traditional 9:00 worship service

9:00 am Worship Service  • December 14th, 2025


     

WELCOME AND ANNOUNCEMENTS                                            Pastor Keith Buckbee 

                                              

PRELUDE                   Prepare Ye The Way Of The Lord”                            George Blake

 

                                                                       

CALL TO WORSHIP                                                                                    Pastor Tony Etzel


Pastor: Sing and rejoice, O daughter, Zion!
People: For lo, I will come and dwell in your midst, says the Lord.

Pastor: Many nations shall join themselves to the Lord in the day;

People: And they shall be my people and I will dwell in your midst

 

HYMN                                   “Come, Thou Long Expected Jesus”                                                #244

 

APOSTLES’CREED                                   

                                                                   Pastor Tony Etzel                                                                                                                                                                                 

                                                                                                          

OFFERTORY                    "On Jordan's Banks The Baptist Cry" 

                                                            arr. by Camil Van Hulse

MEET & GREET   

                                                                

SPECIAL MUSIC                “O Come, O Come, Emanuel”                        Handbell Choir

                                                           

TIME OF PRAYER & THE LORD’S PRAYER                    Pastor Tony Etzel                                                                                                                                                                                    

(The Lord’s Prayer (using debts)                         

                                                                                                        

SCRIPTURE                                         Luke 1:39-56

     

 

SERMON                                  A Joyful Baby Shower"                Pastor Keith Buckbee

    

HYMN                                             “Joy to the World”                                                   #270

   

BENEDICTION                                                                                     Pastor Keith Buckbee                                                                                                     

 

POSTLUDE                         "Toccata on 'Veni Emmanuel'"              arr. by James Denton


Save The Date: Zion United Women in Faith, #3rd Annual Book Sale!! 

We will begin collecting books and rummage sale item in January!  Save your books for us!

For more information, Contact:  Susan Kerschner @ 717-383-9399 or Beth Mellon @ 610- 812-1372 


Men’s Discipleship Group
Pastor Tony is looking for a few men who would like to be part of a new discipleship group that will start sometime after the new year. Anyone interested may contact Pastor Tony. The meeting day and time are still to be determined and will be scheduled based on the availability of those who participate.


Evangelism Team – Now Forming
Pastor Tony is looking for individuals interested in joining the new evangelism team. Evangelism training materials have already been secured, and we plan to begin an eight-week course sometime after the start of the new year. We are hoping to gather four to six people who would like to learn how to evangelize and share the Gospel effectively within our community.

 

THIS WEEK AT ZION

 

     Sunday – Youth Group - Sundays 6:00pm-8:00pm

     Sunday - All 6th-12th graders are welcome to join us for the Youth Group.  

     Tuesday – Prayer Meeting, “Revival”2pm, in the Parlor 

     Wednesday- Prayer Meeting 6:30pm., Sr. Choir Rehearsal, 7:30pm

     Thursday - Grief Share, from 2-4pm in the parlor, Praise Band Practice, 5:30pm 

     

     Health and Safety needs volunteers.  For more information contact Denise Gouldey.                                                            

 

    Tissue Drive: We will be collecting tissues for the local school districts.  If you have

    A child or grandchild who attends outside the ELCO school district and you would 

    Tissues t support their classroom, please let us know! Zionoutreachteam@gmail.com

 

    Advent Candle Lighting:

    If you are interested in lighting the Advent candle on any Advent Sunday or on

    Christmas Eve, please sign up at the Information Desk on Sunday morning.

 

    Needed - Secretary for Administrative Council.  If you are interested in serving as 

    Secretary on Administrative Council, please contact Pastor Keith.

 

    You can bring your angels to decorate the Christmas trees during the final hymn

    Sunday services during Advent. 

 

    The church is collecting cereal (the healthy kind) like Chex, Cheerios, Rice Krispies,

    ect. for LCCM.

 Thank you from the Women in Faith.  440 food items were donated to the Sharing

Cupboard at the Myerstown Church of the Brethren.