Order of Service
10:45 AM |
6:00 PM |
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Hymns:
O Beautiful for Spacious Skies (603)
The Star-Spangled Banner (600)
Take My Life, and Let It Be (195)
Special Music:
Shauna Bassler
Message By: Pastor Norris E. Belcher, Jr.
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Hymns:
Hallelujah, ’Tis Done (131)
There Is a Fountain (119)
Bringing in the Sheaves (439)
Offering:
Ron Reed
Special Music:
Jennifer Reed
Message By:
Pastor Norris E. Belcher, Jr.
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Announcements
SYMPATHY: to the family and friends of Patricia Almond, who passed away on Wednesday, November 5. Arrangements are pending.
THANK YOU: to Pastor Holbrook and Pastor Howell for their visits while I was in the hospital. Thank you to everyone for their prayers. Most of all I thank the Lord Jesus for his healing. Janet Green
THANK YOU: to our church family for the continued prayers, thoughtful cards, kind phone calls, and meals during my long recovery from 5 broken vertebrae since May. A special thanks goes to Pastor Rick for his faithful phone calls and his prayers at each of my back procedures. Your care and spiritual guidance have meant so much. We are grateful for the prayer
warriors of COD - your prayers truly reach the throne of God. Thank you again for being such a blessing in our lives. With love and gratitude, Bryan & Debi Sams
TITHING ENVELOPES: for 2026 are available for pick-up in the Church hallway, through Wednesday, November 12.
BUSINESS MEETING: We will be holding a brief special business meeting on Wednesday, November 12, in the auditorium, following the service.
CHRISTMAS PARADE: On Saturday, November 29, our church will be participating in the 2025 “Miracle on Main Street” parade in downtown Westminster. If you are interested in helping, there is a sign-up sheet at the Welcome Desk, and there will be a meeting this Sunday evening after the service with Pastor Shutt.
GOOD SHEPHERD CLASS: will be having their annual Christmas dinner on Sunday, December 7. They are in need of 3 cooked, sliced, and deboned turkeys for the occasion. They should be delivered to the Great Room Kitchen by 9:30 a.m. that morning in a disposable pan with the broth in a separate disposable container. If you can help, please sign up at the Welcome Desk.
From My Heart
Dear Church family, the only thing Karen and I can say is, “WOW! Thank you so very much for last week, and the celebration of 30 years!” We simply do not have the words to express the appreciation in our hearts for everything you did! It was beyond anything you folks have ever done for us - and there have been many wonderful things you have done for us through the years! My heart is so filled with gratitude, and I was so thrilled with everything that transpired. Thank you for all the cards and the sweet and kind comments! I read every card and every note that was included in it. Thank you for the gift cards, the monetary gifts, and for all the well-wishes. All I kept thinking this week was: “To God be the Glory, great things He hath done.” The Lord has been so good to all of us, and we sure need to give the Lord the glory for this ministry.
Thank you for inviting all the wonderful guests who came to help us celebrate. Pastor Mark Campbell spoke at the banquet on Saturday evening, and his message was so good! Dr. Smith’s message on Sunday morning was right on target, and Dr Rossi's on Sunday evening was the whipped cream topping on the day! It was also good to have Pastor Sterling Walsh, Fran Jones, Michelle Staner, and Pastor Dick Fenton here to sing for us! Dr. Smith was so thrilled with everything that he was in tears, thanking me for allowing him to be a part of the celebration. He and I are very close friends, and we talk almost every week, and not once have we ever had a problem in these 30 years. I admire him and thank the Lord for the way He brought us together that day in Jacksonville, FL., about 34 years ago.
So, thank you, Church! Of all the preachers in America, the Lord chose me to come and fill the gap when Dr. Smith resigned and went to the Sword of the Lord. But wait a second, you folks had to be patient and had to accept us - and you did! I have 30 years in as Pastor, but you folks have 30 years of allowing me to be your Pastor. I think you are to be more commended than me!!! We seem to make a good team, and it is so good to keep pressing on for the cause of Christ.
Today, we celebrate our Veterans and thank all of you who served in our Armed Forces and who had a part in making and keeping America “the Land of the free, and the home of the brave.” Let’s thank God for our wonderful nation and pray that the Lord will keep His protective Hand upon our people.
Pastor Norris & Karen
Hospitalizations
Jon Casamento - Walter Reed
Enoch Kirby - Hershey P4464
Gary Livingston - Gettysburg B110
Patricia Spellman - CHC 411S
Theresa Waston - Lancaster