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3rd Sunday of Advent
December 12, 2021
1812 North Highland Avenue 727-446-5026
Clearwater, Florida 33755 office@GraceCLW.com
Ministers: The People of Grace Lutheran Church Pastor: Rev. Jefferson Cox
Welcome! Forerunners and messengers advance the advent of our God. While John the baptizer’s voice in the wilderness may be the principal focus of the day, Malachi’s prophecy could as easily herald the coming Christ as forerunner of the Lord of hosts. Finally all the baptized are called to participate in the sharing of the gospel. In so doing we prepare the way for the coming of Jesus and assist all people in capturing a vision of the “salvation of God.”
This is a special bulletin for Grace Lutheran Church. This bulletin is designed to be used at home by anyone who is baptized serving as the Worship Leader or by following our online service. If you use this bulletin for worship, either by itself or alongside our service on YouTube, please fill out the Attendance Record Form on our website: GraceCLW.com.
SERVICE OF THE WORD
Prelude Scenes of Advent by Wendy Roth
WELCOME
LIGHTING OF THE ADVENT WREATH
Worship Leader: Let us pray. Blessed are you, God of might and majesty, for you promise to make the desert rejoice and blossom, to watch over the strangers, and to set the prisoners free. As we light these candles, satisfy our hunger with your good gifts, open our eyes to the great things you have done for us, and fill us with patience until the coming of the Lord Jesus. O ransomed people of the Lord, come,
Congregation: let us travel on God’s holy way and enter into Zion with singing. Amen.
CANDLELIGHTING CAROL Light One Candle to Watch for Messiah vs. 3
APOSTOLIC Greeting
Worship Leader: The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with you all.
Congregation: And also with you.
PRAYER OF THE DAY
Let us pray. Stir up the wills of your faithful people, Lord God, and open our ears to the preaching of John, that, rejoicing in your salvation, we may bring forth the fruits of repentance; through Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Congregation: Amen.
FIRST READING Zephaniah 3:14-20
Introduction to the Lesson: The prophet Zephaniah’s message is mostly one of judgment for sin. This reading, however, which comes from the conclusion of the book, prophesies joy for Judah and Jerusalem. Judgment has led to repentance, and God’s salvation is at hand.
Reader: 14Sing aloud, O daughter Zion; shout, O Israel! Rejoice and exult with all your heart, O daughter Jerusalem! 15The Lord has taken away the judgments against you, he has turned away your enemies. The king of Israel, the Lord, is in your midst; you shall fear disaster no more. 16On that day it shall be said to Jerusalem: Do not fear, O Zion; do not let your hands grow weak. 17The Lord, your God, is in your midst, a warrior who gives victory; he will rejoice over you with gladness, he will renew you in his love; he will exult over you with loud singing 18as on a day of festival. I will remove disaster from you, so that you will not bear reproach for it. 19I will deal with all your oppressors at that time. And I will save the lame and gather the outcast, and I will change their shame into praise and renown in all the earth. 20At that time I will bring you home, at the time when I gather you; for I will make you renowned and praised among all the peoples of the earth, when I restore your fortunes before your eyes, says the Lord.
After the reading...
Reader: The word of the Lord.
Congregation: Thanks be to God.
SECOND READING Philippians 4:4-7
Introduction to the Lesson: Despite being in prison, Paul is remarkably upbeat as he writes this letter. Here, he urges his friends in Philippi to trust God with all their worries and concerns with the hope that they will experience God’s joy and peace.
Reader: Reader: 4Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, Rejoice. 5Let your gentleness be known to everyone. The Lord is near. 6Do not worry about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. 7And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
After the reading...
Reader: The word of the Lord. Congregation: Thanks be to God.
GOSPEL LESSON Luke 3:7-18
Introduction to the Gospel: John the Baptist heralds the mighty one who is coming. John teaches that preparation for God’s reign is not a matter of identity but of bearing fruits of merciful justice, radical generosity, and vocational integrity.
Worship Leader: The Holy Gospel according to Luke in the 3rd chapter.
Congregation: Glory to you, O Lord.
