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ZION LUTHERAN CHURCH “Gesu Bambino” Arranged by Pietro A. Yon 5:30 pm Share-A-Meal 504 N. Gilman – Litchfield, MN – 55355 Gilman Street Band Phone: 693-3207 e-mail: [email protected] www.zionchurch.net “O Little Town of Bethlehem” arranged by Andy Clark NEXT SUNDAY, Christmas Day, we will have one 9:15 a.m. Pastors: Troy Pflibsen, Christian Muellerleile, J. David Nelson “Away in a Manger” arranged by Andy Clark worship service as well as Share-A-Meal at 5:30 pm. Plan to Today’s Organist: Karen Langmo Post Communion Blessing attend our community Share-A-Meal. Bring a dish to share Missionaries: Gloria Sauck, Steven & Bethany Friberg, Post Communion Prayer with residents of the community who may be in need of a good Elisabeth Johnson, Jordan and Aubrey Monson, *Benediction meal and fellowship on this Christmas Day. Paul and Becky Hagen, Karen Anderson Hymn “Silent Night” On Screen Fourth Sunday in Advent December 18, 2016 Z Choir/Gilman Street Band/congregation OUR HOLIDAY BROADCAST SCHEDULE: Prelude Jackie Dennin *Dismissal P: Go in peace. Prepare the way of the Lord. **The 3:00 Christmas Eve service will be aired live on KLFD Welcome C: Thanks be to God. radio and broadcast on cable TV at 7:00 p.m. *Brief Order for Confession and Forgiveness On Screen Postlude “We Wish You a Merry Christmas” Gilman St. Band **On Christmas Day the 3:30 Christmas Eve service will be Z Choir “Sing An Alleluia” arranged by Joseph Martin *Please stand as you are able. repeated at our regular time slot of 8:30 a.m. on KLFD radio and 11:00 a.m. on cable TV. Then at 3:30 the Christmas Music “Come Follow That Star” arr. by Price/Besig ------“Ring Bells of Christmas” arr. by Price/Besig Worship Service from Dec. 18 will show on Cable TV, at 4:45 WELCOME TO OUR WORSHIP! We pray that your faith will be s *Prayer of the Day: (in unison) Stir up your power, Lord the Youth Led Christmas Service will play, and at 5:45 the trengthened. Visitors are invited to fill out a yellow card in the pew Christ, and come. With your abundant grace and might, free us Preschool Happy Birthday Jesus Program will play on TV. and leave in the offering plate. Please also stop at our kiosk for a w from the sin that hinders our faith, that eagerly we may receive **On New Year’s Day the December 18th Christmas Music elcome bag. your promises, for you live and reign with the Father and the Worship Service will play at our regular times of 8:30 on KLFD Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen. radio and 11 am on Cable TV. THANK YOU to Kateri Kormann for serving as assisting minister Gilman Street Band arrangements by Andy Clark today and Sam Feistner for reading the scripture lessons. “Go Tell It on the Mountain” On screen OUR CHRISTMAS OFFERINGS are designated 20% to “Angels We Have Heard on High” On Screen Meeker Area Ministries, 15% ELCA Benevolence, 25% to ELC IN OUR PRAYERS we remember Ron Johnson, Peg Hatlestad, A World Hunger, 25% to Breakfast Bags, 15% to Meeker Co. “Joy to the World” On Screen Dorelle Malmberg, and Jesse and Sarah Johnson in the loss of Jesse’s Food Shelf Scripture Reading: Romans 1:1-7 father Greg. Z Choir Anthem “Carols Rejoice” arranged by John Purifoy L: The Holy Gospel according to Matthew the 1st Chapter WE INVITE YOU to our Advent Service December 21 at 6:30 Thank you to all who are donating meals for the Wicklunds. *Glory to you, O Lord p.m. We will be using Holden Evening Prayer and hearing about Thank you to all who contributed hats, mittens and toys for the *Gospel: Matthew 1:18-25 the Bible stories: The New Covenant and Birth of Jesus. These Christmas project. L: The Gospel of the Lord. services are broadcast at 8 pm on cable TV. Praise to you, O Christ IF YOU HAVE a Thrivent account and have not yet designated Children’s Sermon Sermon Advent offerings are designated to: 20% to Caring Neighbors Fund, your Thrivent choice dollars for 2016, please consider Hymn of the Day "O Come, O Come, Emmanuel” vv.1-5 257 15% ELCA Benevolence, 25% to Meeker Area Ministries, 25% to designating to Zion’s Building Fund. Our building fund could Apostles’ Creed Breakfast Bags, 15% to Meeker Co. Food Shelf use the boost! *The Prayers L: Let us pray. C: Have mercy, O God. Sharing of the Peace HIGHLIGHTS THIS WEEK : GOD’S GLOBAL BARNYARD can make a world of Offering Announcements Today 5:00 Happy Birthday Jesus Pre K and K Christmas Program difference for a family in need, providing food to eat, fertilizer *Offertory “We Give Thee but Thine Own” vs. 1, 2 686 and Potluck to grow crops, and offspring to sell at the market which helps a *Offering Prayer 7-9 pm On the Way Youth Group at Zion family escape the cycle of hunger and poverty. Give through Words of Institution Dec. 21ST 6:30 pm Advent Worship Zion or at www.ELCA.org/goodgifts. *Lord’s Prayer Dec. 24th 3:00, 5:00 and 8:00 Christmas Eve Candlelight Service Communion s/HC SHARE-A-MEAL is next Sunday, Christmas Day, at 5:30 p.m. “Were You There on That Christmas Night” arr. by Lloyd Larson Dec. 25th 9:15 am One Service of Lessons and Carols, No Sunday Sc Help is needed to share this meal during this holiday season hool with those less fortunate. BLOOD PRESSURES will be checked the second and fourth Sundays of the month after the 8:30 worship service.

