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News
and Events
DECEMBER 11th “Deck the Halls”
Decorating the sanctuary for Christmas will take place on Sunday, December 11. In place of our usual fellowship, we are planning a “Deck the Halls” party. We will have a covered dish after decorating the sanctuary. After fellowship we will go caroling to the shut-ins of our congregation. Come and celebrate!
DECEMBER 18th
ANNUAL CONGREGATIONAL MEETING immediately following the 10:15 service for the election of council members and adoption of a budget. All members are invited and encouraged to attend.
BLUE CHRISTMAS SERVICE
December 18th At 4:00 PM
Come and feel the comforting words of the season
DECEMBER 24th
CHRISTMAS EVE WORSHIP
4:00 P.M. - 7:00 P.M. - 11:00 P.M.
We will celebrate the Sacrament of Holy Communion at Christmas services by intinction.
• The 4:00 P.M. service will feature our children’s presentation of “The Unfriendly Beasts”, candlelighting and Holy Communion. Don’t miss seeing our kids presenting this story at the 4 p.m. service.
• At 7 P.M. a traditional service is held with the singing of Christmas carols, candlelighting and Holy Communion. Come early to hear special music for oboe and organ by guest oboeist Kim Webster and Jacqueline Kuba. Kim will also play additional music during this service.
• The 11 P.M. service will also feature carol singing, candlelighting and Holy Communion. The Chancel Choir, Bell Choir, and brass players Andrew Null and L J Smith will play special music prior to and during the service. The bells will join in our concluding hymn and ’ring in’ Christmas Day.
DECEMBER 25th
One Service at 9:00 AM
Service of Lessons and Carols
JANUARY 1, 2012
One Service at 9:00 AM
JANUARY 6, 2012
EPIPHANY OF OUR LORD
Worship Service at 7:00 pm
JANUARY 22, 2012
Annual Congregation Meeting of Shepherd of the Hills
JANUARY 26, 2012
HEALING SERVICE at 7:00 pm
JANUARY 29, 2012
YOUTH SUNDAY
THE SERVICE COMMITTEE
Reach out to those in need! We will be collecting toiletries for Pathways, Daybreak and Linkage. These are ministries of the Lehigh County Conference of Churches. Please bring the following items: toothpaste, tooth brushes, disposable razors, bath soap, shampoo and deodorant, as well as diapers. We will be collecting these from December 4th through February 12th.
THE WORSHIP COMMITTEE
Morning Prayer: Each Thursday morning at 9:00 AM we are meeting in the
church sanctuary
to pray to the Lord. Come and join us as we
gather together in the House of our Lord.
THE WITNESS COMMITTEE
If you ever feel down or depressed,
or you just need to hear a prayer,
call our Prayer Line at
610-262-1600 and press 5.
Each week there will be a different prayer to our Lord and
Savior. Jesus Christ recorded on this line.
Have you seen? We now have our own web page.
You can find out information about our church at
www.sothlc-egypt.org.
The church also has e-mail. Our e-mail address is
shepegypt@sothlc-egypt.org.
Each Wednesday there will be a devotion of scripture and prayer
sent from the church via e-mail. If you have access to e-mail
and would like to receive the weekly devotion, please e-mail us your request with your address.
The Witness Committee is presently
looking for all students in college and their addresses.
Please contact the church office with this information.
The Witness Committee is also presently
seeking individuals who would like to help organize
fellowship events for the family at Shepherd of the Hills.
If you are interested, please speak to
Pastor Schlegel.
