We Welcome You To
ST. MARK’S UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
2220 S. Sproul Road, Broomall, PA 19008-2253
(PHONE) 610-356-1199 (FAX) 610-356-6112
(E-MAIL) (WEBSITE) www.stmarksumcbroomall.net
December 29, 2013 ...... First Sunday after Christmas
Ministers ...... Each Church Member
GATHERING
Good Morning and Welcome
Extending the Church’s fellowship
Ritual of Fellowship
Please register your attendance
Prayer Concerns, Thanksgiving, & Celebrations
Remembering brothers and sisters in need
Preparing for Worship
Direction of our worship together
WE CELEBRATE WITH PRAISE
PRELUDE
Please prepare your hearts for worship in silence.
LIGHTING OF THE ALTAR CANDLES
CHORAL INTROIT
*HYMN “O Sing a Song of Bethlehem” # 179
CALL TO WORSHIP (Responsive) Lay Assistant
L: God is the shining star in every dark sky,
P: The kindness in every embrace,
L: The love in every gift given,
P: The joy in every new birth.
L: God is the hope in every deep sigh,
P: The sparkle in the angels’ song,
L: The peace in every night’s rest,
P: The delight in every carol sung.
L: Let us praise him!
All: Let us praise him indeed!
*PSALTER Psalm 148 # 861
WE CELEBRATE WITH OUR GIFTS
PRESENTATION OF OUR REGULAR TITHES AND OFFERINGS
PRESENTATION OF PLEDGES FOR 2014
From his fullness we have all received grace upon grace. Let us respond to God’s grace with our tithes and offerings.
OFFERTORY
As the ushers receive your gifts, MEMBERS AND GUESTS, please sign
and pass the red folder in the hymnal rack. Thank You.
*DOXOLOGY # 95
*OFFERTORY PRAYER (Unison)
O God, you have given us the greatest gift, your Son. We respond to you by giving to you what is precious to us. Grant that we might learn to give even more freely, and teach us how giving changes us. We give thanks for your unceasing love through this tiny child. Amen.
TIME FOR THE CHILD IN ALL OF US (To 5th Grade)
PRAYER TIME WITH CHILDREN
Infants and toddlers may be taken to Child Care at this time.
MINISTRY OF MUSIC “The Jesus Gift” Chancel Choir
WE CELEBRATE WITH PRAYER
MORNING PRAYER
SILENT PRAYER & LORD’S PRAYER
CHRISTMAS HYMN SING
WE CELEBRATE THROUGH GOD’S WORD
(Let us stand for the reading of Holy Scripture)
*SCRIPTURE LESSON Matthew 2:13-23 Page 2
L: This is the Word of the Lord
P: Thanks be to God!
SERMON Rev. G. Holger Hansen
“Refugees from Bethlehem”
WE GO FORTH TO CELEBRATE
*HYMN “Love Came Down at Christmas” # 242
*PASTORAL BENEDICTION
*CHORAL BENEDICTION
*POSTLUDE
*EXTENDING THE HAND OF FELLOWSHIP
(Please greet your neighbors in surrounding pews)
P R A Y E R P A G E
Pray for our Congregation:
Bernice Akers Gertrude Huet Don Leonard
Dolores Gerkensmeyer Lisa Kirkland Barbara Moore
Pray for Continuing Concerns:
Vera Gerken Marge Lang
Le Kirk Helen Leopold
Pray for Concerns Beyond our Congregation:
Amy Barber (Friend of June Evans)
Erna Buehring (Friend of Jane Karatzas)
Joanne Colgan (Relative of Jim & Carol Brett)
Joyce Duyer (Friend of Carole & John McLeod)
Glenn Elliott (Friend of Lois Ache)
Jane Henderson (Daughter of Betty Long)
Mary Hickey (Sister of Rosemary Thomas)
Vicki Hill (Friend of Gelzhisers)
Connie Homola (Cousin of June Evans)
Tara Klick (Friend of Karen Nash)
Sandy Leonard (Wife of Don Leonard)
Felice LoConte (Uncle of Sciulli Family)
Ruth MacKay (Sister of Carol Blum)
Mary Malen (Mother of Rosemary Thomas)
Michael Markellos (Prayer request by Pastor Ken)
Gail McGinley (Friend of Eileen McComb)
Emily Noyes (Grand-niece of Carla Hasenritter)
Martha Packer (Friend of Sadie Calvert & Theresa Smith)
Chip & Donna Paradise (Brother and sister-in-law of Claire Slater)
Holly & William Schelling (Cousins of Pastor Ken)
Robert Schroedel (Son of Corinne Schroedel)
Ena Shawhan (Former member of St. Mark's)
Ruth Thomas (Sister of Sarah Hatzel)
Deanna Tropea (Friend of Eileen McComb)
Josh Weatherberry (Friend of the Bagnato Family)
Robert Wells & Family (Friends of Carole & John McLeod)
Ellen Wilcox (Sister of Carla Hasenritter)
Peg Wiler (Mother-in-law of Nancy Wiler)
Doris Wills (Aunt of June Evans)
ALTAR FLOWERS
Are presented to the Glory of God and in Memory of Lois F. and Rollin W. Ache, Sr. by Lois Ache.
