PRELUDE: In dulci jubilo by J.S. Bach
WELCOME AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
CALL TO WORSHIP
PRAYER
HYMN: Joy to the World [Antioch]
PRAYER
LIGHTING OF THE ADVENT WREATH: Joy
INVITATION: Light of Light (Coventry Carol)
Quartet: Light of Light, we humbly pray; shine in our hearts today. Dispel the gloom and dark of night; fill all the world with love and light.
Congregation: Voices cry out from a world in grief; prayers of those who seek relief. End their darkness, hear their call for peace on earth, goodwill for all.
RESPONSIVE LITANY: Light of Joy
Leader: Advent is a time to celebrate the joy of living.
People: Lord of light, we thank you for the gift of life.
Leader: Advent is a time to celebrate the joy of relationships.
People: Lord of light, we thank you for our friends and family.
Leader: Advent is a time to celebrate the earth we all share.
People: Lord of light, we thank you for providing for our needs.
Leader: Advent is a time to celebrate eternal life.
People: Lord of light, we thank you for sending a Savior.
CANDLE LIGHTING
All singing: Voices cry out from a world in grief; prayers of those who seek relief. End their darkness, hear their call for peace on earth, goodwill for all.
Quartet: Peace on earth, goodwill for all.
PRAYER
SCRIPTURE LESSON: Zephaniah 3:14-17
HYMN: Good Christian Friends, Rejoice [In Dulci Jubilo]
SERMON: “Enjoying the Party before You Get There”
ANTHEM: Rejoice & Exult by Craig Phillips
Rejoice, and exult with all your heart, O daughter of Jerusalem! The Lord has taken away the judgments against you, he has turned away your enemies. The king of Israel, the Lord is in your midst; you shall fear disaster no more. The Lord is in your midst. He will rejoice over you with gladness, he will exult over you with loud singing as on a day of festival. I will remove disaster from you, so that you will not bear reproach for it. I will save the lame and gather the outcast, and I will change their shame into praise, praise and renown in all the earth. [Zephaniah 3:14b-15, 17-19, alt.]
PRAYER
HYMN: Angels We Have Heard on High [Gloria]
BENEDICTION
BENEDICTION RESPONSE: He Will Feed His Flock by John Carter
He will feed his flock like a shepherd and carry them in his arms. [Isaiah 40:11]
POSTLUDE: Improvisation on “Regent Square” by Michael Burkhardt
If you would like to purchase a poinsettia or two to enhance the Sanctuary, please click on the following link. https://forms.gle/Lio26VfBdk6XxSnF9
If you would like to make a pledge to enable Christ’s mission through Covenant in 2022, please click on the following link to complete a pledge commitment. Thank you! https://forms.gle/HaAanuTxY3ehe3HT9
Write a comment: