St. Anne s Episcopal Church A Family Living And Growing in Christ Second Sunday of Advent December 9, & 10 AM

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1 St. Anne s Episcopal Church A Family Living And Growing in Christ Second Sunday of Advent December 9, & 10 AM (BCP refers to the Red Book of Common Prayer found in the pew rack. Hymns and Service Music may be found in the Blue Hymnal 1982) Welcome to God s House. Before the service, speak to the Lord; During the service, let the Lord speak to you; After the service, speak to one another. The Entrance Rite Ligh&ng of Advent Wreath Processional Hymn On Jordan s Bank Hymnal 76 Opening Acclama&on BCP 355 Kyrie Hymnal S96 Collect of the Day The Lessons and Psalm (Please sit) Page 2 Gradual Hymn Prepare Ye The Way of the Lord Page 3 The Gospel (Please stand and face the reader) Dcn. Mary Lynn Sermon Fr. Eric The Nicene Creed BCP 358 The Prayers of the People (Form VI) BCP 392 The Confession of Sin and Absolu&on (Please kneel) BCP 360 The Peace (Please stand and greet those around you saying the Peace of the Lord be with you ) The Holy Eucharist The Offertory Prepare the Way O Zion St. Anne s Choir The Doxology (Vs. 3) Hymnal 380 The Great Thanksgiving Prayer B (Please kneel) BCP 367 Sanctus Hymnal S130 The Lord s Prayer BCP 364 Breaking of the Bread The Invita&on to Receive Holy Communion (We invite all bap>zed Chris>ans to come to the Altar Rail and receive Holy Communion.) Communion Hymn (Please sit and while wai&ng for Holy Communion, please join in the singing) As The Deer Page 3 Post Communion Prayer (Please kneel) BCP 366 Blessing of Birthdays & Wedding Anniversaries Welcome Recessional Hymn People Look East Page 4 Dismissal Individual Healing Prayer is available following this morning's service in the Chapel. Friends, family, and those who wish to be a part of this ministry are encouraged to come into the chapel and lay on hands and offer silent prayer while Dcn. Mary Lynn anoints and prays for the person reques>ng prayer.

2 The Collect Merciful God, who sent your messengers the prophets to preach repentance and prepare the way for our salva&on: Give us grace to heed their warnings and forsake our sins, that we may greet with joy the coming of Jesus Christ our Redeemer; who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen. Malachi 3:1-4 See, I am sending my messenger to prepare the way before me, and the Lord whom you seek will suddenly come to his temple. The messenger of the covenant in whom you delight-- indeed, he is coming, says the Lord of hosts. But who can endure the day of his coming, and who can stand when he appears? For he is like a refiner's fire and like fullers' soap; he will sit as a refiner and purifier of silver, and he will purify the descendants of Levi and refine them like gold and silver, un&l they present offerings to the Lord in righteousness. Then the offering of Judah and Jerusalem will be pleasing to the Lord as in the days of old and as in former years. Canticle 16 The Song of Zechariah Benedictus Dominus Deus Luke 1: Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel; * he has come to his people and set them free. He has raised up for us a mighty savior, * born of the house of his servant David. Through his holy prophets he promised of old, that he would save us from our enemies, * from the hands of all who hate us. He promised to show mercy to our fathers * and to remember his holy covenant. This was the oath he swore to our father Abraham, * to set us free from the hands of our enemies, Free to worship him without fear, * holy and righteous in his sight all the days of our life. You, my child, shall be called the prophet of the Most High, * for you will go before the Lord to prepare his way, To give his people knowledge of salva&on * by the forgiveness of their sins. In the tender compassion of our God * the dawn from on high shall break upon us, To shine on those who dwell in darkness and the shadow of death, * and to guide our feet into the way of peace. Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit: * as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be for ever. Amen. Philippians 1:3-11 I thank my God every &me I remember you, constantly praying with joy in every one of my prayers for all of you, because of your sharing in the gospel from the first day un&l now. I am confident of this, that the one who began a good work among you will bring it to comple&on by the day of Jesus Christ. It is right for me to think this way about all of you, because you hold me in your heart, for all of you share in God's grace with me, both in my imprisonment and in the defense and confirma&on of the gospel. For God is my witness, how I long for all of you with the compassion of Christ Jesus. And this is my prayer, that your love may overflow more and more with knowledge and full insight to help you to determine what is best, so that in the day of Christ you may be pure and blameless, having produced the harvest of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ for the glory and praise of God. Luke 3:1-6 In the fimeenth year of the reign of Emperor Tiberius, when Pon&us Pilate was governor of Judea, and Herod was ruler of Galilee, and his brother Philip ruler of the region of Ituraea and Trachoni&s, and Lysanias ruler of Abilene, during the high priesthood of Annas and Caiaphas, the word of God came to John son of Zechariah in the wilderness. He went into all the region around the Jordan, proclaiming a bap&sm of repentance for the forgiveness of sins, as it is wrioen in the book of the words of the prophet Isaiah, "The voice of one crying out in the wilderness: 'Prepare the way of the Lord, make his paths straight. Every valley shall be filled, and every mountain and hill shall be made low, and the crooked shall be made straight, and the rough ways made smooth; and all flesh shall see the salva&on of God.'"

3 Intercessions Anglican Cycle of Prayer: For the Diocese of the Falkland Islands Diocesan Cycle of Prayer: For Re&red Clergy of the Diocese Companion Diocese: For Masvingo, Zimbabwe Parish Prayer List Heidi, Nancy, Jeri, Steve, Dcn. Art, Diane, Wanda, Eva, Jim, Cindy, Mark, Robin, Fr. Cell, Jane, Alice, Grace, Jerry, Robert, Meredith, Pat, Violet, Joanne, Dan, Finn and Grace, Phil, Ruth, Sarah, Jill, Terri & Family, Carrie, Maureen, Connie and Jackson, Marie, Bob, Kyle, Katrina, Tony, Linda, Tonya, Jeanne, Jessica And also pray for those parish members serving in the Armed Forces, especially Don Lew, Ricky Neldner, Henry Schuff, Danny and their Families. Birthdays 12/11: Ann Paoeson 12/14: Paul Strei, Don Knipp Anniversaries (None this week) Prepare Ye The Way of the Lord As The Deer Church Copyright License # & OneLicense.net # A

4 People Look East Announcements WELCOME Visi%ng Today? Welcome to St Anne's. You will find a card that describes our Sunday service in the pew rack in front of you. During the announcements, you will be invited to iden&fy yourself as a visitor - please know you will not be asked to stand or to speak, we simply want to provide you with a visitor's bag. We invite you to sign our visitor's book located in the Narthex before you leave today. Please join us in Miller Hall following the service for a &me of fellowship and to meet our clergy. We are so glad you chose to join us this morning! TODAY Advent Devo%onals are out at the back of the church and in the narthex. Please take one. Adult Forum- TODAY at 9:10 am. Stop in Miller Hall to learn more about Long Term Care! Theres more to know than you may realize. SOUP FOR SALE! The St. Anne's Youth Group will be selling bean soup jars each Sunday between now and Christmas (or un&l supplies run out). Each jar is $10 and proceeds benefit Feed My Starving Children mobile meal pack. These make great Christmas gims for neighbors, teachers, etc. Thanks in advance for your support! THIS WEEK Our Lady of Guadalupe: Join us as we celebrate the miracle of the appearance of Our Lady of Guadalupe to the Na&ve Aztec, Juan Diego in 153 on Tuesday December 11 at 7:00 pm. Ques&ons? Contact Armida Zapien-Kimps (armbyler@gmail.com). Watch for details in the December Good News. How the Grinch Stole Christmas: The ac&ng children's theatre of St. Anne's (ACTS) will be performing 'How the Grinch Stole Christmas' on Wednesday, December 12 at 6:00 pm in Chapel, with a dinner in Miller Hall to follow. Students involved include Andrew Hoey, as the Grinch as well as Aiden Hoey as Max the dog and other children from St. Anne's playing the Who's of Whoville. John Eggers will be narra&ng the show. Tickets are $5 with the proceeds going to the youth group as well as ACTS. If you would like to bring a dish, or if you have any ques&ons, please contact Erin Hunsader at penerin@gmail.com. Sign up in Miller Hall. Advent Medita%on: Advent is a &me for preparing for Christmas by deepening our spiritual awareness of Christ. Join us in the chapel Monday through Thursday for 20 minutes of silent medita&on beginning at 8:00am. Note: there will be incense! If you don't have a key to the building, please arrive before 8:00 and ring the doorbell.

