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OUR SAVIOR S LUTHERAN CHURCH Pastor Joe Johnson Pastor Julie Johnson Office: 636-5701; Hours: 9am-3pm, M-F Live Broadcast at 8:30am on KMSR 1520 AM and KMAV 105.

1 OUR SAVIOR S LUTHERAN CHURCH Pastor Joe Johnson Pastor Julie Johnson Office: ; Hours: 9am-3pm, M-F Live Broadcast at 8:30am on KMSR 1520 AM and KMAV FM Worship service video archives on our website: oslchillsboro.com Sunday, December 18, 2016 Advent GATHERING HYMN O Come, O Come, Emmanuel ELW 257 V. 1 O come O come Emmanuel, and ransom captive Israel, that mourns in lonely exile here until the Son of God appear. Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel, shall come to you O Israel. LIGHTING OF THE ADVENT WREATH HYMN O Come, O Come, Emmanuel ELW 257 V. 4,5 O come O Branch of Jesse free, your own from Satan s tyranny; from depths of hell your people save, and give them vict ry o er the grave. Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel, shall come to you O Israel. O come O Key of David come, and open wide our heav nly home; Make safe the way that leads on high, and close the path to misery. Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel, shall come to you O Israel.

2 O What a Special Night Preschool and Kindergarten Children Go Where I Send Thee Soloists: Peter Oanes, Ellie Vice, Madison Olsen, Jezzarae Dovenmuehler Speakers: Kate Oanes, Carson Kozojed Love Has Come Speakers: Kaden Kozojed, Tom Oanes O Come, All Ye Faithful Speakers: Skylar Brist, Cole Hebl What Child is This? Speaker: Peyton Quam O Little Town of Bethlehem Speakers: Kennedy Olsen, Sadie Gallagher Away in a Manger Small group: Kailee Kittelson, Kennedy Olsen, Peyton Bye, Charlie Johnson, Brooke Munter, Crystal Magnuson, Avery Merck, Madison Lokken, Alexis South Speaker: Madison Olsen Joy to the World (Unspeakable Joy) Joy to the world! The Lord is come; Let earth receive her King. Let ev ry heart prepare Him room, And heaven and nature sing, And heaven and nature sing, And heaven and heaven and nature sing. Joy to the world! The Savior reigns; Let all their songs employ, While fields and floods, rocks, hills and plains, Repeat the sounding joy, Repeat the sounding joy, Repeat, repeat the sounding joy. Joy, unspeakable joy! An overflowing well; no tongue can tell! Joy, unspeakable joy! It rises in my soul, never lets me go!

3 He rules the world with truth and grace and makes the nations prove. The glories of His righteousness And wonders of His love, And wonders of His love, And wonders, wonders of His love! Joy, unspeakable joy! An overflowing well; no tongue can tell! Joy, unspeakable joy! It rises in my soul, never lets me go! Speakers: Ben McRitchie, Addyson Merck (Sunday school children go sit with their parents/guardians.) OF THE DAY God With Us Who are we, that You would be mindful of us? What do You see, that s worth looking our way? We are free in ways that we never should be. Sweet release from the grip of these chains. Chorus: Like hinges straining from the weight, My heart no longer can keep from singing. All that is within me cries, for you alone be glorified. Emmanuel, God with us. My heart sings a brand new song, The debt is paid, these chains are gone. Emmanuel, God with us. Lord, You know, our hearts don t deserve Your glory. Still, You show love we cannot afford. (Chorus) Such a tiny offering compared to Calvary. Nevertheless we lay it at Your feet. (Repeat) All that is within me cries, for you alone be glorified. Emmanuel, God with us. My heart sings a brand new song, the debt is paid, these chains are gone. Emmanuel, God with us. OFFERING Come, Lord Jesus THE FIRE OFFERTORY What Child Is This ELW 296 V. 3 So bring him incense, gold, and myrrh; come, peasant, king, to own him. The King of kings salvation brings; let loving hearts enthrone him. Raise, raise the song on high, the virgin sings her lullaby; joy, joy, for Christ is born, the babe, the son of Mary!

4 OFFERING PRAYER THE LORD'S PRAYER ELW p. 154 Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name, thy kingdom come, thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever and ever. Amen. BLESSING Jezzarae Dovenmuehler THREE BELLS SENDING Jesus Messiah He became sin, who knew no sin; that we might become His righteousness; He humbled Himself and carried the cross. Love so amazing, love so amazing. Chorus: Jesus Messiah, Name above all names; Blessed Redeemer; Emmanuel. The Rescue for sinners; the Ransom from heaven Jesus Messiah, Lord of all. His body the bread, His blood the wine, Broken and poured out, all for love. The whole earth trembled and the veil was torn. Love so amazing, love so amazing. (Chorus) All our hope is in You, All our hope is in You; All the glory to You God, The Light of the world. (Chorus) Jesus Messiah, Lord of all.

