Order of Service - December 21, 2014 (Morning Services)
Date of Service:
December 21, 2014
*Gathering Hymn O come, o come, Emmanuel, and with your captive children dwell.
Give comfort to all exiles here, and to the aching heart bid cheer.
Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel shall come within as Love to dwell.
Prelude I’ll Be Home for Christmas Walter Kent
Welcome
Chalice Lighting The Peters Family
*Opening Hymn Deck the hall with boughs of holly, fa la la la la, la la la la.
‘Tis the season to be jolly, fa la la la la, la la la la.
Don we now our gay apparel, fa la la la la la, la la la.
Troll the ancient yuletide carol, fa la la la la, la la la la.
See the blazing yule before us, fa la la la la, la la la la.
Strike the harp and join the chorus, fa la la la la, la la la la.
Follow me in merry measure, fa la la la la la, la la la.
While I tell of yuletide treasure, fa la la la la, la la la la.
*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 Longest Night
Song of Blessing Fast away the old year passes, fa la la la la, la la la la.
Hail the new, ye lads and lasses, fa la la la la, la la la la.
Sing we joyous all together, fa la la la la la, la la la.
Heedless of the wind and weather, fa la la la la, la la la la.
Life Together
Offering Candlelight Carol John Rutter
Story Part II A Light in the Window
Musical Response Light One Candle Peter Yarrow
Don’t let the light go out, it’s lasted for so many years.
Don’t let the light go out, let it shine through our love and our tears.
Story Part III Upon This Shining Night
Musical Interlude Greensleeves Anonymous (16th century)
arr. Bernard Dewagtere
Welcoming New Children
Responsive Reading #616 For So the Children Come Sophia Lyon Fahs
Quiet Time
Musical Response #259 We Three Kings
Story Part IV The Friendly Beasts
Closing Words
*Closing Song This Little Light of Mine
*Please stand in body or in spirit
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Service Notes
Thank you to our service participants: Nancy Babbitt, Sheila Cummins, Tom Early, Barbara Gibbs, Wendi
Gladstone, Alice Hall, David Hallinan, David Olson, Rhonda Peacock, Rick Rhoads, Rima Snyder, Pam
Teplitz & Ned Wright.
Many thanks to our guest musicians: Bill Nunan, Eve Ahlers, Sammy Nunan, Tommy Nunan, Mari
Nunan, and Piper Redman.
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 ensiure their survival, end their victimization and improve their quality of life.