*Congregational Carol God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen Welcome to Senoia UMC God rest you merry, gentlemen, let nothing you dismay, We welcome you today to Senoia United Methodist Church. Please remember Christ our Savior was born on Christmas Day To save us complete the Connection Card included in your bulletin and place it in the all from Satan's pow'r when we were gone astray. offering plate and feel free to contact Pastor Ashley if you have any Senoia United O tidings of comfort and joy, comfort and joy; O tidings of comfort and joy. questions about SUMC. From God our heav'nly Father a blessed angel came and unto certain shepherds brought tidings of the same; how that in Bethlehem A nursery for children birth to under 4 years old is available. Please see an usher for assistance. Methodist Church was born the son of God by name. Christmas Eve Services: O tidings of comfort and joy, comfort and joy; O tidings of comfort and joy. December 15, 2019 Now to the Lord sing praises all you within this place, 5:00 PM Family Christmas Service with and with true love and brotherhood each other new embrace; Third Sunday of Advent this holy tide of Christmas all other doth deface. O tidings of comfort and joy, comfort and joy; O tidings of comfort and joy. 8:30 PM Handbell Pre-Worship Carols . We Go to Serve 9:00 PM Christmas Candlelight Service *Benediction Rev. Jenkins *The Responsive Affirmation Tune: Jessye's Carol All singing: Green and silver, red and gold , and a story borne of old. The poinsettias in the sanctuary are given to the glory of God Peace and hope and love abide as Christ draws nigh. Amen. and in loving honor and memory of loved ones.
Postlude Reflections on this morning’s worship Special thanks is extended to: Those who are able please stand. UMH (United Methodist Hymnal) TFWS (The Faith We Sing) Jim Preece, Nancy Lewis, the Chancel Choir, the Cantaré Choirs, ++It is requested that the congregation respectfully refrain from applause. and Carillion Handbells for their contributions
to today’s worship service.
Announcements
End of Year Giving: Contributors must deliver checks on or by December 31st, 2019, in order to claim a charitable contribution deduction for 2019. Checks that are mailed and postmarked in 2019 and received in the church mail by January 4, 2020, will be deductible in 2019. Staff Love Offering: This is the time of year you have the opportunity to honor our church staff with a love offering. We are blessed to have a staff that is so willing to go above and beyond, to ensure we have what we need, when we need it and often do many things quietly in the background to keep everything running smoothly. Please make your gift by Christmas Eve. Please be sure that your gift is designated for "Staff Rev. Ashley Jenkins, Pastor [email protected] Love Offering." Barb Combs, Director of Programs Do you have some photos of church events for 2019? We’d love to feature some of Jim Preece, Organist/Choir Master them in a special edition of the Weekly Connection. Please email them to Lee Berry at [email protected] by January 15th. Lee Berry, Administrative Assistant & Finance Secretary Are you ready for the Chili Cook-off? Get ready for our first Wednesday Night Bereatha Brooks, Nursery Coordinator Supper in 2020 on January 8. Show off your talents with a pot full of chili. Taste-testers Polly Watson, Housekeeping (all are invited) will receive one vote per dollar donated. The chili with the most votes Gail Noble & John Felbinger, AV Technicians will win a year's worth of bragging rights. Please contact Jon Morris at 404-934-6779 or [email protected] if you wish to bring a batch of chili. All proceeds will go to replenish the Altar Fund which is used to help those in need in our area. Sermon Series - #NewYearNewYou2.0 We’ll begin on January 5th looking at ways to apply scripture to enhancing your New Year. Join us as we work together to make 2020 229 Bridge Street the best year yet! P.O. Box 98 Usher Lead Needed: We need a volunteer to maintain the monthly usher calendar Senoia, Georgia 30276 and contact list. You don’t even have to be an usher. If you can help please contact Ashley Jenkins. 770-599-3245
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A Festival of Lessons and Carols We Grow Through the Spoken Word
December 15 - The Third Sunday of Advent
We Gather to Worship The First Lesson The Sixth Lesson
Genesis 3:8-15, 17-19 Words of Welcome Rev. Ashley Jenkins, Pastor Luke 2:1-7 God announces in the Garden of Eden Adam and Eve’s punishment for Against a backdrop of emperors and taxes, Jesus is born. Chiming of the Hour Carillion Choir their rebellion and that the seed of woman shall bruise the serpent’s head. Carol Carillion Lighting of the Candles The Organ Voluntary Carol Adam Lay Ybounden - Peter Warlock, 15th Century Chancel Choir Quodlibet on “Away in a Manger” - Arrangement Jim Preece & Nancy Lewis Adam lay ybounden, bounden in a bond; Choral Introit The Chancel Choir & Carillion four thousand winter thought he not too long. Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence - Picardy Worship with Tithes and Offerings The People And all was for an apple, an apple that he took, Let all mortal flesh keep silence, and with fear and trembling stand; *Presentation and Doxology Tune: Veni Emmanuel ponder nothing earthly-minded, for with blessing in his hand, as clerkes finden written in their book. Christ our God to earth descendeth, our full homage to demand. Ne had the apple taken been, ne had never Our Lady abeen heavenè queen. Praise God, from whom all blessings flow; Praise him, all creatures here below; Blessed be the time that apple taken was; Praise him above, ye heavenly host; Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. *Call to Worship Rev. Jenkins Therefore we moun singen Deo gracias! Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel shall come to thee, O Israel. Amen. Beloved in Christ, as we await the great festival of Christmas,
