Midtown Seventh-day Adventist Church, Columbia, S.C., Bulletin and Announcements

Bulletin and Announcements
for Week ending December 24, 2011

Church at Study(10:00)

We will be studying with Jim McDonald from the Sabbath School Quarterly, The Gospel in Galatians. Today’s lesson is #13 on page 104, The Gospel and the Church.

Church at Worship (11:15)

	Welcome and Announcements - Pastor Fry
	Joash Box Offering - Pastor Fry
	Introit: The Lord is in His Holy Temple [Elders and Deacons Enter, Congregation Kneel]
	* Glory Be to the Father (660) - Chorister
	* Invocation - Pastor Fry
	* Hark the Herald Angels Sing (122) - Congregation
	Prayer Prelude: As We Come to You in Prayer (671) - Chorister
	Congregational Prayer - Chaplain Daniel Petsch
	Prayer Postlude: Hear Our Prayer, O Lord (684)
	Call for the Offering: Church Budget - Charlie Jones
	* Doxology (694) - Chorister
	* Offering Prayer - Charlie Jones
	The Chosen People - Pastor Fry
	O Come, O Come Emmanuel (115, Solo) - Lonna Petsch
	The Fullness of Time - Donald Simms
	Away in a Manger (124) - 1st verse Children, 2nd-3rd Congregation
	This Holy Night - Byrome Thompson
	Silent Night (143, Violin Solo) - Meganne Kelly
	The Coming of the Redeemer - Lauren Simms
	What Child is This (141) - Congregation
	The King of Glory - Bob Garner
	Angels from the Realms of Glory (119) - Congregation
	Why Jesus Came - Elizabeth Baynard
	Sacred Truth - Sandra Justus
	O Little Town of Bethlehem (135) - Congregation
	The Story of Bethlehem - Jim McDonald
	* Joy to the World (125) - Congregation
	* Benediction - Josh Baynard
	Dismissal - Chorister
	Recessional - Lonna Petsch
	[Deacons dismiss by rows]

	* Standing

Announcements

	Welcome, Visitors! We're so happy to have you here today. If this is your first time here, please fill out a visitor card so we can get to know you better.
	Blessings to all on God's holy Sabbath day. We praise God for every faithful worshiper today and pray for the Holy Spirit to rest on each member and visitor alike as we worship together.
	The Midtown Bible Institute will have its final graduation for this year on December 31. Please join Wally Fry and Linda Ranner as they receive their “Certificate of Achievement” for completed Bible Study series. God has truly blessed both students.
	Sabbath ends today at 5:19 pm. Next Sabbath begins Friday, December 30, at 5:20 pm.

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Calendar, December 2011

	December 3	December 10	December 17	December 24	December 31
Greeter	Pat Stephen	Lauren Simms	Wally Fry	Pat Stephen	Doug Leonhardt
Speaker	Pastor Walter Fry Parable of the Sower	Pastor Walter Fry Enlarged Requirement, Enlarged Promise	Elder Bob Garner Presuming, Assuming, or Knowing?	Christmas Program	Pastor Walter Fry The Final Homecoming
Call to Worship	Elder of the Day Proverbs 16:12-13	Elder of the Day Proverbs 16:14-15	Elder of the Day Proverbs 16:16		Elder of the Day Proverbs 16:18-19
Scripture	Charlie Jones Matthew 13:1-9,18-23	Charlie Jones John 1:12	Charlie Jones 2 Timothy 4:7-8		Charlie Jones Psalms 63:1-7
Chorister	Helen Koon	Bob Sitko	Bob Sitko	Susan Balcerzak	Helen Koon
Pianist or *Electronic Music	Lonna Petsch	Lonna Petsch	Gary Beihl	Lonna Petsch	*Bob Sitko
Violinist	Meganne Kelly	Meganne Kelly	Meganne Kelly	Meganne Kelly	Meganne Kelly
Hymns	186, I've Found a Friend 286, Wonderful Words of Life 369, Bringing in the Sheaves	195, Showers of Blessings 12, Joyful, Joyful We Adore Thee 507. Moment by Moment	202, Hail Him the King of Glory 12, Joyful, Joyful We Adore Thee 294, Power in the Blood		206, Face to Face 230, All Glory, Laud and Honor 108, Amazing Grace
Prayer	Elder of the Day	Elder of the Day	Elder of the Day	Ch. Daniel Petsch	Elder of the Day
Call for Offering and Offering Prayer	Charlie Jones	Charlie Jones	Charlie Jones	Charlie Jones	Charlie Jones
Offering	Church Budget	Adventist Community Services	Carolina Advance	Church Budget	Carolina Breakthrough
Sabbath School Teacher	Jim McDonald	Jim McDonald	Jim McDonald	Jim McDonald	Jim McDonald
Elder of the Day	Bob Garner	Bob Garner	Bob Garner	Bob Garner	Bob Garner
Deacon of the Day	Narcissus Washington	Charlie Jones	Michael Clarke	Bob Sitko	Narcissus Washington
Lunch		Fellowship Lunch
Sabbath Ends	5:14	5:14	5:16	5:19	5:24