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Hybrid Worship
5 December 2021
Good Morning - Welcome to Advent Hybrid Worship!

No matter who you are or how you participate (coming to the campus to joining online), YOU ARE WELCOME AND LOVED. A special welcome to members of First Congregational Church Flagstaff who are joining us today via Zoom. It's a great day to be together.

Christmas Eve information and the words to our musical call to worship are available as a bulletin insert today.
We Covenant One With Another
Spiritual Formation
Join the Zoom meeting via the button above at 9 o'clock for spiritual formation, or show up in the Multipurpose Room for in-person discussion. This week, Pastor Ken is supporting in-person participants, and Karen is leading discussion on Zoom. Our topic is emotional experiences connected with holiday celebrations, informed by new research from Brene Brown's Atlas of the Heart.

Gathering Music and Prelude

Greeting and Announcements
For celebrations and prayer concerns, please text Pastor Ken at 480-263-3308.

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Call to Worship and Music Video -
There's a Light in the Window

Lighting the Second Advent Candle
One: The Spirit of Love and Life is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear?  
All: Trusting in the power of love is the stronghold of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?
One: I believe that I shall see the goodness of the Life in the land of the living and in our present day. 
All: We eagerly wait for the coming of love into our world, We will be strong, and our hearts take courage. We wait on the LORD.

Musical Call to Worship - Come, Thou Long-Expected Jesus (see insert for lyrics)

Meditation

Prayer for Opening and Closing
Closing our meditation time and moving into worship

Celebrations and Celebration Song - Love Came Down at Christmas
Perceiving and Responding
Pastoral Prayer

Prayer Response -
I Am Sending You Light

I am sending you light
To heal you, to hold you.
I am sending you light
To hold you in love.

Repeat with the song leader; Used with permission © Melanie DeMore

Stewardship Moment and Offertory

Dedication of the Offering
One: Our gifts have been collected and are now presented in hope and thanksgiving.
All: We offer them for the good of our neighbors, our city, and our world. 
Balancing Word and Deed
Word About Life for Today - Rev. Ken Heintzelman

Any new ideas or thoughts lately?
You don't want to tell.
Ok, so...
You have closed up your mind like a
window,
So the rain and the wind could beat on it.
A closed window. Mmmmmmm. Interesting. Your closed window.
When are you going to open the window of your heart,
So that sweet love can fly in like a dove?
Open the window of your heart
So that sweet, soothing love can fly in.
ENOCH JOHN

Sharing Communion

Sending Forth and Words for Mission
One: Celebration need not cease.
All: It can echo in our lives,
in our words,
in our deeds,
in our moods,
in our dreams.
One: Carry wonder and celebration with you wherever you may go and be a blessing in your going out and your coming in. These are the times!       
All: We are the People!
One: All of Creation is blessed!
All: May we love all and serve all!
One: May God be with you.
All: And also with you.
One: Amen.
All: Amen.

Instrumental Postlude