First Congregational Church December 21, 2008 Bulletin

FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH OF NORTH COLLINS
10385 Main Street, North Collins, New York 14111
Pastor / Teacher Derek S. Yoder
337-9811 Church Office / 337-4303 Parsonage
Conservative Congregational Christian Conference
http://fccnc.blogspot.com

Enter to Worship December 21, 2008 Depart to Serve
SUNDAY SCHOOL 9:30 AM WORSHIP SERVICE 10:45 AM

Prelude
Welcome and Announcements

Introit
*Call to Worship ……………………………………………………………… Isaiah 52:1-12
Hymn of Adoration & Praise #9 …………………………………… Holy, Holy, Holy
*Invocation

Worship Through Psalms, Hymns, and Spiritual Songs
Choral Anthem
*Advent Christmas Carols ……………………… Carols of Worship (see insert)

Presentation of Fourth Advent Banner

Fellowship of Welcome

Prayer Requests and Testimonies
Pastoral Prayer
Tithes and Offerings
Offertory
*Doxology A (inside front cover)
…………………………………… Praise God From Whom All Blessings Flow

Sunday School Christmas Program ……………………………… “Perfectly One”

*Hymn of Faith …………………………………… See, The Conqueror (see insert)

*Benediction
Postlude

*Congregation is 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. If yours isn’t working properly, don’t be bashful about raising your hand to ask for assistance.

Trustee: Fred Botko Nursery: Pam Johengen

ANNOUNCEMENTS
Our Sunday School program focuses on the identity of Jesus Christ and his part in the Trinity. He is “Perfectly One” with the Father and the Holy Spirit. The letters “IHS” help draw our attention to Christ in a special way. From ancient times, the “IHS” monogram has been an important symbol in the church, formed by taking the first three letters of Jesus’ name in Greek. (It would be like us writing “JΕS” in English.) The bar over the middle letter was a way space-conscious scribes indicated a word was an abbreviation. (Jesus’ full name in Greek capital letters would be written “IHSOYS”).

Wednesday December 24th
Christmas Eve Candlelight Service at 6:30 pm.

Sunday, December 28th
Collage of 2008 Memories

Sunday, January 4th
Celebration of the Lord’s Supper

Sunday, January 11th
Singspiration! at 6:30 pm. It’s our turn to host this special community event.

Our midweek Bible studies will not meet during the Christmas and New Year holidays, but plan now to make 2009 a year of increased study, prayer, and mutual encouragement by joining one of these groups:
Ladies Bible Study will begin a new study on Tuesday, January 6th at 8:00 pm called “Pleasing God”. They meet at Evie Mann’s home in Eden. It’s a great time to join them!
Wednesday Evening Bible Study and Prayer Meeting will continue in its look at James on January 7th at 7:00 pm. The new study, called “Brother to Brother”, is a series of lessons intended to give “brotherly” advice to fellow pilgrims in exile … like us!

In an effort to reduce the cost of heating the church building in winter, the Church Board again recommends meeting for worship in the Adult Sunday School Classroom. We recommend holding our first worship service downstairs in the “Winter Chapel” on December 28th at our regular time of 10:45 am. Please see Fred or Derek with any questions or concerns you may have about this temporary arrangement. Thank you for your understanding in this important matter.
– The Church Board