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Fourth Sunday of Advent
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December 2012
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On this Fourth Sunday of Advent we will celebrate with our annual Adventplay. This year we will see a performance of "Amahl and the Night Visitors' Journey to Bethlehem".
After the service we will decorate the tree together dancing and singing carols around the tree.
The Fair Trade Mercado will be open this Sunday as well as every Sunday until Christmas. Help support our work in El Salvador!
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 Prayers this week
In all things pray! Please remember these petitions in your daily prayers.
For healing
- For Bob's and Miriam's friend David Johnson who received a bone marrow transplant from his son, Peter, on Dec 12; with thanksgiving that the procedure went well and both David and Peter are recovering well; with hope that David's body will not reject the bone marrow and will begin producing healthy red blood cells soon.
- For Annika's friend Ian, undergoing treatment for recently diagnosed leukemia
- For Pepe's mother Juana Sanchez, who is diagnosed with metastatic cancer, and for Pepe's father Jose who is recovering after heart surgery
- For Arthur, recovering from a viral heart infection, as he returns to work
- For those who struggle with issues of mental health and for their doctors as they work to find the right combination of medication
- For Geri, for Jeff, for Pam, and for Kirsten who continue cancer treatments, and for Ray in hospice care
For those who grieve, especially Steve, Nancy, Rachel and Sara and the Schultz family at the death of Steve's father, for Nan Hirleman (PLTS) and family at the death of her mother For the community of Newtown, Conn., in the aftermath of the shootings there on Friday, for families who lost children, for those who were injured and are now recovering, for the family of the shooter-God have mercy.For Luther Seminary staff, faculty and students following the resignation of CFO Don Lewis and President Rick Bliese; grant wisdom, God, to those who step into this leadership void, especially newly named interim president Richard J. Foss. For those who seek gainful employment and those discerning new vocational paths For the Chapel community as we discern what stewardship means and how it reflects our faith in our extravagantly generous GodFor the children among the 50,000 people in the Kakuma Refugee Camp in northwestern Kenya-and the ELCA World Hunger work in the camp-that the children's dreams of a better life will be realized.
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Worship Times
11:00 am Sunday
Eucharist
10:00 pm Dec 24th
Christmas Eve Mass
(9:45 Carol Sing-a-long)
No Mass on Christmas Day
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Worship Leaders
Presider: The Rev. Jeff R. Johnson
Assisting: Steve Schultz
Music Director: Andy Bouman
Advent Play Cast: see below
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Christmas at the Chapel
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 Fourth Sunday of Advent
December 22nd, 11:00 am
Our Advent Play this year is Amahl and the Nightvisitor.
Stay afterwards to decorate the tree and carol together!
Christmas Eve
December 24th, 10:00 pm
Join us at 9:45 for caroling or at 10:00 pm for Christmas Eve Liturgy.
Christmas Day
December 25th
NO mass
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Amahl and the Night Visitors' Journey to Bethlehem
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Come to our amazing cast perform our Advent Play:
Amahl Nia Dippon Achmed (Amahl's friend) Cory Irie Amahl's Mother Robyn Gee King Kaspar Eva Jaeger King Melchior Rachel Schultz King Balthazar Bennett Falk Construction workers Jackson and Lee Jaeger Page Cole Irie Achmed's Mother Jen Afdahl-Rice Achmed's Father Lowell Afdahl-Rice Levi Sam Kanenwisher Sara Sophia Kanenwisher David John Bowman Narrator Pr. Jeff Johnson Guard at the gate Jackson Jaeger
Shepherd children Parker Kanenwisher, Zoe Johnson, Zack Afdahl-Rice The choir and Shepherds and Shepherdesses: Jen Afdahl-Rice, Andrew Aiken, Simone Dippon, Emily Gee, Ellen Irie, Thekla Hammond, Brach Jennings,Laura Johnson, Sophia Kanenwisher, Pr. Sanna Reinholtzen, Steve Schultz, Sara Schultz, Judy Spiegel Musicians Nathan Ilten, Randy Gee Music Director and Accompanist Andy Bouman Choreographer Robyn Gee Assistant Director Rachel Schultz Director & Sets Kathy Gee |
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Community Meal
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Our community meal for the homeless if coming up tomorrow on Saturday, December 22nd
We need volunteers for our two shits:
cooking shift - 10:00am - 12:00pm
serving/clean-up - 4:00pm - 6:30ppm
Sign up online or contact Steve Schultz!
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Pledge online
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Many of you have already returned your pledge letters to us, thank you so much! It really helps us get a timely start on planning for the new year.
If you haven't returned your pledges to us yet, you can still mail them to the office or fill out the information online!
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Support Families Together
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What if the Holy Family was torn apart at Christmas?
This month 2400 people will be deported from California because of ICE's "Secure Communities" program.
The Posada, a Latin American holiday tradition, depicts Mary and Joseph's search for room at the inn in Bethlehem. In this modern day adaptation, we knock at the door of Gov. Brown, saying: Open the door of your heart to immigrant families. Sign the Trust Act (AB 4).
Call Governor Brown at 916-445-2841
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Earl Lectures
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January 29-31, at Pacific School of Religion.
Featuring Margaret Farley, Stephanie Coontz, Miguel De La Torre and Barbara Essex. Learn about engaging ways to introduce Christian practices and rituals into your family life, attend a full-sensory worship design workshop with Marcia McFee, find out ways your church can partner with nonprofit organizations to support social justice work with the San Francisco Foundation, and network with scholars, activists, and other religious organizations
Click here for more information!
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The Chapel online in 3D
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 The future is here and we are most likely the first church with an online 3D model of our sanctuary. Annika's partner decided to host a free scan for us with the software he is currently developing.
Click on this link to view a draft model. Clicking on "inside view" will make it possible to move around inside of the scan like in a video game.
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A letter from SHARE
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Our friends from SHARE wrote us a lovely christmas card and a letter outlined the highlights of 2012.
Take a look here! |
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The Generosity Project
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 The Generosity Project by Thrivent is inviting to a day of "exploring the heart of your story" at
Grace Cathedral
Saturday, January 13
9:00 am - 4:30 pm (doors 8:30 am)
Lunch will be served and space is limited. Click here for more information! |
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 On January 12, 2013, at Our Savior's Lutheran Church in Lafayette, the Worship for Baptismal Living Discipling Team of the Sierra Pacific Synod is hosting a conference, entitled "Journeying Together through Lent: A Model for Baptismal Living."
Registration is now open, receive a discount by registering before December 31st.
Click here for registration and more information
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Contact Information
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University Lutheran Chapel of Berkeley 510-843-6230 www.ulcberkeley.org Annika Mongan: administrator@ulcberkeley.org Pastor Jeff Johnson: pastor@ulcberkeley.org Pastor Sanna Reinholtzen: sannabeth@gmail.com Intern Carmen Miranda: carmen7919@gmail.com Campus Intern Logan Rimel: logan.rimel@gmail.com Council President Nancy Ulmer: nkulmer@sbcglobal.net Music Director Andy Bouman: andybouman@yahoo.com |
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