Christmas Flowers The following is a list of donations to the Chancel Guild Fund, given to the glory of God.

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2 Chrtms Flowers The followg lt dontions Chncel Guild Fund, given glory God. n Memory : Ld Adney by Sonny Adney; Chrles Aks, MD Mrs. Lid Blck Kimbrough by Jnice Aks; Edgr Hull Biley by Ann P. Biley; Dr. Allen Boyd by Jn Boyd, Dr. Dn Teres Boyd, Lundy, Steve Joseph Crpenter; Mrs. Donn Ky Bridgforth, Jmes H. Dughdrill, Jr., Frnk Norfleet, Herbert Rhe by Bruce Judith Cmpbell; Jim Chse by H Fmily; Mr. Mrs. Chrles P. Cobb, Sr. by Chuck Scottie Cobb; Mr. Mrs. Flt Swtelle, Mr. Mrk Colemn, Mrs. Cill Hrr, Mr. Bo Nnce, Mrs. Lucille Crter Tnsey by Bob, Deborh, Crole, Crter Colemn; Ann Sm Cox by Jy, Ann, Sm Cox Jnet Bill Hrritt; Emily Smith Britn, Willim Johnsne Britn, Loue Frnk Smith by Mike, Cynthi, Michel Willim Cross; Dr. Or Dvidson, Jr., Juli Dvidson, Jmes Mrv Grner by Or Mry Dvidson; Ed Elezer, Mr. Mrs. J.K. Dobbs, Jr., Dr. Mrs. Edw Elezer, Sr., Mr. John C. Dobbs by Mr. Mrs. Ed Elezer, Jr.; John Hmmons, Sr. by Dee Dvid Gibson; My prents, Helen Roy Hrr by Lessie Hrr; Wiln Hzelwood by Sy Hzelwood; Herbie Hunt by H Fmily; Willim Thoms Hutn by H Fmily; Hwley W. ngrm, Jr. by Lwnn ngrm; Dr. Chrles D. Aks by Am Aks Joy; Mr. John Fred Trkgn, Jr., Mr. Mrs. John Fred Trkgn, Sr., Mr. Mrs. Wlter Leslie Anderson by Mrs. Ferr T. Mvr; Tom McPherson, Jr. by The McPherson Hyes Fmilies; Russ Billgs Sr Mner by Jnet Mner; Mry Jo John Phillips, Edgr H. Biley by Pige John Phillips V, vy John Phillips V, Pul Pige P. Gillespie, Biley E. Phillips; Frederick C. Scheffer by Pige John Phillips V; Henry C. Pitts, Jr. by H Fmily; Dorothy Bill Crpenter by Their Fmily; Mr. Hillie D. Roten, Mr. Mrs. Robert D. Hill, Dr. Chrles Leonrd by Hiley Robb Roten Fmily; Bucky Shppley by Pt Shppley; Skip Shrp Dorothy Dv by Glend Shrp; Howrd Clevel by Dvid, Amy, Clrkson Hudson Shof; Bill Skner by Lvi Skner; Bettye Knox Tliferro by Her Dughters, Elizbeth, Mrgret, Mry; Sr Mner by Bettye Monte Wever; Their Grfrs, Buford Witt Grl Strong Wells, Jr. by Witt, Pender, Georgn Wells; John Arthur Newn, Joy Bill Wepfer, Courtney Dniel Shores, Wiln Hzelwood by The Wepfer Fmily; Jody Bellott Steve Rhe by John Lucy Wepfer; George P.W. Willims, Sr. by H Fmily; Ldy Sprks Ruff by Eileen, Dn, Dniel, Ruff Wood n Honor : Gbe Stm, Smuel Metzger, Our Choir, Libby Dughdrill, Dvid Lee Bowen, Dick Scottie C, Ann Shof by Bruce Judith Cmpbell; The Weer, Jr. Fmily: Ktie, Biley Ktie Biley by Mr. Mrs. Ed Elezer, Jr.; The Psrl Stff by Lwnn ngrm; Lee Dvid Bowen, The Music Mtry, The Crg Mtry by Jnet Mner; Dil Boyle Jckson by Gry Price Morron Fmily; Do Corky Csli by Chip D Peebles; Ann P. Biley by Pige John Phillips V, vy John Phillips V, Pul Pige P. Gillespie, Biley E. Phillips; Our Msionries by Srh Ron Sdlow; The Music Mtry The Crg Mtry by Bettye Monte Wever; John Jo Wlt Sy Hzelwood by The Wepfer Fmily; Dughters Susn Holly Fmilies by Cliff Mrilee Willims; Robert Ruff Andrew Keslg by Eileen, Dn, Dniel Ruff Wood n Grtitude for: Mrs. Ld Rhe Fmily by Jnice Aks; Smuel Metzger by Jy Cox; Allon Sy Willson by Mrs. Jmes E. Echols; Srh Brn Kimbro by Audrey Ross Hurst; Gbe Stm Smuel Metzger by Lwnn ngrm; Ruth McCughn Morron by Her Children Grchildren; Mry Lwrence Fln by Chrty Pgnoni; The Diconte, Dee Wlker, Gerry Pek, Ron Hickmn by Debbie Perks; Our Children: Susn, Will, Mggie Thoms, Luren Thoms, Nncy Wever, Jim Ann Wilson by Bettye Monte Wever; Thursdy Pryer Group by Lucy Wepfer

