Prelude

Hayoung Kim

Acclamation

Elliot Weidenaar

If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us; but if we confess our sins, God who is faithful and just, will forgive our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
I John 1:8, 9

Confession of Sin

Elliot Weidenaar

Officiant: Let us confess our sins against God and our neighbor.

All: Most merciful God, we confess that we have sinned against you in thought, word, and deed, by what we have done, and by what we have left undone. We have not loved you with our whole heart; we have not loved our neighbors as ourselves. We are truly sorry and we humbly repent. For the sake of your Son Jesus Christ, have mercy on us and forgive us; that we may delight in your will, and walk in your ways, to the glory of your Name. Amen.

Officiant: Almighty God have mercy on us, forgive us all our sins through our Lord Jesus Christ, strengthen us in all goodness, and by the power of the Holy Spirit keep us in eternal life. Amen.

Invitatory and Psalter

Jacqualine Chipongo

Officiant: Lord Open Our Lips
All: And our mouths shall proclaim your praise. Glory 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.

All: The Lord is full of compassion and mercy: Come let us adore him.

Jubilate

The Hymnbook 1982, #391

All: The Lord is full of compassion and mercy: Come let us adore him.

Psalm 40: 1-11 expectans, expectavi

The Anglican Chant Psalter, #87

Elliot Weidenaar

The Lessons

Jacqualine Chipongo

Hebrew Bible: 10 Again the Lord spoke to Ahaz, saying, 11 “Ask a sign of the Lord your God; let it be deep as Sheol or high as heaven.” 12 But Ahaz said, “I will not ask, and I will not put the Lord to the test.” 13 Then Isaiah[d] said, “Hear then, O house of David! Is it too little for you to weary mortals that you weary my God also? 14 Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign. Look, the young woman is with child and shall bear a son and shall name him Immanuel.
Lector: The Word of the Lord
People: Thanks be to God

The Magnificat

Epistles

Albarka Wakili

Hebrews 10:5-10

5 Consequently, when Christ came into the world, he said,
“Sacrifices and offerings you have not desired,
but a body you have prepared for me;
6 in burnt offerings and sin offerings
you have taken no pleasure.
7 Then I said, ‘See, I have come to do your will, O God’
(in the scroll of the book it is written of me).”
8 When he said above, “You have neither desired nor taken pleasure in sacrifices and offerings and burnt offerings and sin offerings” (these are offered according to the law), 9 then he added, “See, I have come to do your will.” He abolishes the first in order to establish the second. 10 And it is by God’s will that we have been sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all.
Lector: The Word of the Lord
People: Thanks be to God

Gradual

The Gospel

Luke 1:26-38

Anthony Plaag

26 In the sixth month, the angel Gabriel was sent by God to a town in Galilee called Nazareth, 27 to a virgin engaged to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David. The virgin’s name was Mary. 28 And he came to her and said, “Greetings, favored one! The Lord is with you.”[b] 29 But she was much perplexed by his words and pondered what sort of greeting this might be. 30 The angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God. 31 And now, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you will name him Jesus. 32 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. 33 He will reign over the house of Jacob forever, and of his kingdom there will be no end.” 34 Mary said to the angel, “How can this be, since I am a virgin?”[c] 35 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[d] will be holy; he will be called Son of God. 36 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. 37 For nothing will be impossible with God.” 38 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.

Lector: The Word of the Lord
People: Thanks be to God

The Sermon

The End and the Beginning: Coming Out and Coming Down

Elliot Weidenaar

The Apostles Creed

Daekyung Ko

I believe in God, the Father almighty,
creator of heaven and earth;
I believe in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord.
He was conceived by the power of the Holy Spirit
and born of the Virgin Mary.
He suffered under Pontius Pilate,
was crucified, died, and was buried.
He descended to the dead.
On the third day he rose again.
He ascended into heaven,
and is seated at the right hand of the Father.
He will come again to judge the living and the dead.
I believe in the Holy Spirit,
the holy catholic Church,
the communion of saints,
the forgiveness of sins,
the resurrection of the body,
and the life everlasting. Amen.

The Prayers

Daekyung Ko

Orator: The Lord be with you.
All: And also with you
Orator: Let us pray as our Lord taught us:

All: 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, forevermore. Amen.

Rae Guthrie

Orator: Show us your Mercy O Lord.
People: And grant us your salvation.
Orator: Clothe your ministers with righteousness;
People: Let your people sing with joy.
Orator: Give peace, O Lord, in all the world;
People: For only in you can we live in safety.
Orator: Lord, keep this nation under your care;
People: And guide us in the way of justice and truth.
Orator: Let your way be known upon earth;
People: Your saving health among all nations.
Orator: Let not the needy, O Lord, be forgotten;
People: Nor the hope of the poor be taken away.
Orator: Create in us clean hearts, O God;
People: And sustain us with your Holy Spirit.

Orator: Pour your grace into our hearts, O Lord, that we who have known the incarnation of your Son Jesus Christ, announced by an angel to the Virgin Mary, may by his cross and passion be brought to the glory of his resurrection; who lives and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.
All: Amen.

Orator: Almighty and everlasting God, by whose Spirit the whole body of your faithful people is governed and sanctified: Receive our supplications and prayers which we offer before you for all members of your holy Church, that in their vocation and ministry, they may truly and devoutly serve you; through our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
All: Amen.

Hymn

“Lord, Dismiss Us with Thy Blessing” UMH 761

1. Lord, dismiss us with your blessing;
   fill our hearts with joy and peace.
   Let us each, your love possessing,
   triumph in redeeming grace.
   O refresh us, O refresh us,
   trav’ling through this wilderness.
2. Thanks we give and adoration
   for the gospel’s joyful sound:
   may the fruits of your salvation
   in our hearts and lives abound!
   Ever faithful, ever faithful
   to your truth may we be found.
3. So whene’er the signal’s given
   us from earth to call away,
   borne on angels’ wings to heaven,
   glad the summons to obey,
   may we ever, may we ever
   reign with Christ in endless day.

The General Thanksgiving

Elliot Weidenaar

All: Almighty God, Father of all mercies,
we your unworthy servants give you humble thanks
for all your goodness and loving-kindness
to us and to all whom you have made.
We bless you for our creation, preservation,
and all the blessings of this life;
but above all for your immeasurable love
in the redemption of the world by our Lord Jesus Christ;
for the means of grace, and for the hope of glory.
And, we pray, give us such an awareness of your mercies,
that with truly thankful hearts we may show forth your praise,
not only with our lips, but in our lives,
by giving up ourselves to your service,
and by walking before you
in holiness and righteousness all our days;
through Jesus Christ our Lord,
to whom, with you and the Holy Spirit,
be honor and glory throughout all ages. Amen.

Elliot: Let us bless the Lord.
All: Thanks be to God.

Elliot: Glory to God whose power, working in us, can do infinitely more than we can ask or imagine: Glory to him from generation to generation in the Church, and Christ Jesus for ever and ever.
All: Amen.

Postlude

Hayoung Kim