TRINITY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH LOMIRA LOVE, GROW and SERVE!

December 1, 2019 1st Sunday of Advent 8:00/10:00 A.M. *Please stand as you are able. PRELUDE WELCOME & ANNOUNCEMENTS STEWARDSHIP MOMENT Gordon Zimmerman INTRO TO WORSHIP 8:00 Dennis Michels/10:00 John Muentner Jr.

*OPENING SONG UMH #196 “Come, Thou Long-Expected Jesus” PRAYER TIME / THE LORD’S PRAYER LIGHTING OF THE ADVENT CANDLE 8:00 Josh and Jessica Marschie Family 10:00 Gene & Dorothy Hake SONG OF PREPARATION 8:00 UMH #211 “O Come, O Come, Emmanuel” v. 1,2 &4 SPECIAL MUSIC 10:00 “An Advent Gospel” Adult Choir SERMON “Hope in the Signs” Mark 13:24-37 Pastor Rom Pegram

OFFERTORY/CONNECTION CARDS *Doxology *Offertory Prayer COMMUNION SONG OF RESPONSE UMH #204 “Emmanuel, Emmanuel” *CLOSING PRAYER POSTLUDE

Pastor Rom Pegram Head Keyboardist Priscilla Ehlert | Adult Choir Director Pam Hilker

If you would like to use one of our hearing assistance devices, please see one of the ushers near the sound cabinet in the back of the church.

“HOPE IN THE SIGNS”

Mark 13:24-37 (NLT)

Here’s what Jesus assures us of, through SIGNS he sends:

I. THE SIGNS ASSURE US THAT ________________ _______________!

A. See Mark 13:26 & 28; 1 John 3:1a.

II. THE SIGNS ASSURE US THAT ________________ ____________________ & THAT _______________ ____________________.

A. See Mark 13:27, 34-37.

Assuring facts to hang on to today—promises of 2nd Advent:

There are __________ references in the OT, with a total of _____ OT books that give it prominence.

Of the _____ chapters in the NT, there are _____ references to the 2nd Coming—1 out of 30 verses.

_____ of the _____ NT books refer to the 2nd Coming of Christ.

For every prophecy on the 1st Coming of Christ (birth), there are _____ on the 2nd Coming of Christ (return).

Conclusion: God gives us SIGNS to give us HOPE. Don’t let Jesus catch you snoozin’…

Prayer Concerns

Family of Jan Johnson 11-24

Jean Bintzler neck surgery on 12-9

Bekah (Hake’s granddaughter) gestational diabetes 11-24

Mark Ryan (Chuck R’s neighbor) variety of health issues 11-17

Chris Tupper (Co-worker of Jeff Stuebs) treatment for cancer 11-13

Joann Buerger knee replacement 11-12

Diana Jewson swallowing/nutrition issues 11-3

Nancy Feucht (Casey Buske’s Mom) chemo treatments for breast cancer 11-3

Lester Unferth took a fall, rehab at Hope 11-3

Craig Collier health issues 11-3

Dave Cook health issues 11-3

Jodi Hernandez (Glenn Eichstedt’s Sister) chemo treatment; 6 mo. Prognosis 10-20

Don Engmann (Deb Bintzlers friend) chemo treatments (stomach/liver cancer) 10-13

Amanda Liebe (Scott Krueger’s cousin’s daughter) leukemia 10-13

Ray Wifler (Andy Luedtke’s B-I-L) recovering at Harbor Haven 10-9

Ed Michaels under hospice care 9-22

Richard Miller (Kathryn’s husband) pneumonia/possible cancer 9-15

Brenda Bergman pancreatic cancer (meal train online) 8-25

Carl Freitag (Carlene Cardenas’ brother) Parkinson’s disease (10 years) 3-6 months to live

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THIS WEEK’S CALENDAR Sunday (12/01) 8:00 am Worship Service 9:00-10:00 am Sunday School/Youth Group/Coffee Connection 10:00 am Worship Service 6:00 pm Wolf Meeting Tuesday (12/3) 2:00pm-8:00 pm Lifetouch Photography 5:30 pm Girl Scouts 8549 6:30 pm Ladies Bible Study Wednesday (12/4) 2:00pm-8:00 pm Lifetouch Photography 6:00 pm Bell Choir 6:30 pm AA & Al-Anon 7:00 pm Choir Thursday (12/5) 2:00pm-8:00 pm Lifetouch Photography Friday (12/6) 2:00pm-8:00 pm Lifetouch Photography Saturday (12/7) 9:00am-3:00 pm Lifetouch Photography Sunday (12/08) 8:00 am Worship Service 9:00-10:00 am Sunday School/Youth Group/Coffee Connection 10:00 am Worship Service 11:00 am Sunday School Program Rehearsal 2:00 pm Women’s Ministry Christmas Tea 6:00 pm Boy Scouts 740

Attendance for Sunday,

11-24-19 = 126

Funds Received

11-17-19 thru 11-24-19 = $2,921.00

b Beat the

Winter Blues

Church Bazaar

Mark your calendars for our next Church Bazaar:

Saturday February 29th.

Start saving your good rummage sale items!

More info to come...

December 8th, 2:00 PM– 4:00 PM

Fellowship Hall

All Ladies, ages 10-110 are welcome

Light refreshments will be served.

Take some time to catch your breath, and get inspired for celebrating Christ’s birth! Feel free to invite your moms, sisters and best friends! Please bring a canned item for the food pantry

Sign up in the connections room by December 1st

4th Annual Youth Group Holiday Outreach Project

With your help the youth are hoping to collect bottles of Suave Body Wash (15 or 18 FL OZ), any scent. A team from Trinity will be creating a simple ornament to attach to the wrapped bottles. These gifts will be taken to Hope Health & Hope Senior Living to be distributed to each tenant and resident for Christmas.

If interested in participating, please place the body wash you purchased (specifically requesting 15 or 18 FL OZ Suave Body Wash for uniformity) in the box located in the church library by December 8th. We appreciate your help to be able to provide this special gift for our senior friends!

We have increased the goal to 90 bottles in order to include a group

of seniors in our church family who do not get to share our company often.

December 29th, there will be one service held at

10:00 am

Come Worship through Music!

***There is no Sunday School that day***

Please Help TUMC

Reach Our Goal!

$58,302.37

as of 11-24-19

The Sunday School has once

again adopted a family. The

congregation is invited to

participate in the fun. A giving

tree is set up in the Sunday

School hallway. Each ornament

has a gift suggestion. Please

take one if you would like to

help. Gifts need to be in to the

office or the 3rd/4th grade

classroom by December 15th.

Share your Christmas Cards!

Here at Trinity we are one big family! This year we will be starting a new tradition. Starting now– the New Year, a bulletin board will be placed in the connections room for all to share their Christmas cards. Feel free to add your photo card or greeting card for all to enjoy. Happy Holidays!

Pastor Rom

Email: pastorromtumc@gmail.com

Cell (Preferred) 1-608-417-0060

Church/920-269-4411 Parsonage (After 9 PM) 920-269-7292

Office Hours Tues.—Thurs. 9AM-1PM Or By Appointment

Church Office: 920-269-4411 Email: churchofficetumc@gmail.com

Unable to attend a Sunday Service… Still want to make an offering but you are

out of town...Need Information about the church or upcoming events… you can

get this by contacting us through the website!

Visit our website for all of these needs…from Sermon Videos to Secure Online Giving!

www.trinitylomira.org

*Worship services will be between 60-75 minutes max.

If you need to leave early for any reason, you are free to leave quietly.*

The mission of the United Methodist Church is

“To make disciples for Jesus Christ for the transformation of the world” … exactly

what Jesus called all followers to do. God’s vision for Trinity UMC and how we

will accomplish the UM Mission is purposefully simple:

~Love (both God & people; Matthew 22:37-38 & 39-40)

~Grow (intentionally; Ephesians 3:17; 2 Peter 1:2)

~Serve (just like Jesus did; Matthew 20:26b-28

These three simple phrases help us stay focused on what is really important…

LOVE, GROW, and SERVE. That’s why we’re here. It’s that simple.