S u n d a y , D e c e m b e r 1 7 , 2 0 1 7

9 : 3 0 A . M .

O r d e r o f w o r s h i p

Come, Now Is The Time To Worship

Arms of Love

Family Prayer - Hugh Walker

Because He Lives pg - 68

Communion - Billy Warren

Contribution

O Come, O Come Emmanuel pg - 489

Angels From The Realms of Glory pg 42

Message - Jimmy Hayes The Promise of Christmas

Why Did My Savior Come To Earth pg 784

Family Announcements

Who Paints The Skies

Mary Lou Greenhill (Morningside of Sheffield—Room 114) Mavis Lott (Brandi VanDyke’s grandmother - rehab/nursing home) Iva McClure (assisted living in Virginia) Ouida Starkey (Fred Starkey’s mother, Sunbridge-Shoals) Bettie Welch (Brookdale of Florence) Euna White (home)

Tyler Behel (Sharlie Behel’s granddon) Tray Bratcher (Ray Bratcher’s son) Brandon Davis (Keith & Ellen Davis’ son) Kyle May, Army (Barbara Phillips’ nephew) Michael Newkirk (Catherine Bratcher’s son) Chandler Overton, Air Force (nephew of Brenda Smith & Rhonda Jones) Dannon Smith, Army (Dennis & Brenda Smith’s son) Clay Williamson (Yadira Williamson’s husband)

Elizabeth Willingham Akins (Lynda Thorne’s niece) - UAB Hospital Tammy Authur - home Jo Atkinson (Rita VanDyke’s sister) home Eric Behel - home Jayma Bowling (Joy Willow’s daughter) Louis Broussard Hollis Butler Bonnie Calhoun Greg Champion (Jim Champion’s brother) Judy Coates (Larry Simmons’ sister) Laura Dowdy Kerry Gilbert (Nina Miles’ friend) Jeff Gray Ann Hixenbaugh (Brandi VanDyke’s grandmother) - stage 4 liver/lung cancer Trudy McFall (Becky Soler’s mother)

REHAB – NURSING HOME – ASSISTED LIVING SERVING IN THE MILITARY

George McFall (Becky Soler’s step-father) Ralph & Janet McIntyre Pearline Methvin (Rod Methvin’s mother) Todd Miller (grandson of Amanda Perry) Kara Ortez (Lynda Thorne’s niece) George Patrick (Corinne Hayes’ father) Marilyn Patrick (Corinne Hayes’ stepmother) Barbara Phillips Roger Quarles Sr (Cynthia Riley’s father) - heart surgery Scott Reid (Carter & Glenda Reid’s son) Fred Starkey (home) Jim Walton (Ragan & Reese Wilson’s grandfather) Mack Weatherford (Doug VanDyke’s 6-yr-old friend) Lois Wright

P r ay e r l i s t

NURSERY SCHEDULE 12/17/17 Cindy Hackworth and Bonnie Starkey

12/24/17 Rita VanDyke and Lilly-Ann Hayes

12/31/17 Malinda Baggett and Holly Phillips

Nursery is located in Room 127A.

A mother’s nursing room is available in

Room 104A (in foyer).

Please contact the church office if you have updates to the prayer list.

R e m i n d e rs

Shepherd Nominee Report

Today you have the opportunity to vote in

affirmation of Jim Champion and Buddy

Somers as shepherds of the Magnolia

church family. If approved by at least a 70%

vote, they will join Rod Methvin as our

shepherding body at the beginning of 2018.

The vote will take place following our

communion and collection with the result

being announced at the close of the

assembly. We thank these men for their

willingness to serve and we thank you for

your input.

The Magnolia Shepherds

Magnolia would like to thank the follow-ing businesses that contribute to making Room In The Inn a success each Wednesday evening that Magnolia hosts:

Johnson Cleaners - provides laundry service Crystal - provides food certificates Jason Johnson at Long Lewis Ford - furnishes van

2:42 Groups will resume Sunday, January 7

Thank you Magnolia for blessing

your community by volunteering

at the Shoals Community Soup

Kitchen

2650 Vulcan Avenue Florence, AL 35630

Phone: 256-767-6776 Fax: 256-767-3999

Church E-mail: office@magnoliashoals.org Jimmy’s E-mail: jimmy@magnoliashoals.org

Website: magnoliacoc.org

ADMINISTRATIVE COMMITTEE Joe Hackworth

Will Motlow Fred Starkey

MINISTERS Jimmy Hayes, Minister

Joe VanDyke, Minister Emeritus Evan Stokes, Youth Minister

SHEPHERDS Rod Methvin

Glyndon Townsend Joe VanDyke