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WORDS OF WELCOME
MEETING GOD IN MUSIC The First Noel arr. Linda Lamb GOD INVITES
US --from Psalm 126; adapted One: When God brought the exiles home
they thought they were dreaming. All: They laughed…they sang…they
couldn’t believe that God made them new. One: God was wonderful
then, and God is just as wonderful today. All: God, we’re
brokenhearted. Bring us home. And make us new so that we laugh, and
sing, and
glory in a harvest of Your salvation. HYMN Lo, How A Rose E’er
Blooming ES IST EIN’ ROS’ PRAYING FOR GOD TO BE WITH US (in unison)
God of Possibility, thank You for blessing us through two unlikely
mothers long ago. Elizabeth
was too old to have a baby and Mary was too young. Yet You chose
them. And, even though they were surprised and afraid, they
accepted Your gift and brought hope, and peace, and joy, and love
to birth in our world.
God of Possibility, as You chose them, choose us, we pray. Call
us to bring hope, and peace, and joy, and love to Your people in
the world today. And give us the grace to welcome our place in Your
purpose that mends this world and makes it whole; working together
with Jesus, our Savior. Amen.
GOD’S WORD IN SCRIPTURE Isaiah 61:1-4, 10-11
THE MAGNIFICAT Introduction Luke 1:39-45 Hymn My Soul Cries Out
with a Joyful Shout (Mary’s Song) STAR OF THE COUNTY DOWN GOD’S
WORD FOR TODAY Accepting Dr. Mize
LIGHTING THE THIRD ADVENT CANDLE: Accepting
A HOUSE FOR ALL GOD’S PEOPLE December 13, 2020 10:00 a.m.
COMMUNITY... IN CHRIST
In Christ, all things hold together –Colossians 1:17All are one
in Christ Jesus –Galatians 3:28
Third Sunday of Advent
Mary and Elizabeth
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DUET In Dulci Jubilo arr. Vicki Tucker Courtney COMING TO GOD IN
PRAYER AND PRAYING OUR LORD’S PRAYER Our Father, who art in heaven,
hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done on earth
as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive
us our
debts, as we forgive our debtors. And lead us not into
temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, and
the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.
GIVING BACK TO GOD Offering Sentences Offering in Music
Prayer HYMN Arise, the Kingdom is at Hand ELLACOMBE
BLESSED TO BE GOD’S BLESSING IN THE WORLD
MUSIC THAT SENDS US ON GOD’S WAY In dulci jubilo J. S. Bach
WORSHIP LEADERSPastors Chuck Mize Elizabeth HartungMinister for
Music Gary WendtVocalists Tricia Melzer-Swaydrak Lucinda
FullerTechnical Engineer Barry Nelson
MODERATORBrad [email protected]
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Dave & Melissa AkiTom & Karen AldrichMarion
AlexanianMary Beth AmorusoRobert & Val AndersonMary Ann
AndersonCarolyn AshbrookCynthia AveryJim & Pam BeavinPatsy
BellDoug & Debbie BergLloyd & Kathryn BettisDonna
BhatiaJustin & Shane BillEsther BlackwelderPaul & Kim
BlakeKathie Bolthouse & Joe KinzigMatt & Cathy
BrackettScott & Beth BradyJack & Deedee BranniganG. William
& Giselle BretzJennifer BurrowesChris CalandraMike & Tara
CallM-J CarlsonLarry (& Julie) ChandlerRick & Karen
ChristiansenDon & Ellen Clark, Jr.Chris & Kara ClarkBill
& Heather CooperColin & Kathleen CrawfordLinda CrowderToni
CuccoHans & Silvia DaehnMonty & Emily DavisGlenn &
