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1 Advent Lutheran Church Pastor Anita R. Warner Lee Tyler, Parish Associate Murphy Avenue, Morgan Hill (408) Office WELCOME Thank you for worshiping with us today. If you are visiting, please fill out a guest card and place it in the offering plate or in the basket in the entry area to help us welcome you. Please introduce yourself to others near you and to the pastor. We hope you can join us again soon. NURSERY CARE Nursery care for infants and toddlers is available in Berkland Fellowship Hall directly behind the entry area. Children are welcome and included at worship; feel free to walk with them in the back of the worship area if they become noisy or restless. COMMUNION Baptized persons who believe that through the bread and wine we receive Christ's body and blood for our forgiveness are invited to communion. The center ring of glasses contains white grape juice. Gluten free bread is available. PRAYER MINISTER Prayer ministers are available for individual prayer during communion and after the service at the front right corner area of the sanctuary. PRAYER CHAIN If you would like some of Advent s people to join you in prayer you may contact Jane Osumi at janeybugo@yahoo.com. You may also write a prayer request on the guest card and leave it in the offering plate or in the basket on welcome table in the gathering area. HEARING ASSISTANCE UNITS Hearing enhancement equipment is available in the sound booth in the back corner of the sanctuary.

2 Third Sunday in Advent December 11, 2016 We greet you in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. Whoever you are and wherever you are in your journey of faith, you are welcome in this community celebrating God s Spirit in the world. God s grace meets us in the water and Word, and in the bread and wine. We are here to know the touch of God s forgiveness and love and to hear God s calling in our lives. Please introduce yourself to others here and to the pastor. We invite you to complete the Guest card in the pew rack and place it in the offering plate as a reminder of your presence with us in worship today. GATHERING A note of joyful expectation marks today s worship. Isaiah announces that the desert shall rejoice and blossom. Jesus points to signs of God s reign: the blind see, the lame walk, lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear. We wait with patience for the coming of the Lord, even as we rejoice at his presence among us this day: in word and holy supper, in church and in our homes, in silent reflection and in works of justice and love. We pray that God would open our eyes and ears to the wonders of Christ s advent among us. The Liturgy for the season of Advent, Prepare Us Now and Come, is printed in the blue/white covered booklets next to the hymnals. Prelude Words of Welcome Stand 2

3 Service of Light We Light This Candle booklet p. 1 Call to Worship Prepare Us Now and Come booklet p. 2 Advent Kyrie Prepare the Way, Emmanuel booklet p. 3 Hymn of Praise My Soul Proclaims Your Greatness booklet p. 3 Prayer of the Day Let us pray. Stir up the wills of all who look to you, Lord God, and strengthen our faith in your coming, that, transformed by grace, we may walk in your way; through Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen. Please be seated. WORD Reading Isaiah 35: 1-10 printed on the back The prophet describes the return from the Babylonian captivity as a joyous procession to Zion. God s coming reign will bring a renewal of creation in which health and wholeness will be restored. There is no need for fear, for God is coming to save. Word of God, word of life. Thanks be to God. Psalmody For God Alone My Soul in Silence Waits booklet p. 4 Reading James 5: 7-10 printed on the back In anticipation of the Lord s coming, Christians are called upon to cultivate patience rather than discontent. Word of God, word of life. Thanks be to God. Please stand for the reading of the gospel. 3

4 Gospel Verse Jesus Was Promised booklet p. 5 Gospel Matthew 11: 2-11 printed on the back John the Baptist expects the Messiah to bring God s judgment upon the earth. From a prison cell, he wonders whether Jesus is the one who will do this. The Gospel of the Lord. Thanks be to God. Please be seated. Children s Message Pastor Warner 10:45: Anthem People, Look East words found at Gather 318 sung by the choir Sermon What do you see and hear? Pastor Anita Warner Silence for reflection; stand when the music begins. Hymn Comfort, Comfort, O My People Gather 326 Confession of Faith Booklet p. 5 Prayers of the People God of the promise, Prepare our hearts and come. 4

5 MEAL Peace The peace of the Lord be with you always. And also with you. You are invited to share a sign of God s peace with others. You may use these or similar words: Peace be with you. You may use the sign of a handshake, a hug, or a bow with palms together. Please allow those who prefer less contact to choose the level of touch. Offering Welcome! If you are visiting, please fill out a Guest card this morning on the welcome table in the narthex / gathering area and leave it in the basket, as a way to help us welcome you further and another way of offering yourself to God on this day. Please Stand Offertory The Giver booklet p. 6 Offering Prayer booklet p. 7 Celebration of Ministry Today we celebrate the ministry of the Sound and Light Team (SALT) The Great Thanksgiving booklet p. 7 The Te Deum booklet p. 8 Words of Institution booklet p. 8 Lord s Prayer booklet p. 8 Invitation to Communion 5

