Gehman Mennonite Church

Physical address: 127 Witmer Road, Reinholds, PA 17569 Mailing address: PO Box 842, Adamstown, PA 19501

717-484-4548 www.gehmanmennonitechurch.org Ministry Team Phil Horning - Lead Pastor - (church: 717-484-4548) (home:717-484-0998) Glen Martin - Associate Pastor- 717-484-2162 Steve McCosby - Deacon - 717-336-8275

Lets walk with Jesuspersonally, locally, and globally. December 23, 2012

Next Week: Greeters Phil & Kelly Horning Song Leader Tom Martin Offering Mildred Mohler Scripture Reading Nelson Gehman Message Phil Horning Sunday School Nursery Michelle & Sylvia Church Nursery Shelby & Marlene Offerings: The offering on December 23rd is for expenses related to STEP and other budgeted items. Attendance for last week was 117. Offering for last week was $3,097.00.

Christmas Program
Prelude 9:15 a.m.
Dec. 31, Mon.-Gym night for the Youth at Gehmans Mennonite School and then lock-in at the church. Jan. 20, Sun.-Secret Sister Tea in the church fellowship hall at 4:00. Carla Eberly will be sharing her testimony of God's faithfulness through her family's adoption journey. More info later.

*Call to Worship Doug Musselman *Offering Autumn Sauder *Advent Candle Lighting *Come Thou Long Expected Jesus- MH 115 Irvin Martin *The Angels Visitation to Mary (Luke 1:26-40) Doug Musselman family *O Little Town of Bethlehem- MH 133 John Miller *The Angels Visitation to Joseph and the Birth of Jesus (Matthew 1:18-25; Luke 2:1-7) Phil Horning family *Children Singing- led by Lillian Weber -I Am So Glad Each Christmas Eve -Silent Night -The Friendly Beast *The Angels Visitation to the Shepherds (Luke 2:8-20) -Steve McCosby family, Morgan LeFay, Junior High SS Class *Glory Be To God-Green Book 2 Sylvia Eberly *Visitation of the Wise Men (Matthew 2) -Lester Lied family, Randy, Lisa and Austin Sauder, Luke Martin *Chorus: Directed by James Martin and accompanied by Darlene McCosby -The Virgin Mary Had a Baby Boy -That Beautiful Name -Lets Worship and Adore Him -Hallelujah Chorus *Closing Glen Martin

-We are updating our scripture reading schedule for next year and are in need of scripture readers to open our Sunday morning worship services with a Call to Worship. Young, old, or somewhere in between, if you could serve in this way, please sign up on the sheet on the table in the narthex. -Interested in starting or supporting small business in Lancaster County? ASSETS Lancaster classes and counseling start in January at low- and no-cost. Welcoming both clients and business volunteers! ASSETS was established in 1993 by Mennonite Economic Development Associates. For more information: www.assetslancaster.org -If you didnt find a box of offering envelopes in your church mail box, you can find boxes of offering envelopes on the table in the narthex for 2013. Complete the slip of paper in the box and drop it into the box provided.