Let us prepare ourselves so that we may be shown its true meaning. The Second Lesson Let us hear, in lessons from Holy Scripture, how the prophets of Israel The Seventh Lesson foretold that God would visit and redeem the waiting people. Genesis 22:15-18 Let us rejoice, in our carols and hymns, Luke 2:8-16 God promises to Abraham that by his descendants all the nations That the good purpose of God is being mightily fulfilled. The shepherds go to see the Savior of the world, lying in a manger. of the earth shall obtain blessing. Let us celebrate the promise that our Lord and Savior, Carol Enniscorthy Carol - Emil Alwyn, 2012 Chancel Choir Jesus Christ, will bring all peoples and all things Carol O Come, O Come Emmanuel - Lloyd Larson Carillion Good people all this Christmas time consider well and bear in mind what our good into the glory of God’s eternal kingdom. AMEN. God for us has done in sending his beloved Son. With Mary holy we should pray to *Processional Hymn Once in Royal David’s City UMH 250 The Third Lesson God with love this Christmas day in Bethlehem upon that morn there was a blessed Messiah born. Near Bethlehem did shepherds keep their flocks of lambs and feeding Isaiah 9:2, 6-7 *Affirmation of Faith An Advent Affirmation sheep; To whom God’s angels did appear, which put the shepherds in great fear. We believe in God the Creator, our Comforter – all knowing and all loving, all The prophet announces the birth of a king to a people in darkness. “Prepare and go” the angels said, “to Bethlehem; be not afraid, for there you’ll find powerful and all giving, who brings the universe into being and at the same time this happy morn a Princely babe, sweet Jesus born.” knows us completely, cares for us compassionately, and loves us eternally. We Carol On Christmas Night - Sussex Carol Chancel Choir Glory to God! On Christmas night all Christians sing to hear the news the believe in the Word made flesh who came and dwelt among us – Jesus the The Eighth Lesson Christ who speaks comfort to our anxious hearts. His advent proclaims the angels bring; News of great joy, news of great mirth, news of our merciful kingdom of heaven is at hand, where even they that dwell on the uppermost King’s birth. All out of darkness we have light which made the angels sing Matthew 2:1-11 heights and those who know the unmeasurable depths are brought together on this night; “Glory to God we sing again; Now and forevermore, Amen.” The wise men follow a star to find the child Jesus, the King of the Jews. the level plain of God’s rich and sustaining love. His coming again ensures that The Fourth Lesson Carol We Three Kings - Cynthia Dobrinski, 2015 Carillion the glory of the Lord was, is, and shall be revealed, and we shall see it together.
Micah 5:2-5a *Gloria Patri Glory Be to God, the Father - Regent Square The Ninth Lesson The king is coming and will usher in a reign of justice for the poor and Glory be to God, the Father; Glory be to God, the Son. John 1:1-14 peace for all of God’s creation. Glory be to God, the Spirit, ever three, and ever one. John unfolds the great mystery of the Incarnation. Come and worship, come and worship *Congregational Carol UMH 729 Light of lights, our star, our sun. Amen. O Day of Peace That Dimly Shines Carol Combined Choirs This Christmastide (Jessye’s Carol) - Donald Fraser, 1988 Lighting of the Third Advent Candle Laura Dzwigalski Green and silver, red and gold, and a story born of old. Today we light the candle of Joy - the Joy Christ brings. The Fifth Lesson Truth and love and hope abide, this Christmastide. Choral Response Luke 1:26-35, 38 Holly, ivy, mistletoe, and the gently falling snow. We Shall Light a Thousand Candles - David Rasbach, 2016 The angel Gabriel announces to the virgin Mary that she will give birth to From a simple ox’s stall came the greatest gift of all. First time: sung by choir; Second time: sung by choir and congregation God’s promised Son whose kingdom shall never end. Children sing of hope and joy at the birth of one small boy.
We shall light a thousand candles, dispelling the night with a glorious morn; *Congregational Carol UMH 215 Let the bells ring loud and clear, ring out now for all to hear. We shall sing a thousand carols proclaiming our wonderful Savior shall come. To a Maid Engaged to Joseph Trumpets sound and voices raise in an endless stream of praise. Green and silver red and gold and a story born of old. Chime Meditation Advent Chimes - Sandra Eithun Cantaré Chimes Peace and love and hope abide this Christmastide.
Pastoral Prayer Rev. Jenkins