THIS WEEKS EVENTS

MONDAY December 10 7:00 pm Mens Open Gym Basketball (AU) 7:00 pm Elders Meeting (CR) TUESDAY December 11 7:00 am Intercessory Prayer (Trinity UMC Prayer Rm) FRIDAY December 14 6:00 pm Christmas Caroling AU:Auditorium CA:Caf CH:Chapel CR:ConferenceRoom FH:FellowshipHall

DECEMBER 23rd OUR BEAUTIFUL CHILDREN WILL BE JOINING US IN SERVICE to perform some Christmas songs. The kids have been hard at work during the Planet Zero hour practicing their songs. If you could be sure to have youre kids in Planet Zero leading up to and on the 23rd, that would be wonderful. Be sure to bring your camera on the 23rd! JOIN US DECEMBER 14th TO GO CHRISTMAS CAROLING! We will meet here at the church at 6:30pm, go caroling then meet back here for cookies and hot chocolate. OUR ANNUAL DECEMBER CONGREGATIONAL MEETING is scheduled for tonight, Sunday, December 9th at 6:00 pm in the Fellowship Hall. Bring a Christmas Dessert and join us. Agenda will include officers, budget, and additional items. JOIN US FOR CHRISTMAS SERVICE HERE AT GILEAD. Christmas Eve service will be Monday, December 24th at 7:00 in the Auditorium. Come celebrate Christs birth! WMF WILL BE MEETING at the home of Vivian Mosher Tuesday Dec. 18, 2012 at 7:00 pm. Ladies please bring cookies or candy for the gift exchange. We will be picking a gift for the Friends Mission from the Christmas Catalog that was in the bulletin a few weeks ago.

Welcome to Worship
Gilead Friends Church
3613 Twp. Rd. 115 Mount Gilead, Ohio 43338 www.gileadfriendschurch.org 419-946-1100 Senior Pastor Brian Mosher

Sunday December 9, 2012

Advent Family: Jerry & Rhonda Justice
9:30 am SUNDAY SCHOOL FOR ALL AGES 9:30 am YOUTH GROUP (6th-12th grade) in the Chapel Balcony 10:30 am WORSHIP - Nursery provided for newborns to age 2 in Rm. 101 - Stars (ages 3-5) meet in Room 102 - Kids in grades K-5 will be dismissed from main service to go to the Chapel following worship 4:30 pm CHOIR PRACTICE 6:00 pm CONGREGATIONAL MEETING

AS WE ENTER THIS SEASON OF THANKSGIVING AND GIFT GIVING, please consider making a year-end charitable gift to Gilead Friends Church. Your tax-deductible donations will help us meet our 2012 budget and enable us to enter 2013 on stronger financial footing. [Note: IRS regulations require all 2012 year-end donations be received in the church office by December 31st. Back dated checks received in 2013 cannot qualify as 2012 contributions (of record).]

WE HAVE SOME EXCITING THINGS COMING UP! Dont

miss these opportunities to get involved and help with the planning or implementing the great ministries of our church. Contact the church office today!
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CHILDRENS Suspendisse CHURCH potenti. Planet Zero is our children's worship time for grades
K-5. The children are usually dismissed to go up to the chapel after the opening musical numbers and greeting time. We enjoy fun worship music of our own, along with lessons, skits and sometimes games and snacks. Parents then pick children up after the worship service is over. - Teachers: Steve Curts and Kyle Hack Stars is a class for children ages 3-PreK. The preschoolers are dropped off in the Stars room next to the nursery at the beginning of worship. We offer lessons, crafts, games and snacks. Children younger than 3 or those not able to handle a story time or working on small projects should be taken to the nursery. - Teachers: Lori & Lacey McLain

SERMON NOTES

UPCOMING EVENTS
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ADVENT WEEK TWO: THE BETHLEHEM CANDLE reminds us that Christ was born as a human baby in a specific place and time in history and remains Son of Man and Son of God, who loves and understands us. Luke 1:26-38 Two violet candles.