First United Methodist Church Green Bay

First United Methodist Church Green Bay

Christmas Eve First United Methodist Church * Please stand if you are able Sunday, December 24, 2017 5:00 pm Gathering Music Prelude on Greensleeves (Richard Purvis) Drummer Boy / Pat-a-Pan (Arr. Diane Bish) Go Tell It on the Mountain (Timothy Albrecht) Welcome and Opening Prayer Special Music Joy to the World J e ff Ve r k u i l e n David Kalas Krystal Bells *O Come, All Ye Faithful (vs. 1, 2, 3 & 5) 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. True God of true God, Light from Light Eternal, Lo, He shuns not the Virgin s womb; Son of the Father, begotten, not created; Refrain

Sing, choirs of angels, sing in exultation; O sing, all ye citizens 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 A Shepherd s Tale Our children Narration While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks While shepherds watched their flocks by night All seated on the ground The angel of the Lord came down And glory shone around, and glory shone around Fear not! said he; for mighty dread Had seized their troubled minds Glad tidings of great joy I bring To you and all mankind, to you and all mankind To you in David s house this day Is born of David s line The Savior who is Christ the Lord And this shall be the sign, and this shall be the sign: The heavenly babe you there shall find To human view displayed All meanly wrapped in swaddling bands And in a manger laid, and in a manger laid.

All glory be to God on high And to the earth be peace Good will henceforth from God to man Begin and never cease, begin and never cease! Rejoice Scene 1 All Night, All Day Scene 2 Angels Are Rejoicing Scene 3 Away In a Manger Away in a manger, no crib for a 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 side until morning is nigh. Be near me, Lord Jesus, I ask you to stay Close by me for ever, and love me, I pray. Bless all the dear children in your tender care, And fit us for heaven, to live with you there. Scene 4 Angels We Have Heard On High (vs. 1, 2, 3) Angels we have heard on high Sweetly singing o er the plain And the mountains in reply Echoing their joyous strain

Chorus 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 heavenly songs? Chorus Come to Bethlehem and see Christ Whose birth the angels sing; Come, adore on bended knee, Christ, the Lord, the newborn King. Chorus Scene 5 O Come Let Us Adore Scene 6 Immanuel, Immanuel Scene 7 Joyful, Joyful Medley Narration We Three Kings (vs. 1, 2, & 5) We three kings of Orient are; Bearing gifts we traverse afar, Field and fountain, moor and mountain, Following yonder star.

Refrain O star of wonder, star of light, Star with royal beauty bright, Westward leading, still proceeding, Guide us to thy perfect light. Born a King on Bethlehem s plain Gold I bring to crown Him again, King forever, ceasing never, Over us all to reign. Refrain Glorious now behold Him arise; King and God and sacrifice; Alleluia, Alleluia, Sounds through the earth and skies. Refrain Scene 8 Happy Hallelujah Christmas Song Narration Lighting of the Candles Please keep the lighted candle upright, and tip the unlit candle to the lighted one. Cup the flame when blowing out the candle. Silent Night 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! Christ the Savior is born, Christ the Savior is born! Silent night, holy night, Son of God, love s pure light; Radiant beams from Thy holy face With the dawn of redeeming grace, Jesus, Lord, at Thy birth, Jesus, Lord, at Thy birth. Silent night, holy night Wondrous star, lend thy light; With the angels let us sing, Alleluia to our King; Christ the Savior is born, Christ the Savior is born! (Please extinguish candles.) *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.

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. No more let sins and sorrows grow, Nor thorns infest the ground; He comes to make His blessings flow Far as the curse is found, Far as the curse is found, Far as, far as, the curse is found. He rules the world with truth and grace, And makes the nations prove The glories of His righteousness, And wonders of His love, And wonders of His love, And wonders, wonders, of His love. Closing Prayer David Kalas Postlude Bring a Torch, Jeanette Isabella (Keith Chapman) Your Christmas offering may be left in the offering baskets at the side and back of the Sanctuary as you leave this evening. Thank you!

