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December 18, 2016
Service of Holy Communion
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GUIDE TO WORSHIP
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Prelude Music
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Ringing the Bell
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Announcements
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Advent teaching
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Lighting the Advent Wreath
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(See the facing page.)
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Advent Wreath Hymn
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#248 People, Look East, vs.
1-4
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The Apostolic Greeting
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Pg. 147 (Setting #4)
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Prayer of the Day
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(Celebrate - Pg. 1)
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First Reading
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Isaiah 7:10-16 (Celebrate - Pg.1)
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Responsorial
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Ps. 80:1-7, 17-19 (Spoken) (Celebrate Pg. 2)
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Second Reading
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Romans 1:1-7 (Celebrate - Pg.3)
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Gospel Acclamation
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Pg. 151 (Alleluia.)
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HOLY GOSPEL
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Matthew 1:18-25 (Celebrate - Pg.3)
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Sermon
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Hymn of the Day
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#257 O Come, O Come, Emmanuel
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The Apostles’ Creed
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Pg. 105
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Prayers of Intercession
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(Celebrate - Pg. 4)
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The Sharing of the Peace
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Presentation of the Offering
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#253 He Came Down
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Offering Prayer
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Pg. 107 {if you wish to follow}
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Preface & Holy,
Holy, Holy
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Pg. 153
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The Great Thanksgiving
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The Lord’s Prayer
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Pg. 154 {prayed together}
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Communion Hymns
{hymns will be sung as needed}
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Pg. 154 Lamb of God
#293 That Boy-Child of Mary
#245 Creator of the Stars of
Night
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Post-Communion
Canticle
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#501 Come With Us, O Blessed
Jesus
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Prayer & Benediction
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Pg. 114
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Closing Hymn
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#242 Awake! Awake, and Greet
the New Morn
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Dismissal
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Pg. 115 (Rsp:“Thanks be to God”)
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Postlude
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* = congregation stands (as able)
448 Talbot Street
West, Aylmer, Ontario N5H 1L1
P & F: 519-773-2175 E-mail: info@stjohnsaylmer.ca
Rev. John
Goldsworthy 519 -207-2224
E-mail: Jgoldsw00@aol.com
Organist: Karin
Barrie
When Mary gives
birth, the time is fulfilled. When we
hear the Word, the time is fulfilled. When
we receive Jesus’ body and blood, the time is fulfilled. When we come to believe, the time is
fulfilled. Now is the day of salvation. Now
is always the day of fulfillment. Jesus saw to that.
Please note: The Advent wreath prayers are to be found
below. For Advent, we continue to experiment with different sorts of prayer for
this part of the service.
Order for Lighting the Advent Wreath
P. God of love, may
this wreath and its light remind us that Jesus came to save us from our sin. Bless this wreath and all who gather around it
as we prepare our hearts to celebrate Christmas. Come, Lord Jesus, bring hope, faith, and life
to our world.
C. Amen.
P. Dear Jesus, may the light of
your love always shine in our hearts. As
Christmas draws closer, we marvel at your great love for us. Let your love transform every aspect of our
lives and touch everyone we encounter. Our
hearts are open to you, Jesus
C. Amen.
All. Joyous light of glory
of the immortal Father,
Heavenly, holy, blessed Jesus Christ,
We
have come this day
And
we look to this rising light in a dark season.
We
sing to God, the Father, the Son and Holy Spirit.
You are worthy of being praised with pure voices forever.
O
Son of God, O Giver of Light,
The
universe proclaims your glory. Amen.
(The hymn follows.)
Welcome!
Everyone is
invited to stay for fellowship after the service.
We pray today for all
the sick in our congregation, especially Colin & Elfriede Hayes, Else
Kalmbach and her son, Nancy Mayberry, Hilda Moritz, George & Astrid Simonis
and John Weninger. May God grant all of
them His healing grace in Jesus Christ.
Amen.
Offering
Envelopes - Everyone has unnumbered envelopes, so please remember to put your name, date
and donation amount on the front of each envelope so you get credit for your donations. If you need more envelopes, there are some in
the Fellowship Hall.
PAR
– Pre-Authorized Remittance – Your
church needs you! Signing up for PAR
allows you to make donations on a monthly basis even if you’re not in
church. Application forms are available
on the table in the Fellowship Hall. All
you have to do is complete the form, attach a VOID cheque and put it in the
offering plate or in the church office.
Communion
Cards are required to be completed once per year per person. If you
have not completed one yet this year, please ask the usher for one.
The communion
supplies for Advent and Christmas Eve have been donated in loving
memory by the family of Meta and Steve Boehm.
The flowers on
the stands are donated by Herb & Jeannette Kebbel in memory of
their parents, Adolph & Emma Kebbel and Neil & Eva McPhail and by
Frieda Neukamm in memory of her husband, Emil and her parents August &
Helene Kebbel.
Corner
Cupboard
Christmas
is a good time to support the Corner Cupboard.
Please help by bringing in non-perishable goods and placing them in the
box outside the Sacristy. Monetary
donations are also accepted.
Hats &
Mitts & Socks For Kids
Some children go to
school without hats, mittens and socks.
Let’s help keep the children warm this winter! Donations of children’s hats, mittens/gloves,
socks (store bought or hand-made) will be accepted during Advent. There will be a Christmas tree in the
Fellowship Hall to decorate with donated hats, mitts and socks.
Aylmer
Optimist Toy Drive
Every year, the Aylmer
Optimists collect new toys for children, up to age 15, for Christmas. Let’s help make Christmas special for some
area boys and girls. Unwrapped, new toys
can be left under the Christmas tree in the Fellowship Hall during Advent.
Christmas Eve Service – Saturday, December 24
7:00 p.m. – with Holy Communion
Christmas Day
Service – Sunday, December 25
10:30 a.m. – with Holy
Communion
Annual Church Supper – Sunday, April 9 @ 5:00 p.m.
Volunteers are needed for selling tickets, cooking, serving, making fruit
flans, setting tables, cleaning up. Mark
your calendar and plan to attend and help.
Tickets are available at The Flower Fountain, Campbell’s, Kebbel’s
Funeral Home @ 519-773-8400 and Frieda Neukamm @ 519-773-8895.
Get
your tickets early before they’re sold out!
They make great Christmas presents too!!!
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