CHURCH STAFF Church & School....864-225-2551 Fax Number864-225-2552 Web Site....www.FPCAndersonSC.com Blog.....http://fpcandersonsc.wordpress.com Blog..http://fpcandersonmusic.blogspot.com Pastor......Dr. Dennis Tedder DennisT@FPCAndersonSC.

com Cell phone: 864-617-0053 Associate Pastor..Caroline East Berardi CarolineB@FPCAndersonSC.com Cell phone: 864-940-0797 Director of Music Ministry.Peter Haley PeterH@FPCAndersonSC.com Interim Organist....Bette Ann Braeutigam Director of Christian Education...Jennifer Walker JenniferW@FPCAndersonSC.com CE Assistant...Paula McAbee PaulaM@FPCAndersonSC.com Director of Youth and Recreation..Adam Stricker AdamS@FPCAndersonSC.com Director of Weekday School..Ann Campbell AnnC@FPCAndersonSC.com Director of Hospitality & Fellowship..Kelly King KellyK@FPCAndersonSC.com Office Manager...Debra Keeney DebraK@FPCAndersonSC.com Financial Secretary...Linda Martin LindaM@FPCAndersonSC.com Respite Care DirectorGail Marion RhodesRespiteCare@FPCAndersonSC.com Building Superintendent.....Jay Agnew

WEEKLY CALENDAR Sunday, December 16 8:30 a.m. Worship Service 9:40 a.m. Sunday School 10:55 a.m. Worship Service 3:00 p.m. Christmas Carolingmeet in Kirk 6:00 p.m. Sr High Christmas partyFLC Monday, December 17 11:30 p.m. Alice Brown Christmas partyKirk 12:15 p.m. Hungry Women Bible StudyFLC 6:00 p.m. ZumbaFLC Tuesday, December 18 10:00 a.m.1:45 p.m. Respite Care ProgramKirk 2:00 p.m. Staff MeetingRoom 212 6:15 p.m. Girl Scout meetingMcDougald Room Wednesday, December 19 4:45 p.m. Childrens Christmas Eve play rehearsal 5:00 p.m. Middler Christmas partyFLC 7:00 p.m. Chancel Choir rehearsal 7:00 p.m. Rejoicers Bible StudyMcDougald Rm Thursday, December 20 10:00 a.m.1:45 p.m. Respite Care ProgramKirk 11:55 a.m. Chancel ChimersLunch at Bette Anns 6:30 p.m. Boy Scout meetingMcDougald Room Friday, December 21 6:30 a.m. Mens Bible StudyCanteen 9:00 a.m. College students volunteer at AIM

Childrens Christmas Eve Service Practice Reminder

All young people signed up to participate in the Childrens Christmas Eve Service this year, please remember that we will be having practice THIS WEDNESDAY, December 19th in the sanctuary. Middle and High School aged helpers and readers: please come at 4:45 Elementary aged actors: please come at 5:15
MENS BIBLE STUDY Attention men of the church: The Men's Bible Study is changing its meeting time, effective January 9. We will begin meeting at 12:15pm each Wednesday in the FLC. Please bring your lunch and a drink and join us for an hour of fellowship.

As We Depart the Lords House Please take your worship bulletins home OR place these and any other unneeded papers in our recycling baskets at each entry to the sanctuary. THANK YOU for keeping the sanctuary clean!
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December 16, 2012 The Third Sunday of Advent 8:30 a.m. and 10:55 a.m.
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SERVICE FOR THE LORDS DAY

Sunday, December 16, 2012 The Third Sunday of Advent 8:30 a.m. and 10:55 a.m.

PROCLAMATION OF THE WORD

PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE AND THE LORDS PRAYER MUSICAL MEDITATION (10:55) Christmas Carol Celebration
The Chancel Chimers Douglas Wagner

PREPARATION FOR THE WORD

PRELUDE (10:55)

GOSPEL LESSON
arr. Kevin McChesney

1:39Luke 1:39-56 Marys Song

Pew Bible p. 49 Dennis Tedder

O Come, O Come, Emmanuel

The Chancel Chimers

SERMON *RESPONSE

GREETING AND ANNOUNCEMENTS LIGHTING THE ADVENT CANDLE

8:30 Elder Rosanne Pruitt 10:55 Elder Dave McMann 8:30 The Cantrell Family 10:55 The Wilson Family

Scripture Reading: Luke 1:39-44 Prayer *Declaration of JOY We light our third candle as a symbol of the JOY of the prophets, who pointed to the Messiah. We find our greatest JOY is in the Son whom God sends to bring hope, peace, joy and love to the world. Everlasting joy is in our one and only savior, Jesus Christ. *HYMN #8

VENI EMMANUEL O Come, O Come, Emmanuel O come, thou Wisdom from on high, and order all things far and nigh; To us the path of knowledge show, and cause us in her ways to go. Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel shall come to thee, O Israel! O come, thou Root of Jesses tree, an ensign of thy people be; Before thee rulers silent fall; all peoples on thy mercy call. Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel shall come to thee, O Israel!

*AFFIRMATION OF FAITH (8:30)

The Apostles Creed

Hymnal p. 14

RESPONSE TO THE WORD

PRESENTATION OF TITHES AND OFFERINGS OFFERTORY (10:55)

In the Bleak Midwinter

The Chancel Chimers

arr. Martha Lynn Thompson

Lift Up Your Heads, Ye Mighty Gates 20:1Psalm 20:1-8 (Unison)

TRURO Pew Bible p. 462

*PSALM OF THE DAY (8:30)

SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM (10:55)

The text for this piece can be found at #36 in the Presbyterian Hymnal. *DOXOLOGY *PRAYER OF DEDICATION

Henley Adeline and Harper Elizabeth Haynie, twin daughters of Brandon and Gretchen Haynie
*THE APOSTLES CREED *BAPTISMAL HYMN #492

*HYMN (Insert) Hymnal p. 14 BUNESSAN

Canticle of the Turning

STAR OF COUNTY DOWN Psalm 96:1-2 Douglas Wagner

*CHARGE AND BENEDICTION *POSTLUDE (8:30)

Baptized in Water
(Stanza 1 only)

Christmas Carol Celebration

The Chancel Chimers

TIME WITH YOUNG DISCIPLES (10:55) (Young Disciples, ages 5k and under, are dismissed for Extended Worship.)

*Please stand if comfortable doing so.

As a courtesy to those worshipping with you today, please silence cell phones in the sanctuary.