FLC Bulletins

  WELCOME AND ANNOUNCEMENTS OPENING HYMNS:   Sanctuary; Spirit of Gentleness Red 396 CONFESSION AND FORGIVENESS     Blessed be the Father, Son and Holy Spirit, one God, who forgives all our sin, whose mercy endures forever. Amen. As God's beloved children, let us call to mind our sin and our need for reconciliation with God and one another.   Strong and faithful God, we confess that we have not lived as your holy people in the world. We have closed our hearts to your love. We have resisted your light. We have failed to proclaim your mercy. Forgive what we have done and what we have left undone, heal us with your abundant grace, and help us walk as children of the light. Amen. In the mercy of almighty God, Jesus Christ was given to die for us, and for his sake God forgives us all our sins. Strengthened by the Holy Spirit, let us serve the Lord in newness of life. Amen. GREETING KYRIE- LBW setting 1, spoken CHILDREN COME FORWARD: O Sing to the Lord….Red 822 PRAYER O

  WELCOME AND ANNOUNCEMENTS SONGS: I am the Light of the World, You are the Light of the World CONFESSION AND FORGIVENESS    PSALM 36 Transgression speaks to the wicked deep in their hearts; there is no fear of God before their eyes. For they flatter themselves in their own eyes that their iniquity cannot be found out and hated. The words of their mouths are mischief and deceit; they have ceased to act wisely and do good. They plot mischief while on their beds; they are set on a way that is not good; they do not reject evil.   Your steadfast love, O Lord, extends to the heavens, your faithfulness to the clouds.   Your righteousness is like the mighty mountains, your judgments are like the great deep; you save humans and animals alike, O Lord.   How precious is your steadfast love, O God! All people may take refuge in the shadow of your wings. They feast on the abundance of your house, and you give them drink from the river of your delights.   For with you is the fountain of life;

Baptism of our Lord WELCOME AND ANNOUNCEMENTS HYMN: I Was There to Hear Your Borning Cry………...Red 732 CONFESSION AND FORGIVENESS   GREETING/KYRIE/Praise setting 4 (2)   Spoken   Red p. 147-149 PSALM 29 Ascribe to the Lord, O heavenly beings, ascribe to the Lord glory and strength.   Ascribe to the Lord the glory of his name; worship the Lord in holy splendor.   The voice of the Lord is over the waters; the God of glory thunders, the Lord, over mighty waters.   The voice of the Lord is powerful; the voice of the Lord is full of majesty.   The voice of the Lord breaks the cedars; the Lord breaks the cedars of Lebanon. He makes Lebanon skip like a calf, and Sirion like a young wild ox.   The voice of the Lord flashes forth flames of fire.   The voice of the Lord shakes the wilderness; the Lord shakes the wilderness of Kadesh.   The voice of the Lord causes the oaks to whirl, and strips the forest bare; and in his temple all say, “Glory!”   The Lord sits enthroned over the flood;

  WELCOME & ANNOUNCEMENTS                                                            January 2, 2022 HYMN:                                       “Oh, Come, All Ye Faithful” Oh, come, all ye faithful, Joyful and triumphant! Oh, come ye, oh, come ye to Bethlehem ; Come and behold him – born the king of angels;   Oh, come, let us adore him, Oh, come, let us adore him Oh, come, let us adore him, Christ the Lord!   The highest, most holy, Light of light eternal, Born of a virgin, a mortal he comes;   Son of the Father, Now in flesh appearing! … Refrain   Yea, Lord, we greet thee, born this happy morning; Jesus, to thee be glory given; Word of the Father, now in flesh appearing; … Refrain     Beloved in Christ, we are gathered together this Christmas to prepare our hearts for the coming of Our Lord Jesus Christ; to meditate upon the mystery of that Incarnation by which our nature is redeemed, and to receive with joy the message of our salvation.   Prayer: