Archive for December, 2006

Sermon text: Hitch Your Wagon to a Star.doc

Dear Centenary Church Family:

We will gather in our Sanctuary at 10:15 AM this Sunday, December 31, for our final Worship service of 2006. (Just a reminder that there will be no Sunday School classes this Sunday…our regular Sunday School schedule resumes on January 7, 2007.) It is The First Sunday After Christmas, which we will also observe as Epiphany Sunday, since the Day of Epiphany will occur on January 6. This festival day in the Church Year marks the arrival of the Magi (Wise Men) in Bethlehem to share their precious gifts with the Christ Child. Assistant Pastor Terrilisa Durham Bauknight will share a special Epiphany message with the children. My morning Message, Hitch Your Wagon to a Star, will be based on the story of the Magi from Matthew 2:1-12. We will also hear the prophetic reading from Isaiah 60:1-6. Our Chancel Choir will sing Saw You Never in the Twilight by C. F. Alexander and Austin C. Lovelace as a Prayer Anthem, and A Jazz Christmas Alleluia by Austin C. Lovelace during the Offertory. Our Celebration of Found Coins will be designated for the United Methodist Committee on Relief Emergency Appeal: Philippines Typhoon Durian. You may go to http://new.gbgm-umc.org/umcor/ and click on the link for the Philippines Typhoon Durian Appeal to receive further information.

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Sunday, December 24th – The Fourth Sunday of Advent
10:15 AM Worship (Note: There will be no Sunday School Classes on December 24th)
Preacher: John D. Painter
Theme: Tree Christmas O

Lectionary Readings:
Micah 5:2-5a Hebrews 10:5-10
Luke 1:46b-55 Luke 1:39-45

Music: Our Chancel Choir will sing Sifuni Leo! (He’s Born Today-O!)
by Patrick M. Liebergen
Celebration of Found Coins: UMCOR Emergency Appeal: Philippines Typhoon Durian

O Come, All Ye Faithful!

Celebrate the Birth of Jesus the Christ at Centenary

Sunday, December 24th – Christmas Eve
7:00 PM — Christmas Eve Service for the Young of Heart and Spirit
Special Children’s Message, Soloists, Carols and Candle lighting

11:00 PM — Christmas Eve Service of Carols, Candlelight and Holy Communion
Chancel Choir, Soloist, Carols and Candle lighting
Preacher: John D Painter Theme: Unto Us…A Child
Lectionary Readings: Isaiah 9:2-7 Titus 2:11-14
Psalm 96 Luke 2:1-20

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