St. Andrew Presbyterian Church a Service of Lessons and Carols

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Welcome! Prayer Concerns This Week Margaret Plunkett e proclaim that ALL people are created St. Andrew Presbyterian Church in the image of God and affirm that Arminta Jacobson W Matt Hogarth Denton, Texas each person is a beloved child of God, worthy Steven Hill, son of Doug and Carol Hill of God’s love and grace. We welcome all, Stephanie Proctor, friend of Darcy Loveless Third Sunday in Advent celebrating our differences while finding unity Brad Burks, brother-in-law of Juli Carradine December 11, 2016, 10:30 a.m. in Christ. No matter who you are or where you Jack Strutton, father of David Strutton Beth Hindman Lofton, daughter of Jannette Hindman and Steve Hindman are on life’s journey, you are welcome here. A complete list of the ongoing prayer concerns is available in the Narthex. A Service of Lessons and Carols Join us in the Narthex following worship so that we can get acquainted. The refreshments Name Tags Prelude Let the merry organ sound Colin Mawby are provided this month by the Pastor’s Sunday If you ordered a new magnetic name tag, you can pick it up in the Mighty Acts classroom. Those who have not paid, please see Lynn Carrico. School Class. Welcome and Announcements The session, our governing body, will be in Flower Roster the parlor immediately following the 10:30am The flower roster is now available for sign up for 2017. Please put your name and contact Ringing of the Bell Rachel Odei worship service to receive new members. number. You will be contacted before your date for bulletin information. If you have questions, contact Lynn Carrico at [email protected] or 940.453.7088. Lighting of the Third Advent Candle Alison and Kevin McStravick No Children’s Chapel and Margaret Rose (Maggie) Children are invited to remain in the pews with their parents. *Hymn 140 Once in Royal David’s City arr. David Willcocks

Sunday School Opening Prayer

Children, 9:30-10:15am *Hymn 134 Joy to the World arr. Larry Mayfield Nursery Room 102 Preschool Room 100 K-5th Grade Media Room First Lesson Genesis 3:8-15 Brookelyn Lewis Youth, 9:30-10:15am Anthem Adam Lay Ybounden Boris Ord element The Den High School The Cave Second Lesson Genesis 22:15-18 Jeffrey Snider Adults, 9:30-10:15am Breakfast Club Jonathon Fite Room 206/208 *Hymn 113 Angels We Have Heard on High arr. Larry Shackley Pastor’s Class Fred Cassell Room 207/209 Pathfinders Richard Sale Room 205 Third Lesson Isaiah 9:2-7 Matildie Wium

*Hymn 86 The People Who Walked in Darkness Isaiah 9 (Refrain after verses 1, 3, 5)

Fourth Lesson Isaiah 11:1-9; Micah 5:2-4 Emily Hagen

Handbell Voluntary Prepare the Royal Highway Ron Mallory St. Andrew Presbyterian Church 300 W. Oak Street Denton, TX 76201 Luke 1:26-38 Gayle Strange Phone (940)387-3897 Fax (940)381-2404 Fifth Lesson www.saint-andrew.com [email protected] Anthem The Virgin Mary Had a Baby Boy arr. André Thomas Justin Matthews, Steel Drums Richard B. Culp, Senior Pastor Lisa Patterson, Associate Pastor Jeff Snider, Director of Music Sixth Lesson Matthew 1:18-23; Luke 2:1-7 Jim White Samuel Gaskin, Organist Brandi Schoel, Director of Youth Ministries Connect with us

