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

 

FIRST SUNDAY IN ADVENT

December 2, 2018

 

We wait and watch with anticipation for the one who comes

proclaiming righteousness in the name of the Lord.

 

*CALL TO WORSHIP & PRAYER

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

SCRIPTURE – Luke 1:5-25

CHILDREN’S TIME

HYMN – O Come O Come Emmanuel…………………...…...MH 111

MESSAGE……………………………..……HOW CAN I BE SURE?

HYMN – Come Thou Long Expected Jesus....………………...…MH 115

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

Offertory

Prayer of Thanks

ANNOUNCEMENTS AND SHARING

CONGREGATIONAL PRAYER TIME

*CLOSING HYMN – To Us A Child of Hope Is Born……....MH 125

*BENEDICTION

BENEDICTON SONG – O Come O Come Emm. (chorus)..Screen

* Those comfortable standing please rise.

 

Accompanist – Donna Evans

Candle Lighter – Raelyn Peters

Sound – Jason Becker                   Computer – Chad Parker

 

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NEXT SUNDAY – December 9, 2018

Accompanist – Lynette Regier     Sound – Randy Becker

Computer – Calli Jones                Candlelighter – Hagen Jones

Praise & Inspiration –

Offering –  Trustee Fund

 

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COMING EVENTS

Today some of our children’s First Reader Bibles are on a table in the foyer for you to highlight verses special to you or to write notes in it for the child.  Your notes or highlighted verses will make these Bibles special for them.

 

Thursday, 6:30 p.m.  Sons of Thunder sponsored meal, music and worship at Beaver County Fairgrounds. John Moses speaking

 

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NEWS AND NOTES

TO OUR CHURCH FAMILY,  Thank you for the plant, cards, many prayers, and text messages that were shared as we mourned the loss of my dad, Ray Kuhns.  May God continue to bless each of you.                      

Chere & Michael McCarthy.

 

DEAR ALL,  Thank you all so much for blessing our family with the Memorial Service and dinner.  You were such an important part of Galen’s life and we love and appreciate each of you.

Galen Decker Family

 

CHRISTMAS EVE PROGRAM, December 24.

 

CHURCH SUBSCRIPTIONS to THE MENNONITE are due soon.  Please let Dori know by next Sunday whether or not you want to continue your subscription to this magazine.

 

PECANS are available again this year.  If you would

like to purchase some please sign up on the sheet in the mail

room or email Lynette at lregier@turpinps.org. Chopped are

$10.00 for 1 pound bag, and Halves are $11.00.

 

TURPIN MINISTERIAL ALLIANCE is again sponsoring the

Christmas Food Basket and Angel Tree Gift programs this year

for Turpin households experiencing a need.  If you would like to

contribute to one of these programs, make your donation out to

the Turpin Ministerial Alliance, designated for Baskets or Angel

Trees.  Also Angel Tree tags will be available after Thanksgiving

at the Turpin Post Office to purchase gifts for children.

 

Please remember the following in your prayers:

Carolee Nickel                 Grace Martinez

Barbara Trahern                Twila Boyd

Brandi Williams                Max Huling

John McCarthy                 Caregivers

Francisco & Juanita Machado missionaries in Spain.

Alex Parsons birthday Wednesday.

Florence Regier birthday Friday.

 

FAMILY AT HOME ADVENT DEVOTIONS are on the foyer

table for your taking home for use during December.

Help yourself to a copy!

 

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.