Immanuel Lutheran Church & School Staff Pastor Josemon Hoem Principal Jim Zobel Secretary Julie Cason

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1 Immanuel Lutheran Church & School Staff Pastor Josemon Hoem Principal Jim Zobel Secretary Julie Cason School Cook Julie Cheu Bookkeeper Barbara Arbeiter Custodians Patti Proctor Kevin Ice Teachers Stephanie Voss Veronica Manwaring Jean Clough Jessie Popejoy Kristin Hoem Paula Maloney Elaine Lentz Teacher Aides Gloria Perry Lindsey Closson Megan Pittman Mike Clough Eagles Nest Sue Beckman Terry Estel Volunteers Larry Mittendorf, Louise Stearns, Marilyn Imhoff, Joyce Mileur, Terry Estel, Rhonda Ice, Alberta Reiman, Lawanda Fager, Susan Closson, and Tonya Walker Serving in our Worship Today Pastor: Bruce Cameron Organist: Loraine Cramer Elder: Terry Estel Greeters: Malcolm & Brenda Todd Acolytes: Braden & Summer Spradling Contact Information: Church Pastor s Home Website: info@immanuelmurphy.com This church service may be taped or recoded. By entering this site, you consent to and authorize Immanuel, its successors and assigns to photograph you and/or make recordings of you, for any purpose whatsoever in perpetuity. If you wish to avoid the possibility of being photographed, taped or recorded, please contact the church office.

2 December 31, 2017 Immanuel Lutheran Church & School 1915 Pine Street Murphysboro, IL 62966

3 A Warm Welcome to All We wish to especially welcome all of our visitors. If we can do anything to assist you during the service, please ask one of the ushers or the person sitting next to you. Also, please sign our guest register in the back of the church. May God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ give you grace and peace in the Holy Spirit. It s a pleasure having you worship with us today and we look forward to seeing you again soon. The Lord s Gifts Jesus desires to give His gifts to every last human being in the world. And so do we at Immanuel Lutheran Church. The Lords Supper is a most magnificent gift because, within it, our Lord comes to us with his very body, and blood (the same body which hung from the cross of Calvary); forgiving us, blessing us, and sending us out to transform the entire world by making Christ known. This divine food not only makes us divine men and women, but it also forms and strengthens our common life together. To that end, we ask that those who are not under our pastoral care, please speak with Pastor Hoem, prior to communion for the first time at this altar. Our altar is open to those who confess oneness with us in doctrine, are members of our congregation or sister congregations. All who are not communing, especially young children are encouraged to approach the altar, cross their arms over their chest, and receive a blessing. Christ Among Us As Christians who believe in Jesus Christ as our Savior, Martin Luther encourages us to bless ourselves with the sign of the cross and begin each day in the name of the Triune God, as a reminder of our baptism. To that end, we here at Immanuel, ask Christ to be present with us and begin every service in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.

4 Divine Service Three Opening Hymn: Infant Holy, Infant Lowly - #393 Hymn of the Day: Let All Together Praise Our God - #389 (Vs. 1, 5, 7) Distribution Hymns: O God, Our Help in Ages Past - #733 The Infant Priest Was Holy Born - #624 Gentle Mary Laid Her Child - #374 Closing Hymn: Let Us All with Gladsome Voice - #390 In Our Prayers Pauline Althoff Kerry Varner Becky Streuter Patricia Varner (Rick Varner s Mother) Betty Chadderton (Rose Cartwright s Cousin) Florence McMillan (Bonnie McMillan s Mother In-Law) Hal Zimmerman (Alma Zimmerman s Son) Amy Surburg Pastor (Surburg s Wife) Bernadette Strate (Pastor Aunt) Eliza Zobel June Ashman Gary Ashman Elizabeth Cason (David Arbeiter s Sister) Tina Doane (Alberta Reiman s Daughter) Merry Korando (Lori Graff s Sister) Bill Sizemore (Vicki Hollmann s Neighbor) Donna Elbrecht This Week s Family Prayers Reiman Family J.D. & Melissa Reiman Family Alberta Reinhardt Family Larry, Cheryl & Alyssa Reinhardt Family Amanda & Addyson

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