Advent Has Begun!!!

We are planning a
really fun worship series for this fabulous church season!! If youd like to help with worship decorations, media presentations, dramas, dances, etc. we would LOVE your help! Please let either Pastor Glenn or Pastor Gaye know of your area(s) of interest and well hook you up with some fun ways to help make this an amazing time of year for our congregation!!

We are a community of friends hoping to live out our lives in the loving fashion towards which Jesus guides us. We do not claim perfection, merely forgiveness. We do not think we have arrived, merely that we are sharing the journey. We do not think we have completed our task, merely that we are learning to work, live, and play together as a family embracing the full spectrum of ethnicity, age, gender, family status, sexual orientation, heritage, physical ability, economic status, and religious background. To all who worship God in peace and fellowship, to all who want to find an inclusive community that expresses love for humankind, welcome to St. Johns.

Who We Are

This Week at St Johns

Opportunities for Fellowship, Worship, and Service Church Office Hours MondayFriday 9:00 am 12 noon Sunday December 2nd 11:00 am Worship Gathering (Sanctuary) 11:15 am Childrens Sunday School (Fellowship Hall) 12:00 pm Christmas Decorating (Sanctuary) 12:45 pm C.S. Lewis Book Study (Fellowship Hall) 5:00 pm UMC Hispanic Mission (Sanctuary) Monday December 3rd 6:15 pm Pilates w/Susan (Fellowship Hall) Tuesday December 4th 7:00 pm Hispanic Mission Bible Study (Sanctuary) Wednesday December 5th 9:30 am ASJ Writing Womens Voices (Sanctuary) 7:00 am Love Wins Book Group (Sanctuary) Friday December 7th 8:00 pm ASJ Middle Eastern Music & Jazz Concert Saturday December 8th 9 am 1 pm 7th Day Adventist Church 7:00 pm Narcotics Anonymous (Fellowship Hall) Sunday December 9th 9:15 am Choir Practice (Everyone is invited) 11:00 am Worship Gathering (Sanctuary) 12:45 pm C.S. Lewis Book Study (Fellowship Hall) 2:00 pm ASJ Holiday Concert (Sanctuary) 5:00 pm UMC Hispanic Mission (Sanctuary)

Next Sunday, 2 pm. Free HOLIDAY CONCERT Brass Miami & the St. John's UMC Choir.
Join us for an inspiring and joyous afternoon of beautiful music. Music includes traditional and contemporary holiday favorites.

Worship Matters
Our Worship Participants Rev. Dr. T. Glenn Bosley-Mitchell (Pastor/Preacher) Scott Tripp (Director of Music) Paul Schwab (Pianist/Organist) Evelyn Saavedra/Carol Ann Casey/ Kevin Mendez/Lloyd Reshard (Featured Vocalists)

Rev. Dr. T. Glenn Bosley-Mitchell ............................... Pastor Michelle Florit .................................................Office Manager Cynthia Rodriquez .................... Dir. of Montessori Academy Digital Connections Church Website ................................. StJohnMiamiBeach.org Church Email ................... StJohnsMiamiBeach@yahoo.com Pastors Email .................................... RevTGBM@gmail.com Facebook ... St. Johns on the Lake United Methodist Church Twitter ................................................................. @RevTGBM Pastors Cell /Text Messaging* 305.962.6965 (*best contact number for Pastor Glenn)

Celebrating 14 years as a Reconciling Congregation welcoming ALL

Our Worship: 1st Sunday of Advent

11:00 am December 2, 2012
*We invite everyone to rise (as you are able) during these acts of worship

The Nativity O Little Town of Bethlehem The Bells of Christmas I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day Christmas Caroling Caroling, Caroling

Susan Hamliton #230 (v.1,3) Collin Rust Carol Ann Casey Nancy Gutgsell #254 (v.1) Benita Crow #234 (v.1)

December 2, 2012

GATHERING TOGETHER
Prelude Savior of the Nations, Come The Mountains and the Earth Cries Out Announcements & Greeting Choral Call to Worship Sing We Now of Christmas *Passing the Peace *Opening Song Its Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas (v.1)
WAYNE WOLD COLIN MAWBY

The Gifts of Christmas We Three Kings The Christ of Christmas O Come, All Ye Faithful

Christmas in the Air

Giving of Gifts, Receiving of Holy Communion Comfort Ye/Evry Valley (from Handels Messiah)

SENDING FORTH
Concluding Prayer/Lords Prayer Emmanuel, Emmanuel *Closing Song Its Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas *Congregational Commissioning *Benediction Choral Benediction We Wish You a Merry Christmas Postlude Drop Down, Ye Heavens, From Above
COLIN MAWBY

HANGING OF THE GREENS

Opening Prayer The Meaning of the Service Come, Thou Long Expected Jesus Christmas in America Deck the Halls Lessons of Christmas Hark! the Herald Angels Sing The Paraments and Advent Colors O Come, O Come, Emmanuel The Advent Candles Lighting of the Advent Candles Shine On Us The Sanctuary Evergreens The Holly and the Ivy The Christmas Tree O Christmas Tree The Christmas Poinsettia The First Noel Glenn Bosley-Mitchell Gaye Bosley-Mitchell #196 (v.1) Carla Mickley (v.1) Lloyd Reshard #240 (v.1) Carol Ann Casey #211 (v.1) Laurie Kaye Davis Glenn Bosley-Mitchell (v.1) Penny Parham (v.1) Bill Feuer (v.1) Anne-Hope Johnson #245 (v.2)

#204 (v.2)

A Special Thank you to our Readers/Decorators today!!! Everyone is invited to stay for a few minutes after worship to help us finish decorating the sanctuary for the Advent season. Your help is greatly appreciated!!

St Johns on the Lake

First United Methodist Church
4760 Pine Tree Drive, Miami Beach, FL 33140 305-531-7166

www.StJohnMiamiBeach.org
St. Johns on the Lake United Methodist Church

Rev. Dr. T. Glenn Bosley-Mitchell, Pastor