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WELCOME! WE ARE SO GLAD YOU’RE HERE! WORSHIP TIMES

CLASSIC WORSHIP: Sundays at 8:45 & 10:00 a.m. in the Sanctuary. NEWDAY PRAISE WORSHIP: Sundays at 10:00 a.m. in the Worship Annex. YOUTH WORSHIP: Sundays at 10:00 a.m. in room 200.

LIVE STREAM WORSHIP TIMES

CLASSIC WORSHIP: Sundays at 8:45 a.m. at pumc.org/live. NEWDAY PRAISE WORSHIP: Sundays at 10:00 a.m. at pumc.org/live.

CONNECT

Thank you for spending time at Plainfield United Methodist Church today! We hope that you enjoy worship and are able to experience God’s presence in this place. You are invited every Sunday for a warm welcome and meaningful worship.

PARENTS OF YOUNG CHILDREN Sunday morning children’s program, KIDS@PUMC, is well supervised and offers a warm, caring, and fun atmospheres. Volunteers are available in the south education wing to help check in your child at our electronic stations.

INFANT AND TODDLERS: Care is provided in room 15 from 8:30 a.m.-11:00 a.m. every Sunday.

PRE-K - GRADE 5: Begins at 10:00 a.m., in the south education wing. STUDENT MINISTRY PROGRAMS

Middle and High School students will find a worship experience led by Youth Pastor Bob Preusch and the student worship team at 10:00 a.m. every Sunday upstairs in room 200.

ADULT SMALL GROUPS

Grow in following Jesus and make new friends. Check out the many adult small groups and Sunday School classes at PUMC at pumc.org/ministries or contact Pastor Ken Loudenback ([email protected]) for more information or questions.

SPIRITUAL SUPPORT AND ENCOURAGEMENT

Stephen Ministers are church members trained to be confidential, listening, prayerful encourager to anyone needing extra support for life’s challenges. Please contact a Stephen Minister by phoning the church office.

KIDS@PUMC PRESCHOOL PROGRAMS

PUMC offers weekday children’s programs for ages 12 months—age 5. All day care is also available from 7:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Please email Charity Aton, Director of Children’s Ministries & Preschool Programs at [email protected].

KIDS@PUMC KIDS CONNECTION | BEFORE & AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM

For children in Grades K-5 from 6:30 a.m.- 6 p.m. For more information, email the Director of Kids Connection, Katelyn Deckard at [email protected].

CONTACT US

600 Simmons Street, Plainfield IN 46168 PUMC.ORG | 317.839.2319 | [email protected] Learn more at pumc.org

DECEMBER 4, 2022 CLASSIC WORSHIP | 8:45 & 10:00 A.M.

PREPARE WITH FAITH LUKE 1:13, 18-25 REV. CHARLIE WILFONG

It happens all the time. The deal seems too good to be true, especially during the holidays. The product seems like it cannot possibly live up to the hype. The low price cannot possibly bring the product as advertised. There has to be a catch. We have learned (or you soon will) that not every promise, claim, or offer can be trusted. It seems to be human nature. Since the beginning of international negotiations and treaties, the common practice is “trust but verify.” What about the promises of God? Many of us struggle to rely on what the Bible says God will fulfill for us. “If only God would visit me and say it plainly, out loud.” God does exactly that for the priest Zechariah, the father of John the Baptist. God shows up through an angel with the promise that he and his wife, Elizabeth, will finally have a child. And still, Zechariah has his doubts. It’s a lesson about trusting God. A lesson about preparing for the ministry of Jesus Christ in your life.

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A TIME TO WORSHIP

PRELUDE From Heaven Above to Earth I Come

Friedrich Zachau Jerry Gillooly, pipe organ



GREETING * HYMN OF PRAISE UMH 216

Lo, How a Rose E’er Blooming

vss. 1, 3, & 4

* CALL TO WORSHIP Leader: The advent of Christ brings the joy of God’s presence in our midst. People: Leader: People: Leader: All:

We sing praises to God for the salvation Christ brings to us. Because of Christ, the weak are strengthened, the fearful are encouraged, and the unrighteous are redeemed. Joy and gladness are ours, because God has come to us in Christ to walk with us in the paths of righteousness. As we continue our preparations for Christmas, May our celebrations renew our faith and fill us with joy and thanks. Amen!

