Richmond Hill United Methodist Church Richmond Hill, Georgia

THE CHURCH AT WORSHIP, DECEMBER 6, 2015

2ND SUNDAY OF ADVENT

HOLY COMMUNION

TRADITIONAL SERVICE

9:00AM & 11:00AM

Dr. Glenn Martin

SERMON:

“God - Up Close and Personal”

SCRIPTURE:

“Matthew 1:23”

UPCOMING EVENTS

December 2nd Hanging of the Green

December 4th Day School Fun Friday UMM/UMW/Saints Christmas Dinner JAM Choir Singing at Chili Cook-off

December 6th Agape Sunday School Class Brunch

December 7th Trustee Meeting

December 8th Joyous Saints Luncheon Capital Campaign Committee Meeting

December 10th Day School Christmas Program Richmond Hill High School Chorus Concert

December 12th Cantata Rehearsal

December 13th Christmas Cantata Confirmation Parent Meeting Youth Progressive Dinner

CONTACT US

Church Phone (912) 756-2190

Fax (912) 756-4610

Email contact@rhumc.com

Web Page rhumc.com

December 2, 2015 Volume 3, Issue #47

SPECIAL CHRISTMAS OFFERING What can we do this Christmas to help people who are now recovering from a disaster? This year’s Special Christmas Offering focuses on disaster relief from the recent floods in South Carolina.

There are two ways to participate in this year’s offering:

First, we can provide a “Cleaning Bucket”. This bucket contains supplies that enable people to begin the overwhelming job of cleaning up after a flood or hurricane. Contents for the bucket cost around $65. An exact list of supplies is available on our website and in this Sunday’s bulletin. Plan to bring your “cleaning bucket” to the church as an offering during our Christmas Eve services.

On December 26th Bob Thomas will transport collected buckets to the Sager-Brown Depot in Baldwin, LA. The Depot is one of two such centers run by the United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR). ALL BUCKETS MUST BE AT THE CHURCH BY DECEMBER 24TH.

Second, we can fund the work of three mission teams from our congregation to aid in a flooded area in South Carolina. The exact dates and locations are yet to be determined. Those decisions are coordinated through United Methodist Volunteers in Mission (UMVIM).

Work team members will cover their own personal costs. The Christmas offering will supply material resources our teams will use to assist families during their work.

Our tentative plans are to send three teams January-March of 2016. We will soon begin recruiting members for the work teams.

PRAYER CONCERNS

Members & Active Visitors: Joan Finn, Tim Robinett, David Green, Elizabeth Rahn, Carol Carter, Wm. Michael

Fordham, Emsley & June Privette, Patricia Starling, & Shirley Vining.

Family & Friends: Rose Westberry, Jean McCall, Aidan Louw, Dee Dee Daniel, Warren Anderson, Daniel

Bray, Mike Carroll & Family, Iris Booth, Sid Taylor, Nash Butler, Betty Stevens, Karen Reynolds, Betty

Hansel, Carol Davis, Dean Davis, Gary Shealy, Stephanie Gerrald, Scott Wilson, Donna J., Laurel Biata, John

Burgess, Ann Townsend, Jamie Moore, Lisa Nesbit, Fran Tyner, Jonathan & Sandra Fuller, Glenn Hardy,

Mark Bennett, George Ruehling, Kinslee Henderson, & Donna Batchelor.

At County Health and Rehab: Audrey Murphy, Inez Henderson, & Julia Wilson

Deployed Members, Family & Friends: Chris Braund & all our service men & women and their families.

To add someone to our prayer list, if you have information on a shut-in or a deployed member, please call Jill at the church office at 756-2190.

Survey Reminder

The tabulated results of this survey will help our church in its strategic planning process by identifying our church’s strengths, as well as opportunities for improvement. You will need to complete the survey in one sitting. Your responses will be completely confidential. Log on to the church’s website: www.rhumc.com. CLICK ON: SURVEY. Enter your church’s Password: rhumc1115.

Once the survey period has been completed, the survey will be closed and you will not be able to log on. When you click “Done” on the last page, your answers will be saved and you cannot change them. Thank you for taking the time to complete the survey. Everyone’s response is important to us.

