Order of Worship – December 14th
Opening Video
Opening Song: Shout for Joy
Welcome
Call to Worship: Psalm 145: 1-7 – Gencina Vitoulis
Song: Come, Thou Long Expected Jesus
Song: O Holy Night
Advent Candle Lighting
Mutual Greeting (Sunday School Kid’s Dismissed)
Announcements & Congregational Prayer
Offertory – Glory (Let There Be Peace)
Message: “Overflowing Joy” Luke 1:46-55 - Pastor Joey Wright
Closing Song – Joy to the World
Benediction
Doxology - What Child Is This?
We are happy to announce that the Gems Post Office is open for sorting and passing out your Christmas cards to the attendees and shut-ins of our congregation. Please stop by the Church Lobby to drop off cards and check your mailbox. A list of attendees is located in the back for your convenience. A donation to the GEMS in lieu of postage is appreciated. Thank you for your continued support!
We're excited to gather together on Sunday, December 21st at 6:30pm for “Calm & Bright: Carols and Candlelight,” an evening of fellowship and Christmas Carols. Feel free to bring a tray of your favorite Christmas cookies for all to enjoy! Any questions, please see Adam Vitoulis or complete a Connection Card and a Council member will get you in touch.
Just over six years ago our congregation rejoiced at the completion of our wonderful new addition! We were able to expand our greeting and entrance areas, replace and relocate our service elevator indoors, expand our children’s ministry area and nursery and add new bathrooms both on our lower level and on our worship level. Praise God! To accomplish these goals one of our funding models has included our Faith Partners program. Faith Partners are a group of dedicated individuals who have generously committed to making an annual $1000.00 donation to our building fund. With the help of our congregation’s generosity, we have reduced the balance of the outstanding debt to around $48,000. If you are not yet a Faith Partner, please consider joining this effort to assist in paying off this debt in just the next two years. If you are already a Faith Partner, then we want to take this opportunity to both
sincerely thank you and to remind you to kindly submit your pledge amount to Henry Vogel or the deacons in the next 8 weeks. Please note that all donations are tax deductible.
This Week:
- Monday, December 15th – 7:00pm Women’s Stitch or Chat
- Tuesday, December 16th – 7:00pm GEMS & Cadets Kid’s Club
- Wednesday, December 17th – 10:00am Coffee Hour Bible Study
- Thursday, December 18th – 7:00pm Prayer Meeting / Elders to Follow
- Friday, December 19th – 6:30pm Spanish Bible Study
Upcoming Events:
- December 21st – Pastor Willie Vaughan Preaching
- December 21st - 6:30pm Calm & Bright: Christmas Candlelight Service
- December 25th – 9:30am Christmas Day Service w/ Rev. Gilbert Varela
- January 2nd – 10am to 4pm Blood Drive with the American Red Cross
Nursery Staff:
- December 14th - Anne Amels & Morgan Amels
- December 21st - Robin Falkena & Scarlet VanEeuwen
- December 28th - Marci Wade & Sarah Esquivel
- January 4th - Kim DeVries & Taylor DiMartino
Coffee Hour:
- December 14th - Scott & Alice VanDeWeert
- December 21st - Justin & Britanni Gaucher
- December 28th - Jim & Joyce Amels
- January 4th - David & Morgan Amels