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

 

FOURTH SUNDAY IN ADVENT

December 23, 2018

 

We rejoice that Jesus came into the world to be

our light, our peace, and our example of love.

 

*CALL TO WORSHIP & PRAYER

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

PRAISE & INSPIRATION…………………………..….Allisa Peters

CHILDREN’S TIME

SCRIPTURE – Luke 2:1-7

SONG – Away In A Manger…………………………………….….MH 472 

Silent Night………………………………………………………..…..MH 130

MESSAGE…………………  …………….…………..…...NO ROOM

HYMN – Joy To The World……………………...…………………MH 122

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

Offertory

Prayer of Thanks

ANNOUNCEMENTS AND SHARING

CONGREGATIONAL PRAYER TIME

*CLOSING HYMN – What Child Is This…………………........MH 129

*BENEDICTION

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

* Those comfortable standing please rise.

 

Accompanists – Florence Regier/Jerilee Rediger/Church Band

Candle Lighter – Carson Peters

Sound – Alan Hodges                 Computer – Dori Loepp

 

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NEXT SUNDAY – December 30, 2018

Accompanist – Saylor Parker     Sound – Jason Becker

Computer – Terry/Jason             Candlelighter – Alissa Peters

Praise & Inspiration –

Offering –  Trustee Fund

 

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COMING EVENTS

Monday, 6:30 p.m.  CHRISTMAS EVE PROGRAM. The title for the Christmas Eve program is “Christmas Science”.  Come and see and hear again the Christmas Story, with a modern twist!

 

Tuesday, CHRISTMAS DAY!   MERRY CHRISTMAS!!

 

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NEWS AND NOTES

NEXT SUNDAY, 12:00 noon.  Children and Youth will play and sing Christmas carols at Liberal Springs during the residents meal time  Anyone who wants to help sing please join us!

 

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.

 

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.

 

MENNONITE MISSION NETWORK  invites prayers for Nancy Frey and Bruce Yoder for peace in Burkina Faso, where terrorist groups have become more active.

 

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.             Brandi Parker

Caregivers

George Kroeker birthday Today.

Grant Gales birthday Thursday.

Terry & Jerilee Rediger anniversary Thursday

 

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.