CHRISTMAS EVE MUSIC: December 24, 1986 "Lo, How A Rose E'er Blooming" "Lo, how a Rose e'er blooming from tender stem hath Of Jesse's lineage coming as men of old have sung. It came, a flow.'ret bright, amid the cold of winter, when half-spent was the night. Isaiah 'twas foretold it, the rose I have in mind, with Mary we behold it, the Virgin Mother kind. To shew God's love aright, she bore to men a Saviour, when half-spent was the night." "Ding, Dong, ·Merrily On High" "Ding merrily on high in heav'n the bells are ringing: Gloria, ding dong! verily the sky is rev'n with angel singing: Gloria, Hosanna in excelsis: E'en so here below, below, let steeple bells be swungen, and i-o-i-o-i-o, by priest and people sungen: Gloria, Hosanna in Pray you, dutifully prime your matin chime, ye ringers: may you beauty- fully rime your evetime song, ye singers: Gloria, Hosanna in "Masters In This Hall" ·(French Carol) "Masters in this hall, hear ye news today brought from over sea, and ever I you pray: noel, noel, sing.we Holpen are all folks on earth, born is God's Son so dear: noel, noel! Noel sing we God today hath poor folk raised and cast adown the proud. Going o'er the hill, through the milkwhite snow, heard I ewes bleat while the wind did blow: shepherds many and one sat among the sheep, no man spake more word than they had been asleep. Quoth I, 'Fellows mine, why this guise sit ye? Making but dull cheer, shepherds though ye be?' Shepherds should of right leap and dance and sing, thus to see ye sit, is a right strange thing. Quoth these fellows then, 'To Bethlehem town we go, to see a mighty Lord lie in manger low'. 'How name ye this Lord, shepherds?' Then said I 'very God'. They said, 'Come from heaven high': this is Christ, the Lord, Masters be ye glad! Christmas is come in and no folk should be sad.' Noel, noel! God's son so dear. adown the proud." "O Holy Night" Sing we clear. Holpen are all folk on earth, born is Noel., God today hath poor folk raised and cast The words for this traditional Christmas Eve carol are familiar. This beautiful carol will be sung in candlelight by the choir.
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CHRISTMAS EVE MUSIC: December 24, 1986
"Lo, How A Rose E'er Blooming"
"Lo, how a Rose e'er blooming from tender stem hath sprung~ Of Jesse's lineage coming as men of old have sung. It came, a flow.'ret bright, amid the cold of winter, when half-spent was the night.
Isaiah 'twas foretold it, the rose I have in mind, with Mary we behold it, the Virgin Mother kind. To shew God's love aright, she bore to men a Saviour, when half-spent was the night."
"Ding, Dong, ·Merrily On High"
"Ding dong~ merrily on high in heav'n the bells are ringing: Gloria, ding dong! verily the sky is rev'n with angel singing: Gloria, Hosanna in excelsis:
E'en so here below, below, let steeple bells be swungen, and i-o-i-o-i-o, by priest and people sungen: Gloria, Hosanna in excelsis~
Pray you, dutifully prime your matin chime, ye ringers: may you beautyfully rime your evetime song, ye singers: Gloria, Hosanna in excelsis~"
"Masters In This Hall" ·(French Carol)
"Masters in this hall, hear ye news today brought from over sea, and ever I you pray: noel, noel, sing.we clear~ Holpen are all folks on earth, born is God's Son so dear: noel, noel! Noel sing we loud~ God today hath poor folk raised and cast adown the proud.
Going o'er the hill, through the milkwhite snow, heard I ewes bleat while the wind did blow: shepherds many and one sat among the sheep, no man spake more word than they had been asleep.
Quoth I, 'Fellows mine, why this guise sit ye? Making but dull cheer, shepherds though ye be?' Shepherds should of right leap and dance and sing, thus to see ye sit, is a right strange thing. Quoth these fellows then, 'To Bethlehem town we go, to see a mighty Lord lie in manger low'. 'How name ye this Lord, shepherds?' Then said I 'very God'. They said, 'Come from heaven high': this is Christ, the Lord, Masters be ye glad! Christmas is come in and no folk should be sad.'
