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119 Humbert Road
Markleton, PA 15551
814-926-4429
www.kingwoodchurch.cggc.org
December 14, 2025
The Words of Welcome
Items in the Life of the Church
Items in An Advent Moment
The Prelude
* The Call to Worship
* The Opening Songs #157
“Come, Thou Long-expected Jesus”
#168
“It Came upon the Midnight Clear”
#173
“Joy to the World”
* The Prayer of Invocation
The Ministry of Music
The Morning Offering and Church Projects Offering
* The Doxology
* The Offertory Prayer
* The Expression of Friendship
The Sharing of Joys and Concerns
* The Prayer Song #165
“Emmanuel”
* The Time of Prayer
The Scripture Lesson: John 12:42-50
The Morning Message
“Reasons for the Season: To Save the World”
* The Closing Song #191
“Hark! the Herald Angels Sing”
* The Benediction and Postlude
* Please stand if you are able.
Our Staff
Will Miller – Senior Pastor (814-926-4428)
James L. Monticue – Visitation Pastor (814-233-6076)
Karey Vough – Youth Y/A Pastor (814-969-2817)
Hillary Whaley – Children’s Ministry Director (814-233-8861)
Carey Beth King – Secretary (814-233-0053)
Our Thanks to the following for their services today
Downstairs Nursery: Beth Miller & Kaci Cramer
Sunday, December 14, 2025
Third Sunday of Advent
9:20 a.m. – Choir Practice
1:30 p.m. – Christmas Caroling
Monday, December 15, 2025
8:00 a.m. – Walk Fit Exercise
Tuesday, December 16, 2025
9:30 a.m. – Pickleball
Wednesday, December 17, 2025
8:00 a.m. – Walk Fit Exercise
7:00 p.m. – Midweek Services
7:00 p.m. – Children’s Cookie Decorating Party
7:00 p.m. – Youth Christmas Party & Gingerbread House Contest
Friday, December 19, 2025
8:00 a.m. – Walk Fit Exercise
Sunday, December 21, 2025
Fourth Sunday of Advent
9:30 a.m. – Children’s Christmas Program
Wednesday, December 24, 2025
4:00 p.m. – Christmas Eve Candlelight Service
7:00 p.m. – Christmas Eve Candlelight Service
Offerings needed weekly to balance our budget……… $6,253.85
Offerings received last Sunday……………. $5555.50
Last Sunday’s Attendance………………….. 147
Last Sunday’s SS Attendance……………… 89
The Helping Hands Prayer needs for December are the Helping Hands Prayer Needs complete list. Copies can be found on table in the vestibule in front of the Missions Board. Please take a copy and send a Christmas card to our Brothers and Sisters on the list. Share some Christmas love and joy with them!
The children’s Christmas play will be an all-inclusive Nativity program this year. Any child in attendance at 9:30 on Sunday morning, December 21st will be invited to join the performance. There will be no practices, and we will provide all costumes. If you know your child will be here, and they would like to choose their role in the play, you may sign up in the hallway, but sign ups are not necessary otherwise. We’d love to have a full stage! Please invite all the little ones in your lives to join us. If you have questions, please see Jill Luster
Wild Game Feed Committee is looking for donations of deer hind quarters for the annual Wild Game Feed Dinner. Looking for 8 deboned hind quarters. Packaged hind quarters can be placed in the church basement freezer in the room beside the kitchen. Hays Butcher Shop said they would debone and package hind quarters being donated to the dinner. Good luck to all the hunters and stay safe. Any questions, text or call Nick Faidley at 814-701-6034.
We are looking at having a Family Fun Game Night this February for children and families in the community. Life sized games, food and fun are on the agenda
There is a sign up sheet on the table in the vestibule for Ministry Partners willing to serve in the downstairs nursery during the 10:30 Worship Service for the next year. If you are willing to serve, please sign up and specify if there are any days of the month that wouldn’t work for your schedule. If you have any questions, please see Hillary Whaley.
