New Richmond United Methodist Church
December 1, 2024 - Pastor Harry Zurasky
1st Sunday of Advent
Prelude Becky
Welcome, Announcements & God Sightings
Pastor Harry
Preparing Our Spirit Choir
O, Come Let Us Adore Him
Advent Candle Lighting Hope
Opening Unison Prayer (please stand) God of our Expectation, we praise you for surely-coming days when you will execute Shalom: love, peace, health, and well-being for the people who walked in darkness. We await with assurance the surely-coming days when AIDS is cured, when every gun is beaten into tools for rebuilding, when every child has the opportunity to develop God-given gifts, and when every adult sees every child as a gift from God. We desire, O God of our Hope, surely-coming days when no city fears hurricanes, no country fears nuclear bombs, and no tribe fears annihilation by another. We thank you for the surely-coming days when no person fears another because God chose to create all people in the diversity of God's image. We thank you for our hope and for your surely-coming days. Alleluia Amen!
Opening Praise Page 204 Emmanuel, Emmanuel
Responsive Reading
Leader: Children of God, pay attention! The days are coming when God's peace will reign and all creation will flourish under the reign of our Creator.
People: The days are surely coming!
Leader: Children of God, prepare your hearts! The days are coming and are already here when God will come near and show us how to recognize God's reign among us.
People: The days are surely coming and are already here!
Leader: Children of God, be alert and listen! God has come near to build the kin-dom on the earth here and now. Will you join in?
People: The days are surely coming and are already here! We come to prepare our hearts to pay attention, to listen, and to follow God's call to build the kin-dom of earth as it is in heaven. To your glory, Amen!
Opening Praise Page 216 Lo, How A Rose E'er Blooming
remain standing
Choral Celebration O Come Emmanuel Becky
Scripture Lesson Romans 15:1 - 6 Pastor Harry
Message
Response to the Message Page 196
Come, Thou Long Expected Jesus
Remain standing
Joys & Concerns & Lord's Prayer Pastor Harry
Offering, Offertory and Doxology Pastor Harry
Special Offering in wooden plates
Congregational Closing Song
Go Now and Pass It On
remain standing - see green handout in pew
Closing Blessing (remain standing)
Prayers for our neighbors: 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 live stream the worship service to FB 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 with Maplewood Elementary in the back. We have 4 children this year. 3 girls and 1 boy. Take a tag to buy a gift and return the gift wrapped with the tag attached so we know who gets it. We are 1 of several area churches that have participated for over 40 years. Tricia, the school nurse at Maplewood Elementary coordinates it. Return the gifts to the church no later than Dec 20 so Pastor Harry can deliver them before Christmas.
Dec 8, Sun The choir is singing at Woodcock UMC on Sun Dec 8 at 3:00 pm as part of their musical afternoon. All are welcome.
Today - Special Collection for Ray Crosley from Little Cooley for a mission trip to Dominican Republic. Use the wooden plates.
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.
Tapestry of Light Singing Dec 1 - Lenny is a part of the CS Community Choir that is singing tonight at Cambridge Springs UMC at 7 pm.
Little Cooley is having a Family Night on Sat, Dec 7. We are invited.
Mon, Dec 23 at 7 pm - Our Country Christmas Eve Eve Candlelight Service. All are 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