5 DISMISSAL P Go in peace. Serve the Lord. C Thanks be to God. POSTLUDE Thank You to Pastor Joe and THE FIRE for accompanying the Sunday school children. Also, thank you to Terry Lee as well as all the Sunday school teachers for their help! ~Amanda Johnson, Education Director

6 O Lord, Hear Our Prayers Praise & Thanksgiving to God for... The people of Our Savior s. Those celebrating birthdays today: Scott Olsen, Jeramie Quam, Grant Skager, Micki Hams, Mark Madsen, Kim Folstrom, Christian Robb God s Healing Presence for... Keith Weller Eileen Mau Micki Hams Susie Anderson Jan Solberg (sister to Char Engel) Carl Anderson Becky Foss Pat Woods Harvey Evenson Audrey Waters Tim Miller Ole Olson Michael Ludwig Tiffany Olsen (sister to Erin Thompson) Ron Lindgren Ruth McSparron Charles Belanus (friend of Bonnie Spicer) Clair Van Zee (brother to Pam Koering) (If you would like your name put on or taken off this list please contact Pastor Joe or Pastor Julie.) Safety for those serving in the Military... especially those serving in combat areas: Christopher Knecht, 461 st Engineering Co. Our Sympathy to...those in our church family who have experienced the death of a family member or friend: ORGANIST: Karen Alfson LECTOR: (8:30) Rita Fandrich HEAD USHERS: (8:30) Ole and Marilyn Aarsvold (10:30) Paulette Bowersox ACOLYTES: Chase Fossum, Micah Gallagher, Levi Johnson, Barrett Willison ATTENDANCE: December 11, 2016: 8:30am 70; 10:30am 140 STEWARDSHIP REPORT: December 4, 2016: $6,675.00; December to date: $6,675.00; 2016 Income through November 30: $256,182.62; Expenses through November 30: $253, ASSISTED HEARING DEVICES are available for anyone to use each Sunday. They are located on the podium where the guest book is sitting in the narthex. Please feel free to try one out. PASTOR JOE S CELL PHONE: PASTOR JULIE S CELL PHONE:

7 ANNOUNCEMENTS: (Due in the church office by 9am Thursdays) STEEPLE TALK articles and announcements for the January newsletter are due to the church office by tomorrow, December 19 th! The OSLC ANNUAL MEETING will be held on Sunday, January 29, 2017 following the 10:30 a.m. service. Annual Reports are due from all committees by Sunday, January 8, W.O.W. BIBLE STUDY currently we are doing a short series on Advent entitled Because of Bethlehem. W.O.W. Bible Study will NOT meet on December 26 or January 2 nd, but will resume on January 9 th at 9 a.m. in the 2 nd floor lounge and continue the study of Joseph. On Sunday, November 20 Jon Bertsch, member of the Our Savior s Media Committee, presented information on fixing and upgrading the sound system in the sanctuary as was approved by Council. Memorials and donations for this project are welcomed and appreciated and may be placed in the offering plates or brought to the church office. Please write Sound System on the memo line or envelope. Thank you. THANK YOU to all of you who participated in our project to collect Christmas gifts for the patients at the State Hospital in Jamestown. We sent nearly 200 gifts and had a good variety of nice things. I am sure there will be some very happy patients who receive our gifts. This was also supported by a Thrivent Action Grant, which provided our Sunday Coffee Hour lunch and some gifts, as well. The coffee hour donations were $152, also sent to this project. WELCA collects Our Family brand UPC labels, Campbell s Soup labels, Box Tops for Education, pop can tabs, cancelled stamps, and eye glasses-cases-lens. Please help out by saving these items and dropping them off either in the containers set up on a table in the hallway south of the dining room or in the church office. Thank you! WELCA is currently updating phone numbers of all women in Circles and Work Groups. If you have a new phone number or have disconnected your landline, please let the church office ( ) or WELCA leaders know. Thank you! The OSLC 100 th Anniversary Committee is looking for any history or pictures of Our Savior s that you may have that would be interesting for people to know about or see. Also, Wedding pictures of anyone that has been married at OSLC -and if the bride has her dress that could be used for a style show. The Anniversary Committee would also like a suggested list of names of people through the years who deserve to be recognized. Suggestions, history info and pictures can be sent to Tammy Nelson at 806 Post Road, Hillsboro or ed to hoopsmom24@hotmail.com (Pictures can be returned after they are scanned in).

8 WEEKLY CALENDAR Sunday, December 18 8:30am Worship Service 9:30am Coffee/Fellowship 9:30am Sunday School 10:30am SS Christmas Program Monday, December 19 Steeple Talk news due for Jan. Meal Delivery Week-Circle #3 9:00am WOW Bible Study 6:30pm Boy Scouts meet Tuesday, December 20 7:00am Breakfast Bible Study (Subway) 3:30pm GS Brownies meet Wednesday, December 21 7:00am Men s Bible Study (Subway) 6:30pm Advent Service Thursday, December 22 2:00pm Worship service-nursing Home Saturday, December 24 1:30pm Nursing Home service 3:30pm Candlelight Christmas Eve Service 5:30pm Candlelight Christmas Eve Service Sunday, December 25 9:30am Worship Service 10:30am Coffee/Fellowship NOTE: Both Sunday, December 25 TH AND January 1 ST there will be only ONE worship service at 9:30am with Coffee/Fellowship to follow!

OUR SAVIOR S LUTHERAN CHURCH Pastor Joe Johnson Pastor Siri Strommen Campbell

OUR SAVIOR S LUTHERAN CHURCH Pastor Joe Johnson Pastor Siri Strommen Campbell Office: 636-5701; Hours 9am-3pm, M-Fri. Broadcast at 8:30am on KMSR 1520 AM and KMAV 105.5 FM Sunday, December 13, 2015 Advent: