Information for this Sunday’s Worship

January 1, 2023

What Child is This?

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PRELUDE

WELCOME & ANNOUNCEMENTS

OPENING MEDITATION
CALL TO WORSHIP
OPENING HYMN             God’s Love Made Visible                           # 171
WORD FOR ALL AGES
LESSONS & CAROLS I
Luke 2:21-24        Jesus is Named and Presented at the Temple
Luke 2:25-33        Jesus Receives a Blessing
Song                     Angels from the Realms of Glory (1 & 4 )          # 149
Luke 2:34-38        What Are You Going to Be When You Grow Up?
Reflection
Song                     There’s a Song in the Air   (1 & 3)             # 159
JOYS & CONCERNS / PASTORAL PRAYER / THE LORD’S PRAYER
OFFERING
  Invitation
    Reading from the Gratitude Book
    Song of Praise From All That Dwell Below the Skies # 49
    Prayer of Dedication
LESSONS & CAROLS II
Luke 2:39-40          Growing Up in Nazareth
Song                        like a child (verse 1 & 3) # 133
Luke 2:41-45           Lost!
Musical Interlude    Mary Did You Know
Luke 2:46-52           In My Father’s House
Reflection
COMMUNION HYMN           Lo, How a Rose E’er Blooming         # 160
COMMUNION
Invitation
Communion Prayer
Serving of the elements
Unison Prayer of Thanksgiving:
CLOSING HYMN             I Am the Light of the World! # 469
POSTLUDE

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