5 Advent Wreath: We are looking for people to light the Advent Wreath at the beginning of each service during Advent. There is a sign-up sheet in the Narthex. And we s%ll have slots open. We encourage mul&-genera&onal families to sign up together, and would like to suggest groupings of friends for those who have small families or are single. At St. Anne's we are an extended family, so we encourage you to be crea&ve in your view of family for the purpose of ligh&ng the Advent wreath. Special Announcements Advent IV Schedule Change: This year the 4th Sunday of Advent falls on December 23rd. We will hold one morning service at 9am and stay to decorate amerward. (This is NOT our Christmas Eve service). Stay & Decorate! Sunday, December 23rd we will decorate the Christmas Tree and the church following the 9 am service. Many hands make light work. Please join us for this fes&ve celebra&on and enjoy music while we decorate! What Can I Give Him? Musicians of all ages! (Beginning through Advanced)...Please sign up in the narthex to present you musical offerings to the Baby Jesus before the 4:30 pm Christmas Eve Service by December 24th All are welcome! Ques&ons? Contact Ginny Brand at Epiphany Pageant: The Holidays are upon us and the Epiphany Pageant is only a month away on Sunday, January 6th. We will have one service at 9 am. Rehearsal will be on Saturday, January 5th from 10 am - Noon. Christmas Memorial Flower Fund: Remember your special family member(s) during the Christmas holidays with a memorial dona&on to the Christmas Flower Fund. (A special list of all memorials will be inserted in the Christmas Bulle&ns). Special envelopes are available at the back of the church and in the narthex. Dona&ons can be placed in the collec&on plate, in the Offering Box in the narthex, or handed in to the office. Please note Christmas on the memo line of your check. *Please note, the deadline this year is Sunday, December 16th as to give the florist enough nobce of our budget. Remember to Support St. Anne s on Amazon Smile as you are ordering those special gims for Christmas! Simply log in to smile.amazon.com with your Amazon.com user/password informa&on and choose St. Anne s, De Pere as the charitable organiza&on you want to support every &me you order. Tens of millions of products are eligible for dona&ons. You will see eligible products marked Eligible for dona&on on their product detail pages. Visit smile.amazon.com/about for more informa&on. And don t forget to use scrip for your purchases! Scrip for the Holidays: Be sure to check out our Scrip stock on your way out today. There are many small denomina&ons available for those stocking stuffers. Remember, Scrip orders are sent in on Sundays, so your order can be here the following Sunday if we don t have your choices in stock. Thanks for suppor&ng St. Anne s! St. Anne's On-line Directory: Sara Tisler will be available on Sunday, December 23rd, and Sunday, January 13th from 9-10 am at the church to help anyone interested in learning more about the online directory. Whether you want to know if you are even listed in the directory, need to add or change your informa&on or just simply don t understand how to access it, Sara can help! See the November Good News for details. SGT (Spiritual Growth Team) Nomina%ons: You are encouraged to consider nomina&ng a member of the parish (or yourself!) to serve on the Spiritual Growth Team. The purpose of the Spiritual Growth Team is to plan, develop, and implement programs and ac&vi&es that enhance, encourage, and support the spiritual growth of St. Anne's members, with the approval of clergy. Two 3-year terms are open. This is an ac&on team that meets once a month (first Wednesday of each month) at 4:30pm. Time can change to accommodate new members. SGT works in four areas: Welcoming, Small Groups, Communica&ons and Evangelism. One of our goals is to have a team that is diverse and represents our congrega&on. We would like to add male members and those who have young children. That being said, we do not want to discourage ANYONE who would like to serve. Nominees should be regular aoendees in good standing. If you nominate someone other than yourself please be sure that person has given their consent. A short nomina%on form should be completed BEFORE CHRISTMAS and given to either Ann McLean or Linda Forbes, co-chairs of SGT. Forms are in the narthex (front hall) or can be ed to you by Linda Forbes (LMForbes@ameritech.net or ). Vestry & Delegate Nomina%ons Due December 15th: You are encouraged to consider nomina&ng a member of the parish to serve on our parish vestry. Please remember the Canons of the Church require vestry nominees to be...adult communicants in good standing (Canon 5.4(3)). This means the member is known to the Rector (aoends Sunday worship on a regular basis and is ac&ve in the life of the parish) and known to the Treasurer (supports the life of the parish through giving). You can submit your nomina&ons to the office or any member of the Vestry. In addi&on to elec&ng vestry, we will need to elect delegates from St. Anne s to represent the parish at the Annual Diocesan Conven&on on Friday, October 5, 2019 (9am - 4pm). The canonical requirements for delegates are the same as for vestry nominees (adult communicants in good standing).

6 Sermons Online! We are excited to share with everyone that our sermons are now available by video on our website, stannes.us. We have been recording Sunday Sermons and it is our goal to post them before close of business Mondays. You will also find the sermon promoted on facebook by our Community Rela&ons Commioee. You are encouraged to like, and share the sermon with your friends, family, and digital community! SCRIP FOR THE HOLIDAYS! We have many smaller demonima&on cards in stock for the holidays right now. Please consider your upcoming shopping and gims plans and place your order today! Stop by the Scrip Table in Miller Hall today or swing in the office Mon-Thur. Youth Group Youth Group meets on Wednesdays at 6 pm. All youth grades 6-12 are invited. Parish Life Coffee Hour: Coffee hour is our fellowship &me amer the 10:00 service. A &me to catch up with friends, and get to know and welcome our friends-to-be! Please help with this important ministry by signing up to bring refreshments Men s Ministry NEW Shelter Lunch: We will be providing lunch for people at the NEW Community Shelter on Saturday, January 26, Meet at the church at 8 am. We will plan to be at the shelter from 9am - 1pm. Outreach DPCO Food Pantry: Christmas is right around the corner. We are in need of hams to give to our Pantry families. We need about 100 hams as soon as possible so we can distribute them before Christmas. If you are able to help, we can take your dona&ons at the Pantry between (noon) Monday-Friday. We are located at 1827 Chicago St. next to St. Anne's Church. We con&nue to thank you for your support. May God bless you and your families. De Pere Chris&an Outreach Food Pantry DPCO Weekend Helpers Needed: Richard Baldwin is in need of 4-5 people for one hour on Saturday, January 5th (from 4-5 pm) to help bring in/sort dona&ons at De Pere Chris&an Outreach Thrim Store. If you can help, please contact Richard at or monkeyhlpr@yahoo.com. United Thank Offering UPDATE: This year s UTO collec&on brought in $ Thank you for your conintued support! Worship Sing (or Ring) a New Song!!! Rehearsals for St. Anne s Choir and Bell Choir has moved to THURSDAYS! Bells rehearse at 6pm followed by choir prac&ce at 7pm! ALL are welcome and encouraged! No experience needed!!! Ques&ons? Please call Ginny Brand at ! We would LOVE to see you there!!! Altar Flowers Remember to schedule flowers for your special occasion or memory. Dona&ons are $40 per arrangement