Monday December 1, 2008
Bloomington Community Band rehearses at 7:00 p.m. in Heritage Hall.
Voice recital rehearsal at 5:00 p.m. in the Sanctuary
Columbarium Task Force meets at 7:00 p.m. in the Conference Room.
Indiana-Kentucky Synod World Hunger WebEx Meeting at 7:30 p.m. (You will need a computer and/or phone.)
[ACNS News: Archbishop of Canterbury's World AIDS Day video]
[ELCA News: ELCA Seminary Presidents, Deans Address Current Economic Challenges ]
[ENS News: Presiding Bishop issues letter for World AIDS Day 2008]
[ENS News: New York's St. John the Divine cathedral shines at rededication]
[PNS News: Mendenhall to join Texas Presbyterian Foundation: Columbia Seminary president will take new foundation role]
[PNS News: Church of Christ in Thailand requests prayers: Political violence adds to crisis]
[RCA News: Spirituality and Hospitality: What the Church Can Learn by Welcoming Persons with Disabilities]
[Religion and Ethics Newsweekly News: Kim Lawton: Partners Fighting AIDS]
[WCC News: Migrants, too, have human rights]
[WCC News: Uppsala Manifesto demands action on climate issues]
[WCC News: New website to add "New Fire" to future ecumenism in the US]
Andrew, Apostle (Liturgical Color: Red)
Tuesday December 2, 2008
Women's Yoga meets at 10:00 a.m. in Heritage Hall.
Outreach Committee meets at 7:00 p.m. in Room 11.
Worship Committee meets at 7:00 p.m. in the Conference Room.
Quarryland Chorus rehearses at 7:30 p.m. in the Sanctuary.
Indiana-Kentucky Synod Christian Education Team Meeting in the Lutheran Center Chapel
Indiana-Kentucky Synod Communicators' Workshop from 9:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at Christ the King Lutheran Church, South Bend, IN
[ACNS News: New York's St. John the Divine cathedral shines at rededication]
[RCA News: HOPE Prayerline: December 2008]
[UCC News: National fund offers $1.5 million for theological education]
Wednesday December 3, 2008
Worship and the Arts Performance at 7:00 p.m.
The Birth of our Lord by Olivier Messiaen
2008 marks the centenary of the birth of renowned French composer and organist Olivier Messiaen (1908-1992). His cycle of organ meditations based on scriptural texts La Nativité du Seigneur will presented as the first of St. Thomas's Advent worship services. The nine-movement work will be played by organ students from the Jacobs School of Music and the Reverend Lyle McKee will read the scriptural allusions before each movement.
La Vierge et L'Enfant
Isaiah 7: 14, 9: 6; Zechariah 9: 9
Les Bergers
Desseins éternels
Le Verbe
Les Enfants de Dieu
Les Anges
Jésus accepte la suffrance
Les Mages
Dieu parmi nous
Ecclesiasticus 24: 8;
John 1: 14;
Luke 1: 46-47
Men's Group meets at 8:00 p.m. in Room 11.
Indiana-Kentucky Synod Disaster Response Task Force Meeting from 10:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in the Lutheran Center Chapel
[ELCA News: Lutheran pastor, Joseph Ellwanger, receives Birmingham human rights award]
[ENS News: Compass Rose Society hears Archbishop of Canterbury review Communion's work, Lambeth Conference]
[ENS News: Make Israel-Palestinian peace a priority, Christian leaders tell President-elect Obama]
[ENS News: Make Israel-Palestinian peace a priority, Christian leaders tell President-elect Obama]
[PNS News: Strategic Motivations for the Mumbai Attack]
[Religion and Ethics Newsweekly News: Commentary: Religion and Mumbai]
[UCC News: UCC and Disciples leaders extend condolences to Mumbai victims]
[WCC News: WCC salutes signing of cluster munitions convention]
Francis Xavier, missionary in Asia, 1552 (Liturgical Color: White)
Thursday December 4, 2008
Mission Committee meets at 6:30 p.m. in Room 11.
Adult Choir rehearses at 7:00 p.m. in the Sanctuary.
