ADVENT

CELEBRATION

I am I AM your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery;

1-You shall have no other gods before me. 2-You shall not make for yourself an idol, whether in the form of anything that is in heaven above, or that is on the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth. You shall not bow down to them or worship them; for I, I AM your God am a jealous God... 3-You shall not make wrongful use of the name of I AM your God, for I AM will not acquit anyone who misuses his name. 4-Remember the sabbath day, and keep it holy. For six days you shall labor and do all your work. But the seventh day is a sabbath to I AM your God; you shall not do any work—you, your children, slaves, livestock, or the alien resident. For in six days I AM made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that is in them, but rested the seventh day; therefore I AM blessed the sabbath day as holy. 5-Honor your father and your mother, so that your days may be long in the land that I AM your God is giving you. 6-You shall not murder. 7-You shall not commit adultery. 8-You shall not steal. 9-You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor. 10-You shall not covet your neighbor’s house; you shall not covet your neighbor’s wife, or male or female slave, or ox, or donkey, or anything that belongs to your neighbor.

When all the people witnessed the thunder and lightning, the sound of the trumpet, and the mountain smoking, they were afraid and trembled and stood at a distance, and said to Moses, ‘You speak to us, and we will listen; but do not let God speak to us, or we will die.’ Moses said to the people, ‘Do not be afraid; for God has come only to test you and to put the fear of him upon you so that you do not sin.’ Then the people stood at a distance, while Moses drew near to the thick darkness where God was.

[Exodus 20]

10:30 a.m. December 9, 2012

“What to Expect When you are Expecting”

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TRINITY’S STAFF Ministers: The Members of Trinity

Senior Pastor: Tom Letts Church Admin: Laurie Tweit

Associate Pastor: Tamara Letts Youth Ministry: Aimee Ronning Pastors’ Assistant: Barb Clubb Children’s Ministry & Community

Web Administrator: Alison Lausten Outreach: Megan Anderson Worship Arts: Cameron Cartland Nursery Care: Yvonne LaChar

Worship Arts Assistant: Abby Carter

Nursery

Do you have children infant to age 3½?

We have a caring nursery available at 10:30am.

Our staff will care for your little ones while you worship.

Kid’s Church We have a special program just for kids during our Worship Celebration:

Preschool-Kindergarten in Rooms 2 & 4

1st-5th grade in the Fellowship Hall

Parents, please pick up your kids by 11:45am

TRINITY 12310 Lorraine Street, Anchorage, AK 99516 phone: (907)345-4823 fax: (907)345-4930

e-mail: trinity@trinityalaska.org website: www.trinityalaska.org

To give online please go to www.trinityalaska.org

TRINITY’S ELDERS

Holly Morris (Connections), Lee Huskey and David Zumbro (Administration), Sandi Bentz (Discipleship), James Kirkland (Ministry),

Kirby Kauffman (Worship), Deb Normandin (Clerk)

TRINITY’S DEACONS Todd Carter, Edgar Cowling,

Ames and Connie Luce, Sandy Schoff

Acts 16:5 Visioning Team Tom Letts, Tammy Letts, Marjorie Haun, Megan Holliday-Anderson,

John Kauffman, Jim Miller, Stephanie Musselman, David Zumbro

PRAYER REQUESTS If you have a prayer request, please complete the Prayer Request section on the back of the Welcome Card and give it to an usher or place it in the offering plate. During worship, a team compiles those prayer joys and concerns for you to take home and pray over. Please print legibly, be concise, and give lots of GRACE! For information on how to submit a prayer request or join our team, email Sandi Bentz at bentz@ak.net. Each week we pray for Trinity’s friends, churches in the Presbytery of Yukon, missions supported by Trinity, and our young adults: Eugene & Nancy Ervine; First Korean Church, Fair-banks; Wycliff Bible Translators; Sara Carter.

Celebrate The Holidays at Trinity

Swingin’ Concert, Soup Dinner & Date Night Monday, December 10 at 6:00-8:00 pm

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Christmas Eve Services 5:30 pm—Pre-service Concert

6:00 pm ~ Christmas Pageant Candlelight Service 8:30 pm ~ Pre-Service Concert

9:00 pm ~ Traditional Christmas Eve Candlelight Service Nursery care provided at both services.

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Kid’s Fun Day Friday, December 28 from 2:00-5:30 pm

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New Year’s Eve Service 6:00 pm ~ Candlelight Service of Intention

CCLI #242661 & CVLI #CSPL026375 All songs and video clips used by permission.

This Week at Trinity December 9-16

TODAY

Second Week of Advent

10:30 AM Worship Celebration

12:00 PM Jr. High Youth Group in Room 5/6

5:30 PM Sr. High Youth Group in Room 5/6

6:06 PM 606 Service in the Lobby

MONDAY

6:00 PM Taekwondo Beginner’s/Family Class in the Fellowship Hall

6:00 PM Swingin’ Concert, Soup Dinner & Date Night

TUESDAY Weekly bulletin insert deadline: 5pm

6:30 AM Men’s Morning Prayer at Bentz’s (12045 Rushwood Cir, 345-6557)

10:00 AM Staff Meeting

4:30 PM Contemplative Prayer in the Prayer Room

6:30 PM Women’s Beth Moore Bible Study in the Library

WEDNESDAY 10:00 AM Women’s Bible Study in the Library

5:30 PM Handbell Practice in Room 10

THURSDAY 6:30 AM Men’s Bible Study—”Exodus” in the Library

11:00 AM Contemplative Prayer in the Prayer Room

5:00 PM Taekwondo Beginner’s/Family Class in the Fellowship Hall

6:00 PM Taekwondo Advanced Class in the Fellowship Hall

FRIDAY ~Pastors’ day off, church office closed~

6:30 AM Women’s Morning Prayer at Bentz’s (12045 Rushwood Cir.)

