Congregational Life
December
20, 2009
Today: 11:15
– Deacon’s Meeting
This
Week:
December 24th 7PM - Christmas Eve Service December 24th Communion
December 25th Merry Christmas!
Looking
Ahead:
January 13th 7PM – Women’s Circle
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Prayer Concerns
Craig Mallett:
Prayers for healing and strength. (8803 2nd Ave. – Murray, 68409)
Gladys Hauschild:
Prayers for healing and strength. (7606 McKelvie Rd. – Nehawka, 68413)
Kyle Nickels: Prayers
for healing and strength. (5312 12th Ave. – Murray, 68409)
Fay Jose Family:
Prayers for Fay’s family as they mourn his passing. (Konfrst: 312 N. Loughridge
Ave. – Murray, 68409; Ayers: 310 N. Loughridge Ave. – Murray, 68409; Deterding:
3613 Buccaneer Blvd. – Plattsmouth, 68048)
Nickey Johnson: Prayers
for Nickey and her family as they mourn her dad’s passing. (922 N. 9th
Street – Plattsmouth, 68048)
Betty Tepner: Prayers for healing and strength for Betty and strength for
Dixie Craft. (5309 Crogans Way Road – Council Bluffs, IA 51501)
Don Loftin: Prayers for continued healing. (9500 Milford Road – Beaver
Lake, 68048)
Dave, Jenny,
Sammy & Ella Cook: Prayers for continued healing for Ella and
strength for the family. (9923 12th St. Murray, 68409)
Dennis
Gochenour: Prayers for healing and strength. (404 N.
Elm St. – Murray, 68409)
Nessie Swedlund: Prayers for healing and strength. (P.O. Box 61 – Murray, 68409)
Cathy Balfour: Prayers for strength.
Additional Prayer
Concerns:
Janelle
Sorenson: Prayers for her mom.
Thoughts &
Continual Prayers for our shut-ins:
Lottie Johnson: Ambassador, 1800 14th Ave. #208, Nebraska City, NE 68410
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Remember the members
of our Armed Forces who are serving overseas and stateside.
Dave Cook
CDR Dave Cook
N-1
FPO, AE 09363-9998
Troy Froistad
Kris Kidd
Philmore Williams
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Annual Reports – Session Members
The end of the year is approaching. Please start working on your committee
report so it can be submitted to the office by January 7th.
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Prayer
Chain
Please
call(235-3323)or e-mail(Harold-laverne@inebraska.com) LaVerne Ebner if you have
anything to put out on the prayer chain – no matter how small you may think it
is!
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Murray Presbyterian Church
T-Shirts
Please see one of the Deacons if you would
like a Murray Presbyterian t-shirt. The
sizes still available are Youth small and large; Adult small and extra large.
The cost to you is $3.00.
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Liturgist Sign-up
If you would
like to volunteer to be a liturgist, please sign-up on the sheet on the back
table.
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Pastor
Jeff’s Cell Phone Number
(402)
682-1439
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Please visit our website at:
www.murraypresbyterian.com
each week to see the church
bulletin and the congregational life insert.
The newsletter is also posted there monthly!!!
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The
Lighting of the Fourth Advent Candle
Advent Reader: God’s promise to send a Savior took a long
time. As the candle of light flames, we
remember that Jesus said, “I am the Light of the world” (John 8:12). On this fourth Sunday of Advent we light the
candle of hope. God’s gift of hope does
not disappoint us, because God’s love has been poured into our hearts through
the Holy Spirit that has been given to us.
The candle of hope reminds us that God gave us a gift of hope – life
forever with Him through Jesus Christ.
Congregation: And
when I go to prepare a place for you, I will come again and will take you to
myself, that where I am, you may be also (John 14.3).
Advent Reader: The
Bible tells us that if we have opened our heart’s door to Jesus, we have been
adopted into the family of God. When
Jesus went back to heaven, He said that He would prepare a place for us, and
some day he would come for us so we could live with Him. Knowing that Jesus has made a special place
for us in heaven gives us hope as we follow Him as Savior and Lord.
Prayer (Unison): Our Father in heaven, we
worship the baby Jesus, born in a stable, and we rejoice that He loved us and
became our Savior and Lord. Now we are
hoping for what we have never seen – life forever with Jesus, our King. Amen
Poinsettias
Our heartfelt thanks to those of you who
purchased poinsettias “in honor of” or “in memory of” your loved ones. They add so much beauty to the sanctuary and
the services during this Holiday season.
They also remind us of those who have added and are adding beauty to our
lives by their presence. Thank you so
much!
In Memory of/
In Honor of:_______ Donated by:__
Lurline Ramming Ann
Ramming
Paul Mars
Rev. Arne
& Frances Mars
Rey & Dorothy Easterlund Charlotte Mars
Dick Tritsch Donna
Tritsch
In Memory of/
In Honor of:_________ Donated
by:__
Fay & Dorothy Jose
Frank & Agnes Konfrst Al
& Sherrill Konfrst
Ella & J.L. Young Laraine
Young
Mr. & Mrs. Edward J. Buresh
Timothy & Thomas Buresh Terry
& Sue Buresh
Marie & Walter Miller
Anna
& Milferd Swedlund Larry
& Nessie Swedlund
Mary Russo Dave
& Jenny Cook
Sammy
& Ella
Warren & Gladys Brinkley
Arlene & Rix Blakey
Melvin & Corrine McDonald
Leonard
& Emily Johnson Jeff &
Krista McDonald
Kristine Johnson
Lottie Johnson Joyce
& Bill Johnson
Mike & Melanie Honaker
Robert Schlichtemeier Helen Schlichtemeier