HYMN UMH 219

What Child Is This

WELCOME LIGHTING OF THE ADVENT WREATH KIDS@PUMC MOMENT GIVING

vss. 1-3

Charity Aton Because God gives, we give. Thank you for your generosity.

SCRIPTURE MESSAGE Prepare with Faith



Rev. Charlie Wilfong

HYMN OF PREPARATION UMH 420

Breathe on Me, Breath of God

vss. 1-2

HOLY COMMUNION UMH 621

Be Present at Our Table, Lord

vss. 1-2

COMMUNION ANTHEM Come, Come, Immanuel



HYMN OF PARTING UMH 228 He Is Born

POSTLUDE The King Shall Come

Jay Althouse Sanctuary Choir





Luke 1:13, 18-25

vss 1-3

David N. Johnson Jerry Gillooly, pipe organ

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CHRISTMAS DAY WORSHIP, 10:00 A.M. “UNPLUGGED” On Christmas Day, Sunday, December 25, we will host an informal “unplugged” worship time in the sanctuary at 10:00 a.m. only. Pastor Charlie and Donna will lead in the a capella singing of a few carols, reading scripture, prayer, and a Christmas devotion. We will not live stream this, the only event at Plainfield United Methodist Church (PUMC) on Christmas Day. Other services and activities will be canceled. It will be a pleasure to celebrate Christmas Day with friends in a time of worship at 10:00 a.m. at PUMC.

ANGEL TREE The Angel Tree mission provides gifts, cookies, a bible, and a personal message from their parent for the children of incarcerated people who cannot provide gifts themselves. You can help by choosing a child from one of the Angel Trees in the Main Lobby on 11/20, 11/27, and 12/4 (or until they are gone)! Once you pick an angel, you will purchase, wrap and return your gift no later than noon on Sunday, December 11th. If shopping is not your thing, you can get involved in many ways! Sign-up sheets for the following opportunities are in the Main Lobby as well:

• Volunteer to bake and/or sort cookies • Volunteer to help with sorting gifts to prepare for delivery

• Volunteer to deliver gifts Important Angel Tree Dates:

• Angels will be available on November 20,

27, and December 4th should be returned by noon on Sunday, December 11th • Gift sorting begins at 1 p.m. on Sunday, December 11th • Cookies are due by 5:00 p.m. on December 16th, and cookie sorting begins at 5:30 p.m. • Gift Delivery starts on Sunday, December 18th, at 12:30 p.m.

• Gifts You are invited to be a part of the Festival Choir to sing on Christmas Eve at 7:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m. worship hours.

We will rehearse on Thursday evenings from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. in the choir room on Please get in touch with Terry Jones, who November 17, December 1, 8, and 15. is leading the 2022 Angel Tree Mission, Enter though Door 2. Unlock code is 1517. at 317-412-3123 if you have questions. Dress rehearsal will be Thursday, Dec. 22, Thanks be to God for his indescribable gift. from 6:30–8:30 p.m. –2 Corinthians 9:15 Call time on Christmas Eve is at 6:00 p.m.

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PLAINFIELD UMC YOUTH PIZZA FUNDRAISER Please help support our 2023 service mission in Costa Rica & Summer Camp Scholarships in Indiana by purchasing freshly-made pizzas from the PUMC Youth!

2022 CHRISTMAS POINSETTIA ORDERS

Help decorate the church in celebration WHY ARE WE SELLING of Christmas. Poinsettias may be given GREATWAY PIZZAS? in memory or honor of loved ones or Because we couldn’t get Christmas trees to celebration of a special event. sell this year. The youth need to raise funds Your dedication will be listed in the worship for Camp Adventure scholarships and the folder on December 18. If desired, you 2023 mission trip to Costa Rica. can pick up your poinsettia any time after December 27.

