We display the during and through the season. This many pointed star holds a special significance in our traditional season. It is a labor WOOSTER of love, handcrafted from paper and glue, and has its origin in a school project in Germany. On , with only the lighted star shining brightly and gently moving as we sing “Silent Night,” taking our light from family or friend, just cannot be equaled in any other Christmas cele- bration.

Coming up at Wooster UMC

 Sunday, December 30: Sing during worship Sunday  Sunday, January 6: Epiphany Pancake Breakfast following worship  Sunday, January 6: A new sermon series on the book of Job begins Worship

STAFF Senior Pastor Jim Cooper Office Manager Becky Pickett Administrative Assistant/Publicity Tina Fowler Director of Discipleship Ali Vizzo Financial Manager Marj Butler Director of Music Nancy Franck Pianist John Eley Director of Campanile Bells Inez Shirer Pastor ~Jim Cooper ~ [email protected]

Custodian John Henderson Office Hours: 8:00 - 4:30 Monday—Friday 243 N. Market St. Wooster, Ohio 44691 CCLI License No. 1315671 330.262.5641 [email protected] www.woosterumc.org

December 24, 2018 Christmas Eve ~ 5pm

PRELUDE John Eley, pianist PASSING OF THE LIGHT

GREETING Pastor Jim Cooper HYMN “Silent Night, Holy Night” arr. Hal H. Hopson (As the music begins, we invite anyone who has come home for Christmas to + HYMN “O Come, All Ye Faithful” Hymnal No. 234 (vs 1-4, 6) come forward to receive the light from the Pastor’s Christ Candle. Please take

the light back to your family, friends and those around you. Hold the lighted PRAYER Pastor Jim Cooper candle upright and tip the unlighted candle into the flame. Lift all candles high at FIRST LESSON the beginning of the fourth verse.

SCRIPTURE Luke 2:1-7 NT pg. 71 1) Silent night, holy night, 2) Silent night, holy night,

REFLECTION AND LIGHTING OF THE FIRST ADVENT CANDLE ~ HOPE all is calm, all is bright shepherds quake at the sight;

+ HYMN “O Little Town of ” Hymnal No. 230 round yon virgin mother and child. glories stream from heaven afar, Holy infant, so tender and mild, heavenly hosts sing Alleluia! SECOND LESSON sleep in heavenly peace, Christ the Savior is born,

SCRIPTURE Matthew 1:18-23 NT pgs. 1-2 sleep in heavenly peace. Christ the Savior is born!

REFLECTION AND LIGHTING OF THE SECOND ADVENT CANDLE ~ LOVE 3) Silent night, holy night, 4) Silent night, holy night, + HYMN “There’s a Song in the Air” Hymnal No. 249 Son of God, love’s pure light; wondrous star, lend thy light, radiant beams from thy holy face with the angels let us sing, OFFERING “O Holy Night” Hayley Sleek, soloist with the dawn of redeeming grace, Alleluia to our King, accompanied by John Eley , Lord, at thy birth, Christ the Savior is born, CHILDRENS MESSAGE Ali Vizzo, Director of Discipleship Jesus, the Lord, at thy birth. Christ the Savior is born!

THIRD LESSON CLOSING BLESSING Pastor Jim Cooper SCRIPTURE Isaiah 6:6-7 OT pg. 778 POSTLUDE John Eley, pianist REFLECTION AND LIGHTING OF THE THIRD ADVENT CANDLE ~ PEACE

+ HYMN “Hark! The Herald Angels Sing” Hymnal No. 240

FOURTH LESSON

SCRIPTURE Luke 2:8-14 NT pg. 71

REFLECTION AND LIGHTING OF THE FOURTH ADVENT CANDLE ~ JOY

+ HYMN “” Hymnal No. 246

LIGHTING OF THE CHRIST CANDLE

CHRISTMAS MESSAGE & SCRIPTURE Pastor Jim Cooper *You are invited to stand as you are comfortable.