Mission UpdateWelcome!To better serve our newcomers, we ask that
guests please fill out a Visitor Card* located in the pews in the
sanctuary and at the Connection Center in Schumann Hall. Cards may
be placed in the offering trays or given to an usher or
minister.Parking Information As a courtesy, we reserve the curbside
parking on Coll St by the sanctuary and the drive-thru parking area
by the school for the elderly, handicapped, or those who require
assistance. There is always an Ambassador there to greet and offer
assistance. Also, we discourage parking on the curbside in front of
Seele Parish Hall for the safety of the children going in and
out.Nursery We offer a staffed nursery for age birth through 3
years old in the FP School area during the 9:00 and 10:30 Sunday
morning services. Please see an usher for assistance.
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For Our Guests & Members
Sunday School: 6th-12th grade, 9:00 am and
Wednesday nights at 6:00 pm! Merge Room.Christmas Bags for
Shut-Ins
Lay Ministry and the Pastoral Care Board will be putting
together our Christmas bags
for FPC members who are living at home or in facilities and
unable to attend church services.
We are asking for donations of items to put in the gift
bags:
small lotionssmall Kleenex packs
lip balmspeanut butter crackers
instant oatmeal packetshot chocolate mix envelopescandy canes or
peppermints
These donated items can be left in the corridor in the basket
provided or brought to the church
office. Please contact Jill Rodriguez with any
questions, 830-609-7729 X13.
During this time, while we’re counting our blessings, remember
those who struggle to make it day to day. During Thanksgiving and
Christmas, let’s fill up our baskets every week for those who need
a hand-up
and volunteer when able to spread the love of Christ during this
holiday season.
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On that cold December day, Jesus was SENT, wise men were SENT,
angels were SENT, shepherds were SENT. All to deliver HOPE to God's
people. We Christians are still being SENT with a message of HOPE
for this generation. This Advent lets explore this idea of SENT
together. The class is led by Sue Saur and will meet in the Faust
House daycare room (across from the Women's bathroom) at 9:15. Our
first class will be December 9th, and we will continue for the
remaining weeks of Advent, with the option of an additional class
after the New Year. Join us! (You may order the Kindle version of
the book for immediate download through Amazon for $2.67.)”
Hellen Heidrich Claudia Skoog Madelyn Harris Ruby Feick Evelyn
Silvers James Hagan Joyce Kelly Maybell “May” Koenig Melvin
Jochec
Evelyn Schievelbein Noland Koepp
Vera Mae Pfeiffer Tressie Russell Lorene McCoy
Darlene Moore Karl Krueger
Emmett Skolaut Edith Krause
A.D. Nuhn Vera Mae Vogel
Sharon Gold Elnora Kraft
Marilyn Soldner Edwin Pantermuehl
Ilma “Sue” Heinemeyer Clara Schriewer
Ruby “Skipper” Isleib
Totenfest 2018
Remembering those we’ve lost this past year
Next Sunday, December 2nd, Adventskranz 2nd Annual Christmas
Advent Wreath
Celebration. Join us in Seele for breakfast, music, fellowship
and the opportunity to make your family's own advent wreath.
9:00am-10:20am. *Nursery will not be opened at 9:00am during the
Adventskranz Celebration. It will open at 10:30am.Lesson and Carols
practice on Dec. 2nd from 12:00-2:00pm.Wednesday, December 5th:
Sons and Daughters perform their Christmas program to Merge
students. Pizza will be served! Schumann Hall.
6:00-7:30pm.Thursday, December 6th: FPC Children's Lesson and
Carols: The ABC's of Christmas, 7:00pm the sanctuary.
The Senior Pastor Search Committee met on Nov. 14thto review
survey responses and other feedback from the members of the
congregation. All told, we received input from roughly one-third of
those who regularly attend our services. Among those who work with
surveys and opinion polls, that is considered to be a remarkable
response. The committee sees it as an indication of the deep
investment so many of us have in the spiritual health and future of
First Protestant Church. Please be aware that we are extending the
deadline for surveys another week, to Sunday, Dec. 2nd. Survey
results will be made available as soon as we’ve collected the last
group, but at this point we can certainly report that they have
been both helpful and hopeful. Please continue to keep the
committee, our church, and each other in your daily prayers.
ANNuAL CoNgRegATioNAL
MeeTiNgTuesday, December 4, 2018
7:00 pmin the Sanctuary.
All church members are welcome and encouraged to attend.
Salvation Army SupportRed Kettle Bell Ringing
There are still a few First Protestant slots available that can
be scheduled with Mae Kraft. If those slots don’t fit your
schedule, there are slots
available on almost all days from now through Christmas Eve. If
you can fill a 2 hour block,
please call Gordon Schroeder to coordinate @ 830-743-0714. This
fund raising campaign is the most important source for the funds
that support
all of the Salvation Army’s programs. Fourth Sunday Meal
Today, Sunday the 25th of Nov is our regular 4th Sunday Meal,
for the homeless and
disadvantaged, at the Salvation Army Post, 617 S. Business 35 /
Elliot Knox. If you would like to share the spirit of Thanksgiving
we are planning
on serving a roast beef meal. Donations are welcomed to help
defer the cost.
