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119 Humbert Road
Markleton, PA 15551
814-926-4429
www.kingwoodchurch.cggc.org
December 7, 2025
The Words of Welcome
Items in the Life of the Church
The Prelude
* The Call to Worship
#120
“Jesus, Name Above All Names” – 2 Times
#175
“O Come, All Ye Faithful”
#193
“Thou Didst Leave Thy Throne”
* The Prayer of Invocation
The Ministry of Music
The Morning Offering
* The Doxology
* The Offertory Prayer
* The Expression of Friendship
The Mission Moment
The Sharing of Joys and Concerns
* The Prayer Song
“Cares Chorus”
* The Time of Prayer
The Scripture Lesson John 10:7-10
The Morning Message
“Reasons for the Season: To Give Abundant Life”
The Act of Communion
The Communion Song #748
“Let Us Break Bread Together”
* The Closing Song #559
“All The Way My Savior Leads Me”
* 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 Bev Pletcher & Marchelle Peck
Sunday, December 7, 2025
Second Sunday of Advent
Jr. Church for Little Kids Only
9:20 a.m. – Choir Practice
11:30 a.m. – Family Fun Game Night Meeting in the Library
Monday, December 8, 2025
8:00 a.m. – Walk Fit Exercise
7:00 p.m. – Council Meeting
Tuesday, December 9, 2025
9:30 a.m. – Pickleball
Wednesday, December 10, 2025
8:00 a.m. – Walk Fit Exercise
7:00 p.m. – Midweek Services
Friday, December 12, 2025
8:00 a.m. – Walk Fit Exercise
Saturday, December 13, 2025
5:30 p.m. – Church Christmas Party at FC
Sunday, December 14, 2025
Third Sunday of Advent
1:30 p.m. – Christmas Caroling
Offerings needed weekly to balance our budget………$6,253.85
Offerings received last Sunday……………. $7,892.00
Last Sunday’s Attendance………………….. 145
Last Sunday’s SS Attendance……………… 95
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.
The Super Senior final activity will be “An Old-Fashioned Christmas” at the Old Bedford Village, on December 6th. We will go by individual cars and, if the weather is suitable, we can take the church van. We will leave the church at 5:30, which should put us there around 6:30. If it is easier, you can meet us at the village. This will be a stroll through the village by candlelight while they play Christmas music. There will be cookies and hot chocolate available for purchase. The cost is $12.00 per person. We will not be collecting the money in advance. You will just pay at the gate. Please sign up on the sheet in the vestibule if you are planning on coming so we know who to expect.
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! If you are interested in helping to plan this event, please come to the meeting following the 10:30 Worship Service on December 7th in the Library.
The Church Christmas Party will be held at the Fellowship Center on Saturday December 13, 2025 starting at 5:30 p.m. (eat at 6:00). The meat, potatoes, bread, drink and place sittings will be provided by the Church. Please bring a side dish AND a dessert to share. Please sign up on the list in the hallway so we know how many to plan for.
There is a signup 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.
Youth Group Schedule:
12/10 – 7pm @ Fellowship Center
12/17 – 7pm Christmas Party with Gingerbread House Contest (grades 6-12 together)
12/24 – Christmas Eve Service
12/31 – New Years Eve, no youth group
Come join us to spread some Christmas cheer as we go caroling Sunday afternoon December 14 at 1:30 p.m. We will meet at the church. All ages are welcome. Snow/bad weather date will be December 21.
2026 Sunday School Officers:
Superintendent: Vanessa Lucas
Assistant Superintendent: Dan Cramer
Secretary: Teresa Faidley
Assistant Secretary: Barbara Snyder
Treasurer: Georgiann Knepper
Reasons for the Season
To Give Abundant Life
Dec 7, 2025
John 10: 7-10
7 Therefore Jesus said again, “Very truly I tell you, I am the gate for the sheep. 8 All who have come before me are thieves and robbers, but the sheep have not listened to them. 9 I am the gate; whoever enters through me will be saved.[a] They will come in and go out, and find pasture. 10 The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full.
Other texts John 1:1&14; Gen. 2:4-9 & 15-17; Rom. 8:18-23
REFLECTION
What do you hear Jesus saying about ________ you _______?
What does that ______ to ______?
How will you ______ into the ______ Jesus ________?
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.
