FIRST UNITED
METHODIST CHURCH
Pleasant Valley and Camden
Avenues
Moorestown, New Jersey
A community of faith committed to sharing the love of
Jesus Christ with a hurting world through words and actions
DECEMBER 16, 2007 THIRD SUNDAY IN ADVENT 11:00 A.M. Service
LARGE
PRINT BULLETINS ARE AVAILABLE IN THE NARTHEX
HEARING
DEVICES ARE AVAILABLE ON REQUEST FROM USHERS
Numbers
in the bulletin refer to pages in the United Methodist Hymn book located in the
pews
GREETING AND WELCOME
HYMN 246 JOY TO THE WORLD (by Isaac Watts)
Joy to the world, the Lord is come! Let earth receive her King; let every heart prepare him room,
and heaven and nature sing, and
heaven and nature sing, and heaven, and heaven, and nature sing.
Joy to the world, the Savior reigns! Let all their songs employ; while fields and floods,
rocks, hills, and plains repeat the
sounding joy, repeat the sounding joy, repeat, repeat the sounding joy.
No more let sins and sorrows grow, nor thorns infest the ground; he comes to make his blessings flow
far as the curse is found, far as
the curse is found, far as, far as the curse is found.
He rules the world with truth and grace, and makes the nations prove the glories of his righteousness,
and wonders of his love, and
wonders of his love, and wonders, wonders of his love. (Public
Domain)
OPENING PRAYER
Prepare our hearts, O God, to receive the
Christ child once more.
Shine your light into the darkness of our
world.
Shine your glory into the shadows of our
lives.
Like the shepherds in the fields, who watched
over their flocks by night
may we be stirred into action by the singing of the angelic
chorus.
Overcome our fear, Holy One, and inspire us
to leave our flocks,
and seek the Christ child this morning.
Prepare our hearts, O God, to behold your
precious gift in awe and wonder.
HYMN 241 THAT
BOY-CHILD OF MARY (by Tom Colvin)
Refrain: That boy-child of Mary was born in a stable, a manger his cradle in Bethlehem.
What shall we call him, child of the manger? What name is given in Bethlehem? (refrain)
His name is Jesus, God ever with us, God given for us in Bethlehem. (refrain)
How can he save us, how can he help us, born here among us in Bethlehem? (refrain)
Gift of the Father, to human mother, makes him our brother of Bethlehem. (refrain)
One with the Father, he is our Savior, heaven sent helper of Bethlehem. (refrain)
Gladly we praise him, love and adore him, give ourselves to
him of Bethlehem (refrain) (1969 Hope Publishing)
SCRIPTURE READING Matthew
11:2-11
PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE
WORSHIP IN GIVING: TITHES AND OFFERINGS
MESSAGE ONE
SMALL CHILD
ONE SMALL CHILD
Created and
Arranged by Tom Fettke
Glenn Rodgers,
Director
Brad Kenney and
HeyYoung Horton, Narrators
Carla McIlmail and
Arch Fisher, Soloists
One Small Child
King Jesus Is His
Name
When her Eyes Are
on the Child with O Little Town of
Bethlehem
This Child Was Born
for You with Angels We Have Heard on
High
Here I Am to
Worship with The
Majesty and Glory of Your Name
This Child Is
Child of Love with Angels We Have Heard on High,
Hark! The Herald
Angels Sing and
O Come, All Ye
Faithful
Jesus Will Reign with Joy to the World!
BENEDICTION
PARTICIPANTS IN “ONE SMALL
CHILD”
SINGERS
Kathy Appleton Fay Ferris Kevin Lake Glenn Rodgers
Greg Bryan Arch
Fisher Marilyn MacRae Bob Rosvold
Suanne Bryan Beth
Fisher Richard MacRae Bob Scheyhing
Alan Cope Chris
Fisher Grace
Madison Joyce Scheyhing
Pat Cornell Carol
Griffith Nancy
Maguire Doug Sell
Bill Cushing Brian
Guest Victoria
McGrath Bruce Smith
Greg Deffley Lynda
Guest Carla
McIlmail Rich Smith
Peggy Deffley Sue
Harris Lindsay
Mitchell Rosemary Smith
Curt Diehl Cheryl
Holaday Margie
Morgan Mary Lee Smyth
Laurie Duffin Grace
Immler Karen
Murray Susan Sulzer
Ruth Earley Georgie Jenkins Sue
Potter Linda Whittendale
Scott Earley Brad
Kenney Susan Rapp Elmine Vanden Berg
Barbara Engelbrecht Bob
Kessler Marcia Renouf Bruce Van Dyke
Jeff Kogan Cindy
Rodgers
ORCHESTRA
Jay Appleton – synthesizer
Kimberly Donat – violin
Brian Edwards – French horn
Donna Banes – piano Steve Donat – guitar Hazel Edwards - viola
Brian Donat – cello Darlene Dorrell –
percussion Christa Frintner -
violin
Dianna Donat – synthesizer Norm Dorrell
– drums Rick
McConnell - bass
DANCERS
Olivia Bewley Emily Cope Kelly
Hagmaier Shannon Molz
Samantha Bewley Emily Hagmaier Harry
Lewis Ceili O’Donnell
Danielle Bixby Jessica Hagmaier
Marissa Molz Julie Zolty
Rebekah Bryan
A NOTE TO PARENTS
We love children and your little ones are welcome in
our worship service. On those days when
your child is fussy, the parlor located behind the sanctuary provides an
excellent place to care for your child and still participate in the worship
service.
ATTENDANCE LAST WEEK: Worship:
566 Sunday School: 207
GREETERS: Larry and Helga Shay
USHERS: Charles Rudolph, Frank Bendel,
Pat Leggoe, Richard Loring, Jack Schweitzer
ACOLYTE: Michelle Machamer
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THE
CHANCEL BOUQUET HAS BEEN GIVEN BY: Glenn and Cindy Rodgers,
to the Glory of God and in loving memory of their daughter, Susie PRAYER
CONCERNS: Steve
Greer, Stanton Webb (husband of Barbara Webb), Charlie Stocksdale,
Matt & Kelly Petroski (friends of Rick &
Linda Young), Janet Coshland (daughter of Alan Coshland), Walter Connor (brother of Grace Immler), Faye Sienkiewicz,
Richard Kling (Doug Blackman’s brother-in-law), David Lawrence (brother of
Sue Potter), Charlotte O’Toole, Heidi Ramey and son Tommy Jester, Tink Scherer (mother of Martha Oliver), Marisa Wieland. SERVING IN IRAQ: Lt. Col. David Ottignon, Josh Soper (son of
Betsy Heinz’s cousin), Robert Woodard (grandson of Bill & Julia Wood),
Joshua Moore (nephew of Carol Veldon), James
Shields (son of Marcia Shields), Jacob Friedman (nephew of Catherine Friedman),
Michael McMaster. |
Church Office Contacts
Phone:
856-235-0450 Fax:
856-235-2722
E-mail:
church@meetwithGod.com Website:
www.meetwithGod.com
(CCLI License No. 782839)