Poinsettias are $12.00 each, and payment WHY IS DECEMBER A GREAT TIME must accompany your order. Orders and TO STOCK UP ON PIZZAS? payments are due on December 14. Hungry students will be home on school To order your poinsettia, go to pumc. break, family is visiting, and you are hosting link/2022poinsettia. You can pay for your holiday parties and family gatherings. Pizza is great with Christmas movies or if you want poinsettia by: an easily prepared meal waiting for you after 1. Mailing a check for the full amount a busy day. to Plainfield UMC, 600 Simmons St., Plainfield, IN 46168. Please write We have many options available, including “Poinsettia” on the memo line of your large 12” Italian sub sandwiches! check. 2. Go to app.securegive.com/PUMC/ HOW TO PLACE AN ORDER. main. Use the OTHER category and write “Poinsettia” in the Add a message Contact any of the Youth going on the Costa Rica Mission trip. Not sure who that field. is; contact Pastor Bob, at bpreusch@pumc. 3. Drop your payment off at Plainfield org or through the church office, and he will UMC in the office. Please phone the take your order on behalf of a student, or he church office to arrange a time to drop will have one of the Youth contact you! off your payment. If you have any questions or need assistance with your order, please contact Brent Miller at 317.839.2319 or [email protected].

WHEN/WHERE TO PICK UP YOUR ORDER. Your fresh pizza will be ready for curbside pickup at Plainfield United Methodist Church (600 Simmons Street, Plainfield) from 1 to 3 pm on Saturday, December 17th.

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ALTERNATE CHRISTMAS GIFTS Mission Committee is once again planning an Alternate Christmas Gift program. You can give a monetary gift to any of the missions listed below during the Sundays of December. You will receive a lovely card and description of the mission you choose to give to your friend or relative recipient. The responses from the receivers have been very positive. And you know you are helping with the missions also by your gift. Projects chosen for this year are : The Madina School and Hospital, Family Assistance, PUMC Saturday Lunch Outreach (Last Saturday and Second Saturday lunches), Family Promise, and Sheltering Wings. There will be a small flyer available Sundays in December with a description of each project. Thank you for your interest and support of these ways to minister to many people.

FAMILY PROMISE MEALS DECEMBER 4-10 Plainfield UMC is scheduled to provide evening meals for Family Promise the week of December 4-10. The families are now in the new shelter – Almost Home – at 7233 E. County Road 300 S., Plainfield, IN. Since all the families are staying there now, meals no longer need to be packaged by family. They aim for a 6:00 p.m. supper time. Meals can be dropped off at or before 6:00 p.m. They have a kitchen fully stocked with plates, cookware, utensils, etc. You are welcome and encouraged to stay and have supper with the families. There will also be a Family Promise overnight staff person there by 6:00 p.m. We will receive the family information the week before we host to know how many meals are needed. It can be up to six families of varying sizes. During the holidays, we give thanks. Thank you for providing meals for those working to find a home! To sign up to provide a meal, please get in touch with Mary Raver at mraver@pumc. org.

MITTEN TREE PUMC will be collecting hats, gloves or mittens, and scarves through December to keep children warm during the winter months. Mitten tree located in the lobby near the PUMC office is ready to receive your gifts of warmth! Please “decorate” them with mittens, scarves, hats, etc. Your gifts will be SECOND SATURDAY LUNCH: gloves, given to Fletcher Place Community Center in DECEMBER 10, 2022 Indianapolis, IPS School #34, and other local We invite you to come in and pick up a carry- ministries to help keep their students warm. out meal between 11:00 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. on second Saturday of the month. Please enter through door 14 and go to the kitchen, and someone will be there to get your meal. If you know of someone who might need a meal, visit pumc.org/ministries. Take your Next Steps at pumc.org

THANK YOU!

