Christmas Eve 2020 - Lessons and Carols

Lessons and Carols

Pre Service Music

Welcome

Lighting of the Advent Candles: HOPE, PEACE, JOY, LOVE                        

One: Come, Deliverer of hope:

One: Come, Giver of peace: 

One: Come, Embodiment of joy:

One: Come, Transformative love:

 (Candles of HOPE, PEACE, JOY, and LOVE are relit)

Hymn 106              Prepare the Way, O Zion

Prayer for Guidance 

First Lesson

Genesis 1:26-31; 5:1-2     God Blesses Humankind

Poem                     People of Ceaseless Hope         by Walter Burghardt

Organ Solo      O Come, All Ye Faithful

Second Lesson

Jeremiah 31:31-34             A New Covenant

Carol 145                            What Child Is This                    

Organ Solo       Go Tell It On the Mountain

Third Lesson

Micah 5:2-4              The Glory of Little Bethlehem

Poem             Hush                by Lucina Hynett

Carol 121                       O Little Town of Bethlehem              

Fourth Lesson

Luke 1:26-35, 38               The Annunciation

Solo                   Mary Did You Know

Fifth Lesson

Matthew 1:18-23               Angel Appears to Joseph

Poem                             Touched by an Angel               by Maya Angelou

Carol 119                   Hark! The Herald Angels Sing           

Sixth Lesson

Luke 2:1, 3-7               Luke Tells the Birth of Jesus

Solo                    Joseph’s Lullaby

Seventh Lesson

Luke 2:8-16             The Shepherds Go to the Manger

Poem                       Ready for Silence                     by Madeleine L’Engle

Carol 115             Away in a Manger

Eighth Lesson

Matthew 2:1-12       The Wise Men are Led by the Star

Carol    God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen

The Lord’s Supper

Invitation

Great Prayer of Thanksgiving

Lord’s Prayer

Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name.

Thy kingdom come, thy will be done, 

on earth as it is in heaven. 

Give us this day our daily bread,

And forgive us our sins, as we forgive those who sin against us;

And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil

For thine is the kingdom and the power 

and the glory, forever.  Amen

 (please pick up the communion elements as you exit the building this evening)

Carol 122                                       Silent Night

(as Silent Night is played please light your glow sticks)

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Ninth Lesson

John 1:1-14           The Mystery of the Incarnation

Carol 134                    Joy to the World  

Benediction

Postlude

Sermon Series – Living in Between

December 27th – Celebration & Loss

January 3rd – Possibilities & Realities

January 10th – Responsibilities & Desires

Jan 17th– Feb 14thSermon Series – Curious Questions of God