Fourth Sunday of Advent (2023) | Rev. Cathy Merchant | December 24 | Canadian Memorial United Church
Join us on our fourth Sunday of Advent with Rev. Cathy Merchant as we move towards Christmas 2023 season, live streamed on December 24, 2023 at Canadian Memorial United Church. The title of this week's sermon is “Finding Favour with God." 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. ------ CMUC Order of Service - December 24, 2023 Coordinating Minister: Rev. