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Christmas Commemorations 2016 BETHESDA EPISCOPAL CHURCH Washington Street near Broadway Saratoga Springs, New York 12866 THE PARISH STAFF The Very Reverend Marshall J. Vang Interim Rector The Reverend Paul F. Evans Assisting Priest Mr. Landon M. Moore Postulant for Holy Orders Mr. Farrell Goehring Organist & Director of Music Dr. Kathleen Slezak Choral Director Mrs. Barbara Latzko Parish Administrative Assistant Mr. Robert Bullock Verger THE NATIVITY OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST CHRISTMAS EVE at 10:00 P.M. Parish Telephone: 518 - 584 - 5980 https://www.facebook.com/bethesdaepiscopalchurch 24 DECEMBER 2016 bethesdachurch.org 32 Music of the Nativity at 10:00 p.m. ______________________________________________________________________________ THIS WEEK AT BETHESDA December 26 - January 1 Please switch off all cellular telephones, Blackberries, and other electronic de- vices. Thank you. Monday Parish Offices will be closed. SAINT STEPHEN, DEACON & MARTYR Organ – A Joyous Carol based on Quittez Pasteurs Léon Roques (1839 - 1923) Tuesday 6:30 p.m. - Holy Eucharist High Altar Carol – Mary’s Lullaby SAINT JOHN, APOSTLE & EVANGELIST See the child that Mary bore Sing lullaby, sing lullaby Wednesday 12:10 p.m. - Holy Eucharist with Healing Tran- On her lap so softly sleeping, My own dear son, my child. THE HOLY INNOCENTS scept Altar In a stable cold and poor Lullaby, sing lullaby Ox and ass their vigil keeping. Lullaby, my little baby. Thursday Thomas Becket Flights of angels round his head Shepherds kneeling by his bed Sing him joyful hymns of greeting Offer homage without measure. Friday Peace on earth, goodwill to men Wise men, by a bright star led Christmas Weekday Each to each the song repeating. Bring him gifts of richest treasure Saturday Sylvester, Bishop Words & Music: John Rutter (b.1945) Carol – Come leave your sheep Sunday 8:30 a.m. - Morning Prayer Transcept Altar THE HOLY NAME OF OUR LORD 9:00 a.m. - Holy Eucharist with Hymns Come leave your sheep, JESUS CHRIST High Altar Your ewes with lambs a feeding, O shepherds, hear Our message of good cheer; No longer weep; The angel tidings heeding, To Bethlehem haste away! Our Lord is born this happy day. He lieth there within a lowly manger; An infant poor He languisheth full sore. 2 31 God's loving care Given By: In Loving Memory Of: Hath saved us all from danger Anne Van Acker Robert & Elizabeth Newbury And brought us to his fold; Alfred & Frances Phillips Now own His faithful love revealed of old. Karen & Craig Walton Michael Stockman Ye sages three Arrayed in royal splendor, Harry Weinhagen Margaret, Harry & Amanda Weinhagen Your homage pay; Nan & David Wilder Viriginia & David Wilder a king is born this day. Lillian & Edward O’Boyle The star ye see Its radiance must surrender Mary Withington The Rev’d Robert & Kathleen Withington Before our Sun most bright; Betty Withington, Diana Mobley Your gifts are precious in his sight. Frances & Dorothy Wendelglass Philip & Doris Kautzman Come Holy Ghost, Of blessings source eternal, Our souls aspire with thy celestial fire; The heavenly host Praise the Lord supernal And sing the peace on earth God gives us by his holy birth. Words: Traditional French Carol, English words by John Rutter Music: John Rutter (b. 1945) Carol – Angels' Carol Have you heard the sound of the angel voices Ringing out so sweetly, ringing out so clear? Have you seen the star shining out so brightly As a sign from God that Christ the Lord is here? Have you heard the news that they bring from heaven To the humble shepherds who have waited long? Gloria in excelsis Deo! Hear the Angels sing their joyful song. 30 3 He is come in peace in the winter's stillness, Given By: In Loving Memory Of: Like a gentle snowfall in the gentle night; He is come in joy like the sun at morning Janet Longe Frederick Longe, Fanny Longe, Filling the world with radiance and light. Beatrice Longe, Patrick Longe, He is come in love as the child of Mary; Ida Crawford, Percy Crawford, In a simple stable we have seen his birth. Sandra Miles, Michal Matthews Gloria in excelsis Deo! Marcia MacDonald Henry “Jerry” MacDonald Hear the Angels singing 'Christ is born'. Audrey & Paul Parobeck Arthur & Dorothy Pfeiffer He will bring new light to a world in darkness, Paul & Anna Parobeck Like a bright star shining in the skies above; He will bring new hope to the waiting nations Lynne Priestley Ray Priestley When he comes to reign in purity and love. Madeline Stewart Let the earth rejoice at the Savior's coming; John & Emilie Becher Let the heavens answer with the joyful morn. Raymond & Anna Priestley Tom Connor Gloria in excelsis Deo! Hear the Angels singing 'Christ is