3 Order for Public Worship God ORGAN PRELUDE: O Come All Ye Fithful...Grimoldo Mcchi Smuel Metzger, orgn NSTRUMENTAL PRELUDE: Chrtms Bell Fntsy...Denn Klophus HANDBELL PRELUDE: Crol Bells...Mykolo Leonvich, rr. Kev McChesney LGHTNG OF THE FOURTH ADVENT CANDLE... Courtney, Sm, Coco, Rett, Grrett Dv (8:15) Mggie Ben Zmbetti (11:00) CALL TO WORSHP... John N. Lughl (8:15) Dvid A. Bowen (11:00) WPROCESSONAL HYMN: No. 199 See, Amid Wter s Snow... SEE AMD THE WNTER S SNOW Stnz 1: Srh Jordn, solot Stnz 2: Choir Stnzs 3-6: Congregtion WPRAYER OF ADORATON... Michel G. Skke (8:15) Dvid A. Bowen (11:00) The First Lesson God nnounces Grden Eden tht seed womn shll brue serpent s hed. GENESS 3: Britn D. Lughl (8:15) Vicri R. Simmons (11:00) And y herd sound Lord God wlkg grden cool dy, mn h wife hid mselves from presence Lord God mong trees grden. But Lord God clled mn sid him, Where re you? And he sid, herd sound you grden, ws frid, becuse ws nked, hid myself. He sid, Who ld you tht you were nked? Hve you eten tree which commed you not et? The mn sid, The womn whom you gve be with me, she gve me fruit tree, te. Then Lord God sid womn, Wht th tht you hve done? The womn sid, The serpent deceived me, te. The Lord God sid serpent, Becuse you hve done th, cursed re you bove ll livesck bove ll bests field; on your belly you shll go, dust you shll et ll dys your life. will put enmity between you womn, between your fsprg her fsprg; he shll brue your hed, you shll brue h heel. To womn he sid, will surely multiply your p childberg; p you shll brg forth children. Your desire shll be for your husb, he shll rule over you. And Adm he sid, Becuse you hve ltened voice your wife hve eten tree which commed you, You shll not et it, cursed ground becuse you; p you shll et it ll dys your life; thorns thtles it shll brg forth for you; you shll et plnts field. By swet your fce you shll et bred, till you return ground, for out it you were tken; for you re dust, dust you shll return. Th Word Lord. Thnks be God.

