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A SERVICE OF WORSHIP AND HOLY COMMUNION
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GATHERING AROUND THE WORD
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NEWS OF THE CHURCH
PRELUDE Come, Thou Almighty King arr. Phillip Keveren
* CALL TO WORSHIP & LIGHTING THE CANDLES OF ADVENT / Screen (based on Luke 3:1-6 & Isaiah 40:3-5)
Advent Readers: (8:30) Brandenburg & Paulette families (10:30) Handzel family
One: The voice of one crying out in the wilderness: “Prepare the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.” Many: Walk gently in the way of peace. One: “Every valley shall be filled, and every mountain and hill shall be made low.” Many: Walk gently in the way of peace. One: “The crooked shall be made straight, and the rough ways made smooth.” Many: Walk gently in the way of peace. One: “All flesh shall see the salvation of God.” Many: Walk gently in the way of peace. One: We light the first Advent candle and remember that hope is coming. As we light the second Advent candle, the candle of peace, we remember that the Prince of Peace is coming, and we join in the work of preparing the way. We walk gently in the way of peace. Amen.
* HYMN BCH 209 / Screen Bless Be the God of Israel * PRAYER OF CONFESSION AND ASSURANCE OF PARDON / Screen Many: Merciful God, straighten out the areas in our lives which hinder people from discerning your way. Smooth the rough edges of our witness so that anything which prevents people hearing your word is cleared away. As many people walk through shadowed valleys at this time, weighed down by painful issues and memories, forgive us when we fail to become engaged with the needs of others. Prepare us for Jesus to be born anew in our hearts and lives - in our families, our communities, our nation, our world. Amen.
The Brandermill Church, where engaged Disciples worship, study and serve.
Office Hours: Monday - Thursday 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. / Friday 9 a.m. - 1 p.m.
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THE BRANDERMILL CHURCH 4500 Millridge Parkway Midlothian, VA 23112
(804) 744-3661
Sunday, December 4: 8:30 AM Worship (SY) 9:30 AM Advent Mission Shop (FH) 9:30 AM Sunday School (SY/LL/YR/CR/MP)
Jonah (CL) Family Feuds (MP) Scripture Reading (SY) 10:30 AM Worship (SY) 1:45 PM MOPS Creative Canvas (MP) 4:00 PM Youth Group (YR, MP) Monday, December 5: 9:30 AM Mondays @ Prayer (SY) 7:00 PM Missions Committee (CR) Tuesday, December 6: 10:00 AM Ladies AM Bible Fellowship (CL) 6:30 PM Max Lucado Advent Study (CL) 7:00 PM Finance Committee (CR) Wednesday, December 7: 8:00 AM Men’s Bible Study (CL) 9:45 AM Yoga (SY) 6:30 PM Open Youth Room (YR) 7:15 PM Branderbells (SY)
2017 ALTAR FLOWERS - Honor a loved one TODAY. Please stop by the Fellowship Hall and sign up for 2017 altar flower dedications. SHOPPING OPPORTUNITY - Once again this year, we are providing an opportunity for ALTERNATIVES to bring a selection from their store in Carytown to sell here at TBC. You may shop before and after services in the Fellowship Hall TODAY. AlterNatives is a non-profit business trust established by the Highland Support Project, benefitting the women of Guatemala. CREATIVE CANVAS EVENT - MOPS will be hosting a Creative Canvas event TODAY from 1:45-3pm.This event is for adults, teens, and older children. The Art Factory and Party Place will be teaching the class and providing the blank 11x14 canvas, supplies, and aprons. Cost: $25 per person for the class, supplies, and your work of art! Here is the sign up link and password so you can reserve your spot and pay online. Registration Link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/brandermill-church-creative-canvas-private-event-tickets-28835799653 Password: Brandermillcanvas. For more info, please contact Ashley Hill at [email protected] or (804) 205-4563. DISCIPLES NEEDED - By engaging disciples to worship, study and serve, our teams would like to invite you to consider serving in 2017 in one (or more) of these very important roles: Lay Leaders, Ushers, Coffee Fellowship, Building Openers and Building Closers. Many of these opportunities are for single Sundays, once per quarter or for just one month during the year. If you are able to serve, please contact Dawn in the church office. MEN’S BREAKFAST - The next Men's Breakfast will be Saturday, Dec. 10th at 8 AM in the multi-purpose room. Tom James will prepare a delicious hot breakfast, and Sandra Lacey will provide piano accompaniment for our Christmas Sing-Along. Come add your voice in a joyous celebration of the birth of Christ and the wintry holiday season. Please sign up on the attendance pads in the sanctuary or on the sign-up sheet outside of Dawn's office.