JAM Christmas Party!

Wednesday, December 9th

This will be the last JAM of the

year. It will resume

Wednesday, January 13th.

Quick Reminder

There will be no Joyful Jamboree (Children’s Church) on Sunday,

December 13th. The children are welcome to stay and enjoy the Christmas Cantata

during both services.

UMW/UMM/Saints Christmas Dinner

It’s that time of year again for the Annual Christmas Dinner December 4,

2015, in the Gill at 7:00pm. The dinner is open to all UMW/UMM/Saints. The cost is $32 per couple and $16 single. It is being decorated and catered by Southern Image, so come and enjoy great food as Vicki Martin entertains and get us in the Christmas Spirit.

Youth Event Progressive dinner Christmas party

Sunday, December 13th

We will meet at the church at 4pm & travel to different homes for each course. It will end at the Station

Exchange where we will watch a movie at 9pm. Bring a lawn chair.

Angel Tree

Angels will be placed in the Narthex and the Day School Lobby on the Angel Trees Nov. 23rd. Select an angel from the tree with a child's age and wish list. Please leave gifts unwrapped and place under tree with angel tag attached. The deadline for drop off of gifts is Dec. 13th, to be distributed to families on Dec. 18. All angel recipients are children from Bryan County. This gift donation is sponsored by Bryan County Children's Fund. If you have any questions, please contact Audrey Singleton at 912-655-3123 or 912-756-4554; or Wendy Sims @ 912-653-5577.

Place your Poinsettia Order Now!

The Music Ministry is offering 6.5” Red Poinsettias for $20.00 each. Proceeds will benefit the children’s choir trip to the Orlando Children’s Choir Festival. The flowers will be placed in the Sanctuary on December 12th and may be taken home after the Christmas Eve worship service. Order forms are available at each information table around the church hallways & lobbies, and should be completed and turned in with payment by Monday, December 7. Please mark your check “Poinsettia”.

You Are Invited! Church-wide Christmas

Party

Wednesday, December 16th in the sanctuary

Dinner is served at 5:45pm (reservations required) & the variety show begins at 6:30pm.

Music Ministries of rhumc

Will present

A Christmas Cantata,

Sunday, December 13, 2015

at

9am & 11am

~Chancel Choir~

~Children’s Choirs~

~children’s chimes~

~Youth Bell Choir~

~Adult Bell Choir~

~Instrumentalists~

Christmas Lists from Methodist

Children’s Home

If you picked up a Christmas list for a child from the Methodist Children’s Home on Sunday, November 29th, please return the gifts to the church office before December 15th. The gifts do not have to be wrapped, but the child’s name must be visible. You do not have to purchase everything on the list. Simply choose what you’re comfortable with getting. Any gift the children receive will be a blessing! Please call Jill in the office with any questions.

Joyous Saints December 8th Christmas Celebration

Join us December 8th at 12:00 noon in the Gill

Social Hall to celebrate the loving fellowship of

Christ this Christmas season. The Hill Toppers Quartet will

bring us a program of music that will lift our spirits and bring

us joy. If you are able, please help with the celebration by

bringing your favorite Christmas finger food to share with

everyone. Be sure to invite a friend to enjoy the celebration.

For more information please call Jill at the church office - 756

- 2190.

The Hill Topper — USPS 021-862, PERIODICALS — Published weekly (excluding weeks of Thanksgiving and Christmas) by the Richmond Hill United Methodist Church, 9050 Ford Avenue (PO Box 1480), Richmond Hill, GA 31324. Periodical privileges authorized at Richmond Hill, Georgia, periodical postage paid at Richmond Hill, Georgia. POSTMASTER: Address service requested. Send address changes to PO Box 1480, Richmond Hill, GA 31324 December 2, 2015 Volume 3, Issue #47

Pastor on call - Dr. Glenn Martin 312-6341

Richmond Hill United Methodist Church

PO Box 1480 (9050 Ford Ave)

