December 14 2014

December 14, 2014

Welcome to Grace 

Please fill out a Family Registration Card. Prayer requests can be written on the card. 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 Sunday School and the Blended Service.

The ushers will assist you in finding the nursery.

903-465-1016 Ministers: Members of Grace Pastor....................................... Michael J. Mattil DCE Intern ................................ Kayla Meinscher Organist ......................................... Cheryl Mattil

This Week at Grace Today 12/14 8:00 a Traditional Worship 9:15 a Sunday School & Bible Class 10:30 a Blended Worship 11:30 a Voters 5:00 p Children’s Handbells 5:30 p Handbells 5:30 p Children’s Choir 6:30 p Praise Team Wednesday 12/17 6:00 p Advent Meal 6:30 p Children’s Lesson 7:00 p Advent Worship Saturday 12/20 3:00 p Christmas Caroling Next Sunday 12/21 8:00 a Traditional Worship 9:15 a Sunday School & Bible Class 10:30 a Blended Worship 5:00 p Children’s Handbells 5:30 p Handbells 5:30 p Children’s Choir 6:30 p Praise Team

December Altar Care 8:00 Worship 10:30 Worship

Don & Gladys Longpre Elder Larry Miller Elders: Glenn Dube James Patterson Ushers: Josh Velten

8:00

10:30

Welcome LSB3 p. 184 Opening Song Opening Hymn LSB344 How Great is Our God On Jordan's Bank the Invocation Baptist's Cry Hymn of Confession LSB606 Invocation I Lay My Sins on Jesus Confession & Absolution Confession & Absolution Entrance Hymn Entrance Hymn Lord have mercy Prayer of the Day Glory in the highest Scripture Lessons Prayer of the Day Isaiah 9:1-2 Isaiah 9:1-2 1 John 2:7-11 1 John 2:7-11 John 1:1-10 Verse Nicene Creed John 1:1-10 Children’s Message Nicene Creed Praise Team Sermon Hymn LSB348 Shine on Us The King Shall Come Sermon Sermon Offering Offertory Offering Hymn Offering Prayer of the Church Offering Hymn Lord’s Prayer Prayer of the Church Words of Institution Preface Peace of the Lord Holy, Holy, Holy Distribution Lord’s Prayer Hymn LSB348 Words of Institution The King Shall Come Peace of the Lord Thanksgiving Lamb of God Benediction Distribution Closing Hymn LSB352 Song of Simeon Let the Earth Now Thanksgiving Praise the Lord Benediction Closing Hymn LSB352 Let the Earth Now

Mission Statement Grace exists to strengthen people in their relationship with Jesus Christ and to empower them to share Jesus with others.

Our Christmas Eve Candle Light Service will be held Wednesday, December 24th at 7pm.

Have you come to the Table? Over 50 of you have so far. We hope you will use it to interact. Update your profiles to include your photos and contact information. It is a great place to share prayer concerns, photos, and news about what is happening here at Grace. Want to know more about our new Church Social Network? An information sheet is available at the Welcome Center. We’ve got a space for you at the Table!

The Thursday morning Men’s Bible Study Breakfast at Braum’s will not meet again until January 8. We’ll begin a study of the parables of Jesus at that time.

The Winter 2014 Lutheran Woman’s Quarterly has arrived and is available for any women of the congregation who would like a copy. They are in the Narthex/foyer of the church.

Join us on Sunday, December 28, 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.

NOTE: No 8:00 a.m. Service December 28

The Annual Voter’s Meeting will be held today after the late service.

If you are going to purchase a poinsettia plant and would like to share it with us during Advent and Christmas, please bring it to the church anytime. Thanks.

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

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.

Saturday, December 20th. If you have any place you would like us to go Caroling, contact Pastor. Hope to see you there!

Grace provides a quarterly devotion book, Portals of Prayer, for anyone who would like to use them. The January-March issue is now available in the Narthex. There are a limited number of large print editions. Please take them to use and to share. Spend time in God’s Word every day.

Grace is now offering gluten free Communion wafers for those who need them. If you wish to have a gluten free wafer, please let the person distributing know when you come to the Altar.

The Advent season is here! Every Wednesday we will have a soup supper, activities for children and a worship service. The soup will be provided. We are asking that everyone bring a dessert or bread for the meal.

The schedule we be as followed: 6:00—Dinner 6:30—Children’s Activities with Kayla 7:00—Worship Service