Please join us today for Breakfast! Our host is the Membership Board and the Memorial Board. Our coffee hour host next week is the Mission Board.
Welcome Team (9:00) Al Holt Sandy Holt
Jim Katich Sarah Katich
Valet Team (9:00) Kerri Reilson
Sound/Slides (9:00) Dan Drabing and Connor Mortland
Attendance for December 6 - 276
Hearing Devices are available. Please ask one of the ushers.
Senior Pastor – Christopher Hill ()
Associate Pastor – Will VerDuin ()
Office Business Manager – Barb Bray ()
Bookkeeper – Patti Kohlbrecher ()
Choir Director – Lisa Cleveland ()
Organist – Joan Schuetz ()
Contemporary Worship Director – Chris Swed ()
Director of Children’s Ministries – Darlene Nagel
Radio Ministry – Casper Heichelbeck, Jacob Plocher and
Zach Plocher
EvUCC Communications Ministries
Radio Station WGEL 101.7 FM Greenville
Church Phone: 618-654-7459
EVANGELICAL UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST
THE WEEKLY WORD
December 13, 2015
Welcome to Evangelical United Church of Christ! We encourage you to return soon. Please stop at the visitors’ desk. Please sign the Friendship Pad and pass it to the outside aisle where an usher will pick it up.
Nursery care is available today in Room 38 for infants and toddlers (3 years old and under). Our volunteer today is: (9:00) Dena Henricks. Our nursery staff volunteer is Katie Henricks.
Prayers, Concerns and Joys - Please include in your Prayers
Connie Louer Abert, Verna Abert, Bob Barney, Daryl Bense (Barb Bray’s brother-in-law), Marie Bimes, Florence Collmann, Jeanne Dankenbring, Viola Deibert, Randy Dellamano, Gene and Debra Dilley (Marsha Rinderer’s sister and brother-in-law), Marlene Dickerson, Rev. Tom Drewer, Jared Emig (nephew of Jerry and Karla Zurliene), Alma Erwin, Ellen Gelly, Olivia Genteman, Marcia Gibbons, Ida Gorrell, Robert Goth, Elaine Grundhoefer (Harold Byers’ sister), Norma Haberer, Maurie Henricks, Carol Hoffman, Don Hundsdorfer, Curt Iberg, Dorothy Johnson (Aunt of Ron and Kathy Schneider), Betty Kamm, Vera Kunz, Rev. Jim Langdoc, Betty Legier, Herman Louer, Mary Manville, Marion Marcus, Wayne Marcus, Mary Marchal, Joe Michaelis, Becky Morris (Shirley Hug’s niece), Daniel Morris, Richard Moser, Alicia Rayner (Al & Shirley Flath’s daughter), Sandra Reinacher, Don Rinderer, Amy Schneider, Doris (mother of Barb Stallard), John Snider, Gloria Stuckwisch, Elva Tucker, Carladine Vulliet, Alvin Whitsell (Florence Collmann’s brother-in-law), Dale Wiesemeyer (Niala Keilbach’s brother), and Kathy Wilsman (Nancy Byers’ sister), Barb Winters, Judy Wise. Please pray for Ava Martin, a one year old waiting for a heart transplant.
Wee Care Cook Books make great gifts! - Custom made Cookbooks are AVAILABLE today in the Narthex. Each book is only $10 and is chocked full of scrumptious recipes from our day care families. Proceeds will help with the monetary requirement for the recycled plastic picnic table we collected caps for earlier in the year.
Sunday School – On December 20th there will be one 9am service with our Christmas Cantata. We encourage you and your family to attend this wonderful Christmas music presented by our adult choir and children’s choir. We will also be offering a movie for children not attending the service in room 48A.
Christmas Cantata - Please plan to join us Sunday, December 20th for a 9:00 a.m. merged service featuring our Chancel Choir performing "A Rutter Christmas" - a celebration with carols by John Rutter.
SPARK CLASSES - Three NEW adult education classes will begin in January, 2016 from 9:10 to 10:00a.m. Please take advantage
of these opportunities to continue to grow in your faith journey.
“The Round Table” Discussion led by Lynn Rivas and Darlene Nagel.
Topics such as: “Managing Worry”, “Food Allergies”, “Dealing with
Anger”, and more will be discussed. The group will meet in the
Social Hall with the sessions offered from January 3 to May 15.
“Explore the Bible Series” will be taught by Lynn Beil from January 3 to May 27. There will be an in-depth study of the Gospel of Matthew 1 – 13. We are called to be witnesses of Jesus in the world. Matthew’s Gospel is a call to evangelize all people. This class will be taught in the Conference Room.
The third class will be taught by Pastor Chris entitled: “Jesus Prom” from January 3 to February 7. In these sessions we will look at how Jesus loved verbs like live, come, rest, learn, hear, and give. Jesus loved people and calls us to unconditionally do the same. It is a call to action as we find ways to grow together as a church. This class will be taught in Room 43.
December Sunday School Schedule:
December 20th - Christmas movie
December 27th - No Sunday School
Christmas Eve Services
5:00 pm - Family Service
7:30 pm – Traditional Candlelight Service with Communion
11:00 pm– Journey Under the Star
This Week’s Schedule
Sunday: 6:00 p.m. unMute 737
7:00 p.m. AA
Monday: 7:30 a.m. Quilters
9:00 a.m. Peppermint Christmas Pageant
10:00 a.m. 1st Place for Health
11:00 a.m. Peppermint Christmas Pageant
6:30 p.m. Grief Share
6:30 p.m. Divorce Care
Tuesday: 9:00 a.m. Peppermint Christmas Pageant
11:00 a.m. Peppermint Christmas Pageant
8:00 p.m. AA
Wednesday: 9:00 a.m. Wednesday Morning Followship Bible Study
6:00 p.m. God Squad Practice
6:00 p.m. Handbell Choir Practice
6:30 p.m. Next Step Confirmation
7:00 p.m. Chancel Choir Practice
Thursday: 6:00 p.m. Mission Board
7:00 p.m. Consistory Board
Friday: 8:00 p.m. AA and Al-Anon
Saturday: 10:00 a.m. Cantata Practice
Worship Memorials/Honorariums to the Glory of God
The Radio Ministry is from Rich Moser and Family in memory of Mildred Moser.
The Bulletin Ministry is from Todd, Kerri, Colby and Clint Reilson in memory of Karen Knebel.