RESPONDING TO GOD S WORD

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1 OFFERING RESPONDING TO GOD S WORD MUSICAL OFFERING Veni Emmanuel Wayne Kerr INVITATION TO THE LORD S TABLE THE GREAT PRAYER OF THANKSGIVING The advent of our God is and was and is to be! Come, O God, Holy, Mighty, and Immortal One! To God we entrust our souls. To God we lift our hearts. Praise and thanksgiving be to God! we join our voices in singing your glory: Holy, holy, holy Lord, God of power and might, Heaven and earth are full of your glory. Hosanna in the highest. Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord. Hosanna in the highest. Hosanna in the highest. Remembering that you poured out your mercy through Christ Jesus, we take the bread of life and the cup of grace and joyfully celebrate that mystery we call faith: Christ has died. Christ is risen. Christ will come again. Hear us, now, as we pray as Christ taught us 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 debts as we forgive our debtors; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory, forever. Amen. COMMUNION OF THE PEOPLE PRAYER OF DEDICATION See insert *SONG OF DEDICATION Christ Is Made the Sure Foundation Number 394 (tune: Regent Square) *BLESSING *CHORAL RESPONSE *POSTLUDE Toccata in C J. S. Bach

2 A CELEBRATION OF WORSHIP December 2, st SUNDAY OF ADVENT 10:00 a.m. (LARGE PRINT BULLETINS, PEW BIBLES AND ASSISTED LISTENING DEVICES ARE AVAILABLE FROM OUR USHERS) *Please stand, if able. GATHERING AS THE PEOPLE OF GOD GREETINGS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS Janet Winslow Minute for Mission: Auction Invitation Bruce Miller PRELUDE Jubilation! Jason Payne Stephen Henley CHORAL INTROIT Chancel Choir Let Us Rejoice and Be Glad John Yarrington WORDS OF ANTICIPATION Christ is coming! Christ is coming to make all things new! *ADVENT CAROL Now It s Time to Light the Candle (verse 1) (tune: Sicilian Melody) Now it s time to light the candle, soon God s promise will be here. Young and old we wait together for the Savior drawing near. Light will overcome the darkness: see the hope the Christ Child brings. ADVENT CANDLE LIGHTING Alan and Kathy Sestak Something s coming. We re waiting. We re eager. It s more than presents. It s more than lights. We open the Book of Hope and read the promise. God will be with us. Our hearts are glad; we trust God s holy name. God s never-ending love surrounds us. Today we light the candle of Hope. Our hope is in the Lord. *CAROL While We Are Waiting, Come (verse 1) Number 92 While we are waiting, come; while we are waiting, come. Jesus, our Lord, Emmanuel, while we are waiting, come. PRAYERS FOR WHOLENESS AND HEALING Lauren Ramseur Generous God, you have given us so much. Give us one more thing. Give us thankful hearts because we know our hearts can be hard and cold. We often hold on when we should let go. We are clutching when we should be spending, hoarding when we should be generous, doubting when we should lean on faith. We are fearful instead of trusting in your everlasting care. Open our hands and our hearts to the bounty of your love, which cares for the flowers of the fields, the birds in the air, each child who toddles, every parent who worries, every adult who struggles. Loving God, you have given us so much. Give us again the assurance of your love and care, and fill us with grateful hearts and open hands. Amen. ASSURANCE OF GOD S LOVING FORGIVENESS Do not fear, says the Lord, for I have redeemed you. I have called you by name; you are mine. God is doing a new thing; now it springs forth! By the grace of Jesus Christ, we are forgiven! Thanks be to God. *SONG OF THANKSGIVING Christ Is Coming! (verse 1) Number 360 (tune: Lauda Anima) Christ is coming! Let creation from its groans and labor cease; let the glorious proclamation hope restore and faith increase: Christ is coming! Christ is coming! Come, O blessed Prince of Peace. PROCLAIMING GOD S WORD CHILDREN S CONVERSATION Vicki Callear Young children may leave for Godly Play with Doug Ramseur following the conversation. READING FROM THE EPISTLES 1 Corinthians 3: The word of the Lord. Thanks be to God! THE WORD IN MUSIC Chancel Choir Sing Now with Great Rejoicing J. S. Bach GOSPEL READING John 14:15-21 MESSAGE The Gospel of our Lord. Praise be to you, O Christ! Well, We Declare!

3 SCRIPTURE READING READING FROM THE EPISTLES: 1 Corinthians 3: According to the grace of God given to me, like a skilled master builder I laid a foundation, and someone else is building on it. Each builder must choose with care how to build on it. 11 For no one can lay any foundation other than the one that has been laid; that foundation is Jesus Christ. 12 Now if anyone builds on the foundation with gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, straw 13 the work of each builder will become visible, for the Day will disclose it, because it will be revealed with fire, and the fire will test what sort of work each has done. 14 If what has been built on the foundation survives, the builder will receive a reward. 15 If the work is burned up, the builder will suffer loss; the builder will be saved, but only as through fire. 16 Do you not know that you are God s temple and that God s Spirit dwells in you? 17 If anyone destroys God s temple, God will destroy that person. For God s temple is holy, and you are that temple. GOSPEL READING: Luke 1:6-14, If you love me, you will keep my commandments. 16 And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Advocate, to be with you forever. 17 This is the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees him nor knows him. You know him, because he abides with you, and he will be in you. 18 I will not leave you orphaned; I am coming to you. 19 In a little while the world will no longer see me, but you will see me; because I live, you also will live. 20 On that day you will know that I am in my Father, and you in me, and I in you. 21 They who have my commandments and keep them are those who love me; and those who love me will be loved by my Father, and I will love them and reveal myself to them. Songs & Lyrics reprinted under CCLI License # Rev. Dr. Janet Winslow, Pastor Rev. Lauren Ramseur, Covenant Pastor Family, Children, Youth Ministry Rev. Carol Pierson, Ministry Intern Stephen E. Henley, Director of Music Brenda Norton, Office Manager Jennifer Smouse, Preschool Director Dwayne L. Williams, Sexton bonairpc.org 9201 W. Huguenot Rd., North Chesterfield, VA * (804) Fax (804) * office@bonairpc.org Check us out on Facebook WELCOME! We re glad you joined us for worship today. We are a diverse and engaging community of faith seeking and serving Christ to make a difference. We pray that you experience Christ s presence in our midst and that his presence will sustain you in the week ahead. If you are a guest, we hope you will consider Bon Air Presbyterian Church as a community of faith where you belong. Feel free to pick up a welcome folder which contains information about our church. Copies of our newsletter, Outreach, are available in our lobby. Our pastors and ushers are delighted to answer any questions you may have about our ministries and programs. CHILDREN ARE WELCOME IN WORSHIP! Special children s bulletins and activity bags are available for children from an usher. Childcare for infants through 2 year olds is available in our nursery. An usher will be glad to direct you. THE FLOWERS IN THE SANCTUARY TODAY are given by Barbara & Henry Jacocks in celebration of the return to our beautiful sanctuary and completion of the welcome corridor. Thanks especially to Janet who steadfastly believed in us, and Darin Smouse who expertly guided the renovation! BAINBRIDGE COMMUNITY CENTER FOOD PANTRY Non-perishable food items may be placed in the cart at the front of the sanctuary. Food items are collected on the first Sunday of each month in support of this local food pantry. 5 -A-MEAL CONTRIBUTIONS support ministries to hungry people, locally and throughout the Mid-Atlantic, through the Presbytery of the James. Please place your donation in the designated basket at the back of the sanctuary. FAIRLY TRADED COFFEE AND CHOCOLATE is on sale today in the church office foyer. Please let us know that you are here today! During the service, please sign the blue friendship pad. SUNDAY CHRISTIAN EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES Classes begin at 9:00 a.m. CHILDREN AND YOUTH Preschool meet Elaine Kasten in the Block Room of the Preschool for Sunday School as we Learn to Love Like God. Elementary through High School join Bruce Miller for the pageant rehearsal in the Fellowship Hall. ADULT The Story Behind Our Christmas Carols Join Kaete Unterzuber in the Beck Room and explore the origins and inspiration of the carols we sing during Advent and Christmas.