[ACNS News: A Communique from the Anglican/Al-Azhar Dialogue Committee]
[ENS News Lambeth Palace responds to Common Cause Partnership announcement]
[LCMS News: LCMS families lose everything in California wildfires]
[LCMS News: Seminaries, World Mission provide funds for scholarships]
[LCMS News: Schubert accepts call, will leave DCS position]
[LCMS News: CPH's Daily Prayer book on sale]
[LCMS News: Apply now to serve 'The 72']
[LWF News: 2008 Christmas Message from LWF President Mark Hanson: God Fulfils the Promise of a Welcoming Home]
[WCC News: Witnesses of faith show the way towards visible unity]
[WCC News: International ecumenical team to visit Colombia]
[WCC News: Respect the human rights of climate change victims, WCC tells UN conference]
John of Damascus, theologian and hymnwriter, c. 749 (Liturgical Color: White)
Friday December 5, 2008
Hillary Sullivan's Voice Master's Recital at 5:00 p.m. in the Sanctuary
From Mass in b, BWV 232 — Johann Sebastian Bach
Aria: Qui sedes ad dexteram patris
Aria: Agnus Dei
Kimberly Carballo, piano; Emily Senturia, violin
From Sechs Lieder, Op. 48 — Edvard Grieg
Gruss
Dereinst, gedanke mein
Lauf der Welt
Zur Rosenzeit
Ein Traum
Kimberly Carballo, piano
Banalités — Franics Poulenc
Chanson d'Orkenise
Hôtel
Fagnes de Wallonie
Voyage à Paris
Sanglots
Kimberly Carballo, piano
From Carmen — Georges Bizet
Près des remparts de Séville (Seguidilla)
Kimberly Carballo, piano
A House upon the ROK — Hillary Sullivan
I. At Two and a Half
II. Balance
III. Turnabout
IV. Ode to the Absent
Kimberly Carballo, piano; Emily Senturia, violin
Quarryland Chorus rehearses at 7:00 p.m. in the Sanctuary.
Indiana-Kentucky Synod Assembly Planning Team Meeting from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. in the Lutheran Center Chapel
[ELCA News: ELCA Presiding Bishop's 2008 Christmas Message]
[ELCA News: Mensaje Navideño de 2008 del Obispo Presidente de la IELA]
[ELCA News: ELCA Presiding Bishop, Other Leaders Call for Priority on Middle East Peace]
[ELCA News: ELCA congregations receive grants to support clergy sabbaticals]
[ENS News: Religious leaders call for urgent U.S. leadership for Israeli/Palestinian peace]
[ENS News: Episcopal, Lutheran leaders call for balanced approach to Detroit bailout]
[ENS News: Episcopal election methods due for revision]
[ENS News: Presiding Bishop declares inhibited Fort Worth bishop has renounced his orders]
[NCC News: NCC Eco-Justice staff named WCC 'Blessed Peacemakers']
[Religion and Ethics Newsweekly News: The Growth of Chabad]
[Religion and Ethics Newsweekly News: Religious Tensions in India]
[Religion and Ethics Newsweekly News: Indiana Doctor in Kenya]
[UCC News: Book Review: Bulletproof Faith]
[UCC News: Church leaders ask Obama for action on economy]
[WCC News: Patriarch Alexy II: a powerful voice, constructive and critical]
Saturday December 6, 2008
Quarryland Chorus rehearses at 6:00 p.m. in the Sanctuary.
Indiana-Kentucky Synod Global Mission Team Meeting from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. in the Lutheran Center Downstairs Conference Room
Nicholas, Bishop of Myra, c. 342 (Liturgical Color: White)
December 7 to 8, 2008
December 7, 2008
Second Sunday of Advent (Liturgical Color: Blue)
A Time of Preparation
Prelude: Praeludium in f-sharp, BuxWV 146 — Dieterich Buxtehude
Entrance Hymn: Hark, A Thrilling Voice is Sounding (Evangelical Lutheran Worship 246)
Hymn During the Lighting of the Advent Wreath: Light One Candle to Watch for Messiah (Evangelical Lutheran Worship 240)
stanzas 1 and 2
Homily: "Regard God's Patience" — Pastor Lyle McKee
Hymn of the Day: There's a Voice in the Wilderness (Evangelical Lutheran Worship 255)
Responses to the Word
Offertory Anthem: Comfort, Comfort, Now My People — (arrangement Paul Manz)
The Liturgy of Holy Eucharist
Communion Hymn: Comfort, Comfort, Now My People (Evangelical Lutheran Worship 256)
Communion Hymn: Wait for the Lord (Evangelical Lutheran Worship 262)
Sending Hymn: On Jordan's Bank the Baptist's Cry (Evangelical Lutheran Worship 249)
Postlude: Trumpet Tune in D — David N. Johnson
Presider: Pastor Lyle McKee
Deacon: Allison Kaiser
Lector: Kris Stewart
Acolyte: Alex Nixon
Server: Sue Berg
Ushers: Jim and Marti Doering
Greeters: John and Renée Steele
Council Coordinator: David Nixon
Children's Choir rehearsal from 9:00 to 9:40 in Rooms 16 and 17
Sunday Church School from 9:45 to 10:45 a.m.
Age 3 years through Kindergarten — Godly Play Room
Grades 1st through 6th — Rooms 16 and 17
High School — Room 13
Confirmation — Youth RoomAdult Bible Study — Room 11
World AIDS Day Forum in the Conference Room will feature a very short video highlighting the work the Mashiah Foundation/Women of Hope and a discussion about what ELCA missionaries are doing to help these women/children with HIV/AIDS in Nigeria. There will be quilted items from Nigeria for sale at the forum.
A Time of Preparation
Prelude: Praeludium in f-sharp, BuxWV 146 — Dieterich Buxtehude
Entrance Hymn: Hark, A Thrilling Voice is Sounding (Evangelical Lutheran Worship 246)
Hymn During the Lighting of the Advent Wreath: Light One Candle to Watch for Messiah (Evangelical Lutheran Worship 240)
stanzas 1 and 2
Homily: "Regard God's Patience" — Pastor Lyle McKee
Hymn of the Day: There's a Voice in the Wilderness (Evangelical Lutheran Worship 255)
Responses to the Word
Offertory Anthem: My Lord, What a Morning — Harry Burleigh
Adult Choir
The Liturgy of Holy Eucharist
Communion Hymn: Comfort, Comfort, Now My People (Evangelical Lutheran Worship 256)
Communion Hymn: Wait for the Lord (Evangelical Lutheran Worship 262)
Sending Hymn: On Jordan's Bank the Baptist's Cry (Evangelical Lutheran Worship 249)
Postlude: Trumpet Tune in D — David N. Johnson
Presider: Pastor Lyle McKee
Deacon: Doug Doblar
Lector: Emily Garl
Acolyte: Rachel Ringquist
Server: Sharon Fawbush
Ushers: Allan and Helen Mayfield
Greeter: Marcy Grupenhoff
Nursery: Carolyn and Ellie Delap
Council Coordinator: Rita Pavolka
Altar Care: Barb Unger and Charlene Braun
Bread and Wine: Jerry and Betty Smith
Flowers: Carol Seaman
Annual Children's Advent Event from 12:30-2:00. This year's theme is "Christmas Around the World." Bring a dish for a pitch-in lunch, with crafts to follow.
Adults and Youth Group - Please plan to help decorate the church after the 11:00 service.
To Friends & to Life: A benefit concert for Positive Link, Sunday, Dec. 7, 4:00 pm at Unitarian Universalist Church, 2120 N. Fee Lane, Bloomington, IN. Join us for a concert of songs celebrating love and friendship, including favorites such as One Voice, We Live on Borrowed Time, The Rhythm of Life, That's What Friends Are For, Bridge Over Troubled Water, and Together Wherever We Go.
Ambrose, Bishop of Milan, 397 (Liturgical Color: White)
Monday December 8, 2008
Finance Committee meets at 6:30 p.m. in Room 11.
Bloomington Community Band rehearses at 7:00 p.m. in Heritage Hall.
Pastor's Education Class — "Book of Faith" at 7:00 p.m. in the Conference Room
Pastor McKee will be leading the fifth session of our "Book of Faith" initiative.
[ENS News: Presiding Bishop's Christmas Message 2008]
[LWF News: LWF General Secretary Underscores Link between Lutheran Tradition and Human Rights Principles]
[PNS News: Services held for William C. Placher, 60: Beloved teacher, author died suddenly Thanksgiving weekend]
[PNS News: Parsons encourages Obama to put people first: Stated clerk says 'economy must be built on achieving good']
[WCC News: Living Letters team returns from Pakistan with concern for the Christian minority]
[WCC News: Bropleh keynotes AACC Assembly]
Tuesday December 9, 2008
Women's Yoga meets at 10:00 a.m. in Heritage Hall.
Adult Choir rehearses at 7:00 p.m. in the Sanctuary.
[PNS News: Giving thanks: A PC(USA) missionary letter from Ethiopia]
[UCC News: 'Spare Kids the Ads' campaign highlights embedded advertising risks]
[WCC News: When childhood is denied: underage domestic servants in Haiti]
Wednesday December 10, 2008
Advent Worship service at 7:30 p.m. — Haugen Vespers
[ELCA News: ELCA's Support Prompts Other Lutherans to Address Zimbabwe's Food Crisis]
[ELCA News: ELCA's Wartburg College to honor composer John Ylvisaker]
[Religion and Ethics Newsweekly News: Religious Leaders: The First 100 Days]
[WCC News: Pakistani Christians, service in the midst of conflict]
[WCC News: WCC invites applications for top executive position]
Thursday December 11, 2008
Adult Choir rehearses at 7:00 p.m. in the Sanctuary.
Education Committee meets at 7:00 p.m. in Room 11.
