We held virtual worship on Sunday, December 27, 2020 at 10:00am! You may watch a recording on Facebook by clicking here, or you may watch below.
WELCOME TO CHRISTMAS 1 Kristine Ericksen
CALL TO WORSHIP Scottish Blessing
God, bless to me the new day,
Never vouchsafed to me before;
It is to bless Thine own presence
Thou hast given me this time, O God.
Bless Thou to me mine eye,
May mine eye bless all it sees;
I will bless my neighbour,
May my neighbour bless me.
God, give me a clean heart,
Let me not from sight of Thine eye;
Bless to me my children and my wife,
And bless to me my means and my cattle.
CAROL Joy to the World
OPENING TO GOD Eve Thorsen
What we choose changes us.
Who we love transforms us.
How we create remakes us.
Where we live reshapes us.
So in all our choosing,
O God, make us wise;
in all our loving,
O Christ, make us bold;
in all our creating,
O Spirit, give us courage;
in all our living
may we become whole. Jan Richardson
YOUNG PEOPLE’S MESSAGE Danielle Sturgeon & Family
HEBREW SCRIPTURE LESSON 1 Isaiah 9
The people who walked in darkness
have seen a great light;
those who lived in a land of deep darkness—
on them light has shined.
For a child has been born for us,
a son given to us;
authority rests upon his shoulders;
and he is named
Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God,
Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
GOSPEL LESSON John 1:1-5
In the beginning was the λόγος (word)
And the word was with God,
And God was the word.
The word was in the beginning with God.
Through it everything came about
And without it not a thing came about.
What came to be in the word was life
And the life was the light of people
And the light in the darkness shines
And the darkness could not κατέλαβεν (apprehend) it.
REFLECTION Comprehensive Apprehension Mitchell & Barb
MUSIC Angels We Have Heard on High music & photos
by Kathryn Parker
PRAYER FOR THE WEEK
We look for light but find darkness.
We look for brightness but walk in gloom.
We stumble at noon as in twilight.
You are the light of the world;
be light in our darkness O Christ.
If I say, “Let only darkness cover me,
and the light about me be night,”
even the darkness is not dark to you,
the night is bright as day, for darkness is as light with you.
You are the light of the world;
be light in our darkness O Christ
Blessed be your name, O God, forever.
You reveal deep and mysterious things;
You are light; in you is no darkness.
Our darkness is passing away; already true light is shining.
You are the light of the world;
be light in our darkness O Christ
SHARING PRAYERS & LORD’S PRAYER
CAROL Lo, How a Rose E’er Blooming
ANNOUNCEMENTS
BENEDICTION
POSTLUDE Joy to the World music & photos
by Kathryn Parker
