Monday, December 24, 2018 at 9:00 PM

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1 We Strive to Be a Church that Welcomes All and Empowers All in Christ to Share their God Given Talents. Monday, December 24, 2018 at 9:00 PM Church Address: 547 Hanover Street, Hanover, Massachuse s Mailing Address: 17 Silver Street, Suite 201, Hanover, Massachuse s Phone: Website: Office office@fcchanover.org Rev. Eric s reveric@fcchanover.org Church Office Hours: Monday through Thursday from 8:30-2:30 Sexton Karen Tripp: Tuesday and Thursday 9-2. Sermons, anthems, the church newsle er and the weekly bulle n are available on our Website. Friend us on Facebook and get the latest updates! Scan the QR or go to the church website for Online Giving

2 To Our Guests: We are grateful that you are with us this evening. Candles and child-friendly glow s cks are available downstairs in the narthex of the church. As a people of God, our most important ac vity is worship. We invite you to join us for our regular Sunday morning worship at 9:30 am. Children: All children, regardless of their age, are welcome to stay in worship. If you need a quiet place to be with your infant or toddler, we invite you to use the nursery located through the front door of the sanctuary. The service can be viewed in the nursery on a flat screen television. *standing as you are able PRELUDE Y Üáà VÉÇzÜxztà ÉÇtÄ V{âÜv{ Éy [tçéäxü VtÇwÄxÄ z{à V{Ü áàåtá Xäx fxüä vx `ÉÇwtç? WxvxÅuxÜ EG? ECDK tà LMCC ÑÅ ORDER OF WORSHIP *OPENING CAROL O Come, All Ye Faithful 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 exulta on, Sing, all ye ci zens of heaven above! Glory to God, all glory in the highest; (Refrain) Child, for us sinners poor and in the manger, We would embrace thee, with love and awe; Who would not love thee, loving us so dearly? (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) LIGHTING THE ADVENT WREATH 2

3 CAROL O Li le Town of Bethlehem O li le town of Bethlehem, how s ll we see thee lie! Above thy deep and dreamless sleep, the silent stars go by; Yet in thy dark streets shineth, the everlas ng Light; The hopes and fears of all the years are met in thee tonight. For Christ is born of Mary, and gathered all above, While mortals sleep, the angels keep their watch of wondering love. O morning stars together, proclaim the holy birth! And praises sing to God the King, and peace to men on earth. How silently, how silently, the wondrous gi 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 s ll, the dear Christ enters in. O holy Child of Bethlehem! Descend to us, we pray; Cast out our sin and enter in; Be born in us today. We hear the Christmas angels, the great glad dings tell; O come to us, abide with us, Our Lord Emmanuel! CALL TO WORSHIP Rev. Eric Lay Leader: Through Baby Jesus we see the reflec on of God the Creator. People: Through Baby Jesus we can see a light that will lead us home, and guide us in God s ways. Lay Leader: Let us follow in the way of Christ s light, walking faithfully in the paths of jus ce and peace which will lead us to abundant life. CHRISTMAS INVOCATION SILENT PRAYER AND REFLECTION 3 Priscilla Cedrone THE LORD S PRAYER 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 debts, as we forgive our debtors and lead us not into tempta on, but deliver us from evil. For Thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever. Amen. CAROL It Came Upon the Midnight Clear (verses 1-3)

4 It came upon the midnight clear, that glorious song of old, From angels bending near the earth, to touch their harps of gold; "Peace on the earth, goodwill to men, from heaven s all gracious King." The world in solemn s llness lay to hear the angels sing. S ll through the cloven skies they come, with peaceful wings unfurled, And s ll their heavenly music floats o'er all the weary world; Above its sad and lowly plains, they bend on hovering wing, And ever o'er its Babel sounds, the blessed angels sing. And ye, beneath life's crushing load, whose forms are bending low, Who toil along the climbing way, with painful steps and slow, Look now, for glad and golden hours come swi ly on the wing; O rest beside the weary road, and hear the angels sing! PASTORAL PRAYER CAROL Angels We Have Heard on High Angels we have heard on high, sweetly singing o er the plains, And the mountains in reply echo back their joyous strains. (Refrain) Glo ria in excelsis Deo, Glo ria in excelsis Deo. Rev. Eric Shepherds, why this jubilee? Why your joyous strains prolong? Say what may the dings be, which inspire your heavenly song? (Refrain) Come to Bethlehem and see Him whose birth the angels sing; Come adore on bended knee, Christ, the Lord, the newborn King. (Refrain) CHRISTMAS OFFERING Invita on to Offering and Offertory *Prayer of Dedica on and Doxology Praise God from whom all blessing flow. Praise God all creatures here below. Praise God above ye heavenly host. Praise Father, Son and Holy Ghost. *CAROL 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. 4

5 Joy to the earth! the Savior reigns: Let men their songs employ; While fields and floods, rocks, hills and plains repeat the sounding joy, repeat the sounding joy, repeat, repeat, the sounding joy. He rules the world with truth and grace, and makes the na ons prove the glories of his righteousness, and wonders of his love, and wonders of his love, and wonders, wonders, of his love. GOSPEL READING Ma hew 2:8-11 New Testament page 2 ANTHEM This Christmas Tide CHRISTMAS MESSAGE The Prac ce of Encountering Others Rev. Eric *COMMUNION CAROL What Child Is This? What Child is this, who, laid to rest, on Mary's lap is sleeping? Whom angels greet with anthems sweet, while shepherds watch are keeping? (Refrain) This, this is Christ the King, whom shepherds guard and angels sing; Haste, haste to bring him laud, the babe, the son of Mary. Why lies he in such mean estate where ox and ass are feeding? Good Chris an, fear: for sinners here the silent Word is pleading. (Refrain) So bring him incense, gold, and myrrh. Come peasant, king, to own Him; The King of kings salva on brings, let loving hearts enthrone him. (Refrain) SACRAMENT OF HOLY COMMUNION Red Pilgrim #494 (Please come forward to the receive the bread and the cup. All the bread is gluten-free.) Words of Ins tu on Distribu on of the Bread and Cup Prayer of Thanksgiving (In Unison) We give thanks to You, Almighty God, that you have refreshed us with the love of Jesus, and have granted us the presence of your Son. We ask you to strengthen our faith in you and to increase our love toward 5

6 one another; through Him who is our Redeemer, Jesus the Christ. Amen. *CANDLELIGHTING CEREMONY Please share the light of Christ by dipping the unlighted candle toward your neighbor s lighted candle and ex nguishing the candle a er Silent Night. Place it on the table downstairs when leaving. *HYMN Silent Night, Holy Night see facing page *BENEDICTION AND POSTLUDE SERVING IN GOD S HOUSE THIS EVENING Gree ng you this evening are Ed and Marilyn Melchin. The ushers are Ruth Hall, Karen Trip, Cynthia Woods and Amy Kelly. Our Lay Reader is Priscilla Cedrone. Prayer List *Wallace Kemp at So. Shore Hospital *Sco Simpkins, cousin of Marilyn Melchin, recovering at home *Jim Francis *Arthur and family, friend of the Larsons *Arnold Itz at Colonial Nursing in Weymouth *Hazel Straughn, friend of Ruth Hall *Carolyn Fuller Coggins, cousin of Cindy Shaw *The aunt of Allie Fiske s friend Nora, recurrence of cancer *Joe Putnam and Mary Dever-Putnam, friends of Lee Fiske *The family of Jan Bancro, who passed November 30 *The family of Peggy Porter, mother of Pamela Ryan, who passed on November 17 *Don Virtue at Queen Anne s in Hingham *Laura Paine *John Fox *Friends of Jahseh Onfroy, who passed in June *Rosemary Loomis, friend of Craig Pe engill *Bill Spooner, son of Elaine Spooner *Darrius Fiske *Erica, daughter of Ginny Hunt 6

7 POINSETTIAS If you purchased a poinse a, you make take it with you a er the service this evening. Thank you for helping decorate the sanctuary for the Christmas season. Our many thanks, The Flower Commi ee CHRISTMAS OFFERING Christmas offering envelopes are available in the pew pockets. This special offering supports the vital ministries of the church. Join us for a rousing CAROL SING next week, December 30, at our 9:30 am worship service. We will sing all the great carols and be inspired by Rev. Eric s message, The Prac ce of Ge ng Lost, Ma hew 2:

8 cé Çáxàà tá Z äxç UçM Al and Susan Alexander The Briggs Family In memory of Kris ne Briggs Coose The Bunar Family In memory of Tom Jackman and Al Bunar Priscilla Cedrone In memory of C. Louis Cedrone The Christensen Family In memory of Donald H. Caless Janice Connolly Michael and Meredith Crosby Robert Dickerman In memory of Judy Blodge Mary and Steve Dunn In memory of Ruth and Henry Dowse Chris Faddis, Allison and Ella In memory of Barbara and Mar n Muller Dennis and Robin Falcione In memory of Jeanne Falcione & Robert Bertocchi The Fra alone Family In memory of Beverley and Loved The Gilardi Family Diane and Al Graziano In memory of Great Grammy Anna Wadon Ruth Hall and Family Les Hoiberg In memory of Les & Alice Baven, Allie Lei Baven and Debbie Albor Barbara Itz In honor of Arnold Itz Dolly Johnson In memory of Ralph Johnson and In honor of Rose Rudolph The Kelly Family Dean and Glenda Larson In memory of our Parents John and Marsha Libby In memory of our Parents and Donna Hynes Jim and Be y MacDonald Sco, Kelly, Ryan & Evan MacDonald In memory of Nana Bel s Bob and Elisabeth Meader In honor of our Grandchildren Patricia Merri In memory of Family The Milley Family Bud and Patricia Mosher Peter and Cynthia Ness In memory of Eleanor and Robert Atwood Walter and Irene Reed Jack and Debbie Shea The Spooner Family Don and Deb Springhe In memory of Luci Wood Eric and Colleen Stroshine In memory of Terri Maguire Do e Tripp In memory of Herbert Tripp Karen Tripp Susan and Jim Vaille David and Sandy Vaughn John and Linda Wall The Waugh Family In memory of Bud and Elaine Waugh Lynn and Don White In memory of Agnes White Cynthia Woods 8