Grow Love Serve December 12, 2010 Worship Rev. Jeff Williams (616) Today’s Message-Children’s Musical "The Snowflake: A Christmas Musical" Written by: Elsa Pfautsch Halifax 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. Congregational Life & Upcoming Events Keep this green sheet for future reference Today, December 12, 2010 (all events at the YMCA) 9:30 AMWorship/Children’s Musical 10:45 AMFaith & Fitness 4:30 PMMiddle High Progressive Dinner 5:30 PMSenior High Youth Group 5:30 PMSunday School ____________________________________________________ December 19Senior High Progressive Dinner December 24Christmas Eve Service, 7 PM (Courtland-Oakfield UMC) March 9Ash Wednesday March 12Bishop’s Day/GR District Conference and Leadership Training April 17Palm/Passion Sunday April 24Easter Sunday 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.

Ministry Notes Stewardship Notes Prayer Notes Family Christmas Potluck Meal: Today after the second performance of “The Snowflake: A Christmas Musical” at Courtland-Oakfield UMC there will be a free meal and classic comedy skit in their Fellowship Hall. Adult fellowship, Sunday, 5:30 PM, January 9 and January 23, will be a book discussion on Saving CeeCee Honeycutt by Beth Hoffman. Retail cost is $15. Kent District Library has e-books and large print editions. 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. Stewardship Thought: Special offering for Grand Rapids District retreat center building project at Africa University: Rev. Laurie Haller, our District Superintendent, introduced this opportunity at our Church Conference last Monday. Please mark your offering envelope or check "Africa University." Rev. Haller has invited all Grand Rapids United Methodist Churches to receive this offering. 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.. 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. Patience and prayers for the growth of White Pines Church (Fischer Family). Prayers for a healthy and successful pregnancy for my sister, Amanda Mette (Liana Mazur). Prayers for White Pines Church for growth and sustenance. Be with the children and leaders of the Children's Musical (Sears Family). Prayers for Carol and the loss of her husband. Prayers for my neighbors daughter, Stacy, who has triplets and is having trouble caring for them on bed rest. Pray for my granddaughter, Amber, having health problems. Prayers for the Children's Christmas Program (Nancy VanderMeer). Pray for my sister and brother-in-law, Ryan & Sherry Dykhouse, as Ryan's father enters into his final days. May their faith be with them (Vongphasouk Family). Pray for sister and family issues (Cargill Family). Prayers for my brother, Eric, going through a difficult divorce. Bring peace to the hearts of his kids, Jake and Elenah (Sakoski Family). Prayers for a safe and blessed holiday. Prayers for all who are traveling (Nancy VanderMeer). That the children will be blessed by bringing to life the Christmas story in the musical "The Christmas Snowflake" (Bev Williams). Pray for guidance as the new trimester started Monday ( Amanda Williams). 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). Worship

Patience and prayers for the growth of White Pines Church. Prayers for a healthy and successful pregnancy for a sister. Prayers for White Pines Church for growth and sustenance. Be with the children and leaders of the Children's Musical. Prayers for Carol and the loss of her husband. Prayers for a daughter who has triplets and is having trouble caring for them on bed rest. Pray for a granddaughter having health problems. Prayers for the Children's Christmas Program. Pray for a sister and brother-in-law as ones father enters into his final days. May their faith be with them. Pray for sister and family issues. Prayers for a brother going through a difficult divorce. Bring peace to the hearts of his kids. Prayers for a safe and blessed holiday. Prayers for all who are traveling. That the children will be blessed by bringing to life the Christmas story in the musical "The Christmas Snowflake". Pray for guidance as the new trimester started Monday. 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 bring light and love to others. For a grandfather’s 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.