Are you interested in becoming a mem-ber of HRBC? If you wish, someone from the church staff will gladly discuss with you several options for membership prior to your public decision:

Profession of Christian faith and

baptism

Transfer of membership from anoth-

er congregation (this will include believer’s baptism if you have not previously experienced it)

Statement of previous Christian faith

(and believer’s baptism, if not previ-ously experienced)

Watchcare—your membership is

retained in a previous church, but full fellowship is extended to you by HRBC

This Week at

Huguenot Road Baptist

Huguenot Road Baptist Church

10525 W. Huguenot Road

A Word of Welcome to our Guests… We are delighted you have chosen to worship with us today! The following information will be helpful to you:

Water fountains and rest rooms with diaper changing facilities are conveniently located in the main lobby.

Monitors for the hearing impaired are available upon request from the ushers.

If you have not done so previously, please fill out the Guest Registration Form on the interior flap of this bulletin and place it in the offering plate.

Worship Care is available for infants through pre-Kindergarten in the Children’s Building during Sunday morning worship services.

Children may borrow a Worship Bag and clipboard from the rack outside the wor-ship area. Please return the bag following the worship service.

Should you need assistance of any kind during the worship service, please feel free to call upon the ushers.

You are invited to meet members of the ministerial staff in the foyer following the ser-vice.

HRBC STAFF

OUR PURPOSE

Worshiping, Loving, Growing, Serving

in the name of Jesus Christ

Bob Lee, Senior Pastor Phone: ext. 106 E-mail: bob@hrbcrichmond.org

Phillip Brown, Associate Pastor for Music and Worship Phone: ext. 105 E-mail: phillip@hrbcrichmond.org

Matthew Hensley, Associate Pastor for Discipleship and Missions Phone: ext. 104 E-mail: matthew@hrbcrichmond.org

Amanda Lott, Associate Pastor for Children’s Ministries Phone: ext. 108 E-mail: amanda@hrbcrichmond.org

Kate Honeycutt, Interim Associate Pastor for Student Ministries Phone: ext. 107 E-mail: kate@hrbcrichmond.org

Tanja Cottrell, Child Development Center Director Phone: 272-1331 E-mail: preschool@hrbcrichmond.org

Donna Earley, Church Administrator

Phone: ext. 100 E-mail: donna@hrbcrichmond.org

Nicole Guido, Office Assistant Phone: ext. 111 E-mail: church@hrbcrichmond.org

Karen Upson, Financial Assistant Phone: ext. 101 E-mail: karen@hrbcrichmond.org

Vince Gray, Custodian Norman Boswell, Sun. Custodian Dennis Nofsinger, Jr., Organist Jeff Parker, Pianist

“Why Mary?” Luke 1:26-38

Sermon Notes

Guest Registration Form

9:00 am 11:00 am

Today’s Date_______________________ Name ___________________________ Address __________________________ _________________________ Neighborhood ______________________ Daytime Phone _____________________ E-mail ____________________________ Names of all family members: *Please include ages of children ________________________________ ________________________________ ________________________________ ________________________________ ________________________________ How did you find us? ________________ _________________________________ Check all that apply:

I am a first time guest

I am a returning guest

I am a guest of _________________

I would like to know how to become a Christian

I would like to know more about church membership and baptism

I would like to connect with a small group bible study

I would like to meet with someone for prayer

I would like more information on the ministries of the church

Please detach this form and place it in the offering plate or return it to the Welcome

Center in the narthex.

Upcoming Sermons:

Dec. 31 Christmastide Service

Jan. 1 “Beginnings” Genesis 1:1-5

Jan. 14 “Awaken” 1 Samuel 3:1-10

Jan. 21 “Call and Re-sponse” Mark 1:14-20

Jan. 28 “The Power of Your Story” Psalm 111

December 24, 2017 11:00 am FOURTH SUNDAY OF ADVENT CHRISTMAS EVE

Prelude “What Child is This?” arr. Purvis

Welcome to Worshipers Phillip Brown

* Carol 85 “The First Noel” Traditional Bringing in the Banner of PEACE Matt and Mary Lou Bristol (Celtic Symbol - Body, Mind and Spirit) Lighting the Candle of PEACE Matt and Mary Lou Bristol * Invocation Prayer Bob Lee

* Response 89 (chorus) “O Come, All Ye Faithful” Wade O come, let us adore Him, O come, let us adore Him, O come, let us adore Him, Christ the Lord.

Children’s Pageant see insert Anthem “Mary Had a Baby” arr. Brown King’s Kids

Scripture Lesson Luke 1:26-38 Timothy Burdette Pastoral Prayer Matthew Hensley

* Carol 86 “O Little Town of Bethlehem” Brooks Offertory Prayer Amanda Lott Offertory Anthem “Jesus, Oh What Hayes a Wonderful Child” Christmas Choir All Ages

Message Why Mary? Bob Lee

The Lighting of the Christ Candle Bob Lee, Senior Pastor

* Carol 91 “Silent Night” Gruber Celebration of Decisions

Go with God Staff * Benediction Bob Lee * Response 85 (chorus) “The First Nowell” English Carol “Nowell, Nowell, Nowell, Nowell, Born is the King of Israel. * Postlude “Angels We Have Heard on High” Brickman

* Congregation Standing

Ushers will be at the doors following the service to receive an Offering for Benevolence.