and can be placed in the offering plate on Sunday, in the collec&on box in the narthex, or handed in to the office. Sign up in the narthex. Worship Volunteers: If serving as a worship volunteer is something that you feel called to do or simply would like to explore, please contact Dcn. Dale ( or dhvac1@gmail.com). We will make sure you are trained and comfortable in whatever role you choose. We need ushers, lectors, sub deacons, chalice bearers, and in&nc&on chalice bearers at both services. If you are already a Worship Volunteer please sign up in the Narthex. Pastoral Care Intercessory Prayer: If you have a prayer need, you are invited to contact the office or Pete and Cher Tooley, tooleypc@sbcglobal.net and your need will be shared via as soon as possible. If you are at the church, you may also fill out a prayer card located in the pews in order to add a need to the intercessory prayer list. Likewise, if you would like to serve as a prayer warrior, let the office or Pete and Cher know and you will be added to the no&fica&on list. Please consider taking the bulle&n home each Sunday so you may pray for all who are on our prayer list. Services - Please contact the Rector regarding Bap&sms, Marriages, Confirma&on, or the Sacrament of Reconcilia&on Prayer Shawl Ministry meets on the 2nd and 4th Thursday of each month from 5:30-6:45pm. For more informa&on, please contact Tina Ackerman at (920)

7 Prayer - If you or a loved one are admioed to the hospital or are in need of prayer, please contact the church office so that Pastoral Care may be provided and your concern added to the Daily Parish Prayer Chain and the Sunday Parish Prayer List for Intercession. Please renew your requests amer two weeks, and keep the office updated with any changes during that two week window. Facebook does not count! Please contact the church directly. Crea%ve Kindness will not be mee&ng in December. They will resume mee&ng in January on the the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of the month in Miller Hall from 10 am - 2 pm. All are welcome and encouraged to join in. Ques&ons? Contact Joan Junkhan (davejoan1@gmail.com). Light for the Longest Night Thursday, December 20th at 7 PM Again this year, we will be having an addi>onal Christmas service on Thursday, December 20th. The service is called Light for the Longest Night, and is for those who don t feel especially merry this Christmas: perhaps because of the loss of a loved one, the loss of a job, a family disrup>on, or a health crisis that puts a ques>on mark on the future. This is a service that will celebrate the joy and hope -- the Light -- of Christmas with a sensi>vity to those who are feeling like they are in the darkness of the longest night. We are invi>ng both our members and members of the De Pere/Green Bay area community to celebrate Christmas at this service. Please reach out to your own friends and neighbors who may be interested in this service. We will have invita>ons on the usher s table at the back of church and on the table in the narthex for you to give to others. This is a wonderful opportunity to reach outside our doors for those who hunger for the Word. We also need your help. We need the full compliment of those who make a service possible: altar guild, ushers and greeters, acolytes, lectors, Eucharis>c ministers, choir members this is a terribly busy >me of year, and if you can help, please let Fr. Eric or Dcn. Mary Lynn know. We d really like you to get it on your calendar as soon as possible. Most of all, we need parishioners to ahend: we want to present a welcoming, loving worship community to those who are grieving and come to celebrate a Christmas Eucharist. Your presence is vital to this ministry! Thanks so much! Deacon Mary Lynn Your Daily Advent Devotionals Sunday Isaiah 40:1-5 Monday Genesis 3:1-7 Tuesday Genesis 3:8-13 Wednesday Hosea 11:3-4 Thursday Psalm 130 Friday Micah 6:6-8 Saturday Jeremiah 14:8-9