born'. Carol Simek David J. Simek Words & Music: John Rutter (b.1945) Holly & Robert Sofarelli Joe & Francis Sofarelli John & Wanda Walter Carol – In the Bleak Midwinter Eleanor & Cliff Stevens George & Helen Duval Kenneth & Ethel Wilcox In the bleak midwinter, Enough for him, whom cherubim, frosty wind made moan, worship night and day, Shauna M. Sutton William H. Sutton, Sr. earth stood hard as iron, a breast full of milk, Cornelia May Sutton water like a stone; and a manger full of hay, Minna Jane Sutton snow had fallen, snow on snow, Enough for him, who angels, William H. Sutton, Jr. snow on snow, fall down before, Muriel Armer Sutton in the bleak midwinter, the ox and ass and camel, George Hodgson, Sr. long ago. which adore. May Sutton Hodgson Fred H. Hodgson Rod O. Sutton Albert M. & Elizabeth M. Chandler Barbara Tasso Anthony Tasso Nell & Gene Tasso Julia & Andrew Tykwinski 4 29 CHRISTMAS COMMEMORATIONS 2016 Our God, heaven cannot hold him What can I give him, nor earth sustain; poor as I am? In Thanksgiving for heaven and earth shall flee away If I were a shepherd, The Incarnation of Our Lord when he comes to reign: I would bring a lamb; and for in the bleak midwinter if I were a wise man, The People of Bethesda Church a stable place sufficed I would do my part; by The Very Rev’d Marshall J. Vang the Lord God incarnate, yet what I can I give him, Daryle Dinal Jesus Christ. give my heart . The Aumbrey Candle is given in memory of Words: Christiana Rossetti (1872) Ray Priestley Music: Harold Darke (1888 - 1976) and Madeline Stewart Carol – What Sweeter Music What sweeter musick can we bring Why does the chilling Winter's morne Given By: In Loving Memory Of: Than a Caroll, for to sing Smile, like a field beset with corne? The Birth of this our heavenly King? Or smell like a Meadow newly - shorne, Jane Agee William Hugh Agee Awake the Voice! Awake the String! Thus, on the sudden? Come and see The cause, why things thus fragrant be: Kathleen & Mark Anspach Loved Ones Dark and dull night, flie hence away, `Tis He is borne, whose quickning Birth Audrey J. Ball Edward Ball And give the honour to this Day, Gives life and luster public mirth, That sees December turn'd to May. To Heaven, and the under - Earth. Sharon & Gordon Boyd Alfred & Etheldreda Boyd Lewis Midgley Walker We see Him come, and know him ours, Who with His Sunshine, and His showers. Helen & Lewis Bruce Nickolas Sciartelli Turnes all the patient ground to flowers. Nellie B. Bruce The Darling of the world is come, Which we will give Him; and bequeath Anita E. Harding Margaret & Roy Funderburk And fit it is, we find a roome This Hollie, and this Ivie Wreath, To welcome Him. The nobler part To do him honour; who's our King, Nancy Hawthorne Grace & John Hawthorne Of all the house here, is the heart, And Lord of all this Revelling. David Hawthorne Words: John Herrick (1591 - 1674) Pam Houde Gary Houde ,Clarence Pickard Music: John Rutter (b.1945) Laura Pickard, Lance Pickard James Norton Jean Huber Adelaide Peters 28 5 Recitative And there were shepherds in the same country, Hymn [27] abiding in the field, keeping watch by night over their flock. 1. Hark, the herald - angels sing And lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, Glory to the new - born King, and the glory of the Lord shone about them, Peace on earth, and mercy mild, and they were sore afraid. God and sinners reconciled. And the angel said to them, Be not afraid, Joyful, all ye nations, rise, Behold, for I bring good tidings of great joy, Join the triumph of the skies; which shall be to all the people. With the angelic host proclaim, For unto you this day a Savior is born, 'Christ is born in Bethlehem.' which is Christ the Lord, in the city of David. Hark, the herald - angels sing Glory to the new - born King. All stand as the Sacred Ministers and acolytes enter the church. 2. Christ, by highest heaven adored, 3. Mild he lays his glory by, Christ, the everlasting Lord, Born that man no more may die, Chorale Break forth, O beauteous heavenly light, Late in time behold him come, Born to raise the sons of earth, And usher in the morning; Offspring of the Virgin's womb. Born to give them second birth. Ye shepherds, shrink not with afright, Veiled in flesh the Godhead see: Risen with healing in his wings, But hear the angel's warning. Hail, the incarnate Deity, Light and life to all he brings This Child, now weak in infancy, Pleased as man with man to dwell, Hail, the Sun of Righteousness. Our confidence and joy shall be, Jesus, our Emmanuel. Hail, the heaven - born Prince of Peace: The power of Satan breaking, Hark, the herald - angels sing Hark, the herald - angels sing Our peace eternal making.
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