[ENS News: ERD receives historic $300,000 pledge from Puerto Rico diocese]
[LCMS News: Seminary offers pro-life workshop]
[LCMS News: CPH offers Christmas book at reduced price]
[LCMS News: LFC offers new summer ministry opportunity for students]
[LCMS News: CPH reduces staff in reorganization]
[LCMS News: Board OKs 'corporation' for new LCMS school in Hanoi]
[Religion and Ethics Newsweekly News: Gary Dorrien: Taking Social Investment Seriously]
[UCC News: Seven notable preachers join Day1 advisory board]
[WCC News: World religious leaders commit to uphold human rights]
[WCC News: Kobia to preach at AACC closing worship]
Friday December 12, 2008
Join the Advent Party at 7:00 p.m.
The St. Thomas tradition of fellowship and fun was re-established with the Fall Picnic. The Eichmillers would like to extend an invitation to the adults of the congregation for an Advent Party at their home. There will be a gift exchange. Please bring a wrapped gift for each attending person, appropriate for both males and females, in the cost range of $5 - $10. Also, please bring a food item to share. The gathering is for adults only please. Maps to their home in Bedford will be available in the narthex. RSVP: 812-279-5197.
[ELCA News: Global Priorities Campaign Receives 'Blessed Are The Peacemakers' Award]
[ELCA News: ELCA begins development of a social statement on criminal justice]
[ENS News: Development, human rights issues in Africa focus of church-wide assembly]
[NCC News: Dangers of 'Christian Zionism' are cited in new NCC brochure]
[RCA News: Women's Ministries Christmas Letter 2008]
[RCA News: Disaster Response Opportunities]
Saturday December 13, 2008
Adult Choir rehearses at 11:00 a.m. in the Sanctuary.
[Religion and Ethics Newsweekly News: Obama Church Shopping]
[Religion and Ethics Newsweekly News: Obama Church Options]
[Religion and Ethics Newsweekly News: Kids Against Hunger]
[Religion and Ethics Newsweekly News: Charitable Gifts]
Lucy, martyr, 304 (Liturgical Color: Red)
December 14, 2008
Third Sunday of Advent (Liturgical Color: Blue)
A Time of Preparation
Prelude: Creator of the Stars at Night — (arrangement Alec Rowley)
Entrance Hymn: Hark, the Glad Sound (Evangelical Lutheran Worship 239)
Hymn During the Lighting of the Advent Wreath: Light One Candle to Watch for Messiah (Evangelical Lutheran Worship 240)
stanzas 1, 2 and 3
Homily: "Advent Surprises" — Jeff Schacht, Diaconal Minister
Hymn of the Day: Christ Be Our Light (Evangelical Lutheran Worship 715)
During the hymn, children may come forward to hang Chrismons on the tree
Responses to the Word
Offertory Anthem: O Come, O Come, Emmanuel — (arrangement Gerald Near)
The Liturgy of Holy Eucharist
Communion Hymn: Creator of the Stars at Night (Evangelical Lutheran Worship 245)
Communion Hymn: Fling Wide the Door (Evangelical Lutheran Worship 259)
Sending Hymn: I Want to Walk as a Child of the Light (Evangelical Lutheran Worship 815)
Postlude: Sonata No. 4: "Allegro Maestoso e Vivace" — Felix Mendelssohn
Presider: Pastor Lyle McKee
Deacon: Betty Smith
Lector: Jaydene Laros
Acolyte: Bailey Arnold
Server: Mary Lou Nierzwicki
Ushers: Larry and Sue Berg
Greeters: Ron and Jean Brown
Council Coordinator: Nancy Winningham
Sunday Church School Children's Christmas Program at 10:00 a.m.
A Time of Preparation
Prelude: Creator of the Stars at Night — (arrangement Alec Rowley)
Entrance Hymn: Hark, the Glad Sound (Evangelical Lutheran Worship 239)
Hymn During the Lighting of the Advent Wreath: Light One Candle to Watch for Messiah (Evangelical Lutheran Worship 240)
stanzas 1, 2 and 3
Homily: "Advent Surprises" — Jeff Schacht, Diaconal Minister
Hymn of the Day: Christ Be Our Light (Evangelical Lutheran Worship 715)
During the hymn, children may come forward to hang Chrismons on the tree
Responses to the Word
Offertory Anthem: A New Year's Carol — Benjamin Britten
Adult Choir
The Liturgy of Holy Eucharist
Communion Hymn: Creator of the Stars at Night (Evangelical Lutheran Worship 245)
Communion Hymn: Fling Wide the Door (Evangelical Lutheran Worship 259)
Sending Hymn: I Want to Walk as a Child of the Light (Evangelical Lutheran Worship 815)
Postlude: Sonata No. 4: "Allegro Maestoso e Vivace" — Felix Mendelssohn
Presider: Pastor Lyle McKee
Deacon: Alison Kaiser
Lector: Carol Seaman
Acolyte: Joshua Lipe-Melton
Server: Debbie Moore
Ushers: Kaye Hill and Cindy Ohslund
Greeters: Tim and Debbie Moore
Nursery: Craig and Kathy McDonald
Council Coordinator: Nancy Winningham
Altar Care: Gail Seegert and Mary Sasse
Bread and Wine: Katie Anderson
Flowers: Larry and Sue Berg
Congregation Council meets at 12:30 p.m.
