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Service of Worship
Second Sunday of Advent
December 6, 201511:05am
“Peace is not something you wish for. It’s something you make, something you do, something you are, and something you give away.” – Robert Fulghum
WELCOMEAnne Stroud
INTROIT“Gloria Fanfare”arr. Cathy Moklebust
Exaltation! Ringers
Glory to God in the highest!
*CALL TO WORSHIPAnne Stroud
As we live within this season of Advent, we long for peace–peace within us, peace among us.
O Lord, hear our prayers for peace.
Not a peace that comes from filling ourselves with Christmas goodies,
but a peace that comes from filling ourselves with the word of God.
Not a peace that comes from adorning our homes with decorations,
but a peace that comes from adorning ourselves with the light of Christ.
Not a peace that comes from a right relationship with the economy,
but a peace that comes from a right relationship with God and with each other.
Come to us God.
Come and bring us your peace.
*HYMN 103“Come Now, O Prince of Peace”O-SO-SO
(All children are invited to come forward during the final verse.)
LIGHTING THE ADVENT WREATHCory, Amy, Molly & Charlotte Lafferty
Lighting the Candle of Peace
Scripture: Luke 1: 76-79
Prayer
God of hope, Prince of Peace,
You speak peace into the world
In the Way of the Christ child.
Help us embody your peace
And live as peacemakers
That we may be called children of God
God of hope, God of peace,
Into our darkness come.
COME AS A CHILDBarb Purvis
(Afterwards children ages 4 - 2nd grade can go with the greeter to Awakening to Worship, our children's worship service. Parents can pick up their children outside Room 23 after worship.)
*HYMN 87“Comfort, Comfort Now My People”GENEVAN 42
PRAYERSusan Sutherland
O God beyond time, we are an impatient people.
As the days grow shorter and the darkness longer,
teach us to wait with faithful expectation.
In this time of worship,
open our eyes and hearts to the Advent blessings in our midst.
May every day be a day of gratitude for your compassion and grace.
Through the guidance of your Spirit,
lead each one of us in the pathways that make for peace.
In the name of Emmanuel, God with Us, we pray. Amen.
SCRIPTURE READINGLuke 3:1-6Susan Sutherland
(New Testament, Page 60)
Holy Wisdom, Holy Words,
Thanks be to God!
ANTHEM“Amid the Cold of Winter”arr. Bret Rhoades
Incorporating In the Bleak MidwinterLo, How a Rose E’er Blooming
Exaltation! – Donna Heer, accompanist
In the bleak mid-winter, frosty wind made moan,
Earth stood hard as iron, water like a stone.
Snow had fallen, snow on snow,
in the bleak mid-winter, long time ago.
Lo, how a rose e’er blooming from tender stem hath sprung!
Of Jesse’s lineage coming, as men of old have sung.
It came, a blossom bright, amid the cold of winter,
when half-spent was the night.
What can I give Him, poor as I am?
If I were a shepherd, I would bring a lamb;
If I were a Wise Man, I would do my part;
Yes, what can I give him? I would give my heart.
SERMON“Preparations”Rev. Sally Wright
OFFERING OF GIFTS AND ANNOUNCEMENTSAnne Stroud
(Please sign and pass the Grace Greetings book at this time.)
*RESPONSE 144, v. 4CRANHAM
What can I give Him, poor as I am?
If I were a shep-herd, I would bring a lamb;
If I were a Wise Man, I would do my part;
Yet, what I can I give him: gi-ve m-y heart.
PRAYER OF THANKSGIVING & HOLY COMMUNION
The Invitation
The Lord be with you.
And also with you.
Lift up your hearts.
We lift them to the Lord.
Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.
It is right to give God our thanks and praise.
The Prayer of Thanksgiving and The Lord’s 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.
The Words of Institution
“This is the bread of life given for you.”
“This is the cup of hope poured out for you.”
Responses may be: “Thanks be to God,” “Amen,” or “Alleluia.”
The Sharing of the Bread and Cup
(The trays contain red wine and white grape juice. If you prefer gluten-free crackers, notify an usher and an elder will bring them to you.)
Communion Music
The Closing Prayer
*PASSING GOD’S PEACE
May the peace of God be with you and everyone.
And also with you and all others!
(Let us greet one another with expressions of Christian love.)
*HYMN88,vs. 1, 6, 7“O Come, O Come, Emmanuel”VENI EMMANUEL
*CHARGE AND BENEDICTIONRev. Sally Wright
*POSTLUDELinda Dover, organ
* = If convenient/able, please stand.
Some music is reprinted by permission CCLI #1154643 and OneLicense.net #A-705105