Granville Baptist Church December 5, 2010
Prelude…… ……………………………………..Mrs. Brenda Smith
Welcome and Announcements……...…………….Rev. Jim Peterson
Call to Worship………………………………….……Dorothy Ayres
L: Listen carefully, angels are calling you to celebrate Jesus’ birth.
P: We hear the Christmas angels, their great, glad tidings tell.
L: Give glory to God in the highest, Who gives peace to believers.
P: O come, let us adore Him, O come let us adore Him, the Christ.
All: We worship and adore Him and bow our hearts before Him.
*Hymn 87, O Come, O Come, Emmanuel” (1,2,3) (light wreath)
*Invocation & Lord's Prayer (“debts”)
Receiving of God’s Tithes and our Offerings
Choir Anthem: “Over in Bethlehem”
*Doxology (556); *Offertory Prayer
*Hymn 94, The First Noel” (vss. 1,2,6)
(children exit)
Morning Prayer Time Scripture: Luke 2:8-20
Sermon: “Angels and Shepherds” *Hymn 110, “While Shepherds”
Communion
Unison Reading of Church Covenant (if time allows)
Ordinance of the Lord’s Supper
Hymn 209 (selected verses) and Communion offering
*Benediction
Telephones: Church (518) 642-0673 Parsonage (518) 642-2245
Rev. James C. Peterson, Pastor Colleen Bucco, Sexton
Brenda Smith, Organist and Choir Director JCPeterson@roadrunner.com www.granvillebaptist.com
TODAY 9:30 a.m. Worship & Communion (child care avail.) & Sun. School.
Christmas Stockings for Sunday School students available (Please return by 12/12.)
Ushers: Bill Constantine, Jim Holcomb Child Care: Linda Monroe
Comm. Prep.: Kim Pauquette, Phyllis Reed
10:30 am Coffee Fellowship, by everyone
3:00 pm Christmas concert by Mark Bolos from Utica
TUE. 6:30 pm Program for parents at GHS auditorium
6:30 pm CWF/Uthai Bingo party at Indian River. Help needed—see Brenda.
WED. 9-9:30 am Free bread & bakery products
FRI. No Bible Study tonight.
SAT. 2 pm Messiah sing along, SGCC. Bring own music.
SUN. (12/12) 8:45 am Choir Rehearsal
9:30 am Worship (child care avail.) & Sunday School. Return stockings for Sunday School children..
10:30 am Coffee Fellowship, by Everyone
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Thank you to all those who helped in any way with our very successful Rummage Give-away yesterday.
Church Council meets, Wednes., Dec. 15, 7 pm.
Sunday School Christmas program, Dec. 19.
Granville Area Chorus Concert, 12/19, 3 pm, at Peniel.
Christmas caroling, leaving St. Mary’s 6 pm, 12/23.
Christmas Eve Candlelight Carol Service here, 7 pm