Noel, noel! God's son so dear. adown the proud."
"O Holy Night"
Sing we clear. Holpen are all folk on earth, born is Noel., noel~ God today hath poor folk raised and cast
The words for this traditional Christmas Eve carol are familiar. This beautiful carol will be sung in candlelight by the choir.
CHRISTMAS EVE MUSIC: December 24, 1986
"Lo, How A Rose E'er Blooming"
"Lo, how a Rose e'er blooming from tender stem hath sprung~ Of Jesse's lineage coming as men of old have sung. It came, a flow.' ret bright, amid the cold of winter, when half-spent was the night.
Isaiah 'twas foretold it, the rose I have in mind, with Mary we behold it, the Virgin Mother kind. To shew God's love aright, she bore to men a Saviour, when half-spent was the night."
"Ding, Dong, Merrily On High"
"Ding dong~ merrily on high in heav'n the bells are ringing: Gloria, ding dong~ verily the sky is rev'n with angel singing: Gloria, Hosanna in excelsis:
E'en so here below, below, let steeple bells be swungen, and i-o-i-o-i-o, by priest and people sungen: Gloria, Hosanna in excelsis!
Pray you, dutifully prime your matin chime, ye ringers; may you beautyfully rime your evetime song, ye singers: Gloria, Hosanna in excelsis!"
"Masters In This Hall" · (French Carol)
"Masters in this hall, hear ye news today brought from over sea, and ever I you pray: noel, noel, sing we clear! Holpen are all folks on earth, born is God's Son so dear: noel, noel! Noel sing we loud! God today hath poor folk raised and cast adown the proud.
Going o'er the hill, through the milkwhite snow, heard I ewes bleat while the wind did blow: shepherds many and one sat among the sheep, no man spake more word than they had been asleep.
Quoth I, 'Fellows mine, why this guise sit ye? Making but dull cheer, shepherds though ye be?' Shepherds should of right leap and dance and sing, thus to see ye sit, is a right strange thing. Quoth these fellows then, 'To Bethlehem town we go, to see a mighty Lord lie in manger low'. 'How name ye this Lord, shepherds?' Then said I 'very God'. They said, 'Come from heaven high': this is Christ, the Lord, Masters be ye glad! Christmas is come in and no folk should be sad.'
Noel, noel~
God's son so dear. adown the proud."
"0 Holy Night"
Sing we clear. Holpen are all folk on earth, born is Noel, noel! God today hath poor folk raised and cast
The words for this traditional Christmas Eve carol are familiar. This beautiful carol will be sung in candlelight by the choir.
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PARK AVENUE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
106 East 86th Street
New Yor~N.Y. 10028
289-6997
MINISTER
Rev. Philip A. C. Clarke
ORGANIST -CHOIR DIRECTOR
Mr. Lyndon Woodside
BUSINESS MANAGER
Mr. Jack Schmidt
CHURCH SECRET ARIES
Rosemary C. Fallat
Mary C. Sperling
DAY SCHOOL DIRECTOR
Judith Keisman
CUSTODIAN
Mr. Washington Edwards
lJtho in U.S.A. Copyright 1U8 Auga.burg Publishtng HouM CA.P.H.
CHRISTMAS EVE SERVICE December 24, 1986
ORDER OF WORSHIP 8 P. M.
ORGAN "In Dulci Jubilo" Bach CALL TO WORSHIP HYMN NO. 386 11 0 Come, All Ye Faithful" INVOCATION (seated)
0 God, our Father, You have brought us again to this glad season when we commemorate the birth of Your Son, Jesus Christ, our Lord: grant that we may joyfully welcome Him to reign over us. Open our ears that we may hear again the angelic chorus of old; open our lips that we too may sing with uplifted hearts, "Glory to God in the highest, and on earth, peace and good will toward men." Amen.
