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THE LINE MOUNTAIN CHARGE Rev. Mark I. Rothermel, Pastor

Organists Acolyte Salem: Kristin Frederick & Diana Klinger Peyton Poletti

FOURTH SUNDAY OF ADVENT -- SUNDAY SCHOOL CHRISTMAS PROGRAM December 23, 2012

ORGAN PRELUDE *OPENING HYMN #534, brown hymnal ANNOUNCEMENTS OPENING PRAYER OFFERING *OFFERATORY RESPONSE, (Please see insert in bulletin.) *PRAYER OF DEDICATION LIGHTING OF THE ADVENT WREATH, Isa. 62:10-12 OUR CHRISTMAS PROGRAM BED, BETHLEHEM & BEYOND When Heaven Touched Earth ACT 1: BED….Room In The Inn Introduction Sleepy Time Pillow Talk Congregation please sing along (insert in bulletin) Pillow Prayer (Tune: “Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star”) Baby, It’s Cold Outside Congregation please sing along (insert in bulletin) Ten Little Travelers (Tune: “Ten Little Indians”) ACT 2: BETHLEHEM….Manger Introduction Congregation please see along Away in a Manger- pg- 552 brown hymnal 1st & last verse Angels Aware Congregation please sing along Hark, the Harold Angels Sing- pg 537 brown hymnal 1st & last verse Shepherd Pie Wise Men Still Seek Him Congregation please sing What Child Is This- pg 540 brown hymnal 1st & last verse ACT 3: BEYOND!....When Heaven Touched Earth Introduction Beyond Eternity- a View From Heaven Beyond All Names Conclusion Congregation please sing Joy to the World pg 533 brown hymnal all verses

*Congregation, please stand, if you are able.

ANNOUNCEMENTS TODAY: Welcome to EVERYONE! We are looking for people to serve on the Christ Church Consistory. We will schedule a Congregational Meeting when we have people for the ballot. The altar flowers at Salem Church are in memory of William and Reba Hoffman by the family. Salem Church is receiving a LOVE OFFERING for Ernest and June Masser. Thank you for your generosity! At Salem Church, we celebrating our Children’s Christmas Program with Adults also participating. We hope you all enjoy it. A BIG THANK YOU TO ALL who helped in the program this morning! THIS AFTERNOON: No Confirmation Class due to Christmas break! Monday: Christmas Eve Candlelight Service, Salem Church, 7:00 p.m. Please note the earlier start of the service. Please invite people to this event! Tuesday: Merry Christmas to all! Next Sunday: Installation of Officers at Salem Church. Jan. 2: Joint Elders’ Meeting to plan the Charge Calendar, Salem Church, 7:30 p.m. Jan. 3: Salem Consistory, 8:00 p.m. Jan. 6: Day of Epiphany. Time Change for Church Services. Salem Church will meet for service at 9:00 a.m. with Sunday School at 10:15 a.m. Christ Church will have Sunday School at 9:15 with the service at 10:30 a.m. Confirmation Class resumes at Salem Church at 2:00 p.m. Bible Study/Discipleship class begins at the home of Randy and Janey Wehry, 7:00 p.m. Please sign up on the bulletin board. Jan. 7: Salem Sunday School Planning Meeting, 6:30 p.m.; Christ Church Consistory, 7:30 p.m. Jan. 11: All Reports for the Congregations should be submitted to Rose Novinger by this date. Jan. 13: Holy Communion at both churches. Jan. 14: Joint Consistory, Christ Church, 7:30 p.m. Jan. 15: Newsletter deadline for February LIFELINE. Jan. 20: Christ Church Congregational Meeting. Basic CPR and First Aid Class, Mahantongo Fire Co Building, 1:30 p.m. Please sign up with Joanne Snyder as soon as possible, 648-7397. Jan. 27: Salem Church Congregational Meeting.

SPECIAL CHRISTMAS OFFERINGS--The Advent Offerings are now due at both Churches. At Christ, the offering will go to Haven Ministries and at Salem to Chinese Outreach Ministries--Staff Training. The Under the Tree Offerings will go to Crisis Pregnancy Centers--from Christ Church to Shamokin, from Salem Church to Millersburg.

OFFERING ENVELOPES are now available at both churches. Please pick yours up today.

SALEM CHURCH COOK BOOKS ARE HERE! CHRIST CHURCH COOK BOOKS ARE HERE! They are $15 each. They make great Christmas presents!

REPRINT: The bicentennial book on Jacob’s Howerter’s Church has been reprinted. They are $30 each. For more information, please see Pastor Mark.