Advent and Christmas Concert at 4:00 p.m. presented by the St. Thomas Choirs and Orchestra; Jon Yaeger, Director of Choirs; Patrick Pope, Organist
People Look East! — (arrangement Craig Phillips)
Adult Choir
The Lord Will Surely Come — Gerre Hancock
Adult Choir
The Lord is My Shepherd — John Rutter
Adult Choir
My Lord, What a Mornin' — Harry Burleigh
Adult Choir
Corpus Christ Carol — adapted by Benjamin Britten (arrangement Jeff Buckley)
Children's Choir; Randy Goldberg, guitar
People Get Ready — Curtis Mayfield
Children's Choir; Randy Goldberg, guitar
I Saw Three Ships — (arrangement Richard Lloyd)
Adult and Children's Choirs
Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben, BWV 147 — Johann Sebastian Bach
Adult Choir; Rachel Erie, soprano; Erin Houghton, alto; Asitha Tennekoon, tenor; Thomas Florio, bass
Koji Otsuki, violin; Lucia Giraudo, violin; Matthew Mindemann, viola; Shelley Taylor, cello; Christopher Morgan, oboe; Phil May, trumpet
John of the Cross, renewer of the church, 1591 (Liturgical Color: White)
Monday December 15, 2008
Bloomington Community Band rehearses at 7:00 p.m. in Heritage Hall.
Spinners and Weavers meet at 7:00 p.m.
Indiana-Kentucky Synod EPAM Webinar
[ACNS News: Archbishop of Canterbury's Christmas Message to the Anglican Communion]
[ENS News: Pittsburgh Episcopalians reorganize diocese]
[ENS News: Executive Council prepares to study United Thank Offering]
Tuesday December 16, 2008
Women's Yoga meets at 10:00 a.m. in Heritage Hall.
[ENS News: Anne Rudig chosen to head Episcopal Church's Office of Communication]
[PNS News: Building houses of peace, bridges to the future: 'Junior year abroad' participants gather at Ghost Ranch]
Wednesday December 17, 2008
Retired's Lunch at 11:00 a.m.&
Advent Worship service at 12:00 p.m.nbsp;— Haugen Vespers
Advent Worship service at 7:30 p.m.nbsp;— Haugen Vespers
Indiana-Kentucky Synod Campus Ministry Fundraising Team meets in the Synod Office Chapel from 9:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
[ACNS News: The Inter-Anglican Standing Commission on Ecumenical Relations]
[RCA News: Still Learning for Life: December 2008, Issue Number 74]
[WCC News: In Tehran, a Christian-Muslim symposium affirms dialogue, criticizes media]
Thursday December 18, 2008
Adult Choir rehearses at 7:00 p.m. in the Sanctuary.
Indiana-Kentucky Synod Freed to Lead Grant Review Board meeting in the Thrivent Office in Greenwood IN
[ELCA News: ]
[ENS News: Town of Bethlehem rests more peacefully this Christmas]
[ENS News: Annual Mission and Resources report available online]
[LCMS News: LCEF conference: How Christians handle challenging economy]
[LCMS News: Work complete on first AALC-LCMS operating agreement]
[LCMS News: New Austin campus includes nature preserve]
[LCMS News: LCMS president releases Christmas message]
[LCMS News: Thrivent names Hewitt to new post]
[NCC News: Take toxic toys off the shelves, National Council of Churches asks]
[UCC News: Pilgrim Press and United Church Press release new titles]
[WCC News: The Colombian people want and deserve peace, say Living Letters]
Friday December 19, 2008
[ACNS News: Town of Bethlehem rests more peacefully this Christmas]
[NCC News: NCC, CWS, other Christian leaders ask Obama to ease travel restrictions to Cuba]
[Religion and Ethics Newsweekly News: Interracial Churches]
[Religion and Ethics Newsweekly News: Interview with Michael Emerson]
[Religion and Ethics Newsweekly News: Saint Nicholas Tradition]
[Religion and Ethics Newsweekly News: Hanukkah's Light]
[Religion and Ethics Newsweekly News: The First 100 Days: Stay Centered, Save the Planet, Serve the World]
[UCC News: US refuses to support UN measure decriminalizing homosexuality]
Saturday December 20, 2008
Young Women's Group meets at 10:30 a.m.