4 HOLIDAY DEADLINES - TODAY! SALVATION ARMY CHRISTMAS STOCKINGS Please place filled stockings in the box in the Office Lobby. MITTEN TURKEY SCARVES, HATS, AND MITTENS Please place items in the basket outside Rev. Lauren s office. POINSETTIA ORDERS Help beautify our Sanctuary during the Advent/Christmas season by ordering a lovely red or white poinsettia in honor or in memory of a loved one. Cost is $10 per plant. Order forms are available in the Office Lobby and Narthex. Plants will be in the Sanctuary starting December 16 and may be taken home after the 9:00 p.m. Christmas Eve Candlelight Service on December 24. ANGEL TREE GIFTS Please sign up TODAY to help an incarcerated parent buy a Christmas present for their child. The Angel Tree is now located in our beautiful new foyer where volunteers can help you check out an Angel Tree tag before or after worship, 33 gifts still remain! Return your wrapped gifts to the Angel Tree by Sunday, December 9. Drivers are needed to deliver gifts to families on Saturday, December 15. A sign up sheet can be found at the Angel Tree table in the foyer. WOMEN S CIRCLES MEET THIS WEEK: Prime Time Circle will meet on Monday at 6:30 p.m. in the Beck Room for their annual Evening with Steve. Bring your favorite hor d oeuves to share. Sister s Circle will meet on Tuesday at 10:30 a.m. in Room 403 for their monthly study then carpool to Capital Ale House for lunch. HALLELUJAH! Messiah Sing Along is next Sunday, December 9, at 4:00 p.m. Singers are asked to come on Saturday, December 8, for rehearsal at 1:00 p.m. ANNUAL CHRISTMAS DINNER RESERVATIONS Join us Wednesday, December 12, at 6:00 p.m. for an evening of feasting, carols, and a special visitor from the North Pole. Please sign up on the sheet at the Welcome Desk in the Office Lobby. Those on the permanent list are asked to sign up guests or indicate if you are not attending. Cost is $8.00 per person with a household cap of $ TIRED OF WAITING TO SING CHRISTMAS CAROLS? Join carolers and spread a little Christmas joy on December 16. Carpools will leave church at 1:45 p.m. Carolers will return to church in time for the Christmas pageant. CHRISTMAS PAGEANT, December 16, at 4:00 p.m. The Innkeeper s Children is written and directed by Bruce Miller. Our choir, youth, children and preschool will all be participating in this inter-generational pageant. Join us for this special afternoon! Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday THIS WEEK AT BON AIR PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH (December 2-9) 9:00 a.m. Pageant Rehearsal (Fellowship Hall) 9:00 a.m. Adult Education (Beck Room) 10:00 a.m. Communion Worship Celebration (Sanctuary) 8:30 a.m. Friendship Café (Beck Room) 9:30 a.m. Yoga (Room ) 7:00 p.m. Prime Time Circle (Beck Room) 7:00 p.m. Cub Scouts (Classrooms) 7:15 p.m. Walk Away the Pounds (Room ) 8:00 p.m. Cub Scout Leaders (Library) 8:30 a.m. Friendship Café (Beck Room) 10:30 a.m. Sister s Circle (Middle School Room) 5:00 p.m. AA (Fellowship Hall & Room 103) 7:30 p.m. Adult Christian Education Team (Library) Noon Staff Meeting (Library) 6:15 p.m. Dinner (Fellowship Hall) 6:45 p.m. Chancel Ringers (Sanctuary) 7:00 p.m. Church & Society Team (Library) 7:30 p.m. Chancel Choir (Choir Room) 8:30 a.m. Friendship Café (Beck Room) 6:00 p.m. Yoga (Room ) 7:00 p.m. Fellowship Team (Library) 7:15 p.m. Walk Away the Pounds (Room ) Friday 5:00 p.m. AA (Fellowship Hall & Room ) 6:00 p.m. Youth to Hanover Living Nativity Saturday Sunday 1:00 p.m. Messiah Open Rehearsal (Sanctuary) 8:30 a.m. Sabbath Worship Celebration (Sanctuary) 9:45 a.m. Pageant Rehearsal (Fellowship Hall) 9:45 a.m. Adult Education (Beck Room) 11:00 a.m. Worship Celebration (Sanctuary) 4:00 p.m. Messiah Sing-Along (Sanctuary) 7:00 p.m. Session (Room ) BLUE CHRISTMAS SERVICE Sunday, December 23, at 4:00 p.m. in the Garden Room. There are times in our lives when we need comfort. Those seeking hope, healing, and renewal are invited to join for a time of quiet reflection and meaningful words and music at the Blue Christmas Service. Come and share the good news of God with Us Emmanuel! CHRISTMAS EVE CELEBRATIONS 4:00 p.m. Family Carol Sing 8:30 p.m. Choir and Brass Nativity Concert