St. Andrew Presbyterian Church is a congregation facebook.com/StAndrewDenton twitter.com/standrewdenton of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). Quartet O Beloved Shepherds Hammerschmidt, arr. T.A. Bergen Christmas Pageant and Dinner with The Week at a Glance Emily Hagen, soprano, Caitlin Coyner, alto, Philip Solyntjes, tenor, Goodland Academy TODAY Timothy Bergan, baritone, Kimberly Luevano, clarinet, Samuel Gaskin, harpsichord Sunday, December 11 Pageant at 5:00pm in the Sanctuary 9:00 a.m. Youth Choir, Children’s Choir Room Seventh Lesson Luke 2:8-16 Lisa Patterson Dinner at 5:30pm in Fellowship Hall 9:30 a.m. Sunday School 10:30 a.m. Worship Service Christmas Eve Worship Services 5:00 p.m. Christmas Pageant, Sanctuary Anthem Mid-winter Bob Chilcott Saturday, December 24 Christmas Day Worship 5:30 p.m. Christmas Dinner, Fellowship Hall 4:30pm Harp Prelude Sunday, December 25 Tuesday, December 13 Eighth Lesson Matthew 2:1-11 Richard Culp 5:00pm Worship Service 10:30am Worship Service 5:00 p.m. Worship & Music, Room 200 Child care offered at the 5:00pm worship service. No Sunday School 6:00 p.m. Building & Grounds, Room 208 Meditation Looking for Chrismons: Light 6:30pm Harp Prelude Come as you are Children’s Ministry, Room 205 7:00pm Worship Service Stewardship, Room 207 Ninth Lesson John 1:1-14 Jake Blosser 7:00 p.m. Diaconate Meeting, Room 206 Presbyterian Women 11:00 p.m. Bulletin Deadline Circle I will meet at 9:30am on Tuesday, December 13, in the home of Jan Lewis with Elaine Presentation of Tithes and Offerings Wednesday, December 14 Martin and Rosalie Remley as hostesses. We will have a Christmas story read from Rosalie. 6:00 p.m. ― Youth Wrapping Party Offertory Anthem What Sweeter Music John Rutter All women of the church are invited. Any questions, please call Linda Heilig, 940-390-7198. 7:30 p.m. Dinner Included Circle II will meet at 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday, December 13, in the home of hostess Pat Hiler 6:30 p.m. Session Meeting, Room 206/208 *Doxology 609 Praise God, from Whom All Blessings Flow Lasst uns erfreuen with Vickie Armstrong and Nancy Brandimarte assisting. All women of the church are welcome. Lesson 4, “Who is Jesus According to John?” derives from John 1; 9; and 10, which present Jesus and God as one. The Rev. Dr. Fred Cassell leads our study. For more Prayers of the People and The Lord’s Prayer information, please contact Elizabeth Hagen at (940) 455-7217. Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name, thy kingdom come, thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread; and Goodland Academy and Treehouse Angel Tree forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors; and lead us not into temptation, Please remember all angel tree gifts are due Today! The Goodland Academy dinner, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, following the Christmas pageant, is this Sunday, December 11. forever. Amen. Pagosa Cabin Sign-up *Hymn 133 O Come, All Ye Faithful arr. David Willcocks By now most of you are aware that the Pagosa Springs, CO cabin will no longer be available to St. Andrew after Labor Day, 2017. The owner has decided to sell it. We are grateful to have had use of it for the past 13 years. *Benediction Jeffrey Snider If you wish to rent the cabin in 2017, contact Jim White at [email protected], preferably by e-mail and give me your 3 top choices of a week you’d like to have. I need your choices by *Postlude In dulci jubilo, BWV 729 JS Bach Jan. 1, 2017. We’ll then conduct a drawing at the first or second weekly staff meeting in Jan. *Those who are able are asked to stand. 2017. I’ll then contact the winners later that week. Each week is available for selection from June 11th until September 3rd except for the weeks of July 16th and July 23rd. he Advent wreath was given to the glory of God by the late Ruth Davis Jones in memory The rate schedule remains as it was this year: for this summer period of June-August, 2017 Tof family and friends. each group agrees to a minimum stay of 5 nights. The maximum length of stay is 7 nights The purchase of the Carols for Choirs 2 books that the Chancel Choir is using today was made i.e. Saturday night through the following Friday night, leaving no later than noon the next possible by gifts given in memory of Tonya Goodnow and Tommy White. day. For up to 6 people, the weekly cost is $500, for 7-10 people the cost is $700 and for more than 10 people, the cost is $1,000. (Non-members add $100 to each of the above 3 categories). Our thanks for the brass players for today’s services: Josh Kauffman and Ann MacMillan As in the past, a $100 deposit to secure your group’s stay, is required. Steps to obtain a (trumpets), Eric Hessel (horn), Julie Gray and Noel Wallace (trombones) and the other partial or complete refund remain unchanged. instrumentalists who joined us. We are also grateful for the readers, the Chancel Choir, the Handbell Choir (Adam La Spata, Berniece Condry, Caitlin Coyner, Emily Hagen, John Current year income to expense Our Daily Bread Needs Lawson, Jonny Ramsey, Patti Stepp, Phil Solyntjes, Sam Day, Teresa Golden), organist Samuel through November Donations to assist with Christmas packages for clients at Our Daily Bread: Gaskin, and our Music Director, Jeffrey Snider. Tube socks Income (pledges + other income) Blankets year to date $841,827 Travel facial tissues Expenses year to date $851,747 Small notepads Deficit ($ 9,920) Large or X-Large gloves

