First United Methodist Church of Arroyo Grande
275 N. Halcyon Road, Arroyo Grande, CA 93420
805 481-2692 fumcag@yahoo.com worshipweekly.com
November 24, 2024 8:30 AM
Abbreviation Legend
CH--Criswell Hall
S--Sanctuary
K--Kitchen
L--Library
Room #123
MMR--McMillen
Room #113
PS--Pastor's Study
HR--Handbell
Room #115
Mon Nov 25
4:30 PM Communications-Library.
Tue Nov 26 5:00 PM Bell Choir Rehearsal-Handbell Room..
Wed Nov 27 9:00 AM Church Work Morning, Criswell Hall.
Thu Nov 28 Church Office Closed
Fri Nov 29 Church Officed Closed for Thanksgiving Holidays.
Sat Nov 30 10:00 AM Hanging of the Greens-Decorating the church for Christmas
Sun Dec 1
8:30 AM Contemporary Service--Sanctuary.
10:30 AM Traditional Service-Sanctuary.
After church-Light Lunch & Advent Crafts Workshop-Criswell Hall
For information on flower
dedications and ordering
altar flowers,
please contact the church office
HANGING OF THE GREENS
Sat. Nov. 30th 10 AM
Help decorate the church for Christmas.
ADVENT BIBLE STUDY, Tuesdays, Criswell Hall
1:00 PM Study Book: "An Unlikely Advent"
by Rachel Billups. See Nancy St. Laurent for books.
ADVENT CRAFTS WORKSHOP Sun.,
Dec. 1, Crafts Workshop and light
lunch. $15 per person or $25 per
family. Lots of fun!
HOLIDAY EXTRAVAGANZA
VARIETY SHOW
Friday, December 6th
Currently looking for talented
volunteers.
Rehearsals start soon.
PENNIES & SPARE CHANGE FOR TURKEYS, Sunday,
Nov 24 Special offering collected by FUMC
Children's Preschool as a community service
project to raise money for the Five Cities
Christian Women's Food Pantry to buy turkeys
for families in need this holiday season.
SEE'S CANDIES FUNDRAISER FOR THE
CHILDREN'S CENTER is underway now!
The money raised will be used to provide
supplies and materials for the children.
The ANGEL TREE is set up in
Criswell Hall! The gifts are due no
later than 12/18/24 by noon. They
can be brought to the tree or to the
church office with prior notice.
November 24, 2024 8:30 AM
CHRIST THE KING
Thanksgiving Sunday
OPENING PRAISE Today is the Day
WELCOME/ANNOUNCEMENTS
PRAISE SONGS Majesty
Shout to the Lord
Once Again
PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE
ILLUMINATION Thank You Lord
SCRIPTURE Psalm 95
John 18:33-37
SERMON FOREVER EXALTED Rev. Mary Birgelaitis
OFFERING On Bended Knee
COMMUNION King of Kings (Hillsong)
FINAL BLESSING Give Thanks
CLOSING This Little Light
Praise Team Leader: Mike Clark Piano/Keyboard: Dennis Eiler Bass: Bob Jorstad Guitar: Ian Beard
Singers: Connie Clark and Pam Garza
Today's Liturgist: David Beard
Today's Scripture
ATTENDANCE GIVING
WEEK 8:30 10:30 IN-PERSON VIDEO TOTAL
10/27 26 48 74 22 96 $ 1,632
11/03 45 52 97 34 131 $15,905
11/10 37 49 86 12 98 $ 4,579
11/17 59 78 137 6 143 $ 2,214
Our Fiscal Year started July 1 Weekly Oering Needed $6,321
STEWARDSHIP REPORT:
YTD Received $120,950 YTD Budgeted $124,620
Thanksgiving Received $427 Thanksgiving Budgeted $3,500
Today's Hosts:
CHILDREN'S
CENTER
Next Sunday
December 1
FELLOWSHIP
MINISTRY
Psalm 95
O come, let us sing to the Lord;
let us make a joyful noise to the rock of
our salvation!
Let us come into his presence with
thanksgiving; let us make a joyful noise to
him with songs of praise!
For the Lord is a great God,
and a great King above all gods.
In his hand are the depths of the earth;
the heights of the mountains are his also.
The sea is his, for he made it, and the dry
land, which his hands have formed.
O come, let us worship and bow down,
let us kneel before the Lord, our Maker!
For he is our God,
and we are the people of his pasture,
and the sheep of his hand.
O that today you would listen to his voice!
Do not harden your hearts, as at
Meribahas on the day at Massah in the
wilderness, when your ancestors tested me
and put me to the proof, though they had
seen my work.
For forty years I loathed that generation
and said, ‘They are a people whose
hearts go astray and they do not regard my
ways.’ Therefore in my anger I swore,
'They shall not enter my rest.’
John 18:33-37
Then Pilate entered the headquarters
again, summoned Jesus, and asked him,
‘Are you the King of the Jews?’ Jesus
answered, ‘Do you ask this on your own, or
did others tell you about me?’ Pilate
replied, ‘I am not a Jew, am I? Your own
nation and the chief priests have handed
you over to me. What have you
done?’ Jesus answered, ‘My kingdom is
not from this world. If my kingdom were
from this world, my followers would be
fighting to keep me from being handed over
to the Jews. But as it is, my kingdom is not
from here.’ Pilate asked him, ‘So you are a
king?’ Jesus answered, ‘You say that I am
a king. For this I was born, and for this I
came into the world, to testify to the truth.
Everyone who belongs to the truth listens
to my voice.’
