– December 14, 2024

WELCOME PSAA BAND AND CHOIR! Thank you, Michele Stark and the Puget Sound Adventist Academy students for sharing your musical talents with us today.

FIRST READING: Membership Transfers from Bellevue SDA Church

  • Augusto Gurdian to Collegdale SDA Church (Collegedale, TN)
  • Nayeli Gurdian to Collegedale SDA Church (Collegedale, TN)
  • Christopher Kelly to Metropolitan SDA Church (Plymouth, MI)
  • Davis Nordby to Cloverdale SDA Church (Boise, ID)

TOY DRIVE: Our church clothing bank distributes gifts and gift cards for the children and teens they serve. Please bring unwrapped gifts for children, and $10-$15 gift cards for teens to the church office between now and December 17. They will be handing out the gifts again this Wednesday, December 18. Thank you!

CHRISTMAS BRUNCH NEXT SABBATH: December 21, at 8:30 a.m. we will be having our annual Christmas Brunch. Sign up sheet is on the easel in the foyer. No potluck following the service.

JUBILEE OUTREACH: Volunteers will only be needed next Sabbath, December 21 for this month. If you are interested in volunteering, please contact Annicia Gayle-Geddes or Susan Milam.

DEVOTIONAL BOOK EXCHANGE: December 21-January 4 a table will be in the foyer where you can bring used devotional books to share, or pick one up to read for the coming year.

FIRESIDE BIBLE STUDY: The Sabbath afternoon Bible study & prayer time will not meet today. Plan to attend January 4 after potluck.

DO YOU LIKE FRESH SOURDOUGH BREAD? Do you like the crisp crust contrasting with the moist and tender center? If so, you are in luck. The Sojourner Pathfinder club is selling Sojourner Sourdough. Each loaf is hand-made with the highest quality ingredients and is on sale for $7 for a 30 ounce loaf. All proceeds support the Pathfinder International’s Camporee in Gillette, Wyoming in 2029. To place an order or if you have any questions, please contact Rich Wong via e-mail at richard.k.wong66@gmail.com or text at 425-268-1120.

CHURCH CALENDAR: Please check with the church office before planning events or rehearsals this holiday season. An email inquiry to office is the quickest way to reserve a time and space: office@bellevueadventist.org.

JUBILEE REACH VOLUNTEERS: “Jubilee REACH Saturday Market” is a food program for families in need at the Jubilee REACH Community Center. Volunteers are needed on the second and third Sabbaths of each month to run the market and build relationships with the families and show them the love of Jesus. Spanish speakers are especially helpful but ALL are welcome. To volunteer, please complete the signup sheet in the foyer of the church or contact Susan Milam or Annicia Gayle-Geddes.

WORSHIP SERVICE

Announcements: Maylan Schurch

Opening Hymn: “O Come, All Ye Faithful” – #132

Scripture:  “The Birth of Christ” – Responsive Reading #730

Celebrations and Concerns/Prayer: Rich Wong

Offering: “NAD: Adventist Community Services” – Rich Wong

Offertory: “It Came Upon a Midnight Clear” – Julia Hwang, Violin

PSAA Choir

  • “Sing We Alleluia” – Jay Althouse
  • “A La Nanita Nana” – Ruth Elaine Schram
  • “Comfort and Joy” – Ruth Morris Gray

PSAA Dodici

  • “O Sacred Head” – Arr. by Mary MacDonald
  • “I Want Jesus to Walk With Me” – Larry Shockley
  • “Betelehemu, Nigerian Christmas Carol” – Arr. by Andy Beck

PSAA Concert Band

  • “A Christmas couplet” (Good King Wenceslas, God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen) – Arr. by Vince Gassi
  • “Assurance” – John Ness Beck/ Arr. Andy Clark
  • “A Solitary Wish” – Brian Balmages

Benediction – Maylan Schurch