Razors Scan this code to give Toothbrushes or visit Travel-size deodorant www.saint-andrew.com/give December Give-a-Meal Chicken and Dumplings or Beef Stew, Canned Carrots, Canned Pears Optional: Coffee, Dry Milk, Cooking Oil Please return your non-perishable donations for the Denton Community Food Center to the collection bin by the Coke machine near Fellowship Hall. Thank You! St. Andrew Presbyterian Church is a Stephen Ministry Congregation. Quartet O Beloved Shepherds Hammerschmidt, arr. T.A. Bergen Christmas Pageant and Dinner with The Week at a Glance Emily Hagen, soprano, Caitlin Coyner, alto, Philip Solyntjes, tenor, Goodland Academy TODAY Timothy Bergan, baritone, Kimberly Luevano, clarinet, Samuel Gaskin, harpsichord Sunday, December 11 Pageant at 5:00pm in the Sanctuary 9:00 a.m. Youth Choir, Children’s Choir Room Seventh Lesson Luke 2:8-16 Lisa Patterson Dinner at 5:30pm in Fellowship Hall 9:30 a.m. Sunday School 10:30 a.m. Worship Service Christmas Eve Worship Services 5:00 p.m. Christmas Pageant, Sanctuary Anthem Mid-winter Bob Chilcott Saturday, December 24 Christmas Day Worship 5:30 p.m. Christmas Dinner, Fellowship Hall 4:30pm Harp Prelude Sunday, December 25 Tuesday, December 13 Eighth Lesson Matthew 2:1-11 Richard Culp 5:00pm Worship Service 10:30am Worship Service 5:00 p.m. Worship & Music, Room 200 Child care offered at the 5:00pm worship service. No Sunday School 6:00 p.m. Building & Grounds, Room 208 Meditation Looking for Chrismons: Light 6:30pm Harp Prelude Come as you are Children’s Ministry, Room 205 7:00pm Worship Service Stewardship, Room 207 Ninth Lesson John 1:1-14 Jake Blosser 7:00 p.m. Diaconate Meeting, Room 206 Presbyterian Women 11:00 p.m. Bulletin Deadline Circle I will meet at 9:30am on Tuesday, December 13, in the home of Jan Lewis with Elaine Presentation of Tithes and Offerings Wednesday, December 14 Martin and Rosalie Remley as hostesses. We will have a Christmas story read from Rosalie. 6:00 p.m. ― Youth Wrapping Party Offertory Anthem What Sweeter Music John Rutter All women of the church are invited. Any questions, please call Linda Heilig, 940-390-7198. 7:30 p.m. Dinner Included Circle II will meet at 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday, December 13, in the home of hostess Pat Hiler 6:30 p.m. Session Meeting, Room 206/208 *Doxology 609 Praise God, from Whom All Blessings Flow Lasst uns erfreuen with Vickie Armstrong and Nancy Brandimarte assisting. All women of the church are welcome. Lesson 4, “Who is Jesus According to John?” derives from John 1; 9; and 10, which present Jesus and God as one. The Rev. Dr. Fred Cassell leads our study. For more Prayers of the People and The Lord’s Prayer information, please contact Elizabeth Hagen at (940) 455-7217. Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name, thy kingdom come, thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread; and Goodland Academy and Treehouse Angel Tree forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors; and lead us not into temptation, Please remember all angel tree gifts are due Today! The Goodland Academy dinner, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, following the Christmas pageant, is this Sunday, December 11. forever. Amen. Pagosa Cabin Sign-up *Hymn 133 O Come, All Ye Faithful arr. David Willcocks By now most of you are aware that the Pagosa Springs, CO cabin will no longer be available to St. Andrew after Labor Day, 2017. The owner has decided to sell it. We are grateful to have had use of it for the past 13 years. *Benediction Jeffrey Snider If you wish to rent the cabin in 2017, contact Jim White at [email protected], preferably by e-mail and give me your 3 top choices of a week you’d like to have. I need your choices by *Postlude In dulci jubilo, BWV 729 JS Bach Jan. 1, 2017. We’ll then conduct a drawing at the first or second weekly staff meeting in Jan. *Those who are able are asked to stand. 2017. I’ll then contact the winners later that week. Each week is available for selection from June 11th until September 3rd except for the weeks of July 16th and July 23rd. he Advent wreath was given to the glory of God by the late Ruth Davis Jones in memory The rate schedule remains as it was this year: for this summer period of June-August, 2017 Tof family and friends. each group agrees to a minimum stay of 5 nights. The maximum length of stay is 7 nights The purchase of the Carols for Choirs 2 books that the Chancel Choir is using today was made i.e. Saturday night through the following Friday night, leaving no later than noon the next possible by gifts given in memory of Tonya Goodnow and Tommy White. day. For up to 6 people, the weekly cost is $500, for 7-10 people the cost is $700 and for more than 10 people, the cost is $1,000. (Non-members add $100 to each of the above 3 categories). Our thanks for the brass players for today’s services: Josh Kauffman and Ann MacMillan As in the past, a $100 deposit to secure your group’s stay, is required. Steps to obtain a (trumpets), Eric Hessel (horn), Julie Gray and Noel Wallace (trombones) and the other partial or complete refund remain unchanged. instrumentalists who joined us. We are also grateful for the readers, the Chancel Choir, the Handbell Choir (Adam La Spata, Berniece Condry, Caitlin Coyner, Emily Hagen, John Current year income to expense Our Daily Bread Needs Lawson, Jonny Ramsey, Patti Stepp, Phil Solyntjes, Sam Day, Teresa Golden), organist Samuel through November Donations to assist with Christmas packages for clients at Our Daily Bread: Gaskin, and our Music Director, Jeffrey Snider. Tube socks Income (pledges + other income) Blankets year to date $841,827 Travel facial tissues Expenses year to date $851,747 Small notepads Deficit ($ 9,920) Large or X-Large gloves