6 Agnus Dei Lamb of God booklet p. 9 Communion We believe that in the bread and wine of communion we receive Christ s body and blood for our forgiveness, life, and salvation. Come forward as the ushers direct to receive the bread and then the wine. The center ring of cups in each tray contains grape juice for those who prefer it. Indicate to the pastor if you need gluten-free bread. We invite those who do not yet receive communion to come forward for a blessing please cross your arms over your chest as a sign. Songs during communion: Wait for the Lord Gather 332 All sing the Refrain, the cantor sings the verses 10:45: Only Jesus sung by the Chancel Choir Creator of the Stars of Night Gather 337 Blessing SENDING Post-Communion Canticle Sing with Joyous of Expectation booklet p. 9 Closing Prayer booklet p. 10 Announcements Benediction Joyous Light of God booklet p. 10 6

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8 Dismissal Go in peace. Await the birth! Thanks be to God. Visual art this morning includes: Desert Flowers Mojave by Dean Hueber Prepare the Way by Kevin Carden The Path of Light by outeq (aka Juuso K) via DeviantArt Communion of Saints, John Nava, John Baptist De La Salle, Paul Chong Hasang, Moses the Ethiopian, Kateri Tekakwitha, Thomas More CHRISTMAS AT ADVENT Vivaldi s Gloria - Sunday, December 18, at 8:00 and 10:45 AM Blue Christmas - Monday, December 19, 7:30 PM Christmas Eve Family Service - Saturday, December 24, 7:00 PM Christmas Day Worship - Sunday, December 25, 10:45 AM New Year s Day Worship - Sunday, January 1, 10:45 AM PARKING NEXT SUNDAY AND CHRISTMAS EVE If you are able to park in the back parking lot on December 18 and December 24, that will leave spaces in the front lot for visitors. 8

9 .Week of November December Sunday 8:00 AM Third Sunday in Advent Worship Service 9:30 AM Children s Time- Christmas Program Prep Growing Young in Fellowship Hall 10:45 AM Third Sunday in Advent Worship Service 1:00 PM New Life Church Worship Service 6:00 PM Marvelous Mondays meet in Santa Clara Monday 7:00 PM Alanon in Rm. 2 7:00 PM Executive Committee Meeting Tuesday 10:00 AM Mid-Week Bible Study in Library 10:00 AM Sew Seeds Quilters in Fellowship Hall 5:00 PM Community Table Dinner in Fellowship Hall 7:00 PM Overeaters Anonymous in Room 2 Wednesday 7:00 PM New Life Worship Service in Sanctuary 7:00 PM SAA Meeting in Room 1 Thursday 7:00 AM Second Harvest Brown Bag Program 10:00 AM Women s Spirituality Circle in Library 7:00 PM SAA Meeting in Room 1 Friday 8:00 PM New Life Prayer Service Saturday 8:30 AM Men s Fellowship in Library 10:00 AM Gather and Cantor Rehearsal 10:00 AM Women for Sobriety in Room 1 4:00 PM Iglesia de Cristo Church Service in Room 2 7:00 PM AA in Room 1 Next Sunday 8:00 AM Gloria by Antoino Vilvaldi in worship 9:30 AM Children s Time Christmas Program Prep 10:45 AM Gloria by Antonio Vilvaldi in worship 1:00 PM New Life Church Worship Service 9

10 Worship Assistants Our Musicians Pianist/Accompanist: Ruth Winter/ Andoni Bundros Troy Gunter/ Melissa Gunter Choir Director: Phil Robb Gather Musicians: Bruce Naylor, Erik Siverson, Catherine Holmes, Kathy Hopkins, John Hopkins, Ed Merrell and Valerie Sacks.. 8:00 AM 10:45 AM Acolyte: Gunnar Marcheschi Paul Panzica Communion Assistant: Darlene Day Kathy Panzica Lector: Patty McGill Zappe Mike Fumagalli Ushers: Ken Carlson Ed Carr Sherry Kalma Peter Walker Arne Kalma Cantor: Brenda Hendricksen Phil Robb Greeters: Crowe Family Fumagalli Family Healing Prayer: Sherry Quick Daniel Carlile SALT: Dave Paulsen Gayle Carlile Open/Lock up: Craig & Judy Simberg Nace & Kathy Panzica Coffee Clean Up Fumagalli Family SALT - Sound and Light Team: Steve Barr, Gayle Carlile, Gunnar Marcheschi, Andrew Munk, Dave Paulsen, Dave Pepper and Terry Pratt. Altar Guild for December: Catherine Holmes, Sheila Walton, Doris Staehr Nursery Attendant: Colette Bowen 10