SILENT MEDITATION AND WORDS OF ASSURANCE THE LORD'S PRAYER
*** HYMN NO. 396 "Infant Holy, Infant Lowly" SCRIPTURE Luke 2: 1 - 20 ANTHEM "Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming"
*** SCRIPTURE Matthew 2: 1 - 12 ANTHEM "Ding Dong Merrily On High" CHRISTMAS GREETING CHRISTMAS OFFERING ANTHEM "Masters in This Hall"
John 1: 4 - 5; 8: 12; Matthew 5: 14 - 16 PRAYER HYMN NO. 381 "O Little Town of Bethlehem" (seated)
THE LIGHTING OF THE CANDLES The Minister will light his candle from the candles on the altar, and will in turn light the candles of the ushers. The ushers will then light the candles of the worshipper in each pew next to the aisle. Each person is asked to light the candle of the person sitting next to him. It is suggested that the candles be extinguished at the end of the service as the worshipper departs from the sanctuary.
ANTHEM "O Holy Night" Adam HYMN NO. 393 "Silent Night, Holy Night" (seated) CHRISTMAS PRAYER HYMN NO. 374 "Angels CHRISTMAS BENEDICTION ORGAN
We Have Heard on High" (seated)
"Vom Himmel Hoch"
*** Interval for Ushering
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WELCOME AND MERRY CHRISTMAS
Pachelbel
We welcome you to this Christmas Eve Service of Carols and Candles. To the members and friends of the Church and also to the visitors from our neighborhood who have joined us this evening go our warmest wishes for a very Merry Christmas. Peace. Hope. Joy. Love.
AN INVITATION
Christmas refreshments will be served in the Russell Room downstairs following the service. We invite you to share in these moments of Christmas warmth and cheer made possible for us this evening by members of our Church.
18·8690
PARK AVENUE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
106 East 86th Street
New York, N.Y. 10028
289-6997
MINISTER
Rev. Philip A. C. Clarke
ORGANIST-CHOIR DIRECTOR
Mr. Lyndon Woodside
BUSINESS MANAGER
Mr. Jack Schmidt
CHURCH SECRET ARIES
Rosemary C. Fallat
Mary C. Sperling
DAY SCHOOL DIRECTOR
Judith Keisman
CUSTODIAN
Mr. Washington Edward~
Ulho In U.S.A. Copyright 1t81 Aug~rg Publishing HOUM C A.P.H.
CHRISTMAS EVE SERVICE December 24, 1986
ORDER OF WORSHIP 8 P. M.
ORGAN "In Dulci Jubilo" Bach CALL TO WORSHIP HYMN NO. 386 "O Come, All Ye Faithful" INVOCATION (seated)
0 God, our Father, You have brought us again to this glad season when we commemorate the birth of Your Son, Jesus Christ, our Lord: grant that we may joyfully welcome Him to reign over us. Open our ears that we may hear again the angelic chorus of old; open our lips that we too may sing with uplifted hearts, "Glory to God in the highest, and on earth, peace and good will toward men." Amen.
SILENT MEDITATION AND WORDS OF ASSURANCE THE LORD'S PRAYER
*** HYMN NO. 396 SCRIPTURE ANTHEM
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"Infant Holy, Infant Lowly" Luke 2: 1 - 20
"Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming"
Matthew 2: 1 - 12 ANTHEM "Ding Dong Merrily On High" CHRISTMAS GREETING CHRISTMAS OFFERING ANTHEM
John 1: 4 - 5; 8: 12; Matthew 5: 14 - 16 PRAYER HYMN NO. 381 "O Little Town of Bethlehem" (seated)
THE LIGHTING OF THE CANDLES The Minister will light his candle from the candles on the altar, and will in turn light the candles of the ushers. The ushers will then light the candles of the worshipper in each pew next to the aisle. Each person is asked to light the candle of the person sitting next to him. It is suggested that the candles be extinguished at the end of the service as the worshipper departs from the sanctuary.
