"He Never Failed Me Yet (MP3)" (most people will use this one)
What a wonderful day! Thanks so much.
Sunday, October 18, 2015
Monday, September 28, 2015
Christmas 2015
Wow! It's been a while!
Well, here is a really first rough draft of Christmas:
The Almighty God bless us with his grace; Christ give us the joys of everlasting life; and unto the fellowship of the citizens above may the King of Angels bring us all. Amen.
Benediction:
Dismissal
Well, here is a really first rough draft of Christmas:
10:50 Pastor, choir, meet for prayer
10:55 Welcome, announcements
Chiming
the hour of worship
Prelude (Organ)
Lighting the Advent Candle
Bidding
Prayer
Beloved in Christ, in this season of
Advent, let it be our care and delight to prepare ourselves to hear again the
message of the Angels, and in heart and mind to go even unto Bethlehem, to see
the Babe lying in a manger. Let us read and mark in Holy Scripture the tale of
the loving purposes of God from the first days of our disobedience unto the
glorious Redemption brought us by his holy Child; and let us look forward to
the yearly remembrance of his birth with hymns and songs of praise. But first,
let us pray for the needs of the whole world; for peace and goodwill over all
the earth; for the mission and unity of the Church for which he died, and
especially in this country and within this city. And because this of all things
would rejoice his heart, let us at this time remember in his name the poor and
the helpless; the hungry and the oppressed; the sick and those who mourn; the
lonely and the unloved; the aged and the little children; and all those who
know not the Lord Jesus, or who love him not, or who by sin have grieved his
heart of love. Lastly, let us remember before God his pure and lowly Mother,
and all those who rejoice with us, but upon another shore and in a greater
light, that multitude which no one can number, whose hope was in the Word made flesh,
and whom, in this Lord Jesus, we for evermore are one.
These prayer and praises let us humbly
offer up to the throne of heaven, in the words which Christ himself hath taught
us:
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 trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory forever. Amen.
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 trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory forever. Amen.
Hymn Suggestions????
Offertory Handbells or Orchestra
The Almighty God bless us with his grace; Christ give us the joys of everlasting life; and unto the fellowship of the citizens above may the King of Angels bring us all. Amen.
Processional
LiftUp Your Heads, Ye Mighty Gates SJMP 1:45 (Fiddle, Percussion, 4 bells,
Trombone)
First
Lesson
God tells sinful Adam that he has lost the life of Paradise and that his seed will bruise the serpent’s head.
GENESIS 3: 8-15, 17-19
God tells sinful Adam that he has lost the life of Paradise and that his seed will bruise the serpent’s head.
GENESIS 3: 8-15, 17-19
Carol
God Walked in Eden’s Garden Fair
(Choir, handbells) 3:15
https://youtu.be/_bMhz4h9jdY
Second
Lesson
God promises to faithful Abraham that in his seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed.
GENESIS 22: 15-18
God promises to faithful Abraham that in his seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed.
GENESIS 22: 15-18
Carol
I Hear the Prophet Callin’ (Lorenz) 3:06
Third
Lesson
The prophet foretells the coming of the Savior.
ISAIAH 9: 2, 6-7
The prophet foretells the coming of the Savior.
ISAIAH 9: 2, 6-7
Fourth
Lesson
The peace that Christ will bring is foreshown.
ISAIAH 11: 1-4, 8-9
The peace that Christ will bring is foreshown.
ISAIAH 11: 1-4, 8-9
Carol
Lo, How a Rose SJMP
flute/violin/organ est. 3:30 (not the one we usually do)
Fifth
Lesson
The angel Gabriel salutes the Blessed Virgin Mary.
ST LUKE 1: 26-35, 38
The angel Gabriel salutes the Blessed Virgin Mary.
ST LUKE 1: 26-35, 38
Carol
The Angel Gabriel 2:31 or congregational hymn
https://youtu.be/pliqObTHxUQ
Sixth
Lesson
St. Luke tells of the birth of Jesus.
ST LUKE 2: 1-7
St. Luke tells of the birth of Jesus.
ST LUKE 2: 1-7
Carol Mendelssohn Behold a Star FromJacob Shining 5:33
https://youtu.be/4unsl9ek4bU
Seventh
Lesson
The shepherds go to the manger.
ST LUKE 2: 8-16
The shepherds go to the manger.
ST LUKE 2: 8-16
A reading from the gospel of Saint
Luke:
Cong Hymn Shepherds, Shake Off YourDrowsy Sleep
Eighth
Lesson
The wise men are led by the star to Jesus.
ST MATTHEW 2: 1-11
The wise men are led by the star to Jesus.
ST MATTHEW 2: 1-11
Carol Say, Where Is He? 2:07 TTB
Ninth
Lesson (congregation stands)
St John unfolds the great mystery of the Incarnation.
ST JOHN 1: 1-14
St John unfolds the great mystery of the Incarnation.
ST JOHN 1: 1-14
Carol A Carol SJMP 1:05
Prayer
and Blessing (All standing)
Minister: The Lord be with you
People: And with thy spirit.
Minister: Let us pray.
O God, who makest us glad with the yearly remembrance of the birth of thy only son, Jesus Christ: Grant that as we joyfully receive him for our redeemer, so we may with sure confidence behold him, when he shall come to be our judge; who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Spirit, one God, world without end.
All: Amen
Minister: The Lord be with you
People: And with thy spirit.
Minister: Let us pray.
O God, who makest us glad with the yearly remembrance of the birth of thy only son, Jesus Christ: Grant that as we joyfully receive him for our redeemer, so we may with sure confidence behold him, when he shall come to be our judge; who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Spirit, one God, world without end.
All: Amen
Benediction:
May
he who by his Incarnation, gathered into one things earthly and heavenly, grant
you the fullness of inward peace and goodwill; and the blessing of God
Almighty, the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit, be amongst you and remain
with you always.
All: Amen
All: Amen
Dismissal
Postlude
Sunday, February 1, 2015
Music for Lent & Easter
I'm so excited about the Lenten/Easter music! The orchestral ensemble is growing and sounding wonderful. To get the most out of rehearsals, here are some audio files so you can "Sing Along with Mitch" (boy, am I showing my age!):
"Come, Let Us Sing" (Easter) This was the mass choir piece for Metro, so we're refreshing. That 7/8 time is much easier than it looks!
"The Tomb is Empty Now" (Sunday after Easter)--some people call this "Low Sunday" but anyone who doesn't come will be missing a real treat!
"Be Unto Your Name" (just a short clip, but the ensemble will be playing with us!) This will be sometime in early May.
Here's a YouTube of Larry Shackley workshopping this Sunday's
"Christ, Be in My Waking" (remember, we'll have flutes playing the mandolin part!)
Also, we now have the instrument parts for "Amazing Grace (My Chains Are Gone)." We practiced it today and I can already tell it will become a favorite!
Thank you so, so much!
Nancy
"Come, Let Us Sing" (Easter) This was the mass choir piece for Metro, so we're refreshing. That 7/8 time is much easier than it looks!
"The Tomb is Empty Now" (Sunday after Easter)--some people call this "Low Sunday" but anyone who doesn't come will be missing a real treat!
"Be Unto Your Name" (just a short clip, but the ensemble will be playing with us!) This will be sometime in early May.
Here's a YouTube of Larry Shackley workshopping this Sunday's
"Christ, Be in My Waking" (remember, we'll have flutes playing the mandolin part!)
Also, we now have the instrument parts for "Amazing Grace (My Chains Are Gone)." We practiced it today and I can already tell it will become a favorite!
Thank you so, so much!
Nancy
Saturday, January 10, 2015
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