December 22, 2019 10:30 am
* STAND IF ABLE
PRELUDE “The Angel Gabriel from Heaven Came” arr. Page
WELCOME/ANNOUNCEMENTS
*GREETING ONE ANOTHER
CHOIR INTROIT “O Come, O Come, Emmanuel”
LIGHTING OF THE ADVENT CANDLE
Lighting of the candles and Scripture reading by Robby Flint
CALL TO WORSHIP
Leader: God calls us together
All: So we meet this day, as friends, as neighbors, as sisters and brothers in Christ.
Leader: Called together by God, we bring our offerings to God
All: Our songs, our hearts, our prayers, our lives. Let us worship God.
*HYMN 41 “O Come, All Ye Faithful”
*PRAYER OF CONFESSION
Dear Heavenly Father, we bow before you and we confess that we have too often forgotten that we are yours. Sometimes we carry on our lives as if there was no God and we fall short of being a credible witness to You. For these things we ask your forgiveness and we also ask for your strength. Give us clear minds and open hearts so we may witness to You in our world. Remind us to be who You would have us to be regardless of what we are doing or who we are with. Hold us to You and build our relationship with You and with those You have given us on earth. Through Jesus Christ, Amen.
*ASSURANCE OF PARDON
*RESPONSE #579 “Gloria Patri”
MESSAGE FOR THE YOUNG AT HEART Donna Flint
CHOIR ANTHEM “Rejoice and Be Merry” Walter L. Pelz
Elizabeth Fox, Flute
SCRIPTURE READING Andrew L’Amour
Hebrews 11:1-12
Matthew 1:18-25
This is the word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God!
MESSAGE “A Story of Faith” Donna Flint, Guest Speaker
*HYMN #3 ”Comfort, Comfort You My People”
WORSHIPING GOD WITH OUR TITHES & OFFERINGS
Offertory “Pastorale” Gilbert Martin
*Please pass the Friendship Register*
*Doxology #592 *Prayer of Dedication
OUR TIME OF PRAYER & THE LORD’S PRAYER
Lord, for this joy, we give you thanks.
Lord, in your mercy, hear our prayer.
Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come, thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever. Amen.
*HYMN #536 “Lord, Make Us More Holy”
BENEDICTION
POSTLUDE “O Come, O Come, Emmanuel” arr. Bumgarner
ANNOUNCEMENTS
NEED A RIDE TO CHURCH ON SUNDAY? If you need a ride to church, please contact a Deacon or speak to Ella Lane.
THIS WEEK AT A GLANCE (December 22-28)
SUNDAY Dec. 22 @ 11:30 AM Advent Potluck
TUESDAY Dec. 24 @ 7:00 PM Christmas Eve Candlelight Service
TUESDAY Dec. 24 Coffee Group cancelled
TUES & WED Dec. 24 & 25 Office closed for Christmas
WEDNESDAY Dec. 25 Choir practice cancelled
THURSDAY Dec. 26 Bible Study cancelled
FRIDAY Dec. 27 Lunch Bunch cancelled
ADVENT POTLUCK: Please join us in our last Advent Potluck being held in the fellowship hall after worship service today.
CHRISTMAS EVE CANDLELIGHT SERVICE will be held December 24 at 7:00 PM. Join us for a meaningful service of music and scripture.
CHRISTMAS POINTSETTIAS
In Loving Memory/in Honor From
* Jean Bartling Bartling Family
* Roger & Tanner Bierstedt Teri & Anthony Bierstedt and Bierstedt family
*Fathers/Grandfathers Marlyn Broksieck & Jerry Lotzer Chad & Diane, Tate & Trent Broksieck
* Parents Orville & Elizabeth/Eddie & Della Richard & Dolores Canaday
* Our parents Mike & Judy McCann
* Daniel Thompson Nancy Thompson
UPCOMING DATES TO REMEMBER
CHURCH DIRECTORY: To assist our incoming Interim Pastor, Rozanne will be adding pictures to the current church directory. If you have already sent in a picture for the Christmas tree or if we have your picture on file elsewhere, we will use that. If you have a specific picture you would like included, we can include that instead. If you prefer not to have a picture attached to your entry in the directory, please let the church office know.
