CHRISTMAS DAY December 25 | 11:00am GATHERING IN GOD’S NAME Prelude Welcome *Call to WorshipLeader: Glory to God in the highest! People: And on earth peace to all! Leader: For to us a child is born. People: To us a gift is given! Leader: Welcome to Christmas. Welcome to worship. People: Let our celebrations begin! *Gathering Hymn28 Good Christian Friends, Rejoice …
Bulletin: December 24, 2022, 10pm
CHRISTMAS EVE December 24 | 10:00pm GATHERING IN GOD’S NAME PreludeFor unto Us a Child is Born, from MessiahGeorge Frideric Handel (1685-1759) O Hail This Brightest Day of DaysDietrich Buxtehude (1637-1707) Welcome *Call to WorshipLeader: Arise, shine, for your light has come. People: The glory of the Lord has risen upon us. Leader: I bring you good news …
Bulletin: December 24, 2022, 6pm and 8pm
CHRISTMAS EVE December 24 | 6:00 & 8:00pm GATHERING IN GOD’S NAME PreludeO Hail This Brightest Day of DaysDietrich Buxtehude (1637-1707) Pastoral Symphony (Pifa), from MessiahGeorge Frideric Handel (1685-1759) Welcome *Call to WorshipLeader: Arise, shine, for your light has come. People: The glory of the Lord has risen upon us. Leader: I bring you good news of great joy. For …
Bulletin: December 24, 2022, 2pm and 4pm
CHRISTMAS EVE December 24 | 2:00 & 4:00pm GATHERING IN GOD’S NAME Prelude Welcome Call to WorshipLeader: The candles of hope, peace, joy and love are burning brightly this night. And with them the Christ candle, the candle at the center of our wreath and celebration. People: We celebrate the birth of Jesus tonight, a tiny child of hope and …
Bulletin: December 18, 2022 Lessons & Carols, 11:00am
Festival of Lessons and Carols December 18| 11:00am Festival of Lessons and Carols is a bridge between the liturgical seasons of Advent and Christmas. Our service is an adaptation of the form used on Christmas Eve at King’s College Chapel in Cambridge, England. As the service begins, the prayers of the people are sought for those in need at Christmastime. …
Bulletin: December 18, 2022 Lessons & Carols, 8:30am
Festival of Lessons and Carols December 18| 8:30am Festival of Lessons and Carols is a bridge between the liturgical seasons of Advent and Christmas. Our service is an adaptation of the form used on Christmas Eve at King’s College Chapel in Cambridge, England. As the service begins, the prayers of the people are sought for those in need at Christmastime. …
Bulletin: December 12, 2022 Love Unbound
Love Unbound: A Service of Remembrance December 12 | 7:00pm In memory of those who have touched our lives and remain forever in our hearts; to honor grief and find light in the darkness of the holiday season. Welcome to an evening honoring grief, loss, and the fullness of life in this sacred time of year. We gather together to …
Bulletin: December 11, 2022
THIRD SUNDAY OF ADVENT December 11 | 8:30 & 11:00am GATHERING IN GOD’S NAME PreludeO Key of David and O Emmanuel from O Antiphon Sequence Cecilia McDowall (b. 1951) Welcome Lighting of the Third Advent Candle – Candle of Joy Reader One: When I look around, I see shadows of sadness, families who have lost loved ones, people in prison, people who are …
Bulletin: Montview Christmas Concert
RING OUT, WILD BELLS! A CHRISTMAS CONCERTWith the Montview Choirs and Orchestra December 4, 2022 • 4:00pm Adam Waite, Minister of Music and ConductorBarbara Hulac, Associate Minister of MusicBecki Taylor, Assistant Minister of Music Welcome Rev. Ian Cummins, Co-Pastor Ring Out, Wild Bells!Jonathan Dove (b. 1959) O Earth, O Earth, return! Ring out, wild bells, to the wild skyThe flying cloud, …
Bulletin: December 4, 2022
SECOND SUNDAY OF ADVENT December 4 | 8:30 & 11:00am GATHERING IN GOD’S NAME PreludeVoluntary on “Winchester New”C. S. Lang (1891-1971) Meditation on “Creator of the Stars of Night”Alec Rowley (1892-1958) Welcome Lighting of the Second Advent Candle – Candle of PeaceReader One: Last week we lit the candle of HOPE on the Advent wreath. Its flickering flame reminded us …