A SERVICE OF LESSONS AND CAROLS

Dec. 15, 2024  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8:15 am & 10:45 am

PRELUDE  O Come, All Ye Faithful . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . arr. Aaron Weitekamp

O Come, O Come, Emmanuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . arr. Matt Riley

WELCOME AND GREETING

INTROIT      Advent Alleluia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . arr. Keith Christopher

CALL TO WORSHIP

HYMN    O Come, O Come Emmanuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 211

PASTORAL PRAYER

THE LORD’S PRAYER

LIGHTING OF THE ADVENT CANDLES

READING    Isaiah 9: 2, 6, 7 (Christ’s birth and kingdom are foretold by Isaiah)

CAROL   Cold December Flies Away  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Catalonian Carol/arr. Craig Courtney

READING  Isaiah 40: 3-5   (God supports and strengthens all who place their trust in Him)

CAROL    Every Valley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . John Ness Beck

READING  Luke 1:26-35, 38  (The angel Gabriel salutes the Blessed Virgin Mary)

CAROL     Song of Mary  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P. Mock, Faye Lopez/S. Rachmaninoff/arr. F. Lopez

READING   Micah 5: 2-4 (The prophet Micah foretells the glory of little Bethlehem)

CAROL      How Far Is It to Bethlehem? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . arr. David & Bonnie Huntsinger

READING     Luke 2, 1-7 (Luke tells of the birth of Jesus)

CAROL     The Huron Carol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . arr. Dan Forrest

READING    Luke 2: 8-16 (The angels appear to the shepherds)

CAROL       Angels’ Carol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . John Rutter

OFFERTORY      O Holy Night! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Adolphe Adam/arr. Calvin Custer

READING      Matthew 2: 1-12 (The visit of the Wise Men)

CAROL      In the Bleak Midwinter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Christina Rossetti/Harold Darke

READING  Isaiah 11: 1-4a, 6-9 (Isaiah tells of the promise which Jesus will make to all mankind)

CAROL     The Dream Isaiah Saw . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Thomas Troeger/Glenn Rudolph

READING  John 1:1-14  (St. John unfolds the great Mystery of the Incarnation)

HYMN      Festival First Nowell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . arr. Dan Forrest

BENEDICTION  

POSTLUDE         Come See Emmanuel Medley. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . arr. Cliff Duren

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