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SPECIAL PERSON TO BE REMEMBERED:
Helen Leopold, Sunrise of Newtown Square – Room 236, 333 S. Newtown Street Road, Newtown Square, PA 19073-4400.
PLEASE send a card or write a note and pray for Helen. State that you’re from St. Mark’s.
SUNDAY MORNING VOLUNTEER MINISTERS
LAY ASSISTANT: Debbie Levin
USHERS: Jay Voight, Dave Turkington, Nick & Tim Uleau
COUNTERS: Bea Burgess, Alice Hagglund, David Kolva
ATTENTION: PARENTS & CAREGIVERS
As a family-friendly church, St. Mark’s provides the following: a changing table and chair in the women’s room on the Sanctuary level; Sunday morning Child Care for toddlers to age 4; Junior Church for school-aged children K to 12; a weekly bulletin for children and youth; new children and youth pages plus sermon page posted on church website weekly.
OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE WEEK 12/29/13 –1/5/14
Today 10:00 AM Worship Service – Child Care
11:00 AM Choir Rehearsal – B-3
Mon 12:30 PM Senior Citizens’ Center – B-6
7:30 PM Barbershoppers – Rigby, B-2
Tue 12:30 PM Senior Citizens’ Center – B-6
7:00 PM The Best Is Yet to Come – B-4
Wed H A P P Y N E W Y E A R
Thur 12:30 PM Senior Citizens’ Center – B-6
6:30 PM Share Your Blues – Kolva Chapel
Sun 10:00 AM Worship Service – Child Care
11:00 AM Un-decorating and refreshments
Holiday Office Schedule
The church office will be closed on December 31 & January 1.
CHURCH UN-DECORATING
The church un-decorating will take place next Sunday, January 5, immediately following the worship service. Mark your calendar and plan to stay after the service for light refreshments and to help with the un-decorating.
DUK (Did You Know?)
Abraham Lincoln was quoted as saying, “With the fearful strain that is on me night and day, if I did not laugh I should die.”
ST. MARK’S STAFF
MINISTERS……………………….All Members of St. Mark’s
BISHOP, EPC-UMC……………………Rev. Peggy Johnson
DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENT.………. Rev. H. Joe Tyson
SENIOR PASTOR…..………………Rev. Kenneth Gelzhiser
DEACON……………………..………… Rev. Ula Christopher
DIRECTOR OF MUSIC…………….….Mr. Brendan Kirchner
SECRETARY………………….…….. Mrs. Elizabeth Cimbala
CHILD CARE WORKER…………… ..Ms. Caitlin McCaskey
MISSIONARIES (Congo)…………………………Drs. Jeff & Ellen Hoover
CENTER FOR PASTORAL COUNSELING…..….. Rev. George Bustard
For any questions, concerns and/or comments regarding the staff of St. Mark's UMC, please contact Ruth Kolva, Chair of the Staff-Parish Committee, at or 484-422-8642.
