Bulletin - First United Methodist Church

November 30, 2014
1st Sunday of Advent
Celebration of Worship - 11:00 a.m.
Please Sign Attendance Pad
First United Methodist Church
Welcome and Announcements
Prelude
Edwina Taylor & Faith Young
Invocation
*Hymn
“Advancing the Kingdom of Christ through our personal growth,
worship and outreach to extend the love of Christ to our
community and throughout the world.”
Mary Stickley
Come, Thou Long-Expected Jesus—UMH 196
Advent Wreath
Offertory Prayer
Mary Stickley
Offertory
Edwina Taylor & Faith Young
Doxology
Praise God from whom all blessings flow; praise Him all creatures here
below; praise Him above, ye heavenly host; praise Father, Son, and Holy
Ghost. Amen
*Greeting
Readings & Hanging of Chrismon Ornaments
*Hymn
Assembly sings as children & youth
bring in the Nativity Scene
Silent Night, Holy Night— UMH 239
Pastoral & Lord’s Prayer
Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy Kingdom come, Thy
will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread, and
forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us. Lead us
not into temptation but deliver us from evil, for Thine is the Kingdom, the
Power, and the Glory forever. Amen
*Hymn
Scripture and Sermon
*Hymn
Benediction and Response of Praise
*Postlude
*Please Stand as you are able
O Coe, O Come, Emmanuel— UMH 211
Isaiah 64:1-9
“Getting Ready”
Emmanuel, Emmanuel— UMH 204
God be With you Till we meet again-- UMH
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Edwina Taylor & Faith Young
Pastor Ken Pierce
Associate Pastor TJ Burdine
993 Market Street - P.O. Box 12
Dayton, Tennessee 37321 Phone: 423-775-0262
Website: www.firstchurchdayton.org
November 30, 2014
Prayer List for Week of November 30, 2014
This Week’s Schedule of Events
Sunday, November 30th
FIRST SUNDAY OF ADVENT
9:00 a.m.
Contemporary Service
10:00 a.m.
Sunday School
11:00 a.m.
Traditional Worship Service
Monday, December 1st
6:00 p.m.
Night of Prayer
7:00 p.m.
Ladies Bible Study led by Lindsey Bamber
7:00 p.m.
Men’s Bible Study with Ryon McKinney
7:00 p.m.
Boy Scouts/ Cub Scouts/ Girl Scouts
Tuesday, December 2nd
10:00 a.m.
Bible Study led by Ann Blackburn
5:30 p.m.
TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) Library
5:30 p.m.
TNT
Wednesday, December 3rd
5:00 p.m.
Praise Team
6:00 p.m.
WNL– Team 2– hot dogs
6:45 p.m.
Bible Study
Weekly Offerings Update—November 23, 2014
Account
Amount
Budget
6979.25
Compassion
Holston Home
62.00
20.00
Kitchen
50.00
Missions
Youth
50.00
24.00
WNL
61.00
Handicap Accessibility
25.00
Memorials
300.00
Attendance for Sunday November 23, 2014
9:00 Service
151
11:00 Service
88
Total Worship
239
Sunday School
94
Jerry & Bobbie Ward - Health needs - Thursday Morning Bible Study
Trevor & Cindy Wooden - Health and Financial needs - Church Family
Louise Taber - Health concerns - The Prayer Team
J.C. Gholdston - Health needs - Church Family
Ursula Massengill - Eyesight - Jack & Ursula Brown
Margaret Trotter – Health needs – The Prayer Team
Nina Sue Crowell – Health needs – The Prayer Team
Nancy Dixon – Health needs – The Prayer Team
Bill Slatton - Health Needs - Jack & Ursula Brown
Bonnie Walker– Health needs– Barry, Raymond & Sue Walker
Raymond Walker - Health needs - Sue Ann Walker, Barry & Bonnie Walker
Betty Bailey - Health needs & on the passing of her husband Ban - Toni Hudgins
James Dill - Health & Healing - Phyllis Dill
Gene Murrell - Health needs - Ginny Murrell
Jay Able - Health Needs - Jack & Ursula Brown
Gilbert & Betty Fortner– Health needs– Phyllis Pierce
Christine Miller & Family– Spiritual and Financial Needs-New Friend
Bill Kilgore– Health and Healing– Pastor Ken and TJ
Charles Voigt– Health & Healing– his sisters Sandra Gass & Kay Hicks
Darlene Davisson– Health and Healing– Carolyn Davisson
George & Patti DuVall– Health needs– Pastor Ken
Kaylee Earls & Family- Spiritual needs- Missing little sister who was called to the Lord 2 years
ago.– This is Heidi Mahlum’s granddaughter .