Traditional Worship
November 25, 2018 Traditional Services
9:00 am and 10:30 am
The radio broadcast is given to the Honor and Glory of God by
the families and friends of First Protestant Church.
Sunday, November 25, 2018 Contemporary
Rev. Chuck Huckaby
Traditional“Does google own
The Cloud?” Rev. Daryl Higgins
Luke 21: 25-36
This Sunday
Staff Contact Information
Rev. Daryl Higgins - Senior
[email protected]
Rev. Phil Brown - Executive [email protected]
Rev. Chuck Huckaby - Minister of Congregational
[email protected]
Rev.Ardie Kendig - Worship & Prayer
[email protected]
Denise Marshall- Director of Children’s
[email protected]
Jill Rodriguez - Director of Lay
[email protected]
Dr. Joey Martin - Director of Music & Fine ArtsJoeyMartin5
[email protected]
Ext. 16
Ext. 20
Ext. 18
830-708-4438
Ext. 26
Ext. 13
512-787-2269
172 West Coll Street - New Braunfels, TX 78130Phone (830)
609-7729
Thursday 11/29/18 ~ Psalm 137; 1 Kings 20:22-21:16; John
19:25-37
Monday 11/26/18 ~ Psalm 135:1-12; 1 Kings 18; John 18:25-40
Wednesday 11/28/18 ~ Psalm 136; 1 Kings 20:1-21; John
19:12-24
Tuesday 11/27/18 ~ Psalm 135:13-25; 1 Kings 19; John 19:1-11
Saturday 12/1/18 ~ Psalm 138:6-8; 1 Kings 22:29-53; John
20:10-23
9:00 am
10:30 am
12:00 pm
Sunday 11/25/2018~ John 18: 33-37;
Friday 11/30/18~ Psalm 138:1-5; 1 Kings 21:17-22:28; John
19:38-20:9
Sunday 12/2/18 ~ Luke 21: 25-36;
9:00 am
10:30 am
Flying Fingers - Mae’s OfficeFPC Staff Meeting - Conf.
RoomHandbell Rehearsal -- Bell RoomMerge Youth - Merge RoomSons
& Daughters - Seele Parish HallLessons and Carols Rehearsal -
SanctuarySanctuary Choir Rehearsal - Choir Room
9:00 am1:00 pm6:00 pm
7:00 pm
10:00 am2:00 pm
Traditional Worship - SanctuaryMerge - 6th-12th grade - Merge
RoomNo Sons & Daughters Sunday SchoolFaithful Servants -
Bride’s RoomKingdom Seekers - Handbell RoomSENT Advent Class -
Heritage HouseCALM Sunday School - Conf. RoomTraditional Worship -
Sanctuary Contemporary Worship - Schumann HallNo Children’s
Church
Ladies’ Bible Study - Conf. RoomMoms in Prayer - Conf. Room
Traditional Worship - SanctuaryMerge - 6th-12th grade - Merge
RoomSons & Daughters Sunday School - Off Campus - Crisis
CenterFaithful Servants - Bride’s RoomKingdom Seekers - Handbell
RoomSENT Advent Class - Heritage HouseCALM Sunday School-Conf.
RoomTraditional Worship - Sanctuary Contemporary Worship - Schumann
HallChildren’s Church - Seele Parish HallLessons and Carols - Seele
Parish Hall
Where Everybody is SomebodyAnd Jesus Christ is Lord
Prelude “Jesus Christus, unser Heiland”
Alfred V. FedakWelcome
(10:30) Choral Call to Worship “Sing to the Lord”
FPC Sanctuary Choir
*Hymn (#319) “Immortal, Invisible, God Only Wise”
*Sharing of Fellowship*Celebration of TotenfestPrayer of
Remembrance
*gloria PatriService of Prayer
Hymn (#574) “Rejoice, the Lord is King”
Scripture ReadingJohn 18: 33-37 (p.767)
(9:00) Special Music **“Laudate Dominum” ~ W. A. Mozart
Lyndsea Woodall, soprano(10:30) Anthem
“E’en So, Lord Jesus, Quickly Come” Paul Manz
FPC Sanctuary Choir
Message“Elvis and the King”Rev. Daryl Higgins
Tithes & offerings
(9:00) offertory “Laudate Dominum” ~ W. A. Mozart
Lyndsea Woodall, soprano(10:30) “Rhosymedre”~ Ralph Vaughan
Williams
*Doxology*Prayer of Thanksgiving
* Hymn (#595) “Lead On, O King Eternal”
*Blessing
Postlude “Nun danket alle Gott” ~ Albert L. Travis
*Denotes for those who are able, to please stand.**Definition
listed on the back of the bulletin
** “Laudate Dominum” from Vesperae solennes de confessore
(Solemn Vespers for a Confessor), K. 339, is one of the five Vesper
psalms and has text taken from the final verse of Psalm 148 giving
praise and thanks. Mozart composed the larger work as his final
piece for the Salzburg Cathedral, most likely for a vespers service
to commemorate an unspecified saint. “Laudate Dominum” is the fifth
movement of the larger work and was originally for soprano solo and
orchestra with the choir entering at the “Gloria Patri”. Today, we
hear the movement with the soloist only.
Praise the Lord, all nations; praise him all people.For his
loving kindness has been bestowed upon us,And the truth of the Lord
endures forever.
