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, December 3, 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 …………………….……………….…… On Christmas
Night All Christians Sing
*Call to Worship ………………….………………….……………………….……… Isaiah 40:1-11
*Hymn of Adoration & Praise #203 ….......……………….…… Hark the Herald Angels Sing
*Invocation
Worship Through
Psalms, Hymns, and Spiritual Songs
Choral
Anthem
*Hymn #223
………………………………….………… While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks
*Hymn
#216 …………………………………………………..…………… Infant Holy, Infant Lowly
Memory Verse ……………………….…………………….……………… Isaiah
11:1-5 (see
insert)
Lighting
of the First Advent Candle
Fellowship of
Welcome
Sermon
Sermon Text …………………………………………………….………….……………… Luke 1:57-80
Sermon ……………….………………………………….…….……………….…………… Derek
Yoder
*Hymn of Faith #226 …….…………………….………….……… As
With Gladness Men of Old
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
Our Christmas Project this year is raising funds for the
North Collins Food Pantry. For each $5 you donate, please put an ornament
on the small tree in the back of the church. Please designate your gift for
"Eden-N.Collins Food Pantry" and place it in the offering plate.
Let's share Christ's love in a tangible way with those in need.
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.
This morning 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,
December 4th: AA meets downstairs from 8:00 – 9:15
pm.
Wednesday,
December 6th: 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 8th: Join us for our 3rd Advent guitar
concert featuring the Hamburg Classical Guitar Quartet at 7:00 pm here at FCC.
Saturday,
December 9th: The 3rd
Sunday school program practice meets from 9:00 -10:00 am. Stay after practice to work on the music from
10:00-10:30 am.
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.
Sunday, December 24th: Join us for morning worship at our regular
time and our traditional Candlelight Service at 6:30 pm.
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