Katharine von Bora Luther, renewer of the church, 1552 (Liturgical Color: White)
December 21 to 29, 2008
December 21, 2008
Fourth Sunday of Advent (Liturgical Color: Blue)
A Time of Preparation
Prelude: Prepare the Royal Highway — (arrangement Dale Wood)
Entrance Hymn: Prepare the Royal Highway (Evangelical Lutheran Worship 264)
Hymn During the Lighting of the Advent Wreath: Light One Candle to Watch for Messiah (Evangelical Lutheran Worship 240)
stanzas 1-4
Homily: "The House of God" — Pastor Lyle McKee
Hymn of the Day: Rejoice, Rejoice, Believers (Evangelical Lutheran Worship 244)
Responses to the Word
Offertory Anthem: The Lord Will Surely Come — Gerre Hancock
The Liturgy of Holy Eucharist
Communion Hymn: The Angel Gabriel From Heaven Came (Evangelical Lutheran Worship 265)
Communion Hymn: My Soul Proclaims Your Greatness (Evangelical Lutheran Worship 251)
Sending Hymn: Joy to the World (Evangelical Lutheran Worship 267)
Postlude: Toccata on "Joy to the World" — (arrangement Craig Phillips)
Presider: Pastor Lyle McKee
Deacon: Betty Smith
Lector: Jerry Smith
Acolyte: Shelby Crouch
Server: Kay Isaacson
Ushers: Gene and Gayl Laughman
Greeters: Ron and Jean Brown
Nursery: Mary Sasse
Council Coordinator: David Nixon
Sunday Church School from 9:45 to 10:45 a.m.
Age 3 years through Kindergarten — Godly Play Room
Grades 1st through 6th — Rooms 16 and 17
Confirmation students — Youth Room
High School Youth — Education Wing
Adult Bible Study in Room 11
A Time of Preparation
Prelude: Prepare the Royal Highway — (arrangement Dale Wood)
Entrance Hymn: Prepare the Royal Highway (Evangelical Lutheran Worship 264)
Hymn During the Lighting of the Advent Wreath: Light One Candle to Watch for Messiah (Evangelical Lutheran Worship 240)
stanzas 1-4
Homily: "The House of God" — Pastor Lyle McKee
Hymn of the Day: Rejoice, Rejoice, Believers (Evangelical Lutheran Worship 244)
Responses to the Word
Offertory Anthem: I Wonder as I Wander — (arrangement John Jacob Niles)
Carolyn Sowinski, soprano; Dave Pavolka, trombone; Rita Pavolka, piano
The Liturgy of Holy Eucharist
Communion Hymn: The Angel Gabriel From Heaven Came (Evangelical Lutheran Worship 265)
Communion Hymn: My Soul Proclaims Your Greatness (Evangelical Lutheran Worship 251)
Sending Hymn: Joy to the World (Evangelical Lutheran Worship 267)
Postlude: Toccata on "Joy to the World" — (arrangement Craig Phillips)
Presider: Pastor Lyle McKee
Deacon: Shari Rogge-Fidler
Lector: Jane Warner
Acolyte: Sarah Julovich
Server: Dorothy Soudakoff
Ushers: Dave and Rita Pavolka
Greeters: Caroline and Dennis Delap
Nursery: Marcy Grupenhoff and Haley Garl
Council Coordinator: David Nixon
Altar Care: Betty Smith and Jean Brown
Bread and Wine: Ron and Jean Brown
Flowers: Lyman and Gloria Hitchcock
Christmas Caroling today — meet at the church at 1:30 p.m. and bring a snack to share
Recital at 3:00 p.m. in the Sanctuary
Youth Group meets at 5:30 p.m.
German Language Advent Service
You will enjoy a holiday tradition that brings the German community, their friends and the German singing societies together. The service begins at 3:00 p.m. at Zion Evangelical United Church of Christ, 416 East North Street in Indianapolis.