ANTHEM "O Holy Night" Adam HYMN NO. 393 "Silent Night, Holy Night" (seated) CHRISTMAS PRAYER HYMN NO. 374 "Angels We Have Heard on High" CHRISTMAS BENEDICTION (seated) ORGAN "Vom Himmel Hoch" Pachelbel
*** Interval for Ushering
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WELCOME AND MERRY CHRISTMAS
We welcome you to this Christmas Eve Service of Carols and Candles. To the members and friends of the Church and also to the visitors from our neighborhood who have joined us this evening go our warmest wishes for a very Merry Christmas. Peace. Hope. Joy. Love.
AN INVITATION
Christmas refreshments will be served in the Russell Room downstairs following the service. We invite you to share in these moments 'of Christmas warmth and cheer made possible for us this evening by members of our Church.
1ASTORAL PRAYER: December 28, 1986
laD, ti1e spirit of this Holy Season is all too short!
We have our high moments of celebration, and then it's all over.
The gifts are unwrapped. The family meals are over. The friends depart. The tree is taken down, the decorations packed away. The students prepare to head back to school. Christmas is over for another year!
We mix the secular customs up with our spiritual celebrations.
When the customs and traditions of the Christmas Season are over, the spirit seems to flicker and then dies out. ~oon the feelings of Christmas are forgotten.
ORD, we need to find ways to keep the spirit of Christmas alive all year.
Help us to continue expressing our good wishes to others. From the custom of wishing others a "merry Christmas",
help us now to continue wishing others peace and hope, joy and love.
From the custom of sending beautiful cards with.a message ot happiness and good health, help us to continue sending greetings of good will.
Help us to continue giving gifts -
For it is in giving that we are blessed, it is in giving that we show interest in
others.
ORO, we remember how the shepherds went away from the manger, glorif.ying and praising You for all they had heard and seen,
We have reason to praise You every day of the year, because You were born to live forever.
We give you thanks, Lord, that You are not only in the past, but that you are also in the future. Help us to remember this as we prepare to walk into a New Year - to know that even there You are present to lead us and to guide us.
All this, in the name and spirit of Christ, our Lord and Master 1 and Saviour.
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INTROOOCTION
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'nle week or toil has ended. the day ot rest is at hand.
May the rest and the quiet ot this hour ot worship retresh our inner lite and may it renew in all ot us a sense ot God' a bolT and abiding presence. In 'silence, let each now pray as the heart may prcxapt.
MEDITATION We rest our hearts in the Promise ot Jesus who saidt ' . .
"Come unto Me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my roke upon J'OU' and learn ot Mi'. · For IllY yoke is easy and My burden is Ugbt".
"Comfort ye. Comf'ort ye my people, sai th Y'our God. He will feed His flock like a shepherdJ He w111 gather the lambs in His arms."
"Far as the heavens are high above the earth, so great is His steadfast love toward those who fear Him. Aa tar as the east is from the west, so far does He remove our transgressions t.rom us."
"In the name of' Jesus Christ, I share with you the Good lewss ve are forgiven."
"And all things ••• whatsoever you shall ask in prtqer, believing ••• you shall receive. And as manY' as touched Him were made whole"
PRAYERS I LORD'S PRAYER Touch with healing, 0 God, those whom ve mention in our prqers this hour. Heal each ot us at the
point of our deepest need.
Comfort the bereaved and the broken-hearted among us. Abide among us as a healing _benediction.
Answer the unspoken prayers ottered to You on the altars ot our hearts, spoken 1n the spirit of' Jesus who taught us to saY' when we prayt
"OUr P'atber, who art in heaven. Hallowed be thy name. 'Illy kingdan come. Thy will be done, on earth as it is 1n heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those vho trespass against us.
