Serving God By Our Service, Our Prayers, Our Presence, Our Gifts, And Our Witness.

Greene Street United Methodist Church

OUR SERVICE
OUR PRESENCE
Ministers: All the Congregation Attendance on 11/24/19 1st Sunday of Advent Order of Worship
Pastor: Rev. Lex McDonald Worship……..…19
Secretary: Detra Pennington Sunday School… December 1, 2019 9:00 am
Trustee: Wade Wiles, III
Greeters: Melissa McNeill OUR GIFTS Liturgical color: Purple
PPRC Rep: Melissa McNeill From 11/24/19
Reader: Kathryn Masewicz Budget receipts last week We Gather Together For Worship
$ 1,612.33
Words of Welcome Rev. Lex McDonald
BY OUR PRAYERS
Craig Norton Mallory Lucas Mac McLendon Kim Gordon Dylan Wood Prelude
Katie Rhodes Benjamin Schooler Sara Duncan Bill Anderson Jane Anderson
Bradley Hughes Ginny Herring Kay Strickland Percy McNeill Diane McDougall
Christi S. Corley Merita S. Koening Jill Slapnik Fay Shull Fran Jackson Trinitarian Chime
Glenn Higgins Daniel Briquet Irina Briquet Paul Rhodes Mandy McLemore
Anne Owens Kevin Rawlinson Monica Gann Helen Sexton *Hymn “Come, Thou Long-Expected Jesus” UMH 196
Kathryn Masewicz Rick Rawlinson Marilyn Biernaski Brent Long

The Nursing Home & Rehab & Hospital

Jerry Kittrell—Robin’s Residential Care-1216 Hyatt Avenue, Cola., SC 29203 We Connect with God Through Prayer and Praise

*Responsive Reading of Psalms Psalm 122 UMH 845 Kathryn Masewicz

OUR WITNESS OUR WITNESS
This Week at Greene Street Next Week at Greene Street *The Apostles’ Creed
1st Sunday of Advent 2nd Sunday of Advent I believe in God the Father Almighty, maker of heaven and
Sunday, December 1, 2019 Sunday, December 8, 2019 earth, and in Jesus Christ, his only Son our Lord: who was con-
9:00 am—Worship Service 9:00 am—Worship Service ceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered un-
10:00 am—Choir Practice 10:00 am—Choir Practice der Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead, and buried; the third day
10:00 am—Sunday School 10:00 am—Sunday School
Pop Corn Giveaway after morning service
he rose from the dead: he ascended into heaven, and sitteth at
Tuesday, December 3, 2019 the right hand of God the Father Almighty; from thence he shall
6:30 am –Bible Study@ Lizard’s on Forest Dr. Tuesday, December 10, 2019 come to judge the quick and the dead. I believe in the Holy Spir-
6:30 am –Bible Study@ Lizard’s on Forest Dr. it, the holy catholic church, the communion of saints, the for-
Thursday, December 5, 2019
7:00 am—Bible Study @ Lizard’s in Irmo Thursday, December 12, 2019
giveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life ever-
7:00 am—Bible Study @ Lizard’s in Irmo lasting. Amen

*Gloria Patri
OFFICE INFORMATION Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Ghost; as it
1106 Greene Street Pastor’s Cell 667-1169 Like us on Facebook was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without
Columbia, SC 29201 Church 799-6268 Follow us on Twitter end. Amen. Amen.
Office Hours –Tuesday& Thursday 7-12 @Greenestreetumc
Closed on Fridays Messages Checked Daily
 We are Edified by God’s Spirit and Word

The Pastoral Prayer

Thank you for worshiping with us today. If you Imagine No Malaria
are a first time visitor please see one of our Please help collect money for
The Lord’s Prayer greeters or ushers to receive a gift from us.
Our Father, which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy Also, please fill out a visitors form located in this worthy cause. A jar for
name. Thy kingdom come, thy will be done on earth, as it is in the back of the pew. your loose change is located
heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our in the narthex on the table.
trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And
lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine
is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory forever. Amen.

Old Testament Reading Isaiah 2:1-5 Kathryn Masewicz

Readings of the Epistle Romans 13:11-14 Kathryn Masewicz
Happy Birthday to
Leader: The Word of God for the people of God. Mrs. Helen Sexton
People: Thanks be to God
Who turns
*Reading of the Gospel Matthew 24:36-44 100 years young Thank you so much for all
Today!!!! your donations.
Choir Anthem Chancel Choir Our Y.T.D. total is $187.45!
Communion Meditation “Awake and Alert” Rev. Lex McDonald

We Respond to God’s Grace and Calling

*Hymn “I Want to Walk as a Child of the Light” UMH 206

December 1—Helen Sexton
Offertory Prayer December 3—Kevin Rawlinson
December 6—Stuart West
Receiving of Tithes and Offering
FLAVORINGS FOR SALE!
Offertory
*The Doxology The Eula Hornsby Circle has Southern Flavor- Pop Corn
Praise God, from whom all blessings flow; praise him, all ings for sale @ $3.00 per 7oz bottle. Flavor- Giveaway!!!
creatures here below; praise him above, ye heavenly host; ings on hand are : Almond, Banana, Butter On December 8th we
praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Amen. Nut, Butter, Coconut, Maple Orange, Pineap- will have a pop corn
ple, Rum, Strawberry, Clear Vanilla, Dark giveaway. Please stay
A Service of Word and Table III UMH pp.15-16 Vanilla and Black Walnut.
If interested, please contact after the morning ser-
Marilyn Biernaski vice to help us bag
We Embody Christ for Each Other and the World Cell # 803-260-5010 pop corn and pass out the
bags up until The USC/
*Hymn “We’ve a Story to Tell to the Nations” UMH 569
*The Benediction Houston game.
*Trinitarian Chime
Postlude