December 12, 2009 1st Service – Contemporary – 9:00a.m. Video                                                                                                    Welcome                                                                                              Praise & Worship                                                            Grace Notes   Sermon                                                                 Pastor Loren Seibold           A Child is Born 2nd  Service – Traditional - 11:15a.m. Gathering Music                                                       Carolyn Sowards Welcome & Announcements                                                                                                               Opening Song                                                                              #140           Thou Didst Leave Thy Throne Prayer                                                                                                  Offering WAA                                                                        Kindergarten Bells Praise! Sermon                                                                 Pastor Loren Seibold A Child is Born   Closing Song                                                                                #141 What Child is This   Benediction                                                          Pastor Loren Seibold Sabbath School 10:00a.m. Quarterly study - in the sanctuary Quarterly study - in the balcony Contemporary Christian Issues – in the Buller room Youngbloods class – in church basement. Take elevator Scripture and the Spirit of Prophesy – in the sanctuary   For Your Information To those visiting, we welcome you and extend our friendship, joy and prayers. We hope that you enjoy your worship experience with us. This Sabbath we are hosting an All-Church Fellowship Luncheon. All visitors are invited and encouraged to join us for an afternoon meal following the 2nd worship service. Membership Transfer: 2nd  reading – Incoming, Jon, Vicki, Branden & Bradley Cooper from Hillsboro SDA. Outgoing, Beverly Polson to Lancaster SDA. Florence Ofire to College Hill TN. Mary & Will Kerr to Eastwood & Tim Carr to Eastwood. POF - Francisco & Magda Guerin and Mary Brown. Men's Winter Coat Drive. If you have winter wear for men that you would like to donate to our Street Beat Ministry, please bring it to the church and put in the drop box in the narthex. Men's outerwear only, i.e.: coats, hats, gloves, socks and scarves. We will continue to take your donations through the month of December. The Mount Vernon Academy Music Department would like to invite you to the annual Christmas concert featuring the Cascabel handbell choir, the Echoliers chamber choir, and the MVA Band with special guests. Together these groups will be present "The Fulfillment," praising and celebrating Jesus' first coming. Please join us for the only presentation on Saturday, December 19 at 11:00am in the Mount Vernon Hill SDA Church. The new 2010 Friendship Directories are available. Please limit one per family for now. There is a new ministry/support group available to men. This group tackles issues related to careers, relationships, spirituality, etc. There are two ways to participate. Attend a monthly meeting on the 3rd Sunday of the month and/or join the Face Book forum by requesting a friend status of Israel Wright. For more questions, contact Israel at mrwright@israelwright.com.You may have noticed some extra Christmas decorations in the sanctuary this year. These are in preparation for Worthington Adventist Academy's Christmas program, "Christmas Hang-Ups." The schools performance is scheduled for December 15 at 7:00pm in the sanctuary and YOU are invited!