New Richmond United Methodist Church
December 15, 2024 - Pastor Harry Zurasky
3rd Sunday of Advent
Prelude Becky
Welcome, Announcements & God Sightings
Pastor Harry
Prelude Becky
Welcome, Announcements & God Sightings
Pastor Harry
Preparing Our Spirit Choir
O, Come Let Us Adore Him
Advent Candle Lighting (pink) Joy
Congregational Response: Faced with the troubles and the suffering of the world, we choose to live in joyful presence to God and one another. We will not turn away from the pain and the hurt in our world, and we will not stop rejoicing in God, whose salvation fill us to overflowing that God's love might flow through us and flood our troubled world with hope, peace, and joy. Alleluia Amen!
Opening Praise Page 246 Joy To The World
Responsive Reading
Leader: Children of God, our world is full of the fruit of humanity's greed, apathy, and neglect for the love of God, neighbor, self and all creation.
People: What, then, should we do?
Leader: Our world is also full of the fruit of God's love that wells up all around us, sustaining us, saving us, reviving us to live as God's people.
People: What, then, should we do?
Leader: God encircles us on every side, Love divine present with us in creation, in community, and in the anticipated arrival of the infant Emmanuel. What then, children of God, should you do?
All: We will live in joyful presence with God and neighbor, turning away from sin and toward a live with God and one another marked by joy, justice, and mercy, To your glory, Amen!
Opening Praise Page 224 Good Christian Friends Rejoice
remain standing
Choral Celebration Run, To The Manger Becky
Scripture Lesson John 15:9 - 11 Pastor Harry
Message
Response to the Message Page 238
remain standing Angels We Have Heard On High
Joys & Concerns & Lord's Prayer Pastor Harry
Offering, Offertory and Doxology Pastor Harry
Congregational Closing Song
Go Now and Pass It On
remain standing - see green handout in pew
Closing Blessing (remain standing)
Prayers for our neighbors: Dorthy, Colton McCurdy, Wayne Rogers, Vickie Tomer, Michelle and Mark Feely, Linda's sister, the Wanda Proper family, Betty Tomer, Beverly Nutter, Carl's Sister, Joyce's sister, Mary, the Gary Zurasky family, Dorothy, Charlies and Doris Beck, the Kim Turner family, Vivian West, Susie Flint, Ron Judy's Cousn, The Barb Flint family, Gail Fees, Linda, Ann's sister, Tammy Keeno, Finley Metzler, Don Smock, Jonathan Young and Hunter, Bruce, Becky's brother, Ken & Susie's son, John's co-worker, Susie Flint's brother, Betty Danforth Stephanie McCarl Farrell, Lenny's neighbor, Deb Parkin, Linda's brother in law, Trey - Gail Fees friend, Alex Longberry, Kade, Bev and jason Peterman, John Arthur's brother Bob, Food For Thought, the Ukraine War, Isreali War, Hurricane Relief and the homeless and hungry in our community.
We livestream the worship service to FaceBook on Sunday's
Pastor Harry's contact info is 814 671-8310 and Ann's is 814 673-2302
Email: hzurasky123@gmail.com
Communion is the 2nd Sun of every month
Our home mission offering is the 3rd Sun of the month
Our wi-fi password is: church-has-wifi
Announcements
The Caring Tree for Maplewood Elementary Kids - All the tags have been taken off the tree. We have 4 children this year. 3 girls and 1 boy. Please remember to wrap the gift and put a tag on each wrapped gift so we know who gets it. Return the gifts to the church no later than Dec 22 so Pastor Harry can deliver them before Christmas.
Today is the 3rd Sunday of the month, which is our home mission collection in the wooden plates. If you know of someone who needs assistance, please let Pastor Harry know.
There are Caring Bags in the back of the church for Susie Flint and Linda's sister for you to give them a little something (optional) from their church family.
The free rural Food Pantry changed the day we're open for the Holidays to:
Mon, Dec 23 4-5:30 pm instead of Wed, Dec 25
Mon, Dec 30 4-5:30 pm instead of Wed, Dec 31
The last packing before Christmas break at school is this Thur, Dec 19
Christmas Flowers - We invite you to bring in your Christmas flowers anytime, poinsettias, etc to help decorate our sanctuary for Christmas. You may make them in memory of, or honor of someone. A sign-up sheet is in the back of the church.
Mon, Dec 23 at 7 pm - Our Country Christmas Eve Eve Candlelight Service. Pastor Harry will deliver the message; the choir will sing and we'll have candlelight singing of Silent Night to remember Jesus' birth. Everyone welcome.
Tues, Dec 24, 7 pm Christmas Eve service at Little Cooley.
Chrismon Tree
The Tree that graces our sanctuary is very special - It's called a Chrismon Tree - a religious symbol that combines the word Christ and Monogram. Each ornament is a homemade gold and white ornament that is a symbol for our loving Savior, Jesus Christ. It was a gift to our church family from the United Methodist Women in approximately 1984. It has been here every Christmas since then.
New Richmond United Methodist Church
29776 PA-77
Guys Mills, PA. 16327