Bulletin Date: December 24, 2012 5:00 am
The Eve of The Nativity of Our Lord
Holy Eucharist, Rite II
December 24, 2012
Priest-in-Charge: The Rev. Catherine D. Hicks
(BCP—Book of Common Prayer, H-Hymnal 1982; S Numbers are the service music found in the front of The Hymnal 1982; WLP-Wonder, Love and Praise, LEVAS-Lift Every Voice and Sing II)
As you enter this sacred space that has been set aside for time with God, join us in silence as we go to God in prayer.
Selected Christmas Music Insert
Congregational Carol Angels We Have Heard on High H 96
Prelude Worship the Newborn King Choir
The Ringing of the Bell
Processional Hymn O Come All Ye Faithful H 83
Lighting of the Advent Wreath
The Word of God
Opening Acclamation BCP 355
Collect for Purity BCP 355
Song of Praise Glory to God in the Highest S278
Collect The Nativity of Our Lord Insert
First Reading Isaiah 9:2-7
Psalm Psalm 96 BCP 725
Second Reading Titus 2:11-14
Sequence Hymn Joy to the World H 100
The Gospel Luke 2:1-20
The Sermon The Rev. Catherine D. Hicks
The Nicene Creed BCP 358
The Prayers of the People, Form VI BCP 392
Announcements
Birthday and Anniversary Blessings BCP 830 #51/431
The Holy Communion
The Offertory Duet: Savior’s Lullaby Dawn Rodgers/Martingale
Crystal Pannell, Nancy Long, soloists
Eucharistic Prayer D BCP 372
Sanctus S 125
The Lord’s Prayer BCP 364
The Breaking of the Bread BCP 364
Lamb of God LEVAS 270
The Communion of the People of God
Music during Communion “Still, Still, Still” Brad Volland, Organ
Post Communion Hymns O Little Town of Bethlehem H 79
It Came upon the Midnight Clear H 89
The Lighting of the Candles Silent Night H 111
Choir sings first verse in German; followed by Congregation singing in English, beginning with Verse 1
Post-Communion Prayer BCP 365
The Blessing
Closing Hymn Hark! The Herald Angels Sing H 87
Dismissal
Postlude “Concerto in A-Minor” Bach/Vivaldi
A Christmas Blessing
May Almighty God, who sent his Son to take our nature upon him, bless you in this holy season, scatter the darkness of sin, and brighten your heart with the light of his holiness.
Amen
May God, who sent the angels to proclaim the glad news of the Savior’s birth, fill you with joy, and make you heralds of the Gospel.
Amen
May God, who in the Word made flesh joined heaven to earth and earth to heaven, give you his peace and favor.
Amen
And the blessing of God Almighty, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, be upon you and remain with you forever.
Amen
Announcements
Welcome to St Peter’s! Our hope is that you will find God’s love present with you in this place and that you will return here often to worship. Our communion bread is gluten free.
A special thanks goes to our choir and to our organist, Brad Volland. We also thank Paige Martindale for his work with the choir; Marilyn Newman, harpist; Mary Lawrence Hicks, trumpet; and Helmut Linne Von Berg, violin.
Happy Birthday (Linda Upshaw, Vivian McDonald, Dec. 30th)
· Sun., Dec. 30th , 11:00am – Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols
· Mon., Dec. 31st, 6:00pm – New Year’s Gala in the Parish House
St. Peter’s Episcopal Church
823 Water Street PO Box 399, Port Royal, VA 22535
Website: www.churchsp.org Parish Office: (804) 742-5908
The Vestry
Linda Beck, Senior Warden – (804) 742-5056
Cookie Davis, Junior Warden (804) 742-5654
Cookie Davis, Cynthia Fields, Terri Harrison, Eunice Key, Boyd Wisdom
Clarence Kunstmann, Treasurer & Terri Harrison, Registrar
Brad Volland – Music Director & Organist
The Rev. Catherine D. Hicks, Priest- in- Charge
(540) 809-7489, (540) 898-1586, stpetersrev@gmail.com
Christ Centered, Biblically Based, Spirit Filled, Caring
Prayer List
Bill Carpenter, Cindy Fields, Toni Fabisy, Brad Volland, Boyd Wisdom, Vivian McDonald, Susan Linne von Berg, John and Sylvia Sellars, Shaun (requesting prayers for himself from our St Peter’s community)
Vivian Talbot (family of Catherine and Ben Hicks), Kelly Paterino (daughter of the Wisdoms), Helen and Harry Ferree (friends of Brad Volland), Annette McDonald (friend of Cookie Davis), Leilani Oldham (relative of Mike and Marilyn Newman), Marjorie Gilliland (mother of John Gilliland), Jon Dephouse (friend of Catherine Hicks), Steven Fox ( husband of our nursery worker, Judy Fox), David Watson (uncle of Ruth TenHoven), Bernie and Doyle (friends of Ruth TenHoven), Cathy Mercurio, Roland Richards, Ann Cooper (friends of Brad Volland), Russell Smith, Daniel Smith (brothers of Susan Linne von Berg), Jim Hedlund (friend of Nancy and Bill Wick), Leslie Hubble, Ally Harrison (niece and cousin of Nancy Long), Eudora Heath, Harold Whitfield (extended family of Laura Carey), Charles and Yvonne Johnson (friends of Laura Carey), Albert Barnett (uncle of Andrea Pogue), Kay Bodeen , Kathi Coles (sister-in-law and daughter of Clarence and Betty Kunstmann), Carrie Griffith (mother of Marilyn Newman), Loretta Harich, Carole Morehead (friends of Marilyn Newman), Butch and Carolyn Delhagen (sister of Mike Newman and brother-in-law of the Newmans), Jessica Machuga (granddaughter of Millie Muhly), Dorine Righman (sister of BJ Anderson), Alice Woodard (aunt of Catherine Hicks), Elizabeth Hicks (daughter of Ben and Catherine Hicks)
Serving in the Armed Forces
Alexander Long V Gordon Devine Jeffrey Woodard
David Locklerr Daniel Vanpike Joseph George
Collin Stoddard Jeremy Stoddard
