Weekly Bulletin
August 9, 2020
The Community Gathers
August
9, 2020 _____ CHRISTMAS IN AUGUST ____________10:00
AM
We extend a warm welcome to
all who join us for worship.
We pray that the service will offer you peace, comfort, and substance to feed
your soul.
The Community Gathers
Meditation “Christmas
is not a time nor a season, but a state of mind. To cherish peace
and goodwill, to be
plenteous in mercy, is to have the real spirit of Christmas.”
~ Calvin
Coolidge
Prelude “The First Noel / Pachelbel’s Canon”
Duet
~ Sarah Heath and Jacqueline Savage
Moment
of Preparation – Let us prepare our hearts and minds for worship.
The
Lighting of the Candles
Introit “It Came Upon a Midnight Clear”
LuWayne Arnold
and Wes English ~ Piano & Trombone
Call to Worship
To us, watchful and
waiting, a gift has been slipped into our midst.
A tiny child, born in a manger,
A gift of peace to troubled souls and dangerous
streets,
A gift of joy to sad hearts and cautious lives,
A gift of hope to wearied brows and oppressed
peoples,
A tiny child, gift of God.
Open your hearts; raise your songs.
Give thanks to the giver; welcome the gift.
Opening Carol “O Come, All Ye Faithful” #132
Prayer of Invocation
Almighty God, you have
wondrously revealed yourself in the Holy Child of Bethlehem. By faith we kneel
beside the manger, hoping that he will be born in us here and now. Grant that
we may share in a new birth of faith. Teach us to recognize your Presence in
our lives. Help us to experience wonder in the ordinary. Help us to share your
Love Incarnate with the world. We pray in Jesus’ name. Amen.
A Time for the
Children
The
Word of God to Us
The Reading of Scripture Isaiah 9:2-6 Jennifer Poore
Carol “O Come, O Come, Emmanuel “ #114
Luke 2:1-20 Delaney Clifford
Carol “Hark! The Herald Angels Sing” #137
Message “A Christmas Story”
Anthem “Joy
to the World! The Lord Is Come” Watts/Handel
Summer Virtual Choir,
Trumpet ~ Nancy MacNider, Timpani ~ Sarah Heath
We Respond to
God’s Word
The Community at Prayer
Offering
Prayers
Silent
Prayer
Pastoral Prayer
Our
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 debts, as we forgive our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver
us from evil, for thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory
forever. Amen.
Prayer
Response “Silent
Night”
Jaqueline
and Emily Savage
Offering Our Gifts to God
Invitation
Offertory
Doxology
Prayer of Dedication
Closing Carol “Go, Tell It on the
Mountain” #160
Benediction
Go forth carrying
Christmas in your hearts. Whatever you face this week, fun or stress, remember
that Christ is with you; remember that God loves you; remember that the message
of Christmas — the true meaning of Christmas — is not confined to a day, a week
or a month. Allow the grace of God to flow through your hearts, allow that
grace to give you wings of wisdom and understanding so that where ever you go,
whomever you meet, you may carry God’s torch of love to quietly and kindly
illuminate the paths of those living in darkness. You are the light of the
world!
Benediction
Response
Postlude “God Rest Ye, Merry, Gentlemen”
LuWayne
Arnold and Wes English ~ Piano & Banjo
Rev.
Scott Cousineau, Senior Minister
Kris Galasyn, Director of Christian Education
Jacqueline
Savage, Director of Music
Sarah Heath, Cantor
Special Guests
LuWayne Arnold and Wes English