WORSHIP THIS SUNDAY…

VIRTUAL WORSHIP RESOURCES:

• AWAKEN WORSHIP BULLETIN can be found HERE.
• 11 AM WORSHIP BULLETIN can be found HERE.
• PRE-SCHOOL CHILDREN’S BULLETIN can be found HERE. 
• GRADE SCHOOL CHILDREN’S BULLETIN can be found HERE.
• BI-MONTHLY MESSENGER NEWSLETTER can be found HERE.

THIS WEEK’S CALENDAR

SUNDAY  DECEMBER 3
8:30 AM      Nursery (Contact: Sara Faulkner)
8:50  AM     AWAKEN Worship Service (Contact Aaron Prillaman)
10:00 AM    Sunday School for all Ages
11:00 AM    Worship & Children’s Church
1:00 PM      Star of Bethlehem Set-Up
4:00 PM      Rehearsal (for participants only)
5:00 PM      Chrismon Service
6:00 PM      Hot Dog Supper (for EVERYONE)

MONDAY DECEMBER 4

TUESDAY DECEMBER 5
8:30 AM     Men’s Fellowship Group (meets at Sunrise Diner) (Contact: James Carmichael)
7:00 PM     Praise Team Practice

WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 6
6:00 PM     Children’s Choir (Contact: Lynda Hepler)
6:00 PM     Youth Small Group (Contact: Rodney Denton)
6:15 PM     Adult Bible Study (Contact: Danny Leonard)
6:30 PM     Adult Chancel Choir Practice  (Contact: Norris Norwood)
7:00 PM     Youth Choir (Contact: Norris Norwood)

THURSDAY DECEMBER 7
10:00 AM    Adult Bible Study (Contact: Danny Leonard)
10:30 AM    Chicks with Sticks
10:30 AM    Baby Café (Contact Lisa Miller)

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 8

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 9
5:30 PM   Star of Bethlehem

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 10
8:30 AM      Nursery (Contact: Sara Faulkner)
8:50  AM     AWAKEN Worship Service (Contact Aaron Prillaman)
10:00 AM    Sunday School for all Ages
11:00 AM    Worship & Children’s Church
5:30 PM      Star of Bethlehem

The R.L. Pope class meets Sundays at 10 am. The teachers for the Month of December are (3) Jim McGhee, (10) Allen Brown, and (17) Richard Herman.

PRAYER CONCERNS

If you or a loved one would like to be added to the prayer list, please contact Lorna McCullough at 336-259-5814. If you put a name on the list, please keep in touch to let us know how that person is doing, as names are removed after three weeks. During the coming week, please pray for…

• Tommy Ballard
• Michael Byles
• Aaron Clinard
• Margie Collins
• Gerald Davis
• Carey Eanes
• Harold Faulkner
• Barbara Freeman
• Jim Gregory
• Cyril Harrington
• Larry Hollis
• Lennon Kyle
• Shirley Link
• Allen Locklear
• Beverly Myers
• Peggy Reynolds
• Milton Riley
• Michael Scragg & family
• Harold Walker
• Also Remember All military personnel, Our United Methodist missionaries, and The United Methodist Church.

Advent Calendar Food Drive

Each day add an item to a box and bring your filled box to Church during the week between Christmas & New Years to donate to CCM to fill their shelves for 2024.

December 1st: Box of Cereal
December 2nd: Peanut Butter
December 3rd: Stuffing Mix
December 4th: Boxed Potatoes
December 5th: Macaroni & Cheese
December 6th: Canned Fruit
December 7th: Canned Tomatoes
December 8th: Canned Tuna
December 9th: Dessert Mix
December 10th: Jar of Applesauce
December 11th: Canned Sweet Potatoes
December 12th: Cranberry Sauce
December 13th:Canned Beans
December 14th: Box of Crackers
December 15th: Package/Box of Rice
December 16th: Package of Oatmeal
December 17th: Package of Pasta
December 18th: Pasta Sauce
December 19th: Chicken Noodle Soup
December 20th: Tomato Soup
December 21st: Canned Corn
December 22nd: Canned Mixed Vegetables
December 23rd: Canned Carrots
December 24th: Canned Green Beans

CHRISMON SERVICE 

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 3rd 

4 PM Rehearsal (for participants) 

5 PM Service 

6 PM Free Hotdog Supper (for EVERYONE!) 

Get Advent kicked off with our annual Chrismon Service!  Memorial Youth and Children’s Ministries will lead a service or music, liturgy and explanations of what all of those white and gold ornaments mean that are on the “Christmas Tree” in the sanctuary!  It’s a fun, casual service that will teach you everything you need to know about “Chrismons”!  Stick around for a FREE hotdog supper!  See you there! 

“The Winter Rose”

Sunday, December 3rd at the 11am worship service.

The Chancel Choir will present “The Winter Rose” by Joseph M. Martin on Sunday, December 3rd at the 11am worship service. The image of Christ as the Rose of Sharon representing the beauty of God’s greatest gift of Love reaches across generations: “The Winter Rose” conveys the story of Christ’s birth through the symbol of the rose expressed through a number of very familiar folk tunes. 

Toy Drive!

CCM CHRISTMAS KID CARDS 

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 3 

This year our “Christmas Toy Drive” will be through Cooperative Community Minsitries.   

THE PROCEDURE WILL BE DIFFERENT FROM LAST YEAR:  At the CCM SHELVES in the CHRISTIAN ENRICHEMENT CENTER (CEC), PICK A CARD with a child’s name on it.  There will be sizes, gift ideas and needs.  Purchase the items and return them UNWRAPPED with the CHILD’S CARD to the CCM SHELVES (by December 3) and we will make sure everything gets to the proper place.  THANK YOU for your generosity during this season! 

STAR OF BETHLEHEM………Dec. 9 – 10, 2023

December 3rd at 1:00 PM: Star of Bethlehem Set-Up
December 11th at 8:30 AM: Take Down of the Star of Bethlehem Props

The Star of Bethlehem is working its way closer to Memorial Church! It won’t be long before December 9th and 10th will be here! Please encourage your family, friends, neighbors, co-workers to put this event on their calendars and attend. There are more ways you can help get the word out. We have posters (11×17) to be put in businesses, wallet-size cards with ALL of our December events, and flyers that can be distributed to clubs, organizations, etc. If you are willing to help deliver some of this advertising, please call or text Lynda Stone at 336-882-6046 and we will get you the needed items. Let’s all work together and make this Nativity story available to as many people as possible.

MEMORIALS & HONORARIUMS

MEMORIALS:

Given in memory of Molly Johnson

by MaryJane Johnson, Jimmy Johnson, Andy Johnson, and Michael Johnson

Given in memory of Joe Boyles

by Jamie and Cathy Hiatt

by David Williams

by David and Leslie Gibbs

Given in memory of Dave Orgen

by David and Leslie Gibbs

Given in memory of Chuck Lopp

by David Williams

by Joe and Barbara Greeson

by Charles Anna Koontz

Given in memory of Mary Ann Humphreys

by Jim Hudson

by David Williams

Given in memory of Jack Bolton

by Jack Cole

by Jim Hudson

by Jamie and Cathy Hiatt

by David Williams

Given in memory of Jane Williams

by David Williams

HONORARIUMS:

Given in honor of David Williams

by anonymous

Given in honor of Burt, Meredith, Regan & Reilly Williams

by Joe and Lynda Stone

Given in honor of Eric Kuppel

by Tom and Ferol Holladay

CLERGY AND STAFF ARE AVAILABLE

You may contact members of the staff directly or by calling the church office at 336-472-7718 and following the instructions on the recording. Here is a list of staff phone extensions and email addresses, for reference:

• Rev. Danny Leonard, Senior Minister – Ext. 16; dleonard@mumctville.org
• Rev. Rodney Denton, Minister of Youth and Young Adults – Ext. 18; rdenton@mumctville.org
• Rev. Lynda Hepler, Minister of Children and Families – Ext. 11; lhepler@mumctville.org
• Norris Norwood, Director of Music – Ext. 12; nnorwood@mumctville.org
• Aaron Prillaman, Director of Contemporary Worship – Ext. 20; aprillaman@mumctville.org
• Megan Crady, Director of Arts Alive Art Academy – Ext.33; mcrady@mumctville.org
• Kristin Shores, Office Administrator – Ext. 14; kshores@mumctville.org
• Glynus Childress, Administrative Assistant – Ext. 13; gchildress@mumctville.org
• Jarry Oldaker, Superintendent of Buildings and Grounds – Ext. 17; joldaker@mumctville.org