This Week (Nov 25 – Dec 2, 2018) G.R.A.C.E.D! The “C” means “Connect in a Study or Small Group!” Sunday Kindernest Tamale Sale Fundraiser (Nov 25-30) Sunday Morning Opportunities at 9:15 in the Fellowship Hall.: “God’s World & God’s Women of Faith – Jelly Sale People”: “A study based on Genesis” is led by Jim Paige & Norm Nevins; The Book of 8:00 a.m. Worship/Communion Proverbs study is led by Pastor David. A book study from Max Lucado’s new book, 9:15 a.m. Sunday-School “Unshakable Hope” is led by Pastor Bobby. 10:30 a.m. Worship/Communion Midweek Studies: Men’s Breakfast Devotion on the 2nd Wednesday of every month at 11:30 a.m. Disciple Meeting 6:30am at Jalisco’s Restaurant. Extra Books of the Bible: led by Pastor David meets on 1:00 p.m. Christmas Tree Set-Up Wednesday mornings at 10:30am in the FH. Men’s Community Bible Study every Monday 1:00 p.m. HG & LWR Quilters Thursday@ 7am in the Fellowship Hall. Ladies Lunch Study: On Dec. 12th we’ll meet 7:00 p.m. Men in Mission for an offsite lunch social. All ladies are welcome even if you haven’t attended before. Tuesday 1:00 p.m. HG & LWR Quilters In January we will reconvene with a new study on our normal schedule – every other 4:00 p.m. Youth Bells Wednesday from Noon to 1ish in the HG Fellowship Hall Alpha Room. Watch the 5:15 p.m. Bell Ensemble bulletin for more details. If you’ve thought about joining a study but weren’t sure, give Wednesday 10:30 a.m. Extra Books of the Bible Class – Pastor David us a try in 2019! We’re a diverse group of not-too-serious ladies of all ages who enjoy 5:00 p.m. High School Bells studying and laughing together. For more details about the Dec. 12 luncheon or the 5:45 p.m. Grace Notes upcoming study, call/text Kim Gibbs at 830-456-7299 or Barbara George at 7:00 p.m. Sanctuary Choir [email protected]. 8:00 p.m. WYWP Thursday 7:00 a.m. Men’s Community Bible Study The Special Offering for November is designated for Lutheran World Relief World Saturday 6:00 p.m. Worship Hunger. Thank you for your sharing of resources so that others may have the very Sunday Camp Registration Due – Woman of Faith Jelly Sale basics of life! Use the LWR envelope or the brown envelopes provided for your gift. 8:00 a.m. Worship November is Stewardship Month! “The 5 T’s of Stewardship” is the theme for the 9:15 a.m. Sunday-School month as each worship will center our hearts on each topic: Time, Talents, Treasures, 10:30 a.m. Worship/Acevedo Baptisms Testimonies and Thanksgiving! 11:30 a.m. Disciple Meeting 11:45 a.m. Congregational Meeting Christmas tree Set-Up! A new Christmas tree will adorn the sanctuary this year as the

*************************************************************************************************************** old one has gone “ausgespielt!” Reserve Sun., Nov. 25 at 1pm to break open the new Holy Ghost Lutheran Church is a member congregation of the North American tree and decorate it for the first time! Lutheran Church and Lutheran Congregations in Mission for Christ. HGLC is Biblically-based, Christ-centered, Theologically traditionally-tooled, Disciple- Kindernest Tamales are on sale this week for $12/dozen (producer price increased, so 830-997-2288 Fax: 830-997-7869 developing, Mission-minded, and Confessional. Kindernest had to increase!). Funds raised will support the “fluff” necessary to keep the playground safe for Kindernest children as well as Holy Ghosters! Call 997-8939 to [email protected] Weekend Worship at Holy Ghost Church: Three types of worship services at three purchase yours! different times are offered. Saturday evenings at 6pm is an Informal service on piano and occasionally on organ. Sunday morning 8am is the Traditional service, and Christmas Poinsettias to be used in decorating the Sanctuary are now available for Christ the King Weekend 10:30am Sunday is the varied service- musically led on piano, or with praise band, or purchase through the church office. Order yours in memory/honor of someone by November 24th & November 25th 2018 even organ once a month. You are encouraged to attend the service that speaks Dec.14th. Cost is $8. In lieu of purchasing a poinsettia, you may put your $8 gift toward greatest to your soul! the Creek Street Property loan in memory of honor of someone. Thank you for helping All Worship Services

Visitors and Guests! Your presence in worshiping the Lord is our joy! Please join us create a beautiful worship setting! Pastor Bobby Vitek for Sunday-School and Bible Study classes as well as fellowship. Thank you for your Congrats! Receiving the Sacrament of Holy Communion on Thanksgiving Eve are: Pastor David Priem faith which brings you here and please come again! Greyson Lee Crenwelge, Hagen Jacoby, Hewston Ray Lochte, Isabella Reeh, Pastor Clint Pluenneke - Youth & Family

