LARGE PRINT. Trinity Lutheran Church. Dec. 1, First Sunday of Advent 217 Brackenridge Southwest Sleepy Eye, MN

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1 Trinity Lutheran Church Dec. 1, 2013 First Sunday of Advent 217 Brackenridge Southwest Sleepy Eye, MN Website sleepyeye.org Phone: (507) Fax: (507) sleepyeyetel.net Office Hours Darlene Mon-Thurs 9am 3pm Fri-9am-12pm Ministers Every member Pastor Keith Ainsley Cell: Parsonage: Youth Director Elizabeth Kolbe Cell: Parish Secretary Darlene Brummund Home: Financial Secretary Pat Stevermer Director of Organ & Sr. Choir Mary Mulry Custodian Marian Johnson LARGE PRINT

2 HOLY COMMUNION ~ SETTING 3 8:00 & 10:30 A.M. ~ SUNDAY, DECEMBER 1, 2013 ALL ARE WELCOME AS WE GATHER ON THIS FIRST SUNDAY IN ADVENT to begin a new Church Year! Once again, we turn to the annual Advent Wreath to light the first candle that is called The Prophecy Candle. It symbolizes the time of watching and waiting for the birth of Christ and his coming again. Advent is a time for us to turn our hearts to God s most precious gift of Jesus Christ. May these days of preparation for you be filled with peaceful anticipation of our Lord s coming! We pray our worship together will bring a special blessing to you and all who are gathered here as Christ invites you to His table to receive the presence of His body and blood through the bread and cup. May God s grace empower you to leave here in service to others. WORSHIP AIDS LARGE PRINT BULLETINS are available from an usher. A NURSERY is located upstairs by the balcony. Though the nursery is not staffed, it is available for your use. ACTIVITY BAGS for young children are on a stand at the rear of church; please return after services. Thanks. CHILDREN not yet instructed in Communion will receive a personal blessing as they come forward. PLEASE SIGN the Friendship Pad as it is passed to you during the time of distribution. A PREFERENCE to receiving grape juice is indicated by raising your index finger to the server. I WISH CARDS are in your pews; please let us know your ideas to improve our Trinity home. GATHERING WE PREPARE: The new church year begins with a wake-up call: Christ is coming soon! In today's readings both Paul and Jesus challenge us to wake from sleep, for we know neither the day nor hour of the Lord's coming. Isaiah proclaims the day when God will gather all people on the holy mountain and there will be no more war or suffering. Though we vigilantly watch for the promised day of salvation, we wait for what we already have: Christ comes among us this day as the word and meal that strengthens our faith in the promises of God. PRELUDE/BELL E en So, Lord Jesus, Quickly Come SENIOR CHOIR PARISH NOTICES RINGING IN THE NEW CHURCH YEAR In the name of the Father, and of the +Son, and of the Holy Spirit. AMEN. The hour has come for you to wake up from your slumber. Because our salvation is nearer now than when we first believed. The night is nearly over; The day is almost here. So put aside the deeds of darkness; And put on the armor of light. 2

3 Let us confess our sins before the Lord and ask for God s forgiveness: --brief silence Lord, we confess that sometimes we behave like slaves rather than as heirs of your glorious kingdom. We have forgotten how much you love us and have placed great distance between us in our relationship with you and one another. Lord, we desire to start over, to be reunited, and to begin again. We need your love and we want to live in harmony with you. Forgive us, heal us, and make us inheritors of your astonishing grace. Amen. Hear the glad tidings of God! The Word was made flesh and lived among us. Clothed in our humanity, Jesus Christ is not ashamed to call us brothers and sisters and claims us as beloved children of God through our baptism in Christ. In Jesus Christ we are forgiven and restored to wholeness; in Him we are free to serve God and our neighbor without fear. Amen. GATHERING SONG My Lord, What a Morning ELW #438 3

4 GREETING Alleluia! Christ is risen! Christ is risen indeed! Alleluia! The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with you all. And also with you. HYMN OF PRAISE 4

