Caldwell United Methodist Church
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Invite others to discipleship
December 2,
2007 First Sunday of Advent
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(Please sign the attendance sheet in
the pew pad.)
PRELUDE: Lighting
of the Candles
WORDS OF GREETING: God is Good - All the time
All
the time - God is Good
ANNOUNCEMENTS & BIRTHDAYS
*MORNING GREETINGS: Greet those around you
with handshakes
or
hugs and words of greeting or joy.
LIGHTING OF THE ADVENT CANDLE
*CALL TO WORSHIP
One: You know what time it is,
All: How it is now the moment for you to
wake from sleep.
One: For
salvation is nearer to us now than when we became
Believers;
All: The night is far-gone, the day is near.
One:
Let us then lay aside the works of darkness
All:
And put on the armor of light.
Amen.
*OPENING SONG:
“Soon and Very Soon” #706 in
your Hymnal
CHILDREN’S
MOMENTS:
The Children will be singing “Love The Lord”.
PREPARATION FOR PRAYER: “Through It All” #507 in your Hymnal
SHARING OUR JOYS AND CONCERNS
Following
each joy, please respond:
For
These gifts, We thank you, God.
Following
each concern, please respond:
God,
in your mercy, Hear our prayer.
SILENT PRAYER
PASTORAL PRAYER
SHARING GOD'S BLESSINGS
(Loose change: Holiday Baskets)
*OFFERING RESPONSE
“Praise God from Whom All Blessings
Flow” # 95 in your Hymnal
*PRAYER OF THANKSGIVING
How shall we prepare this house for the coming of the
King? With branches of cedar, the tree
of royalty. How shall we prepare this
house for the coming of the eternal Christ?
With garlands of pine and fir, whose leaves are ever living, yet ever
green. How shall we prepare this house
for the coming of our Savior? With
wreaths of holly and ivy, telling of his passion, death, and resurrection. How shall we prepare our hearts for the
coming of the Son of God? By hearing
again the words of the prophets, who foretold the saving work of God. For God did not send the Son into the world
to condemn the world, but that the world through him might be saved. Glory to God in the highest! Amen.
A READING FROM THE BIBLE: Matthew 24:36-44
ANTHEM: “Days of Elijah” Robin Mark
MESSAGE: “Surprised” Rev. Grace Baldridge
A SERVICE OF HOLY COMMUNION
(Veni,
Come, O Lord, Douglas E. Wagner)
Musical Setting B Page #18 in your
Hymnal
The Lord’s Prayer # 895 in your Hymnal
Breaking the Bread
Giving the Bread and Cup
*CLOSING SONG: “In The
Lord I’ll Be Ever Thankful”
#2195 in The
Faith We Sing songbook
*WORDS OF PARTING
*PARTING SONG:
“King of
Kings” (See PowerPoint)
8504 Caldwell Road, Mukwonago,
WI 53149
(800) 570-4440
www.CaldwellUMC.org
CaldwellUMC@earthlink.net
Pastor Grace Baldridge’s Cell
Phone (262) 751-0955
Secretary’s Phone: (262) 662-0264
Ministers
All of us
Pastor Rev. Grace
Baldridge
Choir Director
Deanna Shimko-Herman
Greeters & Ushers this week Johnny & Sheryl
Hutchison
Reader this week
Johnny
Hutchison
Communion Assistant
Johnny Hutchinson
Nursery
Replacement Needed
Dates to
Remember
December
3 UMW Christmas Party 6:30 PM
December
4 Church Office Hours 9:00 AM-noon
Outreach,
Nurture, Welcoming
Meeting 6:30
PM
Vision Committee
Meeting 7:30 PM
December 5 Caldwell UMC Annual Church Meeting 7:00 PM
December 6 Choir Rehearsal 5:30 PM
Trustees Meeting 6:30 PM
Finance
Committee Meeting 7:30
PM
December
7 Salvation Army Bell Ringing 4:00-8:00 PM
December
8 Food Pantry 8:00
AM
Metro South UMW
Info Explosion
@Lake Genva 9:00
AM
COOKIE WALK 12:00 PM-3:00 PM
Craft – Caroling
Angel 12:00
PM
Volunteers for Next Sunday
Greeters & Ushers Robert &
Tami Dixon
Reader
Alan Willhite
Nursery
Erica Steib
Matthew 24:36-44
The Necessity for Watchfulness
‘But about
that day and hour no one knows, neither the angels of heaven, nor the Son,
but only the Father. For as the
days of Noah were, so will be the coming of the Son of Man. For as in those days before the flood they were eating
and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day Noah entered the
ark, and they knew nothing until the
flood came and swept them all away, so too will be the coming of the Son of
Man. Then two will be in the field;
one will be taken and one will be left. Two women will
be grinding meal together; one will be taken and one will be left. Keep awake therefore, for you do not know on what day
your Lord is coming. But understand
this: if the owner of the house had known in what part of the night the thief
was coming, he would have stayed awake and would not have let his house be
broken into. Therefore you also must be
ready, for the Son of Man is coming at an unexpected hour.
Points
to Ponder…
1. What is your favorite memory of a surprise you received?
.
Daily
Prayer
Please use this guided prayer as a way to pray daily for
the whole world.
Together, let us pray
For the people of this congregation…
For those who suffer and those in trouble…
For the concerns of this local community…
For the world, it’s peoples, and it’s leaders…
For the Church universal – it’s leaders, it’s members, and
it’s mission…
In communion with the saints…Amen