FROM THE TREASURER: Offering varies each month of the year, which makes it difficult to project our year- end financial status. If our prediction was accurate and giving was evenly distributed throughout the year, income through the end of October, 2019 would be about $137,500. We are about $16,000 short of that amount. In the monthly financial report, we find income greater than expenses at this time but that is primarily due to a much reduced staff expense (no pastor expenses) for the last six months. Hopefully we will find the offering increase significantly in December as we prepare a new budget with full staff.
BIRTHDAYS in December: Dean Hofland, LaVonne Broksieck, Carrie Van Buren, Rozanne McGrath, Marge Poppen, Sally Maca, Jan Broksieck
ANNIVERSARIES in December: Dee & Lois Watson, Stephen & Carrie Van Buren, Bob & Pat Fishback, Skip & Sharon Webster, Neal & Julie Foster
PRAYER CONCERNS Those with health concerns: Jan Jones, Paul & Shirley Rudolph, Jack & Alice Edge, Rozella Potthast, Bev Erdahl, Andrew L’Amour, Eliana Szabo, Delores Koepsell, John Peterson, Stephen & Carrie Van Buren, Lois Watson, Barb Borstad, Michele Kemp, Gary Larson
Our homebound (or partially homebound) members: Barb Borstad, Henrietta Gohring, Don Hildebrandt, Nona Marshall, Helen Peterson, Cliff Rindels, Dee & Lois Watson
All are invited to the Advent potluck in the fellowship hall following worship service.
IF DESIRING A VISIT: If you or a family member are in the hospital and you wish a visit, please contact the church office or any Deacon or Elder. Due to privacy laws, the hospitals are not permitted to contact churches or reply to church’s inquires. If you know of anyone who needs or desires any other pastoral care, please also contact us.
* STAND IF ABLE
PRELUDE “The Angel Gabriel from Heaven Came” arr. Page
WELCOME/ANNOUNCEMENTS
*GREETING ONE ANOTHER
CHOIR INTROIT “O Come, O Come, Emmanuel”
LIGHTING OF THE ADVENT CANDLE
Lighting of the candles and Scripture reading by Robby Flint
CALL TO WORSHIP
Leader: God calls us together
All: So we meet this day, as friends, as neighbors, as sisters and brothers in Christ.
Leader: Called together by God, we bring our offerings to God
All: Our songs, our hearts, our prayers, our lives. Let us worship God.
*HYMN 41 “O Come, All Ye Faithful”
*PRAYER OF CONFESSION
Dear Heavenly Father, we bow before you and we confess that we have too often forgotten that we are yours. Sometimes we carry on our lives as if there was no God and we fall short of being a credible witness to You. For these things we ask your forgiveness and we also ask for your strength. Give us clear minds and open hearts so we may witness to You in our world. Remind us to be who You would have us to be regardless of what we are doing or who we are with. Hold us to You and build our relationship with You and with those You have given us on earth. Through Jesus Christ, Amen.
*ASSURANCE OF PARDON
*RESPONSE #579 “Gloria Patri”
MESSAGE FOR THE YOUNG AT HEART Donna Flint
CHOIR ANTHEM “Rejoice and Be Merry” Walter L. Pelz
Elizabeth Fox, Flute
SCRIPTURE READING Andrew L’Amour
Hebrews 11:1-12
Matthew 1:18-25
This is the word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God!
MESSAGE “A Story of Faith” Donna Flint, Guest Speaker
*HYMN #3 ”Comfort, Comfort You My People”
WORSHIPING GOD WITH OUR TITHES & OFFERINGS
Offertory “Pastorale” Gilbert Martin
*Please pass the Friendship Register*
*Doxology #592 *Prayer of Dedication
OUR TIME OF PRAYER & THE LORD’S PRAYER
Lord, for this joy, we give you thanks.
Lord, in your mercy, hear our prayer.
Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come, thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever. Amen.