Bethany Votaw— Health and Healing– Janice Forsten
Brenton & Alicia Floyd– Spiritual Guidance & Family Needs– Alicia Floyd
Pam French– Major Health & Healing needs– The Prayer Team
Emily Whitlock & Family– Father passed away after a long battle with cancer– Grace Graves
John Bell- Health and Healing– abdominal pain relief– Mary Bell
Bill Linn– Health needs– The Prayer Team
Gilbert Fortner– Health needs– Phyllis Pierce’s Father
Melvin Brown– Leg amputation– please pray for his family also– Mary Stickley
Donald Orcutt– Recovering from Heart Attack– Linda Gentry, sister
Tanner Cheek– Knee Surgery– Vicki Cheek, mom
Danny Chattin– Health Needs– Howard Taylor
Jane Tayloe– Prayers for Health and Healing– Church Family
Diane Clark– Health needs– Little Learners Staff
Marcy Froemke– Health needs– Church Family
Dwight C. Newby– Cancer Treatment, Prayers of Healing– Steve & Katie Trotter
Tosha Cubbage & sons– Relief from extreme grief– Mary Stickley
Life Care Resident – Dayton
Becky Holcomb – Health needs – Church Family
Jimmy McClure – Health needs – Marty & Bunny Derlak
Courtyard Residents:
Betty Jo Morgan – Health needs - The Prayer Team
Mayme Bedford – Health needs – Church family
Martin Boyd Christian Home
Winnie Thomas - Health needs - The Prayer Team
Pray for all the military and especially these:
Bradley Morgan – Safely back in TX after deployment to Afghanistan - Cheek Family.
Teddy Wilson II - Suffered multiple injuries in Afghanistan, recovering now in Maryland.
Jon Lewis – Praise! Training complete, stationed in Hawaii – Vicki Cheek & family.
Sgt. Katie Thomas– serious accident– she remains in a coma– mother, Kathy Powers.
Josh Hudgins– Deployed to Kuwait– Ed & Toni Hudgins
Pray for these Holston Conference Missionaries:
Rukang Chicomb in the Congo; Neal Hicks in Japan; Marie Humbane in
Zimbabwe; Rev. Bill Lovelace in Lithuania; and Herbert Zigloo in Liberia.
REMINDER
Don’t Forget to place your commitment card in the offering
today, next week, or bring them to the office.
The UMW still has scholarship money for other young women of our church
who might want to apply. Call Janice Forsten, 423-775-9434, contact TJ
Burdine , or pick up an application in the workroom UMW mailbox and turn in
completed for to Elissa Wilcox in the office.
Eyeglasses can still be donated. UMW is collecting used eyeglasses to be
recycled to missions or others in need. Turn in to workroom.
The UNITED METHODIST WOMEN AND THE PAIRS
AND SPARES SUNDAY SCHOOL CLASS CHIRSTMAS
DINNER will be Thursday, December 18, 2014 in the
fellowship hall. We will gather for fellowship 6PM
and dinner will be served at 6:30P. The meal will
be catered with a choice of turkey and dressing or
roast beef. Everyone is invited to attend. Please
contact Diana (775 0862, [email protected]) or
Janice (775 9434) to make a reservation
Christmas Basket Time
20
The 3/4 Sunday School class is in need of a teacher for the month of
January. Please contact Sue Brown at 423-421-4265 or by email,
[email protected] if you will volunteer to teach this class in January.
Following are the Advent readers (and Advent candle lighters):
Early Service
Late Service
Nov. 30 Urani family
Carlton family
Dec. 7 Garren/Newan family
Ketchersid family
Dec. 14 – combined service
Blevins/Holcomb families
Dec. 21 Harrison family
Tayloe family
Calling all of the angels in our
church to pick a family to buy
presents for along with a food
basket. The food baskets will be
$40. The gifts for each child will
be about $20-25 each. Please
let us know of your preference
in families: 1, 2 or 3 children
and or a food basket. If you can
help shop, wrap, bake cookies/
cakes, please let us know. Our
Christmas basket program will
be Wednesday, December
17th at 5:00pm. Gods’ blessing on you all!
Katie & Steve Trotter