Sunday, December 20th

Children’s Message

Word

Luke 1:26-38

 In the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent by God to a town in Galilee called Nazareth, to a virgin engaged to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David. The virgin’s name was Mary. And he came to her and said, “Greetings, favored one! The Lord is with you.” But she was much perplexed by his words and pondered what sort of greeting this might be. The angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God. And now, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you will name him Jesus. He will be great, and will be called the Son of the Most High, and the Lord God will give to him the throne of his ancestor David. He will reign over the house of Jacob forever, and of his kingdom there will be no end.” Mary said to the angel, “How can this be, since I am a virgin?” The angel said to her, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you; therefore the child to be born will be holy; he will be called Son of God. And now, your relative Elizabeth in her old age has also conceived a son; and this is the sixth month for her who was said to be barren. For nothing will be impossible with God.” Then Mary said, “Here am I, the servant of the Lord; let it be with me according to your word.” Then the angel departed from her.

Listen to what the Spirit is saying. 

Thanks be to God. 

Creed, Prayers, Passing of the Peace

The Creed

We have faith in God who lives among us. We are not alone, we live in God’s world:

We believe in God: who has created and is creating, who has come in Jesus,

the Word made flesh, to reconcile and make new, who works in us and others by the Spirit.

We trust in God. We are called to be the Church:

to celebrate God’s presence, to live with respect in creation,

to love and serve others, to seek peace and resist evil,

to proclaim Jesus, crucified and risen, our judge and our hope.

In life, in death, in life beyond death, God is with us. We are not alone. Thanks be to God!

The Offering

We have a number of ways to participate and contribute when you are unable to attend worship in person. You can make a one-time donation, or manage ongoing giving. You may also chose to use the GivePlus App. Simply download the GivePlus app, and then search for “Holy Spirit Lutheran Church” using our zip code: 98034 (there are two other Holy Spirit Lutheran Churches in the country). Through that app you can also set up one-time or ongoing giving from your phone.

Text to Give

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The Meal & Sending

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PERMISSIONS INFORMATION for Worship December 20th

Advent Wreath Lighting Song

Treasures Out of Darkness/Tesoros Ocultos.  Text and music:  Alan J. Revering, alt. © 1998, Crosier Fathers and Brothers. Published by World Library Publications. All rights reserved. Used and streamed by permission under OneLicense.net license #A-708353.

Procession of Light

Procession of Light.  Words: Traditional.  Music by Marty Haugen, b. 1950.  Tune: © 1990, 2016 GIA Publications, Inc. Text: © 1990, 2016 GIA Publications, Inc., 7404 S. Mason Ave., Chicago, IL 60638. www.giamusic.com. 800.442.3358. All rights reserved. Used and streamed by permission under OneLicense.net license #A-708353.

Gathering Hymn

Joyous Light of Heavenly Glory.  Text by Marty Haugen, b. 1950.  Music: JOYOUS LIGHT, Marty Haugen, b. 1950.  Tune: © 1990, 2016 GIA Publications, Inc. Text: © 1990, 2016 GIA Publications, Inc., 7404 S. Mason Ave., Chicago, IL 60638. www.giamusic.com. 800.442.3358. All rights reserved. Used and streamed by permission under OneLicense.net license #A-708353.

Thanksgiving for Light

Evening Thanksgiving.  Music by Marty Haugen, b. 1950.  Tune: © 1990, 2016 GIA Publications, Inc. Text: © 1990, 2016 GIA Publications, Inc., 7404 S. Mason Ave., Chicago, IL 60638. www.giamusic.com. 800.442.3358. All rights reserved. Used and streamed by permission under OneLicense.net license #A-708353.

Gospel Acclamation

Annunciation & Magnificat.  Text:  Traditional, from the Gospel of Luke.  Music by Marty Haugen, b. 1950.  Tune: © 1990, 2016 GIA Publications, Inc. Text: © 1990, 2016 GIA Publications, Inc., 7404 S. Mason Ave., Chicago, IL 60638. www.giamusic.com. 800.442.3358. All rights reserved. Used and streamed by permission under OneLicense.net license #A-708353.

Sermon Song

O Come, O Come Emmanuel.  French processional, 15th century.  Anonymous authorship.  Plainchant.  Public Domain.  Originally offered in worship on 12/13/15 at First Plymouth Congregational Church, Lincoln NE.  Tom Trenney, Minister of Music.  Original audio and visual available at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lgz5pJYHy6k

Offertory

Ave Maria.  Music by Franz Schubert.  Offered by QT Sherri R.

Offertory Song

Let My Prayer Rise Up Like Incense Before You.  Text:  Psalm 141, Marty Haugen.  Music by Marty Haugen, b. 1950.  Tune: © 1990, 2016 GIA Publications, Inc. Text: © 1990, 2016 GIA Publications, Inc., 7404 S. Mason Ave., Chicago, IL 60638. www.giamusic.com. 800.442.3358. All rights reserved. Used and streamed by permission under OneLicense.net license #A-708353.

Prayers during Communion

Litany and Prayers. Music by Marty Haugen, b. 1950.  Tune: © 1990, 2016 GIA Publications, Inc. Text: © 1990, 2016 GIA Publications, Inc., 7404 S. Mason Ave., Chicago, IL 60638. www.giamusic.com. 800.442.3358. All rights reserved. Used and streamed by permission under OneLicense.net license #A-708353.

Communion Blessing

Final Blessing.  Text and Music by Marty Haugen, b. 1950.  Tune: © 1990, 2016 GIA Publications, Inc. Text: © 1990, 2016 GIA Publications, Inc., 7404 S. Mason Ave., Chicago, IL 60638. www.giamusic.com. 800.442.3358. All rights reserved. Used and streamed by permission under OneLicense.net license #A-708353.

Sending Hymn

Joyful is the Dark.  Text: Brian Wren, b.1936, © 1989, Hope Publishing Co.  Music: JOYFUL DARKNESS, Bob Moore, b.1962, © 1993, GIA Publications, Inc., 7404 S. Mason Ave., Chicago, IL 60638. www.giamusic.com. 800.442.3358. All rights reserved. Used and streamed by permission under OneLicense.net license #A-708353.

Postlude

Winter’s Eve.  Music by Nancy Rohar. Offered by Quarantone Lisa H.

Spoken Liturgy

Litany for the lighting of the Advent Wreath, For the Darkness and the Light,  by Janet Morley.  As published in All Desires Known.  Used for public worship with permission.

Spoken liturgy may be taken from SundaysandSeasons.com, alt., used by permission under Augsburg Fortress License #14006-LIT.  Addition spoken liturgy written by the local community, used by permission of the authors.

Scripture quotations are from the New Revised Standard Version Bible © 1989 Division of Christian Education of the National Council of Churches of Christ in the USA.  Used by permission.

Additional scripture quotations may be taken from THE MESSAGE, copyright © 1993, 2002, 2018 by Eugene H. Peterson. Used by permission of NavPress. All rights reserved. Represented by Tyndale House Publishers, a Division of Tyndale House Ministries.

Additional scripture quotations may be taken from the Spark Story Bible, a paraphrase with contributions by Patti Thisted Arthur, et. al.  © 2009 Augsburg Fortress.  All Rights Reserved.  Used by permission. 

Special Thanks

Numerous instrumentalists, singers, and even lip syncers (you get to guess who is doing what!) contribute to HSLC’s distanced musical offerings.  All are welcome to participate by adding your voice or image, and there are many other opportunities to contribute to worship through photos and videos in which only speaking is needed.  Special thanks in the preparation of this liturgy to Jeff C, Lisa H, Malia J, Sherri R, and Pastor Katy who met in September to do the base recording, and all those who made contributions from afar.  Appreciation also goes to the community of St. John the Baptist Episcopal, West Seattle, and The Rev. Kate Welsch, Rector, for the use of instruments for this worship service and in the coming months.