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Fast & testimony meeting
Réunion de jeûne et de témoignage
Sunday 3 December 2023
Dimanche 3 décembre 2023
Opening hymn | Cantique d’ouverture
#207 ▪ It Came upon the Midnight Clear
#130 ▪ Minuit, c’est l’heure où retentit
Opening prayer | Prière d’ouverture
Sister Adelaide Jones
Ward & stake business | Affaires de paroisse et de pieu
Sacrament hymn | Cantique de Sainte-Cène
#194 ▪ There Is a Green Hill Far Away
#118 ▪ Il est une colline au loin
Administration of the sacrament | Ordonnance de la Sainte-Cène
Testimonies | Témoignages
Members of the congregation
Membres de l’assemblée
For more on what it means to bear testimony, see Sharing your testimony.
Closing hymn | Cantique de clôture
#209 ▪ Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
#128 ▪ Ecoutez le chant des anges
Closing prayer | Prière de clôture
Sister Susan Hibdon
Presiding & conducting | Présidée et dirigée par
Bishop Dustin Tyler Joyce
Organist | Organiste
Fiona Joyce
Chorister | Directrice de la musique
Sister Kathiana Jean-Louis
Today’s second-hour meetings
10.10–11.00am
| Meeting | Location |
|---|---|
| Adult Sunday School (ages 18+) | |
| English | Relief Society room (1st floor) |
| Haitian Creole | Room 201 (2nd floor) |
| New members & visitors | Chapel (2nd floor) |
| YSA (young single adults 18–30) | Room 401 (4th floor) |
| Youth Sunday School (ages 12–17) | Room 303 (3rd floor) |
| Primary (ages 3–11) | Primary room (5th floor) |
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Christmas activities throughout December
We are inviting our friends and neighbors — the entire community — to join us throughout December in celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ.
Sunday 10 December
11.15am ▪ Linger longer
12.30–1.30pm ▪ Caroling on Jamaica Avenue
2.00pm ▪ First Presidency Christmas Devotional
Saturday 16 December
4.00–5.00pm ▪ Caroling on Jamaica Avenue
6.00pm ▪ Jamaica Community Christmas Devotional
Saturday 23 December
4.00–6.00pm ▪ Caroling on Jamaica Avenue
Sunday 24 December ▪ Christmas Eve
10.00am ▪ Combined trilingual sacrament meeting with the Jamaica 2nd Ward
For more information — and for a handy way to invite friends and neighbors — see the postcards we have prepared or visit jamaica1stward.org/Christmas
Ward service project: Bishop’s storehouse delivery
Little Neck building
Saturday 9 December ▪ 9.30am
Volunteers from the Jamaica 1st Ward are needed to help fill food orders for families in need in the Lynbrook New York Stake. All food and other supplies are provided. May require moderate lifting. Volunteers should expect the process to take 1½–2 hours. For more information and to volunteer, visit jamaica1stward.org/storehouse
REGULAR MEETINGS & ACTIVITIES
These meetings and activities are scheduled on an ongoing basis:
| Meeting/activity | Day | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gospel Principles class | 1st & 3rd Sundays | 1.00pm |
| Missionary coordination | Every Sunday | 1.15pm |
| Minister & Mingle | 2nd Sundays | 1.15pm |
| Ward youth council | 4th Sundays | 1.15pm |
| Appointments with the bishop | 1st & 3rd Sundays Every other Tuesday | After 1.15pm 6.00–8.00pm |
St. George Utah Temple
Dedicated 6 April 1877
Being rededicated 10 December 2023
For additional information found in the printed program:
- Upcoming youth activities
- Lesson schedules
- Ward directory (login required)
- Full-time missionaries
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