Child Care is offered on Sunday mornings from 7:45am - 11:45am on the lower level Hannah Mari Sagebiel, Annabella Tifailemoana Sione, Brynlee Paxton Staedtler, Pastor Rick McMinn – Life Care Ministry of the church. Penny Ersch is the adult supervisor of this ministry. Derreck Leonard Wendel. Daniel Hofmann - Minister of Children & Young Families

In respect of others, please silence your technology during worship. Thanks! +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Pastor Jan Unger – Visitation Minister Sunday-School Christmas Program Sunday, December 16, Pastor Alan Williams – Visitation Minister Altar Flowers are given to the glory of God by Ed & Yvonne Holleman in memory of 10:30am. It’s that time of year again! Edwin and Wilhelmina Hutchison’s wedding anniversary, married in November, 1942. We want everyone to be involved in this HGLC tradition! Be Kindernest Montessori Preschool: 830-997-8939 Hospitalized this week: Jane Crenwelge, Helen Jung, Betty Sagebiel & JoAnn present at our run-through to get a part! Practice: Saturday, Krauskopf. December 15, 10:00am! nd +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ The HGLC Hospice list includes: Loreen Nebgen, and Frances Klein. Please pray for *Rainbow Trail Camp Registration / July 6-13 / $100 deposit due Dec. 2 them and for all who are in need. *Camp Chrysalis Registration / July 21-26 / $100 deposit due Dec. 2nd +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Our Christian Sympathies are extended to the family of Vernell Scott. May God’s Holy Ghost Sanctuary WIFI Password: Hglcsanctuary1846! grace surround all those who mourn the loss of loved ones. Stewardship Verse for the Week: Proverbs 22:9 Those who are generous are Needed: Salvation Army Ringers! If you’d like to wear a Santa hat & ring the kettle blessed, for they share their bread with the poor. bell in our community to support the workings for Salvation Army, call 512-905-7723, Weekend Attn: 427 General Offering: $19,092.00 or email [email protected] (type “kettle bell” in the subject line). Sunday-School Attn: 143 Sunday-School Offering: $250.00

The Bi-Annual Congregational Meeting is Sunday, December 2, immediately Building/Property Fund Pledges/Gifts Received: $1,268.50 following the 10:30am worship. Operation Christmas Child: $15.00 Thankoffering: $20.00 LWR: $311.00 Christmas Journey at Bethany Lutheran Church is Dec. 14 & 15 and HGLC is again invited to participate. See the sign up table this weekend or visit with Lynne & Jim Parker, 456-6440. www.holyghostfbg.org Special Music Jenna Rickerhauser (10:30am) 3. Then let the servant Church arise, a caring Church that longs to be a WORSHIP SERVICE partner in Christ’s sacrifice, and clothed in Christ’s humanity. Children’s Message Ringing the Bell, Welcome, & Announcements 4. For He alone, whose blood was shed, can cure the fever in our blood, Gospel Song “Take My Life” #406 Invocation & Confession of Sins and teach us how to share our bread and feed the starving multitude. 1. Take my voice and let me sing always, only, for my King; L: In the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, C: Amen! Take my lips and let them be filled with messages from Thee. Offering Prayer L: Merciful Father,

