December 7 2014

December 07, 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 12/7 8:00 a Traditional Worship 9:15 a Sunday School & Bible Class 10:30 a Blended Worship 12:00 p Christmas Program Practice & Lunch 5:30 p Handbells 5:30 p Children’s Choir 6:30 p Praise Team Tuesday 12/9 10:00 a Soujourners at the Bronstad’s Wednesday 12/10 11:00 a Ladies Bible Study 1:00 p Quilters 6:00 p Advent Meal 6:30 p Children’s Lesson 7:00 p Advent Worship Saturday 12/13 6:00 p Christmas Dinner Theater Next Sunday 12/21 8:00 a Traditional Worship 9:15 a Sunday School & Bible Class 10:30 a Blended Worship 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 Welcome Opening Hymn Light One Candle Invocation Confession & Forgiveness Lord have mercy Glory in the highest Prayer of the Day Scripture Lessons: Genesis 1:1–2 Hebrews 1:1-8 John 1:1-3 Apostle’s Creed Hymn: LSB 375 Come, Your Hearts and Voices Raising Sermon Offertory Offering Offering Hymn Prayer of the Church Lord’s Prayer Benediction Closing Hymn LSB350 Come, Thou Precious Ransom, Come

10:30 Welcome Opening Hymn Light One Candle Invocation Confession & Forgiveness Prayer of the Day Praise Team Hallelujah Scripture Lessons: Genesis 1:1–2 Hebrews 1:1-8 John 1:1-3 Apostle’s Creed Children’s Message Sermon Hymn You’re the Word of God the Father Sermon Offering Offering Hymn Prayer of the Church Lord’s Prayer Benediction Closing Hymn: LSB 375 Come, Your Hearts and Voices Raising

Sojourners will meet for their annual Christmas event at the Bronstad’s home - 1805 Alpine - on December 9, at 10:00 a.m.

Pastor has received a request to help provide 325 coloring books for children at Fred Douglass Early Childhood Center in Sherman. The books would be a Christmas present to the students. They already have crayons, but need books to go along with them. The books cost $1 each. If you would like to help provide these coloring books for these students, please speak to Pastor.

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!

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.

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.

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

Calendars for December have been printed. They are in the Narthex/Foyer.

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

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

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.

This year's Christmas production will be a dinner theater this Saturday, Dec 13th at 6pm. Tickets are available now!

They are FREE but you must have one to be admitted to the Dinner Theater.

If you have any questions, please contact Kayla.

If you have not yet turned in a pledge for 2015, you can still do so. Extra pledge cards are available at the welcome center. Put your pledge in the offering or turn it in to the office. Thanks.

The Annual Voter’s Meeting will be held on December 14 after the late service.

The Proposed Budget approved by the council is available at the Welcome Center for those who would like to review it before the meeting.

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