Calendar

Today 9:45 ! Sunday School 11:00 ! Worship Tuesday 12/4 6:30! Trustees Wednesday 12/5 1:00 Remembering Jim Martin Thursday 12/6 6:00 Youth (middle school)

Ione Community Church

December 2, 2012

December 2 Hope Sunday Lay Leader! Kerry Rietmann Diaconate! Team 1 Coffee Hour! Erin Heideman Backpacks! Betty Rietmann Dec. 3

Servants

December 9 Peace Sunday Lay Leader! Margo Sherer Diaconate! Team 2 Coffee Hour! Erin Heideman Backpacks! Cathy Halvorsen Dec.10

12/9 Luke 3: 1-6

Upcoming Scripture Readings

12/16 Luke 3: 7-18

12/23 Luke 1:39-55

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

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

Hope
There will be signs in the sun, moon, and stars. On the earth, there will be dismay among nations in their confusion over the roaring of the sea and surging waves. Luke 21: 25 CEB

Rev. Tim Graves, Interim Pastor Phone 541-256-0565 EMail rev.timgraves@gmail.com Tim is regularly be in town from Thursday-Sunday. He will typically be in the ofce from 10 to noon on Thursday and 9 to noon on Friday. Please stop by, call, or email.

Pastor

541-422-7530 www.ionecommunitychurch.org

Order of Worship
Prelude First Sunday of Advent

Welcome & Announcements *Call to Worship (Please say responsively.) L: Now is the time of watching and waiting. P: The time of pregnant expectation of new life. L: Now is the season of hope unfolding. P: The dark winter season when hope is waiting to be born. L: Let us come before God with receptive and willing spirits. P: May our souls magnify Gods name and may our spirits rejoice in God our Savior! All: Rejoice! Magnify the Lord of Hope & promise. Amen.
Bread for the Journey, United Church Press, Modied

Pastoral Prayer Joys & concerns Prayer Hymn There Is a Balm in Gilead #501 v. 1 Lords prayer Offering of Ourselves Meditation Doxology Praise God from Whom All Blessings Flow #46 Blessing of gifts Scripture Luke 21: 25-36 Sermon Looking for Hope in All the Wrong Places Rev. Tim Graves The Lords Table Meditation Communion Hymn One Bread, One Body #393 Words of Institution Distribution of the Elements Break off a piece of the loaf and dip it in the cup. Closing Hymn Take My Life #609 v. 1 & 6 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 Magnify the Lord, insert *Invocation (Please say together.) Come to us, Lord Jesus. As Advent is here, full of expectations and full of hope, help us to see the ways your promise is being fullled. Guide us, touch us in this place and time that we might become ready for the Christ child. Amen.
Everlasting Light, Chalice Press, p. 52 Modied

*Passing of the Peace (Please greet one another.) Lighting the Advent Wreath The Proudfoot Family Meditation Hymn: One Candle is Lit #128 v. 1 Prayer Music with the Worship Team

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