L: Father of all mercies and God of all consolation, C: We offer with joy and thanksgiving what You have first given C: We confess to You that we are by nature sinful and unclean. 2. Take my love; my Lord, I pour at Thy feet its treasure store; Take myself, and I will be ever, only, all for Thee. us—ourselves, our time, and our possessions, signs of Your We have sinned against You in thought, word, and deed, by what gracious love. Receive them for the sake of Him who offered we have done and what we have left undone. Therefore, we flee Gospel Reading From Hebrews 11 & 12 (NT, Pages 225-227) Himself for us, Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. for refuge to Your infinite mercy, seeking and imploring Your By faith Abel offered to God a more acceptable sacrifice than Cain’s…. grace. For the sake of our Lord Jesus Christ, have mercy upon us, by faith Enoch was taken so that he did not experience death… by faith Sharing of the Peace and grant us forgiveness of all our sins. By Your Holy Spirit, Noah, warned by God about events as yet unseen, respected the warning L: May the peace of the Lord be with you! C: And also with you! increase in us true knowledge of You, and of Your will, and true and built an ark to save his household… by faith Abraham obeyed when he obedience to Your Word, that by Your grace we may come to Prayers of the People and Words for Holy Communion was called to set out for a place that he was to receive as an inheritance…. everlasting life; through Jesus Christ our Lord, Amen. by faith he, when put to the test, offered up Isaac…. by faith Isaac invoked The Lord’s Prayer L: God is gracious and merciful through our Savior, Jesus Christ. As a blessings for the future on Jacob and Esau… by faith Jacob, when dying, called minister of Christ and by His authority, I get to declare that our sins Songs for Communion blessed each of the sons of Joseph...by faith Joseph, at the end of his life, are forgiven in the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit! C: Amen! Lamb of God, You take away the sin of the world; have mercy on us. made mention of the exodus of the Israelites and gave instructions about Lamb of God, You take away the sin of the world; have mercy on us. his burial….. by faith Moses was hidden by his parents for three months Opening Hymn “Praise to the Lord” #543 Lamb of God, You take away the sin of the world; grant us peace, after his birth…by faith the people passed through the Red Sea as if it were 1. Praise to the Lord, the Almighty, the King of creation! O my soul, praise grant us peace. dry land, but when the Egyptians attempted to do so they were Him, for He is your health and salvation! Let all who hear now to His drowned…..by faith the walls of Jericho fell after they had been encircled temple draw near, joining in glad adoration! #377 #403 #410 #509 for seven days… by faith Rahab the prostitute did not perish with those who 2. Praise to the Lord, who o’er all things is wondrously reigning and, as on were disobedient, because she had received the spies in peace…. The Blessing wings of an eagle, uplifting, sustaining. Have you not seen all that is And what more should I say? For time would fail me to tell of Gideon, needful has been sent by His gracious ordaining? Sending Hymn “I Love to Tell the Story” #390 Barak, Samson, Jephthah, of David and Samuel and the prophets— who 3. Praise to the Lord, who will prosper your work and defend you; surely through faith conquered kingdoms, administered justice, obtained promises, 1. I love to tell the story of unseen things above, of Jesus and His glory, His goodness and mercy shall daily attend you. Ponder anew what the shut the mouths of lions, quenched raging fire, escaped the edge of the of Jesus and His love. I love to tell the story, because I know it’s true; it Almighty can do if with His love He befriend you. sword, won strength out of weakness, became mighty in war, put foreign satisfies my longings as nothing else would do.

armies to flight. Women received their dead by resurrection. Others were (Re): I love to tell the story; I’ll sing this theme in glory and tell the old, 4. Praise to the Lord! Oh, let all that is in me adore Him! All that has life tortured, refusing to accept release, in order to obtain a better and breath, come now with praises before Him! Let the amen sound from old story of Jesus and His love. resurrection. Others suffered mocking and flogging, and even chains and His people again. Gladly forever adore Him! imprisonment. They were stoned to death, they were sawn in two, they 3. I love to tell the story, for those who know it best seem hungering and

thirsting to hear it like the rest. And when, in scenes of glory, I sing the Litany from Psalm 103 were killed by the sword; they went about in skins of sheep and goats, new, new song, I’ll sing the old, old story that I have loved so long. (Re) L: The grace of God, the compassion of Christ, and the hope of the destitute, persecuted, tormented— of whom the world was not worthy. They wandered in deserts and mountains, and in caves and holes in the Holy Spirit be with you all. Announcements and Dismissal ground….. C: And also with you! Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, L: The worship is now ended, L: Bless the LORD, O my soul, let us also lay aside every weight and the sin that clings so closely, and let C: And the service begins! C: And all that is within me bless his holy name. us run with perseverance the race that is set before us, looking to Jesus the L: We leave to live out God’s call: L: Bless the LORD, O my soul, pioneer and perfecter of our faith, who for the sake of the joy that was set C: To save the lost, and strengthen the saved! C: And do not forget all his benefits! before him endured the cross, disregarding its shame, and has taken his L: May we go to Be and Make Disciples, L: Who forgives all your iniquity, seat at the right hand of the throne of God. C: Blessing and teaching in the name of the Father, Son, and Holy C: Who heals all your diseases, Spirit! L: Who redeems your life from the Pit, L: The Word of the Lord! C: Thanks be to God. L: And remember, He is with you always,

C: Who crowns you with steadfast love and mercy, C: Even till the end of time! Mission Moment L: Who satisfies you with good as long as you live, Lutheran Book of Worship, copyright 1978 - Augsburg Fortress Press, CCLI #2604642 C: So that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s. Message “T is for Testimony” L: The Lord be with you! C: And also with you! Hymn of the Day “The Church of Christ in Ev’ry Age” #433           Prayer of the Day: Almighty Father, You have given us life so that we (Tithes & Offerings Received)    might not just live for ourselves, but live with a certain purpose and leave 1. The Church of Christ, in every age beset by change, but Spirit led, must the mark of Christ in this world and on the lives of those we encounter. claim and test its heritage and keep on rising from the dead.

Give us faith to live our days with direction. In Christ’s name we pray; 2. Across the world, across the street, the victims of injustice cry for shelter C: Amen! and for bread to eat, and never live before they die.