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Upcoming Events and Holiday Worship Services
Here is a look at upcoming events and holiday worship services at Beautiful Savior.
 Sunday, December 13
6pm German Christmas Service
 Wednesday, December 16
7pm Midweek Advent Services
“Unexpected Gifts: Ruth’s Faithfulness”
 Thursday, December 24
5pm & 7pm Christmas Eve Candlelight Service
 Friday, December 25
10am Christmas Morning Service
 Thursday, December 31
6pm New Year’s Eve Devotional
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Poinsettia sign-up sheet
There is a sign-up sheet for poinsettias by the soldier support board. The plants are $6
each and are a great way to help beautify the church for the Christmas season.
2016 Offering Envelopes
Offering envelopes are now available to be picked up for 2016. They are located on the
table by the soldier support board. Your envelope number has likely changed, so please
do no use them until Sunday, January 3, 2016. After December 31, 2015, please discard
yours 2015 offering envelopes.
Christmas Eve Candlelight Ushers Needed
We will need eight ushers for both the 5pm and 7pm Christmas Eve Service. If you are
able to help, please speak to Larry Flowers.
Postcard Invites for Christmas Eve
Spread the reason for the season. Please take and share our Christmas Service invites
with your friends and neighbors. The postcards are located on the table in the entryway.
Mission Offering Update
As we near the end of 2015 we have about $4,500 in our mission fund. This will go toward
our 2016 mission commitment of $17,400. As we have the past few years we are
encouraging special gifts for missions. Our goal is to meet this commitment as soon as
possible in 2016 and then begin working at our 2017 commitment. If you are considering a
special gift toward the end of this year, our congregational mission offering is one
option. We show our love for the Savior with our offerings because he first loved us. As we
move toward Christmas we see that love with our Savior in the manger and are moved to
respond. Merry Christmas.
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Serving in God’s House
Ushers:
(early) Shane Kirby & Matt Filter
(late) Dan Walker & Ernie Rautter
Greeters: Angela Davis & Renata Banks
Kitchen: Nicole Flowers, Ingeborg Haught
Piano: Barb Noon
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Next week’s ushers:
(early) Al Rymer & Larry Flowers
(late) Leonard McCoo & Dave Ross
Greeters: Mary Baines & Wally Pajala
Kitchen: Angela Davis. Christa Rautter
Piano: Deb White
Fellowship: Families N-S
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Our Mission
By grace, the mission of
Beautiful Savior Evangelical Lutheran Church is
to proclaim the Word of God so that we may praise his name,
grow together in the knowledge of our Savior,
and share with others his message of forgiveness and eternal
life.
Welcome-- We are glad you could join us today! It is our hope that this service is a
blessing to you. Please join us for worship again soon.
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Please save the last two rows of pews for parents with small children.
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Parents with little ones: If your child becomes restless during the service, that’s
okay… We’re glad they’re here, and Jesus is pleased when they are brought to
hear his Word: “Let the little children come to me.” Quiet activity bags are
available at the entrance of the sanctuary. If you need to be with your child in
the Fellowship Hall, the service can be heard through a speaker.
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Five minutes before the worship service begins the usher will light the candles.
This is our signal to quiet down and prepare our hearts for worship. (There are
prayers for worship preparation on page 10 in the front part of the hymnal.)
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Restrooms are conveniently located to the left as you exit the sanctuary.
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Everyone is invited to join us in the fellowship hall after worship for coffee,
snacks, and conversation! Please help to keep the chapel clean by leaving all
food and drinks in the fellowship hall.
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Please silence your cell phone before the start of the service.
Kent Holz, Pastor
kent.holz@gmail.com
Matt Brown, Pastor
beautifulsavior@bellsouth.net
Barbara Noon, Preschool Director
beautifulsaviorpreschool@gmail.com
Beautiful Savior Lutheran Church
2526 Whitfield Road
Clarksville, TN 37040
931-905-1400
www.beautifulsaviorlutheranclarksville.com
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house of God, let the Holy Spirit accompany us, so that we may be responsive to your
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“Hosanna to the Coming Lord” (Hymn 21)
Please take a minute to greet those near you as you are ushered out of the sanctuary.
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 Tuesday
 Wednesday
 Thursday
 Sunday
THIS WEEK AT BEAUTIFUL SAVIOR
8am Worship
9:15am Sunday School for all ages
10:30am Sunday School Children’s Christmas Service
12pm Steering Committee
6pm German Service
9am & 7pm Bible Study
7pm Mid-Week Advent Worship
6:30pm Bible Information Class
8 & 10:30am Worship
9:15am Sunday School for all ages
6pm Confirmation & Adult Bible Study
Next Week’s Worship
Our theme for next week will be: Be Ready - The Christ Comes to Save!. Our readings will
be: Micah 5:2-5a, Hebrews 10:5-10, Luke 1:39-55. We will sing the following hymns: 28
Let the Earth Now Praise the Lord, 12 Hark the Glad Sound! The Savior Comes, Oh,
Come, Oh, Come, Emmanuel, 24 The Angel Gabriel from Heaven Came, 64 Let Us All
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Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice! 5 Let your gentleness be evident to
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petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. 7 And the peace of God, which
transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
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John said to the crowds coming out to be baptized by him, “You brood of vipers! Who
warned you to flee from the coming wrath? 8 Produce fruit in keeping with repentance. And
do not begin to say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father.’ For I tell you that out
of these stones God can raise up children for Abraham. 9 The ax is already at the root of
the trees, and every tree that does not produce good fruit will be cut down and thrown into
the fire.” 10 “What should we do then?” the crowd asked. 11 John answered, “The man with
two tunics should share with him who has none, and the one who has food should do the
same.” 12 Tax collectors also came to be baptized. “Teacher,” they asked, “what should we
do?” 13 “Don’t collect any more than you are required to,” he told them. 14 Then some
soldiers asked him, “And what should we do?” He replied, “Don’t extort money and don’t
accuse people falsely—be content with your pay.” 15 The people were waiting expectantly
and were all wondering in their hearts if John might possibly be the Christ. 16 John
answered them all, “I baptize you with water. But one more powerful than I will come, the
thongs of whose sandals I am not worthy to untie. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit
and with fire. 17 His winnowing fork is in his hand to clear his threshing floor and to gather
the wheat into his barn, but he will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.” 18 And with
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(We join together to give public confession of our faith)
I believe in God, the Father almighty, maker of heaven and earth.
I believe in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord, who was conceived by the
Holy Spirit, born of the virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified,
died, and was buried. He descended into hell. The third day he rose again from the
dead. He ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of God the Father
almighty. From there he will come to judge the living and the dead.
I believe in the Holy Spirit, the Holy Christian Church, the communion of
saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting.
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