:15 pm Chancel Choir

Join UsWednesday Nite

Live Activiies at 5:30 pm

DeCeMber 7baked Potatoes, Salad,

bread & Desserts(Youth)

christmas StoreThe Christmas Store is coming on December 8 and 9. We are collecting new or gently used clothing, shoes and coats for babies-teens. Also needed are gently used toys and books. We can use a limited number of household goods and Christmas décor. Please check before donating these items. Our space is somewhat limited. Also needed are small items (gently used) the children can select as gifts for their parents or guardians (jewelry, gloves, scarves, wallets, small tools, cologne etc. ) and small gift bags. The store usually serves around 70 families and over 200 children. Each child can receive an outfit and hoodie. Shoes and coats are limited depending on how many are available. Contact Susan Sample 903-466-3346 with questions.

If you could help out once a month or so, please con-tact Ellen Leslie at 903-537-2448 or the church

office at 903-537-3616.

orDer your PoinSettiAS

Today’s Christians’ Class is having a luncheon

December 11, 2016after the 11 o'clock service. They will be serving chili,

stew and soups.