And lead ua not into temptation, but deliver us trom evil, for thine is the kingda"ll, and the parer am the glory' forever. Amen ••
Jane Elizabeth Brown Ruth Frame· Ada Kinney Helen Breit
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OUNCEMENTS: Sunday, December 28, 1986
GREETING / VISITORS
A. We take this opportunity to greet the visitors ••• delighted to have you with us ••• and we hope that we may have ••••
B. Be free in the sharing. Sign ••• join us ••• work with us •••
c. You worship in a Church whose roots are deep in ••• the Church has been a beacon of God's light and love ••• since 1837. In a few days we shall be entering our 150th year of service ••• we minister •••
PARISH CONCERNS ARE LISTED THERE IN THE BUlLETIN
A. Please note that your notes and articles for the January issue of the monthly news sheet should be coming in ••• pass them on to ••
B. Note, too, the word about the January 24th Rummage Sale ••• workers are needed. Be in touch with Dianne Keller.
c. Administrative Council meeting. January 13th. Under the guidance of our new chairperson, Bobbie Heron ••• members have been notified.
n.. Our Sunday morning Adult Bible Class starts a new course of study next Sunday. The enclosed flyer describes a bit about what we hope to have happen. Janet Ernst - a very able teacher - is going to lead the class in a "Guide To Bible Study". Looki for a good response. Next Sunday, January 4th.
E. Financial Canvass. Up to 180 pledges, 92,475. Our goal is 230 pledges, and 100,000. We still have 50 people we hope to hear from •••• mostly people we don't see on a Sunday and we're hopeful they will want to keep the church in their program of giving to others in the coming year.
G. 1987 Boxes of offering envelopes. On a table in the rear of the RR.
LAST SUNDAY OF THE YEAR
A. Today is the last Sunday of the year. As Christians we come to this Sunday secure in the faith that the past rests firmly in the forgiving hands of God, and we face the future in the trust and confidence that His love and light will be sufficient for every step of the way in the year ahead.
B. A Happy New Year to each of you. May all of you have macy blessings to count in 1985 - among them good health and much happinessl
OFFERING:
A. Our thanks for the many Christmas gifts received •••
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INTRODUCTION Remaininq in a prayerful spirit, let us inter into a time of silent meditation.
In these moments, let us ponder the pattern our lives have been weaving as on this last Sunday of the old year we come into the Presence of Him whom our faith declares to be the source of all life, All love, and all healing.
In quietness, let each pray as the heart may prompt.
MEDITATION
"We dwell in the shelter of the Almighty, for He is .our refuge and our fortress. "
"They that wait upon the LOrd.shall renew their strength -
They shall mount up with wings as eagles, They shall run and not be weary, They shall walk and not faint"
"And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God"
LORD Is PRAYER
of our hearts ••••
Hear our prayers, o God, for others as well as for ourselves •••• offered to thee on.the altars
Spoken in the naee and spirit of Jesus who taught us to say when we pray:
"OUr Father, who art in heaven:
Hallowed be thy name, Thy kingdom come, thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven;
Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.
For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever. Amen"
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Even when no one else could stand him, Bob Cratchit toasted him every Christmas eve. He knew that he was loved.
He knew that he was needed. Tiny Tim might live if Scrooge got with it. The town could be a better place to live were he to turn loose some of what he had to give.
MESSAGE OF CHRISTMAS Friends, this is the message of this Holy Season. You are loved. You are needed. To spurn that love and ig
nore that need is to die. To answer "yes" is to pass from death back to life. Wise Hen came to Christmas and 1r1ent home - vJent back - another way. So, too, can we1 And so may it be.
PRAYER Open our eyes, 0 God, to the possibilities of Your grace always at work, the wonders that love can accomplish, and grant that all who feel the
pull of Christmas in these days - even in the meagerest ways - may come to knm..r Jesus -not by hearsay, but by intimate, personal experience.
And may we, too, because of the warmth and wonder of these love-filled days, go home as did the "\rliae Men, by another way. In the spirit of the Child of Bethlehem, we pray. Amen