Monday December 22, 2008
[ELCA News: Nutrition, Weight, Emotional Health among Health Risks for ELCA Leaders]
[ELCA News: ELCA Treasurer Advises Synod Leaders on Planning for Budget Contingencies]
[ELCA News: Robert Marshall, Lutheran President, Scholar, Pastor, Dies]
[LCMS News: CPH donates Christmas books to Toys for Tots]
[UCC News: 'One Great Hour of Sharing' tour of Gulf Coast highlights recovery efforts]
[WCC News: Humanitarian zones resist violence in Colombia]
December 23, 2008
[LWF News: LWF General Secretary Concerned about Proposed Religious Law in Kazakhstan]
[LWF News: LWF Affirms Support for Ecuador's Decision to Challenge Illegitimate Debt]
[LWF News: Nourishment for the Body and Soul: ELCA Congregation Volunteers Welcome Special Guests to Weekly Banquet]
[LWF News: Returnees Anticipate Bountiful Harvest: LWF Sudan Program Assists Families with Seeds and Tools]
[WCC News: Peace declaration to be "mission statement" for the churches]
December 24 to 26, 2008
Indiana-Kentucky Lutheran Center Closed in observance of Christmas Holiday
Wednesday December 24, 2008
The Nativity of Our Lord — Christmas Eve (I) (Liturgical Color: White)
Prelude:
Chorale Prelude on "In dulci jubilo" — Johann Sebastian Bach
O Holy Night — Diane Bish
Prelude on "What Child is This?" — Richard Purvis
Christ Was Born on Christmas Day — June Nixon
Mary Had a Baby — Andrew Gant
Entrance Hymn: Oh Come All Ye Faithful, verses 1-3 (Evangelical Lutheran Worship 283)
Hymn: Go Tell it on the Mountain (Evangelical Lutheran Worship 290)
Psalm Hymn: Joy to the World (Evangelical Lutheran Worship 267)
Gospel Verse: Oh, Come All Ye Faithful verse 4 (Evangelical Lutheran Worship 283)
Meditation: "I Heard the Bells" — Pastor Lyle McKee
Hymn of the Day: Angels We Have Heard on High (Evangelical Lutheran Worship 289)
Offertory Anthem: Christus: "Say, where is He born the King of Judea," — Felix Mendelssohn
Offertory Hymn: What Child is This? (Evangelical Lutheran Worship 206)
Carols during the meal:
Away in a Manger
Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming (Evangelical Lutheran Worship 272)
O Little Town of Bethlehem (Evangelical Lutheran Worship 279)
Silent Night (Evangelical Lutheran Worship 281)
with children's candle procession
Sending Hymn: Hark! The Herald Angels Sing (Evangelical Lutheran Worship 270)
Presider: Pastor Lyle McKee
Deacon: Kris Stewart
Lector: Sue Berg
Server: Larry Berg
Ushers: Tim Moore and Dean Arnold
Greeters: Matt and Tiffany Shupe
Council Coordinator: Deborah O'Brien
Fellowship/Reception at 9:15 p.m.
Prelude:
Good King Wenceslas — (arrangement Richard Elasse)
Carillon on "Ding, Dong, Merrily on High" — (arrangement Martin Setchell)
The World Awaiting the Savior — Marcel Dupré
Entrance Hymn: Oh Come All Ye Faithful, verses 1-3 (Evangelical Lutheran Worship 283)
Hymn: Go Tell it on the Mountain (Evangelical Lutheran Worship 290)
Psalm Hymn: Joy to the World (Evangelical Lutheran Worship 267)
Gospel Verse: Oh, Come All Ye Faithful verse 4 (Evangelical Lutheran Worship 283)
Meditation: "I Heard the Bells" — Pastor Lyle McKee
Hymn of the Day: Angels We Have Heard on High (Evangelical Lutheran Worship 289)
Offertory Anthem: Christus: "Say, where is He born the King of Judea," — Felix Mendelssohn
Offertory Hymn: What Child is This? (Evangelical Lutheran Worship 206)
Carols during the meal:
Away in a Manger
Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming (Evangelical Lutheran Worship 272)
O Little Town of Bethlehem (Evangelical Lutheran Worship 279)
Silent Night (Evangelical Lutheran Worship 281)
Sending Hymn: Hark! The Herald Angels Sing (Evangelical Lutheran Worship 270)
Presider: Pastor Lyle McKee
Deacon: Alison Kaiser
Lector: Gail Seegert
Server: Shirley Mingee
Ushers: Frank and Mary Lou Nierzwicki
Greeter: Deborah O'Brien
Altar Care: Betty Smith and Barb Unger
Bread and Wine: Mark and Charlene Braun
For many years the Moravian Star has been a favorite decoration for the Advent and Christmas Seasons, appropriately displayed until Epiphany (January 6).
The Moravian Star, emerged around 1850 out of the evening handicraft sessions of the Moravian boys' school in Niesky, Germany. Later an alumnus of the school, Pieter Verbeek, began commercial production of the star in his home, which developed into the Herrnhut star factory. Soon the star was being shipped throughout the world.
The Moravian Star is a reminder of the star that led the Wise Men from their eastern home to Bethlehem, where they presented gifts to the Christ Child. It also symbolizes the Christ Child himself, of whom the Old Testament said "A Star shall come out of Jacob" (Numbers 24:17). The Risen Christ, likewise, proclaimed himself "the root and offspring of David, the bright and morning star" (Revelation 22:16).
Today perhaps more non-Moravians are displaying this beloved symbol at Christmas than are the Moravians themselves.
Star of wonder, star of night, star with royal beauty bright; westward leading, still proceeding, guide us to thy perfect light.
