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SUNDAY MORNING WORSHIP |
December 8, 2019 – 2nd Sunday of Advent |
We Come Together as God’s People Prelude Variations on “Comfort, Comfort, You My People” Georg Böhm + Welcome Rev. Christopher A. Henry Call to Worship Sing We Nowell! arr. Terry D. Taylor Nowell, nowell, nowell we sing! Nowell, nowell, nowell we sing! He is Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, One: This is the season of holy waiting. All: We wait for the time when the desert will bloom abundantly. One: We watch for the day when all God’s people will come together with singing. All: We wait while the dawning light appears on the horizon. One: Come let us walk in the light of God!
Prayer of Adoration *+Processional Hymn #3 Lighting of the Advent Candle One: We light this candle as a symbol of the peace we find in the presence of God. We wait and we work for days of peace in all the earth. We await the birth of the Christ Child, the coming of God into our lives in a new way. All: Come, Lord Jesus, come! One: Lord Jesus Christ, we await your coming. All: We wait filled with hope, knowing your light will shine in the darkness. One: We wait anticipating your peace, believing that one day it will fill our world. All: We wait with joyful eagerness, standing on tiptoe to sense your presence. One: We wait embracing your love, may we reach out to share it with our neighbors. All: Lord we wait, come soon and fill us with your life. Amen. Call to Confession In this season of sales, shopping, and stress, God of Light, we confess that it is easy to slip off your path. We can become so focused on having good times, we forget to take time to do good for your people. We find ourselves strangely jealous over the gifts others receive, yet have trouble accepting those gifts of peace and serenity you hand out so freely. Forgive us, God of salvation. By your mercy, we can once again walk the streets of your kingdom, being alert for the signs of your peace in our midst. Teach us your ways, that we may live as your disciples. Hear our prayer, O Lord. Amen. Assurance of Pardon * Response of Praise GLORIA Gloria in excelsis Deo! Gloria in excelsis Deo! (Glory to God in the highest!) * Passing of the Peace * Hymn #9 O Come, O Come, Emmanuel VENI EMMANUEL Ritual of Friendship and the Concerns of the Church We Experience God’s Word Time with Children (11:00) Sacrament of Baptism Congregational Response Child of Blessing, Child of Promise KINGDOM Prayer for Illumination First Lesson 1 Samuel 2:1-10 (p. 243) Anthem All is Well Lloyd Larson All is well, all is well. Sing alleluia! All is well, all is well. Sing alleluia! All is well, all is well. Sing alleluia! All is well! Second Lesson 1 Samuel 1:4-20 (p. 242) Sermon Rev. Christopher A. Henry “Unto Us, a Child is Born: Hannah” * Affirmation of Faith Prayers of the People and The Lord’s Prayer Offertory Gloria Fanfare arr. Cathy Moklebust * Doxology (Hymn #592) Praise God, from whom all blessings flow; * Prayer of Thanksgiving We Go Forth to Serve * Closing Hymn #11 O Lord, How Shall I Meet You? VALET WILL ICH DIR GEBEN * Charge and Benediction * Benediction Response MARY’S CHILD
* Postlude Variation No. 11 on “Comfort, Comfort, You My People” Georg Böhm |
![]() | ![]() | This week's worship schedule |
This week's worship schedule
Upcoming Events
Dec 8 | 8:15 Worship Service 8:15 AM — 9:00 AM |
8:15 Worship Service
Date: Sunday, December 8, 2019
Time: 8:15 AM — 9:00 AM
8:15 Worship in the Chapel. Traditional worship without choir.
Departments: Worship
Contact: Erica Hewitt
317-253-6461
ehewitt@secondchurch.org
Rooms: Chapel, Chapel Narthex
Dec 8 | 9:30 a.m. Worship Service 9:30 AM — 10:30 AM |
9:30 a.m. Worship Service
Date: Sunday, December 8, 2019
Time: 9:30 AM — 10:30 AM
The traditional sanctuary services abound with praise to God through liturgy, music, prayers, Scripture, and the preached word. These services follow a Reformed form of worship, which allows creative use of liturgical elements such as sung response, spoken creeds and confessions.
Departments: Worship
Contact: Erica Hewitt
317-253-6461
ehewitt@secondchurch.org
Rooms: Sanctuary, Sanctuary Narthex
Dec 8 | Service of Wholeness & Communion 10:35 AM — 11:00 AM |
Service of Wholeness & Communion
Date: Sunday, December 8, 2019
Time: 10:35 AM — 11:00 AM
Held each Sunday in Milner Chapel for those who would like to receive the Lord's Supper and join in a reflective time of prayer. This service is led by one of the pastors, as well as one of our deacons or elders, who together invite those who desire to be anointed and prayed for to come forward.
