Opening Music
“Meditation on ‘Brother James’s Air’” • Harold Darke
Joshua Goines, organ
Welcome, Call to Worship & Prayer
Lindsey Pratt, Associate Pastor
Hymn Cycle
"Stand Up! Stand Up for Jesus!"—SDAH 618, st. 1, 3 • "Jesus Calls Us; O'er the Tumult"—SDAH 285 • "Lord, Speak to Me"—SDAH 541
Congregational Prayer
Deb Montcalm, Pioneer Member
Pioneer Life
Children's Story & Prayer
Story: Janet Ledesma, Prayer: Ariana
Scripture Reading
Matthew 11:28-30 NIV
Andrea Gibbs, Pioneer Elder
Worship in Music
"I Can Hear the Savior Calling", Darian Krimm / Joseph Martin
Leanne Miller, soprano; Joshua Goines, piano
Message
"The Answer: Set Your Phone to Silent—Hearing God's Call"
Rodlie Ortiz, Associate Pastor
Connect Card
Hymn of Response
"Dear Lord and Father of Us All" • words 480 alt., melody 481, st. 1-2, 4-5
Benediction
Lindsey Pratt, Associate Pastor
Closing Music
“Great Day” • Adolphus Hailstork
Joshua Goines, organ
Opening Music
“Meditation on ‘Brother James’s Air’” • Harold Darke
Joshua Goines, organ
Welcome, Call to Worship & Prayer
Lindsey Pratt, Associate Pastor, Pioneer Memorial Church
Praise
"To God Be The Glory"
Joshua Goines, piano; Zachary Schnepp, cajon; Jamison Moore, cello; Jason Marquez, clarinet
Congregational Prayer
Deb Montcalm, Pioneer Member
Pioneer Life
Worship in Music
"I Can Hear the Savior Calling" • Darian Krimm / Joseph Martin
Leanne Miller, soprano; Joshua Goines, piano
Children's Story & Prayer
Story: Janet Ledesma; Prayer: Ariana
Praise
"God So Loved" • "What A Beautiful Name"
Scripture Reading
Matthew 11:28-30 NIV
Message
"The Answer: Set Your Phone to Silent—Hearing God's Call"
Rodlie Ortiz, Associate Pastor
Connect Card
Closing Song
"'Tis So Sweet To Trust In Jesus"
Blessing
Lindsey Pratt, Associate Pastor, Pioneer Memorial Church
Closing Music
“Great Day” • Adolphus Hailstork
Joshua Goines, organ
Offering for January 3, 2026
Pioneer Operating Budget
There is something special about the beginning of a new year. It’s the energy and the excitement. It’s the opportunities that it offers. It provides the chance to forget the past and its challenges, while we embrace the possibility to start over.
The New Year offers the opportunity for us to look at the future with optimism and gratefulness. For this reason, I like new, don’t you? Paul liked the idea of new also. That’s why he encourages us to look towards the future instead of looking back. He says, “Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead” (Philippians 3: 13, 14, NIV), we should press toward the goal to win.
The encouraging thing is, when Christ is in the lead, we must succeed. For this reason, we can embrace the possibilities of the new year– striving to be better stewards for God. So may our goals this year include spending consistent time in worship and developing a relationship of steel with God. May we take care of our wellbeing (physically and psychologically) and witness about His love by using our talents and gifts.
May we faithfully return to God the designated portion of our wealth and take care of our world and the environment. Let’s determine to make 2026 an exceptional year of sacrificial generosity, in our local church and worldwide.
—North American Division Stewardship Ministries
Church Office Holiday Closure: 12/22-12/26 & 12/29-01/02
Please note that the church office will be closed from December 22 to 26 and again from December 29 to January 2 for the holiday season. We will reopen on January 5. Our church services will proceed as always. If you have any announcements, please submit those no later than December 19. Thank you for your understanding. We wish you a blessed Christmas and a happy New Year!