4 CAROL: Remember, O Thou Mn...Thoms Rvenscrt Remember, O thou Mn, O thou Mn, O thou Mn, remember, O thou Mn, Thy time spent. Remember, O thou Mn, how thou rt ded gone, did wht cn. Therefore repent. Remember Adm s fll, O thou Mn, O thou Mn, remember Adm s fll from Heven Hell. Remember Adm s fll, how we were condemned ll Hell perpetul, re for dwell. Remember God s goodness, O thou Mn, O thou Mn, remember God s goodness H prome mde. Remember God s goodness, how He sent H Son doubtless, our ss for redress. Be not frid. The Angels ll did sg, O thou Mn, O thou Mn, Angels ll did sg upon shepherds hill. The Angels ll did sg pres our Hevenly Kg, pece mn livg with good will. The Second Lesson God promes fithful Abrhm tht h seed shll ntions erth cll blessed. GENESS 22: John P. Dewld (8:15) Edwrd D. Simmons, Jr. (11:00) When y cme plce which God hd ld him, Abrhm built ltr re lid wood order bound sc h son lid him on ltr, on p wood. Then Abrhm reched out h h ok knife slughter h son. But ngel Lord clled him from heven sid, Abrhm, Abrhm! And he sid, Here m. He sid, Do not ly your h on boy or do nythg him, for now know tht you fer God, seeg you hve not withheld your son, your only son, from me. And Abrhm lifted up h eyes looked, behold, behd him ws rm, cught thicket by h horns. And Abrhm went ok rm fered it up s burnt ferg sted h son. So Abrhm clled nme tht plce, The Lord will provide ; s it sid th dy, On mount Lord it shll be provided. And ngel Lord clled Abrhm second time from heven sid, By myself hve sworn, declres Lord, becuse you hve done th hve not withheld your son, your only son, will surely bless you, will surely multiply your fsprg s strs heven s s tht on seshore. And your fsprg shll possess gte h enemies, your fsprg shll ll ntions erth be blessed, becuse you hve obeyed my voice. Th Word Lord. Thnks be God. WCONGREGATONAL CAROL: Hrk, Thrillg Voice s Soundg EBENEZER &b b b b 3 3 œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ 1. Hrk! 2. Lo! Cst Let us thrill Lmb, wy hste, g so voice long ex works with ters sound g; pect ed, &b b b b 3 3 œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ drk ness sor row, œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ Chrt comes O one 3 with 3 ye nigh, it pr don chil ll dren seems down from œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ be sy; hev n; dy! for giv n. &b b b b œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ

5 &b b b b œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ Wk So Chrt, My ened when her He by next Sun, with He ll H so comes lemn wrng glo ry, &b b b b 3 3 œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ sloth mer d cy pel lg, shield us, let wrp pg shes 3 up with erth bound soul ll world on words morn g love drw re; fer, œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ skies. ner. The Third Lesson Chrt s birth kgdom re foreld by sih. SAAH 9: Susn K. Dewld (8:15) Mrgret L. Red (11:00) The people who wlked drkness hve seen gret light; those who dwelt l deep drkness, on m hs light shone. You hve multiplied ntion; you hve cresed its joy; y rejoice before you s with joy t hrvest, s y re gld when y divide spoil. For yoke h burden, stff for h shoulder, rod h oppressor, you hve broken s on dy Mid. For every boot trmpg wrrior bttle tumult every grment rolled blood will be burned s fuel for fire. For us child born, us son given; government shll be upon h shoulder, h nme shll be clled Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlstg Fr, Prce Pece. Of crese h government pece re will be no end, on throne Dvid over h kgdom, estblh it uphold it with justice with righteousness from th time forth forevermore. The zel Lord hosts will do th. Th Word Lord. Thnks be God. CAROL: Are, Your Light Hs Come... Dvid Dnner bsed on Bch chorle, Wke, Awke for Night Flyg Awke, my spirit. Awke, lute hrp; will wke t dwn dy. will confess You, O Lord mong ntions. will re pslm You, for Your love, Your love wide s hevens, And Your truth reches skies! Wke, wke, for night flyg, wtchmen on heights re cryg; Awke, Jeruslem, t lst. Midnight hers welcome voices, t thrillg cry rejoices, Come forth, you midens! Night pst. The bridegroom comes, wke; your lmps with gldness tke! Allelui! Prepre yourselves meet Lord, Whose light hs stirred witg gurd. Of one perl ech shg portl, where dwellg with choir immortl We gr round Your dzzlg light. No eye hs seen, nor er hs yet been tred her. Wht joy ours! Crescendos re; Your hlls resound; Hosnns blend cosmic sound. Are, O Jeruslem! Are clod light! Your light hs come, glory God upon your herts will she. Allelui! The Youth, Hbell, Chncel Choirs