5 PRAYER OF THE DAY Stir up your power, Lord Christ, and come. By your merciful protection save us from the threatening dangers of our sins, and enlighten our walk in the way of your salvation, for you live and reign with the Father and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen. LIGHTING THE PROPHECY CANDLE AND BLESSING OF THE ADVENT WREATH A reading from Isaiah, chapter 2, verses 2 and 4 In days to come they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruning hooks; nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war anymore. God s people have longed for the day when true and lasting peace will come This week we remember the bright glory that spilled onto Bethlehem s hillsides and the more radiant dawn that shone on Easter that was sparked to life ages ago by those who were given a vision of God s bright future and fanned it into a flame of faith and expectation. Matthew chapter 1, verse22 says And this took place to fulfill what had been spoken by the Lord through the prophet (The first candle is lit) Let us pray: Blessed are you, O Lord our God, ruler of the universe. You call all nations to walk in your light and to seek your ways of justice and peace, for the night is past, and the dawn of your coming is near. Bless us as we light the first candle of the wreath. Rouse us from sleep, that we may be ready to greet our Lord when he comes and welcome him into our hearts and homes, for he is our light and our salvation. Blessed be God forever. Amen. SONG O Come, O Come, Emmanuel ELW #257 O come, O come, Em-man-u-el, and ransome captive Is-ra-el, That mourns in lone-ly ex-ile here until the Son of God ap-pear. Re-joice! Re-joice! Em-man-u-el shall come to you, O Is-ra-el. 5

6 WORD FIRST READING Isaiah 2:1-5 NT page 591 The first reading is in Isaiah chapter 2, verses 1-5. It is found in the Old Testament on page 591 of your bibles. The visionary message presented in this reading focuses on a future day when God establishes a universal reign of peace. Divine decisions will make war obsolete, and the worshiping community responds: "Let us walk in that light of that Lord now!" And now the Reading The word that Isaiah son of Amoz saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem. In days to come the mountain of the LORD's house shall be established as the highest of the mountains, and shall be raised above the hills; all the nations shall stream to it. Many peoples shall come and say, "Come, let us go up to the mountain of the LORD,to the house of the God of Jacob; that he may teach us his ways and that we may walk in his paths." For out of Zion shall go forth instruction, and the word of the LORD from Jerusalem. He shall judge between the nations, and shall arbitrate for many peoples; they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruning hooks; nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more. O house of Jacob, come, let us walk in the light of the LORD! The Word of the Lord Thanks be to God. SECOND READING Romans 13:11-14 NT page 142 The second reading is in Romans chapter 13, verses It is found in the New Testament on page 142 of your bibles. Paul compares the advent of Christ to the coming of dawn. We live our lives today in light of Christ's coming in the future. And now the Reading Besides this, you know what time it is, how it is now the moment for you to wake from sleep. For salvation is nearer to us now than when we became believers; the night is far gone, the day is near. Let us then lay aside the works of darkness and put on the armor of light; let us live honorably as in the day, not in reveling and drunkenness, not in debauchery and licentiousness, not in quarreling and jealousy. Instead, put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh, to gratify its desires. The Word of the Lord GOSPEL ACCLAMATION Thanks be to God. 6

7 GOSPEL Matthew 24:36-44 NT page 24 The gospel is found in Matthew chapter 24, verses It is found in the New Testament on page 24 of your bibles. Jesus describes his second coming as a sudden, unexpected event that will bring salvation or judgment upon people caught up in the usual affairs of daily life. He urges people to be alert and expectant. And now The Holy Gospel according to St. Matthew the 24 th chapter. Glory to you, O Lord. But about that day and hour no one knows, neither the angels of heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father. For as the days of Noah were, so will be the coming of the Son of Man. For as in those days before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day Noah entered the ark, and they knew nothing until the flood came and swept them all away, so too will be the coming of the Son of Man. Then two will be in the field; one will be taken and one will be left. Two women will be grinding meal together; one will be taken and one will be left. Keep awake therefore, for you do not know on what day your Lord is coming. But understand this: if the owner of the house had known in what part of the night the thief was coming, he would have stayed awake and would not have let his house be broken into. Therefore you also must be ready, for the Son of Man is coming at an unexpected hour. The Gospel of the Lord. Praise to you, O Christ. SERMON Rev. Richard Anderson, Lutheran Social Services SONG OF THE DAY Each Winter as the Year Grows Older ELW #252 7

