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
Sunday, November 26, 2017
Sunday
School 9:30 am • Family Worship Service 10:45 am
Wait in Prayer Worship in Reverence Depart to Serve
Prelude
Welcome and Announcements
Choral Introit …………………….……………………………….…… O
Bless the Lord, My Soul
*Call to Worship ………………….………………………………….……… Psalm 116:1-9, 17-19
*Hymn of Adoration & Praise (insert) …………………………….…… Thanksgiving Medley
*Invocation
Worship Through Psalms, Hymns, and Spiritual Songs
Choral
Anthem
*Hymn #125
…………………………………………..……….………… Let All Things Now Living
*Hymn
of the Month (insert)……………………........…… You Are Worthy (Andrew
Brunson)
*Hymn #635
…….…………………………………….……… How
Good It Is to Thank the Lord
Scripture
Lessons
Old Testament ……………..................................…… Isaiah 25:1-12 (Pew Bible pg. 1095-1096)
New Testament …………..............................…..……… Acts 8:26-40
(Pew Bible pg.1705-1706)
Memory Verse ……………………….…….……………….……………… 1
Peter 3:8-12 (see insert)
Fellowship of
Welcome
Sermon Text …………………………………….………………………….……………… John 1:19-34
Sermon …………………………………….…………….…….……………….…………… Derek
Yoder
*Hymn of Faith #714 …….…………………….………....……… We
Plow the Fields and Scatter
Prayer Requests and Testimonies
Pastoral Prayer
Tithes and Offerings
Offertory
*Doxology #735 ……………………………………………………………………………… Gloria Patri
“Glory be to the
Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost; as it was in the beginning,
is now,
and ever shall be, world without end.
Amen, amen.”
*Benediction
Postlude
*Congregation invited to stand
Announcements
November is a time to
donate toward the purchase of Bibles for the persecuted church. Offerings designated “Persecuted Church
Bibles” will be used to purchase Bibles for the Voice of the Martyrs ministry.
(VOM distributes Bibles around the world and is a trustworthy ministry.) Let’s pray for our fellow Christians’
perseverance and give joyfully for their edification by making the scriptures
available.
Be praying with the
Nominating Committee as it works to prepare a slate of candidates to be
considered for office at the Annual Meeting in February 2018. To submit names, see Olive, Fred or Derek.
Join us for choir practice
one Saturday a month, usually from 9-10:00 am.
If you would like to join the choir, see Kathy or Alice for practice
dates. We would love to have you come sing with us!
Next week marks the
beginning of Advent 2017! Our morning
worship services will commemorate the season with candles, readings, banners,
and special messages. This year’s theme
is “The Spirit of Christmas”. We’ll
examine the role of the Holy Spirit in the familiar Nativity stories –
preparing the way (John the Baptist), working a new creation (Mary), bearing
testimony (Simeon), and granting the favor of sonship (Bethlehem). Pray that this will be an encouraging,
challenging time in our congregation as we reflect on the Spirit’s work at
Christmas – and in our hearts and lives.
Calendar
Monday,
November 27th: AA meets downstairs from 8:00 – 9:15
pm.
Wednesday,
November 29th: Bible study &
prayer meeting at 7:00 pm. We’re studying
the two angelic announcements about “miracle babies” in Luke 1. It’s a great time to join us!
Friday, December
1st: The 2nd Sunday school program
practice meets at 6:30 pm in the adult Sunday school room.
Saturday,
December 2nd: Dewey Missionary
Christmas luncheon at 12 noon here at church.
Bring a dish to pass and a friend to share our time together
Friday, December 8th: Join us for our 3rd Advent guitar
concert featuring the Hamburg Classical Guitar Quartet at 7:00 pm here at FCC.
Sunday, December 10th: Christmas Tea at the Parsonage from 2-5:00 pm.
Sunday, December 17th: Sunday School program “No More Shadows”
during our morning worship.