PICK UP 2023 GIVING ENVELOPES

Thank you to the following individuals that have done such a fantastic job of caring The 2023 giving envelopes will be available for the Plainfield United Methodist Church for pick up in the main lobby from Sunday, Memorial Garden for the past year. December 4 through Sunday, December 18. If you do not have envelopes and would like The garden always looks so calm and them, please contact Rebecca Blackwelder, beautiful. PUMC Financial Administrator, at 317-839- Thank you to the following for all your hard 2319 x.227 or [email protected]. work and care;

PUMC SPECIAL CALLED CHARGE CONFERENCE DECEMBER 14, 2022 Our Superintendent, Rev. Dr. Aleze Fulbright, has set a date for a Special Called Charge Conference. On Wednesday, December 14, at 7:00 p.m., Church Council members will vote to establish the PUMC clergy compensation for 2023 and revise the PUMC Gift Acceptance Policy.

SERVICE/VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY: CHILDREN’S MINISTRY

• Elaine Jacone • Jackie Clayton • Jerry Gillooly • Tony Meyer • Larry Rudy • Bill Edie

Special thanks to Gene and Janet Young for all their support and efforts over the past years. They have retired but still provide excellent advice. Everyone mentioned has worked tirelessly to maintain a peaceful and relaxing area for our loved ones to enjoy. And to ensure the members of Plainfield United Methodist Church have a memorial garden we can all enjoy and be very proud of.

Plainfield UMC is looking for people to volunteer 2-4 hours a month to help teach Sunday school to children in grades K-5 or watch the younger children in the nursery. Both men and women are encouraged to volunteer. Please visit pumc.org or the pumc.org kiosk located in the main lobby by the big blue wall for more information or volunteer.

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CALENDAR: DEC 4 - 10 SUNDAY

SERVING THE CHILDREN OF PLAINFIELD “Serving the Children of Plainfield” is Plainfield United Methodist Church’s “Big Thing.” We asked the school nurses at Plainfield’s elementary and middle schools what items we could collect to help the children. To see a list of items needed, please go to pumc.link/5z2. All donations may be dropped off in the bin marked “Students of Plainfield” at door number 2 (office entrance). If you have any questions, please get in touch with Sandy Bennett at [email protected].

Classic Worship 8:45 a • S & On pumc.org/classic-worship Classic Worship 10:00 a • S NewDay Praise Worship 10:00 a • A & On pumc.org/newday-praise KIDS@PUMC (K-5 grade) 10:00 a • 105 Youth Worship 10:00 a • 200 Revelations Adult Sunday School 10:00 a • L Ordinary People Adult Sunday School 10:00 a • W Rewired Adult Sunday School 10:00 a • K Genesis Adult Sunday School 10:00 a • 213 Drive-through Food Drive 11:00 a • EP F.U.N. Class Adult Sunday School 11:00 a • 205 PUMC Young Adults Small Group 11:15 a • 213 Boy Scout Troop 399 2:00 p • K Girl Scout Troop 3990 2:00 p • W Carol-a-thon Concert 6:30 p • S

MONDAY

Homeless Ministry Food Prep Homeless Ministry Food Delivery Praise Bells Sanctuary Bells

TUESDAY

Tuesday Morning Prayer Group Cub Scouts - Den Meeting Trustees Meeting

WEDNESDAY

Feed the Hunger ChristCare Group

1:00 p • Ki 5:00 p • O 6:00 p • ML 7:00 p • ML 10:00 a • W 7:00 p • ML 7:00 p • K 7:00 p • L

THURSDAY

Thursday Morning Bible Study with Rev. Ron Mercer 9:00 a • On Sanctuary Choir Rehearsal 6:30 p • M NewDay Praise Worship Band Rehearsal 7:30 p • A

FRIDAY

Friday Morning Bible Study

SATURDAY

Second Saturday Lunch

CROP WALK THANK YOU Thank you to all who helped and participated in the 2022 CROP Walk. 23 walkers from 5 churches walked the local trails behind the rec center, and 7 churches donated financially. A total of $ 3,344.00 was raised to help feed the needy! And a big thank you to Mick and Linda Linn for donating Dilly bars to the walkers once again. We appreciate your participation and encouragement!

