Sunne Lutheran Church
Pastor: Paul Schauer
734-6485 office - 734-6605 parsonage
Ministers: All Members of Sunne
First Sunday of Christmas
December 28, 2014
Announcements
Greeting
Gathering Carol
ELW 267
Kyrie
ELW page 138
Hymn of Praise
ELW 282
Prayer of the Day
O Lord God, you know that we cannot place our trust
in our own powers. As you protected the infant Jesus,
so defend us and all the needy from harm and adversity,
through Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord, who lives
and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now
and forever. AMEN
First Lesson
Psalm 148
Christmas Carol
ELW 289
Second Lesson
Christmas Carol
ELW 300
Gospel
Sermon
Christmas Carol
ELW 283
Response to the Word
WOV page 49
Sharing of the Peace
Offering
Offertory
ELW 884
Prayers of the Church
Lord’s Prayer
Benediction
Closing Christmas Carol
ELW 290
ASSISTING WITH WORSHIP TODAY
Accordion: Barney Strand
Reader: Debbie Jans
Greeters: David and Tammie Falkenstein
Last Sunday, 44 and 177 people gathered for worship.
Christmas Eve, 189 and 54 people gathered for worship.
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WELCOME TO ALL WHO WORSHIP WITH US
THIS MORNING. WE HOPE YOU HAVE A
MEANINGFUL WORSHIP EXPERIENCE. IF YOU
DO NOT HAVE A CHURCH HOME, WE
WELCOME YOU TO JOIN US HERE AT SUNNE.
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THIS WEEK AT SUNNE
Monday
10:30 a.m. Donald Axt funeral
Tuesday
10:30 a.m. Food Pantry truck arrives
Next Sunday
8:30 a.m. Worship
10:30 a.m. Worship
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Throughout the year we will be praying for the members of
Sunne. As we pray for the family of Sunne today, we pray
for Phillip and Susan Lofthus; Lloyd and Bernadine Martin;
and Jesse, Cheryl, and Joanie McCormack.
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Sunday School will begin Sunday, January 11th, at 9:30
a.m. with a fun-filled morning of festivities. Singing,
movies and popcorn are part of the day.
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Your 2015 offering envelopes have been distributed. Please
begin using these envelopes after January 1st. Please throw
away your old envelopes at that time. Using your
envelopes helps the financial secretary greatly.
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The Annual Meeting will be held at 9:30 a.m.on January
25th. All reports are due now. Copies of the Annual
Report will be available on Sunday, January 18th. To
include your ministry team reports in the Annual Report,
please get them into the office before the end of December.
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Our prayers today include: Brandalyn Coley, John
Ylvisaker, Jeff Giles, Rick Steffenson, Debi Horner, Edith
Schieve, Oliver and Rosalia Dewald, Mary Jane Seidel,
Ulane Franklund, Dave Spitzer, Richard Greisch, Jim
Krueger, Doris Berg, Jean Luithle, Arlys Kassian, Dale and
Joy Hurt, Curt Wittmayer, Ed Bickel, Nancy Rippley, Ruby
Weible, Ethan Sharp, Barb Cleland, Jeanne Field, Linda
Jacobson, Ellie Rust, and Rodney Howe.
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Quilting will begin January 8th at the church from 10 a.m.
to 3 p.m. Quilting will be held every Thursday from 10
a.m. to 3 p.m. for the winter months. Everyone is
welcome to attend.
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Before and after worship today you are invited to help wrap
up the Lutheran World Relief Personal Care Kit drive as we
complete 200 kits. Many of the supplies have been
provided through Thrivent Action Team grants given by
Thrivent members. For more information on how to utilize
and access the Thrivent Action Teams, Thrivent members
can go to www.thrivent.com/actionteam
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If you purchased a poinsettia through the church, please
feel free to take the plant home following worship today.
Bags for the plants are available in the sacristy. The
poinsettias are labeled with the donor’s name.
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If you are interested in serving on one or more of the
ministry teams in 2015, please sign up at the table in the
narthex. The ministry teams are Worship, Education,
Church Property, Parsonage Property, Stewardship,
Cemetery, Evangelism, Altar Guild, and Harvest Festival.
Explanations of the teams are available at the table. The
Usher signup is also available.
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