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NEW JERUSALEM EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH SENDS
OUR BEST WISHES TO YOU AND YOUR FAMILY
FOR A HAPPY, HEALTHY 2022!
May God fill you will his New goodness every day and
may the love of Jesus overflow from you to others throughout the year!
In case of a pastoral emergency,
please contact Pastor Lisa Borrell at 610-838-0731 or email MizLKB@aol.com.
SERVANT SCHEDULES AND SERMON TOPICS
Greetings! Please consider volunteering to make our Worship Service safe and a success. We need you. We have several openings for volunteers. If you know someone who would love to help, and they do not have internet, feel free to give them my contact information. Robin (610-349-2586). Please help!
To Be Determined: Please use the sign-up sheets in the Narthex for volunteer opportunities, i.e., Acolytes, Pastor Assistants (Council Members), Assistant Ministers, Chalisters, Lectors, and Ushers. Thank you.
Servants for Sunday, December 4, 2022
Acolyte: Abby Miller
Altar Guild: Sarah Parente & Barbara Young
Assistant to Pastor: Robin Rooth-Fogel
Assisting Minister: TBA
Chalister: TBA
Coffee/Fellowship Hour: TBA
Lector: Denise Hoffert
Ushers: TBA
Sunday, December 4, 2022 ~ Worship Service at 10:00 a.m. ~
2nd Sunday of Advent. At the heart of our Advent preparation stands John the Baptist, who calls us to repent and make a new beginning. As the darkness increases, we turn toward the approaching light of Christ. For Christians He is the root of Jesse, the righteous judge who welcomes all, especially the poor and meek of the earth. We wait with hope for that day when the wolf will dwell with the lamb, and there will be no more hurt or destruction. rom the Lord’s table we are sent in the spirit of John the Baptist to proclaim that in Christ the kingdom of God has come near.
Servants for Sunday, December 11, 2022
Acolyte: PJ Miller
Altar Guild: Janis Hadley & Tina McCardle
Assistant to Pastor: Sharon Bender
Assisting Minister: TBA
Chalister: TBA
Coffee/Fellowship Hour: TBA
Lector: Quinette Brucker
Ushers: TBA
Sunday, December 11, 2022 ~ Worship Service at 10:00 a.m. ~ 3rd Sunday of Advent. A note of joyful expectation marks today’s worship. Isaiah announces that the desert shall rejoice and blossom, and Jesus points to the unexpected and transforming signs of God’s reign. We wait with patience for the coming of the Lord, even as we rejoice at his presence among us this day: in word and holy supper, in church and in our homes, in silent reflection and in works of justice and love. We pray that God would open our eyes and ears to the wonders of Christ’s advent among us.
Servants for Sunday, December 18, 2022
Acolyte: Cole Miller
Altar Guild: Sharon Bender & Tina Young
Assistant to Pastor: Terry Ravier
Assisting Minister: TBA
Chalister: TBA
Coffee/Fellowship Hour: TBA
Lector: Brenda Leister
Ushers: TBA
Sunday, December 18, 2022 ~ Worship Service at 10:00 a.m. ~ 4th Sunday of Advent. Today Isaiah prophesies that a young woman will bear a son and name him Emmanuel. The Gospel is Matthew’s account of the annunciation and birth of the one named Emmanuel, God-with-us. During these final days of Advent we pray, “O come, O come, Emmanuel,” a beloved hymn based on the O Antiphons, ancient prayers appointed for the seven days preceding Christmas. On this final Sunday of Advent, we prepare to celebrate the birth of the one born to save us from the power of sin and death.
Servants for Saturday, December 24, 2022
4:00 p.m. Service
Acolyte: Abby Miller
Altar Guild: All
Assistant to Pastor: Sharon Bender
Assisting Minister: TBA
Chalister: TBA
Coffee/Fellowship Hour: TBA
Lector: David Moser
Ushers: The Miller Family
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Servants for Saturday, December 24, 2022
8:00 p.m. Service
Acolyte: TBA
Altar Guild: All
Assistant to Pastor: Cindy Hart
Assisting Minister: TBA
Chalister: TBA
Coffee/Fellowship Hour: TBA
Lector: Denise Hoffert
Ushers: TBA
Saturday, December 24, 2022 ~ Christmas Eve. Worship Services at 4:00 p.m.;
7:30 p.m. Brass Ensemble Musical Preludes, and 8:00 p.m. In winter’s deepest night, we welcome the light of the Christ child. Isaiah declares that the light of the long-promised king will illumine the world and bring endless peace and justice. Paul reminds us that the grace of God through Jesus Christ brings salvation to all people. The angels declare that Jesus’ birth is good and joyful news for everyone, including lowly shepherds. Filled with the light that shines in our lives, we go forth to share the light of Christ with the whole world.
Servants for Sunday, December 25, 2022
Acolyte: TBA
Altar Guild: Sarah Acker & Kathy Shermetta
Assistant to Pastor: TBA
Assisting Minister: TBA
Chalister: TBA
Coffee/Fellowship Hour: TBA
Lector: Marianne Zellner
Ushers: TBA
Sunday, December 25, 2022 ~ Worship Service at 10:00 a.m. ~ Christmas Day. As on the first day of creation, on this Christmas Day the Word illumines the world, shining forth to bring all things into being. Today we celebrate the incarnate Word, God becoming flesh to live among us in the person of Jesus Christ then and now. Emboldened by the good news of Christ’s birth, along with the shepherds, Mary and Joseph, and all witnesses to the light of Christ, we declare to the world that we have indeed seen and been transformed by the arrival of “the salvation of our God.” O come, let us adore!
THINK SPRING!
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May the beauty of God be reflected in your eyes, the love of God be
reflected in your hands, the wisdom of God be reflected in your words,
and the knowledge of God flow from your heart,
that all might see, and seeing, believe.
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Neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor rulers, nor things present,
nor things to come, nor powers, nor height, nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus.
God, the creator, Jesus, the Christ, and the Holy Spirit, the comforter,
bless you and keep you in eternal love.
The members of New Jerusalem Evangelical Lutheran Church wish you a blessed day and we pray that your day is filled with hope, love, peace, and good health!