GATHERING & ADORATION
LUKE 2:8-20 Ralph Roberts
*SING TO THE LORD “Angels We Have Heard on High” Worshipbook #162
WELCOME & ANNOUNCEMENTS
We shine brighter and warmer today because you are here!
Please be sure to sign the Welcome Book located on the inside of each pew.
THE LIGHTING OF THE CHRIST CANDLE
Come, people of God. Let us give thanks for these holy days of Christmas.
Here we have come to worship the God of new beginnings and new opportunities.
Come, people of God. Let us celebrate and rejoice for the wondrous gifts given to us.
Here in our worship, we look to the future as we are filled with the gifts of Christmas: love, hope, peace, joy!
Now we again sing the joyous carols of Christmas
and witness to our Savior’s birth.
SING TO THE LORD “What Child Is This, Who, Laid to Rest” Worshipbook #171
BLESSED TO BE A BLESSING (Tithes & Offerings)
Offertory – “Christmas Offering”
THE WORD THAT BRINGS LIFE…
PRAYERS FOR OTHERS & OURSELVES Dana Barre
“When Christmas is Celebrated” Nancy Swanson
SONG “The First Noel”
Worshipbook #167
“The History of the Christmas Tree” Melanie Roberts
SONG “O Christmas Tree”
“Poinsettias at Christmas.” Robin Reed
SONG “How Many Kings”
THE HOUR IS OVER! LET US NOW DEPART
TO DO THE WORK OF CHRISTMAS!
*BENEDICTION
*SING TO THE LORD “Joy Bells Are Ringing”
Worshipbook #166,, vv. 1, 2, & 3
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*Please stand if able.