December 13 2015 bulletin

Third Sunday of Advent December 13, 2015 We’re glad you’re here! 

Please fill out a Family Registration Card with your Prayer Requests. Pass cards to the center aisle so the ushers can collect them.  Children are welcome in the worship service.

They are invited to the front for a children’s message in the Blended service.  A nursery is provided for children 3 and under during the Sunday School and the Blended Service. The ushers will assist you in finding the nursery.

2411 Woodlake Road Denison, Texas 75021 (903) 465-1016 glcdenison.org

Ministers: Members of Grace Pastor....................................... Michael J. Mattil Secretary ........................................ Elaine Botka Organist ......................................... Cheryl Mattil Interim Children’s Ministries……....Jeana Parsons

This Week at Grace Today December 13 8:00 a Traditional Worship 9:15 a Sunday School/Bible Class 10:30 a Blended Worship 11:30 a Christmas Dinner Voter’s Meeting Wednesday December 16 1:00 p Quilters 6:00 p Advent Meal 7:00 p Advent Worship 7:45 p Praise Team Practice Saturday December 19 10:00 a Children’s Christmas Program Practice Next Sunday December 20 8:00 a Traditional Worship 9:15 a Sunday School/Bible Class 10:30 a Children’s Christmas Program 3:00 p Christmas Caroling

Serving in December 8:00 a.m. Worship 10:30 a.m. Worship

Altar Care:

Elder: Lindel Davis Elders: Lindel Davis Blake Bray Ushers: Josh Velten Michael Miller Gladys Longpre Don Longpre

8:00

10:30

LSB3 p.184 Invocation Welcome Welcome Opening Hymn Light One Opening Songs Candle Come and Behold Him Invocation How Great is Our God Confession Hymn of Confession Introit I Lay My Sins on Jesus Glory Be, Lord have mercy Confession & Absolution Prayer of the Day Prayer of the Day Zephaniah 3:14-20 Zephaniah 3:14-20 Gradual Philippians 4:4-7 Philippians 4:4-7 Praise Team Verse Christmas Lullaby Luke 7:18-28 Luke 7:18-28 Nicene Creed Nicene Creed Hymn LSB 375 Children’s Message Come, Your Hearts Hymn Sermon Light One Candle Offertory Sermon Offering Offering Offering Hymn Offering Hymn Prayer of the Church New Member Welcome Preface Prayers of the Church Holy, Holy, Holy Words of Institution Lord’s Prayer Peace of the Lord Words of Institution Distribution Peace of the Lord Distribution Song Lamb of God LSB 375 Come, Your Distribution Hearts Song of Simeon Benediction Thanksgiving Closing Hymn LSB350 Benediction Come, Thou Precious Closing Hymn LSB350 Ransom Come, Thou Precious Ransom

Special Worship Services for Advent December 16 – The Star of David Service will be at 7:00 p.m. Before the service, there will be a Soup Supper at 6:00 p.m. Please bring breads and desserts to share.

Christmas Eve Worship Our annual Candlelight Service will be held at 7:00 p.m. December 24. Come rejoice as we celebrate God’s greatest gift to us: A Savior, who is Christ, the Lord!

Christmas is a great time to spread the word of Jesus Christ! So let’s sing it out! Everyone is welcome to attend.

We will meet at Grace at 3:00 p.m.

Sunday, December 20th. If you have any place you would like us to go Caroling, contact Pastor. Hope to see you there! Bring a snack to share afterwards.

Join us December 27, during the Education Hour for a Festive Christmas Pot-Blessed Brunch!

There will be no Bible Class or Sunday School that day. We will have one worship service with Holy Communion at 10:30 a.m.

Sign up sheets for Counters and Altar flowers during 2015 are now available on the bulletin board in the fellowship hall.

If you are giving flowers for a special occasion, please note that so we can include that information in the Sunday bulletins.

The Thursday morning Men’s Bible Study Breakfast at Braum’s will not meet again until January 7.

Grace provides a quarterly devotion book, Portals of Prayer, for anyone who would like to use them. The JanuaryMarch issue is now available in the Narthex. There are a limited number of large print editions. Please take them to use and to share.

Children’s Christmas Program practice will be December 19 from 10 a.m.—noon. The program will be Sunday December 20 during the late service.

It’s not too late to hand in your Pledge. Pledge sheets are available at the Welcome Center. You may put them in the offering plate.

New Member Welcome, today during the late service! LWML is providing a Christmas Dinner after worship so we can get to know each other.

Following the dinner will be our Annual Voters’ Meeting.

At this meeting we be voting on whether or not to extend a call to a DCE. Backpack Blessings During December we are collecting items to be put in backpacks for the homeless.

The Backpacks have been provided by a Thrivent Mission Action Grant.

See list on Bulletin Board in Fellowship Hall Scott & Brenda Dewald Scott Ducote Bonnie Gentry Mick & Jessica Hagan Diane Lundby Richard Ott Scott & Suzanne Peters Abigail, Katelyn David & Brandi Snodgrass Emmet