Departments: Worship
Contact: Erica Hewitt
317-253-6461
ehewitt@secondchurch.org
Rooms: Chapel
Dec 8 | 11:00 Worship Service 11:00 AM — 12:00 PM |
11:00 Worship Service
Date: Sunday, December 8, 2019
Time: 11:00 AM — 12:00 PM
The traditional sanctuary services abound with praise to God through liturgy, music, prayers, Scripture, and the preached word. These services follow a Reformed form of worship, which allows creative use of liturgical elements such as sung response, spoken creeds and confessions.
Departments: Worship
Contact: Erica Hewitt
317-253-6461
ehewitt@secondchurch.org
Rooms: Sanctuary, Sanctuary Narthex
Dec 15 | 8:15 Worship Service 8:15 AM — 9:00 AM |
8:15 Worship Service
Date: Sunday, December 15, 2019
Time: 8:15 AM — 9:00 AM
8:15 Worship in the Chapel. Traditional worship without choir.
Departments: Worship
Contact: Erica Hewitt
317-253-6461
ehewitt@secondchurch.org
Rooms: Chapel, Chapel Narthex
Dec 15 | 9:30 a.m. Worship Service 9:30 AM — 10:30 AM |
9:30 a.m. Worship Service
Date: Sunday, December 15, 2019
Time: 9:30 AM — 10:30 AM
The traditional sanctuary services abound with praise to God through liturgy, music, prayers, Scripture, and the preached word. These services follow a Reformed form of worship, which allows creative use of liturgical elements such as sung response, spoken creeds and confessions.
Departments: Worship
Contact: Erica Hewitt
317-253-6461
ehewitt@secondchurch.org
Rooms: Sanctuary, Sanctuary Narthex
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Watch Services
We have moved from the LiveStream.com platform to ChurchStream.TV platform, which is strictly set up for streaming church services and events (with no ads!). We are hoping to make this transition as smooth as possible and would love to hear your feedback, good or bad. Send feedback to jcoler@secondchurch.org.
Follow along the live stream with the bulletins. PDFs of sermon texts are stored with the sermons in the media player worship archive.
WORSHIP SERVICES
We stream all three services in the Sanctuary live each Sunday. Shortly after the service has ended, they are available to watch "On Demand." On Monday, we begin the process of dividing the services up into shareable clips, playlists and DVDs. These playlists and clips are usually available on our youtube channel on Wedensday. If you would like a DVD delivered to your address each week, you may subscribe to this service by editing your subscriptions on your church account.
PDFs of the sermons are stored with the video in the archives. Click on Sunday Morning Sermons, select the sermon you want, and then, the PDFs are available for download under the video.
OTHER EVENTS
We are often broadcasting or recording events that are not worship services. This includes classes, dinners, luncheons, seminars, weddings and funerals.
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Podcasts
Second currently has many podcasts for which you may subscribe to in iTunes. This allows you to download the most recent message automatically each week to listen on the go, in your car, while working out, or simply on your PC, Mac, iPhone or iPad.
Podcasts
Video Podcast - Entire Morning Services
Morning Sermons - Sermon Audio Only
Inspirational Messages - Audio Only
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Service of Holy Communion & Wholeness
Piecing Together Something Beautiful
SUNDAYS, 10:35 AM, MILNER CHAPEL
The Service of Holy Communion and Wholeness is held every Sunday for those who would like to receive the Lord’s Supper and join in a reflective time of prayer. This service is led by one of the pastors, as well as one of our deacons or elders, who together invite forward those who desire to be anointed and prayed for. This brief service allows any and all who are seeking the comfort of a quiet place to rest in God’s presence. We invite you to come as you prepare for and give thanks for an upcoming life event such as birth as a child, upcoming surgery or seek peace following the death of a loved one.
Please come and be attended to by the spirit, as well as a caring pastor and deacon or elder.
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Children's Sunday School
The Children and Family Ministry of Second Presbyterian Church seeks through worship, study, fellowship and service to support families as they grow in faith.
Bring your children to Second on Sunday!
- Infant and Toddler Nursery
- Twos, Threes, Fours and Fives
- Children's Rotation Workshop (1st, 2nd and 3rd grades)
- 45 Degrees (4th and 5th grades)