Choir Practice Schedule:
January 11 at 9:20 a.m. and February 8 at 9:20 a.m.
A Note of Thanks…
I would like to thank the decorating committees for the Church and Fellowship Center. Your talent is amazing, and time spent is greatly appreciated!
Peggie Ream
Poinsettias In Memory Of…
Christopher Pletcher
By Ernie and Carolyn Pletcher
Aaron Stahl
By Allan and Sue Stahl and Family
Loved Ones
By Anthony and Hillary Whaley
Parents and Nevin Hostetter
By Keith and Georgiann Knepper
Blair Younkin and Patricia Younkin
By Colleen Younkin
Parents and Nevin Hostetter
By Calvin and Eileen Hostetter
Our Parents
By Jim and Melanie Monticue
Parents and Steve Cramer
By David Cramer
Dave and Verna Lonich
By Joan Alcorn
Sam and Eleanor Romesberg
By Joan Alcorn
Blair Younkin and Patricia Younkin and Richard Lucas
By Mark and Vanessa Lucas
John Hay
By Eileen and Tony Buchanan
Loved Ones
By Gerald and Louise Dumbauld
Loved Ones
By Pastor Will and Beth Miller
Parents
By Steve and Glenda Johnson
Ray and EvaNell Ream
By Barbara Pletcher
Our Parents
By Cary and Cathy Phillippi
Our Parents
By Tim and Rita Show
Our Parents
By Ken and Lori Cipra
Husband, Bob
By Margie Tressler
Poinsettias In Honor Of…
Colleen Younkin and Helen Lucas
By Mark and Vanessa Lucas
Children and Grandchildren
By Pastor Jim and Melanie Monticue
Erma Hay
By Eileen and Tony Buchanan
Reasons for the Season
To Save the World
Dec 14, 2025
John 12: 42-50
42 Yet at the same time many even among the leaders believed in him. But because of the Pharisees they would not openly acknowledge their faith for fear they would be put out of the synagogue; 43 for they loved human praise more than praise from God.
44 Then Jesus cried out, “Whoever believes in me does not believe in me only, but in the one who sent me. 45 The one who looks at me is seeing the one who sent me. 46 I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in me should stay in darkness.
47 “If anyone hears my words but does not keep them, I do not judge that person. For I did not come to judge the world, but to save the world. 48 There is a judge for the one who rejects me and does not accept my words; the very words I have spoken will condemn them at the last day. 49 For I did not speak on my own, but the Father who sent me commanded me to say all that I have spoken. 50 I know that his command leads to eternal life. So whatever I say is just what the Father has told me to say.”
Other texts John 1:1&14; John 3:16-17;
REFLECTION
What do _____ hear Jesus saying about his _________ of _________ the ________?
As a follower of Jesus what is ______ _______ in that ________?
How will you _____ into _______ ______ of that mission?
There are Children’s bulletins on the table for children to use during Worship Service. We have Jr. Church during both services, but children are welcome to stay with their parents during service upstairs. Feel free to use the crayons; please return the crayons to the table at the end of service.
Nurseries
- There is an unstaffed nursery for babies located on the same floor as the sanctuary that may be used at any time.
- There is a staffed nursery for children up through the age of 3 during the 10:30 service, located downstairs in room 1.
- Both nurseries have a closed-circuit TV through which you can watch the worship service.
Jr. Church (Both Worship Services)
- We offer a Jr. Church program during the entire Morning Worship Service downstairs in the social room for children age 3 up to and including 5th grade. – School aged kids will worship upstairs on the first Sunday of each month. Preschool aged kids will be downstairs every Sunday.
Sunday School (9:30)
- We have classes for children (beginning when they are old enough to walk), youth, and adults. If your child is not old enough to walk, feel free to take him/her with you to your class. For more info, please see either the Sunday School brochure or the Welcome Packet. They are located in the pew rack and on a table in the hallway.
Want to know more about our church?
- There are folders with more info about our church in the racks of each pew and on a table in the hallway. Please take one home with you and check it out.
