As you prepare Your heart to worship God, please turn your
ELECTRONIC DEVICES TO vibrate. This will allow others to worship
uninterrupted. Thank you!
Gift of Togetherness
Welcome
Highland’s Ministry and Mission
Acolyte
Chiming of the Hour
Prelude
In these quiet moments, please pray for all those who have worshipped where
you now sit; pray for those who are sitting beside you; and pray for everyone God
wants you to invite to worship.
*Call to Worship
Pastor: God’s voice calls from the waters.
God’s voice is strong and majestic.
People: Our glorious God thunders!
Pastor: God’s voice shakes the wilderness
and shatters the cedars.
God’s voice is strong and majestic.
People: Our glorious God thunders!
Pastor: God’s voice calls out to Jesus,
as He rises from the waters,
“this is My Son whom I dearly love!”
God’s voice is strong and majestic.
People: Our glorious God thunders!
Give glory and power to God! Amen.
*Hymn 8:30 am As I Go Down to the River to Pray
11:00 am Wash, O God, Our Sons and Daughters UMH 605
Children’s Time
(Children will enjoy Kids Konnection, ages 3 through grade 2)
Gift of Giving
Offering
Anthem When Jesus Came to Jordan Sanctuary Choir
Doxology Praise God, from Whom All Blessings Flow UMH 94
Our giving to God is to be sacrificial.
“We want you to know, brothers, about the grace of God
that has been given among the churches of Macedonia,
for in a severe test of affliction, their abundance of joy
and their extreme poverty have overflowed
in a wealth of generosity on their part” (2 Cor. 8:1-2).
Gift of Learning
Scripture Matthew 3: 13-17 NT 808
Signing Jamie Kay
Pastor: The Word of God for the people of God.
People: Thanks be to God. Amen.
Message Jesus’ Baptism
Rev. Dr. Dorothy McNeer O’Quinn
Gift of Praying
*Hymn 8:30 am Whiter than Snow
11:00 am Breathe on Me, Breath of God UMH 420
Silent Prayer
Prayer of Confession
God of strength and majesty,
bless us with Your peace today.
When our worship is insincere
and we fail to do what is right,
forgive us.
Call us with Your life-shaking voice,
and lead us from darkness
into the waters of Your light and grace.
Work new miracles in our lives,
that we may be Your sons and daughters,
in whom You delight –
even as Jesus was Your delight
at His baptism. Amen.
Pastor: In the name of Jesus Christ, You are forgiven.
People: In the name of Jesus Christ, You are forgiven.
Glory to God. Amen.
*Passing of the Peace
Morning Prayer
Prayers of the People
Leader: Jesus in Your mercy,
People: Hear our prayer.
The Lord’s Prayer UMH 896
Sending Forth
Baptism Renewal
*Hymn 8:30 am Are You Washed
11:00 am Baptized in Water TFWS 2248
*Benediction
*Postude
*Those able, please stand
UMH denotes United Methodist hymnal
TFWS denotes United Methodist Supplement hymnal
Prayer Concerns: Betty Leighton, Southside Regional Medical Center;
Wendy Moore, home.
Calendar for this Week
January 8 – 14, 2017
Sunday 10:15 am Children’s Choir practice.
12:30 pm Narcotics Anonymous Fellowship Hall.
4:00 pm Adult Bells.
Monday: 11:00 am Bykota Circle will meet.
1:00 pm Staff Meeting.
6:00 pm Prayer Service at Linda Coleman’s, 231 Bear Chase
Court, Colonial Heights.
6:30 pm Centennial Meeting , meet in the Dalton/McNeer
Classroom, Eloise Ward, Chair.
6:30 pm Scouts will meet.
7:00 pm Pre School Board Meeting in Day Classroom.
7:00 pm The Way at Dante’s Restaurant, Mike Tolbert,
Leader.
7:00 pm Bible Study at Napoli Restaurant, Chester, VA, led
by Dorothy Vincent.
Tuesday: 6:15 pm Finance Committee Meeting, Mike Coleman, Chair.
7:00 pm Administrative Council Meeting, Jen Webb, Chair.
Wednesday: 5:30 pm Church and Community Supper.
6:00 pm Prayer Service and Children’s activities.
6:30 pm Blue Grass Band practice
7:00 pm Sanctuary Choir rehearsal.
Thursday: 2 pm Filling Backpacks at Colonial Heights Food Pantry.
6 pm Education Committee Meeting.
7 pm Troop Committee meeting.
Communion Stewards – It is time to get the schedule for Communion Stewards for 2017. If you would be willing to do it for one month out of the year please contact me at (804) 732-2947 or cell (804) 586-4022. You would be responsible for 8:30 and 11:00 services only. Compass takes care of their own.
Thank You,
Marie Rowan, Worship Chair.
Weather for Highland
Weather related conditions for Highland’s closure will be advertised on the Radio W T V R and TV - CBS (channel 6). Also E-mails and One Call
Now will be sent.
Calendar Events Coming Up
Monday, January 16 – Office closed.
Thursday, January 19 – 11 am Ann Douglas Guild – Fellowship Hall.
Sunday, January 22 – ONE SERVICE at 11 am – the students of United
Campus Ministries of Virginia State University
will lead us in worship on January 22nd at 11 am.
Please make sure you are here for this special
worship celebration.
Thursday, January 26 – 11 am Intercessory Prayer in Sanctuary
(someone will be in attendance while you pray).
Friday, January 27 – 6:30 - 9:00 pm Scouts Pinewood Derby workshop.
Fellowship Hall.
Saturday, January 28 – 9:00 am – 12 pm Scouts Pinewood Derby
workshop, Fellowship Hall.
Education Committee meets at 6 pm on January 12th. Each adult Sunday School Class is requested to send a representative.
Thank you,
Pastor Dorothy
Pastors
Rev. Dr. Dorothy McNeer O’Quinn, Senior Pastor
E-Mail:
Rev. Mike Tolbert, Associate Pastor
E-Mail:
Rev. Linwood Daniel, Visitation Pastor
Musicians
Susanna Carson Tolbert, Music Director
E-Mail:
Linda Morris, Handbell Conductor
E-Mail:
Matt Via, Praise Leader
E-Mail:
Linda Kibler, Children’s Music Director
E-Mail:
Highland United Methodist ChurchLoving God; Loving Neighbor
January 8, 2017
11:00 am Worship in the Fellowship Hall
125 East Westover Avenue
Colonial Heights, VA 23834
WWW.highlandumchurch.net
E-Mail:
Phone 804-526-3870
Fax 804-526-7470