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

Bulletin and Announcements
for Week ending December 31, 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 #14 on page 112, Boasting in the Cross. This is the last lesson in our current quarterly, so be sure to pick up a copy of our new quarterly for next week, Glimpses of our God.

Church at Worship (11:15)

	Welcome and Announcements - Pastor Walter Fry
	Joash Box Offering - Pastor Walter Fry
	Introit: The Lord is in His Holy Temple [Elders and Deacons Enter, Congregation Kneel]
	* Glory Be to the Father (660) - Chorister
	* Invocation - Pastor Walter Fry
	* Call to Worship: Proverbs 16:18-19 - Elder of the Day
	* Hymn: Face to Face (206) - Chorister
	Scripture: Psalms 63:1-7 - Charlie Jones
	Prayer Prelude: As We Come to You in Prayer (671) - Chorister
	Congregational Prayer - Elder of the Day
	Prayer Postlude: Hear Our Prayer, O Lord (684)
	Call for the Offering: Carolina Breakthrough - Charlie Jones
	* Doxology (694) - Chorister
	* Offering Prayer - Charlie Jones
	* Hymn: All Glory, Laud and Honor (230) - Chorister
	Message: The Final Homecoming - Pastor Walter Fry
	* Hymn: Amazing Grace (108) - Chorister
	Benediction - Elder of the Day
	Recessional - Pianist
	[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.
	Sonlight Health and Wellness Center: The grand opening of the new health and wellness center at 4949 Two Notch Rd., Suite 201, will be Jan. 8, 2012 from 9:00 am-5:00pm. At the open house you can get gift certificates, light refreshments, and much more. If you have any questions call us at (803) 667-9647.
	The Midtown Bible Institute will have its final graduation for this year today. 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.
	If you didn't get a copy of last week's special bulletin insert about the World Youth Group's 2012 Cuba Mission Projects, be sure to pick up a copy at the literature table at the back of the church.
	If you register for the February 10-12 Romance at the Ranch weekend at Nosoca Pines by January 6, you'll get a discount to last year's prices. Call 704-596-3200 or go to www.carolinasda.org for more information.
	If you haven't seen the pictures from our Christmas caroling last week, or our Time of Joy Christmas worship service, go to our website, www.MidtownChurch.net and click on “Photos”.
	Sabbath ends today at 5:24 pm. Next Sabbath begins Friday, January 6, at 5:29 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	Olivia Washington
Speaker	Pastor Walter Fry Parable of the Sower	Pastor Walter Fry Enlarged Requirement, Enlarged Promise	Elder Bob Garner Presuming, Assuming, or Knowing?	Pastor Walter Fry 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 16:17	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	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	Barbara Barney
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	Elder of the Day	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
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