Grow Love Serve

1. Keep this green sheet for future reference November 28, 2010 Worship Today, November 28, 2010 9:30 AM Worship 5:30 PM Children’s Musical Rehearsal (**Williams Home**) _____________________________________________________ Upcoming Events December 5 Christmas Caroling, 5:30 PM (Meet at the YMCA) December 6 Annual Church Conference, 7:30 PM (Courtland-Oakfield UMC) December 12 Children’s Musical Performance and Family Christmas Potluck following at Courtland-Oakfield UMC December 24 Christmas Eve Service, 7 PM (Courtland-Oakfield UMC) Rev. Jeff Williams (616) 970-0354 Today’s Message “Enlarging Our Heart with Passion” Proverbs 4:23, Psalms 139:23-24 (pages 509, 502) Congregational Life & Upcoming Events Lords Prayer Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come, thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us, And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil, for thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory forever. Amen. Grow Love Serve Restrooms are available in the family locker room. Supervised child care is available in the Kid’s Zone during worship, kids 3 to 8 are dismissed after time with the pastor. Please stay for fellowship and refreshments after worship Find Pastor Jeff’s blog on the White Pines Web Page Join White Pines UMC on Facebook. www.whitepinesumc.org wpumc@whitepinesumc.org

2. Worship Notes Prayer Notes Aileen Leipprandt is our Intercessory Prayer Team Leader. Prayer request will be listed in the bulletin for three weeks for your prayers in worship or during the week. • For a young woman in need of God-that she recognize his "already there" presence. • Pray for comfort of us who have lost loved ones as we approach this holiday season (Jean Bina) • May His grace guide our lives, so we bring light and love to others (Fischer Family). • For Bruce Leipprandt and his restoration to good health. • Prayers for Larry's recent job loss. Renew his spirit and give him strength to move on and enter a new adventure in his life. Thank you to our church family for the meals and prayers we received after my surgery. I am doing well, thank God (Dana Sakoski). • Prayers for a co-workers husband, Ken, with advanced prostrate cancer (Sears Family). • Pray for Carol and the loss of her husband. Thank you for Dana's healing. Pray for safe travel for those going to be with family during the holiday (Nancy VanderMeer). • Pray for my Grandpa who had hip surgery (Leipprandt Family). • Give strength to a life long friend who is facing the loss of his freedom (Cathy VanderMeer). • Prayers for my wife, Dana, on her recent surgery (Larry Sakoski). • Thanks be to God for a clear MRI And CAT scan for my Mother (LeFurge McLeod Family). • Thank you for healing. Don, who lost his wife Jenny. Marcie & Chi Chi in Florida, take care of them this winter (Nancy VanderMeer). • Prayers for healing for my mom’s vision and relief from severe eye pain (Tam LeFurge-McLeod). • All the sick and recovering patients in our families. Help my daughter through this period in her families life (Mary Laubrick). • Pray for Harry Fischer who had a stroke and is in ICU. Pray for John Fischer who is struggling with illness (Fischer Family). • For guidance with Camp New Day. • Pray for Sisely V. as she continues to find her way at NRMS. • Pray for Brian, Kelly & Ryless Mcneela transitioning into a new way of treating Kelly’s MS. • Prayers for Sisely V. friend, Teresa Knapp, dealing with her father’s recovery and waits fpr her own test results. • Pray for friend, Rick, whose daughter-in-law has cancer (Nancy VanderMeer). Ministry Notes First-time guests: Thank you for being a part of White Pines congregation today. We have gifts for you in appreciation for trying a new church experience. Family Christmas Potluck Meal: After the second performance of “The Snowflake: A Christmas Musical” on Sunday, December 12, at Courtland-Oakfield UMC there will be a free meal and classic comedy skit in their Fellowship Hall. Stewardship Notes Stewardship Thought: “Wealth shines in giving rather than in hoarding: for the miser is hateful, whereas the generous man is applauded.” — [Anicius Manlius Severinus] Boethius (480-524?), Roman statesman and philosopher and early Christian martyr Financial Gifts:The offering is a affirmation of faith. In it we are God’s people giving God’s money for God’s purpose in God’s world. Thank you for your gifts. May your giving come from, or lead you to a joyful heart..

3. For a young woman in need of God-that she recognize his "already there" presence. • Pray for comfort of us who have lost loved ones as we approach this holiday season. • May His grace guide our lives, so we bright light and love to others. • For a father and his restoration to good health. • Prayers for a husbands recent job loss. Renew his spirit and give him strength to move on and enter a new adventure in his life. Thank you to our church family for the meals and prayers we received after my surgery. I am doing well, thank God. • Prayers for a co-workers husband with advanced prostrate cancer. • Pray for a friend and the loss of her husband. Thank you for another friends healing. Pray for safe travel for those going to be with family during the holiday. • Pray for a Grandpa who had hip surgery. • Give strength to a life long friend who is facing the loss of his freedom. • Prayers for a wife on her recent surgery. • Thanks be to God for a clear MRI And CAT scan a my Mother. • Thank you for healing. Prayers for a friend who lost his wife. Friends in Florida, take care of them this winter. • Prayers for healing for a mom’s vision and relief from severe eye pain. • All the sick and recovering patients in our families. Help a daughter through this period in her families life. • Pray for a father who had a stroke and is in ICU. Pray for a son who is struggling with illness. • For guidance with Camp New Day. • Pray for a daughter as she continues to find her way at NRMS. • Pray for a family transitioning into a new way of treating MS. • Prayers for a friend dealing with her father’s recovery and waits fpr her own test results. • Pray for friend whose daughter-in-law has cancer. • .