Worship Leader: 7John said to the crowds that came out to be baptized by him, “You brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the wrath to come? 8Bear fruits worthy of repentance. Do not begin to say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our ancestor’; for I tell you, God is able from these stones to raise up children to Abraham. 9Even now the ax is lying at the root of the trees; every tree therefore that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.” 10And the crowds asked him, “What then should we do?” 11In reply he said to them, “Whoever has two coats must share with anyone who has none; and whoever has food must do likewise.” 12Even tax collectors came to be baptized, and they asked him, “Teacher, what should we do?” 13He said to them, “Collect no more than the amount prescribed for you.” 14Soldiers also asked him, “And we, what should we do?” He said to them, “Do not extort money from anyone by threats or false accusation, and be satisfied with your wages.” 15As the people were filled with expectation, and all were questioning in their hearts concerning John, whether he might be the Messiah, 16John answered all of them by saying, “I baptize you with water; but one who is more powerful than I is coming; I am not worthy to untie the thong of his sandals. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire. 17His winnowing fork is in his hand, to clear his threshing floor and to gather the wheat into his granary; but the chaff he will burn with unquenchable fire.” 18So, with many other exhortations, he proclaimed the good news to the people.
After the reading...
Pastor: The gospel of the Lord.
Congregation: Praise to you, O Christ.
GOSPEL MESSAGE—From Sundays and Seasons
A Fresh Start
In Greece, a John the Baptist celebration is held every year, typically in June. A spectator once observed how thousands of pilgrims paraded down a trail to the floor of a great cavern, where mass baptisms were celebrated. One can imagine that the sense of anticipation among those who arrive at the festival for baptism is similar to what those who came to John in the wilderness experienced: expectation, hope, awe, maybe even fear. However, John made it clear that while he baptized them for repentance, the one who was coming would bring something totally different. Whereas John’s baptism of water represented cleansing from their past, the baptism of Jesus is about a new future.
In the order for baptism in Evangelical Lutheran Worship, the baptized are washed with water paired with the promise of God’s love. God’s love is enduring and eternal. Sealed with the Holy Spirit and marked with the sign of the cross forever, the baptized are invited to remember this promise daily and the good news it brings: every day, we begin anew.
This good news means that we don’t have to drag with us the burdens of yesterday. We don’t have to live in a hamster wheel of guilt or despair that things will never change. Nor do we have to keep a list on a mental chalkboard of how many times we’ve messed up. Rather, having been baptized in Christ, we are set free to greet the new dawn with a sense of expectation and wonder, knowing that no matter what the day brings, we are made new, we are forgiven, and God is with us.
SERMON
HYMN OF THE DAY Prepare the Royal Highway vs. 1, 3, & 4
PRAYERS OF INTERCESSION
Worship Leader: In this season of watching and waiting, let us pray for all people and places that yearn for God’s presence.
A brief silence.
Prayer Leader: Holy God, renew your church and raise up leaders who announce your good news. Grant peace to congregations and seminarians in the midst of transition. Guide the work of candidacy and call committees. Lord, in your mercy,
Congregation: hear our prayer.
Prayer Leader: Creating God, your Spirit brought forth the earth and all that is in it. Breathe life into us, that we are inspired to live in harmony with one another and the planet. Lord, in your mercy,
Congregation: hear our prayer.
Prayer Leader: Shepherding God, you lead your people in paths of righteousness. Raise up prophets in our own day who warn against captivity to greed and point us to the freedom found in generosity. Lord, in your mercy,
Congregation: hear our prayer.
Prayer Leader: Nurturing God, you come near in times of worry and need. Cradle us in your arms, that we trust you and are not afraid. Attend to any who are hungry, imprisoned, or ill this day (especially Dale Willman, Jennifer Martinez, Bobby Crowel, Marc Calhoun, Linda Almond, Barbara Haseley, Duke Tieman, Betty Biddle, Cathi Adams, Michael Morales, Gloria Holtzclaw, Betty Daege, Dianne William, Rosemarie & George Smith, Rev. Lydia Villanueva and family, Don Eunis, Lorraine Reinhard, Bonnie Redler, Kathy Leotta, Brytt Mathis, Joseph Valentin, Rita Burneik, Bobby Schlegel, Hilda Taylor, Carl Stone, Neftali Garcia & family, Susan Gunn, Roy Pruitt, Deacon Connie Puls, Joan Keeton, Rose Marie Piff, Vicki Kennedy, Gail Elder, Jason Meadows, Bishop Pedro Suarez, Pastor Courtney Erzkus and family, Ralph Burson, Ellen Duncan, Luanne Sekel, Lorraine Chavez, Skylar Favos, Audrey Fisher, April and David, Jennifer Martinez, Sonya and Abigail Stone, Dennis Bruder, Carolyn Milsap, and all those suffering from violence, terror, and natural disasters (including all those impacted by COVID-19 & this hurricane season). Grant them healing and wholeness. Lord, in your mercy,
Congregation: hear our prayer.
Here other intercessions may be offered.
Prayer Leader: Rejoicing God, you exult over us in singing. Enliven the song of this assembly and bless the ministry of church musicians (especially). With instruments and dance, join our voices to the song of all creation. Lord, in your mercy,
Congregation: hear our prayer.
Prayer Leader: We give you thanks for your servants who showed us your goodness and grace, especially those resting within our Memorial Garden. By the power of your Spirit, keep us steadfast in faith until we make our home with you. Lord, in your mercy,
Congregation: hear our prayer.
Worship Leader: God of new life, you come among us in the places we least expect. Receive these prayers and those of our hearts, in the name of Jesus.
Congregation: Amen.
OFFERING
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Offering Prayer
Prayer Leader: Generous God, you have created all that is, and you provide for us in every season. Bless all that we offer, that through these gifts the world will receive your blessing. In the name of Jesus, Emmanuel, we pray.
Congregation: Amen.
LORD’S PRAYER
Worship Leader: Lord, remember us in your kingdom and teach us to pray in the language closest to our hearts.
Congregation: 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.
Thanksgiving for the Word
Worship Leader: Let us pray. Praise and thanks to you, holy God, for by your Word you made all things: you spoke light into darkness, called forth beauty from chaos, and brought life into being. For your Word of life, O God,
Congregation: we give you thanks and praise.
Worship Leader: By your Word you called your people Israel to tell of your wonderful gifts: freedom from captivity, water on the desert journey, a pathway home from exile, wisdom for life with you. For your Word of life, O God,
Congregation: we give you thanks and praise.
Worship Leader: Through Jesus, your Word made flesh, you speak to us and call us to witness: forgiveness through the cross, life to those entombed by death, the way of your self-giving love. For your Word of life, O God,
Congregation: we give you thanks and praise.
Worship Leader: Send your Spirit of truth, O God; rekindle your gifts within us: renew our faith, increase our hope, and deepen our love, for the sake of a world in need. Faithful to your Word, O God, draw near to all who call on you; through Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord, to whom, with you and the Holy Spirit, be honor and glory forever.
Congregation: Amen.
BLESSING
Worship Leader: The God of hope fill us with all joy and peace in believing, so that we may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit, through Christ Jesus for whom we wait , ☩ now and forever. Congregation: Amen.
SENDING SONG Come, Thou Long-Expected Jesus
DISMISSAL
Worship Leader: Together we have heard God’s Word and joined in prayer, we have given and have been forgiven. Now our service of worship has ended, and our service to the world begins! Go in peace. Christ is near.
Congregation: Thanks be to God.
POSTLUDE Advent Recollections by Jacob Morello
From Sundays and Seasons.com. Copyright 2021Augsburg Fortress. All rights reserved. Reprinted by permission under Augsburg Fortress Liturgies Annual License #27824. New Revised Standard Version Bible, copyright 1989, Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Hymns used with permission under ONE LICENSE #738836-A. All rights reserved.

16th Sunday After Pentecost
September 24, 2017
1812 North Highland Avenue 727-446-5026
Clearwater, Florida 33755 office@graceclw.com
Ministers: The People of Grace Lutheran Church Pastor: Rev. Jefferson Cox
Welcome! Matthew narrates one of Jesus’ controversial parables, in which Jesus says the reign of God is like workers who get paid the same no matter when they start. When God changes his mind about punishing Nineveh for their evil ways, Jonah is angry. Yet God is gracious and merciful, abounding in steadfast love. In baptism we receive the grace of God that is freely given to all. As Luther wrote, in the presence of God’s mercy we are all beggars.