HALF PRICE SALE at Salem Church. The afghans, wooden churches, and church record books are now 50% off. There is no discount on the dish clothes. The dish clothes are back in stock. They are still 4 for $5.

The Janitor at Christ Church for December is Brandon Wiest. The Janitor at Salem Church for December is James Gessner. Steve, Pam, and Katja Jablonski have left for a 6 month medical missions trip to Guinea-Bissau, West Africa, through Eastern Mennonite Missions. They continue to need your prayer support! You can keep up to date with their blog at www.jablonskimissions.webs.com. Also, get more info from YouTube at Beryl Forrester and/or Beryls Fund Video.

REDNER’S SAVE A TAPE PROGRAM--Christ Church and Salem Church Sunday School are participating in this program. Please, bring your register receipts to church. When the church receives $5000 worth of receipts and takes them to the store, it receives a check for $50. Christ Church plans to help the Friendly Home with this money. The box for receipts is in the rear of the sanctuary at Christ Church, and there is a jar for receipts at the entrance at Salem Church.

STORM RELIEF--Our Churches are considering various options. In the meantime, we encourage anyone to give a generous gift to the Red Cross or the Salvation Army.

DISCIPLESHIP/BIBLE STUDY CLASS--We are hoping to start a adult evening discipleship class in the New Year. There will be sign up sheets in the narthex of both churches. We are using a new book called MULTIPLY. We hope to meet every other week in different people’s homes until Lent begins. Then we will take a break until after Easter. The cost of the book is $15.

The publication of THERE IS SOMETHING SPECIAL ABOUT ROUGH & READY has been delayed until about mid-January. Sorry for all who may be disappointed at Christmas, but the publisher was too optimistic about the time line.

E-MAIL ADDRESS FOR PASTOR: The pastor’s email address is [email protected] PRAYER REQUESTS Families of Shooting victims in Conn., Rabies problem, Betty Paul, Dean Dietrich, Dr. A. Chopray, Beau Rothermel, Mason Snyder, Sarah Snyder, Wayne Raup, Wanda Kehler, Jamie Weaver, Donna Snyder, Louise Rothermel, Ron Morgan, Shirley Knorr Kline, Gene Keiter, Reese Brunner, Joanne Westcott, the Conrad family, Rita Emory, Frank Vraybel, Daniel Reiner, Donna Snyder, James Boyer, Andy Rothermel, Jim Kersavage, Marla Willier, Roger Phillips, Ruby Hoffman, Charles Willier, Robin Otto, Pregnancy Care Centers, Bev Fetterolf, June Masser, Chelsea Lucas, Raymond & Lucille Lahr, Dennis Krause, Joyce Rettinger, Gene Lettich, Kayla Heim, Mark Oxenrider, Valerie Hoover, Sandra Herring Rothermel, Charles Stalter, Willard Weaver, Ashley Smynk, Paul Schwalm, George Zeiders, Heather Klinger, Vena Hoch, Daryl Willow, Tracy Snyder, Doris Troutman, John Lesher, Emmon Oxenrider, Jr., Richard "Katz" Wolfgang, Christy Boyer, Deb Stehr, Bruce Haas, Verna Reiner, Logan Williams, Helena Snyder, Dennis Clark, Fawn Wehry, Peggy Miller, John Wehry, Sr., Lena Shadle, Glenn Heim, Maynard Geist, Abby Kieffer Hospital: Arlene Brown – Geisinger Hospital, Bush Pav., Room 550 Ken Hoffman – Shamokin Hospital, Rm. 201 Ernest Masser – Geisinger Hospital, Abigail Pav., Rm. 378 Nursing Home: Ernest Masser – Friendly Home, Rm. 3 Joan Rothermel – Friendly Nursing Home, Rm. 2 Betty Dietrich – Friendly Nursing Home, Rm. 9 Marie Hepler – Providence Place, Pottsville Emma Oxenrider – Tremont Nursing Home, Rm. E-825 Randall Sherry – Tremont Nursing Home, Rm. B-312 Military Personnel: Bryson DeWalt Bryan Wynn Monte Harner Brian Henninger Jason Knorr Anthony Blain James Frederickson D.J. Lucas Christmas Poinsettia

Red 6” Larona Heim Ethel Karterman Brenda Tobias Harold and Eleanor Lenker Family Louise Rothermel Violet Hoffman Carol Snyder Daisy Drumheller Laura Novinger Gene and Marilyn Headdings

Red 7” Pastor Mark Rothermel Curt, Joy Lenker and Family Jean Wehry Mark and Carol Heim Darrell and Wanda Kehler

Red and White 7 ½” Tricia Morrison Jim and Tina Novinger Deb Chappelle