December 16, 2018 ~ 10:30am

Liturgists
The People of Peace Church
Maggie Fink, ASL Interpreter
Jim Pospisil, Music Director
Kelli Farell, Children’s Ministries
Nathan Holst, Faith Formation Minister
Rev. Kathryn Nelson

Prelude by Our Church School Children and Youth

Greeting One Another

Announcements

Ringing of the Peace Bells

God is Revealed as We Gather

Choral Call to Worship   “Awake! Awake…” (#107, 3 verses)

Lighting of Our Advent Wreath Candles ~ The Candle of Joy
Libby, Andy, Benjamin, River, and Forest Fena

*Opening Hymn   “With Joy Draw Water”   (#109)

Unison Prayer of Confession

Gracious God, it was with joy that you brought us into being. You created the world and called it good.

And yet we have done so much to quell that goodness:
we have fought with one another and failed to live in peace;
we have shut out the stranger and disparaged the immigrant;
we have ignored the needy and judged the poor;
we have fallen short of your command to love.

Forgive us, Merciful God, and bring us back to the joy we find in you. This we pray in your holy name. Amen.

God’s Word in the Prophets: Isaiah 12:2–6

Celebrating the Baptism of Chloe Rae Bittner

Hymn   “I Was There to Hear Your Borning Cry” (#351)

Sharing Our Prayer Concerns, Silent Prayer, Pastoral Prayer, the Lord’s Prayer (with debts) and Choral Amen

Sharing our Offerings

Offertory   Vivaldi Concerto in A minor

Crystal Kaczmarczyk, violin

*The Thanksgiving     (Old Hundredth)
Hope in the God who reigns above,
Who holds us all in steadfast love,
Whose Spirit blows across the earth,
Preparing us for second birth.

*Unison Prayer of Dedication

Holy One, whose heart abounds with gifts,
receive this our offerings as a sign of our
intention to live surrounded by your mercy
and generous toward your world. Amen.

Children’s Christmas Pageant

Christmas: The Inside Story

by Holly & Doug Bowen-Bailey

Angels We Have Heard on High…….. 2nd & 3rd graders

We Three Kings……………………………… Kindergarten & 1st graders

Away in the Manger………………………. Preschoolers

Joy to the World ……………………………. Everyone

*Benediction

*Postlude