9:45 a • K 11:00 a • Ki

Calendar Legend: A=Worship Annex, B=Bell Room, CH=Clayton Hall, CO=Church Office, D#=Door Number, EP=East Parking Lot, K=Koinonia Room, Ki=Kitchen, L=Library, M=Music Room, ML=Main Lobby, MR=Multiple Rooms, NL=North Lobby, NP=North Parking Lot, O=Off-site, On=Online, S=Sanctuary, SL=South Lobby, SP=South Parking, V=Various Rooms, W=Wesley Room, WR=Church Office Work Room, WW=Wesley Woods, Y=Youth Room Upstairs, YR=Youth Rec Room, #=Room Number

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PUMC VITAL SIGNS BASIC BUDGET NOVEMBER 27, 2022 YTD PYTD

$ 7,995 $ 860,152 $ 831,507

2022 YTD BASIC MINISTRY BUDGET THRU OCTOBER INCOME EXPENSES INCOME-EXPENSE BALANCE 10 MONTH BUDGET ONLINE GIVING FOR OCTOBER

$ 832,296 $ 765,550 $ 66,746 $ 757,238 $ 10,015

what?s next

MATTHEW 3:1-9

Sunday, December 11 Classic Worship Open It: What phrases, words, or images come to mind when you hear the term “preacher”? Explore It: Why were John’s preaching and ministry significant? (3:3) Get It: Why do you think John lived such an eccentric life?

ATTENDANCE SUNDAY ATTENDANCE PREVIOUS 52 WK AVG: IN SERVICE TO PEOPLE OUTSIDE OF THIS CONGREGATION LAST WEEK:

331 339 35

Apply It: How would your relationship with God improve if you changed your heart (repentance)? In what areas?

PRAISE & PRAYER Known in the hospital this week: Tom Hilligoss Suzie Matthews Peggy McNary Oma Buckner Honar Mae Tate Our love & sympathy are shared with: Lidwin and John Williams on the death of Lidwin’s Father, Felix, and John’s Aunt.

WAYS TO GIVE Give in person in worship on Sunday ACH ACH morning. IN-PERSON IN-PERSON

CASH/CHECK CASH/CHECK

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AUTOMATED AUTOMATED BANK DRAFT BANK DRAFT

Phone the Financial Administrator in the Church Office to set up, 317.839.2319.

Online at pumc.org or via SecureGive on ACH your mobile device. ONLINE SECURE

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PHONE WORSHIP 844.883.8495 Classic Worship available Monday mornings after 12:00 p.m.

SERMON DOWNLOADS Sunday sermons can be downloaded from pumc.org .

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Classic Worship Liturgists & Lay Prayer Leaders: 8:45 a.m. Tamara Miller 10:00 a.m. Kathy Perry

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Sonny Aton on the death of his father Ross Aton on November 24.

Charlie Wilfong Senior Pastor Hannah Wiswasser Associate Pastor Ken Loudenback Associate Pastor Bob Preusch Pastor of Youth Ministries Lynn Blosser Director of Music & Choirs Jane Iles Music Assistant Nick Fennig Organist/Accompanist Brandon Denman NDP Worship Leader Brent Miller Office Manager & Sanctuary Choir Associate Eiric Shriner Communications Specialist Rebecca Blackwelder Financial Administrator Charity Aton Director of Children’s Ministry & Preschool Programs Katelyn Deckard Director of Kids Connection Bill Edie Facility Manager Contact staff members through the church office at 317.839.2319 or by email. (first initial, last [email protected]) Material for the weekly worship folder is due by Tuesday, 9 a.m. Please email information to [email protected].

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