WE GIVE SPECIAL THANKS TO... SPARK & Sunday School Teachers Children s Council SPARK Kids The Oles Family The Pourchot Family Paula DeJardin, Paul Harrison, Pat Heil, Stephanie Martinez, Denise Myers, Laura Schmocker, Donna Wilkinson ORGANIST: Jeffrey Verkuilen, FAGO USHERS AND GREETERS: Farra family, Dennis family AUDIO TECH: Roy Gieseker VIDEO TECH: Dan Dennis CCLI License Number 1006992

A Year Without Fear A Note from Pastor David Where the Gospel Begins The angels who appeared to the shepherds in the night sky over Bethlehem brought good tidings of great joy which shall be to all people. It was the gospel message about the Savior, which is Christ the Lord. But the very first thing that the angels said to those shepherds was fear not! That is the first word of the gospel message. The Lord comes to us and finds fearful. So the Christmas carol says, From our fears and sins release us, let us find our rest in Thee. And He does, indeed, set us free from fear. What we hear and sing at Christmas will be our theme all year during 2018. A Year without Fear will be our theme, as Pastor David provides daily devotionals to explore the human experience of fear and the freedom from fear that God provides. If you would like to participate in this year-long devotional study, please complete the registration below and return to the church office. Name: Address: Phone: Email:

A Fontanini Christmas Almost 400 figures and 30 buildings of a 5 Fontanini Nativity owned by Craig Berken will be on display. Dates and hours for viewing: December 24 11am-1pm & 6-10pm December 27, 28, & 29 9am-4pm December 31 11am-1pm

Is this your first time worshiping here? We are thankful for the Spirit which prompted you to be here today. We hope this will be a meaningful experience for you. We invite you to worship with us again soon. You will always be welcome in this church community. Live Streaming of our 8:00, 9:15 and 10:45am services is available at www.fumcgb.org (go to Worship, Livestream Worship.) Caring Notes and Prayer Request Cards are also located in the pew racks. All information is welcome, especially about persons needing a visit or a prayer request. Please place cards in the offering plate. Childcare (ages 0-4) is provided during all three worship services on Sundays. The childcare rooms are located in the lower level. Large Print Bulletins and Hymnals are available. If you would like one, please ask an usher. Hearing Loop allows people who wear hearing aids to directly receive the sound from the church s PA system in their own hearing aids without having to pick up a separate listening device by switching to a T-coil or telecoil program. Please see the usher or switch your hearing aid to T. A wheelchair is available at the north entrance. Please park in blue spaces only if you need that little extra help that having a close parking space offers. If you don t need that extra help, we would ask that you park in a white space or in one of the satellite parking areas. Additional parking options are available. Please check the website or ask at the Information Center. First United Methodist Church 501 Howe Street, Green Bay, WI 54301 (920) 437-9252 www.fumcgb.org Church Staff Lead Pastor: Rev. David Kalas dkalas@fumcgb.org Ministry of Visitation: Rev. Dave Wilkinson dwilkinson@fumcgb.org Personnel Manager: Craig Berken cberken@fumcgb.org Coordinator of Discipleship Ministries: Lina Green lgreen@fumcgb.org Interim Children s Ministries: Stephanie Martinez smartinez@fumcgb.org Interim Youth s Ministries: Logan & Angela Pourchot youth@fumcgb.org Finance Manager: Carrie Stargardt cstargardt@fumcgb.org Special Assistant to the Clergy: Amy Dennis adennis@fumcgb.org Office and Creative Manager: Laura Schmocker lschmocker@fumcgb.org Building Supervisor: Paul Harrison pharrison@fumcgb.org Custodian: Mark Brans Sunday Custodians: John Shuck, Logan Pourchot, Frank Stackhouse Bell Choir Director: Denise Myers dmyers@fumcgb.org Organist & Sanctuary Choir Director: Jeffrey Verkuilen, FAGO jverkuilen@fumcgb.org Sanctuary Choir Accompanist: Ellen Hanchek ekhanch@aol.com JAM Leaders: Jon Kresin & Amelie Eiding JAM@fumcgb.org Preschool/Daycare Director: Anita Ebenhoe aebenhoe@fumcgb.org Dorothy Rosenberg Good Will Place Coordinator: Vicki Hoell vhoell@fumcgb.org Lay Leaders: Mitch and Dana Farra mfarra@new.rr.com Faith Community Nurse: Michelle Heuvelmans-Sponholtz msponholtz@fumcgb.org