We are grateful to those who have contributed the poinsettia plants that add to the festive surroundings, and to all who contributed of their talent in the hanging of the greens.
Three of the poinsettias are a gift from Thrivent in appreciation of volunteers from St. Thomas.
Our Thanks to organists Beverly McGahey (7 p.m.) and Monica Harper (10 p.m.) filling in for Patrick who has gone home for the holidays.
From Pastor Lyle and from the Church Staff:
We are deeply grateful for your seasonal expressions of caring and appreciation for our work among you. We pray that each of you will be richly blessed throughout Christmastide and in the New Year!
December 25 and 26, 2008
Church Office Closed
Thursday December 25, 2008
The Nativity of Our Lord — Christmas Dawn (II) (Liturgical Color: White)
The Nativity of Our Lord — Christmas Day (III) (Liturgical Color: White)
[ACNS News: The Absolute Last Word]
[ACNS News: Archbishop of Canterbury's Christmas sermon 2008]
[Religion and Ethics Newsweekly News Look Back 2008]
December 26, 2008 to January 1, 2008
Friday December 26, 2008
[Religion and Ethics Newsweekly News: Churches and the Foreclosure Crisis]
[Religion and Ethics Newsweekly News: Look Back 2008]
Stephen, Deacon and Martyr (Liturgical Color: Red)
Saturday December 27, 2008
John, Apostle and Evangelist (Liturgical Color: White)
December 28 to 29, 2008
December 28, 2008
First Sunday After Christmas (Liturgical Color: White)
The Liturgy is reprinted from Evangelical Lutheran Worship, setting 4 copyright © 2006 by permission of Augsburg Fortress.
A Time of Preparation
Entrance Hymn: Good Christian Friends, Rejoice (Evangelical Lutheran Worship 288)
Homily: Pastor Kelli Skram
Hymn of the Day: Of the Father's Love Begotten (Evangelical Lutheran Worship 295)
Responses to the Word
Offertory Anthem: Of the Father's Love Begotten — (arrangement Wilbur Held)
The Liturgy of Holy Eucharist
Communion Hymn: What Child is This (Evangelical Lutheran Worship 296)
Communion Hymn: It Came Upon the Midnight Clear (Evangelical Lutheran Worship 282)
Sending Hymn: Hark! The Herald Angels Sing (Evangelical Lutheran Worship 270)
Presider: Pastor Kelli Skram
Deacon: Kris Stewart
Lector: Kathy McDonald
Acolyte: Ellie Delap
Server: David Ellies
Ushers: Sam and Melissa Eichmiller
Greeters: Jerry and Betty Smith
Nursery: Rick and Rachel Stults
Council Coordinator: Melissa Eichmiller
Altar Care: Barb Unger
Bread and Wine: David and Debbie Nixon
Flowers: Dean and Sandy Arnold
Thanks to Rita Pavolka, musician for morning's service in Patrick's absence.
The Holy Innocents, Martyrs (Liturgical Color: Red)
December 29, 2008 to January 2, 2009
Church Office Closed
Monday December 29, 2008
Bloomington Community Band rehearses at 7:00 p.m. in Heritage Hall.
[ELCA News: Lutherans to observe National Human Trafficking Awareness Day, Jan. 11]
[ELCA News: Director of disaster response ministry says Lutherans persevere]
[ENS News: Presiding Bishop joins call for end to Gaza attacks]
[NCC News: Amid the violence in the Middle East and elsewhere, a prayer of contrition and messages to the President]
[WCC News: Violence against Gaza must stop immediately, WCC general secretary says]
Tuesday December 30, 2008
Finance Committee meets at 6:00 p.m. in the Conference Room.
[ACNS News: Statement by the Right Reverend Suheil S. Dawani, The Anglican Bishop in Jerusalem on Gaza]
[ELCA News: Lutheran Teens Say God's Justice Goes Beyond 'Just Us']
[RCA News: John Calvin at Five Hundred]
[UCC News: NCC's Kinnamon offers prayers, protest in wake of Gaza bloodshed]
December 31, 2008 to January 4, 2009
LSM National Gathering in Chicago — "Transformed to Reach Out"
Wednesday December 31, 2008
New Year's Eve (Liturgical Color: White)
[ELCA News: Lutheran Bishop Joins Jerusalem Church Leaders in Calling for Peace]
[Religion and Ethics Newsweekly News: In Memoriam: A look back at religious leaders and others who died in 2008]
[Religion and Ethics Newsweekly News: Look Ahead 2009]
[UCC News: Thomas, Watkins sign letter to Bush urging 'decisive U.S. leadership' in Middle East]
[UCC News: Rhode Island church ceiling collapses, injuring several]
Last update: Wednesday 31 December 2008 16:15