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through Fellowship
JONAH- Steve Begg will teach a 3-week study on the book of Jonah, focusing on compassion for outsiders in our fractured world, Dec. 4 -18 at 9:30 a.m.
ADVENT STUDY "Scripture Reading and Prayer for Advent ” - Pastor Jim will lead us through a magnificent book (A Guide to Prayer for All God’s People)he uses for his daily devotion time. It is an amazing gift for all of us in our discipleship journey. We will examine how the Spirit speaks through this season. Nov. 27 - Dec. 18 at 9:30 a.m. ADVENT STUDY “Taking the Fire Out of Family Feuds” is a four-Sunday workshop/Sunday School class designed to take the sting out of family disagreements. It is based on the Myers-Briggs personality Type Indicator for the purpose of understanding different family personalities, rather than being annoyed by them. Nov. 27 - Dec. 18 at 9:30 a.m. Limited to 25 participants. Drs. Marg Kutz and Banc Greene will be the facilitators. ADVENT STUDY "Because of Bethlehem: Love is Born, Hope is Here," by Max Lucado. This is an Advent Study for all adults, beginning this Tuesday, Nov. 22 - Dec.13 from 6:30-8:00 p.m. Enjoy Max Lucado in a short DVD; with no required materials or assignments. For more information, you may contact Dorothy Werkmeister, [email protected] or 306-2216. Note: Although there is no requirement to purchase books for the Advent study, if anyone wants a study guide (ISBN: 978-0-310-68705-4) they will be available this weekend at Lifeway Bookstore. Cost: $9.99 plus tax.
December 4, 2016
Second Sunday of Advent
8:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m.
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This Week’s Calendar
SY - Sanctuary CR - Conference Room MP - Multi-Purpose Room CL - MP Classroom LL - Lower Level
YR - Youth Room NSY - Nursery KT - Kitchen Choir - Choir Room FC - Family Classroom OFF - Offsite
Thursday, December 8: 10:00 AM Thursday Morning Study (CL) 2:00 PM Knit Wits (CR) 7:00 PM Sanctuary Choir (SY) 7:00 PM Disciple Study (CR) 8:30 PM AA (MP) Saturday, December 10: 8:00 AM Men’s Breakfast (MP) Sunday, December 11: 8:30 AM Worship (SY) 9:30 AM Sunday School (SY/LL/YR/CR/MP)
Jonah (CL) Family Feuds (MP) Scripture Reading (SY) 10:30 AM Worship (SY) 4:00 PM Youth Group (YR, MP) 7:00 PM Christmas Musical (SY)
endurance, gentleness ~ 1 Timothy 6:11
THE BRANDERMILL CHURCH STAFF
*To reach these disciples, please email [email protected]
SENIOR PASTOR Jim Dunkin*
ASSOCIATE PASTOR AND MINISTER OF ADULT DISCIPLESHIP Ed Kross*
CONGREGATIONAL CARE CHAPLAIN Charles Hunt*
DIRECTOR OF MUSIC MINISTRIES Jamie Barrack*
ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF MUSIC, ALTERNATIVE Andrew Hamm*
OFFICE ADMINISTRATOR Dawn Rancka*
FINANCIAL ADMINISTRATOR Gina Glick*
ACCOMPANIST Tonya Cory*
STAFF MUSICIAN Justin Ott
DIRECTOR OF THE PRESCHOOL Debbie Ellison*
CUSTODIAN Robert Dunford
AUDIO/VISUAL DIRECTORS Mike Rancka / Ben Brooks
THE BRANDERMILL CHURCH COUNCIL
COUNCIL CHAIR Heather Nghiem [email protected]
ADULT MINISTRIES Linda Saunders [email protected]
CHILDREN/FAMILY MINISTRIES Heather Nghiem [email protected]
CONGREGATIONAL CARE * this position is currently open
FACILITIES Ben Handzel [email protected]
FELLOWSHIP Jenn Inman [email protected]
FINANCE Lee Wallace [email protected]
GROUNDS Tom Doyle [email protected]
MEMBERSHIP Carol D’Arrigo [email protected]
MISSIONS Don Reich [email protected]
STAFF PARISH Tom Earle [email protected]
STEWARDSIP Karen Harp [email protected]
WORSHIP Billy Pritchett [email protected]
YOUTH Rich Taylor [email protected]
Lay Leaders: 8:30 Bill Harp 10:30 Alice Lescault
Ushers: 8:30 Bob Weatherford,
Ann & Brad Coble, Terry Lynn 10:30 Gayla & Greg Gardner,
Reg Waggoner, Tom Earle
Greeters: 8:30 Steve & Ginny Menninger 10:30 Adam & Ashley Hill
The flowers on the chancel are placed in memory of Ollie Mae Evans,
given by Janie & Ron Evans.
