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Claybanks Methodist Church
Sunday, December 24, 2023
10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Fourth Sunday of Advent

Welcome and Announcements

*Praise Song
”There’s a Song in the Air ”………….UMH 249

Prelude

*Processional
In this place, among these people
God is worshipped, God is praised.
We have seen the signs and wonders;
The lost are found here, the dead are raised.
We are living the Gospel story;
lives are changed, and mountains moved.
Won’t you come and work among us?
You are welcomed, you are loved.

*Call to Worship
Leader: Light the lamps, prepare the room, God is coming to us!
All: Make our hearts and spirits ready to receive God’s most gracious gift, God’s Son, Jesus Christ.
Leader: Push the darkness away. The light is truly coming!
All: May God’s light shine on us, in us, and through us that God’s glory may be seen. AMEN.

*Gloria Patri……………………………………..UMH  70

*Opening Prayer

*Hymn
”O Little Town of Bethlehem”………………..UMH 230

Lighting of Advent Candles

Prayers of the People – Joys and Concerns

The Offering of our Gifts and Ourselves

*Doxology…………………………………….…UMH 95

*Prayer of Dedication

*Hymn
”In the Bleak Midwinter”…………………UMH 221

Sharing of the Word

Old Testament Reading
Ezekiel 34:23-27………………………………………Page 702
*Gospel Reading
John 20:19-21…………….……………………Page 883

Message by Pastor Gary Peterson
“Names for the Messiah: Prince of Peace”

Prayer

*Hymn
”Good Christian Friends, Rejoice”……….UMH 224

*Benediction

Postlude – Please be seated

Pianist – Suzanne Bellrichard

Liturgist  – Doris Graham

Ministers – All People As We Live The Good News

Claybanks Methodist Church
Sunday, December 17, 2023
10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
 Third Sunday in Advent
Welcome and Announcements

*Praise Song
”Lift Up Your Heads, Ye Mighty Gates”…UMH 213

Prelude

*Processional
In this place, among these people
God is worshipped, God is praised.
We have seen the signs and wonders;
The lost are found here, the dead are raised.
We are living the Gospel story;
lives are changed, and mountains moved.
Won’t you come and work among us?
You are welcomed, you are loved.

*Call to Worship
Leader: Love has come down to us this Advent Season.
All: Divine love which heals and transforms our lives.
Leader: With great joy, we receive that love and share it with others.
All: We open our hearts to all God’s children, the last, the least, and the lost, as well as those who feel privileged.
Leader: The Lord has done and continues to do wonderful things for us.
All: Praise be to God who loves us so much and who challenges us to be people of joy in this darkened world. AMEN.

*Gloria Patri……………………………………..UMH  70

*Prayer of Affirmation………………………UMH 882

*Hymn
”O Come, O Come, Emmanuel”……………….UMH 211

Lighting of Advent Candles

Congregation: We wait as people who experience hardship and pain, yet we are called to witness to the persistent joy that sustains our life as God’s people.

Prayers of the People – Joys and Concerns

The Offering of our Gifts and Ourselves

*Doxology………………………………………..…UMH 95

*Prayer of Dedication

*Hymn
”Bless His Holy Name”………………..TFWS 2015

Sharing of the Word

Old Testament Readings
Isaiah 9:2-7……………………………………………….Page 555
Psalm 103:9-14……………………………………Page 482

Message by Pastor Gary Peterson
“Names for the Messiah: Everlasting Father”

Prayer

*Hymn
”There’s a Spirit in the Air”…….…….UMH 192

*Benediction

Postlude – Please be seated

Pianist – Suzanne Bellrichard

Liturgist  – Konnie Grant

Ministers – All People As We Live The Good News

Claybanks Methodist Church
Sunday, December 10, 2023
10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Second Sunday in Advent

Welcome and Announcements

*Praise Song
”Blessed Be the God of Israel”……..…UMH 209

Prelude

*Processional
In this place, among these people
God is worshipped, God is praised.
We have seen the signs and wonders;
The lost are found here, the dead are raised.
We are living the Gospel story;
lives are changed, and mountains moved.
Won’t you come and work among us?
You are welcomed, you are loved.

*Call to Worship
Leader: Let us hear what God will speak, for the Holy One speaks peace to the people, to the faithful, and to all who turn to God in their hearts.
All: Steadfast love and faithfulness will meet. Righteous and peace will embrace.
Leader: Faithfulness will spring up from the ground, and righteousness will look down from the sky.
All: The Holy One will give what is good, and we will bring our praise and song.

*Gloria Patri………………………………..………UMH  70

*Opening Prayer

*Hymn
”O God Beyond All Praising”………………TFWS 2009

Lighting of Advent Candles

Congregation: We wait as people who yearn for peace that bears the fruit of community, equity, and flourishing for all.

Prayers of the People – Joys and Concerns

The Offering of our Gifts and Ourselves

*Doxology………………….…………………….…UMH 95

*Prayer of Dedication

*Hymn
”Come, Thou Long-Expected Jesus”…….…UMH  196

Sharing of the Word

Old Testament Reading
Isaiah 9:2-7……………………………………………………….Page 555
Psalm Reading
Psalm 72:2-4 & 12-14…………………….……………Page 464
*Gospel Reading
Mark 1:21-28…….………………….………………..…Page 812

Message by Pastor Gary Peterson
“Names for the Messiah: Mighty God”

Prayer

*Hymn
”Take Time to Be Holy”….…….…….UMH 395

*Benediction

Postlude – Please be seated

Pianist – Suzanne Bellrichard

Liturgist  – Michelle Peterson

Ministers – All People As We Live The Good News

Claybanks Methodist Church
Sunday, December 3, 2023
10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
 First Sunday in Advent

Welcome and Announcements

*Praise Song
”His Name is Wonderful”……….…UMH 174

Prelude

*Processional
In this place, among these people
God is worshipped, God is praised.
We have seen the signs and wonders;
The lost are found here, the dead are raised.
We are living the Gospel story;
lives are changed, and mountains moved.
Won’t you come and work among us?
You are welcomed, you are loved.

*Call to Worship
Leader: Come, people of faith, come join your hearts in worship.
All: We hear the invitation and hunger to join in the feast.
Leader: God is faithful and calls us into the loving presence of Jesus, who is the Christ.
All: We come to join with those who watch, wait, and celebrate. AMEN.

*Gloria Patri……………………………………….UMH  70

*Opening Prayer

*Hymn
”Christ, Whose Glory Fills the Skies”…………UMH 173

Lighting of Advent Candle

Congregation: We wait as people surprised again and again by God who shakes us out of our complacency and wakes us up to the work of the kin-dom all around us.

Prayers of the People – Joys and Concerns

The Offering of our Gifts and Ourselves

*Doxology………………….……………………………….…UMH 95

*Prayer of Dedication

*Hymn
”I Want to Walk as a Child of the Light”………UMH  206

Sharing of the Word

Old Testament Reading
Isaiah 9:2-7…………………………………………………………………..Page 555
*Gospel Reading
Luke 2:1-7…….……………………….…………………..…Page 832

Message by Pastor Gary Peterson
“Names for the Messiah: Wonderful Counselor”

Communion

Prayer

*Hymn
”Fairest Lord Jesus”…..…..….…….UMH 189

*Benediction

Postlude – Please be seated

Pianist – Suzanne Bellrichard

Liturgist  – To be decided

Ministers – All People As We Live The Good News