SATURDAY

10:00 AM Contemplative Prayer in the Prayer Room

5:00 PM Taekwondo Beginner’s/Family Class in the Fellowship Hall

6:00 PM Taekwondo Advanced Class in the Fellowship Hall

NEXT SUNDAY

Third Week of Advent

10:30 AM Worship Celebration

12:00 PM Jr High Youth Group in Room 5/6

5:30 PM Sr High Youth Group in Room 5/6

6:06 PM 606 Service in the Lobby

WELCOME TO TRINITY!

We hope you enjoy a meaningful celebration this morning. Please fill out a welcome/prayer

request card. Cards will be collected during the Children's Time.

God bless you today.

(*Seating times following the start of the service.)

*SONGS

‘BRIGHTEST & BEST’

‘BORN IN BETHLEHEM’

WELCOME

*CHILDREN’S TIME (PLEASE PASS YOUR WELCOME/PRAYER REQUEST CARDS TO THE CENTER AISLE FOR THE USHERS TO COLLECT.)

FOLLOWING THE CHILDREN’S TIME, CHILDREN ARE EXCUSED. PRESCHOOL/KINDERGARTEN IN ROOM 5/6,

WORSHIP CELEBRATION FOR CHILDREN (GRADES 1-5) IN THE FELLOWSHIP HALL.

GUIDED PRAYER

‘YOU’RE EVERYTHING’

TODAY’S MESSAGE

“What to Expect When you are Expecting”

PART 2

CONGREGATIONAL PRAYER/LORD’S PRAYER

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

sins as we forgive those who sin against us. Lead us not into temptation, but deliver

us from evil. For Thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory forever. Amen

(Matt. 6:9-13)

COMMUNITY LIFE

GIVING OF GOD’S TITHE & OUR OFFERINGS

SONGS:

‘WINTER SNOW’

‘JOY HAS DAWNED’

BENEDICTION FOLLOWING THE LAST SONG, THERE WILL BE PEOPLE UP FRONT TO TALK AND PRAY WITH YOU.

~To Our Guests Today ~ You are invited to a “7 Minute Party” in honor of you, immediately following the service at

the coffee bar in the lobby. When you come, you will receive a special “goody-bag” (including chocolate). If you are relatively new to Trinity, WELCOME!

Announcements

IT’S NOT TOO LATE! The Swingin’ Concert, Soup Dinner & Date Night is happening TOMORROW NIGHT! Tickets are still available in the lobby but have sold out in the past. Invite your friends and join us for an evening of great music, dancing, and soup dinner! Tickets are $10.

SALVATION ARMY’S ANGEL TREE PROGRAM Trinity is again participating in the Salvation Army’s Angel Tree Program. Select a tag from the Angel Tree in the Lobby, purchase a new $15-20 gift for that child and return your gift (unwrapped) to the tree no later than December 18. Contact

Janine Welch at #563-1518 with any questions.

CHRISTMAS JOY OFFERING The Christmas Joy Offering is one of the 4 special offerings collected by our denomination through the year. It is divided into two parts-Assistance Program for PC(USA)'s Board of Pensions and the 6 racial ethnic schools related to PC(USA) in the U.S. This offering will be collected today, envelopes are in your bulletin. For more

information: www.pcusa.org/christmasjoy

KIDS FUN DAY 2012 Our annual Kids Event is just around the corner! Kids Fun Day will be Friday, Dec. 28 from 2-5:30pm. Online registration is available at www.trinityalaska.org. Space is limited so don’t delay, it’s free! Contact Megan Anderson at 345-4823 or mholliday@trinityalaska.org.

DO YOU LOVE TO SING? There will be a Christmas Choir this year at Trinity, directed by Megan Letts. We’ll sing at the 9pm Christmas Eve Service and the Dec. 30th Sunday worship service. If you are interested contact Barb Clubb at pastorasst@trinityalaska.org or call the office at #345-4823.

FAIR TRADE PRODUCTS

Join Trinity Presbyterian Women and share the joy of Christmas by giving a gift that is healthful, enjoyable and in the true spirit of the season. On December 16th, TPW will have a variety of organic coffees, chocolates and teas for sale in the narthex. These heavenly delights were cultivated by small farmers in Peru, Columbia and Madagascar. TPW is pleased to sell these fairly traded goods knowing that the proceeds support the farmers' families and communities as well as our planet. Check out TPW's Equal Exchange coffee table on December 16th.

WOMEN’S BIBLE STUDY Beth Moore's "The Law of Love" -- A study in Deuteronomy. You are invited to join us in this six-week study beginning Tuesdays, Nov. 13, 6:30-8:30pm in the Library. For more information contact Tennie Mackie at #349-1137 (10emackie@gmail.com), Sandi Bentz at #345-6557 (sandibentz@gmail.com) if interested so we can order your listening guide.