Blue Christmas: A Service of Remembrance & Hope | Rev. Beth Hayward | December 20, 2022 | CMUC
Join us in our Blue Christmas service of remembrance and hope with Rev. Beth Hayward, live streamed on December 20, 2022 at Canadian Memorial United Church. The holidays can be a difficult season for many people, especially if you are grieving the loss of a loved one, processing the pain of a broken relationship, or if you are battling discouragement and loneliness. This simple service will offer space to mark these losses, as well as the opportunity to receive the love and comfort that God has for us in the midst of our pain. You'll be invited to light a candle with us during the service, so you may wish to get one ready now. The order of service is below. Everything else you'll need to follow along will be on the screen. ALL ARE TRULY WELCOME here. We love newcomers! Feel free to join the live chat either below or at the top right corner of this window. We love to hear where people are tuning in from, and learning whose traditional lands they are on. 💰If you feel called to donate to our ministries, here's the link: https://bit.ly/3uTfryP **** CMUC Order of Service - Dec 20, 2022, 7pm BLUE CHRISTMAS Lead Minister: Rev. Beth Hayward Minister of Community Life: Rev. Cathy Merchant Singers: Sabrielle McCurdy-Foreman, Lindsay Warnock Introit: “Still, Still, Still” Austrian Folk Song Public Domain Permission to stream/reprint obtained from ONE LICENSE License A-732941 Welcome and Call to Worship “Abide with Me” Words: Henry F. Lyte; Music: W. H. Monk Public Domain Lighting Candles: “Kindle a flame” [VU 19] Words & Music: The Iona Community 1987 Music © WGRG Permission to stream/reprint obtained from ONE LICENSE License A-732941 Reflection: “No One is Alone” by Stephen Sondheim © 1988 Sony Music Entertainment Lighting the Christ Candle Growing the Light “May You Find a Light” By John Arndt and David Gungor © 2011 Integrity Worship Music/The Brilliance Music “Pie Jesu” By Andrew Lloyd Webber © 1985 The Really Useful Group Ltd. Prayers of the Community Poem: “O Little Town of Bethlehem” [VU 64] Words: Phillips Brooks 1868 Music: Lewis Henry Redner 1868 Public Domain Blessing “Go Safely into the Night” By: Maureen Ennis and Mark Murphy © Murphy Music 2017 ********** Canadian Memorial United Church is a member of the United Church of Canada, and we aim to be an open-hearted, open-minded & Affirming Christian community in Vancouver, BC. We acknowledge that we worship on the unceded territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), and səl’ilwətaɁɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) peoples. 💙 WHAT TO WATCH NEXT How are we Different: • Skeptical about Church? We're Different! All Music Sunday: • All Music Sunday: Christmas Celebration | ... Christmas Eve Service: • Christmas Eve Service | Rev. Beth Hayward ... Remembrance Sunday: • Remembrance Service | Sunday Worship Servi... 🚀 STAY IN THE LOOP: 👉 Website: https://bit.ly/3W0RNfZ 👉 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/CanadaMe... 👉 Facebook: / canadianmemorialunitedchurch 👉 Instagram: / canadianmemorialunitedchurch 👉 Twitter: / cdnmemorial #CanadianMemorialUnitedChurch #bluechristmas #advent2022
