Christmas Day And the WORD became flesh and dwelt among us full of Grace and Truth.

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1 Postlude arol of the Bells M. Leontovich I Heard the Bells on hristmas Day John B. alkin hristmas Day 2011 May the wonder of the hrist hild make these days full of wonder and grace for you. We are blessed to live and serve among you. Our prayers surround each and all these grace-filled days. The Pastors and Staff of Shepherd of the Desert 12 nd the WORD became flesh and dwelt among us full of Grace and Truth.

2 Welcome to hristmas Day Worship at Shepherd of the Desert hristmas Lessons and arols with Holy ommunion Prelude Kathy Tofanelli, Organist What hild is This English Melody The Birthday of a King William H. Neidlinger hristmas Fantasy Various omposers Welcome and Parish nnouncements all To Worship Oh, ome, ll Ye Faithful arr. Bill Ingram hristmas Bells Proclamation of the Birth of hrist arol ngels We Have Heard On High For music ELW 289 Dialog P ngels we have heard on high, sweetly singing o er the plains, and the mountains in reply, echoing their joyous strains. Refrain Gloria in excelsis Deo; gloria in excelsis Deo. Shepherds, why this jubilee? Why your joyous strains prolong? What the gladsome tidings be which inspire your heav nly song? Refrain ome to Bethlehem and see him whose birth the angels sing; come, adore on bended knee hrist the Lord, the newborn king. Refrain The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it. 2 Benediction and Dismissal Let us bless the Lord. Thanks be to God. P May you be filled with the wonder of Mary, the obedience of Joseph, the joy of the angels, the eagerness of the shepherds, the determination of the magi, and the peace of the hrist child. lmighty God, Father, + Son, and Holy Spirit bless you now and forever. men. Filled with the joy of hrist s birth, go in peace to love and serve the Lord. Thanks be to God. arols Joy to the World For music ELW 267 Joy to the world, the Lord is come! Let earth receive her King; let ev ry heart prepare him room and heav n and nature sing, and heav n and nature sing, and heav n, and heav n and nature sing. Go Tell It on the Mountain For music ELW 290 Refrain Go tell it on the mountain, over the hills and ev'rywhere; go tell it on the mountain that Jesus hrist is born! While shepherds kept their watching o er silent flocks by night, behold, throughout the heavens there shone a holy light. Refrain The shepherds feared and trembled when, lo, above the earth rang out the angel chorus that hailed our Savior s birth. Refrain 11

3 Words of Institution Heaven and earth are full of your glory. Hosanna in the highest. Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord. Hosanna in the highest. 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 trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever and ever. men. Distribution - by stations. ll baptized hristians who believe hrist is truly present in the bread and wine of the Sacrament of Holy ommunion are welcome at hrist s table at Shepherd of the Desert. Please follow the directions of the ushers as you come forward to one of the stations in front of the Sanctuary. Receive the bread and wine. Grape juice may be substituted for wine if you let your server know by raising your index finger as you are served. Once you have been served, you then may return to your seats by the side aisles. During Distribution The arillon Hymn ngels We Have Heard on High For music ELW 289 ngels we have heard on high, sweetly singing o er the plains, and the mountains in reply, echoing their joyous strains. Blessing and Prayer Refrain Gloria in excelsis Deo; gloria in excelsis Deo. 7 th Lesson: John 1:1-5, P P Those who dwelt in the land of deep darkness, on them light has shined. We have beheld hrist s glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father. For to us a child is born, to us a Son is given. In him was life, and the life was the light of all people. arol Good hristian Friends, Rejoice For music ELW 288 Good hristian friends, rejoice with heart and soul and voice; give ye heed to what we say: Jesus hrist is born today; ox and ass before him bow, and he is in the manger now. hrist is born today! hrist is born today! Women Men Women Men When the time was right, God sent the Son; sent him and nourished him, reared him and risked him, filled him with laughter and tears and compassion, filled him with anger and love and devotion. Unwelcomed child, refugee and runaway, hrist is God s own Son. Feeder and teacher, healer and antagonist, hrist is God s own Son. Lover of the unlovable, toucher of the untouchable, forgiver of the unforgiven, hrist is God s own Son. Loved by women, feared by men, befriended by the weak, despised by the strong, deserted by his listeners, betrayed by his friends, bone of our bone, flesh of our flesh, writing heaven s pardon over earth s mistakes, 3