Richmond Hill, GA 31324

This Week at RHUMC Sunday, December 6, 2015

9:00am — Early Worship Service, Sanctuary

10:00am — Agape Sunday School Class Brunch, Gill

10:00am — Sunday School, Sunday School Rooms

10:00am — Right Now Sunday School Class, Curry

10:30am — Joy Ride Transportation Pick-Up, Magnolia Manor

11:00am — Worship Service, Sanctuary

4:00pm — Youth Praise Band Practice, Chapel

5:30pm — Sunday Night Youth, Curry, Gill, & Chapel

5:30pm — Newman Small Group, Parlor

Monday, December 7, 2015

6:00am — Youth Morning Basketball, First Baptist Church Gym

10:00am — Quilters Group, Guest Room

12:00pm — Day School Lunch Bunch, Day School

6:00pm — Adult Bell Choir Practice, Music Annex

6:30pm — Trustee Meeting, Conference Room

Tuesday, December 8, 2015

6:30am — High School Breakfast, Sunshine Breakfast Café

9:00am — Yada Yada Ladies Bible Study, Guest Room

12:00pm — Day School Lunch Bunch, Day School

12:00pm — Joyous Saints Luncheon, Gill

6:30pm — Capital Campaign Committee Meeting, Conference Room

Wednesday, December 9, 2015

7:15am — Men’s Breakfast, Sunshine Breakfast Café

12:00pm — Day School Lunch Bunch, Day School

3:45pm — JAM, JAM Classrooms

5:00pm — Youth Praise Band Practice, Chapel

5:15pm — Youth Bell Choir Practice, Music Annex

5:45pm — Wednesday Night Live Family Dinner, Gill

6:15pm — Children’s Chime Choir Practice, Music Annex

6:30pm — Youth Small Groups, Youth Rooms

7:00pm — Chancel Choir Practice, Sanctuary

Thursday, December 10, 2015

7:30am — Middle School Breakfast, Sunshine Breakfast Café

9:00am — Soup Kitchen, Gill & Kitchen

10:00am — Day School Christmas Program, Sanctuary & Gill

7:00pm — Richmond Hill High School Chorus Concert, Sanctuary

Friday, December 11, 2015

8:30am — Circle of Moms Bible Study, Parlor

Saturday, December 12, 2015

9:00am — Cantata Rehearsal, Sanctuary

Our Helpers for Sunday,

December 6, 2015

9:00am………..………..Erica Amason, Riann Willis,

& Jessica Glover

11:00am...............Julie Seckinger, Beth Williams,

Dana Reeves, & Tricia Brown

Attendance and Stewardship for

November 29, 2015 Youth……………………………………………….…….……………………….49

JAM……………………………………………...…………..……….……No JAM

Children’s Church…………………………………………..…………....….31

Sunday School………………………………………………..…...….........132

9:00am Worship……………………........…………...……....................164

11:00am Worship……………………………………….………..…........162

Sunday Worship Total……………...…….…….…….…....326

Weekly Budget Needs………………..………………….$17,104.00

Received 11/29/2015

Weekly Budget Receipts…………………...............…...$11,097.55

Designated …………………………………........…...…...........$535.97

Your Church Staff Dr. Glenn Martin ……………………...………………….. Senior Pastor

Janine Blakeborough …………………………... Children’s Director

Jack Caldwell ………………………...…………….……....Youth Director

Brian Winter……....…..Interim Contemporary Worship Leader

Gina Stephenson ………………………………..Day School Director

Jeanne Wallace …………………...…………………..…..Music Director

Holland Morgan …………………….……….…………….….......Organist

Karin Campbell ………………...…………....... Nursery Coordinator

Cyndy Tabakian ……………...….............................. Church Hostess

Cindy Hardy…………………...………………………….….… Bookkeeper

Jill Niswonger ...…………..………………………………….…….Secretary

Peggy Witherow ……...…………………. Administrative Assistant

Rusty Reynolds ………………………...………………...……...Custodian

9:00am……..……………..Boyd Walden & Ed Johnson

11:00am..…John & Julie Seckinger & Beth Jeffries

9:00am……………...………..Ryan & Evan Wiebold

11:00am………...Drew Braman & Megan Willis

If you are interested in receiving The Hill Topper (our church

newsletter) by email, please contact Jill in the church office at 912 756-2190. Thank You!