December 14, 2025 — 9:00 AM Service

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OFFERING

PRELUDE
Lucy Bigelow, Hannah Willette, Megan Willette, Dorothy Fleming, Adler Florek

CALL TO WORSHIP
“Sing We Now of Christmas” (arr. Linda Scholes)
Ring of Fire, Linnae Stole (Director)

WELCOME

CHRISTMAS PROGRAM
“Mary Said Yes!”

NARRATION

SONG
“Get Ready”
Sunday School Children, Starlight Singers, Sonshine Singers

SCENE 1: MARY

SONG
“Be Born in Me” (Bernie Herms, Nichole Nordeman)
Anna Woods, Tim Graf

Scene 2: Joseph

Scene 3: Innkeeper

SONG
“Away in a Manger”
Starlight Singers, Hannah Fleming, Emma Tewes (Directors)

SCENE 4: THE SHEPHERDS

SONG
“Angels We Have Heard on High”
Sunday School Children, Starlight Singers, Sonshine Singers

NARRATION

SONG
“The Virgin Mary Had a Baby Boy”
Sonshine Singers, Jill Boyd (Director)

EPILOGUE
The Rest of Us

SONG
“Go Tell It on the Mountain”
Sunday School Children, Starlight Singers, Sonshine Singers

CAROL
“O Come, All Ye Faithful” (St. 1-3)
ELW # 283

HOMILY
Pastor Matthew

PRAYERS OF GOD’S PEOPLE

THE LORD’S PRAYER

OFFERING INTRO

OFFERING OF MUSIC
“Carol of the Bells” (arr. Douglas E. Wagner)
Peace Ringers, Linnae Stole (Director)

OFFERING PRAYER
Gracious Lord,
As we wait for you in desert places, we offer these gifts with glad and expectant hearts. As you come to dwell among us, bless these gifts that are given from the abundant store of all that we have first received from you. Make us a people who celebrate this joyous season with acts of kindness and charity that tell of your love. Amen.

BEFORE YOU GO

BENEDICTION
God of endings and beginnings,
God in the darkness and the light,
God, our hope for the journey,
☩ bless and keep you now and forever.
Amen.

HYMN
“Joy to the World” (St. 1-2, 4)
ELW # 267

SENDING
Go now in peace. Prepare the way for Emmanuel.
Thanks be to God!

POSTLUDE
Tim Graf

Musicians for Today’s Worship

Tim Graf (Director of Worship & Music)
Barb Carroll (Organist)
Anna Woods
Sunday School Children
Ring of Fire
Peace Ringers
- Linnae Stole (Director)
Starlight Singers
- Hannah Fleming, Emma Tewes (Directors)
Sonshine Singers
- Jill Boyd (Director)
Lucy Bigelow
Hannah Willette
Megan Willette
Dorothy Fleming
Adler Florek

Prayers

As a community of faith, we are connected through joy, sorrow, worship, and prayer. Please pray for the people listed below.
Your prayers are greatly appreciated!

We ask for God’s loving embrace to hold all those who mourn, especially:

Trudy, Tom, Turner, and Tatum Gunderson on the death of dad/grandpa, Gary Presser
Jerry, Jeremy, and Jeff Peterso, after the death of Sharon, their wife and mother
Family and friends of Yvonne Kemple
Prayers for Mike Howes (Kris) and family on the death of his father, Michael Howes
Prayers for Penny Meier and family on the death today of her mother, Mavis
Ramona Larson and family on the death of her husband, Douglas

Prayers of Mourning:

Out of the depths I cry to you, O Lord; O Lord, hear my voice.
–Psalm 130:1–2
For I am convinced that neither death nor life… nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
–Romans 8:38–39
Jesus said to her, ‘I am the resurrection and the life. Those who believe in me, even though they die, will live, and everyone who lives and believes in me will never die.’
–John 11:25–26

As we are praying for all members of the St. Andrew community, this week we pray especially for God’s comfort, healing, protection, and strength to be present with:

Jonathan King
Joyce Hetherington
Kathy Olson
Stacy Trenda
Sharon Peterson and family
Debbie West 
Johnny and Reba Khodai
Dave Lorence 
Joyce Harstad 
Cathy Schweitzer 
Elva Lareau, Paul Lareau’s mother

Long Term Prayers:

Donna Jones and her family
Collin Buzzel 
Crosby Urlick 
Hugo Herman 
Nicholas Priest 
Madelyn Astry 
Paul Skoog’s Brother, Dan 
Jim Hornbacher 
Julie Bergquist 
John Rostad 
Kathy Hoagland 
Ron Wolfbauer 
For the people of Haiti, who are enduring ongoing political upheaval, severe economic challenges, and gang-related violence. 
For the people of the Middle East and Ukraine, non-violence and peace. 
All those in the military serving our country

General Prayers:

Cast your cares on the Lord, and he will sustain you.
–Psalm 55:22a
Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.
–Matthew 11:28

Names will remain listed until more are added unless otherwise requested. To add a name to the prayer list, click Prayer Requests or contact Pastor Peter Johnson.

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