Calendar

Today 9:45 ! Sunday School 11:00 ! Worship Tuesday, 12/18 Noon! Deadline for returning Neighborhood Center gifts Today Lay Leader! Diaconate! Coffee Hour! Backpacks! Dec. 17 Wednesday, 12/19 6:00! Caroling (youth & others) ! Youth party afterwards Thursday, 12/20 7:00! Longest Night Service

Ione Community Church

December 16, 2012

Servants
Margo Sherer Team 3 Margo Sherer Debbie Morgan

December 23, 2012 Lay Leader! Kerry Rietmann Diaconate! Team 4 Coffee Hour! Lorrene & Betty Grey Backpacks! Christmas break !

Upcoming Scripture Readings

Peace

12/20 Psalm 42:1-5, Matthew 11:28-30, Romans 8:38-39 12/23 Luke 1:39-55

Hope

12/24 Isaiah 9:2-7 & Luke 2: 1-20 12/30 Luke 2: 22-52 01/1 Ecclesiastes 3:1-13 01/6 Isaiah 60: 1-6

Pastor
Rev. Tim Graves, Interim Pastor Phone 541-256-0565 EMail rev.timgraves@gmail.com Tims in-town schedule this week will be Wednesday 12/19 thru Christmas. Ofce hours on Thursday 10 to 12 and Friday 9 to 12 as usual.

Longest Night Service (Blue Christmas) Thursday, December 20 7 p.m.

A Contemplative & Healing Service

Our culture tells us that we must be happy because its Christmas but thats not always true. Join us as we acknowledge grief & pain & nd hope. Communion Service

John said to the crowds that came out to be baptized by him, You brood of vipers! Who warned you to ee from the wrath to come? Bear fruits worthy of repentance. Luke 3: 7-8a NRSV

541-422-7530 www.ionecommunitychurch.org

Love

Order of Worship
Prelude Third Sunday of Advent

Offering of Ourselves Meditation Doxology Praise God from Whom All Blessings Flow #46 Blessing of gifts Scripture Luke 3:7-18 Sermon But Im a Christian! Rev. Tim Graves

Welcome & Announcements *Call to Worship (Please say responsively.) L: Let the heavens be glad, let the earth rejoice before the God of all peoples P: For God comes in power to judge the earth and offers love. L: Let us open our hearts in worship and trust, and offer our lives in willing service. P: We respond in love and service to the love bestowed.
Bread for the Journey, p.19 Modied

Closing Hymn Christians All, Your Lord Is Coming #136 Invitation & Blessings Afrmation of Faith (Please say together.) We believe in one body, one Holy Spirit, one hope to which we are called, one Lord Jesus, one faith, one baptism, one God of all, who is over all and through all and in all.
Based on Ephesians 4, Chalice Worship #496, Modied

*Gathering Hymn Lift Up Your Heads, O Might Gates #129 *Invocation (Please say together.) Make yourself known to us in this place. Heighten our awareness that we might feel your love in our bones, in our muscles, and in our very blood. For you are the love that is the essence that holds humanity and creation together. Amen. *Passing of the Peace (Please greet one another.) Lighting the Advent Wreath Heideman Family Meditation Hymn: One Candle is Lit #128 v. 1, 2, & 4 Prayer Music with the Worship Team Pastoral Prayer Joys & concerns Prayer Hymn Weave #495 Lords prayer

*Benediction (Please gather in a circle.) Please stand if youre able where marked with an asterisk.

Prayer Requests
Renee Allen Christy Correa Beth Dickenson Karen Dubuque Troy Hyatt Jean Jepsen Janette Johnson Family of Jim Martin Yvonne Morter Mary Ann Palmer Family of Don Shelton Marge Zivelonghi