8 CREED I believe in God, the Father almighty, creator of heaven and earth. I believe in Jesus Christ, God s only Son, our Lord, who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried; he descended to the dead.* On the third day he rose again; he ascended into heaven, he is seated at the right hand of the Father, and he will come to judge the living and the dead. I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy catholic Church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting. Amen PRAYERS OF INTERCESSION PEACE The peace of Christ be with you always. MEAL And also with you. PRESENTATION OF BREAD & WINE Let the Vineyards Be Fruitful ELW #182 (Bread & Wine is brought forward by the communion assistants) Let the vineyards be fruitful, Lord, and fill to the brim our cup of blessing. Gather a harvest from the seeds that were sown, that we may be fed with the bread of life. Gather the hopes and the dreams of all; unite them with the prayers we offer now. Grace our table with your presence, and give us a foretaste of the feast to come. OFFERING PRAYER Good and loving God, we rejoice in the birth of Jesus, who came among the poor to bring the riches of your grace. As you have blessed us with your gifts, let them be blessing for others. With the trees of the field, with all earth and heaven, we shout for joy at the coming of your Son, Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. GREAT THANKSGIVING The Lord be with you. And also with you. Lift up your hearts. We lift them to the Lord. Let us give thanks to the Lord our God. It is right to give our thanks and praise. It is indeed right, our duty and our joy, that we should at all times and in all places give thanks and praise to you, almighty and merciful God, through our Savior Jesus Christ. You comforted your people with the promise of the Redeemer, through whom you will also make all things new in the day when he comes to judge the world in righteousness. And so, with all the choirs of angels, with the church on earth and the hosts of heaven, we praise your name and join their unending hymn: 8

9 THE WORDS OF JESUS LORD S PRAYER Lord, remember us in your kingdom, and teach us pray: Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as in heaven. Give us today our daily bread. Forgive us our sins as we forgive those who sin against us. Save us from the time of trial and deliver us from evil. For the kingdom, the power, and the glory are yours, now and forever. Amen. DISTRIBUTION Come to the table where Christ comes to make a home in you. E en So, Lord Jesus, Quickly Come SENIOR CHOIR (Please sign the Friendship Pads and pass to your neighbor the ushers will receive your offering as you are ushered forward) CONCLUDING COMMUNION BLESSING The body and blood of our Lord Jesus Christ strengthen you and keep you in his grace. Amen POST COMMUNION SONG Thankful Hearts and Voices Raise ELW #204 (The offering is brought forward by the ushers to the acolyte) Thankful hearts and voices raise; tell ev'ryone what God has done. Let all who seek the Lord rejoice and bear Christ's holy name. Send us with your promises and lead your people forth in joy with shouts of thanksgiving. Alleluia. Alleluia. 9

10 PRAYER OF THANKS AND DEDICATION God of wonder, we give thanks that you have fed us once again with this foretaste of the feast to come. Strengthen us through this gift to serve our neighbor with joy, that all may come to see your glory reflected in the lives of your people; through Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord. Amen. SENDING THE SENDING OF COMMUNION TO THOSE HOMEBOUND Gracious God, whose mercy endures from generation to generation; as Mary set out to visit Elizabeth before she gave birth to her son, bless those who go forth to share your word and sacrament with our sisters and brothers who are homebound. In your love and care, nourish and strengthen those to whom we bring this communion, that through the body and blood of your Son we may all know the hope of your promised coming in Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. BLESSING The God of hope, through Christ our peace, in the power of the Holy Spirit, + bless you now and forever. Amen. CLOSING SONG The King Shall Come ELW #260 DISMISSAL Go in peace. Share the good news. Thanks be to God. Alleluia. 10

11 Our Thanks To All Who Serve The Body Of Christ SUNDAY 8:00 am Worship 10:30 am Worship Accompanist Mary Mulry Mary Mulry Acolyte Kelsie Domeier Lauren Klein Readers Zach Haala Susan Wilmes Communion Assistants Donna Augustin & Mark Beito Rex & Judy Beech Sound Techs Russ Sorensen Sue Pedersen Greeters Don & Rose Wall Bruce & Jodi Belseth Ushers Brian & Mary Renberg, Gail Sorensen Frank Fromm, Doug Miller, Colleen Ibberson VIRGINIA GINNY DEWELL died at the Sleepy Eye Care Center on Monday, November 25 th. We express our thoughts and sympathies to her family and loved ones. Arrangements are pending for an informal memorial service. May God bless the memory of Ginny DeWell. IF YOU D LIKE TO PURCHASE A POINSETTIA for $12.00 in honor of or in memory of a loved one(s), please sign up in the church office by Dec. 15 th You have the option of ordering a dark red, white, or marble poinsettia. Please specify when you sign up. You are welcome to take your plant following the Christmas Eve services on Tuesday, December 24 th. IT S TIME TO BAKE THAT DOUBLE BATCH or two of your favorite Christmas cookies to donate to the cookie walk. Our sale is from 9:00 10:30 on Saturday morning, December 7 th. Please deliver your cookies, krum cake, rosettes, or other special treats to the church kitchen by Friday, December 6 th at 5:00 pm if possible. LEFSE MAKERS ARE NEEDED TOMORROW BETWEEN 4:00 AND 8:00 PM. Come when you can! Please spread the word to your family and friends about this great bake sale. Any remaining goodies will be available Sunday morning, December 8 th. Contact Darlene Brummund with any questions at All proceeds go to people in need with supplemental funds by Thrivent. Thanks for your encouragement and participation! MANY HANDS MAKE THE WORK LIGHT! Come and help prepare our Church for the Blessed Christmas Season TOMORROW at 6:30 Both men and women, young and old are asked to help. This is just one of many ways to steward our mission here at Trinity. Great thanks to all who help in this wonderful way to celebrate our Lord s birth! 11

12 ATTENTION! There Is Less Than2 Weeks Until Our Christmas Program and we are preparing! We are looking for donations of white bed sheet fabric to be used as angel gowns. We are also looking for help to take them from simple bed sheets to gowns for our elementary angel choir. If you can help in anyway, please let Liz know right away! PRACTICE for this year's Christmas Program will be on Wednesdays, from 3:45-4:30 p.m. All students will speaking parts in the Christmas Program are asked meet in the Fellowship Hall for practice. Thanks! PLEASE JOIN US for Trinity's new adult forum, "How Lutherans Interpret the Bible," this Sunday at 9:15.There will be a short video, and discussion. If you are not big on discussing, you are welcome to take part by listening--no one will be called upon to read aloud or answer questions. So grab a cup of coffee and us in the Friendship Room between services! SUPPORT THE FOOD SHELF THIS HOLIDAY SEASON. The local food shelf continues to be a busy place. The Board of Social Ministries would like to encourage you to add the food shelf to your Christmas list and donate either groceries or cash this December. Thanks for your generosity! ON SUNDAY, DECEMBER 8 TH the Social Ministries Board will have a malaria focus as part of the worship services. We hope to encourage you to participate in the ELCA Malaria Campaign. What, you ask, can your gift of monetary support do? $10 will supply a bed net treated with long-lasting insecticide, coupled with training and education on how it is used. $75.00 provides tests and medicine enough to treat 25 malaria patients. $100 will train a village health team consisting of pastors, community leaders and other volunteers to provide education, awareness and malaria care within their local context. Malaria is a treatable disease but can be life threatening especially for children and pregnant women. We are a church that believes God is calling us into the world together. Please consider supporting the ELCA Malaria Campaign this December. 12

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15 Peek at the Week Sunday, December 1 8:00 am Holy Communion 9:15 am Education Hour / Stewardship Board 10:30 am Holy Communion Monday, December 2 8:00 am Quilting & Bandage Making 4-8:00 pm Lefsa Making 6:30 pm Decorating the Church 6:30 pm Cub Scouts 7:00 pm AA Tuesday, December 3 7:00 am Men s Bible Study 3:30 pm Board of Education 7:00 pm Women s Bible Study 7:00 pm Property Board Wednesday, December 4 6:00 pm Bell Choir 6:00 pm Drama 6:15 pm In the Spirit 7:00 pm Senior Choir 8:00 pm Parish Planning Council Thursday, December 5 9:00 am Women s Bible Study 6:00 pm Twin Valley Saturday, December 7 9:00 am Cookie Walk Sunday, December 8 8:00 am Worship 9:15 am Education Hour 10:30 am Worship 5:30 Advent Dinner Trinity s Mission Statement We are a community where Jesus is Lord: our mission is to invite, welcome, nurture, and equip all people to be disciples in His name. Send an to the church office at trinity@sleepyeyetel.net and let Darlene know you want your newsletter via ! TRINITY IS NOW ON FACEBOOK CHECK IT OUT!! Trinity Lutheran (ELCA) Sleepy Eye MN TRINITY S NEW WEBPAGE The Trinity Tidings newsletter is now also posted on watch this site for community news and events. Last week at Trinity Sunday Worship Attendance: 202 Offering: $ Welcome Project $294,

16 This Week s Prayer Concerns For all the church that Christ would stir up his power and come with all of his merciful protection and defense against the threatening dangers of our sins; and that God would help us to walk in the way of God s salvation For Trinity that the Holy Spirit would never stop teaching and inspiring us to invite, welcome, nurture, and equip all people to be disciples of the Lord Jesus who makes al things new For the Shiyane Circuit and all its congregations that the Holy Spirit would bless our partnership with love and goodwill as we continue to seek ways to learn more about one another and share ideas for how we can minister to and build one another up as the Body of Christ in the world For our nation that our national leaders would transcend partisan politics, listen to one another and focus upon the needs of the whole nation For those afflicted by Typhoon Haiyan and other disasters that God would grant them peace and reassurance in the midst of tragedy and loss; and bless the efforts bringing relief and comfort to their hardship and adversity For our Church Staff that the Holy Spirit would fill them with faith to trust and to serve in gladness of heart, sustain them with strength in times of weariness, and kindle the gift of love in their hearts so that all may see in them the servant-hood of Christ For those among us who suffer from illness, affliction and the need for recovery that the Holy Spirit would heal those who suffer physical and spiritual needs, including: Gary Kopitzke; Terry Newgord; Deb Stenger; Roger Wolling; Mike Lowther (Pat s brother); Noreen Allenspach (LaDonna Fox s sister); Dick Anderson (former member); Roxanne Armbruster (Randy s wife); Arlen Bayer (friend of Monis Meyer); Karen Blum (Donna Augustin s friend); Janet Haugen (former member); Connie Irlbeck (Gary/Diane Graff s daughter); Tom Leith (friend of Rod/Darlene Brummund); Diane Morrow (Mark Beito s cousin); Kimora Okins (Trudy Schroeder s/alda Rydin s great granddaughter); Bill Sage (friend of Jim Hutchins); Ginny Sluess (Alda Rydin s daughter); and Joe Soukup (recovering from surgery) For victims of violence and those who grieve tragic loss here or far away that the Holy Spirit would bring comfort, strength and courage to all who are suffering and turn any hatred and bitterness into love and joy For all who grieve the loss of loved ones for the friends and family of Ginny DeWell, that God s Spirit would comfort and encourage them with our Lord s promise to bring forth a new heaven and a new earth where there will be no more crying, nor pain nor death anymore For those condemned and in prison that the Holy Spirit would lead repentant hearts to return to the Lord, and bring them opportunities to grow and become contributing members of society For families that trusting in the presence and promise of the Holy Spirit, their homes would be places of love, forgiveness and nurture that reflect God s unconditional love and grace For the men and women currently serving in the Armed Forces and those far from home Brady Augustin (Donna Augustin s son); John and Cassandra Brummund (son and niece of Rod & Darlene Brummund); Jamin Ose (nephew to the late Sue Windschitl); Joshua Trottier; and Jon Agrimson (Beaty Ainsley s nephew); that the Holy Spirit would guard and keep their hearts in the love of Christ For the missionaries of our church (ELCA) that the Holy Spirit would bless their lives and keep them safe from danger and harm as they proclaim their witness of the Gospel throughout the world For Krista Algore (Beech s granddaughter) That God would protect her from any danger or harm, blessing her service and witness in Cambodia as she strives to serve young women in need who have been abused and victimized For Joe and Deb Fry that Joe s ministry of consulting and mentoring international leaders with Authentic Community Transformation (ACT) would be blessed with fruitful accomplishments and future promise and that God would bless and protect the Discipling for Development missionaries who are serving throughout Africa (Please see Joe s Discipling for Development newsletter on the bulletin board and for further information. 16