Messiah Weekly

December 21, 2020

Messiah Lutheran Church

Auburn, WA

"And what does the LORD require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God." Micah 6:8b

Midweek Advent Gathering and Worship

Our Midweek Advent Gathering and Worship will continue this Wednesday at 6:30pm and will continue through December 23rd. We will have a Zoom fellowship time that will begin at 6:30pm. You can participate in the worship service via the Zoom meeting or find it on our website at 7:00pm each Wednesday.

The Zoom Fellowship link is HERE!

Click here to find the Holden Evening Prayer Bulletin.

Messiah November Financial Update

Total November Income: $65,701.84

Total November Expenses: $52,995.06

November Positive Balance: $12,706.78

Thank you to all Messiah’s members, friends, and neighbors who made the month of November a strong month for financial giving. November’s positive balance is an important step forward to finishing the current financial year in a positive manner at the end of December. In additional to a great response to our Building a Culture of Generosity Campaign, finishing December with another month of positive giving will give Messiah a strong foundation for 2021 and renewed, in-person mission and ministry. Thank you!

Download Directions for Christmas Eve and Christmas Day

Click here to download the link to the Christmas Eve Service.

Click here for the post with the written instructions

Click here for the video instructions on how to download.

Offering Envelopes

This is the time of year we usually distribute our upcoming year offering envelopes. We are changing our offering envelopes due to the high cost of the pre-printed envelopes. If you are interested in our new offering envelopes, please contact Lynne in the church office and we will have new ones ready for you to pick up in the next few weeks.

Longest Night Worship Service

On December 21st at 7pm, the North Texas/Northern Louisiana Synod will be hosting an online Longest Night\Blue Christmas worship opportunity. This service is a time of reflection, prayer, music, and draws attention to the reality that while Christmas is a joyful time we also know it can and does bring many griefs. In 2020 in particular it is wise to take time reflecting on the promise of Immanuel, God with Us, coming in the Christ child.

Former Messiah members, Bishop Erik Gronberg and Kendra Mohn are leading this worship service. Follow this link to attend the service.

Festival of Lessons and Carols

Here is the link to the first-ever collaborative Southwestern Washington Synod Lessons and Carols Service. Please enjoy this wonderful collaboration between all the churches. Click on the two links below to watch and participate in the service.

Lessons and Carols Bulletin

Lessons and Carols Service

Messiah Staff Holds in Prayer

Requests for prayers: Marena Boman, Jan Campbell, Pierre Clement, Joyce Crain, Janice Davis, Mary Eastman, Erin Furnas, Jaclynne Halverson, Adam Hartong, Margot Hightower, Temple Johnson, Louise Johnson, Ray Keinholz, Shirley Leonard, Evelyn Miller, Grant Miller, David Monsen, Jane Nelson, Garry Nevers, Cindee Reamy, Darrell Sharrard, Dale Schossow, Doreen Shaver, Erv Steinle, Maxine Stehr, Mardy Stevens, Ed Swanlund, Carol Taylor; the family of Irene Gordon, following her death; the family of Bob Ostlund, following his death.

Ongoing prayer concerns: Cindy Bottomley, Gavin Charbonneau, Joan Daugherty, George Dolney, Traci Donohue, Matt Gartner, Bea Girdler, Dottie Grebe, Gerry Gronewold, Martha Guerrero, Kay Gunderson, Bonnie Hagen, Whitney Hanson, Marc Harris, Betsy Henderson, Jimmie Kramlich, Dick Ode, Loraine Schroeder, Edward Swanlund, Elizabeth MaiLin Tran, Patty Unzen, Katie Walda, Erik and Nick Welch, Lori Wollum.

In the Military: Jeff Fitzmorris, Lucas Fitzmorris, Ray Hardaway, Sam Harris, Kenny Hendrickson, Daryl Johnson, Madeline Almodivar Sanabria, and J.R. Sawyer.

Every Tuesday, our staff prays for the persons listed above. If you would like to be included in our staff prayers, please contact the church office at 253.833.5280. Individuals will be in our prayers for four consecutive weeks. To be included after the four weeks, please call us again, let us know how you are doing, and we will continue to hold you in our ongoing prayers.