REMEMBERING OUR ST. MARK’S FAMILY IN PRAYER
Please keep the following members and families of St. Mark’s in your personal prayers during the coming week:
Eleanor Webster
Winifred Weiler
Jean Wilhelm
Heather Wilson & Family
Margot Wiseman & Family
Marjorie Wroblewski
CHURCH FAMILY PHOTOS
Our church will be having a bulletin board for family photos. All are welcome to share in this fellowship. Please see Linda Gelzhiser or Carol Macatee for details.
ST. MARK’S FOOD CENTER: St. Mark's Food Bank is open to clients for food distribution on Tuesdays from 9:00 to 11:00 a.m. and between 6:00 and 7:30 p.m. on the third Tuesday of each month. (The food bank is closed on fifth Tuesdays.)
Please Note: The Food Bank will not be open Tuesday, December 31 (5th Tuesday). It will re-open on Tuesday, January 7, 2014.
VISIT OUR ST. MARK’S WEB SITE!
Check out St. Mark’s web page.
Go to:
www.stmarksumcbroomall.net
Check it during the week for “emergency” notifications as well as the upcoming Sunday bulletin and children’s bulletin uploaded every Friday evening.
2014 Flower Calendar
Is on the Bulletin Board
in the Hallway
Outside the Sanctuary
THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS OF OUR ST. MARK’S FAMILY ARE
CELEBRATING THEIR BIRTHDAYS DURING JANUARY:
01 Ryan, Thomas - 318 Ellis Lane West Chester, PA 19380-5173
02 Tomlinson , Paul - 106 Cove Road Broomall, PA 19008-2033
04 Nash, Karen - 514 South Central Blvd. Broomall, PA 19008-4103
05 Elliott, James R. - 1288 Cedar Grove Road Media, PA 19063-1045
05 Ferry, Robert - 414 Candlewood Road Broomall, PA 19008-1732
05 Lang, Patricia - 203 Martins Run Media, PA 19063-1025
07 Robinson, John - 150 Ridgefield Road Newtown Square, PA 19073-3825
09 Wiseman, Robert - 861 Milmar Rd., Newtown Square, PA 19073-3523
09 DeFulvio, Beverly - 172 Warrior Road Drexel Hill, PA 19026-4921
09 Ross, Stanley - 107 S. Sproul Road Broomall, PA 19008-2308
13 Kelly, John - 2 Newtown Woods Road Newtown Square, PA 19073-3909
14 Mc Fetridge, John S. - 24 Hillside Road Broomall, PA 19008-1405
15 Weaver, Dale - 176 Marple Road Broomall, PA 19008-2040
20 Lang, Gordon - 335 Candlewood Road Broomall, PA 19008-2217
21 Jackson, Laverne - 467 Eaton Way West Chester, PA 19380-6928
22 Mc Devitt, Christie - 108 Rockwood Road Newtown Sq., PA 19073-4215
23 Schroedel, Corinne - 2893 Pennview Avenue Broomall, PA 19008-1140
24 Kollar, Maria - 3547 Woodcrest Ave., Newtown Sq., PA 19073-3617
26 Blum, Leonard - 511 Donna Circle #B Broomall, PA 19008-3602
26 Mc Leod, Carole - 3301 Greene Country Drive, Newtown Sq., PA 19073-1909
26 Paulin, Susan - 185 Chandler Drive West Chester, PA 19380-6807
26 Rust, Peggy - 2892 Gradyville Road Broomall, PA 19008-1025
28 Alexander, Ruth - 3 Mulberry Lane, Newtown Square, PA 19073-4603
29 Mc Comb, Eileen - 112 Red Fox Place, Media, PA 19063-1180
30 Ache, Lois - 400 Timber Lane Newtown Sq., PA 19073-0112
30 Kollar Jr., Walter - 3547 Woodcrest Avenue, Newtown Square, PA 19073-3617
30 DeCarlo, Lorrie - 104 Harmil Road Broomall, PA 19008-1225
THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS OF OUR ST. MARK’S
FAMILY ARE CELEBRATING THEIR ANNIVERSARIES
DURING JANUARY:
02 Guilfoil, Andrew & Cynthia - 30 Yale Road, Havertown, PA 19083-3626