If you are prepared to give, please be generous; the needs are great.

Prayer Requests

And

Huguenot

Ministry at Huguenot

12/1717 Bible Study 249 Morningside 26 Total 275 Advent Worship 342 Total 342

Ministry of Giving through 12/17

Weekly Budget Offering: $43,201 Receipts Year to Date: $1,051,533

Please tear off and place in the offering plate.

Prayer Requests

Please pray for __________________________________ __________________________________ __________________________________ __________________________________ __________________________________

__________________________________ __________________________________ __________________________________ __________________________________ __________________________________ __________________________________ __________________________________ __________________________________ __________________________________ __________________________________ __________________________________

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REMEMBER IN PRAYER OUR FAMILY OF FAITH:

In the Hospital: Tom Wyatt—Chippenham Janet Gravatt—Johnston-Willis In Rehab: Lois Simmons—Brandermill Woods Nancy Hubbard—Westport Rehab and Nursing Sympathy to: Walter Taylor (Sue) on the death of his brother-in-law, Wayne Green

Marge Atkins Allan Butler Sherry Coker Cathy Dickens Mark Dunn Curtis Fyne Stewart Goff Paul Hite M. A. Hutcheson Margaret Jamerson Charlene Jeter Judy Labbee

Rose Logan Cecile Miller Michaela Morris Dora Mullins Dennis Nofsinger Lee Ann Perkins Gordon Price Katie Ralcewicz Ron Snead Todd Sowder Dot Thacker Helen Thorn

Sunday, December 24 9:45 am Bible Study for All Ages 11:00 am Advent Worship Service Sanctuary 11:00 pm Christmas Eve Candlelight Communion Service Sanctuary Monday, December 25 Church Office closed 7:00 pm Alcoholics Anonymous 209 Tuesday, December 26 Church Office closed Thursday, December 28 9:45 am Men’s Bible Study 120/121 7:30 pm Families Anonymous 209 Friday, December 29 2:00 pm Church Office closing early

Christmastide Sunday

On December 31, all classes for all ages will meet in the Family Life

Center during the Sunday School hour for a light breakfast featuring

pastries and biscuits, and a short devotion; you don’t need to bring any-

thing but yourself and a bible. Following breakfast, we will gather in the

Sanctuary for Christmastide worship.

Wednesday Evenings in January

Each Wednesday in January, our congregation will be exploring the

Biblical concept of Beloved Community—the vision of God’s creation

living under God’s authority and treating one another as full citizens of

God’s Kingdom, here on earth. To begin this series, our church will be

sponsoring Huguenot High School’s Girls and Boys Varsity Basketball

games on Wednesday, January 3. We will serve the teams dinner at

4:00 pm. For those who are able to serve, please meet at the HHS gym

at 3:30 pm. The team is playing at James River High School this year.

Please plan to attend these games wearing the Falcons’ green and gold

colors. The girls tip at 5:45 pm and the boys at 7:15 pm.

The following Wednesdays we will be joined by professors from BTSR

who will lead us to further consider God’s vision of Beloved Community.

1/10 Dr. Scott Spencer Woe to the Ties that Break: Lapses of Love in the Community of the Beloved Disciple (John 13:33-34; 1 John 2:18-19; John 9-10) 1/17 Dr. Mark Biddle A House of Prayer for All Peoples (Isaiah 56:7) 1/24 Dr. Art Wright Lying at the Gate: Longing for the Beloved Community (Luke 16:19-31)

Something old, something new . . .

You will notice a new feature in our bulletin: the names of the current

and following week’s volunteers in Worship Care (formerly known as

ETC). We’re glad to make this information easily available, as both a

reminder of service and a reminder to pray for this important ministry to

preschoolers and young families. If you want to see YOUR name in

print, you can contact Amanda@hrbcrichmond.org and join the team.

Wednesday Night Dinner will resume on January 10th.

End of Year Giving Reminder End of year contributions are due to the church by

2:00 pm on December 29. You can send your contri-

butions by mail, but it must be postmarked by De-

cember 31. Online giving will also be accepted

through December 31. Many members of HRBC tithe

by giving appreciated stock. To learn more, please

contact Karen Upson at the church office:

finance@hrbcrichmond.org 804.272.2072.

Ways to Give

Text `hrbc` to 73256

Download the ChurchLife app and give

Visit our website, hrbcrichmond.org. Select

ONLINE GIVING

Offering envelopes are available in the pews

Church Office Hours During the Holidays

The church office will be closed on Monday, Dec. 25 and Tuesday,

Dec. 26. We will close on Friday, Dec. 29 at 2 pm and reopen for the

new year on Tuesday, January 2 at 9:00 am. Merry Christmas!

Colleen Bryant Kristin Francisco Elliot Gibbs Heather Thornton Sue Robertson

Kevin Thornton Sue Simon George Pickral Carolyn Burdette Jay Burdette Timothy Burdette

NO Worship Care today, December 24 Worship Care Volunteers for Sunday, December 31