WORSHIP

​OPENING SENTENCE        

The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me, because the Lord has anointed me to bring good tidings to the afflicted.                                                Isaiah 61.1

 

ANNOUNCE HYMN………. PLEASE STAND AS YOU ARE ABLE

 

OPENING HYMN                  Once in Royal David’s City             CP123

 

THE GRACE

The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God,

And the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be always with you.

 

And also with you.

 

PLEASE BE SEATED

 

WELCOME & TERRITORIAL ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

 

Welcome to those gathering with us online and in person today!

 

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

 

 

PLEASE STAND FOR THE LIGHTING OF THE ADVENT CANDLE.

 

SING 4 VERSES OF “HOPE IS A STAR”

 

LIGHTING OF ADVENT CANDLES.   

 

Beloved in Christ, with joy we prepare ourselves to hear again the message of the angels: in heart and mind to go even unto Bethlehem and see this thing, which is come to pass, and with the Magi adore the Child lying in his Mother's arms.

 

Let us read and mark in Holy Scripture the tale of the loving purposes of God from the first days of our disobedience to the glorious Redemption brought us by this Holy Child; and let us make this place resound with our carols of praise.

                  

 

PLEASE BE SEATED FOR THE FIRST LESSON.

 

FIRST LESSON           Genesis 3:8-15; 17-19                    Peter O’Flynn

   PLEASE STAND 

CAROL:              The First Nowell                                        CP139

 

 

PLEASE BE SEATED

SECOND LESSON                 Genesis 22:15-18                       Susie Lobb

              PLEASE STAND  

CAROL:              O Come, O Come Emmanuel                           CP89

 

 

PLEASE BE SEATED

THIRD LESSON          Isaiah 9:2, 6-7                                    Jean Padwick                                           

                 PLEASE STAND 

SOLO:                           Still Still Still                             Penelope Johnson

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PLEASE BE SEATED

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FOURTH LESSON                Isaiah 11:1-3a, 4a, 6-9                   Beth Hook

                PLEASE STAND

CAROL:              O Little Town of Bethlehem                      CP 120, 121

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PLEASE BE SEATED

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FIFTH LESSON            Luke 1:26-35, 38                                     Jim Wild  

               PLEASE STAND

CAROL:              Infant Holy, Infant Lowly                                    CP125                

 

PLEASE BE SEATED    

                       

SIXTH LESSON           Luke 2:1, 3-7                                        Tom Siddon

               PLEASE STAND

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CAROL:              Hark the Herald Angels Sing                    CP138

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PLEASE BE SEATED

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SEVENTH LESSON    Luke 2:8-16                                     Joanne Forsyth

              PLEASE STAND 

CAROL:              While Shepherds Watch Their Flocks               CP136

 

 

PLEASE BE SEATED

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EIGHTH LESSON                  Matthew 2:1-12                 Joanne Simpson

              PLEASE STAND 

CAROL:              O Come, All Ye Faithful                                     CP118

 

PLEASE STAND

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NINTH LESSON          John 1:1-14                         Rev. Richard Simpson

          

CAROL:              It Came Upon the Midnight Clear             CP140, 141

 

 

Let us pray:

          Blessed are you, O Lord our God, ruler of the universe,

creator of light and darkness.

In this holy season,

when the sun’s light is swallowed up

by the growing darkness of the night,

you renew your promise to reveal among us

the splendour of your glory,

enfleshed and visible to us in Jesus Christ your Son.

Through the prophets

you teach us to hope for his reign of peace.

Through the outpouring of his Spirit,

you open our blindness to the glory of his presence.

Strengthen us in our weakness.

Support us in our stumbling efforts to do your will

and free our tongues to sing your praise.

For to you all honour and blessing are due,

now and for ever. Amen.

 

 

PLEASE BE SEATED

 

ANNOUNCEMENTS

 

PLEASE STAND

 

BLESSING

Friends, go forth into the world: be steadfast in faith, joyful in hope, and untiring in love all the days of your life.

Amen.

 

DISMISSAL

As we await our coming Saviour, go in the peace of Christ.

Thanks be to God!

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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