Community United Methodist Church
Quincy, CA
December 24, 2020
Christmas Eve Lessons & Carols
WELCOME EVERYONE!! We are happy you are worshiping with us today, wherever and whenever you are worshiping. Please feel free to leave us a message or leave a comment in the video and let us know how we can best connect with you, pray for you, and where you are joining us from whether it’s Quincy or the rest of the world. We are a church where ALL are welcome!!
UMC Mission:
To Make Disciples of Jesus Christ For the Transformation of the World
Community UMC Mission:
We are a Christ-centered community, joyfully committed to being His ambassadors. In the fellowship of His love and grace, we grow in Christ through the study of God’s word, prayer and worship; living out our faith in service to others.
Please participate as fully as you wish, or simply watch and take it all in.
Gathering Music: On Christmas Night, All Christians Sing[i] The Snow Lay on the Ground[ii] Alice King, Piano; Rev. Andrew Davis, Organ
Welcome: Rev. Andrew Davis
Lesson: Isaiah 9: 2-7 (NRSV)
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.
3 You have multiplied the nation,
you have increased its joy;
they rejoice before you
as with joy at the harvest,
as people exult when dividing plunder.
4 For the yoke of their burden,
and the bar across their shoulders,
the rod of their oppressor,
you have broken as on the day of Midian.
5 For all the boots of the tramping warriors
and all the garments rolled in blood
shall be burned as fuel for the fire.
6 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.
7 His authority shall grow continually,
and there shall be endless peace
for the throne of David and his kingdom.
He will establish and uphold it
with justice and with righteousness
from this time onward and forevermore.
The zeal of the Lord of hosts will do this.
Lighting the Christ Candle:
Reading
Christ is born, a gift from heaven, a gift of God, and a gift of love.
As we light the Christ candle, we celebrate this gift in our lives and in our world.
(Re-light the first four Advent Candles and light the Christ candle in the center. Or simply light one white candle.)
Prayer
Welcome to our world,
Christ Jesus.
Welcome to our lives.
Welcome to our hearts.
In your love and light, we pray. Amen.
Shine in our very souls,
that we may shimmer with your love
and bring the gift of your presence
to all whom we meet.
In your love and light, we pray. Amen.
© 2020 Mary Scifres for Mary Scifres Ministries (Use by Permission)
Carol of Praise: O Come, All Ye Faithful – UMH 234, vs. 1, 3, 6
O Come, all ye faithful, joyful and triumphant,
O come, ye, O come ye to Bethlehem.
Come and behold him, born the King of angels.
Refrain:
O come, let us adore him, O come, let us adore him,
O come let us adore him, Christ the Lord.
Sing, choirs of angels, sing in exultation;
O sing, all ye citizens of heaven above!
Glory to God, all glory in the highest.
Refrain
Yea, Lord we greet thee, born this happy morning,
Jesus to thee be all glory given.
Word of the Father, now in flesh appearing.
Refrain
A Christmas Story for the Young & Young at Heart with Grandma Carolyn
Luke 2: 1 – 3
In those days a decree went out from Emperor Augustus that all the world should be registered. 2 This was the first registration and was taken while Quirinius was governor of Syria. 3 All went to their own towns to be registered.
Carol: O Little Town of Bethlehem – UMH 230, vs. 1 & 3
O little town of Bethlehem, how still we see thee lie;
Above thy deep and dreamless sleep the silent stars go by.
Yet in thy dark streets shineth the everlasting light;
The hopes and fears of all the years are met in thee tonight.
How silently, how silently, the wondrous gift is given;
So God imparts to human hearts the blessings of his heaven.
No ear may hear his coming, but in this world of sin,
Where meek souls will receive him, still the dear Christ enters in.
Luke 2: 4-7
4 Joseph also went from the town of Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to the city of David called Bethlehem, because he was descended from the house and family of David. 5 He went to be registered with Mary, to whom he was engaged and who was expecting a child. 6 While they were there, the time came for her to deliver her child. 7 And she gave birth to her firstborn son and wrapped him in bands of cloth, and laid him in a manger, because there was no place for them in the inn.
Handbell, piano duet: What Child Is This?[iii]
Luke 2: 8 – 9
8 In that region there were shepherds living in the fields, keeping watch over their flock by night. 9 Then an angel of the Lord stood before them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified.
Piano Organ duet: While the Child Sleeps[iv]
Luke 2: 10 - 12
10 But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid; for see—I am bringing you good news of great joy for all the people: 11 to you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is the Messiah, the Lord. 12 This will be a sign for you: you will find a child wrapped in bands of cloth and lying in a manger.”
Piano Organ duet: Shepherds in the Fields[v]
Luke 2: 13 – 14
13 And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host, praising God and saying,
14 “Glory to God in the highest heaven,
and on earth peace among those whom he favors!”
Angels We Have Heard on High UMH 238, vs. 1, 2, 3[vi]
1. Angels we have heard on high, sweetly singing o’er the plains,
And the mountains in reply, echoing their joyous strains.
