WELCOME

PRELUDE

*HYMN                                   “O Come, All Ye Faithful”                         212

*PRAYER

STORY                        “The Blizzard of ’82”          by Zarette Beard

SHARING OF OFFERINGS & TITHES

(Please place all gold cards in offering plate at this time.)

*Offertory Thought

“Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, for He has looked favorably

on his people and redeemed them. He has raised up a mighty

savior for us in the house of His servant David.”   Luke 1:68-69.

Offertory

Offertory Song      “Once In Royal David’s City”     Vs. 1, 4  Insert

Offertory Prayer

SCRIPTURE                             Luke 2:8-20                           NT 58

STORY                      “Undelivered Gifts”   by Wayne Montgomery

*HYMN                         “Infant Holy, Infant Lowly”                       206

SHARING OF COMMUNITY

Announcements

Concerns & Joys

Prayer

STORY     “Christmas Don’t Never Come Here”  by Bill Flanagan

*HYMN                “I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day”         Insert

*BENEDICTION

POSTLUDE & HANDSHAKES ALL AROUND

ANNOUNCEMENTS

A BAG FOR RECYCLING YOUR BULLETINS is sitting near the water fountain.

WHAT DID JESUS LOOK LIKE? Many artists have tried to capture this image. For the month of January, we will be displaying pictures of Jesus. Please lend us your favorites, framed or unframed. They will be our hall art. Please bring them next week.

A CHURCH BOARD RETREAT IS TO BE HELD ON JANUARY 7TH FROM 9AM TO 3PM. Please let the pastors know ASAP as to your plans to attend by December 28th.  All new and retiring board members are welcome to attend. A light breakfast will be shared at 9am and lunch will be provided at the center.

OFFERING ENVELOPES for 2012 are available from the ushers. If you do not currently use offering envelopes, but would like to start, please contact Robyn Wampler.

PASTORS  JIM & MARLA ABE will be away from December 30th until January 2nd. If you have an emergency, please call your deacon during that time.

THIS WEEK AT A GLANCE

SUNDAY, December 25

10:15am Sunday Worship

Merry Christmas!

MONDAY, December 26

Church Office will be closed today

TUESDAY, December 27

1:00pm  Quilting Group

5:45pm  Yoga Class

SUNDAY, January 1

9:00am  Sunday School

10:15am  Sunday  Worship

Happy New Year

Guest Speaker will be Rev. William Groff

January 1-Happy New Year 2012!

January 2-Church Offices closed

January 3-Central Zone Pastor’s Meeting, Music & Worship Meet

at 4:00pm, Yoga Class at 5:45pm, Witness Commission at

5:45pm, and CCNS Classes resume

January 4- 6:45pm Choir & 8:00pm Bell Choir Resume

January 7-Church Board Retreat at Bongiorno Center

January 15-Martin Luther King Community Commemoration

Service at Grace United Methodist Church on Pomfret St.

January 8-Eucharist Sunday

PRAYER CONCERNS

Our Congregation:

Our congregation and its mission

Reba Peiper, Donna Scott, Virginia McCoy, Ruth Shenk

Al Cash, Bill Bixler, Stan Wilson, Paul Miller,

Dale George, Ken Lehman, all with various health issues

Galen George, has been moved to Claremont Rehab, Room 424. He will

reside there once he is out of the hospital with pneumonia.

Georgenne Loy, recovering from surgery

Kate Loy, recovering from skin procedure

Harry Nenninger, had eye surgery on Dec. 22

Paul Shenk, has shingles

Sarah Wagoner, as she is on her way to Thailand for the month of January.

Other Requests:

World Peace

For relief of disasters

All those looking for jobs or who have lost jobs

Marriages and families to be strengthened

Gordon Neidigh and his brother, Sam, both are brothers to Pearl

Ditmer, have lung cancer and other health issues.

Clients of Linda Young-Pitman, with various health issues

Joey Sudo, son of Rita Young’s co-worker, cancer complications

Kim Murphy, daughter of Patsy & Eldon Myers, difficult recovery

Lewis Banks, recovering from surgery this past week

George Wittmyer, sp??, neighbor of Ethel Price, moved to a nursing home

this past week

TUNA COUNT      Goal – 50  December- 47

Each church of Carlisle brings a different canned good to Project SHARE for distribution.  Our church has been assigned “Tuna.”

If you have a prayer concern, call Paul & Blanche Shenk (243-4249) so that we may join in prayer with you.  You may also fill out the back of the gold attendance card or the back of the blue card in the pew.

Happy Birthday to the following this coming week:

December 25-Debbe Stansbury, December 27-Tessie Shrawder, Kelsey

Dunkle, December 31-Sue Scott, Harry Nenninger,

Drew Nickel, Karin McManus, January 1-Carolyn Madeira

Happy Anniversary to the following this coming week:

December 30- Fred & Elaine McCoy

Please check out the church’s website, if you have a computer.

carlislecob.org

We are called to be…

A CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY SHARING THE   LOVE OF GOD.

Serving You This Week:

Organist Nancy Stuck

Pianist

Ushers December – George Bobb, Charles Carothers,

Bernie Koontz, Ike Tritt

Flower Delivery

Hospitality Evelyn Boyer

This Week Next Week

Head Usher Gene Roth Gene Roth

Song Leader Debbie Meenan Debbie Meenan

Sound Room Mike Ditmer

Special Music

Worship Greeters Bob Weigle Bob Weigle

Worship Leader

Farewell Greeter Blair Walker Dave Wampler

Worship Nursery Doris Marks Francine Moody

Video Projection Rita Young Rita Young

Attendance Sunday School     24 Worship 106