Order of Service, December 20, 2015
Date of Service:
December 20, 2015
December 20, 2015 Gift from the Heart
Winter Holiday Pageant
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*Gathering Hymn Angels We Have Heard on High Traditional
Angels we have heard on high, sweetly singing o’er the plains
And the mountains in reply echoing their their joyous strains.
Gloria, in excelsis Deo. Gloria, in excelsis Deo.
Prelude Ring Out, Wild Bells Crawford Gates
Welcome Catherine Farmer Loya
Chalice Lighting
*Opening Hymn O Come, All Ye Faithful John Francis Wade
O come, all ye faithful, joyful and triumphant,
O come ye, O come ye, to Bethlehem.
Come and behold him, born the kind of angels;
Venite adoremus, venite adoremus, venite adoremus, Dominum.
Lo, humble shepherds, hasting to his cradle,
Leaving their flocks in the fields, draw near.
We, too, with gladness, thither bend our footsteps;
Venite adoremus, venite adoremus, venite adoremus, Dominum.
*Covenant Love is the doctrine of this church.
The quest for truth is its sacrament,
And service is its prayer.
To dwell together in peace,
To seek knowledge in freedom,
To serve humankind in fellowship,
Thus do we covenant with each other.
Offering for the Westside Food Bank and Turning Point
*Hymn of Praise From all that dwell below the skies
Let songs of hope and faith arise
Let peace, goodwill on earth be sung
Through every land, by every tongue.
Story Part I The Legend of Saint Nicholas
Nalani Santiago-Kalmanson
*Hymn Jolly Old St. Nicholas James Lord Pierpont
Jolly old Saint Nicholas, lean your ear this way!
Don't you tell a single soul what I'm going to say:
Christmas Eve is coming soon; now, you dear old man
Whisper what you'll bring to me - tell me if you can.
When the clock is striking twelve, when I'm fast asleep
Down the chimney, broad and black, with your pack you'll creep
All the stockings you will find hanging in a row
Mine will be the shortest one, you'll be sure to know
Johnny wants a pair of skates, Susy wants a sled,
Nellie wants a picture book, one she hasn’t read.
Now I think I'll leave to you what to give the rest
Choose for me, dear Santa Claus; you will know the best.
Life Together
Story Part II The Legend of the Poinsettia
Offering Santa Baby Philip Springer
Story Part III Upon This Shining Night
Music for the Morning Sleigh Ride Leroy Anderson
Welcoming New Children
Responsive Reading #616 For So the Children Come Sophia Lyon Fahs
Quiet Time
Hymn #259 We Three Kings
The Friendly Beasts
Closing Words
*Sung Response Gloria, in excelsis Deo. Gloria, in excelsis Deo.
*Please stand in body or in spirit
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Service Notes
Greeters: Roberta Frye, Barbara Gibbs, David Olson & Rhonda Peacock
Ushers: Bonnie Brae, Tom Early, Rick Rhoads & Ned Wright
Coffee: Sheila Cummins, Alice Hall & Pam Teplitz
Bookstore: Mark Warkentin
Today’s Community Offering will go to the Ocean Park Community Center (OPCC). OPCC
empowers people to rebuild their lives, with the goal of ending-- not simply managing -- human
suffering. OPCC is an independent, community-supported organization in which staff, volunteers
and clients work with mutual respect to address the effects of poverty, abuse, neglect and
discrimination. The agency's programs are designed to remove barriers to access the resources
individuals need to ensure their survival, end their victimization and improve their quality of life.