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St John’s Ev. Lutheran Church and School475 E. Herbert Ave. Salt Lake City, Utah 84110Web Address: Pastor Hank Malone 385-234-1931 rev.dr.hankmalone@Zoom Phone Midweek Advent Service Wednesday 7PM 1(888) 788-0099 meeting ID 87324136855 Zoom Phone Worship Service Sunday 10 AM 1(888) 788-0099 meeting ID 83738568539 Personal ID #We have moved to Zoom and have established an 800 number for those who wish to use their phone to connect and not be charged long distance. The invitation link can also be used if you have a Wi-Fi connection. This will put us on one network and allows us to stay together, without trying to manipulate and coordinate two systems and equipment. The Zoom computer connection or 800 number is a way for you to have our service available to you and your family and friends even if they or you are out of town or state. 1(888)788-0099 is the free 800 phone number for connection. For Sunday worship the meeting ID is 83738568539. Wednesday Advent Service ID is 87324136855, no personal ID is required. Just hit the # sign when asked for personal ID. If you have a smart phone you can enter with video connection or not. If you are connecting for another meeting such as the Wednesday Bible Study meeting you will need ID meeting number 84718425459. If you do not get in please call 385-234-1931 and I will try to help you with that. The easiest way to come on Zoom by computer is to have an invitation email with a link. You will need to send your email address to me or Susan, so we can send out an invitation with a link to our meeting on zoom. For all who have received this notice by email, we have it. If you notice someone missing from the email addresses in your email or want to invite someone you know, either forward this to them so they can join us in worship or send an email to Susan Roberts or Pastor Hank so we can include them in our ongoing email invitations if they desire. We are privileged and commanded by God and for our own good to worship Him. Worship is the highest art form and good work that humans can do before God. It brings us into God’s presence to confess sins and receive forgiveness as well as all His blessings for life now and in eternity maintaining eternal fellowship with God. Worship is not an entertainment activity, one where we sit back and watch, but it requires your active participation. Because of the second to second and a half lag-time between you and the source of the music or leading voice, unison participation requires us to mute our mic or cover the mouth piece as a congregation. One lead voice will be heard responding with which you are also to speak and sing out loud with as you can really participate. Our joyful noise is certainly heard by our Lord, but it is distracting to our worship concentration when we all join in as reoccurring echo that is all out of phase. Remember, worship is not worship unless you are involved in the worship acts, so don’t just watch, -- join in, listen and participate, but do not add to the confusion.You will have opportunity to speak to and greet each other both before and after worship. The actual worship will start at 10 AM, but we will establish our meeting for you to connect as early as 9:45 AM. You will be connected to the waiting room and brought in by the host or co-host ASAP. Your wait time will be very short. Please join us; this will end up a good worship experience for you and without you we will be missing you.In these times of isolation and danger we give thanks to our God who tells us, “I will never leave you or forsake you.” We may not be able to understand the why, but we know that God is in our midst working to sustain us and turn this evil to our good. His Word is never broken; His promises are sure! His love for us assures us of victory over all that which would destroy body and soul. We are with Him, and He continues to gift us with life, body, soul, family, friends, and our church family. We have much to be thankful for. Because of the resurrection of our Lord, we need never fear our future. We can do all things through Him who strengthens and loves us. We have Joy and Peace in Jesus Christ! St John’s Ev. Lutheran Church and SchoolWeb Address: Pastor Hank Malone 385-234-1931 rev.dr.hankmalone@Zoom Phone Midweek Advent Service Wednesday 7PM 1(888) 788-0099 meeting ID 87324136855 Zoom Phone Worship Service Sunday 10 AM 1(888) 788-0099 meeting ID 83738568539 Personal ID #Second Midweek Advent EVENING PRAYER / SERVICE OF LIGHT page 243Invocation: P: In the name of the Father and of the (+) Son and of the Holy Spirit.C: AmenP: See your King comes to you,C: righteous and having salvationService of light:pg. 243L:Jesus Christ is the Light of the world,C: the Light no darkness can overcome.L:Stay with us, Lord, for it is evening,C:and the day is almost over.L:Let Your light scatter the darknessC:and illumine Your Church.Hymn of Light pg. 244L: Joyous light of glory:C:of the immortal Father; heavenly, holy, blessed Jesus Christ. We have come to the setting of the sun, and we look to the evening light. We sing to God, the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit: You are worthy of being praised with pure voices forever. O Son of God, o Giver of life: the universe proclaims Your glory.Thanksgiving for light pg. 245P:Blessed are You, O Lord our God, King of the universe,Who led Your people Israel by a pillar of cloud by day and a pillar of fire by night. Enlighten our darkness by the light of Your Christ;May His Word be a lamp to our feet and a light to our path;For You are merciful, and You love Your whole creation and we,Your creatures, glorify You, Father, Son and Holy Spirit.C:Amen.PSALMODY Ps. 141pg. 245C: Let my prayer rise before You as incense, the lifting up of my hands as the evening sacrifice.L1:O Lord, I call to You; come to me quickly; hear my voice when I cry to You.C:Let my prayer rise before You as incense, the lifting up of my hands as the evening sacrifice.L2: Set a watch before my mouth, O Lord, and guard the door of my lips.L1:Let not my heart incline to any evil thing; let me not be occupied in wickedness with evildoers.L2: But my eyes are turned to You, O God; in You I take refuge. Strip me not of my life.C: Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit; as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be forever. Amen. Let my prayer rise before You as incense, the lifting up of my hands as the evening sacrifice.OFFICE HYMN: LSB 349 “Hark the Glad Sound”Hark, the glad sound! The Savior comes, The Savior promised long; Let every heart prepare a throne and ev’ry voice as song.He comes the pris’ners to release, In Satan’s bondage held. The gates of brass before Him burst, The iron fetters yield.He comes the broken heart to bind. The bleeding soul to cure, And with the treasures of His grace To enrich the humble poor.Our glad hosannas, Prince of Peace, Thy welcome shall proclaim, And heav’n’s eternal arches ring With Thy beloved Name.ADVENT READINGS FROM HOLY SCRIPTURE Prophecies of the Messiah Fulfilled in Jesus ChristDeut.18:15-19: 15 The LORD your God will raise up for you a Prophet like me from among you, from your brothers – it is to Him you shall listen – 16 just as you desired of the LORD your God at Horeb on the day of the assembly, when you said, ‘Let me not hear again the voice of the LORD my God or see this great fire any more, lest I die.” 17 And the LORD said to me, ‘They are right in what they have spoken. 18 I will raise up for them a Prophet like you from among their brothers. And I will put My words in His mouth, and He shall speak to them all that I command Him. 19 And whoever will not listen to My words that He shall speak in My Name, I Myself will require it of him.Acts 3:17-26: 17 “And now brothers, I know that you acted in ignorance, as did also your rulers. 18 But what God foretold by the mouth of all the prophets, that His Christ would suffer, He thus fulfilled. 19 Repent therefore, and turn again, that your sins may be blotted out, 20 that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the LORD, and that He may send the Christ appointed for you, Jesus, 21Whom heaven must receive until the time for restoring all the things about which God spoke by the mouth of His holy prophets long ago. 22 Moses said, “The Lord God will raise up for you a Prophet like me from your brothers. You shall listen to Him in whatever He tells you. 23 And it shall be that every soul who does not listen to that Prophet shall be destroyed from the people. 24 And all the prophets who have spoken, from Samuel and those who came after him, also proclaimed these days. 25 You are the sons of the prophets and of the covenant that God made with your fathers, saying to Abraham, ‘And in your offspring shall the families of the earth be blessed.’ 26 God, having raised up His Servant, sent Him to you first, to bless you by turning every one of you from your wickedness.” KingZechariah 9:9 9 Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion! Shout aloud, O daughter of Jerusalem! Behold, your King is coming to you righteous and having salvation is He, humble and mounted on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey.Mark 11:7-11 7 And they brought the colt to Jesus and threw their cloaks on it, and He sat on it. 8And many spread their cloaks on the road, and others spread leafy branches that they had cut from the fields. 9And those who went before and those who followed were shouting, “Hosanna! Blessed is He Who comes in the Name of the Lord! 10Blessed is the coming kingdom of our father David! Hosanna in the highest!” 11 And He entered Jerusalem and went into the temple. And when He had looked around at everything, as it was already late, He went out to Bethany with the twelve. Rejected by His own peopleIsaiah 53:3 3 He is despised and rejected by men, A Man of sorrows and acquainted with grief. And we hid as it were, our faces from Him; He was despised, and we did not esteem Him.John 1:11 11 He came to His own, and His own people did not receive Him.Luke 23:18-19 18 “But they all cried out together, “Away with this man, and release to us Barabbas – 19 a man who had been thrown into prison for an insurrection started in the city and for murder.Matthew 27:22 22 Pilate said to them, “Then what shall I do with Jesus who is called Christ?” They all said, “Let Him be crucified!”Ps.16: 9-11 to be resurrected9 Therefore my heart is glad, and my whole being rejoices; my flesh also dwells secure. 10 For you will not abandon my soul to Sheol, or let Your Holy One see corruption. 11 You make known to me the path of life; in Your presence there is fullness of joy; at your right hand are pleasures forevermore.Ps.49:15 15 But God will ransom my soul from the power of Sheol, for He will receive me.Mark 16:6-7 6 “And He said to them, 7”Do not be alarmed. You seek Jesus of Nazareth, who was crucified. He has risen; He is not here. See the place where they laid Him. But go, tell His disciples and Peter that He is going before you to Galilee. There you will see Him, just as He told you.”Acts 2:22-33 22 Men of Israel, hear the words: Jesus of Nazareth, a man attested to you by God with mighty works and wonders and signs that God did through Him in your midst, as you yourselves know – 23this Jesus, delivered up according to the definite plan and foreknowledge of God, you crucified and killed by the hands of lawless men. 24 God raised Him up loosing the pangs of death, because it was not possible for Him to be held by it. 25 For David says concerning Him, “I saw the Lord always before me, for He is at my right hand that I may not be shaken; 26 therefore my heart was glad, and my tongue rejoiced; my flesh also will dwell in hope. 27 For You will not abandon my soul to Hades, or let Your Holy One see corruption. 28 You have made known to me the paths of life; You will make me full of gladness with your presence.’ 29 “Brothers, I may say to you with confidence about the patriarch David that he both died and was buried, and his tomb is with us to this day. 30 Being therefore a prophet, and knowing that God had sworn with an oath to him that He would set one of his descendants on his throne, 31 he foresaw and spoke about the resurrection of the Christ, that He was not abandoned in Hades, nor did His flesh see corruption. 32 This Jesus God raised up, and of that we all are witnesses. 33 Being therefore exalted at the right hand of God, and having received from the Father the promise of the Holy Spirit, He has poured out this that you yourselves are seeing and hearing.Magnificat: the Song of Marypg. 248(Refrain): My soul magnifies the Lord, and my spirit rejoices in God, my Savior. For He has regarded the lowliness of His hand-maiden. For behold, from this day all generations will call me blessed.For the Mighty One has done great things to me and holy is His name;and His mercy is on those who fear Him from generation to generation. (Refrain)He has shown strength with His arm; He has scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts.He has cast down the mighty from their thrones and has exalted the lowlyHe has filled the hungry with good things, and the rich He has sent empty away. He has helped His servant Israel in remembrance of His mercy as He spoke to our fathers, to Abraham and to his seed forever.Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit;As it was in the beginning, is now, and will be forever. Amen. (Refrain)OFFERING: (As you are privileged, do contribute to our ministry by sending your offering in support of God’s ministry at St. John’s Lutheran Church, 475 East Herbert Ave., Salt Lake City, UT 84111) In the House of the Lord, the Offering is taken for the partnership with God in His ministry in our community and through this congregation. To participate, you will need to send it to the address above. LSB 349 “Hark the Glad Sound”Hark, the glad sound! The Savior comes, The Savior promised long; Let every heart prepare a throne and ev’ry voice as song.He comes the pris’ners to release, In Satan’s bondage held. The gates of brass before Him burst, The iron fetters yield.He comes the broken heart to bind. The bleeding soul to cure, And with the treasures of His grace To enrich the humble poor.Our glad hosannas, Prince of Peace, Thy welcome shall proclaim, And heav’n’s eternal arches ring With Thy beloved Name.PRAYERS OF THE CHURCH:P: Stir up, we implore you, your power, O Lord, and come that by Your protection we may be rescued from the threatening perils of our sins and be saved by Your mighty deliverance; for you live and reign with the Father and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.C: Amen.Litany pg. 249P: In peace let us pray to the Lord.C: Lord, have mercyL1:For the peace from above and for our salvation, let us pray to the Lord:C: Lord, have mercyL2:For the peace of the whole world, for the well-being of the Church of God, and for the unity of all, let us pray to the Lord:C: Lord, have mercyL1:For this holy house and for all who offer here their worship and praise, let us pray to the Lord:C: Lord, have mercyL2: For President Harrison and President Schlechte, for all pastors in Christ, for all servants of the Church, for our teachers, staff and students and their parents, let us pray to the Lord:C: Lord, have mercyL1:For President Trump and President Elect Biden, for all public servants, for the government and those who protect us, that they may be upheld and strengthened in every good deed, let us pray to the Lord:C: Lord, have mercyL2:For those who work to bring peace, justice, health, and protection in this and every place, let us pray to the Lord:C: Lord, have mercyL1:For those who bring offerings, those who do good works in this congregation, those who toil, those who sing, and all the people here present and those on line both by phone and computer who await from the Lord great and abundant mercy, let us pray to the Lord:C: Lord, have mercy.L2:For favorable weather, for an abundance of the fruits of the earth, and for peaceful times, let us pray to the Lord:C: Lord, have mercy.L1:For our deliverance from all affliction, wrath, danger, pandemic, & need, let us pray to the Lord:C: Lord, have mercy.L2:For those who are isolated from or mourn the loss of love ones or are in physical or mental and emotional need; and all who are suffering addiction or the ravages of war and famine:C: Lord, have mercy.P:For the faithful, who have gone before us and are with Christ, let us give thanks to the Lord:C: Alleluia!P:Help, save, comfort, and defend us, gracious Lord.Rejoicing in the fellowship of all the saints, let us commend ourselves, one another, and our whole life to Christ, our Lord:C: To You, O LordCollect for PeaceP:O God, from whom come all holy desires, all good counsels, and all just works, give to us, Your servants, that peace which the world cannot give, that our hearts may be set to obey Your commandments and also that we, being defended from the fear of our enemies, may live in peace and quietness; through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord, Who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.C: Amen.LORDS PRAYER P: Taught by our Lord and trusting His promises, we are bold to pray:C:Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy name,Thy kingdom come,Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven;Give us this day our daily bread;And forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us;And lead us not into temptation,But deliver us from evil. For Thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever and ever. Amen.BENEDICAMUS L1: Let us bless the LordC:Thanks be to God.BENEDICTIONpg. 252P: The almighty and merciful Lord. The Father, the (+) Son, and the Holy Spirit, bless and preserve you.C:Amen.LSB 887 “Now the Light Has Gone Away”Now the light has gone away; Father, listen while I pray, Asking Thee to watch and keep And to send me quiet sleep.Jesus, Savior, wash away All that has been wrong today; Help me ev’ry day to be Good and gentle, more like Thee.Let my near and dear one be Always near and dear to Thee; O bring me and all I love To Thy happy home above.Now my evening praise I give; Thou didst die that I might live. All my blessings come from Thee; Oh, how good Thou art to me!Thou, my best and kindest Friend, Thou wilt love me to the end. Let me love Thee more and more, Always better than before.Wednesday’s Bible Studies: The First Epistle of St. John begins again on January 5, 2021. Get it live or down load it from our website. The Book of Revelation has been completed and is available also for download from our website. Please keep in your prayers: Robert Schiavo, Sharyn Oliver, Louise Merritt, Bob Malinsky, Dorothy Erickson, Joan Schrank, Lola Stopper, Irma Keil, Irmgard Ristau and Maurine Rathje.. Thurday December 24th we will have a Christmas Eve Caroling Service with Bells Choir accompaniment. This begins at 7 p.m. This is a service of joy as we celebrate the birthday of Jesus our Lord. A communion service will follow after the closing of this service for those desiring the Lord’s Body and Blood and present at the church. Need to make an appointment. We will be limited to 10 people and we will social distance with a 10ft. diameter radios around family groups. Please email or call for your place, i.e. rsvp. 385-234-1931 call or text also by email rev.dr.hankmalone@. Please come to the front door of the church when attending in person.Christmas Day Worship will be at 10 A.M. For those desiring communion please make a reservation with me for Christmas Eve or Christmas Day. We will be limited to 10 again present at the church for this special service. Social Distancing and personal care and safety will be implemented. Temperature will be taken at the door and seating will be spread out. Maintain a distance of 10 feet between family groups. Friday January 1, 2021, New Year’s Day Worship will be held on Zoom at 10 AM. This also is a possible communion service for those who attend St. John’s. Again please announce your intentions and rsvp as in # 3 above. Please come to the front door of the church when attending St. John’s in person.We will still be in basic lockdown for services as per the state mandates. Stay safe, wear your mask for your sake and for the sake of others. ................
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