December 2007 Newsletter

           CALENDAR OF EVENTS
Saturday    Dec. 1    7:00 a.m.    Methodist Men
       9:00 a.m.            Methodist Women
Sunday    Dec. 2  9:30 a.m.         Prayer Time
   9:45 a.m.     Sunday School
   10:50 a.m.           Morning Worship 
        FIRST SUNDAY OF ADVENT
                COMMUNION SUNDAY
   3:00 p.m.           Charge Conference
           Abilene
   6:00 p.m. Youth Fellowship 
Wednes.   Dec. 5  3:30 p.m. Celebration Kids 
     5:30 p.m.   Chimes Practice
   6:00 p.m.      Choir Practice 
   6:00 p.m.             Youth Fellowship
Sunday    Dec. 9  9:30 a.m.         Prayer Time
   9:45 a.m.     Sunday School
   10:50 p.m.          Morning Worship
                SECOND SUNDAY OF ADVENT
   Luncheon  will be December 16 th
   3:00 p.m. until 4:30 p.m.
                      Parsonage Open House
   6:15 p.m.       Pastor’s  Quarterback
   7:00 p.m.             Youth Fellowship
Tuesday  Dec. 11  4:30 p.m.   Chimes Practice
Wednes  Dec. 12  3:30 p.m.  Celebration Kids
   6:00 p.m.      Choir Practice
   7:00 p.m.            Key Class
                     Christmas Party
   7:00 p.m.             Youth Fellowship    
Saturday Dec. 15  10:00 a.m.  Celebration Kids
          Rehearsal
Sunday   Dec. 16  9:30 a.m.         Prayer Time
   9:45 a.m.     Sunday School
   10:50 a.m. Morning Worship
   THIRD SUNDAY OF ADVENT &
       THE CHILDREN’S PROGRAM
   12:00 p.m.      HANDBELL FUND
              RAISER  DINNER
   5:00 p.m.              Caroling
   6:30 p.m.  Refreshments  &
            Santa  Clause’ arrival
Tuesday  Dec. 18  4:30 p.m.    Chimes Practice
Wednes. Dec. 19  3:30 p.m.        Children’s Christmas
      Party
   6:00 p.m.      Choir Practice
   7:00 p.m.  Youth Christmas
      Party
Sunday  Dec. 23  9:30 a.m.         Prayer Time
   9:45 a.m.     Sunday School
   10:45 a.m. Morning Worship
                      FOURTH SUNDAY OF ADVENT
Monday  Dec. 24  5:30 p.m.         CHRISTMAS  EVE
       SERVICE
 Dec. 24-26                    CHURCH OFFICE CLOSED 
Sunday  Dec . 30  9:30 a.m.            Prayer Time
   9:45 a.m.     Sunday School
   10:50 a.m.           Morning Worship
   3:30 p.m.     Merkel Nursing Center
   6:15 p.m.        Pastor’s Quarterback
   7:00 p.m.             Youth Fellowship
Monday Dec. 31  8:30-11:00 a.m.CHURCH OFFICE
       OPEN
           HAVE A BLESSED AND SAFE NEW YEAR!
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 DECEMBER COMMUNION SERVERS
 December 2     10:50 a.m.                  Dave and Pat Humphrey
             Ken and Kim Hogan
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                            DECEMBER USHERS
     Tom Watson, Brad Banner,  Kyle Doan, Randy Griffith 
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                    LET US REMEMBER IN PRAYER….
 
Our Men and Women the Military Service,  For our Country,  For our Leaders,  For our Church,  For our shut-ins.

For Tony Medauer, Michael Dickerson, Jeremy Harris, Robert  Nicols,  Bo McInroe, Cody Creager, David DuMenil, Adam Donner, Jerry Sabastian,  and Scott Williams.

For Alyce Carter,  Kathy Crocker, Lou Ella Hughes, Debbie Williams, Ruth Wilson,  Della Henslee,  Debra Gates,  Ruby Fay Sipe,  Robert Roysden, Betty Conley, Shayla Seymore, Gene Amerine, Jack Syfers,  Jack Behymer, Ruth Hogan, and Laverne Fortner
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      DECEMBER ACOLYTE SERVERS

December 2:                             Josh Bean  and Noah Bean
December 9:       Shyanne  Gorby and Conner Gorby
December 16:        Gilbert Borrego and Trubi Borrego
December 23:         Lexi Smith and Emily Cox
December 30:       Kelsey Blue and Josh Bean
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              WOULD YOU LIKE A RIDE TO CHURCH?
Thanks to Tony and Sharon Medauer, we now can provide rides in the Church Van for those who would like to ride to church .  Please allow us your names to the church office.  Thanks.  LC.
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             LOVING GIFTS GIVEN IN MEMORY OF
           L. S. TIPTON
By:  Lou Ella Hughes,  Earl and Jean Blue, Robert Hester, Brack and Lillian Jones, Cecil and Katrina Robinson, Betty J Tittle,  Tom and Jane Watson.
       
              LOVING GIFTS GIVEN IN MEMORY OF
                                    LORENE BARBEE
By:  Earl and Jean Blue,  Ben Hicks, Brack and Lillian Jones,  Lorraine Cooke

               LOVING GIFTS GIVEN IN MEMORY OF
                             MILDRED MITCHELL
By:  Lloyd Knipe,  Phil and Kathy Seymore
 
    LOVING GIFTS TO YOUTH  FUND IN MEMORY OF
                                KATHRYN BANNER
  By:   B. A. Stock
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                   CHILDREN’S TIME MINISTRY

December 2:   1st Sun. of Advent           Horace Abbott
December 9:   2nd Sun. of Advent          Sydney Head
December 16: 3rd Sun. of Advent            Mac Sipe
December 23: 4th Sun. of Advent            Horace Abbott
December 30:  1st Sun. of Christmas        Jean Blue
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                DECEMBER SUNDAY MORNING
  NURSERY SCHEDULE
December 2:     10:50  a.m.                  Taresia Griffith
December 9:        Polly Campbell
December 16:               Chris Cox
December 23:          Sydney Head
December 30:                Stacy Tumlinson
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Light looked down and beheld Darkness. “Thither will I go,” said Light. 
Peace looked down and beheld War. “Thither will I go, said Peace. 
Love looked down and beheld Hate. “Thither will I go, “ said Love.
  So came Light and shone.
  So came Peace and gave rest
  So came Love and brought Life. Amen.  L. Housman