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Today 9:45 ! Sunday School 11:00! Worship 12:00! Coffee Hour 12:30! Christian Ed. Meeting 2:00 ! Christmas Is Concert @ ! UMC Church in Heppner Wednesday, 12/11 7:00 ! Youth Group Friday, 12/13 7:30 ! Alcoholics Anonymous Sunday, 12/15 9:45 ! Sunday School 11:00! Worship - Childrens ! Program 12:00! Soup Supper

Ione Community Church December 8, 2013

!ouldn"t it be wonder#$ if Advent came %&ed wi' angels and a&eluias? !ould"t it be perfec( if we were gree)d on 'ese December mornings wi' a hovering of heavenly hosts tuning 'eir harps and brushing up on 'e fa-la-las? !ouldn"t it be incredible if 'eir music %&ed our waking hours wi' 'e promise of peace on ear' and if each Advent night we dreamed of no'ing but goodwi&? ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Wouldn"t we be ecsta*c ! ! ! ! ! if we could take 'ose angels shopping, or +im 'e +ee or have 'em hold our hand, and dance 'rough our houses decora*ng?

Servants
December 8 Lay Leader! Diaconate! Coffee Hour! Backpacks! Betty Gray Team 2 Tara Proudfoot Debbie Morgan December 15 Lay Leader! Nancy Miller Diaconate! Team 3 Coffee Hour! Christian Ed. Backpacks! Judy Rea

Upcoming Scriptures & Worship Highlights

December 15 - Third Sunday of Advent - Childrens Christmas ! ! Program December 22 - Fourth Sunday of Advent December 24 - Christmas Eve Services at 7pm & 11pm

-nd, oh, how glorious it would b. / sit in church next / an angel and sing our hark-'e-harolds! !hat an Advent 'at would be! !hat Christmas spirit we could have! -n angel-%&ed Advent has so many possibili*es! 0ut in lieu of 'at, 1erhaps we can give 'anks 2or 'e good ear'ly joys we have been give3 and for 'e ear'ly 4angels5 'at we kno6 7ho do such a good job of %&in8 our Advent wi' a&eluiahs!! ! ! ! ! 9Ann Weem,

Pastor
Rev. Stacy Shelton, Pastor Phone 541.256.0397 email stacy.shelton@gmail.com Stacy will be in the ofce on Monday thru Thursday from 8:30 to noon and is always available at other times by appointment.

Sunday, December 8, 2013

Prelude Welcome, Announcements and Preparation *Gathering Hymn Awake! Awake and Greet the New Morn, 138 *Opening Prayer (Please pray together.) God of hope and encouragement, we come in the midst of this season of busyness and preparations to find a time and space to slow down and reflect on what our true preparations should be. We need to prepare our hearts to receive the gifts of peace and hope. We need to prepare our minds to focus on your promise that a messiah will come and nothing will be the same. We need to prepare our spirits to praise God for prophecy, promises, and preparation; to find hope and encouragement; to find peace and joy. May we do so now, in our time of worship. Amen.
Excerpted from ministrymatters.com

Sermon *Closing Hymn *Benediction

Pastor Stacy Shelton Silent Night, 145 (Please gather in a circle.)

Prayer Requests
Willa Coe is undergoing treatment for cancer. Jennifer Gilbert, Lorrenes daughter in law, who is halfway through radiation treatment for cancer. Lorrene Griffith & Willard French are both in long term care facilities and are missed. Ken Matlack whose wife, Donna, passed away recently. Mark Pratt who is recovering from surgery. Brenna Rietmann who is continuing to trouble with her wrist. Betty Burns who is recovering from breaking her hip. Sharon F. Rietmann who is also recovering from surgery. Donna Thompson is preparing for surgery on her knee.

*Passing of the Peace (Please greet one another.) Music with the Worship Team Childrens Moment Scripture Isaiah 11:1-10 Pastoral Prayer Joys & concerns Pastoral Prayer & Lords Prayer (Debts & Debtors) Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy Kingdom come, thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread and forgive us our debts as we forgive our debtors. Lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen. Response Offering of Ourselves Invitation Offering Song Jesus, New Born King Doxology Praise God from Whom All Blessings Flow #46 Blessing of gifts

Childrens Program and Lunch December 15th

On Sunday, December 15th the children will be putting on their program for the church during worship. There will be a presentation of the Twelve Days of Christmas as well as several solos the children will do throughout the service. Following the service we will have a soup supper offered by the Christian Education Committee. All are welcome!

Backpack Pantry Needs:

Apple Juice, Raisins, Peanut Butter

For the Neighborhood Center 12/8 is J & P Sunday:

Jello and Pudding Packages