The rosebud on the altar celebrates the birth of Konrad Michael Hichak,
son of Tim & Natalie Hichak and grandson of Barbara & David Hichak.
Worship Attendance Last Week: 280
MINISTRIES OF THE CHURCH Church Council, SPRC, Pastors & Staff, Music Ministry
CHURCH FAMILY
Gwen Westerfeld, David Williams, Flora Williams, Betty Reich, Olivette Robinson, Betty Bonds, Ethel Miller, Mike Fedoriw,
Barbara Dove, Scott McDowell, Susan Crosby, Warren Ragsdale
HOMEBOUND/ASSISTED LIVING/NURSING HOME/ONGOING HEALTH ISSUES Marie Ball, Penny Goodall, Alice Palmer, Ethel Butler, Pauline McFarlane,
Mary Alice McCarthy, Virginia Reid, Joe Ruggiero, Helen Payne, Mary Quinlan, Eleanor Curtis, Dottie Arnaudin, Laraine Gallagher, Carl Williams
The extended prayer list is available in the entrance hallway.
One: Jesus Christ was sent by God into the world, not to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him. Those who believe in him are not condemned. Hear once again the good news. Many: In Jesus Christ, we are forgiven. Thanks be to God! * RESPONSE BCH 71 / Screen Glory Be to the Father * THE PEACE OF CHRIST / Screen One: The peace of Christ has entered our world and so we are celebrating Jesus as the source of peace - a peace that passes all understanding and that the world does not understand. The peace of Christ be with you. Many: And also with you.
PROCLAMATION OF THE WORD CHILDREN’S MESSAGE (10:30)
WELCOME OF NEW DISCIPLES (10:30) Elizabeth Brown Christopher & Rebecca Pega Jeff & Elaine Reeder
OFFERING OF OUR TITHES AND GIFTS
OFFERTORY Make Me a Channel of Your Peace arr. Jane Holstein
* DOXOLOGY / Screen
* PRAYER OF DEDICATION (Unison) / Screen Gracious and loving God, these gifts we offer are our response to the light which came into the world that first Christmas. Help us in this Advent season to allow that light to shine through us, so that the dark areas of people’s lives can be pierced by Christ’s love. This we pray in Jesus’ name. Amen.
PRAYER FOR ILLUMINATION OLD TESTAMENT READING / Screen Isaiah 11:1-10 (page 558)
* HYMN BCH 431 / Screen Let There Be Peace On Earth
GOSPEL READING / Screen Matthew 3:1-12 (page 784)
SERMON ENGAGED in Unbelievable Peace Dr. Jim C. Dunkin RESPONDING TO THE WORD
* AFFIRMATION OF FAITH BCH 881 (Unison) / Screen The Apostles’ Creed
PASTORAL PRAYER AND JOYS & CONCERNS
THE SACRAMENT OF HOLY COMMUNION BCH 13 (choral responses) This month our communion offering will go towards supporting our mission trip to Haiti.
SHARING THE BREAD AND CUP Please come forward to receive Holy Communion at any one of the serving stations. All stations serve juice, with the exception of the station to your far right, where wine is served. Gluten-free elements are available at the center station.
PRAYER AFTER RECEIVING * HYMN BCH 213 / Screen Lift Up Your Heads, Ye Mighty Gates
* BENEDICTION
* RESPONSE / Screen I Want to Walk as a Child of the Light
* POSTLUDE People Look East arr. Lloyd Larson
GET CONNECTED
by praying for each other
Sunday School meets at 9:30 a.m., for children (ages 3 - 5th grade) on the lower level, youth (6th -12th grade) and adult small groups upstairs.
Childcare for infants and children through age 4 is available in the Nursery located in the entryway.
During worship services, children are welcome and at anytime are invited to sit at the PrayerGround table in the back of the Sanctuary. Activities sharing the message
of the day are provided to engage children during worship.
Rocking chairs are available for parents who would like to rock their infants.
Please join us in the Fellowship Hall today from 9:30 -10:30 a.m. for Coffee Fellowship. Your coffee is welcome during morning worship!
TODAY’S WORSHIP Dr. Jim C. Dunkin, Pastor
Rev. Ed Kross, Associate Pastor
The Brandermill Church Council has adopted a new mission statement: “The Brandermill Church, where engaged Disciples worship, study and serve.” This Advent we will reflect upon what it means to be ENGAGED with the meaning of God sending Jesus into our world . . . today, ENGAGED in Unbelievable Peace.