This Sunday, we’ll continue our new series, “Sounds of the Season,” as we listen to the “Sound of Salvation” in Luke 1:57-80.

Our readings will be Malachi 3:1-6; Psalm 106:40-48; Titus 2:11-15; and Luke 1:57-80.

We will sing these songs this week:

• Medley of: “Angels, from the Realms of Glory” - “Angels, We Have Heard on High” - “Hark! The Herald Angels Sing”
• “Let the Vineyards” LBW pg. 66
• “Agnus Dei” LBW pg. 72
• “Thank the Lord” LBW pgs. 72-73
• “On Jordan’s Banks the Baptist’s Cry” LBW 36
  

Thank you to the following people who are serving on Sunday, December 21st.

Greeters and Ushers: Andy & Mary Ann Hall

Keyboardist: Kay Rossow

Reader: Bud Veis

Children's Church:  Shelley Bernhard and Jan Rehberg

Communion Assistants:  Bob Pedersen and Bud Veis

Lunch Hosts:  Hosted by Joy Members with last names K-R

Blessing our Community in 2025

• Eagle Mount Billings - $1000
• Love INC of Yellowstone County - $1000
• Ramsey Keller Memorial Foundation - $1000
• Montana Association for the Blind - $716
• Love & SONshine Ministries - $1500
• Family Promise of Yellowstone Valley - $1500
• Montana Re-entry Program - $1000
• The Family Tree Nurturing Center - $500
• Special K Ranch, Inc. - $500
• YWCA - $481
• MontanaRescueMission - $1,000
• Cru (formerly Campus Crusade for Christ) - $1,000
• HabitatForHumanity- $2,000
• Family Promise - $1,000
• Education Foundation for Billings - $1,091
• Family Service - $1000
• Luther’s Lodge - $1000
• Salvation Army - $1000
• Yellowstone Valley Lutheran’s for Life - $1000
• Friendship House - $1000
• Education Foundation for Billings Public Schools - $1000

Upcoming Events and Opportunities to Serve

There’s a Missional Community waiting for YOU -  We have Missional Communities for people who want to encourage each other and integrate faith and life. If you are interested or have questions, you can talk with our pastor.

We partner with Tumbleweed  to provide a hot lunch for 60-75 youth and young adults at least once a month. Tumbleweed provides safety, assistance, and hope to our community’s vulnerable and homeless youth, creating lasting life changes. If you are interested in this opportunity, let us know.

Here are some other ways we serve the Billings community:

• Cookie Drive for Tumbleweed (February)
• Mother's Day Diaper Drive for Family Promise (May)
• School Supplies for Ponderosa Elementary (August)
• Clothing Drive for Tumbleweed (October)
• Gift Cards for the Billings Sr. High Food Pantry (December)

Prayer Requests? Joy has a team who gathers for prayer twice a month. Additionally, we pray for our prayer list regularly between those times. If you or someone you know needs prayers, please let us know. All prayer requests are kept confidential. You can either:

• Connect with a member of the prayer ministry team (Mary Ann Hall, Deb Lane, Diane Summers, Carol Wahl, Jan Wolf, Dave Hall),
• Call or email the church office
• Or submit a prayer and let us know  “How Can We Pray For You?”
  

Rejoice always, pray continually, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus. - 1st Thessalonians 5:16-18