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Anthony United

Methodist church

225 N. Bluff Ave, P.O. Box 542

Church School 9:45 a.m.

Worship Celebration 10:50 a.m.

Phone Numbers:

Church: 620-842-5486

Parsonage: 620-842-3241

Website: anthonyumc.org

Email: anthonyumc@gmail.com

More that News Holiday Cheer Thanksgiving has come and gone. Black Friday was not as black as last year. The reason they said was that the sales started on Thursday. There goes Thanksgiving. Now the sales will begin on Wednesday and more and more people will have to work on our national holiday. Soon there will never be a day that is not dedicated to attaining the Almighty Dollar. Our own family Thanksgiving meal has to wait until Saturday because our children are either at the in-laws for dinner or have to work on that day. Personally, I do not mind waiting to have Thanksgiv-ing with my family because they go to the other side of the house. I understand when someone has to take care of people in the hospitals and homes. But when businesses force their employees to trump our national and religious holidays just to create an atmosphere of madness around buy-ing things, then I get a little bent. I am not speaking against business trying to make a profit nor am I against business working hard to make a go of things. I am not against spending money for Christmas gifts. But what happens when we let our Christmas spending interfere with our worship of God. What happens when our Christmas becomes not the worship of the almighty God but the worship of the almighty Dollar and how many big things we can buy for family and friends? What happens when our Black Friday, Thanksgiving day now, puts us so far into debt that it takes months to trim down. True Holiday cheer has nothing to do with expensive gifts, football, or even the Turkey dinner. The true Holiday cheer comes from the inside and not the outside. True Holiday spirit comes not be-cause of what is happening in the economy, or on the stock market, or even in the weather. True Holiday spirit comes from our faith in Jesus as our living Lord and King.

The things of this world will one day pass away. The importance of "things" will disappear and the importance of a relationship will be everything. This Holiday season let the cheer of Jesus Christ pick you up and may you have the Spirit of Christmas that only Jesus can give. Your Pastor, Terry McGuire

Thanks To Our Worship Team Ministers: Everyone

Pastor: Reverend Terry McGuire

Lay Leaders: Mike Cather

Head Ushers: Roger & Tom McKnight

Choir Director: Curt Clark

Pianist: Martha Hadsall

Acolytes for December 2012

12-02 Cole Anderson & Neve Jensen

12-09 Austin Clark & Jacob Clark

12-16 Neve Jensen & Jaylee Hekel

12-23 Audrey Befort & Innslee Albright

12-30 Cole Anderson & Neve Jensen

Children’s Sermons for December 2012

12-02 Amy Walker

12-09 Tess Anderson

12-16 Sunny Reed

12-23 Jen Clark

12-30 Bret Walker

Liturgists for December 2012

12-02 Bret Walker

12-09 Karen Hare

12-16 Mike Cather

12-23 John Templeton

12-30 Kathy Stewart

Muggers for December 2012

12-02 Kathy Stewart

12-09 Karen Cather

12-16 Connie Williams

12-23 Crissa Cox

12-30 Bryant & Tess Anderson

Ushers for December 2012

12-02 Bob Hekel & Troy & Becky Lankton

12-09 Robert & Carolyn Sharp

Dusty & Erin Albright

12-16 Joyce Gipple & Wanda Harnden

Ross & Amy Latta

12-23 Bryant & Tess Anderson

Dean & Pat Berthold

12-30 Max & Kathleen Shaffer

Gerald & Pat Wolff

Communion Servers December 2, 2012

12-02 Kathy Stewart & Lori Jensen

Kregg & Katie Carothers

12-24 Mike & Karen Cather

Ben Cather & Jeff Cather

Song Leaders for December 2012

12-02 Marsha Carothers 12-09 Sloane Freeman

12-16 Karen Cather 12-23 Curt Clark

12-30 Lori Jensen

December 2012 BIRTHDAYS 12-01 Lori Jensen 12-02 Karen Hall 12-05 Joy Dodgen 12-06 Susan Croft Doug Williams 12-11 Cheris Coggins Ty Hadsall 12-13 Mike Cather Kathy Stewart 12-14 Dour Hite Dick Cantrell 12-15 Caitlin Dodgen June Kastens 12-17 Kelly Clark Curt Clark 12-21 Jennifer Clark 12-24 Adam Clark Connie Williams 12-25 Haley Dodgen 12-28 Cate Kenney 12-29 Rachel Dunn Lauren Walker 12-30 Charlene Hekel Barbara Gaffney Martha Hadsall Dennis Dodgen 12-31 Crystal Carothers

The TNT Sunday

school class is

doing advent

dinner on Dec.

