WORSHIP

WELCOME & TERRITORIAL ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

GRACE  

Welcome to those gathering with us online and in person today! We will be following an order of service for Morning Prayer as we observe Christmas Eve service today.

 

As we gather for worship today, we acknowledge that we gather on the traditional, ancestral and unceded territory of the Syilx people of the Okanagan and we commit ourselves to the ongoing work of truth telling and reconciliation in our words and actions.

 

OPENING SENTENCE                  

Jesus Christ is the light of the world.

                   A light no darkness can extinguish.

 

OPENING HYMN    Once In Royal David      Blue Book CP123    

 

Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.

It is right to give our thanks and praise.

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Blessed are you, Lord our God,

our eternal Father and David’s king.

You have made our gladness greater and increased our joy

by sending to dwell among us

the Wonderful Counsellor, the Prince of Peace.

Born of Mary,

proclaimed to the shepherds,

and acknowledged to the ends of the earth,

your unconquered Son of righteousness

destroys our darkness and establishes us in freedom.

All glory in the highest be to you,

through Christ, the Son of your favour,

in the anointing love of his Spirit,

this night and for ever and ever. Amen.

 

 

SOLO – Sandra Paterson – In The Bleak Midwinter

 

THE WORD______________________________________

 

FIRST READING                   Isaiah 52:7-10

 

SECOND READING              Hebrews 1:1-4, 5-12

 

PSALM                                   Psalm 98

 

Sing to the Lord a new song,

    for he has done marvellous things.

With his right hand and his holy arm *

    has he won for himself the victory.

The Lord has made known his victory; *

    his righteousness has he openly shown in

    the sight of the nations.

He remembers his mercy and faithfulness to

the house of Israel, *

    and all the ends of the earth have seen the

    victory of our God.

Shout with joy to the Lord, all you lands; *

    lift up your voice, rejoice, and sing.

Sing to the Lord with the harp, *

    with the harp and the voice of song.

With trumpets and the sound of the horn *

    shout with joy before the King, the Lord.

Let the sea make a noise and all that is in it, *

    the lands and those who dwell therein.

Let the rivers clap their hands, *

    and let the hills ring out with joy before the Lord,

    when he comes to judge the earth.

In righteousness shall he judge the world *

    and the peoples with equity.

 

GRADUAL HYMN        Silent Night        Blue Book CP119

 

GOSPEL READING              John 1:1-14

 

HOMILY

 

THE APOSTLES’ CREED

 

I believe in God, the Father almighty,

creator of heaven and earth.

I believe in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord.

He was conceived by the power of the Holy Spirit

and born of the Virgin Mary. He suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried.

He descended to the dead. On the third day he rose again.

He ascended into heaven, and is seated at the right hand of the Father. He will come again to judge the living and the dead. I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy catholic Church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins,

the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting. Amen.

 

SOLO – Sandra Paterson – The Little Road to Bethlehem

 

 

HYMN        Away in the Manger      Blue Book CP 126

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PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE

In joy and humility let us pray to the creator of the universe,

saying, “Lord, grant us peace.”

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By the good news of our salvation brought to Mary by the

angel, hear us, O Lord.

          Lord, grant us peace.

 

By the mystery of the Word made flesh, hear us, O Lord.

Lord, grant us peace.

 

By the birth in time of the timeless Son of God, hear us, O Lord.

Lord, grant us peace.

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By the manifestation of the King of glory to the shepherds and magi, hear us, O Lord.

Lord, grant us peace.

 

By the submission of the maker of the world to Mary and

Joseph of Nazareth, hear us, O Lord.

Lord, grant us peace.

 

By the baptism of the Son of God in the river Jordan, hear us, O Lord.

Lord, grant us peace.

 

Grant that the kingdoms of this world may become the

kingdom of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ; hear us, O

Lord.

Lord, grant us peace

 

HYMN         Hark the Herald Angels Sing   Blue Book CP 138

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THE COLLECT OF THE DAY

 

Eternal God, this holy night is radiant with the brilliance of

your one true light. As we have known the revelation of that

light on earth, bring us to see the splendor of your heavenly

glory; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who is alive and reigns

with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever.

 

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PRAYER OVER THE GIFTS

 

Source of light and gladness, accept all we offer you on this

joyful feast. May we grow up in him who unites our lives to

yours, for he is Lord now and for ever.

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THE LORD’S PRAYER                            R. Langdon

 

Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name, thy kingdom come, thy will be done, on earth as it is in heav’n. Give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive them that trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil; for thine is the kingdom, and the pow’r, and the glory, forever and for ever. Amen.

 

 

THE SENDING____________________________________

 

THE DISMISSAL

Let us bless the Lord.

Thanks be to God.

 

May the peace of God, which passes all understanding, keep our hearts and minds in Christ Jesus.           Amen.

 

Go in the joy of the newborn King.         Thanks be to God.

 

RECESSIONAL HYMN   O Come All Ye Faithful

                                                                            Blue Book CP 118

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St. Saviour’s Anglican Church

250-492-4325  ~   stsav@shaw.ca  ~   www.stsaviourspenticton.ca

 

Deacon: Reverend Philip Benmore - Deacon: Reverend Richard Simpson ~ Deacon: Reverend Pat Simons

Incumbent’s Warden: Pat Rowles   People’s Warden: Beth Hook