TURPIN MENNONITE CHURCH

Worship – 9:30 a.m.    S.S. – 10:45 a.m.

Pastor - Terry Rediger

Office (580) 259-6440

Pastor Cell (580) 528-1990

Parsonage (580) 259-6439

www.turpinmennonitechurch.org
turpinpastor@gmail.com

 

THIRD SUNDAY IN ADVENT

December 16, 2018

 

We rejoice with the call to make changes in the way

we live so that this joy may be shared with others.

 

*CALL TO WORSHIP & PRAYER

*HYMN&CANDLELIGHTING – Go Tell It On Mountain…..Screen

PRAISE & INSPIRATION………………………..……Church Band

SCRIPTURE – Luke 1:57-79

CHILDREN’S TIME

SONG – Angels From the Realms of Glory…………………...MH 128

MESSAGE……………………………….……CAN’T KEEP QUIET

HYMN – O Come All Ye Faithful..……………………...….....…MH 132

SHARING OF TITHES & OFFERINGS……………...Trustee Fund

Offertory – Alissa Peters and Donna Evans

Prayer of Thanks

ANNOUNCEMENTS AND SHARING

CONGREGATIONAL PRAYER TIME

*CLOSING HYMN – Joy To The World…………………........MH 135

*BENEDICTION

BENEDICTON SONG – O Come All Ye Faithful (chorus).…...Screen

* Those comfortable standing please rise.

 

Accompanists – Church Band

Candle Lighter – Aaron James

Sound – Jason Becker                   Computer – Terry/Jason

 

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NEXT SUNDAY – December 23, 2018

Accompanist – Florence/Jerilee  Sound – Alan Hodges

Computer – Dori Loepp              Candlelighter – Carson Peters

Praise & Inspiration – Church Band

Offering –  Trustee Fund

 

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COMING EVENTS

Today 12:00 noon:  Deacons Meeting.

 

Today, 3:00 p.m.  Deacons Christmas Tea at Liberal Springs.

 

Tuesday, 5:00-7:00 p.m.  Turpin Ministerial Association will be distributing Christmas Food Baskets and Angel Tree Gifts at the Baptist Church to families in the Turpin community.

 

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NEWS AND NOTES

TURPIN MENNONITE CHURCH FAMILY.  Thank you so much for the beautiful poinsetta.  It is huge!  Thanks to Pastor Terry for the texts and visits while I was in the hospital and after I came home and to each one that reached out with phone calls and cards, and many prayers.  I am doing good.

Raul & Rosetta Serrano

 

MARLIN & LOU ELLA REGIER address until Feb. 1:

2005 Veneterra View, Edmond, OK  73034.

Permanent address will be in the new report book.

 

CHRISTMAS EVE PROGRAM, 6:30 p.m., December 24. The title for the Christmas Eve program is “Christmas Science”.  Come and see what the children and youth have in store this year!

 

CHURCH COMMITTEES!  Annual reports from each church committee are due at the end of December.  Please turn in your reports to Jean Regier.  It can be either a paper copy or email it to her at ajregier@hotmail.com.

 

MEMBERS AND ATTENDERS:  Please let Pastor Terry know of any changes to be made in the 2019 Annual Report Book,

i.e…names, addresses, births, phone numbers, emails, etc.

 

TURPIN MENNONITE CHURCH Annual Business Meeting will be on Sunday, January 27, following a carry in meal.

 

Please remember the following in your prayers:

Carolee Nickel                 Grace Martinez

Barbara Trahern                Twila Boyd

Brandi Williams                Max Huling

John McCarthy                 Raul Serrano

Juanita Machado.             Caregivers

Cody & Sonya Regier anniversary Today.

John & Ashley Peters anniversary Monday.

Calli Jones birthday Wednesday.

Jamie Peters birthday Wednesday.

Gaylene Patterson birthday Friday.

CHURCH BAND will play and sing Christmas carols at Liberal Springs during the residents dinner time at noon on Sunday, December 30.  Anyone who wants to help sing please join us!

 

MENNONITE CENTRAL COMMITTEE SALT positions

available for young adults.  This is a year long cross cultural

service experience to serve in a wide variety of positions in fields

like education, agriculture, health care, information technology.

Take chances, Get messy, Be challenged, Learn some things,

Teach some things.  Check it out at salt.mcc.org. by Feb. 15.

 

SIGN UP to offer PRAISE AND INSPIRATION for Sunday

worship services.  There is a sign up sheet in the mail room.

 

CASSETTE RECORDINGS of worship services will be done if

you request it ahead of time from the Sound Person or Pastor.

A cassette player will be available to play the cassette tape.

 

PRAYER CHAIN:  If you would like to put a friend on the prayer chain, please get permission from that person or a family member to do so.