Welcome, Guests! Thank you for joining us! Please fill out the visitor card in your pew and drop it in the collection plate during the Offertory or give it to one of the ministers as you leave.

Flowers: Ian and Cindie Watson, in celebration of their 47th anniversary.

Fellowship: Kathy and Lary Treanor.

Cover: “Joyous Bell Ringers” by Kathy Treanor.

Sunday, December 15: 2 pm Warm Valley Lodge service.

Monday, December 16: Chrismoose gifts are due. Jennet will be working in the office December 16th.

Tuesday, December 17: 9:30 am Food Bank truck delivery.

10 am Bible Talk at Warm Valley Lodge.

Thursday, December 19: Ram Packs delivered. 3:30-4:30 pm Farmers’ Market at the Bistro.

Saturday, December 21: 10 am-Noon: Pickup of Christmas Food Boxes in the Community Room.

Sunday, December 22: 10 am Lessons and Carols service.

Tuesday, December 24: 3 pm Christmas service at Warm Valley Lodge.

5 pm Christmas service at St Thomas’.

Last year St. Thomas’ won the trophy for having the most members of a Dubois Non-profit ring the Salvation Army Bell. Let’s keep the traveling Ding-a-Ling Trophy another year! If you’d like to ring the bell call Mary Ellen at 455-2182.

St. Thomas’ Episcopal Church

9 S. 1st St., P.O. Box 735 Dubois, WY 82513

3 Advent, Year A December 15, 2019

St. Thomas’ Episcopal Church

Holy Eucharist Rite II

3 Advent, Year A

December 15, 2019 10 a.m.

Welcome to our church. Please notice there are soft toys and crayons in the back of the sanctuary.

Prelude Introit Songbook 111 (sung twice) …................ Surely, the presence Processional Hymn 65 ................................ Prepare the way, O Zion

Lighting of Advent wreath All say: Lord, grant us your light, that being rid of the darkness of our hearts, we may come to the true light which is Christ.

Opening Acclamation ...................................................... BCP p. 355 Collect for Purity Gloria in excelsis (sung) .................................................. BCP p. 356

(Collect and readings are found on your insert.)

Collect of the Day First Reading ....................................................... Isaiah 35:1-10 Psalm 146:4-9 ..................................................... Bulletin insert Second Reading .................................................... James 5:7-10 Sequence Anthem .................................................... People look east

St. Thomas’ Choir

The Holy Gospel according to Matthew 11:2-11

Sermon

Nicene Creed ................................................................... BCP p. 358 Prayers of the People Form IV ........................................ BCP p. 388 Anglican Cycle of Prayer: Pray for the Anglican Church of Nigeria.

Diocesan Cycle of Prayer: Pray for Holy Communion, Rock Springs. Daily Prayers: Pray for those in our Armed Services.

(Please add your own intercessions and thanksgivings when invited.)

Concluding Collect Confession and Absolution .............................................. BCP p. 360

Celebrant/Preacher: Rev. Jami McNamara Choir Director: Sue Bodar Eucharistic Minister: Sheryl Isaly Lector: Dorothy Remy Acolyte: Jerry and Kurt Falco Pianist: Eileen Grove Altar Guild: Nancie Vion-Loisel, Lillie Lichtenwalner, Toni Finley, Janice Peck. Cindie Watson, Sandy Lahr.

The Peace (We greet one another in the name of the Lord.)

Offertory Sentence (Please be seated as the alms are being collected.)

Offertory Songbook pg.49 .......................... His Name is wonderful Songbook pg. 48 ............................................... He’s able

Presentation Hymn (sung to tune of Hymn 400): Praise God, from whom all blessings flow; Praise God, all creatures high and low, alleluia, alleluia! Praise God in Jesus fully known: Creator, Word, and Spirit One: Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia, alleluia, alleluia!

Eucharistic Prayer B ...................................................... BCP p. 367 Sanctus (sung) ............................................................... BCP p. 362 The Lord’s Prayer .......................................................... BCP p. 364 The Breaking of the Bread ............................................ BCP p. 364

(All who love the Lord are welcome at his table. You may be seated until you come forward to receive. Gluten-free wafers are available.)

Communion Hymn 66 .................. Come, thou long expected Jesus Songbook pg. 156 .............................. O, adoramus te Postcommunion Prayer .................................................. BCP p. 366 Blessing Announcements (Please see the back of the bulletin.) Recessional Hymn 56 (vs. 1,6,7,8) .... O come, O come, Emmanuel Dismissal ....................................................................... BCP p. 366 Postlude

Please join us in the Coffee Room for food and fellowship.