A NURSERY IS PROVIDED for small children. Also, quiet bags and children’s bulletins are available in the narthex. IF YOU RECEIVE offering envelopes by the box and have not yet picked yours up, they are on a table in the entryway just off the parking lot.

REMINDER: All contributions for 2016 are due by noon on December 30th.

ANNUAL REPORTS are due in the church office by Sunday, Janu ary 8,, 2017 by each board. The report books will be available February 5th and the Annual Congregational Meeting will be February 19th. THIS SERVICE is broadcast live on KLFD radio and on Cable TV today at 11 a.m., Monday at 10:30 a.m. THIS WEEK AT ZION: Tonight: 5 pm Happy Birthday Jesus Preschool Program/Potluck, 7-9 pm On the Way Youth Group at Zion Monday: 10 am AA, 6:30 pm GriefShare, 7:30 pm AA Tuesday: 10 am Preschool Chapel, 11 am Text Study, 2:30 pm Esther Circle to Meeker Manor, Voice of Zion Deadline Wednesday: 10 am Staff Meeting, 3 pm Firelight, 4:15 pm Joyful Noiz, 5:30 pm Amplify, 6:30 pm Advent Service, 7:15 pm Confirmation; Thursday: 9:45 am OWLS, 11 am OWLS, 7:30 pm AA Friday: Office Closes at Noon Saturday: 3:00, 5:00, 8:00 pm Christmas Eve Candlelight Services/HC Next Sunday: 9:15 am One Christmas Service of Lessons and Carols, no Sunday School, 5:30 pm Share-A-Meal

RECEIVED IN MEMORY of Leland Pearson: $10 for Caring Neighbor, $15 for Sound System, $10 for Pew Cushions, $55 Undesignated, $100 for Building Fund; Marcia Nichols: $15 for Sound System, $25 for Breakfast Bags; Jack Londgren: $10 Undesignated.