6 The Fourth Lesson The pece tht Chrt will brg us foreshown. SAAH 11: Michel B. Gore (8:15) Trverse A. Red (11:00) There shll come forth shoot from stump Jesse, brnch from h roots shll ber fruit. And Spirit Lord shll rest upon him, Spirit wdom understg, Spirit counsel might, Spirit knowledge fer Lord. And h delight shll be fer Lord. He shll not judge by wht h eyes see, or decide dputes by wht h ers her, but with righteousness he shll judge poor, decide with equity for meek erth; he shll strike erth with rod h mouth, with breth h lips he shll kill wicked. Th Word Lord. Thnks be God. WCONGREGATONAL CAROL: No. 221 Lo, How Rose E er Bloomg...ES ST EN ROS ENTSPRUNGEN The Fifth Lesson The ngel Gbriel slutes blessed Virg Mry. LUKE 1: Mrgret G. Gore (8:15) Just D. Towner (11:00) n sixth month ngel Gbriel ws sent from God city Glilee nmed Nzreth, virg betrod mn whose nme ws Joseph, house Dvid. And virg s nme ws Mry. And he cme her sid, Greetgs, O fvored one, Lord with you! But she ws gretly troubled t syg, tried dcern wht sort greetg th might be. And ngel sid her, Do not be frid, Mry, for you hve found fvor with God. And behold, you will conceive your womb ber son, you shll cll h nme Jesus. He will be gret will be clled Son Most High. And Lord God will give him throne h fr Dvid, he will reign over house Jcob forever, h kgdom re will be no end. And Mry sid ngel, How will th be, sce m virg? And ngel nswered her, The Holy Spirit will come upon you, power Most High will overshdow you; refore child be born will be clled holy Son God. And behold, your reltive Elizbeth her old ge hs lso conceived son, th sixth month with her who ws clled brren. For nothg will be impossible with God. And Mry sid, Behold, m servnt Lord; let it be me ccordg your word. And ngel deprted from her. Th Gospel Lord. Pre be Chrt. HANDBELL MEDTATON: The Angel Gbriel... rr. Fred Grmnn The ngel Gbriel from heven cme, h wgs s drifted snow, h eyes s flme; All hil, sid he, thou lowly miden Mry, most highly fvored ldy, Glori! For know blessed Mor thou shlt be, ll genertions lud honor Thee, Thy Son shll be Emmnuel, by seers foreld, most highly fvored ldy, Glori! Then gentle Mry meekly bowed her hed, To me be s it pleseth God, she sid, My soul shll lud mgnify h holy Nme. Most highly fvored ldy, Glori!

7 The Sixth Lesson Mtw tells birth Jesus. LUKE 2:1-7...D. Aln Hmmond (8:15) Virgi S. Towner (11:00) n those dys decree went out from Cesr Augustus tht ll world should be regtered. Th ws first regtrtion when Quirius ws governor Syri. And ll went be regtered, ech h own wn. And Joseph lso went up from Glilee, from wn Nzreth, Jude, city Dvid, which clled Bethlehem, becuse he ws house lege Dvid, be regtered with Mry, h betrod, who ws with child. And while y were re, time cme for her give birth. And she gve birth her firstborn son wrpped him swddlg cloths lid him mnger, becuse re ws no plce for m n. Th Gospel Lord. Pre be Chrt. CAROL: The First Noel... Dn Forrest Englh Crol, 16th Century Congregtion jos choir while seted: The first Noel ngel did sy ws cert poor shepherds fields s y ly; n fields where y ly keepg ir sheep, on cold wter s night tht ws so deep. Noel, Noel, Noel, Noel, born Kg srel. They looked up sw str shg est, beyond m fr; And erth it gve gret light, so it contued both dy night. Noel, Noel, Noel, Noel, born Kg srel. Congregtion sts sgs: Then let us ll with one ccord sg pres our hev nly Lord Tht hth mde Hev n erth nught, with H blood mnkd hth bought. Noel, Noel, Noel, Noel, born Kg srel. The Seventh Lesson The shepherds go mnger. LUKE 2: Kthy B. Hmmond (8:15) Donn C. Nsh (11:00) And sme region re were shepherds out field, keepg wtch over ir flock by night. And n ngel Lord ppered m, glory Lord shone round m, y were filled with gret fer. And ngel sid m, Fer not, for behold, brg you good news gret joy tht will be for ll people. For un you born th dy city Dvid Svior, who Chrt Lord. And th will be sign for you: you will fd bby wrpped swddlg cloths lyg mnger. And suddenly re ws with ngel multitude hevenly host prg God syg, Glory God highest, on erth pece mong those with whom he plesed! When ngels went wy from m heven, shepherds sid one nor, Let us go over Bethlehem see th thg tht hs hppened, which Lord hs mde known us. And y went with hste found Mry Joseph, bby lyg mnger. Th Gospel Lord. Pre be Chrt. ADVENT HOMLY: The Cnticles Chrtms: Glori... Sers L. Willson

8 WCONGREGATONAL CANTCLE... John Hodges Glo ry God high est, pece H peo ple on erth, ll glo ry God high est, pece H peo ple on erth. Lord God, hev en ly Kg. Al might y God F r, we wor ship You, we give You thnks, we pre You for Your glo ry. bœ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ Œ nœ œ nœ Lord Je sus Chrt, on ly Son F r, Lord God, Lmb God, You tke wy ss sgs world; hve mer cy on us. You re set ed t right h F r, re ceive pryers. For You lone re Ho ly One, for You lone re Lord, for You lone re most high. Je sus Chrt, with Ho ly Spir it, glo ry F r. A men, A men. œ œ œ œ œ œ nœ œ œ œ bœ œ œ œ bœ œ œ œ œ œ œ bœ œ œ Œ œ nœ œ œ œ œ bœ œ œ œ œ bœ œ Ó nœ œ œ œ bœ Œ nœ œ œ œ œ bœ œ œ œ œ bœ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ bœ œ nœ œ œ nœ œ œ bœ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ Œ œ our

9 PRESENTATON OF TTHES AND OFFERNGS OFFERTORY CAROL: Chrt s Born!...Mrk Miller Text from Chrt Rossetti s Love Cme Down t Chrtms Allelui, llelui, llelui, Chrt born. Love cme down t Chrtms time, love ll lovely, love dive, Love ws born t Chrtms time, str ngels gve us sign. Love shll be our ken, love be yours love be me, Love God neighbor, love for ple gift sign. WCONGREGATONAL RESPONSE: No. 214 Angels We Hve Herd on High GLORA Angels we hve herd on high, sweetly sgg o er pls, And mounts reply echo bck ir joyous strs. Glori excels Deo, glori excels Deo. Come Bethlehem see Him whose birth ngels sg; Come, dore on bended knee Chrt Lord, newborn Kg. Glori excels Deo, glori excels Deo. WPRAYER OF DEDCATON WGREETNGS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS The Eighth Lesson The we men re led by str Jesus. WMATTHEW 2: Vicki S. Weber (8:15) Stephen T. Nsh (11:00) Now fter Jesus ws born Bethlehem Jude dys Herod kg, behold, we men from est cme Jeruslem, syg, Where he who hs been born kg Jews? For we sw h str when it rose hve come worship him. When Herod kg herd th, he ws troubled, ll Jeruslem with him; ssemblg ll chief priests scribes people, he quired m where Chrt ws be born. They ld him, n Bethlehem Jude, for so it written by prophet: And you, O Bethlehem, l Judh, re by no mens lest mong rulers Judh; for from you shll come ruler who will shepherd my people srel. Then Herod summoned we men secretly scerted from m wht time str hd ppered. And he sent m Bethlehem, syg, Go serch diligently for child, when you hve found him, brg me word, tht o my come worship him. After lteng kg, y went on ir wy. And behold, str tht y hd seen when it rose went before m until it cme rest over plce where child ws. When y sw str, y rejoiced exceedgly with gret joy. And gog house y sw child with Mry h mor, y fell down worshiped him. Then, openg ir tresures, y fered him gifts, gold frnkcense myrrh. Th Gospel Lord. Pre be Chrt.

