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119 Humbert Road
Markleton, PA 15551
814-926-4429
www.kingwoodchurch.cggc.org
November 15, 2026
The Words of Welcome
Items in the Life of the Church
The Prelude
* The Call to Worship
* The Opening Songs
#30
“A Mighty Fortress Is Our God”
“Amazing Grace” – My Chains Are Gone
#647
“Sound the Battle Cry”
* The Prayer of Invocation
The Ministry of Music
The Morning Offering
* The Doxology
* The Offertory Prayer
* The Expression of Friendship
The Sharing of Joys and Concerns
* The Prayer Song
#632
“Sweet Hour of Prayer”
Verse 1
* The Time of Prayer
Scripture Lesson: 2 Samuel 23, Hebrews 11
The Morning Message
“Veterans Day”
* The Closing Song
#641
“Lead On, O King Eternal”
* The Benediction
* The Postlude
* Please stand if you are able
Our Staff
Will Miller – Senior Pastor (814-926-4428)
James L. Monticue – Visitation Pastor (814-233-6076)
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: Mia & Gianna Rosman
Sunday, November 15, 2026
9:30 a.m. – Combined Sunday School
10:30 a.m. – Special Veterans Day Service
7:00 p.m. – Congregational Meeting in Sanctuary
Monday, November 16, 2026
8:00 a.m. – Walk Fit Exercise
10:00 a.m. – Toddler Open Gym at FC
Tuesday, November 17, 2026
9:30 a.m. – Pickleball
Wednesday, November 18, 2026
8:00 a.m. – Walk Fit Exercise
7:00 p.m. – Midweek, AWANA, Youth Group
Thursday, November 19, 2026
6:30 p.m. – Choir Practice at Church
Friday, November 20, 2026
8:00 a.m. – Walk Fit Exercise
Sunday, November 22, 2026
12:30 p.m. – “Sisters in Christ” party in Church basement
Offerings needed weekly to balance our budget ……..$6,558.06
Offerings received last Sunday……………. $5,885.32
Church Projects Offerings………………….. $617.00
Last Sunday’s Attendance………………….. 152
Last Sunday’s SS Attendance……………… 82
The annual Congregational Meeting will be held today at 7:00 p.m
The Helping Hands Ministry encourages you to send some “sunshine” (i.e., a card) to let them know that we are thinking of them and are keeping them in our prayers.
Hilton & Loretta Mitchell
c/o Berlin Manor Apt. 118
Berlin, PA 15530
Jack & Jean Romesberg
188 Romesberg Lane
Rockwood, PA 15557
The choir will rehearse 11/19, 12/3 & 12/10 to be presented on December 13. Please try to make it since we are doing a special number.
There is a signup sheet for the Children’s Christmas Program on the table in the vestibule. Children, ages 3 years-5th grade are welcome to join in the fun as we prepare a program to point us to the true meaning of Christmas! The Program will be held during Sunday School on Sunday, December 20th. Practices will be after Church on November 29, December 6 and 13. If you have any questions, please see Vanessa or Hillary
Thank you to all who served in Children’s Ministry this past year! What a blessing! If you would be willing to serve in Children’s Ministry in 2027 there is a sign-up sheet on the table in the vestibule. Help is needed in the Downstairs Nursery and in the Toddler Room as a helper. For child safety, we need to have two people serving in a room, so lots of help is needed! Please sign up and if you have any preferences or weeks to avoid, please note. Volunteers typically serve once a month. Clearances are also needed to serve. If you have any questions, please see Hillary Whaley (814-233-8861).
There is a sign up sheet for December 5, Christmas on Main. It runs from 4:00 to 8:00 p.m. We need people to brave the cold and hand out items at the church booth. If you can’t stay the whole time, just let us know the hours you are willing to help. Thank you!
The Helping Hands Service Team is collecting new or very gently used winter wear: coats, pants, boots or other winter type shoes for both men and women. These items will be donated to the Somerset County Jail for those individuals on their release during the winter months. There will also be a monetary donation box in the vestibule next to the donation bin, if you would like to donate that way. All money collected will go to the purchase of these needed items. Collection will take place from now until the end of February. Thank you!