2nd. They are

planning on a

potato bar.

Faith Factory Sunday school is

planning for the 16th. They would

like to challenge other groups

including Sunday school

classes and small groups

to plan dinners for the

9th, & 23rd. The

proceeds go to the

Ministerial Association

for Christmas needs, etc.

Ross and Amy Latta have a new member to their family. A fast delivery for a new one. Drake Ross Latta Born on November 16, 2012 Weighing in at 8 Pounds and 8 Ounces. Standing 21 inches tall.

Congratulations to Ross, Amy, Ty & Brody!

Military men and women in Iraq and other parts of

our world,

Our President and others in leadership positions

Our church and our town

People who are confined to their home

Those suffering hardships from “Sandy”

Jon Curtis

Carol Hamilton

Penny Welch’s Family

Major Weiss

Joan Echternach

Norma Geesling

Leroy & Redeara Godfrey

Max Shaffer

Jean Andrews

Florence Barber

Dylan Dragoo

Dr. Terry McGuire

Rev. Aaron Mandondo

Riley Holmes

Kyle Newlin Shane Baker

Leroy Leland

Ruth Warren

Taylor Heersche & Family

Ferris Williams

Alberta Scott

December Calendar

Cookie Visitation

On December 12th UMW will have cookie plate building. Please bring cookies to the

church by 2:30 so we can get our cookies ready to take to the

shut-ins. Usually those who go caroling will deliver

the plates of cookies to those

who will be receiving them.

LITTLE LAMBS DAYCARE! Isaiah 40:11

He tends his flock like a shepherd: He gathers the lambs in his arms and carries them

close to his heart; he gently leads those that have young

Christmas Caroling

Here we go a Caroling. Plan on December 12th at 5:30 pm to go Christmas Caroling. Everyone is invited to go along. Trinity will after everyone returns to the church to have hot chili and cinnamon rolls for everyone to eat. I am sure there will be a warm drink to help warm up those insides.

What fun for everyone to enjoy.

December 2nd TNT Sunday School Advent

dinner following church.

5th Trustees meet &

Nominating committee meet

12th UMW prepare cookies for

shut-ins

Christmas Caroling & cook

ies delivered.

16th Joash Offering

Faith Factory Advent Dinner

Christmas Program

24th Candle light Christmas

Service

A

Christmas

Prayer

“O God, our help in ages past

Our Hope in years to be”—

Look down upon this present

And see our need of Thee…

For in this age of unrest,

With danger all around,

We need Thy hand to lead us

To higher, safer ground…

We need Thy help and counsel

To make us more aware,

That our safety and security

Lie solely in Thy care…

And so we pray this Christmas

To feel Thy presence near

And for Thy all-wise guidance

Throughout the coming year…

First give us understanding

Enough to make us kind,

So we may judge all people

With our heart and not our mind,

Then give us strength and courage

To be honorable and true,

And place our trust implicitly

In “unseen things” and “You.”

And help us when we falter

And renew our faith each day,

And forgive our human errors

And hear us when we pray.

And keep us gently humble

In the Greatness of Thy love

So someday we are fit to dwell

With Thee in peace above.

Helen Steiner Rice

Top 10 Predictions No Matter Who Won the

Election

1. The Bible will still have the

answers.

2. Prayer will still work.

3. The Holy Spirit will still move.

4. God will still inhabit the praises

of His people.

5. There will still be God-anointed

preaching.

6. There will still be singing of praise

to God.

7. God will still pour out blessings

upon His people.

8. There will still be room at the Cross.

9. Jesus will still love you.

10. Jesus will still save the lost when

the come to Him.

ISN’T IT GREAT TO KNOW WHO IS

REALLY IN CONTROL?!!