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“The Light Of The World” By. Pastor Ethan Larson
**Please stand if you are able
PRELUDE a time to prepare for worship through prayer and meditation
CHORAL INTROIT (V)
WELCOMING WORDS (please sign the attendance sheets)
**CALL TO WORSHIP (Responsively) Psalm 29: 1-4
Ascribe to the Lord, O heavenly beings, ascribe to the Lord glory and strength. Ascribe to the Lord the glory of His name; worship the Lord in holy splendor.
The voice of the Lord is upon the waters; the God of glory thunders, the Lord, upon many waters.
The voice of the Lord is powerful, the voice of the Lord is full of majesty.
**OPENING PRAYER “Baptism Of The Lord” Unison Father in heaven,
at the baptism of Jesus in the River Jordan You proclaimed
Him Your beloved Son and anointed Him with the Holy Spirit.
Grant that all who are baptized into His name may keep the
covenant they have made, and boldly confess Him as Lord
and Savior, who with You and the Holy Spirit lives and reigns,
One God, in glory everlasting. Amen.
**HYMN OF PRAISE “O For A Thousand Tongues To Sing” No. 57
**AFFIRMATION OF FAITH “The Apostles Creed” No. 881
ANNOUNCEMENTS, JOYS & CONCERNS
PASTORAL PRAYER
LORD’S PRAYER No. 895
January 8st, 2012 Baptism of the Lord
Liberty Pole UMC Worship Service—Sunday, 9:00 A.M Viroqua UMC Worship Service—Sunday, 8:00 A.M. & 10:30 A.M.
CHORAL RESPONSE (V)
CHILDREN’S MOMENT
THE FIRST READING Genesis 1: 1-5 Insert
SPECIAL MUSIC (LP) Tamie Thompson
CHORAL ANTHEM (V) “Come Follow That Star” Price/Besig
THE SECOND READING Mark 1: 1-4 & Acts 19: 1-7 Insert
**HYMN OF PRAISE “Lord Of The Dance” No. 261
SERMON The Light Of The World Rev. Ethan Larson
OFFERING
**DOXOLOGY
Praise God from whom all blessings flow; praise Him, all creatures here below;
praise Him above, ye heavenly host; praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Amen.
**OFFERTORY PRAYER
THE LORDS SUPPER See Insert
**CLOSING HYMN “Shine, Jesus, Shine” No. 2173
**BENEDICTION
**THREEFOLD AMEN
**POSTLUDE
VIROQUA & LIBERTY POLE MISSION STATEMENT
The Viroqua & Liberty Pole UMC exist for the purpose of carrying out Christ’s Great Commis-
sion by enabling all who come to personally know the joy of God’s love and forgiveness
and to lovingly share this joy in the fellowship of the church and in reaching people
throughout the world.
Scripture Readings NIV www.BibleGateway.com
Genesis 1: 1-5 1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. 2 Now the earth was
formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of
God was hovering over the waters.
3 And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light. 4 God saw that the light
was good, and he separated the light from the darkness. 5 God called the light
“day,” and the darkness he called “night.” And there was evening, and there was
morning—the first day.
Mark 1: 1-4 1 The beginning of the gospel about Jesus Christ, the Son of God.
2 It is written in Isaiah the prophet:
“I will send my messenger ahead of you,
who will prepare your way”— 3 “a voice of one calling in the desert,
‘Prepare the way for the Lord,
make straight paths for him.’”
4 And so John came, baptizing in the desert region and preaching a baptism of
repentance for the forgiveness of sins.
Used By. Permission . CCLI License #709654
Acts 19: 1-7 1 While Apollos was at Corinth, Paul took the road through the interior and arrived
at Ephesus. There he found some disciples 2 and asked them, “Did you receive
the Holy Spirit when you believed?”
They answered, “No, we have not even heard that there is a Holy Spirit.”
3 So Paul asked, “Then what baptism did you receive?”
“John’s baptism,” they replied.
4 Paul said, “John’s baptism was a baptism of repentance. He told the people to
believe in the one coming after him, that is, in Jesus.” 5 On hearing this, they were
baptized into the name of the Lord Jesus. 6 When Paul placed his hands on them,
the Holy Spirit came on them, and they spoke in tongues and prophesied. 7 There
were about twelve men in all.