*HYMN #536 “Lord, Make Us More Holy”
BENEDICTION
POSTLUDE “O Come, O Come, Emmanuel” arr. Bumgarner
ANNOUNCEMENTS
NEED A RIDE TO CHURCH ON SUNDAY? If you need a ride to church, please contact a Deacon or speak to Ella Lane.
THIS WEEK AT A GLANCE (December 22-28)
SUNDAY Dec. 22 @ 11:30 AM Advent Potluck
TUESDAY Dec. 24 @ 7:00 PM Christmas Eve Candlelight Service
TUESDAY Dec. 24 Coffee Group cancelled
TUES & WED Dec. 24 & 25 Office closed for Christmas
WEDNESDAY Dec. 25 Choir practice cancelled
THURSDAY Dec. 26 Bible Study cancelled
FRIDAY Dec. 27 Lunch Bunch cancelled
ADVENT POTLUCK: Please join us in our last Advent Potluck being held in the fellowship hall after worship service today.
CHRISTMAS EVE CANDLELIGHT SERVICE will be held December 24 at 7:00 PM. Join us for a meaningful service of music and scripture.
CHRISTMAS POINTSETTIAS
In Loving Memory/in Honor From
* Jean Bartling Bartling Family
* Roger & Tanner Bierstedt Teri & Anthony Bierstedt and Bierstedt family
*Fathers/Grandfathers Marlyn Broksieck & Jerry Lotzer Chad & Diane, Tate & Trent Broksieck
* Parents Orville & Elizabeth/Eddie & Della Richard & Dolores Canaday
* Our parents Mike & Judy McCann
* Daniel Thompson Nancy Thompson
UPCOMING DATES TO REMEMBER
- December 29 & January 5 – There will be no Children’s Sunday School. The Adult Sunday School will meet as regular.
- January 7 – Annual reports are due--submit to the church office
- January 15 – Official first day for Rev. Norlita Kaul
- January 15 – Blade articles are due
- January 19 – 1st Worship Service of Rev. Norlita Kaul & installation of new officers during worship service
- January 26 – Annual Congregational Meeting
CHURCH DIRECTORY: To assist our incoming Interim Pastor, Rozanne will be adding pictures to the current church directory. If you have already sent in a picture for the Christmas tree or if we have your picture on file elsewhere, we will use that. If you have a specific picture you would like included, we can include that instead. If you prefer not to have a picture attached to your entry in the directory, please let the church office know.
FROM THE TREASURER: Offering varies each month of the year, which makes it difficult to project our year- end financial status. If our prediction was accurate and giving was evenly distributed throughout the year, income through the end of October, 2019 would be about $137,500. We are about $16,000 short of that amount. In the monthly financial report, we find income greater than expenses at this time but that is primarily due to a much reduced staff expense (no pastor expenses) for the last six months. Hopefully we will find the offering increase significantly in December as we prepare a new budget with full staff.
BIRTHDAYS in December: Dean Hofland, LaVonne Broksieck, Carrie Van Buren, Rozanne McGrath, Marge Poppen, Sally Maca, Jan Broksieck
ANNIVERSARIES in December: Dee & Lois Watson, Stephen & Carrie Van Buren, Bob & Pat Fishback, Skip & Sharon Webster, Neal & Julie Foster
PRAYER CONCERNS Those with health concerns: Jan Jones, Paul & Shirley Rudolph, Jack & Alice Edge, Rozella Potthast, Bev Erdahl, Andrew L’Amour, Eliana Szabo, Delores Koepsell, John Peterson, Stephen & Carrie Van Buren, Lois Watson, Barb Borstad, Michele Kemp, Gary Larson
Our homebound (or partially homebound) members: Barb Borstad, Henrietta Gohring, Don Hildebrandt, Nona Marshall, Helen Peterson, Cliff Rindels, Dee & Lois Watson
All are invited to the Advent potluck in the fellowship hall following worship service.
IF DESIRING A VISIT: If you or a family member are in the hospital and you wish a visit, please contact the church office or any Deacon or Elder. Due to privacy laws, the hospitals are not permitted to contact churches or reply to church’s inquires. If you know of anyone who needs or desires any other pastoral care, please also contact us.