The United Methodist Church of Swartz Creek

Dr. Reverend J.D. Landis Pastor

Good Word December, 2009

Sunday Worship

December 6: Wait For the Very Best; J.D. Landis

December 13: Christmas Musical
December 20: Heaven’s Christmas Gift; J.D. Landis
December 24: Keep the Lights On; J.D. Landis
December 27: God is With Us; Rachel Benton

Wednesday Worship 6:30 p.m.

Common Grounds
December 2: The Child: God’s Love Coffee Haus
Offering

December 9: The Shepherds: Worshipping in December 12, 2009, 7:00—9:00 p.m.

Love Come and know God is here: Listen to………..

December 16: Moravian Love Feast:: J.D.

Landis
At the Crossroads
December 23: The Magi: Offering Gifts of Love
Coming in January
Swartz Creek Community By the Cross
Food Basket The blessing of it all starts with you!
December 6 at 3 pm Don’t miss it!
“Let Music Fill the Air,
Let Joy be Everywhere!”
2ND Saturday Soup Supper!
A concert at UMCSC to benefit the food December 12, 2009
pantry. Donations of non-perishable food 4:30—6:30 p.m.
items and free will offering will be taken. Great Hot soup for
Come and enjoy! Anyone and Everyone!!!!!!!
United Methodist Church of Swartz Creek
Box268 * 7400 Miller Rd. 8 Swartz Creek MI 48473* 810-635-4555
Our Mission Statement:
To be a nurturing community of Christians committed to serving Jesus Christ, helping others find Him and
grow as His disciples.
 Advent Wreath Lighters/Readers are needed
For Sunday morning worship. If you or your family
would like to participate, please sign up for a spe-
cific time at the Information Center or the Welcome
Center. All information and instructions will be provided.
Come be a part of this grace-filled tradition! Questions? See
Rachel.
Sunday School Christmas Program
Sunday, December 20
Join us for our annual Christmas program on Sun-
day, December 20th at 6pm. This year our children
will be experiencing the awe and wonder of the
Christmas story along with the joy of timeless
Christmas carols. All persons ages 3 and up are in-
vited to participate – please sign up at the welcome
center or email rbenton@umc-sc.org by Wed, Dec
2nd if your child would like to participate.
Interested in a Short-Term Disciple Class?
Beginning January 12th, we will be offering a Disciple
course on either Psalms (10 weeks) or Romans (8
weeks) led by Laura Sepanak on Tuesday evenings.
The course will have a similar structure to regular Dis-
ciple studies, but is simply shorter in length and gener-
ally focuses on a more specific topic. If you are inter-
ested, please write your name on the sign-up sheet in
the Information Center (outside the sanctuary) or the
Welcome Center (outside the gym), or feel free to
speak with Rachel if you have further questions (635-
4555 or rbenton@umc-sc.org).
Attention Adult Sunday School Classes:
During the Christmas season, we are inviting each
Sunday School class to “adopt-a-family‖ as a way to
provide clothes, toys, or other needed items. If inter-
ested, please see Rachel for more information and to
be matched with a family. Also, if you or someone
you know could use an extra measure of grace this
season, please see Rachel or Barb Mulnix. Let’s find
ways to be a blessing to the Christ-child in our midst
this Christmas!

Swartz Creek Community Food Basket has Fun Fundraiser for Ladies of All Ages
served 2,700 families since it’s start in March. Unfortu- Get ready to scrapbook your memories at the
nately the numbers do grow, fortunately as one of our committee Scrapbooking Workshop in the Family Life Center
members from Saint Mary’s said, ―The Holy Spirit is at on Sat., Jan. 23, 2010 from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Jenni-
work here!‖ Amen to that! Thank you for your support! fer Nemer, from Creative Memories, will be there
to assist you The fee is $28 and includes all day
scrapping, mini-breakfast, lunch, drinks, snacks
*********************************************************************** and door prizes. All are welcome. Space is limited,
Pasties are being made on the 14th & 15h of December. sign up early at the Welcome Center. Must be
Don’t forget to order yours! paid by January 17 to United Methodist Women.
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Watch for more information.
Help Spruce up the church on the 3rd
Tuesday at 9:00 a.m. Meet in Murbach Hall,
pick a project and help make our church an Yarn Angels: Meet the 1st Tuesday of the
inviting place to come worship. month to knit/crochet charity projects such as
*********************************************************************************************** prayer shawls, baby items for Crisis Pregnancy
Center or hat/mittens for UM Children’s Home.
WANT AN EASY WAY TO HELP MISSIONS? Pick Contact Sharon Cummings @ 630 –8058
up a "UMW sock" at the welcome center, put 1 quar-
ter in for the number of each month (IE 1 quarter for *****************************************
Jan., 2 in Feb, 3 in March etc.). By December you Quilting Group: Two groups of ladies are
will have accumulated $19.50 to turn in to meeting once a week to learn and to make beauti-
help missions at home and around the ful quilts. For info call Eileen Faith @635-8388 or
world. Jan Sulz @ 845-1934.
 Those in Military
Service
Across this world we fill with gloom, Lawrence Battiste, Jr.
A savior was born in a stable room. Richard Brill
Joe & Missy Caldwell
He was a gift to all us here, Christopher Campbell
From our God who wants us near. Bob Churchill Jennifer Nelson
Sean Crisp Cory Neumann
And in return all we can give, CW3 Rodney Crow Michael Packer
Is all our love for as long as we live! Erwin C. Davis Nick Putinsky
Jessica Faith Michael Quinn
Amen Ian Gohlke Ryan Rolfe
Merry Christmas Paul Gregg Joshusa Sepanak
lee Trevor B. Hicks Michael Sepanak
John Leach Avery Spignor
William Lengyel Steven Tanous
Education Calandar Kyle Leonard Dr. Brad Taylor
Alan Lloyd Travis Teuber (Iraq)
November 29 – Advent begins! Matt Makillom
Heifer’s Fill the Ark program begins Chris Wainwright
Advent Fair, 5:30-7:00pm in the Gym Kenny Middaugh
December 2 – ALIVE, 4:00-6:30pm
Please sign up to participate in the Christmas Pro-
gram by this date
December 5 – Christmas Program Practice, 9:30-11:30am An Advent devotional that explores the
in the Sanctuary stories of Simeon and Anna will be avail-
December 9 – ALIVE, 4:00-6:30pm
December 12 - Christmas Program Practice, 9:30- able at the welcome center beginning Nov
11:30am in the Sanctuary 29. Please pick up your own copy (one per
December 16 – ALIVE, 4:00-6:30pm family, please) to take home as our gift to
Special Lovefeast Service, 6:30pm
December 19 - Christmas Program Practice, 9:30- you!
11:30am in the Sanctuary
December 20 – Please return your Arks for Heifer this
Sunday Dear S.C. UMC– Thank you for opening your church
Christmas Program, 6:00pm in the Sanctuary to us for Jeremy & Rachel’s reception last Saturday.
December 23 – No ALIVE this week Our family truly appreciated your generosity &the
December 24 – Christmas Eve Services, 6:00pm & warm welcome we received. The members of your
11:00pm in the Sanctuary staff and congregation could not do enough to help us
December 25 – Merry Christmas! at every turn. Especially Barb Mulnix, Norvel & Barb
December 27 – No Sunday School (enjoy worship and Johnson and of course Reverend Landis. Your facili-
extra time with family & friends!) ties were wonderful and worked well for the reception
December 30 – No ALIVE this week and also as a ―mid point‖ for all of the churches &
people invited to the reception. The only sad point in
all of this is how the Oxford UMC women all are en-
Weekly Bible Studies: vious of your perfect kitchen. Of course we will say
your church was what caused us to sin. (Ha Ha). With
Monday - Disciple I, 10am; Disciple II, 6:30pm;
great gratitude & appreciation we thank you & wish
Disciple IV, 7pm; Bible Study, 7pm great blessings upon your church!
Tuesday – Disciple III, 7pm In Christian love, Karen Benton
Swartz Creek United Methodist Church The Good Word
Box 268, Swartz Creek, MI 48473

RETURN SERVICE REQUESTED

CHURCH STAFF

Rev. Dr. J.D. Landis, Pastor

Barbara Mulnix, Administrative Assistance
Donna Smith, Financial Secretary

Brian Kelley, Youth Director

Rachel Benton, Minister of Discipleship
Susan Waddell, Nursery & Sonshine Director
Christina Moore, Nursery Attendant
Steve Carlson & Ray Benjamin, Custodians

Rev. Len Gamber and Rev. Grant Wessel,

Visitation Pastors

Music Staff

Eileen Faith, Richard Moreland, Lisa Maxwell,

Peggy Grant, Pat Beckley & Roger Brimley

December Birthdays
Jane Dodge 2 Amber LeBlanc 12 Peter Wolfgram 23
Marjorie Rosenthal 2 Donna Nelson 12 Katelyn Adams 24
Laura Blower 3 Les Drilk 13 Kaylee Primeau 24
Evelyn Deneen 3 Pete Plum 13 Alan Verhaeghe 24
Jackie Metcalfe 3 John Maxwell 14
Jeffrey Mulnix 3 Ruth Prouse 14 Jesus Christ 25
Mary Packer 3 Heidi Adams 15
Jerry Smithwick 3 Phyllis Druley 15
Daniel Turner 3 Lou MacGready 15 Robin Ferris 25
Andrew Delong 4 Shirley Burchett 16 Herbert Herrick 25
Nadine Johnson 4 Jim English 16 Frieda Mundy 26
Oather McPherson 5 Peter Verhaeghe 16 Clara Brodie 27
Sandra Raffaellii 6 Lillian Wilkinson 16 William Taylor 27
Eugene Christensen 8 Patti Badgley 17 Rita Brimley 30
Holly Whitworth 8 Loanna Ammerman 18 David Hilden 30
Alberta Mitchell 9 Mary Scobey 18
Tammy VanHoven 9 Bethany Landis 19
Jameson Curtis 10 Olivia Orr 19
Ben Huffman 10 Helen Youmans 19
Brian Moore 10 Michelle Main 20
Naomi Rice 10 Christine Maxwell 20
Terry Carley 11 Heather Stanley 20
Jacqueline Hilden 11 Martha Cole 23
Helen Bell 12 Larry Harnden 23
Thomas Cook 12 Philip Strickland 23