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Second
Sunday After Christmas
January 5, 2003 SALEM
EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN
CHURCH 10
McClellan Circle
- Buffalo, New York Phone: 824-2787 (e-mail:
salemoncircle@yahoo.com) Rev.
David F. C. Wurster, Ph.D. - Pastor -
825-3253 Rev.
Richard E. Blemaster, Pastor Emeritus Sunday
School & Bible Classes . . .
. 9:00 a.m. Worship
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. . 10:30 a.m.
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OF WORSHIP Lutheran Worship -- Page 158 G A T H E R I N GPRELUDE - Prelude on
“Antioch” -
Whitney HYMN
- “Joy to the World”
LW
53 INVOCATION &
CONFESSION & ABSOLUTION -
page 158 INTROIT &
GLORIA PATRI (insert)
- sung
by all KYRIE
page 159 HYMN OF
PRAISE
– “Glory To God”
page
160 COLLECT OF
THE DAY - read by all -
(insert)
(Announcements and prayer requests
& Children’s
Message) T
H E W O R D OLD
TESTAMENT (insert) -
Isaiah 61:10-62:3 GRADUAL (insert)
EPISTLE (insert)
- Ephesians 1:3-6,
14-18
Verse - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
page 164 GOSPEL WITH GOSPEL PROCESSION
(insert) John 1:1-18 (Versicles sung before and after reading) page 165 HYMN
OF THE
DAY - “As
With Gladness Men of Old”
LW
75 SERMON: “The Word and The Witness”
- John 1:1-18 CREED
- Nicene
Creed (rise) -
page 166 PRAYERS
FOR TODAY’S
NEED AND
MISSIONS - (insert)
(At the words: “Lord, in Your Mercy;”
the
congregation responds: “HEAR
OUR PRAYER” INSTALLATION
OF OFFICERS SHARING
OF THE
PEACE & GREETINGS T H E W O R D IN THE SUPPEROFFERING – Sr.
Choir: “Alleluia! Gloria! Magnificat! Nowell!”
- D. Music OFFERTORY
page
168 THE
PREFACE
page 170 WORDS
OF INSTITUTION
page 171
(Communion prayers can be found on page 128) COMMUNION
& COMMUNION HYMNS
-
“Spirit
of The Living God” (see insert)
“Within The Father’s House”
LW
80 S E N D I N GCANTICLE
page 173 PRAYER
& BENEDICTION
page 174 HYMN -
“O Jesus, King of Glory”
LW
79 POSTLUDE -
Postlude on “Valet Will Ich Dir Gebe” ***************************************************************** ASSISTANTS
IN TODAY’S
WORSHIP Celebrant . . . Rev. David F. C. Wurster, Ph.D. Lector . . . Organist . . . . Lois L. Jones Prayer Leader . . . Rose Ann Merkt Assistants . . . Timothy Metzler and Paul Swierczynski Welcomers . . . . Acolytes . . . . Jennifer Carr & Molly Webster Ushers . . . . Robert Wiedemann, Russell Alessi Jr., Ken Kushka, Barbara Turner, Michael Turner, Sue Wiedemann Altar . . . . . . Jim and Judy Carr, Thomas Jindra, and Doris Smith ************************************************************************ FLOWERS
- Given to God’s
Glory by the Women’s Guild.
SICK - Walter Schermerhorn; Elsie Hegedus. TODAY - Financial Books for 2002 close today at noon. NEXT SUNDAY - Deadline for Annual Reports . . . and coffee hour. (
o v e r ) ANNIVERSARY - Emmett Jr.
& Lorraine Horn’s 10th this Thursday. THIS -
Mon. -
12:00 Quilting Group (bring lunch); Tues.
- 12:30, Bible WEEK Study at Norrine Nagel’s;
6:00, Confirmation Class; 7:00,
Church
Council; Wed.
- 7:30, Sr. Choir;
Thurs. - 9:30, Bible
Study; 12:00, South Buffalo Ecumenical Association Meeting, Woodside
Methodist Church, 675 Abbott Rd., Buffalo, Program: “Pray for Church
Unity” – Rev. Wayne West. OFFICE HOURS - Monday –
closed; Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday – 9 a.m.
to 4:00 p.m.; Friday
– 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon. CHRISTMAS CARDS
- If anyone has any
religious Christmas cards from this year, please give to Gretchen Putzman or leave on the table in the narthex. These will be used to make L.W.M.L. Christmas booklets. VBS
–
Servant Event and a WNY(Western New York) AK (Alaska) Connection. Come to Adult and Youth Bible Class, and also coffee hour, on
Sunday, January 12th to hear a team of youth and adults
from Immanuel, Lockport, who do a community VBS each year and plan to
do one in Alaska this summer. Come,
listen, talk and think with Salem’s Board of Education how Salem can
be led by the Spirit back into another facet of mission in WNY and
even beyond. Dear Brothers and Sister in Christ,
Greetings
in the name of our Savoir Jesus!
On behalf of our new ministry, Christian Life Ministries,
Buffalo, I have a special invitation for you as a thank you for the
Lord’s work you do and as a way to join together in celebration to
our God. On
Sunday, January 12, 2003, you are invited to join us at 5:00 p.m. for
our special celebration at Our Savior Lutheran Church, 26 Brunswick
Ave., Buffalo, N. Y. (located one block off Jefferson).
Following the celebration we will gather in the fellowship hall
for refreshments and fellowship.
In the shadow of the cross, Rev. Travis Pittock, Mission
Developer
Christian Life Ministries, Buffalo ***************************************************************** CELEBRATIONS THIS
WEEK BIRTHDAYS: Today -
Lois Yox; Mon.
- Suzanne Baron,
Jim Carr,
Hildegard Gerth;
Wed. -
Ryan Shanahan; Fri.
- Anthony Whipple;
Sat. -
Linda A. Ciminelli, Jim Lesanti, Michael Reiter, Lawrence
Sparceno. ANNIVERSARIES: Thurs. -
Emmett Jr. & Lorraine Horn;
Fri. -
Maurice &
Deborah
Sylvia. *****************************************************************
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