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<center><h2> Vanceboro United Methodist Church</h2>
<b>P.O. Box 569
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Farm Life Avenue<br>Vanceboro, N.C. 28586
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252-244-1088<br></center></b><br>
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<FONT SIZE=+1><CENTER><EM>"Share His Love"</EM></CENTER></FONT>
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<STRONG><CENTER><EM>Welcome</EM><BR></CENTER>
<EM>To all who are weary and need rest, to all who mourn and need
comfort, to all who are lonely and need friendship, to all who sin
and need a savior, to all who are glad and would serve their
fellowmen, this Church opens wide its doors, and in the name of Christ
bids you welcome.</EM></STRONG>
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Roger D. Cope</A>, Minister
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<CENTER><STRONG><EM>Church Office:</EM> 1-252-244-1088</STRONG>
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<STRONG><EM>Parsonage:</EM>
1-252-244-0695
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<STRONG><LH>WEEKLY SCHEDULE</LH>
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<LI>Church School: .....................9:45 AM/ every Sunday
<LI>Morning Worship.................10:45 AM/ every Sunday
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<CENTER><STRONG>Spirit Singers
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Adult Choir <A HREF="http://connix.com/~kgeffert/vchome/sound/softly.wav">
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Bible Club
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Methodist Men's Fellowship</A>
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United Methodist Women</A>
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Mid-Week Bible Study</A>
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ALT="-----"ALIGN="LEFT"></A><H3 ALIGN="LEFT">The Pastors Corner...</H3>
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<P ALIGN="LEFT"><B> Advent is a time of beginnings. We often
think of it as coming at the end of the year, but it is really the
beginning of the liturgical year with all the other seasons coming
after it.
<P ALIGN="LEFT">One thing which sets Advent and Christmas apart from the
remainder of the year is the singing of Christmas carols.
Perhaps I am just a child at heart, but I have been listening to
Christmas music for the past month.
<P ALIGN="LEFT">Did you know that Christmas carols as we know them
now were abolished by the English Puritan parliament in 1627 because
they were a part of a "worldly festival", which they considered the
celebration of Christmas to be. As a result there was a scarcity of
Christmas hymns and carols in the 17th and early 18th centuries.
<P ALIGN="LEFT">Charles Wesley's "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing"
was one of the few written during this period. Wesley's fine text and
the melody by Felix Mendelssohn have given this hymn its great
popularity and its standing as a classic among Christmas songs.
<P ALIGN="LEFT">This text clearly presents biblical doctrine in
poetic language. The first stanza describes the song of the angels
outside Bethlehem with an invitation to join them in praise of Christ.
<P ALIGN="LEFT>The following verses present the truths of the virgin
birth, Christ's deity, the immortality of the soul, the new birth,
and a prayer for the transforming power of Christ in our lives.
<P ALIGN="LEFT"> For move than 200 years, believers have been
singing the truths of Christmas and retelling the story of Christmas
over and over.
<P ALIGN="LEFT">Don't let the hustle and bustle of this time of
year steal away the majesty and holiness of this time of year.
For many people, this is truly just a "worldly festival".
However, if we continue to tell and retell the story of Christmas,
we will keep it from becoming just another secular event.
<P ALIGN="LEFT">Hear again the word of that great carol as written
by Charles Wesley: "Joyful, all ye nations rise, join the triumph of
the skies; with th'angelic host proclaim, 'Christ is born in
Bethelehem!' Hark the herald angels sing, 'Glory to the new-born
King!'."
<P ALIGN="LEFT">I look forward to worshipping with you every
Sunday during Advent and Christmas as we again proclaim the birth of
Jesus Christ, the Son of God.
<P ALIGN="LEFT">It's popularity and its standing as a classic among Christmas songs.
This text clearly presents biblical doctrine.
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<B><FONT SIZE=-1>Updated Dec.5, 1998</B></FONT SIZE=-1>
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