The title of Reverend Lou Ellen Hartley’s sermon for the week of December 18, 2016 is My Soul Cries Out based on scriptures from Psalm 146: 5-10 and Luke 1: 46b – 55f.  The hymns for Sunday are Lift Up Your Heads, Ye Mighty Gates; Rejoice! Rejoice, Believers; My Soul Cries Out; and While We Are Waiting, Come.

Worship begins at 9:45 am, followed by fellowship and education at 11:00 a.m.  Our church provides a Nursery during worship service.  First Presbyterian Church is located at 919 E. Tenth Street in Rolla.  Our website is www.rollapresby.org.

Instead of our informal worship service, FIRED UP! Thursday at 6:30 p.m. in the Sadler Chapel we will holding our Longest Night service.

Join us for Midday Prayers December 21 in the chapel at 11:30 am.  We will spend time reading scripture, praying, preparing our hearts to welcome the Christ child.  There will be opportunities to offer up our joys and concerns and to share with one another the deep meaning of this season.

We will leave the church at 6 pm, December 18,  to go caroling to the homebound in the neighborhood.  Please join us.

Please join us for our Christmas Eve service at 5 pm in the sanctuary.  Sunday, Christmas day service will be held at 9:45 am at the Presbyterian Manor in their community room.