The Wonderful Witness of Senior Saints

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1 The Wonderful Witness of Senior Saints December 30, 2018 First Sunday after Christmas

2 WELCOME Dear friends, Welcome to Hephatha Lutheran Church! We are a community of people who have found the answers to our lives questions in Jesus. By God s grace, Hephatha as a congregation seeks to connect people to Christ, to the local church, and to the community. We believe God has brought us together and we re glad you re here today. It s important for God s people to worship Jesus Christ, be in Christian community, and serve Him and others. We invite you to join us and be a part of the Hephatha family. In Jesus the best place to be, Pastor Arthur Andrews CONTACT US Hephatha Lutheran Church 5900 E. Santa Ana Canyon Rd. Anaheim, CA Phone: Fax: HephathaChurch@hephatha.net Office Hours: M-F 8:30 a.m. 4:30 p.m. Morning Services: To assist those with hearing loss, Hephatha has installed a Hearing Loop in the Sanctuary. For more information please see the flyer in the narthex. We have a limited number of headset receivers available for checkout. Please see an elder for more information and to check out a receiver. STAY CONNECTED Hephatha Lutheran Church & School Download Hephatha's App: Our Hephatha Hephatha.net

3 PRELUDE OUR 8:00 A.M. WORSHIP WELCOME AND ANNOUNCEMENTS Marilyn Dielmann OPENING HYMN Angels We Have Heard On High LSB # 368 OPENING LITURGY Page 151 HYMN OF PRAISE Gloria Excelsis Page 154 SALUTATION COLLECT OF THE DAY (in unison) O God, our Maker and Redeemer, You wonderfully created us and in the incarnation of Your Son yet more wondrously restored our human nature. Grant that we may ever be alive in Him who made Himself to be like us; through Jesus Christ, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen. FIRST READING Psalm 111 EPISTLE Colossians 3:12 17 (Page 984) Reader: This is the Word of the Lord. C: Thanks be to God. RESPONSE Alleluia Page 156 HOLY GOSPEL Luke 2:22 40 (Page 857) P: The Holy Gospel according to St. Luke, the 2nd Chapter. C: (Sung): Glory to You, O Lord. After the reading: P: This is the Gospel of the Lord. C: (Sung): Praise to You, O Christ. HYMN OF THE DAY Let All Together Praise Our God LSB #389 SERMON The Wonderful Witness of Senior Saints Text: Luke 2:22 40 Rev. Steve Leinhos APOSTLES CREED Page 159 PRAYER OF THE CHURCH P: Lord, in Your mercy; C: Hear our prayer. OFFERING OFFERTORY What Shall I Render Page 159 LORD S PRAYER

4 CONCLUDING COLLECT BENEDICTION CLOSING HYMN Go Tell It on the Mountain LSB # 388 OPENING SONG WELCOME PASTORAL PRAYER OUR 9:30 A.M. WORSHIP CONFESSION AND ABSOLUTION SONG OF PRAISE SCRIPTURE ANNOUNCEMENTS We Have Come to Worship/Doxology Hosanna (Praise Is Rising) Luke 2:22 40 (NIV) OFFERING (Please fill out an attendance card and place it in the offering basket.) WE SING TO THE LORD SERMON PRAYER BENEDICTION CLOSING SONG Cornerstone The Wonderful Witness of Senior Saints Text: Luke 2:22 40 Rev. Steve Leinhos All the People Said Amen OUR 11:00 A.M. WORSHIP WELCOME AND ANNOUNCEMENTS OPENING SONG CONFESSION AND ABSOLUTION SONG OF PRAISE We Have Come to Worship/Doxology Hosanna (Praise Is Rising) EPISTLE Colossians 3:12 17 HOLY GOSPEL Luke 2:22-40 WE SING TO THE LORD SERMON Cornerstone The Wonderful Witness of Senior Saints Text: Luke 2:22 40 Rev. Steve Leinhos

5 OFFERING RITUAL OF FRIENDSHIP To aid us in our ministry to the body of Christ please fill out an attendance card and pass it toward the center aisle. THE PRAYERS BENEDICTION CLOSING SONG All the People Said Amen Coffee Ministry: Set up donuts and coffee one Sunday every other month. Contact the church office at or Praise Band & Tech: Play in the praise band, sing, projection or sound technician. Contact Mike Cooper at or ext. Sunday School: Help with Sunday School, especially looking for leads for preschool age. Contact Timothy Potthoff at ext. 157 or Video: We need people to assist with the video camera, so we can video-cast the service. Contact Mike Cooper at ext 154 or

6 PRAYERS OF THE CONGREGATION To place someone on the Prayer Chain, please contact Donna Letz in the church office at or at Those who are ill, recovering, or grieving: Nicole Deyke (Infection); Susan Clark (Breast Cancer); Keri Toghia (cancer, friend of Lisa Young); Tammy Meyers (friend of the Maron s, diagnosed with ALS); Noella Rose (friend of Karin DeVore); Harvey Miller (Cancer); Brian Mathis (Hope Glennon s son-in-law); Julie Brown (fighting cancer, Cathy Blankenship s cousin); Soula Xenos (Catherine Lagaris cousin); Don Larson; Pearl Gifford; Tim Ross (battling leukemia); Genell Jackson (cancer, friend of Catherine Lagaris); John (fighting cancer, Nikki Burns nephew); friend of Laura Elardo (fighting cancer); Jessica (Elizabeth Chorak s sister); Diane Dodson (Bettyann s daughter); Myriam Aguilar; Sheri Rose Shepard; Jerry Lyn (Brandon Joseph); Jeanie Wood (Lisa Young s friend); Emma Hughes. Those who are serving in the armed forces: Brandon Walker (Jeri May s great-grandson); Steven Lauridsen (Georgina Lauridsen s son); JT Gaumer (Jan Delaney s grandson); Shayne Mabry (friend of Robert Burns); Robert Burns (Hephatha & OLU grad); Sgt. Carlos Ortiz; Ryan Armstrong (Marie Schillings grandson); Steven and Kyle Drake (Lindsay Drake s cousins). THOSE SERVING TODAY: ELDERS Mark Stem and Jim Letz USHERS John Kao, Bruce Radloff, Karin DeVore, and Roy James ACOLYTE Joey Lopez, Daniel Merrick, and Kylie McCallum PRAISE BAND Mike Cooper, Bryan Sievers, Ed Colburn, Chris Wichmann, and Madeleine Colburn TECH Brayden Shay-Foley and Sophia James Date ATTENDANCE AND GIVING (Monthly average needed to meet budget is $53,600) Attendance Rec d 12/2 492 $12,551 12/9 234 $8,737 12/ $6,390 Nov. YTD Budget Actual Over/ (under) $48,025 $54,319 $6,294 $253,125 $254,672 $1,547

7 Wouldn t it be great if finding the answers to your spiritual problems was as simple as downloading an app to your smartphone? Most of us have heard the phrase There s an app for that, popularized by creators of the iphone. Well, guess what? God has an app for the most common issues faced by Christians everywhere. Stressed out? Struggling with temptation or prejudice? God has an app for that. In this sermon series, you ll find an invitation to download God s state-of-the-art apps. As you dig into God s Word, you ll discover His user-friendly solutions to your biggest challenges in faith and life. Don t waste another minute on quick fixes that don t fix! Download God s app inside. God Resuscitates a Dying Faith James 2:14 16 January 13, 2019 God Manages our Mouth James 3:1 12 January 20, 2019 God Restores a Broken Heart James 4:1 12 January 27, 2019 God Helps Prioritize Investments James 4:13 17 February 3, 2019 God Heals our Afflictions James 5:1-19 February 10, 2019

8 VOTERS MEETING January 6, 2019 Please join us for the Voters Assembly Meeting on January 6, after the 11:00 a.m. service in the Fellowship Hall. We will be electing officers and board members for the upcoming year. In order to vote you will need to be at least 18 years-old and a member of Hephatha. Offering Envelopes 2019 Offering envelopes are available in the Narthex. If you do not have envelopes, but would like some, please check the box on the envelope in the pew, or write your request on the Get WEEKLY SCHEDULE MONDAY: December 31 New Year s Eve Office Closed TUESDAY: January 1 New Years Day Office Closed SUNDAY: January 6 SERVICES: 8:00 a.m., 9:30 a.m., 11:00 a.m., and 6:01 p.m. Sunday 9:30 a.m. in the Fellowship Hall. Nursery 9:30 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. in Room 6. Voters 12:00 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall.