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December 24, 2009

Thursday, December 24, 2009 Bulletin

Festival of Lessons and Carols

Faith Presbyterian Church 7:00 p.m., December 24, 2009
Christmas Eve

Prelude From Heaven Above to Earth I Come
Helmut Walcha

O Thou Joyful Day
Early American Anthology

Sing We Glad Noel Dale Wood

Away In a Manger Wilbur Held

Choral Introit Holy Jesus Child Mark Patterson
Children’s Choir

The Bidding Prayer

Hymn # 346 Once in Royal David’s City
Stanza 1: Olivia Lockwood, soloist
Stanza 2: Choir
Stanza 3 & 5: Congregation

First Lesson: Genesis 3: 1 – 15 Anna Johnson

Choir A Shoot Shall Come Forth Richard Horn

Second Lesson: Isaiah 11: 1 - 9 Nancy Dunn

Hymn # 5 “The First Noel” vs. 1, 2 & 6

Third Lesson: Micah 5: 2 - 4 Kristin Hem

Choir Alleluia for the Savior Gregg Sewell

Fourth Lesson: John 1: 1 – 5 & 9 - 14 Jurgen Honig

Hymn # 23 There’s A Song in the Air vs. 1 & 4

Fifth Lesson: Luke 1: 26 - 38 Amber Latour

Choir The Wonder of the Gift Tom Fetke

Sixth Lesson: Luke 2: 1 – 20 Mike Bergmann

A Christmas Eve Meditation “See Who’s Here and There”
Pastor Horner

Hymn # 348 Away in the Manger

Elders please come forward during the hymn.

The Lord’s Supper
Invitation and Words of Institution

Prayer of Thanksgiving
Giving and Receiving of the Bread and Cup
The inside cups contain grape juice; the outer cups contain wine.

Prayer of Consecration (in unison)
Almighty Lord: we are thankful for all the benefits given us in this bread and wine, this body and blood. As the grain was harvested and the grapes gathered for this food, so may your church in every place be gathered into your household. And as the grain was ground and the grapes crushed, so may our lives be spent in your service, until you return in triumph to gather to yourself the harvest and call us to the marriage feast of the lamb. Amen.

Hymn # 337 Joy to the World! the Lord Is Come

Benediction

Lighting of the Candles

Hymn # 9 Silent Night! Holy Night!
1st time through: Bell Choir

2nd time through: Mayfawny Bergmann, French

3rd time through: Children’s Choir

2nd & 3rd stanzas: Congregation

Postlude Go Tell It On the Mountain Paul Manz

An offering basket is available in the Narthex
for benevolence gifts.

You are invited to a reception in the Fellowship Hall following the service.

Posted by faithpres at December 24, 2009 08:59 AM