4 hrist is God s own Son. The word became flesh: He came among us, He was one of us. opyright 1997 Wild Goose Resource Group, Iona ommunity. GI Publications, Inc., exclusive North merican Distributor Used by Permission License # arol When hristmas Morn is Dawning Text 1978 Lutheran Book of Worship, admin. ugsburg Fortress, Used by permission OneLicence # Prayer of the Day P The Lord be with you nd also with you P Let us pray together ll-powerful and unseen God, the coming of your light into our world has brightened weary hearts with peace. all us out of darkness, and empower us to proclaim the birth of your Son, Jesus hrist, our Savior and Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. men. 4 Prayers of the Gathered ommunity nd so we pray, God of grace and glory, hear our prayer. Sharing of the Peace P t the birth of hrist the angels sang a song of peace and goodwill. May the peace of the Lord be with you always. nd also with you. Offering Gesu Bambino Pietro. Yon Piano and Organ Duet: Lois Mitchell and Kathy Tofanelli Offering Hymn Let ll Together Praise Our God For music ELW 287 Let all together praise our God Before His glorious throne; Today he opens heav n again nd sends the only Son, nd sends the only Son. Offertory Prayer P Let us pray..ever sustaining God, you bless us with life, with a world to sustain us, and with one another. Receive these gifts we offer so that through us, all people may know your steadfast love in Jesus, our Savior. men. The Great Thanksgiving (Setting Four ELW ) For music ELW p 152 P The Lord be with you. nd also with you. P Lift up your hearts. We lift them to the Lord. P Let us give thanks to the Lord our God. It is right to give our thanks and praise. P It is indeed right and salutary we praise your name and join their unending hymn: Holy, holy, holy Lord, Lord God of pow r and might: 9

5 nd by the light of that same star three wise men came from country far; to seek for a king was their intent, and to follow the star wherever it went. Noel, Noel, Noel, Noel! Born is the King of Israel. Nicene reed We believe in one God, the Father, the lmighty, maker of heaven and earth, of all that is, seen and unseen. We believe in one Lord, Jesus hrist, the only Son of God, eternally begotten of the Father, God from God, Light from Light, true God from true God, begotten, not made, of one Being with the Father. Through him all things were made. For us and for our salvation he came down from heaven; by the power of the Holy Spirit he became incarnate from the virgin Mary, and was made man. For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate; he suffered death and was buried. On the third day he rose again in accordance with the Scriptures; he ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of the Father. He will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead, and his kingdom will have no end. We believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life, who proceeds from the Father and the Son. With the Father and the Son he is worshiped and glorified. He has spoken through the prophets. We believe in one holy catholic and apostolic hurch. We acknowledge one Baptism for the forgiveness of sins. We look for the resurrection of the dead, and the life of the world to come. men. 8 Lessons and arols for hristmas hoir Offering For Unto Us a hild Is Born G. F. Handel hristmas hoir 1 st Lesson: Isaiah 9:2-7 arol Lo, How Rose E er Blooming For music ELW 272 Lo, how a rose e'er blooming from tender stem hath sprung! Of Jesse's lineage coming as seers of old have sung, it came, a flow'r so bright, amid the cold of winter, when half-spent was the night. 2 nd Lesson: Micah 5:2-5a arol Once in Royal David s ity For music ELW 269 Once in royal David's city stood a lowly cattle shed, where a mother laid her baby in a manger for his bed: Mary was that mother mild, Jesus hrist, her little child. He came down to earth from heaven who is God and Lord of all, and his shelter was a stable, and his cradle was a stall; with the poor and meek and lowly, lived on earth our Savior holy. 3 rd Lesson: Luke 1:26-35, 38 5 Isaiah had foretold it, the rose I have in mind; with Mary we behold it, the virgin mother kind. To show God's love aright, she bore to us a Savior, when half-spent was the night

6 arol What hild is This For music ELW 296 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? This, this is hrist the king, whom shepherds guard and angels sing; haste, haste to bring him laud, the babe, the son of Mary! 4 th Lesson: Luke 2:1-7 Why lies he in such mean estate where ox and ass are feeding? Good hristian, fear; for sinners here the silent Word is pleading. Nails, spear shall pierce him through, the cross be borne for me, for you; hail, hail the Word made flesh, the babe, the son of Mary! arol way In Manger For music ELW 277 way in a manger, no crib for his bed, the little Lord Jesus laid down his sweet head; the stars in the bright sky looked down where he lay; the little Lord Jesus asleep on the hay. The cattle are lowing; the baby awakes, but little Lord Jesus no crying he makes. I love you, Lord Jesus; look down from the sky and stay by my cradle till morning is nigh. Be near me, Lord Jesus; I ask you to stay close by me forever and love me, I pray. Bless all the dear children in your tender care and fit us for heaven, to live with you there. 5 th Lesson: Luke 2: arol ngels, From the Realms of Glory For music ELW 275 ngels, from the realms of glory, wing your flight o'er all the earth; once you sang creation's story, now proclaim Messiah's birth: ome and worship, come and worship, worship hrist, the newborn king. Shepherds, in the fields abiding, watching o'er your flocks by night, God with us is now residing, yonder shines the infant light. ome and worship, come and worship, worship hrist, the newborn king. ll creation, join in praising God, the Father, Spirit, Son, evermore your voices raising to the eternal Three in One. ome and worship, come and worship, worship hrist, the newborn king. 6 th Lesson: Matthew 2:1-11 arol The First Noel For music ELW 300 The first Noel 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. Noel, Noel, Noel, Noel! Born is the King of Israel. They lookèd 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. Noel, Noel, Noel, Noel! Born is the King of Israel. 7