ANNOUNCEMENTS

Christmas Eve Service Dec. 24th at 7:00 pm

Donation for Sudbury secondary school students, clothing,
towels, dishes, hygiene items. Donations box in Ladies
Parlour.
400 Antwerp St. Sudbury, Ont.,
Choir Practice – Thursday Dec. 20 th Ph. 705-675-8670
New Choir members welcome, Sunday December 16th 2018
no experience necessary 3rd Advent Sunday
Like us on Facebook : @allpeoplesunited
Donations for Bed kits for sleeping children around the world,
$35 / kit or any amount appreciated, see Marlene
or Nancy.
Welcome Rev. Gerry Copeman !
Our prayer list is circulated each Sunday for you to sign.
We especially pray for Irene Ballance, Nancy MacDonald. * PROCESSIONAL
Prepare the way of the Lord
We are still accepting White Gift donations Prepare the way of the Lord
White envelopes in pew please donate and put in offering plate Make a straight path for him,
you may bring your donation next week too Make a straight path for him
The Food Bank will purchase $6 for every $1 the church Prepare the way of the Lord
donates.
CALL TO WORSHIP
A BIG Thank You to everyone for helping with our Christmas Leader: Let every tonque give praise to God.
Tea, it was a great success. The kitchen work, the decorating, People: Let us proclaim that god is with us,
The baking, making sandwiches, crafts, and basket donations. Forgiving, liberating, and redeeming
We could not have done it without everyone’s combined help !
Leader: Let us rejoice in our worship. Let us be open to
God’s leading
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People: We will praise the god of love.
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Facebook : @allpeoplesunited
Church website: allpeoplesunitedchurch.weebly.com We will light the 3rd advent
Candle of Joy
Upcoming Speakers:
Dec. 23rd Gerry Lougheed Welcome to our guests today !
We hope that you were blessed
Dec. 24th Christmas Eve Service
and will come again.
Dec. 30th Mike Marcotte
Jan. 6th David Chuipka * Please stand as you are able
Song:
A candle is burning a candle of peace
A candle to signal that conflict must. Cease.
For Jesus is coming to show us the way
A message of peace humbly laid in the hay
*OPENING HYMN VU 7: Hope is a star
WELCOME AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
OFFERING
Praise and thanksgiving bring hallelujah
Thanks for the food we eat,
And for the friends we meet;
For each new day we greet
Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah
PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE / LORD’S PRAYER

MINUTES FOR MISSION *CLOSING HYMN VU 29: Hark the glad sound, the
savior comes.
SCRIPTURE READINGS
Zephaniah 3:14-20 *BENEDICTION (Sung by all)
Isaiah 12:2-6 ( page 880 VU) May God’s sheltering wings,
Luke 3:7-18 Her gathering wings protect you
May God’s nurturing arms,
READING RESPONSES His cradling arms sustain you.
All: This is the word of the Lord, thanks be to God. And hold you in her love, and hold you in his love.
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GLORIA PATRI ANNOUNCEMENTS & UPCOMING EVENTS
Glory be to the Father and to the Son, Church Christmas Party Today !
and to the Holy Spirit. Pot Luck lunch down stairs
As it was in the beginning is now, and ever shall be;
World without end. AMEN.

CHOIR ANTHEM: I know your word

MESSAGE:
*HYMN. VU 55: In the bleak-mid winter

Invite a friend or neighbour We will once again be collecting

to our church, show them Aluminum cans and are now
our Bulletin Accepting bottles too !