Sunday Morning Service - Fourth Week of Advent - Christmas Eve - December 24, 2023
Park Pulaski United Methodist Church December 24, 2023 Pastor Missy McCarthy Prelude Welcome – So glad to have you here. Introit - Emmanuel - by Ken Hubbard Announcements Call To Worship One: This morning, a day before Christmas, we light the four candles of Advent: the candles of hope, peace, joy, and love. All: We gather to worship our God, whose love reaches to the heavens. One: We gather to be with people we love, people who love us. All: We rest in God’s unfailing love. One: Let us light the candle of love. Praise Song - #2090 Light the Advent Candle - vs. 4 Opening Prayer One: Let us pray. Holy One, may your love for us warm our hearts and light our way, that we may share your healing love with a broken world. All: May this time of worship allow us to bask in your love for us; and may our worship empower us to love all. Amen. Opening Hymn - #219 What Child is This Getting Into The Word - Margaret Weigel Isaiah 9:2, 6-7 Luke 1:26-38, 46b-55 Choral Anthem - Gesu Bambino - soloist - Ken Hubbard Young Folk’s Time: Love Advent 4 Reflection: Love Offertory - Special Music - “Mary Did You Know” by Diane Markle Doxology- #95 Praise God, from Whom All Blessings Flow Blessing of the Offering Holy One, this Advent season we wait with love, And we give with love. Love for you, our God; Love for your beautiful people. Receive these generous offerings, And use them for your works of love in our world. Amen. Joys, Concerns, God Sightings Lord’s Prayer: (Slow down) 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 have trespassed against us; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil, for thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory, now and forever. Amen Closing Hymn – #238 Angels We Have Heard on High Benediction Want more? Suggested daily devotionals for this week: Monday: Matthew 23: 1-12 Tuesday: 2 Corinthians 9: 10-15 Wednesday: Luke 10: 25-37 Thursday: Psalm 67: 1-7 Friday: John 3: 16-21 Saturday: 1 Corinthians 3: 5-9
