CHRISTMAS DAY
Infants and Toddlers:
Olivet Moravian Church
Nursery Workers Angela Golden & Karen Gordon No Children’s Church Today
December 25, 2016
Thank You! We thank our Decorating Committee, Ushers, Dieners, Coffee Makers, Chancel Choir, Youth Chorus, Band, Organists, Pianists, Morning Star Ringers, Morning Star Soloists, and everyone who shared their time and talent during the Advent and Christmas season this year.
Ministers: All Who Serve Jesus PRELUDE CHIMING OF THE HOUR CALL TO WORSHIP WELCOME AND ANNOUNCEMENTS Please pass the friendship pads both ways in the pew. Visitors, please sign your name, address and telephone number. CHILDREN’S MESSAGE Mrs. Evie Blum (There will be no Children’s Church today. The Children will return to their seat.) PRESENTATION OF OUR OFFERINGS Prayer Anthem Today is Born Our Savior
Pick Up 2017 Contribution Envelopes Please pick up your 2017 Contribution Envelopes that are on the table across from the members’ mailboxes.
*If you are able, please stand. A Cordial Welcome is extended to all who worship today at Olivet Moravian Church. If you are looking for a church home, we hope you will consider becoming a part of our church. If you would like to join our church, please call the church office at 336-924-8063. Before the service speak to the Lord; during the service let the Lord speak to you; and after the service speak to one another. We hope you experience God’s blessing in your time with us today and throughout this week. We also hope you will return and worship with us again.
Sunday
Opportunities to Worship and Serve Provincial Holiday – Office Closed Joint Board Potluck @ Pastor Matthew’s Home Road Clean Up New Year’s Eve Watchnight Lovefeast @ Home Moravian Sunday School Worship -- Draw Watchwords
Contributions for The 2016 Year All contributions for the 2016 year must be in the office or postmarked by Saturday, December 31st in order to receive credit for 2016 (no exceptions).
T. Alonso
A MORAVIAN CHRISTMAS READING SERVICE
Monday Wednesday Saturday
Check Your Mailboxes Please check your mailboxes that are located in the hallway across from the History Room.
6:00 p.m. 8:30 a.m. 11:00 p.m. 9:45 a.m. 11:00 a.m.
Chancel Flowers The flowers in the sanctuary are given to the glory of God and in loving memory of Amy Livengood and Raeford and Sarah McCollem by Donna Livengood and family.
Road Clean Up – This Saturday, December 31 Our Men’s Fellowship and anyone else who would like to help will be cleaning Olivet Church Road this Saturday, December 31 beginning at 8:30 AM. If you would like to help us clean, please come! 2016 New Year's Eve Watchnight Lovefeast The Salem Congregation Moravian Watchnight Service will be held this Saturday, December 31, at 11:00 PM at Home Moravian Church, 529 S. Church Street, Winston-Salem, NC. The Rev. James Demby, Pastor at Pine Chapel Moravian Church, will bring the message. Greet the new year with hymn singing, sacred music and the sharing of a simple meal. Call (336) 722-6171 for more information. 2017 Daily Texts Payments If you have not paid for your 2017 Daily Texts, please submit your payment as soon as possible. Write your check to Olivet Moravian Church and write “Daily Texts” on the memo line. Next Sunday – First Sunday of 2017 We begin a New Year as a church family next Sunday with our first service for 2017. During our worship service, we will draw watchwords. We hope all of you will be here to get the New Year off to a great start.
Administrative Assistant Away Our Administrative Assistant, Kandis Fox will be on vacation Tuesday and Wednesday this week.
2017 Flower Calendar You can sign up to remember or honor a special person(s) on our Flower Calendar that is located across from the church office.
PRAYER CONCERNS: Lori Barnett, Eddie Beroth, JD Beroth, Charles Binkley, Sheila Binkley, Sherry Caudle, Mike Handy, Betsy Harper, Leslie Myers, Emily Norman, Pamela Padgett, Marie Presson, Wilma Tally, Edna Wolf, Fred Wood, Amanda Zaski
Homebound / Shut-In / Nursing Care / Limited Activity: Shirley Athan, Ruth Beeding, Vernice Beroth, Jr., Eugene Bigham, Thelma Boose, Gladys Doub, Ileana Drake, Ila Frye, Eleanor McGee, Marie Presson, Jack Queen, Betty Shropshire, Melbadene Smith, Wilma Sprinkle, Ruth Trogdon, Bill & Vivian Voss
How We Came and Gave Last Sunday Worship Attendance: 180 Sunday School Attendance: 75 2016 Church Budget: $353,856.00 Year to Date Contributions: $331,837.89 Needed Weekly to Meet Budget: $6,804.92 Offering Last Sunday: 10,556.62
Rev. Matthew W. Allen, Pastor pastor.mwallen@gmail.com 336.413.1482
Head Ushers Mr. Leonard Algood, Mr. Doug Spainhour Director of Christian Education Mrs. Evie Blum Choir Director Mr. David Blum Guest Organist Mr. Andrew RenĂŠ Band Director Mr. Winfield Beroth Pianist Mrs. Kathy Rights