Zion Lutheran Church
December 9, 2018
ZION LUTHERAN CHURCH
ADVENT 2
Holden Evening Prayer Service ~ By Marty Haugen
Prelude
WELCOME & ANNOUNCEMENTS
page 3 “Evening Hymn”
Celebrate PRAYER OF THE DAY
Page 4 evening thanksgiving
Pages 4-5 PSALMODY: Psalm 141
Celebrate BIBLE READINGS Malachi 3:1-4 & Philippians 1:3-11
PAGE 142 GOSPEL ACCLAMATION “Alleluia, Lord to whom shall we go?”
Celebrate GOSPEL READING Luke 3:1-6
CHILDREN’S MESSAGE
Special Music Zion Choir
SERMON “Is Jesus In Your Manger”
HYMN #249 “On Jordan’s Banks the Baptist’s Cry”
Page 8 THE ANNUNCIATION
Page 8-9 THE MAGNIFICAT
OFFERING IS RECEIVED
Page 10 LITANY & PRAYERS
THE LORD’S PRAYER Sung Together
Page 12 FINAL BLESSING
HYMN #264 “Prepare the Royal Highway”
DISMISSAL
PLEASE REMEMBER IN YOUR PRAYERS:
Tanya Debertin-Olson, Curtis Thompson, Vernon Thompson, Ruth Bryans, Mary Lou Knutson.
CONTINUED SAFETY for military personnel Lucus Zabka, Aaron Zabka & Carneen Cotton
TODAY’S WORSHIP LEADERS:
Pastor: George Schuessler Organist: Kristin Berg
Reader: Lorna Hansen Acolyte: Cooper Bredahl
Greeters: Jana & Andy Fjeldahl & Family
Last week’s attendance: 75 Last week’s offering: $2110
Next Week’s Service participants: Reader: Lorna Hansen,
Acolyte: Cooper Bredahl, Greeters: Jana & Andy Fjeldahl & Family
WELCOME To All Visitors! We’re glad you’re here! May God richly bless our time together in worship and in today’s Fellowship.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
LUTHER LEAGUE HORN OF PLENTY PACKING is this Wednesday. We will leave Zion at 6:15pm to pack and have some supper.
CHURCH COUNCIL meets this Wednesday at 7pm.
BABY KIT SEWING for Lutheran World Relief will be this Satuday, December 15th at 9am!
BERTHOLD SCHOOL will have its Elementary School Christmas Program on Dec. 10TH at 7pm and the High School Christmas Program Dec. 17TH at 7pm. All are welcome to enjoy these fun filled Holiday Programs!
SUNDAY SCHOOL CHRISTMAS PROGRAM is next Sunday during our 11am worship. We will meet at 10am during our regular SS time to practice.
OFFERING for the Gideon’s las week was $248.00, Thank you!!
THRIVENT CHALLENGE ends TODAY and we say THANK YOU, because we exceeded the goal of 500 items by hundreds of items. As a result of your generous gifts of items for our Food Pantry, we will be receiving a $500 check from Northland Thrivent for Lutherans DOUBLED because both Carpio & Zion surpassed the goal, meaning our Food Pantry will be receiving $1000! THANKS!
THANK YOU to TC Nursery for donating the Boughs on the Alter!!
PARISH BIBLE STUDY is Thursday at 10am in Carpio and Friday at 10am in Zion. We study the Sunday Bible readings each week. All are welcome to attend!
CHRISTMAS EVE CANDLELIGHT SERVICE at Zion will be at 7:30pm. Carpio service will be at 5pm.
DECEMBER 30TH is a Joint Worship Service at 9am in Carpio Lutheran. All are invited to gather for this time of Praising God for the Joys of this year and to Pray in the Hopefulness of what is to come in the New Year of 2019.
IT’S TIME to think about those Year End Reports for the Congregation Annual Reports. Please get them to the office by January 6TH or Before!
Upcoming Events:
· Monday, 12-10 -- Ecumenical Quilting 1pm, Program at school 7pm
· Wednesday, 12-12 – LL HOP Packing 6:15pm, Church Council 7pm
· Thursday, 12-13 – Bible Study in Carpio 10am
· Friday, 12-14 – Bible Study in Berthold 10am
Saturday, 12-15 - Baby Kit Sewing for LWR 9am
· Sunday, 12-16 - SS/Fellowship 10am, Christmas Program 11am