For Everyone Born: Justice and Joy

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1 For Everyone Born: Justice and Joy SUNDAY, DECEMBER 24, :15 AM & 7:00 PM For each child that s born a morning star rises, And sings to the universe who we are. Ysaye M. Barnwell in We Are

2 ORDER OF SERVICE SUNDAY, DECEMBER 24, Opening Music Hark! The Herald Angels Sing by Felix Mendelssohn, arranged by Joel Raney Opening Words Jay Leach, Senior Minister Kelly Greene, Membership Coordinator For so the children come adapted from Sophia Fahs +*Opening Song O Come, All Ye Faithful by John Francis Wade 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; Christ the Lord. Lo, humble shepherds, hasting to his cradle, Leaving their flocks in the fields, draw near. We, too, with gladness, thither bend our footsteps; Christ the Lord.

3 Sing, choirs of angels, sing in exultation; O sing, all ye citizens of heaven above! Glory to God, all glory in the highest; Christ the Lord. *Chalice Lighting Words +*Chorus Angels We Have Heard on High words by Earl Marlatt, French carol Angels we have heard on high Sweetly singing o'er the plains, And the mountains in reply Echoing their joyous strains. Shepherds, why this jubilee? Why these songs of happy cheer? What great brightness did you see? What glad tidings did you hear? See Him in a manger laid, Whom the angels praise above; Mary, Joseph, lend your aid,

4 while we praise our hearts in love. Welcome +Song In the Bleak Midwinter English traditional melody, words by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow In the bleak midwinter frosty wind made moan, earth stood hard as iron, water like a stone; snow had fallen, snow on snow, snow on snow, in the bleak midwinter long ago. Christ a homeless stranger, so the gospels say, cradled in a manger and a bed of hay; in the bleak midwinter stable place sufficed Mary and her baby, Jesus Christ. Once more a child and mother weave their magic spell, touching hearts with wonder

5 words can never tell; in the bleak midwinter, in this world of pain, where our hearts are open love is born again. Reading Luke 2: 1-16 Musical Offering Amen! Tell It on the Mountain! African American Spirituals, arranged by Mary McDonald Reading Remember from She Had Some Horses by Joy Harjo +*Song The First Nowell English carol The first Nowell the angel did say was to certain poor shepherds in fields as they lay, in fields where they lay keeping their sheep, on a cold winter s night that was so deep. No-well, No-well, No-well, No-well, born is the king of Israel.

6 They look-ed up and saw a star, shining in the east beyond them far, and to the earth it gave great light, and so it continued both day and night. No-well, No-well, No-well, No-well, born is the king of Israel. And by the light of that same star, three magi came from country far; to seek a king was their intent, and to follow the star wherever it went. No-well, No-well, No-well, No-well, born is the king of Israel. Homily For Everyone Born: Justice and Joy Musical Offering For Everyone Born words by Shirley Erena Murray, music by Brian Mann, arranged by Tom Trenney For ev ryone born, a place at the table, for ev ryone born, clean water and bread, a shelter, a space, a safe place for growing, for ev ryone born, a star overhead,

7 And God will delight when we are creators of justice and joy, compassion and peace: yes, God will delight when we are creators of justice, justice and joy! For woman and man, a place at the table, revising the roles, deciding the share, with wisdom and grace, dividing the power, a system that s fair, And God will delight For young and for old, a place at the table, a voice to be heard, a part in the song. The hands of a child in hands that are wrinkled, for young and for old, the right to belong And God will delight For ev ryone born, a place at the table, to live without fear, and simply to be, to work, to speak out, to witness and worship, for ev ryone born, the right to be free! And God will delight Offering Words

8 Offertory Away in the Manger by William James Kirkpatrick and James R. Murray Meditation *Candle Lighting Silent Night words by Joseph Mohr, music by Franz Xaver Gruber 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, sleep in heavenly peace, sleep in heavenly peace. Silent night, holy night, child of God, love s pure light radiant beams from thy holy face, with the dawn of redeeming grace, sleep in heavenly peace, sleep in heavenly peace.

9 *Closing Words by Maya Angelou in Amazing Peace: A Christmas Poem NOTES Thank you to the pledging members of this congregation whose generosity makes our Sunday services possible. Kelly Greene, John Herrick, and Jay Leach contributed to the planning of this service. The Christmas Eve Choir sings under the direction of John Herrick, accompanied by Kaarin Record Leach on piano. John Herrick plays the piano, organ and tenor recorder. Kathy Allen plays the alto recorder, John Burns plays the soprano recorder and Eddie Wielunski plays the bass recorder and violin. Manny Allen, Fred Hutchinson and Doug Swaim assist with A/V for today s services. Large print copies of the Order of Service and personal hearing assistance devices are available on the table at the entrance to the Sanctuary. IMAGES The images displayed in this service (with the exception of 3. and 16.) were collected for the December 25, 2015 blog post More Nativity Paintings from around the World for the blog The Jesus Question [ They include: 1. Le Van Dai, (Vietnamese), Nativity 1980s 2. Gde Sukana Kariana (Indonesian, 1974-) Nativity Paul Gauguin Baby (Nativity of Tahitian Christ) [Original Title: Bé bé ] Jackson Beardy (Oji-Cree, ), The Nativity Azaria Mbatha (South African, 1941-) The Birth of Christ Hiroshi Tabata (Japanese) Nativity William Blake Illustration to Milton`s On the Morning of

10 Christ`s Nativity Tanzanian nativity batik 21. Federico Dominguez (Filipino, 1953-), from the Yang ya Utaw si Manggob (When Manggob Was Born) series 22. Angelo da Fonseca (Indian, ) Nativity Lu Lan, Nativity, Father Kevin Carroll (born Britain, active Nigeria, ) Yoruba Nativity Contemporary Ethiopian nativity icon