Welcome! Fourth Sunday of Advent December 20, SAVE POP CAN TABS for Ronald McDonald House. Place them in the basket on the KIOSK.

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1 THIS WEEK AT GOOD SHEPHERD Today, Advent IV FH Reserved (Kost) Monday, Office Closed No Preschool Tuesday, No Preschool 1:30 p.m. Staff Meeting Wednesday, No Preschool 9:00 a.m. Wednesdays w/the Word 7:00 p.m. Shepherd s Choir Thursday, No Preschool Office Closed 5 p.m. Christmas Eve Worship w/hc 9 p.m. Service of Lessons & Carols Friday, No Preschool Office Closed 10:00 a.m. Christmas Day Worship w/hc 8:00 p.m. NA Sunday, 9:00 a.m. Coffee & Doughnuts 10:00 a.m. Worship w/holy Communion ONLY ONE SERVICE TODAY SAVE POP CAN TABS for Ronald McDonald House. Place them in the basket on the KIOSK. FUND FOR SEMINARY TUITION FOR SAM KOST Write the check to the church and mark the envelope or check Sam. PASTORAL CARE: If you or someone you know needs pastoral care, a caring check-in call, or a hospital visit, etc., please call Pastor on her cell at 314/ Thanks! Fourth Sunday of Advent December 20, 2015 Serving 12/27: 10:00 AM: Bill Hale CAs: Bill Hale and Larry Sipe Lector: Jim Russell TODAY: 9:30-10:00 Caring Conversations downstairs on the Taking Faith Home insert for adults and older kids! 10:35 Playtime - through end of worship service - Room 200 for all kids ages 3 and up. 10:30 Noon Staffed nursery for babies 3 year olds. In Nursery off Room 200. OFFICE HOURS: * Office is closed on Mondays. Angie Tuesday-Friday 8 am 4:30 pm Pastor Linda Tuesday-Thursday 10:30 am 2 pm (other hours as well) *Except for meetings, vacation/sick days, and comp time *Call Pastor Linda on her cell to make appointments (314/ ) Saturday-Monday: For Personal Emergencies call Pastor Linda s cell (314/ ) For Building (or other) Needs Contact: Bob Carter (314/ ), Bob Armstrong THE COMMUNITY CHURCH meets downstairs with Pastor Marvin Shelton after Kid-Friendly Worship. To receive the monthly SCROLL, Midweek , and Cross+Generational from Jeremy call the church office or use the SignIn! Sheet. The Sunday bulletin is available at worship on paper, or on our church website at lcgoodshepherd.org. (314/ ), or Neil Gray (314/ ) The Good Shepherd Lutheran Cooperative Preschool is enrolling for the school year. Registration is available for the Tuesday/Thursday-3-year-old class or Monday/Wednesday/Friday 4year old class. For information, call (314) , or to register come by 7380 Howdershell Road. Our classes are growing! Preschool parents love our preschool. Feel free to let family, friends, and neighbors know!

2 DEVOTIONS: Use this simple liturgy for lighting your fourth Advent candle this week: Leader: In John 3:16, we read that God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son. Our fourth Advent candle is the candle of love. As we light it, let us celebrate the love that Jesus shows us. (Light all four candles on your Advent Wreath.) All: Thank you, Lord Jesus, for loving us so much. Fill our home with love this Christmas. Amen. mittens, gloves, scarves, Upstairs in Room 200 by the elevator. Know young people that age? Invite them to shine. No class on 12/25 and 1/1. each Thursday to participate in a Bible Study of the lessons for the upcoming Sunday. No class on Thursdays 12/24 and 12/31. Today, December 20: Join us at 10:25 as we Bless the Warming Tree and load it up! December 24, Christmas Eve: 5 pm a full communion worship with LED candlelighting. A family service with beautiful Christmas carols, and the glory of God shining. December 24, Christmas Eve: 9 pm Lessons and Carols, Shepherd s Choir, Bells, instrumentalists, the nativity story, and Holy Communion. The glory of God shines. December 25, Christmas Day: 10 am only. Holy Communion Worship, beloved carols and sweet communion with all the Saints. Shine with God s glory and with all the Saints. December 27: 9 am coffee, and donuts to shine (with sugar and caffeine). I mean, shine with faith. One Holy Communion service with carols of joy 10 am only. January 8 th, :30 PM: The Greenleaf Singers is an exciting vocal ensemble specializing in a cappella music of the Renaissance. So, come sit back, relax and enjoy their wonderfully blended voices as they bring to life the works of the most gifted composers of the 15 th thru 16 th Centuries as well as some cherished carols of the season in celebration of Twelfth Night. This is a festival marking the coming of the Epiphany and concluding the Twelve Days of Christmas. For more information, Ted at ad@greenleafsingers.com (use 12 th Night as subject heading) or call sharing hats, with those who are cold. Warming Tree. Please drop in the box or two of gallon Ziploc bags or 2015 envelopes until you can pick

3 Jesus has been called God s love letter to the world. As part of your home devotion times this week, have each household member compose a short letter to God (if you have young children in your home, help by writing down their words). Share your letters with one another. Say a prayer of thanks for God s communication with us in and through Jesus. sharing THE POINSETTIA FLOWERS ON THE ALTAR are given to the honor and glory of God in celebration of Jesus birth by: Bertha Armstrong Karen Gehner Bill Hale Sharon Proffer Karen Russell Karen Sides Christmas December 24 and December 25, 2015 December 25, Christmas Day: 10 am only. Holy Communion Worship, beloved carols and sweet communion with all the Saints. Shine with God s glory and with all the Saints. December 27: 9 am coffee, and donuts to shine (with sugar and caffeine). I mean, shine with faith. One Holy Communion service with carols of joy 10 am only.

4 Colossians 3:16 invites us to Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly. Establish one or more goals to grow in God s Word. For example: Learn a Bible verse together each month Read through a book of the Bible together Listen to Christian music in your home Learn some hymns or Christian songs Have personal devotional times. sharing THE POINSETTIA FLOWERS ON THE ALTAR are given to the honor and glory of God in celebration of Jesus birth by: Bertha Armstrong Karen Gehner Bill Hale Sharon Proffer Karen Russell Karen Sides Serving 1/3: 8:15 AM: Karen Gehner CAs: Karen Gehner and Neil Gray Lector: Jill Gehner Ushers: B. Hake, D. Swan, R. Carter, B. Hake 10:45 AM: Jan Templeton CAs: Lector: Judy Hayes Ushers: J. Beck, J. Mitchler, S. Proffer, J. Poinsett First Sunday of Christmas December 27, 2015 Today, December 27: Holy Communion service with carols of joy 10 am only.

5 As part of your household devotion times this week, say together the church s baptis-mal creed, the Apostle s Creed. Talk together about what each part of the creed means. sharing Serving 1/10: 8:15 AM: Jan Templeton CAs: Jan Templeton and Bev Sipe Lector: Jan Templeton Ushers: C. Gray, N. Gray, J. Lutz, L. Lutz 10:45 AM: Jill Gehner CAs: Jill Gehner and Sherri Murrish Lector: Karen Gehner Ushers: S. Feiste, K. Feiste, M. Johnson Epiphany Sunday January 3, 2016 Today,