BASIC LAY SPEAKING
Dates:
Sundays, February 19th
, February 26th
, March 4th
& March 11th
, 2012
Place:
Lancaster United Methodist Church
216 South Monroe St., Lancaster, WI 53813
Teacher/Facilitator: Pastor Barbara Cook
Theme: This is an introduction to the lay servant ministries of speaking,
caring and leading, with an emphasis on preaching and worship prepara-
tion. Those completing this course will become Basic Lay Speakers.
Prerequisites: Students must be active members of a United Methodist
Church for at least one year prior to the first day of class.
Registration fee is $20.00 and can be paid on the first day of class.
Make checks payable to the Lancaster United Methodist Church.
Please register by February 1st, 2012.
To register email: [email protected] or call (608) 723-4332
If you or someone you know has a Birthday or Anniversary in February and you
would like to wish them a Happy Birthday/Happy Anniversary, please let our
Church Secretary, Stephanie, know so she can put their name in a special section
of the Newsletter is dedicated each month to wishing members and friends of the
Viroqua & Liberty Pole United Methodist Churches a Happy Birthday/Anniversary!
(Please call no later than January 25th)
If you know that you will be going into the hospital please let your pastor know. This will ensure that someone from the congregation will come to see you and pray for you.
2012 SPRC Training is Scheduled for the
Capital Coulee Region
February 4 at Platteville UMC
9:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Platteville is located at 1065 Lancaster Street, Platteville 53818
February 4 at Lodi UMC
1:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Lodi is located at 130 Locust Street, Lodi 53555
PLEASE SHARE WITH YOUR COMMITTEE, ESPECIALLY YOUR NEW SPRC MEMBERS.
To register for the training, please contact me (information below) by January 30th.
Sherry Malone, Capital Coulee Regional Office Administrator
Phone: 608-837-0056 Toll-Free: 888-240-7328
Fax: 608-837-8305 Email: [email protected]
The Viroqua & Liberty Pole Churches Good Samaritan Fund is in need of mone-
tary donations. There is always a need in each community and we are blessed
to be a source of light through Jesus Christ to help those in need. Please do-
nate to the Good Samaritan Fund if you are able. Thank you to all who have
donated in the past, your donations have greatly helped so many.
The 2012 Offering envelopes and the 2011 statements are ready to be picked up in the Narthex either in your mail box or on the table!
Thank you! Veryel Gerdl
Viroqua & Liberty Pole United Methodist Churches
P.O.Box. 127
Viroqua, WI 54665
Phone: 608-637-3551
Fax: 608-637-8193
E-mail: [email protected]
Pastor's Email: [email protected]
Website: www.ViroquaUMC.org
Pastor Rev. Ethan Larson
Organists Holly Slack( LP)
Kathy Hanson (V) & Barb Casper (V)
Choir Director Lynn Whitney (V)
Secretary Stephanie Larson
CALENDAR OF UPCOMING EVENTS Today 12:30pm Pastor Larson @ Charge Conference
Tuesday 1:00pm (V) Care & Nurture Committee
6:30pm (V) Trustees Meeting
Wednesday 1:15pm Prayer Group @ (V)
3:30pm Confirmation @ (V)
5:30pm LP UMW Executive Committee Meeting
6:00pm Choir Practice
Thursday 5:30pm Joint Worship Committee @ (V) Lounge
(V)-Viroqua (LP)- Liberty Pole
LIBERTY POLE UMC VIROQUA UMC
Ushers Barb & Wayne Robson Orvis & Janice Primmer
Greeter “ ” David Peterson
Liturgist Wayne Robson Sonja Bjerkos
Nursery Attendant Volunteer
Acolyte Volunteer Ted Hanson
Last Sunday’s Attendance 35 (6-Early Service)
Last Sunday’s Offering $ $2,454.00
If you or someone you know has a Birthday or Anniversary in February and you would like to
wish them a Happy Birthday/Happy Anniversary, please let our Church Secretary, Stephanie,
know so she can put their name in a special section of the Newsletter is dedicated each month
to wishing members and friends of the Viroqua & Liberty Pole United Methodist Churches a
Happy Birthday/Anniversary! (Please call no later than January 25th)
