FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF PENN YAN
224 Main Street
December 4, 2011
Penn Yan,
New York
10:00 AM
We, as God's people, will use our gifts and talents to
seek out and bring people to Christ
by maturing in our faith, by deepening our fellowship, and by caring for
people
for the honor and glory of God.
Second Sunday
in Advent
Prelude – Chimes
*Song of Praise “The
Savior Is Waiting”
PB no. 65
Welcome & Announcements
*Call to Worship
Pastor: Get Ready!
The time is growing near.
People: What should we do?
Pastor: Prepare your
heart for Christ! God's love is close to us.
People: We open our hearts to God. May God help us to
slow down and be present to His presence!
Pastor: Prepare your
gifts for God!
People: What shall we give to God?
Pastor: We start by
giving ourselves to God. We build upon that by sharing our talents and our
resources. We also give to God when we give to others especially to those who
are in need. We give, because God has given his best to us in Jesus!
*Hymn “Prepare the Way” No. 13
New Testament Reading Isaiah 40:1-11
Unison Prayer
Gracious God, our hears are full from Your love. May we open our hearts to others with love and
with compassion as we follow Your example. May our
lives be an offering that shines in the darkness. May
we know the joy that comes by being used by You for a
purpose greater than ourselves. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen
Lighting the Advent Candle
People: Today we
give thanks for the shepherds among us, back-breaking laborers on whom our
economy stands, those we overlook or rarely see, yet rely on for our very
survival, the ones who have much to teach us about watching for God in the darkness.
Leader: On this
second Sunday in Advent, we light the second candle as a symbol of the
Shepherds, agents of the gospel and redeemers of the world.
New Testament Reading 2 Peter 3:8-15a
Anthem
Something For the Child In All
of Us
Pastoral Prayer & Lord's Prayer
Our Father, who art
in heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come, thy
will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread, and
forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us. Lead us
not into temptation but deliver us from evil. For thine
is the kingdom, the power, and the glory forever.
Amen.
Offertory
Offertory Prayer
*Doxology Praise God from whom all
blessings flow
Praise Him
all creatures here below
Praise Him
above ye heavenly host
Praise Father, Son and Holy Ghost. Amen.
*Hymn “On
Jordan's
Bank the Baptist's Cry” No. 10
Scripture Reading Mark 1:1-8
Sermon “Be Prepared”
Rev. Linda Foody
Ordinance of The Lord's Supper
Welcome to the Lord's Table
Reading of
the Church Covenant
Community of
Prayer
Sharing the
Bread
Sharing the
Cup
Prayer of
Thanks
*Hymn “Lift Up Your Heads, Ye Mighty Gates” No. 8
*Benediction
*Postlude
Lay Reader:
Nancy
Marion
Greeters: Mary Lou Hainsworth
& Mary Fullagar
Ushers:
Organist: Carrie Ahearn
Choir Director: Barbara Stewart
Church Phone: 315-536-9821
Church E-mail: pyfbc224@gmail.com
Church Website: pennyanfbc.com
Interim
Pastor: Rev. Linda J. Foody 2215 Clark Road
Pastor's Phone: 536-0021
Pastor's Email: lindafoody@hotmail.com
Please be in
Prayer for:
Eva Jean Best Michael
McBride
Jean Brewer Christian Modaffari
Barbara Gage Mary Murphy
Mary Beth Greene Ida Tharp
Betty Johnson Marilyn
(Tharp)
Andrea LeClair Katherine Warren
Stacy Whitney
Our Special
Interest Missionaries:
Rev. & Mrs. Charles (Ruth) Fox – Thailand
Mr. Jeromy Emerling – Friendship House, Billings, Montana
Clark Meadows: Ralph Wilkes
Quail Summit: Alice Wise
Clinton Crest:
Burton Barcliff
Kathryn Clayson
Doris Barcliff Margaret Drakely
The Homestead: Helen
Ansley Virginia
DeLooza
Dick
Sharman Willie Nelson
Irene Wachala
The Manor: Helena Cranmer
Margaret Hartwell
Our Service Men and Women and their families
Our Country and it's
Leaders
Our Pastoral Search Committee
This Week’s Schedule
& Announcements
Today
Adult Sunday School: Praise Builds Us Up
3 pm Community Chorus
Concert
5 pm Wellspring
Happy Birthday to
Kyle Miller!
