Knox Presbyterian Church - Listowel, Ontario January 7, 2018

Knox
   Presbyterian
      Church
        Listowel, Ontario
           January 7, 2018

“…a welcoming family of God’s people, committed
to worshipping Jesus Christ, sharing our faith and
          doing His work in the world.”

January 7, 2018 10:30 AM
                    Epiphany Sunday
Prelude
Entrance of Bible, Choir, Worship Leader and Minister
Hymn: “Joyful Joyful We Adore You”
Welcome & Announcements
Responsive Call to Worship
Prayer of Adoration
Unison Prayer of Confession
Greeting One Another
Children’s Time, Prayer & Lord’s Prayer (debts/debtors)
               (Children & youth may leave for Church School)

Hymn: “He Knows My Name”
Scripture Lessons
New Testament: Matthew 2:1-18                   (page 1497-1498)
Responsive Reading: (Psalm 2)
Offering
Doxology: “Praise God from Whom All Blessings Flow”
Offertory Prayer
Video: “Our Coming Saviour- Herod”
Sermon: “Lament in Bethlehem”
                                (Rev. Don McCallum)
Pastoral Prayer
Hymn: “Another Year is Dawning”
Benediction & Choral “Amen”

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Quote of the week:
“Racism and injustice and violence sweep our world,
bringing a tragic harvest of heartache and death.”
                                               Billy Graham
                Announcements
  Please see our bulletin boards for upcoming events!
Our Worship Leader this morning is Laura Tryssenaar
      January Ushers: Jeff Bannerman – Captain,
  Wim Kreuger, Brad Martin, Derek Nind, Paul Lockie,
Jessica Bannerman, Tyler Bannerman, Ashley Bannerman,
      Travis Bannerman, Maggie Martin, Ron Martin,
 We welcome everyone here today. We hope that you feel
               comforted by our worship, and that you will
                 leave here refreshed and inspired in your
               personal life. If you are a visitor today, thank
               you for joining us and we ask that you would
 please sign the Guest Register in the front foyer. We hope
                  that you visit us again soon!
Nursery & Sunday School: A supervised nursery, located
upstairs, is available for your children ages birth to 2 years.
Our Sunday School program for children and youth from
JK (3 years) to High School will be dismissed during the
service.
           Please Join Us for Coffee, Cold Drinks and
           Fellowship, served in the Main Hall following
           the service.
           Hosted by: Brian & Debbie Hamilton & family

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Prayers and sympathies go out to friends and family of the
following congregation members who died last week:
 Barry Newbigging, who died suddenly January 2, 2018
and whose funeral was held here at Knox yesterday.
 Fran Keeso, who died January 4. There will be no visitation
and her funeral will be held here at Knox on Tuesday January 9
at 11:00 am.

HELP WANTED: Once again we are asking for snacks for the
Youth Class in the New Year. We are hoping to provide muffins
or fruit or some other 'snack' each week. If you could provide
snack for up to fifteen kids on one or more Sundays, please sign-
up on the sheet in the fellowship hall or contact the Church
office.
I am looking for another person to join the Counting team. I
would need you to prepare deposits slips and balance envelopes
after church, 3 weeks in a row, usually once every four months.
This process should take about ½ hour. Please speak to Pam in
the office if you are able to help out.
The Annual Meeting will be held Sunday February 11, 2018
following a ‘finger food’ pot luck lunch after the church service.
Please bring sandwiches, squares, cookies, etc. and plan to
attend.
Opportunity Knox will be holding their regular monthly meeting
on Wednesday January 10 at 6:30 pm. We will be taking down
the Christmas decorations and holding a brief meeting in the
parlour afterwards to plan future meetings.

Submissions to Annual Report
All reports that need to be typed by Pam have to be in the office
by noon, Tuesday January 9. The deadline for typewritten
reports or E mailed reports is noon, Friday January 12, 2018.
Thank you.

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Camp Kintail
Camp Kintail 2018 Registration Forms
are available on the table by the office door. Send them
early to avoid disappointment as the camps fill up quickly!

The Humanitarian Needs Committee of Session would like
to raise $2400 for sheet steel for Nicaragua by the end of
January. The project will be overseen by P.A.N. Please
mark the third column on your offering envelop
"Nicaragua" or "roofing material". Thanks in advance for
your generous support!

As the Chairman of the Board of Managers at Knox
Listowel I would like to thank the many volunteers who
contribute to the wellbeing of Knox in Listowel, Great job!
We are so blessed to have so many people involved in so
many areas. The discussion at the board level started with
wanting to thank the ladies and gentlemen who help put on
the turkey supper here at Knox (it raised over $5800 for the
general fund this year!). When we started considering how
to thank these folks (and we do) we soon considered how
many others might be missed. Sunday School teachers,
ushers, counters, gardeners, AV people, Church Elders and
Board Members (who I thank profusely). So many
contribute their time and effort to the betterment of Knox
building and Church family. To all of you, a heartfelt thanks
(and I trust some extra jewels in your crowns).
We are always looking for more help if anyone else is
looking to connect with the Knox community.

Monday:          1:00 pm Knitting Club
Tuesday:         9:00 am Breakfast at Carson’s
                7:30 pm Friendship Club
Wednesday:      2:00 pm Wallace WMS
                6:30 pm Opportunity Knox
Thursday:        6:00 pm Private use of Hall
                 7:30 pm Choir
Sunday:         10:30 am Worship, Baptism & Sunday School
  Please note: an error was made in the January monthly
  calendar. The Fellowship Group meet at 7:30 pm on
  Friday January 26. The Friendship Club meets every
           Tuesday at 7:30 pm in the main hall.

                Knox Presbyterian Church
                  220 Livingstone Avenue North
            Listowel, Ontario N4W 1P9  519-291-4690
          knoxpres@wightman.ca  www.knoxlistowel.ca
           Minister: Rev. Donald P. J. McCallum
      Cell #519-444-8434   donpmccallum@wightman.ca
    Youth & Family Coordinator: Nicole Kaufman
            nicole.m.kaufman@gmail.com
      Director of Music: Agnes-Marie Henderson
        Office Administrator: Pamela Coleman
             pcolemanknox@wightman.ca
    CCLI # 1209835  CRL # 134937  CVLI # 50160573
           Office Hours: Monday through Friday
        9:00 am – 12:00 pm and 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm