FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH OF NORTH
COLLINS
Conservative Congregational Christian Conference
10385 Main
Street, North Collins, New York 14111
337-9811
Church Office · 337-43043 Parsonage
Pastor /
Teacher Derek S. Yoder
SUNDAY, December 16, 2012
Sunday School 9:30
am · Family Worship 10:45 am
Prelude
Welcome
& Announcements
Choral
Introit
*Call
to Worship …………………………………………………………………………………… Psalm 89:1-10
*Hymn
of Adoration & Praise #196 …………………………… Come,
Thou Long Expected Jesus
*Invocation
Worship through Psalms,
Hymns & Spiritual Songs
Choral
Anthem
*Hymn
#198 ………………………………………………………………… Lift Up Your Heads, Ye
Mighty Gates
*Hymn
#203 …………………………………………………………………………… Hark, The Herald Angels Sing
Memory
Verse ………………………………………………………………………………………………………
John
1:1-2
Presentation of the Third Advent Banner
Fellowship of Welcome
Sermon Text ………………………….……………………………………………………………………… Luke 1:26-56
Sermon ………………………………………………………………….……………………………………… Derek Yoder
Jesus Christ rules the kingdom of God.
All his authority over heaven and earth
is brought to bear
on the redemption of this own.
*King
Hymn ………………….…………………………………………………………………………
We Three
Kings
Prayer
Requests & Testimonials
Pastoral
Prayer
Tithes & Offerings
Offertory
*Doxology
*Benediction
Postlude
*Congregation invited to stand
Get the most out of the service by asking about our
special listening devices. Pick up one
in the back or see an usher for help. If
yours isn’t working properly, don’t be bashful about raising your hand to ask
for assistance.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Throughout Advent, our morning worship services will commemorate the season
with Advent
candles, readings, banners, and special messages.
This year’s theme is “Advent of the Messiah, Our Prophet, Priest, and
King”.
Let’s prepare our hearts together for this special
season.
We hope you can join us at
the parsonage for our Christmas Tea between 2 and 5 p.m. It’s a time for our family to express the
love and appreciation we feel to all of you who mean so much to us. Feel free to stop by for favorite holiday
foods and good friends. We look forward
to sharing this special time with you.
Check out “Ask the Pastor” on
Wednesday, December 19th at 2:00 p.m. (TCT Network and Dish Network
channel 26, DirecTV does not carry the program), as Derek tries to make good
use of this special opportunity. “Ask
the Pastor” is a live call-in program with a panel of five area pastors answering
viewer questions about life and the Bible from the Bible.
The church’s financial statement for November 2012 is
posted for
review in the
office over the copy machine.
CALENDAR
Wednesday, December 19th
Choir practice at the church
at 6:00 pm.
Join us at the church for prayer
and Bible study at 7:00 pm. We’re in
Chapter 12 of our ongoing study in Hebrews (“The Supremacy of Christ”). Also, don’t forget your T. David Gordon
homework!
Saturday, December 22nd
Sunday School Christmas
program Practice at church from 9:00 am – 12 noon.
Sunday, December 23rd
Sunday School Christmas
Program, “Jesus, the Greatest Prophet”.
Monday, December 24th - Christmas Eve
Service at 6:30 pm.
Sunday, December 30th - End-of-Year
Slideshow. Garry needs pictures, if
anyone has more to share as we remember the blessings and memories from the
past year.
Sunday, January 6th
3DYouth Group meets here at
6:00 pm. Life lessons from Timothy
followed by favorite board games and refreshments.