Attention: Deer Hunters…10 Deboned Hind Quarters are needed for the Wild Game Dinner in March! If you need yours deboned – please take to Hay’s Butchering and tell them it is for Kingwood. They can be placed in the church freezer. GO OUT, ENJOY AND GET THE BIG BUCK!
The secret sister’s group: “Sisters in Christ” is planning our annual party on Sunday, November 22, 2026, at 12:30 p.m. in the church basement. Our theme this year is: “Fruits of the Spirit.”
All women of the church are invited to attend this event.
As a group, we pray for each other throughout the year, send cards for special occasions, and gather once a year for our annual party. We all prepare a delicious, covered dish for the party. We buy a gift for our secret sister and reveal our identity on this day.
We play our popular grab bag gift game each year. Please bring three small, wrapped gifts for this game.
Watch for the sign-up sheet in the vestibule in November.
This is a special ministry for the women of our church. Please consider attending.
Meals on Wheels of Somerset County, Inc., located at 235 W. Church St. Somerset, is hiring a bookkeeper/coordinator. This is a paid position. Key responsibilities include coordinating, overseeing and verifying daily meal packing, maintaining accurate and updated client lists and routes, invoicing clients, tracking payments, providing customer service and assisting as needed with other staff responsibilities. Requirements include basic computer experience with email, spreadsheets, word processing; experience with invoicing; strong communication skills; and ability to lift 25 lb. coolers multiple times each day. Hours 7am-1pm M-F. Interested? Email or call Lori Nist at mow81@gmail.com or 814-443-2787.
A Note of Thanks…
Thank you to all who helped with and/or attended the Retiree Lunch. We served about 188 meals with 169 people eating at the Fellowship Center and 19 meals delivered to shut-in’s. A special Thank You to the 22+ volunteers that made the meal possible.
Thank you to the Church, the Sunday School, and to all the individuals that made Beth and me feel appreciated in a special way in October during Pastor Appreciation month. The care and concern that Kingwood shows for her pastoral staff makes us all feel very loved. Thank you again.
Pastor Will and Beth
Pastor Jim and Melanie would like to express their thanks for all the cards, gifts and kindnesses extended to them during Pastor Appreciation Month and throughout the year. It’s a blessing to serve here.
Veterans Day
Nov. 15, 2026 8:15
2 Sam. 23 1 These are the last words of David: “The inspired utterance of David son of Jesse, the utterance of the man exalted by the Most High, the man anointed by the God of Jacob, the hero of Israel’s songs:
2 “The Spirit of the Lord spoke through me; his word was on my tongue. 3 The God of Israel spoke, the Rock of Israel said to me: ‘When one rules over people in righteousness, when he rules in the fear of God, 4 he is like the light of morning at sunrise on a cloudless morning, like the brightness after rain that brings grass from the earth.’
5 “If my house were not right with God, surely he would not have made with me an everlasting covenant, arranged and secured in every part; surely he would not bring to fruition my salvation and grant me my every desire. 6 But evil men are all to be cast aside like thorns, which are not gathered with the hand. 7 Whoever touches thorns uses a tool of iron or the shaft of a spear; they are burned up where they lie.”
8 These are the names of David’s mighty warriors: Josheb-Basshebeth, a Tahkemonite, was chief of the Three; he raised his spear against eight hundred men, whom he killed in one encounter.
9 Next to him was Eleazar son of Dodai the Ahohite. As one of the three mighty warriors, he was with David when they taunted the Philistines gathered at Pas Dammim[d] for battle. Then the Israelites retreated, 10 but Eleazar stood his ground and struck down the Philistines till his hand grew tired and froze to the sword. The Lord brought about a great victory that day. The troops returned to Eleazar, but only to strip the dead.
11 Next to him was Shammah son of Agee the Hararite. When the Philistines banded together at a place where there was a field full of lentils, Israel’s troops fled from them. 12 But Shammah took his stand in the middle of the field. He defended it and struck the Philistines down, and the Lord brought about a great victory.
