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Celebration Worship Service, December 26th

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In celebration this week:

  • Kim will play a medley of carols prelude, and
  • Ben will welcome us to Celebration,
  • Sally Cole-White will lead us in the Call to Celebration.
  • The opening hymn is, “Hark! The Herald Angels Sing”,
  • Next, Sally will lead us in the Prayer for Peace (from A New Zealand Prayer Book),
  • And next the MPC Choir will sing, “Methinks I See An Heav’nly Host” by William Billings
  • Sally will then lead us in a scripture lesson from Matthew 2:13-23.
  • Ben will preach a sermon titled, “Opt Out”.
  • The Hymn of Response will be, “Lo, How a Rose E’er Blooming”, and
  • Ben will offer a Pastoral Prayer
  • Offering,
  • Next will be time for invitations.
  • The closing hymn will be, “It Came Upon a Midnight Clear”, then
  • Sally will lead us in the Charge, and
  • Ben will offer a benediction.
  • Marcia will play a postlude, “On This Day Earth Shall Ring”.

The Charge (say together) Go out into the world in peace. Have courage; hold on to what is good. Return no one evil for evil. Strengthen the faint-hearted, support the weak, and help the suffering. Honor all people. Love and serve God, rejoicing in the power of the Holy Spirit.

Celebration live stream recordings

Every week, we post a live stream recording to YouTube. You can view information about those live stream recordings and access a link to the playlist on our Celebration Recordings page.