10 CONGREGATONAL RESPONSE: n Blek Midwter...Music by Gustv Holst Text by Chrt Rossetti &b œ œ J œ œ œ œ j œ œ w œ œ J œ œ 1. n blek 2. Wht cn mid - w - ter, frost give him, poor - y wd mde s mon, m? erth f sod hrd were s &b œ œ œ œ j w œ œ j œ œ œ œ i - shep - ron, herd, w - ter like would brg sne; lmb; snow if hd fll - en, snow were we on snow, mn, &b œ œ œ œ w œ œ œ J œ œ œ œ œ j w snow would on do my snow, prt; wht blek cn mid - w - ter, long give Him: give Him my - go. hert. PRAYERS OF NTERCESSON AND COMMTMENT The Nth Lesson John unfolds gret mystery ncrntion. WJOHN 1: Bill C. Weber (8:15) John C. Admson (11:00) n begng ws Word, Word ws with God, Word ws God. He ws begng with God. All thgs were mde through him, without him ws not ny thg mde tht ws mde. n him ws life, life ws light men. The light shes drkness, drkness hs not overcome it. There ws mn sent from God, whose nme ws John. He cme s witness, ber witness bout light, tht ll might believe through him. He ws not light, but cme ber witness bout light. The true light, which gives light everyone, ws comg world. He ws world, world ws mde through him, yet world did not know him. He cme h own, h own people did not receive him. But ll who did receive him, who believed h nme, he gve right become children God, who were born, not blood nor will flesh nor will mn, but God. And Word becme flesh dwelt mong us, we hve seen h glory, glory s only Son from Fr, full grce truth. Th Gospel Chrt. Thnks be Chrt.

11 WCONGREGATONAL CAROL: Comfort, Comfort, Ye My People... HYFRYDOL 3 &b 4 &b &b &b &b & b 1. Com 2. For 3. Mke 4. Tell pece: des rough drk sit true true tht Cry Oh, For tell tht for œ œ œ j œ œ œ œ œ œ fort, ye so ert er ness re en out tht com her stright pre sys fr plc drk pen hum thrlled wrn glo tle ness, tnce, ble, you, Je g ry fort ld s wht our es mourn sce s gve ru cry ss now voice long Him God. ner, pl: light, g be you s o for my ws who un kg fits free lem bey! Lord giv Com cll let broke peo cry crook clled der dom H dom, en, fort g your ple; g ed, you sor now ho pece Now now strength spek mke out œ œ œ œ œ œ œ j œ those ll herts fet œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ cov meet hev wits God shed hope for re er Him ken ven, m; wy! brod, sred, tht pre her H tell Let till wr hills word mg her ll fre bow ni tht vl flesh erth, now down l fy her leys shll wys row s ly pre o'ʹer re ss re see tune lod. here. reign, sight: œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ o er. o re. Him. sure. Lord. who be ters pece pre erth newed œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ with WBENEDCTON WCONGREGATONAL RESPONSE...ADESTES FDELES O come, let us dore Him, O come, let us dore Him; O come, let us dore Him; Chrt, Lord! ORGAN POSTLUDE: Celtic Tocct on Angels We Hve Herd On High... Grimoldo Mcchi Wndictes congregtion stg CCL License # The Musics: The Second Rgers Hbell Choir: Terri Theil, Direcr; The Youth Choir: Gger Stm, Direcr; The Chncel Choir: Gbriel Stm, Direcr

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