Linda DavisWilliam & Beverly DawsonAnn DeakyneChristopher &
Ellen DeanBob & Nicki Doehler
Jerry & Kerry EhlingerSue EmmeArt & Dagny EngleMeredith
EstesWarren & Judy Fellingham, JrDan & Martha FergusDebby
FosdickDeanne FrankSandra FrantzBill & Pat FreyLucinda
FullerTom & Jeanette GallanisPhil Gartner & Amy DowneyBill
& Jan GodeWin & Alison Goodridge, IIIDick & Kate
GottfredBrian & Gretchen GradPeter & Ann GrantJim &
Barbara GriffithsJim & Carol HabelJohn & Julie
HansenElizabeth Hartung & Bob McGeeMichael & Susan
HayesBarry & Beth HerbertBud HerrmannDouglas & Barb
HeurichSally HicksBob & Nan HinchsliffBill & Jane
HinkleDori HirschDoug & Nahreen HivelyJohn & Susan
HoffmannJoyce HollerJon & Kitty HooverGinny HotalingLarry &
Jane HundSue HuntSteve & Kristine IidaStephen Isaacs &
Cathy ShapiroMargy Iverson
Ed & Susan JacobsenKen & Marge JohnsonMarvin & Mary
Ellen JohnsonSteve & Melinda KruegerPaul & Stephanie
KunkelJerry Kurz & Kathryn HallJoe & Mary LambertJohan
& Laura LaneMike & Barbara LauesenStephen LindellHarry
& Holly LittleDavid & Becky Lothian, Jr.Marge LothianRalph
& Holly LoveWayne & Marguerite LueptowMargaret LutzMike
LynchJohn & Nancy MacDougallG. John & Jane MarmetBetsy
MartinJames & Darcie MartinLiz MasonMike & Julie
McBrideScott & Megan McClungBobbie McKay Jim & Gill
MerglMaren MillerGlen Misek & Laurie KilpatrickChuck Mize &
Jeanie BondJody Mize Pat MondlockDoug & Meredith MorganSteve
& Denise MorganTerri MorganRalph MuellerNancy MullarkeyMarsh
& June MussayTroy & Kerri NoardRonald & Paula
Norene
GENEROSITY UPDATEWe are pleased to report that as of today,
December 13, our Business Administrator Lucinda Fuller has received
189 congregant household pledges totaling $582,187 toward our
$940,000 goal to achieve a balanced 2021 church budget. Moreover,
most of the 183 congregant households that have pledged either
matched (50%) or exceeded (38%) their 2020 pledges. We are
grateful! Generosity truly abounds within GCC! In 2020, GCC
received pledges from 294 households, which means that we are still
hoping to receive more than 100 renewing pledges for 2021. If you
haven’t yet returned your pledge card or contacted Lucinda with
your 2021 pledge, we prayerfully ask that you please do so as soon
as possible. Thank you!
Jim and Pam Beavin
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Daniel O’Brien & Karen Patterson-O’BrienSheila O’BrienJanet
OdeshooLaura O’MeraMary Anne PeruchiniJames PetersJoAnne PetersPat
PetersonBarbara PollakConnie PruterJames & Katharine PyottBob
& Beth RaebelChris RocapWilliam Roenitz & Joan MoritzMarge
RomanoJohn Roth & Leanne DrennanJeff & Sue RyanMickey
SafstromJane SandersonSteve & Ellen SchollyChristine
ScholzDonna ScottPhyllis ScottKimberly ScottBob & Marilyn
SelgradDebby ShellardGeorge & Diane SilcaLeslie SimonBrad
SmithScott & Christine SmithBob Smith (Dr. Robert)Richard
SpearsFred & Angela StewartMary StutzKit & CJ SultzJon
& Laura SykesKen & Karen TatarelisAl & Marilyn
TeRondeJeff & Christine ThompsonTom & Sally ThuressonKathy
& Tad TomitaBob & Nancy TompkinsDave & Dina
ToshJennifer & Glenn VanderfluteBob & Allison VevangBob
& Kay WarskowBruce & Kim WedellChristopher & Amanda
WettermanVirginia WhiteMary White
Lynn WildeRobin & Susan WoodsomeJim YagelskiJeff & Kate
ZarishJoyce Zylke
