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A Suggested Prayer for Receiving Jesus Christ I believe You died and rose from the grave to purchase a place in heaven for me. Lord Jesus, I hear You standing at the door of my heart and knocking. I now open the door and ask You to come into my life. Take control of my life. Forgive my sins and save me. I repent of my sins and now place my trust in You for my salvation. Lord Jesus, I accept Your free gift of eternal life, and I ask you to give me a new beginning today. And the new life which You give to me, I will give back to You to use in whatever way You see fit. Come into my life, Lord Jesus...Amen. by Dr. Louis Evans, Sr. : John 3:16, John 1:12, Romans 10:9-10, 3:23
Sierra Vista Presbyterian Church P. O. Box 2403 (39696 Highway 41) Oakhurst, CA 93644
Phone: (559) 683-6742 Fax: (559) 683-6110 Email: [email protected] Website: www.sierravistachurch.org
Sierra Vista PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
“A Christ ian Community That Exists For The Larger Community”
Christmas Eve Worship Service
December 24, 2017 10:00 a.m.
OPENING SONG
WELCOME Rick Lemberg
LIGHTING OF THE ADVENT CANDLE OF LOVE The Neff Family
“O Come, O Come Emmanuel”
WORSHIP THROUGH SONG
SERMON IN SONG “Rejoice! Christ Is Born!” Sierra Singers
CHILDREN’S MESSAGE
OFFERING
PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE Matt Mellon
SERMON SCRIPTURE Matthew 2:1-12
SERMON SERIES “Baby Talk” Rick Lemberg #4 “Wise Quips from Wise Guys”
CLOSING SONG
BENEDICTION
Bibles are available on the cabinet in the Gathering Room.
Children v Nursery Care: Birth to two years old is in Promiseland rm 1. v Children’s Church 10 a.m. following dismissal from worship (when children are
present) 2 years thru 5th grade in Promisedland Parents: Please collect your children immediately following worship.
Check us out on Facebook at SVPC Children’s Ministry.
JR & SR High v No Jr and Sr High Sunday School this week. v Boy Scout Troop 316 will not meet this week v JR HI Group Wed Nights will not meet this week. We will resume Jan. 10th v SR HI Group Wed Nights will not meet this week. We will resume Jan. 10th Check us out on Facebook at SVPC Youth Group.
CHURCH STAFF EMAIL ADDRESSES
Rick Lemberg, Pastor [email protected] Peter Koenen, Dir. Christian Education [email protected] Ben Kelly, Dir. Children/JH Ministry [email protected] Matt Mellon, Assoc. Dir. Service & Mission/SH Min. [email protected] Jason Meyer, Dir. of Discipleship [email protected] Mary Posluch, Worship Coordinator [email protected] Catherine Walker, Choir Dir/Organist [email protected] Valerie Ramsey, Exec. Ass’t/Bkpr [email protected] Katie Burns, Clerk of Session [email protected]
Bill Welch, Pastor Emeritus Ed Swenson, Parish Associate Betty Strain, Clerk Emeritus
Events and Opportunities
Christmas Eve
Candlelight Services today at 4:00 p.m. & 6:00 p.m.
New Year’s Eve, December 31st One Worship Service at 10:00 a.m.
Christmas Eve Cookies If you have baked Christmas Cookies to share at our Candlelight Services, please bring them to the church by 3:30 p.m. today. CHURCH OFFICE HOURS The Church Office will be closed December 25 through January 1st for the Christmas and New Year’s Holidays. WOW (Women of the Word) WOW is taking a Christmas break and will resume on Wednesday, January 10th at 9:30 a.m. in the Chapel. All ladies are invited to join as we begin a new study. A Note From Your Deacons Community Resources: FYI- Alzheimer’s Caregiver Support meets the first Tuesday of each month at the Oakhurst Lutheran Church from 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. This is a support group of individuals caring for a person with Alzheimer’s or dementia, so come learn about the disease and what resources are available. For additional information please contact Carol at (559) 683-4045. More Opportunities Ø Bell Choir and Choir are not meeting this week. We will resume rehearsals
on January 3rd. Ø Prayer Shawl Ministry meets each Tuesday at 9 a.m. in the Chapel. Join
us for fellowship, prayer, and encouragement. Ø Tabitha Project meets the first and third Wednesdays of each month, 12-
3 p.m. in the Mobile.
Bible Studies • Tuesday: Men's Bible Study - "Revelation" by N.T. Wright @ 6-7:15 a.m.
meeting in the Community Room at Raleys. Contact Eric Hagen for more information, 286-1774.
• Wednesday: 9:30 a.m. (Chapel) WOW (Women of the Word) taking a break until January 10th
Prayer Requests
Pray for our team going to Tijuana Mexico with Spectrum Ministries Dec. 26-31: Emily, Megan, Natalie, Jason & Alicia Meyer; Pancho Capuchino; Meg Young; Eirena, Steve & Sophia Ewert; John & Valerie Ramsey; John & Carolyn Honnette. Pray for the family of Chris Christensen following his passing away this past week in Washington State. In Need of Prayer? If you have a prayer request for yourself, your family, or others, you are welcome to do one of the following: • Go to our website, www.sierravistachurch.org and click on the SVPC Prayer
Blog to enter your prayer request. • Call the church office at 683-6742
