– Bulletin –
South Vernon United Methodist Church
142 Columbus Road, Mt. Vernon, Ohio 43050
southvernonumc@gmail.com www.southvernonumc.org
“Brighten the Corner Where We Are with the Love of Jesus
Sunday, November 30, 2025, 11:00 a.m
Welcome and Announcements
*Sharing the Peace greet one another in God’s love and peace
Prelude / Bringing Forth the Light of God’s Presence
*Advent Candle Lighting Liturgy see screen
Epistle Lesson 2 Corinthians 2:12-17
Our Tithes and Offerings followed by the *Doxology #95
*Offertory Prayer see screen
Children’s Message all children, please come to the front.
Sharing Our Prayer Concerns and Joys
Pastoral Prayer followed by the Lord’s Prayer #895
vs1,2,4
Message The Aroma of Christ &
*Pastoral Benediction
*Taking Forth the Light / Postlude
* Please stand if you are able.
& Sermon and series based on a sermon by Dr. Steve Estep, Dec 3, 2006 /Wes Humble, Granville, OH 43023
wes@sermonhunt.com / © 2018 Wes Humble. All Rights Reserved.
Servant Leaders Today: Liturgical Color: Purple
Ministers: Congregation Acolytes: Cole & Griffin Hunt
Pianist: Barb Spitzer Church IT Specialist: Brad Mills
Liturgist: Lynne Bohandy Next Sunday: TBD
Pastor: Thom Fowler 567-231-8759 / pastorthom.3@gmail.com
Pastor’s devotional blog: MoreThanUseless.com
Today, after service, join us for a Pizza Lunch followed by Hanging of the Greens to decorate for Christmas
Christmas Poinsettias
Poinsettias Memory & Honor List
Poinsettias will be $12.00 each
We need your orders by December 7
Our November emphasis for giving is our Mitten Tree! We will be collecting mittens, hats, gloves, and scarves for Columbia Students who might need them in the winter months ahead. You can place your donations on our tree at the front of the sanctuary.
This Christmas season, as part of our
mitten tree ministry to Columbia, we will
be constructing reindeer-wrapped boxes
of M&Ms! All three churches will be
coming together on Thurs, December 11th,
at 6:00 pm in the school’s gym.
Please, join us – the more the merrier!
Information is now available for two Columbia School families we are “adopting” this year for Christmas. If you have not already done so, please sign up to provide gifts to assist these families in our surrounding area!Sermon for the Second Sunday of Advent (12/07):
“Do You Hear What I Hear?”
This sermon explores the sounds of the first Christmas – complaining, rejection, and rejoicing – as Mary, Joseph, and ordinary shepherds encountered the arrival of Christ. While the world often reacts with frustration or shuts out Jesus altogether, the shepherds show us the true response: seeking the Savior who first sought us. In a season when peace can feel fragile, this sermon invites us to make room for Christ, lay down our burdens, and rejoice in the good news that God has come near to bring salvation, rest, and lasting peace.
Luke 2:1-20, Matthew 11:28-30
