Worship
Worship Service – December 24, 2022 – Christmas Eve
Christmas Eve Service Thank you for joining us! Tonight’s Worship Team is: Rev. Patrick Woodbeck, Sarah Closen, Laura Steidl, Myrna Hagues and our Christmas Eve Choir with readings by Heather Karavas, Courtney Maertens, Bob Galston, Trista Closen and Dorothy Read. See the bulletin at: Bulletin To learn more about the service music, please visit Notes on the […]
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A Time Called…Christmas Eve
The stores are getting ready to close. There are only a few things left to do. The children have to wait for just one more sleep. At last, we can give ourselves over to the mystery of it all and let the carols, the church, and the story speak to us again. What is the […]
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A Time Called….Christmas Day
For many, this is a truly wonderful day. It’s a day of family, of special and traditional food, sharing of gifts, conversation, and laughter. It is a day (unless you have little children in the house!) when time seems to run more slowly. The day has a drowsy, gentle pace. It is a day to […]
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Bulletin – Saturday, December 24, 2022 – Christmas Eve
Saturday, December 24, 2022 Christmas Eve Lighting the Candles One: Hope, peace, joy, and love. Four candles, four promises continually offered to us by God, and all of them manifest in this one we light tonight: the Christ candle. In Christ we find the hope of transformation, the peace that follows justice, the joy […]
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Longest Night Service – December 21, 2022
Thank you for joining us Leading tonight’s service is Rev. Patrick Woodbeck with The Harmony Singers providing the music. You are invited to have your own candle ready to light during the service in memory of loved ones, or for your own concerns. You will be invited to light your candle at the end of […]
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Bulletin – Wednesday, December 21, 2022 – Blue Christmas / Longest Night
Wednesday, December 21, 2022 Blue Christmas / Longest Night Scripture Reading: Matthew 11:28 28 “Come to me, all you that are weary and are carrying heavy burdens, and I will give you rest. Welcome Welcome to this “Longest Night” service. The name comes from the season—during this season in December, we experience the shortest day […]
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Notes on the Notes – December 24, 2022
Christmas Eve “O Come, All Ye Faithful” (VU #60) “O come, all ye faithful, joyful and triumphant, O come ye, O come ye to Bethlehem. Come and behold Him, born the King of angels, O come, let us adore Him, O come, let us adore Him, O come, let us adore Him, Christ the Lord. […]
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Notes on the Notes – December 21, 2022
Longest Night Service “When the Wind of Winter Blows” (MV #71) “When the wind of winter blows, bringing times of solitude, Fill the silent icy night; be our hearts’ compassion. Holy Light, warm our night; warm the time of winter. Holy Light, warm our night; warm the time of winter. When we shiver in despair, […]
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Worship Service – December 18, 2022 – Advent 4
Welcome Love! Thank you for joining us! This Week’s Worship Team is: Gloria Saindon, Sarah Closen, Laura Steidl, Myrna Hagues, The Worship Choir & The Harmony Singers. See the bulletin at: Bulletin To learn more about the service music, please visit Notes on the Notes View the moderator’s Christmas message: If you have found meaning and comfort […]
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Notes on the Notes – December 18, 2022
Fourth Sunday of Advent Welcome Love! This week’s music: “O Come, O Come, Emmanuel” (VU #1 v. 2) “O come, thou wisdom from on high, Who ord’rest all things mightily; To us the path of knowledge show, And teach us in her ways to go. Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel shall come to thee, O Israel!” “O Come, […]
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Bulletin – Sunday, December 18, 2022 – Fourth Sunday of Advent
Sunday, December 18, 2022 Fourth Sunday of Advent Welcome Love Approach Lighting the Advent Candle One: We have lit three candles—for hope, for peace, and for joy. Today we light the fourth candle—the candle of love. With this flame we signify the love of God that surrounds and fills us at all times, but […]
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Worship Service – December 11, 2022 – Advent 3
Advent 3 Radiate Joy! *The service starts around 10 minutes into the video. This Week’s Worship Team is: Rev. Patrick Woodbeck, Gloria Saindon, Laura Steidl, Myrna Hagues, and The Harmony Singers. See the bulletin at: Bulletin To learn more about the service music, please visit Notes on the Notes If you have found meaning and comfort from […]
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Notes on the Notes – December 11, 2022
Third Sunday of Advent Radiate Joy! This week’s music: “O Come, O Come, Emmanuel” (VU #1 v. 6) “O come, thou Dayspring from on high, and cheer us by thy drawing nigh; Disperse the gloomy clouds of night, And death’s dark shadow put to flight. Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel shall come to thee, O Israel!” “O Come, […]
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Bulletin – Sunday, December 11, 2022 – Third Sunday of Advent
Sunday, December 11, 2022 Third Sunday of Advent Radiate Joy Approach Lighting the Advent Candle One: We have lit the first two candles, one for hope and one for peace. Today we light the third candle, the candle of joy. This should be the easy one, because joy is all around us—in the children, […]
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Worship Service – December 4, 2022 – Advent 2
Advent 2 Discover Peace! *The service starts around 20 minutes into the video (audio only for the first minute). This Week’s Worship Team is: Rev. Patrick Woodbeck, Alana Davis, Laura Steidl, Myrna Hagues, and the Worship Choir. See the bulletin at: Bulletin To learn more about the service music, please visit Notes on the Notes If you […]
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