Tuesday, December 28, 2010

New Year's Eve Service

This Friday night, we will having a New Year's Eve service, beginning at 7:00 p.m. Here is the liturgy...

Prelude
Call to Worship
God's Greeting
Opening Psalm of Praise: #48 (Psalter Hymnal) "Jehovah Is My Light" vv. 1, 3, & 5
Responsive Reading: Psalm 90
Psalm of Response: #176 (Psalter Hymnal) "O God, Our Help in Ages Past"
Offering
Congregational Prayer (concluded with corporate "Amen")
Psalm of Preparation: #38 (Psalter Hymnal) "The Lord's My Shepherd"
Scripture Reading: Ecclesiastes 3:1-8
Sermon: "A Time for Everything"
Hymn of Response: #351 (Psalter Hymnal) "Ah, Dearest Jesus, How Hast Thou Offended"
Celebration of the Lord's Supper
Hymn of Response: #316 (Psalter Hymnal) "Now Thank We All Our God" vv. 1 & 2
Benediction
Doxology: #316 (Psalter Hymnal) "Now Thank We All Our God" v. 3

Thursday, December 23, 2010

Christmas Service of Lessons & Carols

Join us this Saturday at 10:00 a.m. for our Christmas Day service of Lessons & Carols...

Call to Worship
Prayer of Invocation
God's Greeting
Opening Carol: "Angels, from the Realms of Glory"

First Lesson: Genesis 2:4-25
Carol: "Hark! the Herald Angels Sing"

Second Lesson: Genesis 3:8-15
Carol: "Joy to the World!"

Third Lesson: Isaiah 40:1-11
Carol: "O Come, O Come, Emmanuel"

Fourth Lesson: Isaiah 7:10-14; 9:2, 6-7; 11:1-10
Carol: "Silent Night! Holy Night!"

Fifth Lesson: Micah 5:2-5
Carol: "O Little Town of Bethlehem"

Offering
Congregational Prayer

Sixth Lesson: Luke 1:39-55
Carol: "Come, Thou Long-expected Jesus"

Seventh Lesson: Luke 2:1-21
Carol: "While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks by Night"

Eighth Lesson: Revelation 12
Sermon: "The Preservation of the King"
Carol: "O Come, All Ye Faithful"

Benediction
Doxology: "O Come, All Ye Faithful"