8 About this Service To live as a Chris&an is to respond to God in thanksgiving for our crea&on, redemp&on, and all the blessings of this life. Eucharist means thanksgiving, and this service of thanksgiving is the heart of the life of thanksgiving. It is the one service Jesus gave to his church and commanded us to use. The paoern is very simple. It falls into two parts. In the first, we hear again the readings from the Bible what God has done for us, culmina&ng in the Gospel, God s perfect word to us in Jesus Christ. This is expounded in the sermon and affirmed in the Creed. The second part expresses our response to God, beginning with prayers for the world and seeking forgiveness for our sin. Then, having greeted one another with a sign of reconcilia&on and peace, we bring our thank-offerings to the altar - the money we have, and above all, bread and wine as symbols of the gims of earth worked by human hands. In the great Prayer of Thanksgiving which follows they become, we believe, the Body and Blood of Christ, of his community and his life. We join our self-offering to his, who alone made the perfect response of love to God, asking that we may be accepted with him and in him. That acceptance is joyfully sealed in the receiving of Holy Communion. So we go out, strengthened to live our daily life to God s glory. (Adapted from Canterbury Cathedral) Worship Volunteers 8 AM Serving Today Sub-Deacon Acolyte Ushers Greeters Jon Stubb Diane Baldwin Richard Baldwin Jacob Hagerty Liz Danner Ashley Barnes Michelle Hagerty Winnie Hutjens Jacob Hagerty Arnie & Lynne Freeman 10 AM Serving Today Sub-Deacon Chalice Bearer Torch Bearer Torch Bearer Small Cross Ushers Greeters Contact Us 347 S. Libal Sreet, De Pere, WI Phone: (920) Fax: (920) Website: stannesoffice@sbcglobal.net OFFICE HOURS CLERGY STAFF Armida Zapien-Kimps John Eggers Pete Tooley Cheryl Tooley Joe Brand Ollin Byler Aiden Hoey Joyce A. & Janice M. Jim Joy Jeanine Limberger Rose Anne Stoia Logan Byler Andrew Hoey Jackson Tilot Jim Joy 9:00 am to 3:00 pm Monday through Thursday, except Holidays. Rector: Fr. Eric Mills (M-Th 9am - 3pm or by Appointment or abbamills@gmail.com) Deacon: Dale Hutjens (By Appointment or Dhvac1@gmail.com) Deacon: Mary Lynn Adams (By Appointment or DcnMaryLynn@gmail.com) Sexton: Chad Kaminski (M-Th 9am-3 pm or saintannessexton@gmail.com) Administra%ve Assistant: Bobbie Moon (M-Th 9 am-3 pm or stannesoffice@sbcglobal.net) Youth Director: Sue Mills (By appointment or mamamills2011@gmail.com) Chris%an Educa%on Coordinator: Angie Hoey (By appointment or ajhoey4@yahoo.com Music Ministries Director: Ginny Brand (By appointment or ebmbrand5@gmail.com Organist: Clarice Drummond (By appointment or musicacmd@gmail.com) VESTRY Usually meets the 2nd Tuesday of the Month at 6:15 PM (Contact the office to confirm) Senior Warden: Jonathan Darling (jdarling@romoinc.com) Junior Warden: Eric Miller (ericmiller@uwalumni.com) Treasurer: John Eggers (rastoigers@gmail.com) Class of 2019: Jeanine Limberger (manateecalf@gmail.com) Class of 2020: Mary Jo VanGemert (vicnmj@gmail.com), Kevin Nasal (knasal4@new.rr.com) Class of 2021: Pete Tooley (tooleypc@sbcglobal.net), Erin Hunsader (penerin@gmail.com) SPIRITUAL GROWTH TEAM Usually meets the 1st Wednesday of the Month at 4:30 PM (Contact Ann to confirm) Rachel Annis: rachelannis83@gmail.com Linda Forbes: lmforbes@ameritech.net Margaret Gonzales: mgsing41@aol.com Light for the Longest Night 7 PM Sub-Deacon Acolyte Ushers Greeters Erin Hunsader Chris Van Lanen Donna Madary: mom@madary.com Ann McLean: almclean27@sbcglobal.net Sara Tisler: sarajeanandken@gmail.com 9 AM Advent IV Sub-Deacon Chalice Bearer Torch Bearer Torch Bearer Small Cross Ushers Greeters Jeanine Limberger Diane Baldwin Dave Annis Jude Greene Chris Van Lanen Bryan Van Lanen Conor O Donnell Jim Joy