Some Practical Things:
Children: All children, even those who are noisy, upset, or otherwise discombobulated, are always welcome here. Some may enjoy one of the children’s activity bags that an usher can provide. Children’s Bulletins are also available from the ushers.
Restrooms are located to the left out of the doors you entered in to the narthex or lobby; ushers can further direct you.
Holy Communion: All baptized Christians are welcome at this, the Lord’s Table. Our ushers will guide you.
THE ORDER OF OUR WORSHIP
Prelude
We stand.
Confession and Forgiveness
In the name of the Father, and of the ☩ Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
Almighty God, to whom all hearts are open, all desires known, and from whom no secrets are hid: cleanse the thoughts of our hearts by the inspiration of your Holy Spirit, that we may perfectly love you and worthily magnify your holy name, through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen.
Let us confess our sin in the presence of God and of one another. Most merciful God,
we confess that we are captive to sin and cannot free ourselves. 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. For the sake of your Son, Jesus Christ, have mercy on us. Forgive us, renew us, and lead us, so that we may delight in your will and walk in your ways, to the glory of your holy name. 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. As a called and ordained minister of the church of Christ, and by his authority, I therefore declare to you the entire forgiveness of all your sins, in the name of the Father, and of the ☩ Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
GATHERING SONG Glorious Things of You Are Spoken ELW 647
GREETING
The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with you all. And also with you.
KYRIE
PRAYER OF THE DAY
Let us pray. Lord God, merciful judge, you are the inexhaustible fountain of forgiveness. Replace our hearts of stone with hearts that love and adore you, that we may delight in doing your will, through Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord.
Amen.
We Sit
Children's Church
FIRST READING Genesis 50:15-21 Page 42
After Jacob’s death, the brothers of Joseph begged for forgiveness for the crime they had done against him. You intended to do me harm, Joseph said, but God used this as an opportunity to do good and save many lives.
The reading is concluded:
The word of the Lord. Thanks be to God.
Psalm: Psalm 103:1, 8-13
The psalm for the day is said responsively.
1Bless the Lord, O my soul, and all that is within me, bless God’s holy name.
8Lord, you are full of compassion and mercy, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love;
9you will not always accuse us, nor will you keep your anger forever.
10You have not dealt with us according to our sins, nor repaid us according to our iniquities.
11For as the heavens are high above the earth, so great is your steadfast love for those who fear you.
12As far as the east is from the west, so far have you removed our transgressions from us.
13As a father has compassion for his children, so you have compassion for those who fear you, O Lord.
SECOND READING Romans 14:1-12 Page 922
This Christian community has significant struggles with diversity. Here Paul helps us understand that despite different practices in worship and personal piety, we do not judge one another. All Christians belong to the Lord Jesus Christ who died for all of us and will judge each of us.
The reading is concluded:
The word of the Lord. Thanks be to God.
We Stand
GOSPEL ACCLAMATION God's Word Is Our Great Heritage ELW 509
God's word is our great heritage and shall be ours forever; to spread its light from age to age shall be our chief endeavor. Through life it guides our way; in death it is our stay. Lord, grant while time shall last your church may hold it fast throughout all generations.
GOSPEL Matthew 18:21-35 Page 797
When Peter asks about the limits of forgiveness, Jesus responds with a parable that suggests human forgiveness should mirror the unlimited mercy of God.
The Holy Gospel according to Matthew in the 18th chapter.
Glory to you, O Lord.
After the reading...
The gospel of the Lord.
Praise to you, O Christ.
We Sit
SERMON
We Stand
HYMN OF THE DAY All Creatures, Worship God Most High! ELW 835 vs. 1, 2, & 4
APOSTLES CREED
I believe in God, the Father almighty,
creator of heaven and earth.
I believe in Jesus Christ, God’s only Son, our Lord,
who was conceived by the Holy Spirit,
born of the virgin Mary,
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,
he is seated at the right hand of the Father,
and he will come 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.
We Sit
PRAYERS OF INTERCESSION
Each petition ends “Lord, in your mercy,”
and we respond, “Hear our prayer.”
