First
Congregational Church of North Collins
Conservative Congregational Christian
Conference
10385 Main Street, North Collins, New York
14111
337-9811 Church Office / 337-4303 Parsonage
Pastor / Teacher Derek S. Yoder
Sunday,
December 15, 2013
Sunday School
9:30 am ▪ Family Worship Service 10:45 am
Wait in
Prayer Worship in
Reverence Depart to Serve
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Prelude
Welcome and Announcements
Choral Introit …………………………… Of The Father’s Love Begotten
*Call to Worship …………………………….……………… Hebrews 1:1-8
*Invocation
Worship Through
Psalms, Hymns, and Spiritual Songs
Choral
Selection (insert) ……………………………………… Carols
of Worship
Memory
Verse………………………………………
Philippians 3:10-12 (see insert)
Presentation of the Third Advent Banner
Prayer Requests and Testimonies
Pastoral Prayer
Collection of Offerings
Offertory
*Doxology ………………………………
Praise God From Whom All Blessings Flow
*Hymn of Faith #233 …………………………………
To
Us A Child Of Hope Is Born
Fellowship
of Welcome
2013 Sunday School Program ………………………………………………
“My
Beloved Son”
*Benediction
Postlude
*Congregation invited to stand
Get
the most out of the service by asking about our special listening devises. Pick
up one in the back or see an usher for help.
If yours isn’t working property, don’t be bashful about raising your
hand to ask for assistance.
Following
this morning’s service, we hope you can linger and join us in the foyer for
refreshments.
Announcements
During Advent, our morning worship services will
commemorate the season with candles, readings, banners, and special
messages. This year’s theme is “The Gospel Preached Beforetimes”. We’ll consider how the
OT stories of Joshua, Moses, David, and Abraham can prepare God’s people for
Christmas.
In an effort to reduce
the cost of heating the church building, the Church Board again recommends
meeting for worship in the Adult Sunday School classroom during the coldest
winter months. We are tentatively
planning to hold our first worship service downstairs in the “Winter Chapel” on
December 29th at our regular time of 10:45 am. Thank you for your understanding in this
important matter. – The Church Board
Photographs of special
occasions from 2013 are being collected for our “Collage of Memories”
slideshow. Get them to Garry (prints or
digital formats are fine). We’re
planning to make them a part of our service on December 29th.
Check
out “Ask the Pastor” on Friday, December 20th at 2:00 pm (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 2013 is posted for review
in the office over the copy machine.
Calendar
Wednesday,
December 18th
Choir
practice at the church at 6:00 pm.
Join
us at the church for Bible study and prayer meeting at the church at 7:00
pm. This week we finish up Zephaniah
with our final study in the OT prophets, then it’s back to the NT with a look
at Titus and Philemon. It’s a great time to join us!
Sunday, December 22nd
Christmas Tea
at the Parsonage from 2-5 pm.
Tuesday, December 24th
Christmas Eve
Candlelight Service at 6:30 pm.
Sunday, January 4th
Community Hymn Sing at First Church. The Christmas season comes to a close with “Little Christmas” at 6:30 pm. Refreshments to follow.
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