Refrain:
Gloria, in excelsis Deo! Gloria, in excelsis Deo!
2. Shepherds why this jubilee? Why your joyous strains prolong?
What the gladsome tidings be which inspire your heavenly song?
Refrain
3. Come to Bethlehem and see Christ whose birth the angels sing;
Come, adore on bended knee, Christ the Lord, the newborn King.
Refrain
Luke 2: 15 – 20
15 When the angels had left them and gone into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, “Let us go now to Bethlehem and see this thing that has taken place, which the Lord has made known to us.” 16 So they went with haste and found Mary and Joseph, and the child lying in the manger. 17 When they saw this, they made known what had been told them about this child; 18 and all who heard it were amazed at what the shepherds told them. 19 But Mary treasured all these words and pondered them in her heart. 20 The shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all they had heard and seen, as it had been told them.
Carol: Go, Tell it on the Mountain – UMH 251, vs. 3[vii]
Go, tell it on the mountain, over the hill and everywhere;
Go, tell it on the mountain, that Jesus Christ is born.
Down in a lowly manger the humble Christ was born,
And God sent us salvation that blessed Christmas morn.
Go, tell it on the mountain, over the hill and everywhere;
Go tell it on the mountain, that Jesus Christ was born.
Lighting the Candles:
Everyone is invited to find a candle to hold, then darken the room. The handbells and piano will play “Silent Night” through once then invite you to sing with the piano.
Handbell duet: “Silent Night”
Silent Night: UMH 239
Silent night, holy night, all is calm, all is bright
Round yon virgin mother and child.
Holy infant so tender and mild,
Sleep in heavenly peace, sleep in heavenly peace.
Silent night, holy night, shepherds quake at the sight;
Glories stream from heaven afar,
Heavenly hosts sing Alleluia!
Christ the savior is born, Christ the savior is born.
Silent night, holy night, Son of God, love’s pure light;
Radiant beams from thy holy face,
with the dawn of redeeming grace,
Jesus, Lord at thy birth, Jesus, Lord at thy birth.
Silent night, holy night, wondrous star, lend thy light;
With the angels let us sing,
Alleluia to our King;
Christ the Savior is born, Christ the savior is born!
Blessing & Sending Forth
Organ Postlude: For Unto Us a Child is Born with Joy to the World[viii]
Please join in singing vs. 1 of Joy to the World:
Joy to the world, the Lord is come! Let earth receive her King;
Let every heart prepare him room, and heaven and nature sing,
And heaven and nature sing, and heaven, and heaven,
And nature sing.
Please join in singing vs. 4 of Joy to the World:
He rules the world with truth and grace,
and makes the nations prove
The glories of his righteousness,
and wonders of his love, and wonders of his love,
and wonders, and wonders of his love.
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Beginning January 10, we will be worshiping live via Zoom and invite you to join us for worship and fellowship. Get in touch with us for the Zoom link or phone number. We will begin a new series, “Follow Me” beginning January 10 as we think about what it means to be disciples of Jesus along with a new small group starting on Wednesday nights at 6:00pm on January 13 via Zoom.
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[i] “On Christmas Night All Christians Sing,” Sussex Carol, arr. Anna Laura Page. ©1992 Word Music (a div. of WORD INC.). All Rights Reserved. Use by Permission.
[ii] “The Snow Lay on the Ground,” Venite Adoremus, Anglo-Irish Carol, 19th Century, arr. Matthew McConnell. ©2017 The Lorenz Publishing Corporation. All Rights Reserved. Streamed with permission under ONE LICENCE, License # A-735696. All Rights Reserved.
[iii] “What Child is This?” Based on a traditional English Carol Tune, arr. Douglas E. Wagner. ©2008 Agape (a Division of Hope Publishing Company). All Rights Reserved. Streamed with permission under ONE LICENCE, License # A-735696. All Rights Reserved.
[iv] “While the Child Sleeps,” arr. Lani Smith ©1997 The Lorenz Publishing Corporation. All Rights Reserved. Streamed with permission under ONE LICENCE, License # A-735696. All Rights Reserved.
[v] “Shepherds in the Field,” arr. Lani Smith. ©1997 The Lorenz Publishing Corporation. All Rights Reserved. Streamed with permission under ONE LICENCE, License # A-735696. All Rights Reserved.
[vi] “Angels We Have Heard on High,” Trad. French Carol, tras. Crown of Jesus, 1862, alt. (Lk. 2: 6-20). Muisc, Trad. French Melody; arr. By Edward Shippen Barnes, 1937. Harmonization ©1964 Abingdon Press. All Rights Reserved. Reprinted/Streamed with permission under ONE LICENCE, License # A-735696. All Rights Reserved.
[vii] “Go Tell it on the Mountain,” African American Spiritual, adapt. And arr. William Farley Smith. ©1989 The United Methodist Publishing House/Abingdon Press. All Rights Reserved. Reprinted/Streamed with permission under ONE LICENCE, License # A-735696. All Rights Reserved.
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