OFFERING
SPECIAL MUSICAL OFFERING Provided by Ellen DuPaul
OFFERTORY
Offering Prayer
Let us pray. God of all creation, all you have made is good, and your love endures forever. You bring forth bread from the earth and fruit from the vine. Nourish us with these gifts, that we might be for the world signs of your gracious presence in Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord. Amen.
DIALOGUE
The Lord be with you. And also with you.
Lift up your hearts. We lift them to the Lord.
Let us give thanks to the Lord our God. It is right to give our thanks and praise.
PREFACE
It is indeed right, our duty and our joy, that we should at all times and in all places give thanks and praise to you, almighty and merciful God, through our Savior Jesus Christ; who on this day overcame death and the grave, and by his glorious resurrection opened to us the way of everlasting life. And so, with all the choirs of angels, with the church on earth and the hosts of heaven, we praise your name and join their unending hymn:
THANKSGIVING AT THE TABLE
Holy God, mighty Lord, gracious Father: Endless is your mercy and eternal your reign.
In the night in which he was betrayed, our Lord Jesus took bread, and gave thanks; broke it, and gave it to his disciples, saying: Take and eat; this is my body, given for you. Do this for the remembrance of me.
Again, after supper, he took the cup, gave thanks, and gave it for all to drink, saying: This cup is the new covenant in my blood, shed for you and for all people for the forgiveness of sin. Do this for the remembrance of me.
Send now, we pray, your Holy Spirit, that we who share in Christ’s body and blood may live to the praise of your glory and receive our inheritance with all your saints in light.
Amen. Come, Holy Spirit.
Join our prayers with those of your servants of every time and every place, and unite them with the ceaseless petitions of our great high priest until he comes as victorious Lord of all.
Through him, with him, in him, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, all glory and honor is yours, almighty Father, now and forever.
Amen.
LORD’S PRAYER
Lord, remember us in your kingdom and teach us to pray in the language closest to our hearts.
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.
We Sit
INVITATION TO COMMUNION
COMMUNION SONG
After all have receive Communion, we stand
TABLE BLESSING
The body and blood of our Lord Jesus Christ strengthen you and keep you in his grace. Amen.
PRAYER AFTER COMMUNION
God of abundance, with this bread of life and cup of salvation you have united us with Christ, making us one with all your people. Now send us forth in the power of your Spirit, that we may proclaim your redeeming love to the world and continue forever in the risen life of Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen.
SENDING OF COMMUNION
Gracious God, loving all your family with a mother’s tender care: As you sent the angel to feed Elijah with heavenly bread, assist those who set forth to share your word and sacrament with those who are sick, homebound, or imprisoned. In your love and care, nourish and strengthen those who will receive this sacrament, and give us all the comfort of your abiding presence through the body and blood of your Son, Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen.
BLESSING
The Lord bless you and keep you. The Lord’s face shine on you with grace and mercy. The Lord look upon you with favor and ☩ give you peace. Amen.
SENDING SONG Joyful, Joyful We Adore Thee ELW 836
SHARING OF PEACE & DISMISSAL
Together we have heard God’s Word and shared in the Lord’s Supper, we have given and have been forgiven. The peace of the Lord be with you all.
And also with you.
Our service of worship has ended, and now our service to the world begins! Let us first share that peace with each other as we go and serve the Lord.
Thanks be to God!
Light refreshments are served every week after the church service on the front porch just to the left as you exit. Please come join us for cookies and conversation.
POSTLUDE
From Sundays and Seasons.com. Copyright 2017Augsburg Fortress. All rights reserved.
Reprinted by permission under Augsburg Fortress Liturgies Annual License #27824.
New Revised Standard Version Bible, copyright 1989, Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America.
Living Grace…For the week of September 17, 2017
Prayers are requested for:
Linda Almond, Stephanie Adamitis, Pastor Lou and Barbara Haseley, Duke Tieman, Galen & Betty Biddle, Cathi Adams, Michael Morales, Wade Buehler, Gloria Holtzclaw, Betty Daege, Betsy Kitzman, Dianne William, Rosemarie Smith, Gary Neal, Christa, Shirley Saitta, Kathleen Wacker, Bill Cutts, Karen Bates, Trudy Mohrmann, Tollie Holtzclaw, and all those impacted by Hurricanes Harvey and Irma.
