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United Methodist Church of Swartz Creek 
Dr. Reverend J.D. Landis Pastor 
 December, 2009
TheGood Word
Sunday Worship
December 6:
Wait For the Very Best; J.D. Landis
 
December 13:
Christmas Musical
 
December 20:
Heaven’s Christmas Gift; J.D. Landis
 
December 24:
Keep the Lights On; J.D. Landis
 
December 27:
God is With Us; Rachel Benton
Wednesday Worship
6:30 p.m.
December 2:
The Child: God’s Love
Offering
December 9:
The Shepherds: Worshipping inLove
December 16:
Moravian Love Feast:: J.D.Landis
December 23:
The Magi: Offering Gifts of Love
Common GroundsCoffee Haus
December 12, 2009, 7:00
 — 
9:00 p.m.
Come and know God is here: Listen to………..
 
 At the Crossroads
Coming in January
 By the Cross
 
The blessing of it all starts with you!
Don’t miss it!
 
2ND Saturday Soup Supper!
 
December 12, 20094:30
 — 
6:30 p.m.
Great Hot soup for Anyone and Everyone
!!!!!!!
 
United Methodist Church of Swartz Creek 
 Box268 * 7400 Miller Rd. 8 Swartz Creek MI 48473* 810-635-4555
Our Mission Statement:To be a nurturing community of Christians committed to serving Jesus Christ, helping others find Him andgrow as His disciples.
Swartz Creek Community
 
 Food Basket
December 6 at 3 pm
 
“Let Music Fill the Air,Let Joy be Everywhere!”
 
A concert at UMCSC to benefit the food pantry. Donations of non-perishable fooditems and free will offering will be taken.
Come and enjoy!
 
 
Fun Fundraiser for Ladies of All Ages
 
Get ready to scrapbook your memories at theScrapbooking Workshop in the Family Life Center on Sat., Jan. 23, 2010 from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Jenni-fer Nemer, from Creative Memories, will be thereto assist you The fee is $28 and includes all dayscrapping, mini-breakfast, lunch, drinks, snacksand door prizes. All are welcome. Space is limited,sign up early at the Welcome Center. Must be paid by January 17 to United Methodist Women.Watch for more information.
 
Yarn Angels:
Meet the 1st Tuesday of themonth to knit/crochet charity projects such as prayer shawls, baby items for Crisis Pregnancy
Center or hat/mittens for UM Children’s Home.
Contact Sharon Cummings @ 630
 – 
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Quilting Group:
Two groups of ladies aremeeting once a week to learn and to make beauti-ful quilts. For info call Eileen Faith @635-8388 or Jan Sulz @ 845-1934.
 
Swartz Creek Community Food Basket
has
served 2,700 families since it’s start in March. Unfortu-
nately the numbers do grow, fortunately as one of our committee
members from Saint Mary’s said, ―The Holy Spirit is atwork here!‖ Amen to that! Thank you for your support!
 
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Pasties
are being made on the 14th & 15h of December.
Don’t forget to order yours!
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Help Spruce up the church
on the 3rdTuesday at 9:00 a.m. Meet in Murbach Hall, pick a project and help make our church aninviting place to come worship.
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Advent Wreath Lighters/Readers are needed
 For Sunday morning worship. If you or your familywould like to participate, please sign up for a spe-cific time at the Information Center or the WelcomeCenter.
All information and instructions will be provided.Come be a part of this grace-filled tradition! Questions? SeeRachel.
 
Sunday School Christmas ProgramSunday, December 20
Join us for our annual
Christmas program
on
Sun-day, December 20
th
at 6pm.
This year our childrenwill be experiencing the awe and wonder of theChristmas story along with the joy of timelessChristmas carols. All persons ages 3 and up are in-vited to participate
 – 
please sign up at the welcomecenter or email rbenton@umc-sc.org by Wed, Dec2
nd 
if your child would like to participate.
 
WANT AN EASY WAY TO HELP MISSIONS?
Pickup a "UMW sock" at the welcome center, put 1 quar-ter in for the number of each month (IE 1 quarter for Jan., 2 in Feb, 3 in March etc.). By December youwill have accumulated $19.50 to turn in tohelp missions at home and around theworld.
 
Interested in a Short-Term Disciple Class?
Beginning January 12
th
, we will be offering a Disciplecourse on either Psalms (10 weeks) or Romans (8weeks) led by Laura Sepanak on Tuesday evenings.The course will have a similar structure to regular Dis-ciple studies, but is simply shorter in length and gener-ally focuses on a more specific topic. If you are inter-ested, please write your name on the sign-up sheet inthe Information Center (outside the sanctuary) or theWelcome Center (outside the gym), or feel free tospeak with Rachel if you have further questions (635-4555 or rbenton@umc-sc.org).
 
Attention Adult Sunday School Classes
:
During the Christmas season, we are inviting eachSunday School class to
“adopt 
-a-family
‖ as a way to
 provide clothes, toys, or other needed items. If inter-ested, please see Rachel for more information and to be matched with a family. Also, if you or someoneyou know could use an extra measure of grace this
season, please see Rachel or Barb Mulnix. Let’s find
ways to be a blessing to the Christ-child in our midstthis Christmas!
 
An Advent
devotional
that explores thestories of Simeon and Anna will be avail-able at the welcome center beginning Nov29. Please pick up your own copy (one per family, please) to take home as our gift toyou!Across this world we fill with gloom,A savior was born in a stable room.
 
He was a gift to all us here,From our God who wants us near.
 
And in return all we
can
give,Is all our love for as long as we live!
 
Amen
Merry Christmas
 
lee
Education Calandar
 November 29
 – 
Advent begins!
Heifer’s Fill the Ark program begins
 Advent Fair, 5:30-7:00pm in the GymDecember 2
 – 
ALIVE, 4:00-6:30pmPlease sign up to participate in the Christmas Pro-gram by this dateDecember 5
 – 
Christmas Program Practice, 9:30-11:30amin the SanctuaryDecember 9
 – 
ALIVE, 4:00-6:30pmDecember 12 - Christmas Program Practice, 9:30-11:30am in the SanctuaryDecember 16
 – 
ALIVE, 4:00-6:30pmSpecial Lovefeast Service, 6:30pmDecember 19 - Christmas Program Practice, 9:30-11:30am in the SanctuaryDecember 20
 – 
Please return your Arks for Heifer thisSundayChristmas Program, 6:00pm in the SanctuaryDecember 23
 – 
No ALIVE this week December 24
 – 
Christmas Eve Services, 6:00pm &11:00pm in the SanctuaryDecember 25
 – 
Merry Christmas!December 27
 – 
No Sunday School (enjoy worship andextra time with family & friends!)December 30
 – 
No ALIVE this week 
Weekly Bible Studies:Monday - Disciple I, 10am; Disciple II, 6:30pm;Disciple IV, 7pm; Bible Study, 7pmTuesday
 – 
Disciple III, 7pm
Those in MilitaryService
Lawrence Battiste, Jr.Richard BrillJoe & Missy CaldwellChristopher CampbellBob ChurchillSean CrispCW3 Rodney CrowErwin C. DavisJessica FaithIan GohlkePaul GreggTrevor B. HicksJohn LeachWilliam LengyelKyle LeonardAlan LloydMatt MakillomKenny MiddaughJennifer NelsonCory NeumannMichael Packer  Nick PutinskyMichael QuinnRyan RolfeJoshusa Sepanak Michael Sepanak Avery Spignor Steven TanousDr. Brad Taylor Travis Teuber (Iraq)Chris Wainwright
Dear S.C. UMC
 – 
Thank you for opening your church
to us for Jeremy & Rachel’s reception last Saturday.
Our family truly appreciated your generosity &thewarm welcome we received. The members of your staff and congregation could not do enough to help usat every turn. Especially Barb Mulnix, Norvel & BarbJohnson and of course Reverend Landis. Your facili-ties were wonderful and worked well for the reception
and also as a ―mid point‖ for all of the churches &
 people invited to the reception. The only sad point inall of this is how the Oxford UMC women all are en-vious of your perfect kitchen. Of course we will sayyour church was what caused us to sin. (Ha Ha). Withgreat gratitude & appreciation we thank you & wishgreat blessings upon your church!In Christian love, Karen Benton
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