Sunday School Opening Prayer

*Hymn 86 The People Who Walked in Darkness Isaiah 9 (Refrain after verses 1, 3, 5)

Fourth Lesson Isaiah 11:1-9; Micah 5:2-4 Emily Hagen

St. Andrew Presbyterian Church is a congregation facebook.com/StAndrewDenton twitter.com/standrewdenton of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). Welcome! Prayer Concerns This Week Margaret Plunkett e proclaim that ALL people are created St. Andrew Presbyterian Church in the image of God and affirm that Arminta Jacobson W Matt Hogarth Denton, Texas each person is a beloved child of God, worthy Steven Hill, son of Doug and Carol Hill of God’s love and grace. We welcome all, Stephanie Proctor, friend of Darcy Loveless Third Sunday in Advent celebrating our differences while finding unity Brad Burks, brother-in-law of Juli Carradine December 11, 2016, 10:30 a.m. in Christ. No matter who you are or where you Jack Strutton, father of David Strutton Beth Hindman Lofton, daughter of Jannette Hindman and Steve Hindman are on life’s journey, you are welcome here. A complete list of the ongoing prayer concerns is available in the Narthex. A Service of Lessons and Carols Join us in the Narthex following worship so that we can get acquainted. The refreshments Name Tags Prelude Let the merry organ sound Colin Mawby are provided this month by the Pastor’s Sunday If you ordered a new magnetic name tag, you can pick it up in the Mighty Acts classroom. Those who have not paid, please see Lynn Carrico. School Class. Welcome and Announcements The session, our governing body, will be in Flower Roster the parlor immediately following the 10:30am The flower roster is now available for sign up for 2017. Please put your name and contact Ringing of the Bell Rachel Odei worship service to receive new members. number. You will be contacted before your date for bulletin information. If you have questions, contact Lynn Carrico at [email protected] or 940.453.7088. Lighting of the Third Advent Candle Alison and Kevin McStravick No Children’s Chapel and Margaret Rose (Maggie) Children are invited to remain in the pews with their parents. *Hymn 140 Once in Royal David’s City arr. David Willcocks

Sunday School Opening Prayer

*Hymn 86 The People Who Walked in Darkness Isaiah 9 (Refrain after verses 1, 3, 5)

Fourth Lesson Isaiah 11:1-9; Micah 5:2-4 Emily Hagen