This Week's Calendar

10 am: 74; 3 pm: 25; Total: 99

APRIL
15: REJOICE IN THE LORD - STEFFANI
22: I KNOW THAT MY REDEEMER LIVETH – MARTIN
29: MAKE ME A CHANNEL OF YOUR PEACE – HOLSTEIN
MAY
6: HOW CAN I KEEP FROM SINGING – LIGHTFOOT
13: MAKE A JOYFUL NOISE – ROTH
20: ON THE DAY OF PENTACOST- NOLAN
27: SONG OF PEACE – DONNELLY
JUNE
3: THERE’S A GREAT DAY A-COMIN’ – SIMMS
10: WITH ONE HEART – PATTERSON
17: JESU, JOY OF MAN’S DESIRING – BACH
24: THE LONE, WILD BIRD – Arr. JOHNSON

Ushers Acolyte(s) Lector(s)
8/06 Florence Bencivenga, Rich Severns, Caleb Johnson Rosemarie
& Tollie Hotlzclaw Syrena Valentin Smith
8/13 Pat Ahrens, Frank Bencivenga, Geneva Johnson Rosemarie
Tollie Hotlzclaw Eliezer Granados Smith (fill-in)
8/20 Florence Bencivenga, Yvonne Sienna Smith Torre Murray
& Wayne Hauschild, and Tollie Lluvia Martinez
Hotlzclaw
8/27 Greg and Michelle Nichols, Iris Isaias Martinez Carol Smitley Saxby, & Karen Kelly Israel Granados

Communion Ministers Assisting Minister
Pam Landeen Susi Roessler
Iris Saxby
Lorraine Bickell Vicki Eis
Jordana Taylor
Frank Bencivenga Jordana Taylor
Iris Saxby
Vicki Eis Anne Burson
Lorraine Bickell

NICENE CREED
We believe in one God,
the Father, the Almighty,
maker of heaven and earth,
of all that is, seen and unseen.
We believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ,
the only Son of God,
eternally begotten of the Father,
God from God, Light from Light,
true God from true God,
begotten, not made,
of one Being with the Father;
through him all things were made.
For us and for our salvation
he came down from heaven,
was incarnate of the Holy Spirit and the virgin Mary
and became truly human.
For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate;
he suffered death and was buried.
On the third day he rose again
in accordance with the scriptures;
he ascended into heaven
and is seated at the right hand of the Father.
He will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead,
and his kingdom will have no end.
We believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life,
who proceeds from the Father and the Son,*
who with the Father and the Son is worshiped and glorified,
who has spoken through the prophets.
We believe in one holy catholic and apostolic church.
We acknowledge one baptism for the forgiveness of sins.
We look for the resurrection of the dead,
and the life of the world to come. Amen.

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Sunday, August 26 / 14th Sunday After Pentecost / 7:00 am Sones de Mexico-Dance / 9:00 am Adult Study (Pericope Study) / 10:00 am Worship Service / 11:30 am Special Congregational Meeting / 3:00 pm Deutsch Kirche und Kaffeestunde / Monday, August 27 / 7:00 am AA / 6:00 pm Ballet Folklorico / Tuesday, August 28 / 7:00 am AA / 11:00 am Prayer Chapel / 6:00 pm Antonia Group (FH) / Wednesday, August 29 / 7:00 am AA / 6-10 pm Suncoast Symphony Orchestra (FH)	Thursday, August 30 / 7:00 am AA / 6:00 pm Ballet Folklorico / Friday, August 31 / 7:00 am AA / 7:30 am Gophers / 5:00 pm Sones de Mexico-Dance / Saturday, September 1 / 7:00 am AA / 9 - 10:30 am Community Breakfast and Lydia’s Closet / 9:30 am Altar Guild / Sunday, September 2 / 15th Sunday After Pentecost / 7:00 am Sones de Mexico-Dance / 9:00 am Adult Study (Bible Basics—New Testament) / 10:00 am Worship Service / 3:00 pm Confirmation Class (St. Mark, Dunedin)

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