13 During harvest time, three of the thirty chief warriors came down to David at the cave of Adullam, while a band of Philistines was encamped in the Valley of Rephaim. 14 At that time David was in the stronghold, and the Philistine garrison was at Bethlehem. 15 David longed for water and said, “Oh, that someone would get me a drink of water from the well near the gate of Bethlehem!” 16 So the three mighty warriors broke through the Philistine lines, drew water from the well near the gate of Bethlehem and carried it back to David. But he refused to drink it; instead, he poured it out before the Lord. 17 “Far be it from me, Lord, to do this!” he said. “Is it not the blood of men who went at the risk of their lives?” And David would not drink it.
Hebrews 11 1 Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see. 2 This is what the ancients were commended for. 3 By faith we understand that the universe was formed at God’s command, so that what is seen was not made out of what was visible. 4 By faith Abel brought God a better offering than Cain did. By faith he was commended as righteous, when God spoke well of his offerings. And by faith Abel still speaks, even though he is dead.
5 By faith Enoch was taken from this life, so that he did not experience death: “He could not be found, because God had taken him away.” For before he was taken, he was commended as one who pleased God. 6 And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him.
7 By faith Noah, when warned about things not yet seen, in holy fear built an ark to save his family. By his faith he condemned the world and became heir of the righteousness that is in keeping with faith.
8 By faith Abraham, when called to go to a place he
would later receive as his inheritance, obeyed and went, even though he did not know where he was going. 9 By faith he made his home in the promised land like a stranger in a foreign country; he lived in tents, as did Isaac and Jacob, who were heirs with him of the same promise. 10 For he was looking forward to the city with foundations, whose architect and builder is God. 11 And by faith even Sarah, who was past childbearing age, was enabled to bear children because she considered him faithful who had made the promise.
12 And so from this one man, and he as good as dead, came descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky and as countless as the sand on the seashore.
13 All these people were still living by faith when they died. They did not receive the things promised; they only saw them and welcomed them from a distance, admitting that they were foreigners and strangers on earth. 14 People who say such things show that they are looking for a country of their own. 15 If they had been thinking of the country they had left, they would have had opportunity to return. 16 Instead, they were longing for a better country—a heavenly one. Therefore God is not ashamed to be called their God, for he has prepared a city for them.
17 By faith Abraham, when God tested him, offered Isaac as a sacrifice. He who had embraced the promises was about to sacrifice his one and only son, 18 even though God had said to him, “It is through Isaac that your offspring will be reckoned.” 19 Abraham reasoned that God could even raise the dead, and so in a manner of speaking he did receive Isaac back from death.
20 By faith Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau in regard to their future.
21 By faith Jacob, when he was dying, blessed each of Joseph’s sons, and worshiped as he leaned on the top of his staff.
22 By faith Joseph, when his end was near, spoke about the exodus of the Israelites from Egypt and gave instructions concerning the burial of his bones.
23 By faith Moses’ parents hid him for three months after he was born, because they saw he was no ordinary child, and they were not afraid of the king’s edict.
24 By faith Moses, when he had grown up, refused to be known as the son of Pharaoh’s daughter. 25 He chose to be mistreated along with the people of God rather than to enjoy the fleeting pleasures of sin. 26 He regarded disgrace for the sake of Christ as of greater value than the treasures of Egypt, because he was looking ahead to his reward. 27 By faith he left Egypt, not fearing the king’s anger; he persevered because he saw him who is invisible. 28 By faith he kept the Passover and the application of blood, so that the destroyer of the firstborn would not touch the firstborn of Israel.
29 By faith the people passed through the Red Sea as on dry land; but when the Egyptians tried to do so, they were drowned.
30 By faith the walls of Jericho fell, after the army had marched around them for seven days.
39 These were all commended for their faith, yet none of them received what had been promised, 40 since God had planned something better for us so that only together with us would they be made perfect.
Other Texts John 15:13
REFLECTION
Who are your_______? Who is your _________ ______?
What is ___________ _________, Jesus, saying to you about your ____________ _________?
How will you obey what you hear Jesus saying to you?
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.
