Christmas Eve Service - December 24

Choral Processional "Once in Royal David's City" 2019 Christmas Eve Service Lighting of the Advent Candles ...

Christmas Eve Service - December 24

Choral Processional           “Once in Royal David's City”      2019 Christmas Eve Service

 

Lighting of the Advent Candles                                                          Seth and Jack Pigg 

 

Call to Worship                                                                                         Adam White

The people who once lived in darkness have been given a great light!

Praise be to God who has heard our cries.

 

Our souls sing out God’s praise!

God has brought us a light of Hope and Peace.

 

Tonight, in this place, the Light of God’s Love is given to us!

And we shall see that light and let it shine through our lives. AMEN.

 

Hymn                                “Joy to the World”                        2019 Christmas Eve Service

1. Joy to the world, the Lord is come! Let earth receive her King;
let every heart prepare him room, and heaven and nature sing,
and heaven and nature sing, and heaven and nature sing.

2. Joy to the world, the Savior reigns! Let all their songs employ;
while fields and floods, rocks, hills, and plains repeat the sounding joy,
repeat the sounding joy, repeat the sounding joy.

3. No more let sins and sorrows grow, nor thorns infest the ground;
he comes to make his blessings flow far as the curse is found,
far as the curse is found, far as the curse is found.

4. He rules the world with truth and grace, and makes the nations prove
the glories of his righteousness, and wonders of his love,
and wonders of his love, and wonders of his love.

 Passing of the Peace                                                                                    Adam White

Anthem    “Before the Marvel of This Night”     Carl Schalk         2019 Christmas Eve Service

  

Scripture                                              Luke 2: 1-20                                  Jonathan Grace

                             Link to scripture: http://bible.oremus.org/?ql=475580181

 

Sermon                                               “Go and See”                                 Jonathan Grace

  

Electronic Offering                                                                                  Jonathan Grace

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Offertory        “Once in Bethlehem”     Donald McCullough         2019 Christmas Eve Service

                                               

Electronic Offertory Prayer                                                                     

 

Prayers of the People                                                                                   Adam White 

Our Father, which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy Name.

Thy Kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.

Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses,

As we forgive those that trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation,

But deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, the power, and the glory, forever. Amen

 

Communion                                                                                       Jonathan and Adam

The Lord be with you.

And also with you.

 

Lift up your hearts. 

We lift them up to the Lord.

 

Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.

It is right to give our thanks and praise.

 

It is right, and a good and joyful thing...we praise your name and join their unending hymn:

Holy, holy, holy Lord, God of power and might,

heaven and earth are full of your glory. Hosanna in the highest.

Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord. Hosanna in the highest.

 

Holy are you, and blessed is your Son Jesus Christ...as we proclaim the mystery of faith.

Christ has died; Christ is risen; Christ will come again.

 

Pour out your Holy Spirit on us gathered here...Through your Son Jesus Christ, with the Holy Spirit in your holy Church,

all honor and glory is yours, almighty God, now and forever.

Amen.

 

Lighting of the Candles                                                               Jonathan 

 

Closing Hymn                                    “Silent Night”                 2019 Christmas Eve Service

1. Silent night, holy night, all is calm; all is bright
round yon virgin mother and child. Holy infant, so tender and mild,
sleep in heavenly peace, sleep in heavenly peace.

2. Silent night, holy night, shepherds quake at the sight;
glories stream from heaven afar, heavenly hosts sing Alleluia!
Christ the Savior is born, Christ the Savior is born!

3. Silent night, holy night, Son of God, love's pure light;
radiant beams from thy holy face with the dawn of redeeming grace,
Jesus, Lord, at thy birth, Jesus, Lord, at thy birth.

4. Silent night, holy night, wondrous star, lend thy light;
with the angels let us sing, Alleluia to our King;
Christ the Savior is born, Christ the Savior is born!