9:00 AM Bulletin (Page 2)

PRELUDE “He Leadeth Me” (arr. Charles Callahan)Barb Carroll, Tim Graf                                  WELCOME  CONFESSION AND FORGIVENESSWe gather in the name of a God who creates and sustains us. Amen. Let us confess our sin in the presence of God and of one another. Creator God,we long for a life worth living, but we confess that we have not lived your creativity to its fullest. We have…

PRELUDE   “Chanson De Matin” (Edward Elgar)                                 Rachel Calvert, Tim Graf                                CALL TO WORSHIP   “This Little Light of Mine” (arr. Martha Lynn Thompson)         Ring of Fire, Linnae Stole (Director) WELCOME CONFESSION AND FORGIVENESSWe gather in the name of a God who creates and sustains us. Amen. Let us confess our sin in the presence of God and of one another. Creator God,we long for a life worth living, but we confess that we have not lived your creativity to its…

PRELUDE   “Winter” (Herman Beeftink)                                 Jodi Edstrom, Tim Graf                                CALL TO WORSHIP   “Deep and Wide” (arr. Aaron David Miller)         Starlight Singers, Hannah Fleming (Director) WELCOME CONFESSION AND FORGIVENESSWe gather in the name of a God who creates and sustains us. Amen.Let us confess our sin in the presence of God and of one another. Creator God,we long for a life worth living, but we confess that we have not lived your creativity to its fullest. We have not listened for…

PRELUDE“Ain’t A-That Good News” (arr. Jacqueline Hairston)Rachel Calvert, Tim Graf WELCOME CONFESSION AND FORGIVENESSWe gather in the name of a God who creates and sustains us. Amen.Let us confess our sin in the presence of God and of one another. Creator God,we long for a life worth living, but we confess that we have not lived your creativity to its fullest. We have not listened for your voice in our daily lives; we have not seen you all around us.…

PRELUDE “MLK” (U2, arr. Tim Graf) Tim Graf                                WELCOME  CONFESSION AND FORGIVENESSWe gather in the name of a God who creates and sustains us.Amen.Let us confess our sin in the presence of God and of one another.Creator God,we long for a life worth living, but we confess that we have not lived your creativity to its fullest. We have not listened for your voice in…

PRELUDE          “This Little Light of Mine” (arr. Jacqueline Hairston)  Rachel Calvert, Tim Graf                                WELCOME CONFESSION AND FORGIVENESSWe gather in the name of a God who creates and sustains us.Amen. Let us confess our sin in the presence of God and of one another. Creator God,we long for a life worth living, but we confess that we have not lived your creativity to its fullest. We have not listened for your voice in our daily lives; we have not seen you…

PRELUDE “Hark! The Herald Angels Sing”Ring of Fire, Linnae Stole (Director) CALL TO WORSHIP“Christmas Tapestry”Peace Ringers, Brass Ensemble, Linnae Stole (Director) WELCOME CHRISTMAS PROGRAM “Christmas Snapshots” SONG  “O Come, Little Children”Starlight Singers, Hannah Fleming (Director) SONG “Christmas Snapshots”All Children Narration SONG “Away in a Manger”All Children Narration SONG  “Angels We Have Heard on High” All Children Narration SONG “Rise Up Shepherds and Follow”Sonshine Singers, Jill Boyd (Director) Narration SONG “Jesus, What a Wonderful Child”Sonshine Singers/Spirit Singers CAROL “O Little Town of Bethlehem”…

PRELUDE “The Angel Gabriel From Heaven Came” (arr. Roberta Rowland-Raybold)                                                                           Jodi Edstrom, Tim Graf WELCOME LIGHTING OF THE ADVENT WREATH“Creator of the Stars of Night”        Chamber Choir CONFESSION AND FORGIVENESSJesus is here!  Why wait?! We gather this morning to acknowledge the fear thatdivides, the sin that isolates, and the brokenness that yearns to be healed. (Silence for confession) God of all creation,We get stalled in grief,stagnant in apathywatching the world unwind before us.Come now, Lord Jesus. We lament loss and injusticewhile…

PRELUDE      “The King Shall Come”                                          Bluegrass Ensemble CALL TO WORSHIP   “Away in a Manger”                                         Starlight Singers, Hannah Fleming (Director) WELCOME OPENING CAROLS“O Come, All Ye Faithful/Joy to the World”                                                                     PRAYER OF THE DAYGod of comfort,You gather us tenderly to yourself as a shepherd gathers the lambs in his arms.  Remind us in this moment of how your everlasting love is present with us here and now even as we wait for your return, through Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord. …

PRELUDE“Savior of the Nations, Come” (arr. Tim Graf)Tim Graf WELCOME LIGHTING OF THE ADVENT WREATH“O Come, O Come Emmanuel”Elliana Meier, Tim Graf, Josh Eidem CONFESSION AND FORGIVENESS Jesus is here! Why wait?! We gather this morning to acknowledge the fear that divides, the sin that isolates, and the brokenness that yearns to be healed. (Silence for confession) God of all creation,We get stalled in grief,stagnant in apathywatching the world unwind before us.Come now, Lord Jesus.We lament loss and injusticewhile longing…

PRELUDE “Celtic Dance on ‘Pleading Savior’” (arr. Sondra Tucker)       Peace Ringers, Linnae Stole (Director), Jodi Edstrom, Tim Graf, Kate Stineman WELCOME  CONFESSION AND FORGIVENESSBlessed be God,the one who forms us,☩ Jesus who bears the cross,the Spirit who makes our joy complete.Amen. Most merciful God,we confess that we are captive to sin and cannot free ourselves. We have sinned against you in thought, word, and deed, by what we have done and by what we have left undone. We have not loved…