5 9:00 p.m. Festive Christmas Celebration SERVICE OF DEDICATION We are called by God to be the church of Jesus Christ, a sign in the world today of what God intends for all humankind. The great ends of the Church are the proclamation of the gospel for the salvation of humankind; the shelter, nurture, and spiritual fellowship of the children of God; the maintenance of divine worship; the preservation of the truth; the promotion of social righteousness; and the exhibition of the Kingdom of Heaven to the world. Let us pray: God of the universe, the heavens contain your glory. Yet you have come to be with us in Jesus Christ and by the power of the Holy Spirit you are present with us now in the risen Christ. We dedicate our Welcome Corridor to your honor and glory. We thank you for all the gifts represented by this renovation: the planning and coordinating, the craft of many hands, the contributions of money and materials, the labor, time and commitment. As you have led us in the past, we commit ourselves to the future of your promise. Grant us your encouragement in the work of ministry, your perseverance in our struggles, and your challenge in our complacency. Give us such trust in your abiding Holy Spirit that we may find joy and peace in our common life, strength and courage to live in the world for your reign, and hope in the gospel of Jesus Christ. Almighty God, we pray for your blessing on the Church in this place. Here may the faithful find salvation and the careless be awakened; may the doubting find faith and the anxious be encouraged; may the tempted find help and the sorrowful comfort; may the weary find rest and the strong be renewed; may the aged find consolation and the young be inspired. Empower and inspire each of us to be your hands, your heart, your voice as disciples of Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen. CHRIST IS MADE THE SURE FOUNDATION Christ is made the sure foundation, Christ the head and cornerstone, chosen of the Lord and precious, binding all the church in one; holy Zion s help forever, and our confidence alone. To this temple, where we call you, come, O Lord of hosts, and stay; come, with all your loving-kindness; hear your people as we pray, and your fullest benediction shed within these walls today. Here bestow on all your servants what they seek from you to gain; what they gain from you, forever with the blessed to retain; and hereafter in your glory evermore with you to reign. Laud and honor to the Father, laud and honor to the Son, laud and honor to the Spirit, ever three and ever one: one in might and one in glory while unending ages run!

6 SUNDAY MORNING WORSHIP CELEBRATIONS December 9 Reporting from the Wilderness Where do we look for hope in our world? December 16 Source of Light and Life Prepare for the coming of Christ by facing the fear of our dark times. December 23 The First Christmas Carol A young woman sings a revolutionary song that speaks of hope, justice, and peace. 8:30 Sabbath Worship This service will include the elements of the Classic worship service with the addition of weekly communion and special music. It will offer the smaller group of worshippers the opportunity to gather as a community in prayer, reflection, and familiar hymns. The same scripture and sermon presented in the Classic service will be presented in the Sabbath service. Worshippers are invited to gather in silent reflection as they enter the sanctuary. The Prelude will begin at 8:25 to offer those present quiet music to assist in preparing for worship. Next week, the Prelude will be presented by Steven Henley and Barbara Gregory. Those who would like to visit with friends before worship are welcome to meet in the Garden Room. A bell will be rung at 8:25 to encourage those in the Garden Room to come into the sanctuary for worship. 9:45 Christian Education Hour Preschoolers meet in the Block Room of the Preschool for Learn to Love Like God. Elementary through High School join Bruce Miller for the pageant rehearsal in the Fellowship Hall. Adults join Kaete Unterzuber in the Beck Room for The Story Behind Our Christmas Carols. 11:00 Classic Worship Join us as we worship the living God through liturgy, music, preaching, and sacraments. We glorify God, celebrate God s gifts to us, and listen for God s voice as we worship together. Our Chancel Choir and Handbell Choir lead us in expressing our faith through music. Communion will be served on the first Sunday of each month. Young children are welcome to join us for worship through the Conversation with Children and then may stay with their families in worship or leave for Godly Play. Childcare is available in our new Nursery Room throughout the morning for infants through 3 year olds.

7 Charlie Blades Gloria Blades Linda Bollinger Becky Bullock Ed Callear Vicki Callear Irene Caperton Darlene Cavin Judy Clayton Pat Clayton Steve Dickinson Louise Ensley Mark Fagerburg Claude Foster Judi Foster Alisha Gallini Pete Gallini Barbara Gregory Robert Halpern Steve Henley Pam Hinterlong Deborah Houghton David Huffine Mitzi Humphrey Mike Jackson Linda Jackson Barbara Jacocks Henry Jacocks Linda Johnston Erick Kasten Nellie Knight Jane Lawrence Jim Little Liz Little Cathy McCormack Ted McCormack Bruce Miller Nancy Miller Harvey Morris Nora Narum Brenda Norton Elaine Ogburn Adam Olsen Kelly Olsen Mitch Olsen Bill Perko Nancy Peace Mindy Peters Preschool Teachers Doug Ramseur Lauren Ramseur Greta Reeves Marta Rowe John Rupp Dan Seay Julie Seay Alan Sestak Kathy Sestak Joslyn Shipman Phyllis Smith Darin Smouse Evan Smouse Jennifer Smouse Peter Stech Joe Turner Kaete Unterzuber Barbara Wagner Lynn Wagner Dwayne Williams Janet Winslow Cindy Wright Ernie Wright and all those others who helped! Professional Services/Supplies Foster Plumbing and Heating Trenton Hizer, Library of VA JMJ Workplace Interiors Morris Tile Distributors Cameron Stiles CID, NCIDQ