St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church of Perrysville

Worship on December 13, 2020, Third Sunday in Advent Prelude: Variations on ‘Puer Nobis’ (arr. M. Burkhart) Isaiah 11 Dialogue + Lighting of the Advent Candle Gathering Song: Prepare the Royal Highway Greeting +++ Kyrie... Prayer of the Day First Reading + Isaiah 61:1-4, 8-11 Psalm 126 Second Reading + 1 Thessalonians 5: 16-24 Musical Offering + Gospel Acclamation: Alleluia, Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life. Alleluia. Holy Gospel + John 1:6-8, 19-28 + John the Baptist Testifies: He is not the Messiah Hymn of the Day: ‘On Jordan’s Bank the Baptist’s Cry’ Sermon *Nicene Creed We believe in one God, the Father, the Almighty ... We believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ, the only Son of God ... We believe in the Holy Spirit .... Amen. Prayers of Intercession [Your mercy is great] Lord’s Prayer Blessing Sending Song: ‘People Look East’’ GO in peace. SERVE the lord. Thanks be to God. Postlude: ‘All Earth Is Hopeful’ (arr: David M. Cherwien) Rev. Michael Robinson, presiding minister John Thickey, organist Scott Obrosky, lector Nancy Dejohn, vocalist Walt Wible, Altar Guild, acolyte Sine Nomine, videography

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"Remember last Christmas? Remember all of the preparations, the travel to be with family? Remember the holy beauty of the Christmas Eve liturgy and receiving Christ’s grace and forgiveness at his table? The shopping and Christmas caroling? The in-person gatherings? All that has changed." .... Precisely in our distress, in our dislocation, the Lord shows up. EmmanuelGod with usmakes his home in the very places we find foreign or isolating." Presiding Bishop Elizabeth Eaton shares a poignant Christmas message in the December issue of Living Lutheran, reminding us all that we are never alone.