United Trinity Parish – LeRoy and Humeston, Iowa
"Through the Seasons"
Sunday December 8
LeRoy Worship at 9:00am
(Sunday School follows worship.)
Humeston Worship at 10:30am
(Children's Christmas Pageant)
Online Worship December 8
at approximately 10:30am
Bulletins for December 8 Services
This Week's Message
"Reviving Isaiah"/"The True Meaning of Christmas"
Malachi 3: 1-4 & Luke 3: 1-6
Malachi 3: 1-2
"I will send my messenger, who will prepare the way before me. Then suddenly the Lord you are seeking will come to his temple; the messenger of the covenant, whom you desire, will come,” says the LORD Almighty.
But who can endure the day of his coming? Who can stand when he appears?
For he will be like a refiner’s fire or a launderer’s soap.
Prophets shared God's message to prepare for the coming of the Lord.
When the snow gets deep,
show me your path of HOPE.
When the path is steep,
give me strength to climb your path of HOPE.
When the path is dark,
light the way for me and for other believers
on your path of HOPE.
Lord, let us rejoice with all
as we prepare to celebrate your birth.
CALL TO WORSHIP FROM TODAY’S SERVICE:
One: Children of God, pay attention!
All: The days are coming when God’s peace will reign.
One: Children of God, prepare your hearts!
All: The days are coming when God will be near.
One: Children of God, be alert and listen!
All: The days are surely coming and are, in fact, already here.
1 Thessalonians 3: 12
May the Lord make your love increase and overflow for each other and for everyone…”
WE ARE NOT ALL THE SAME.
BUT, UNITED (FOLLOWING JESUS),
WE ARE THE POWER OF GOD.
Sunday Worship at LeRoy 9:00AM
followed by Sunday school for all ages
Worship at Humeston 10:30 AM
Children's church during worship
Please join us at either location
June 22
Message by Rev. Diane Olson-Schroeder
("The God Who Shows Up")
Message by Ed Coffey
"The Time and Place for the Cross!"
June 15, 2025
Ecclesiastes 3: 1-9
Ecclesiastes 3: 1
There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens,
What season are you going through?
Through the seasons, where have you left your fingerprints?
Are you following Jesus?
(Joel 3: 10 ~ Let the weak say, I am strong. )
Are you willing to sacrifice for others?
May the Lord order all your days and deeds in peace.
Blessed is the name of the Lord.
Turn! Turn! Turn! (a song written in the 1960’s as a plea for world peace using words from today's scripture—applicable to the times of the ‘60’s, applicable to the seasons on this earth that come and go)
Source: LyricFind
Songwriters: Peter Seeger
Turn! Turn! Turn! lyrics © T.R.O. Inc.
To everything, turn, turn, turn
There is a season, turn, turn, turn
And a time to every purpose under heaven
A time to be born, a time to die
A time to plant, a time to reap
A time to kill, a time to heal
A time to laugh, a time to weep
To everything, turn, turn, turn
There is a season, turn, turn, turn
And a time to every purpose, under heaven
A time to build up, a time to break down
A time to dance, a time to mourn
A time to cast away stones
A time to gather stones together
To everything, turn, turn, turn
There is a season, turn, turn, turn
And a time to every purpose under heaven
A time of love, a time of hate
A time of war, a time of peace
A time you may embrace
A time to refrain from embracing
To everything, turn, turn, turn
There is a season, turn, turn, turn
And a time to every purpose under heaven
A time to gain, a time to lose
A time to rend, a time to sew
A time for love, a time for hate
A time for peace, I swear it's not too late
From this Sunday's Affirmation of the Trinity:
We believe in Jesus Christ, maker of feasts and sacrifices, in whom the welcome is wide, the feasting free; and by whose weeping, words, and wounds even the lost are found.
WE ARE NOT ALL THE SAME.
BUT, UNITED (FOLLOWING JESUS),
WE ARE THE POWER OF GOD.
Affirmation of Faith:
We believe in God, maker of everything that is, in whom there is always more to come; and by whose wonder, work, and will, even the dead find life. We believe in God.
We believe in Jesus Christ, maker of feasts and sacrifices, in whom the welcome is wide, the feasting free; and by whose weeping, words, and wounds, even the lost are found. We believe in Jesus Christ.
We believe in the Holy Spirit, maker of imagination, whose eyes see over the horizon, beyond the end; and by whose urgency and fire, the truth gets told. We believe in the Holy Spirit.
We believe in you, Everlasting God, as you reveal yourself as Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, ever reigning in perfect unity. We believe if we hold firmly and joyfully to our faith in you and live to praise you, we may finally be one in you, forever and ever. Amen.