Tuesday, December 6
8:30 am Wellspring
Bible Study
7 pm Deacons
7 pm Wellspring Bible
Quiz Group
Wednesday, December 7
4 pm Backpack Program
7 pm “Invisible War”
Small Group
7:30 pm Habitat for
Humanity
Thursday, December 8
6 pm Caregivers
Support Group
7 pm Boy Scouts
Saturday, December 10
9 am
Keuka Quilters
Next
Week 's Theme & Scripture:
“”Be Hopeful”
John 1:6-8, 19-28
Next Week's Greeters: The Miller
Family
Next Week's Lay Reader: Richard
Johnson
Church News
Calling All Knitters and Crochetters
We are collecting
6X6” squares knitted or crochetted in any color,
style or pattern to make a quilt. The quilt will be given to someone in our
congregation or our community who is in need of an extra “hug”. This is a great
way to use up those extra odds and ends of yarn while ministering to others.
There are 2 drop off boxes for the squares: one on the
desk by the Great Room entrance and one on the table in the back of the
sanctuary. Thank you in advance for your help – let's get those needles
clicking!! Questions call Pam Scutt at 536-2791.
Advisory Council Meeting
There will be a meeting of the Advisory
Council on Thursday, December 15, at 7 pm in the library.
FBC Membership:
If you are interested in becoming a member of
First Baptist Church
please speak with Rev. Foody or one of the Deacons.
Board of Missions
Thanks to a very
generous donation, the Board of Missions will be able to meet their Basic
Budget obligations. After paying United Mission
Basics in December we will decide what we can cover of the items which we had
to omit from the budget. Income for November 27th was $1118.25.
Thank you all for your generosity.
Thank You
While it is important
to financially support your church we want to thank those who support it with
their time and talents as well. Thanks to those who helped with the
decorating: Ethel Clancy, Jennifer Willson, Cindy
Ovens, Karen Rasmussen, Polly Logan, Barbara Burke, Jean Brewer,
cleaning out the basement:Greg
Miller, Sheryl Robbins,
maintenance: Greg & Nancy Marion
Clifford’s Birthday
You Are Invited:To
Clifford LeBarr's 60th Birthday on
Saturday, December 10th, from 1–3 pm at the Penn Yan
Moose Club.
Community News
Calling Cookie Bakers
The Keuka Comfort
Care Home is busy planning our 4th Annual Holiday
Cookie Walk. If you are interested in baking 6 dozen (2 batches or more) of the
same type of your favorite, holiday cookie for us, we would love to have you
participate. To sign up, call the KCCH at 536-1690 and let them know what kind
of cookie you plan to bake. The cookies can be delivered to the Presbyterian
Church in PY on the afternoon of December 16. The Holiday
Cookie Walk will be held on Saturday, Dec. 17, starting at 10 am. Proceeds to benefit the Keuka Comfort
Care Home.
Food for the Needy:
Cereal is the most needed food item at this
time. Thank You!
The December distribution date is Friday,
Dec. 16, from 9am-11am.
Milly's Pantry Weekend Backpack Program:
To help feed school age kids over the
weekends, the needed food item right now is breakfast cereal bars or granola
bars. These items cannot be purchased from Food Link, so your help is
appreciated. Thank You!
Food for the Needy
The Food for the Needy
program and the Yates
County Red Cross in Penn Yan
have begun a new partnership for the distribution of emergency food. From now
on, food will only be available at the PYFBC during the regular monthly
distributions. At all other times, boxes of non-perishable food may be picked
up at the Red Cross office at 121
East Main Street, Penn Yan.
Comfort on the Journey
A confidential mutual support group at Keuka Comfort Care Home, for those whose lives have been
impacted by the loss of a loved one.
2nd Tuesday of every month, 7-8pm.
536-1690
Attendance and Financial Report
Were
you here? 11/13 11/20 11/27
69 53 46
Current Expenses $1,171 $3,048 $552
BT&T
165 170 200
Total
$1,336 $3,218 $752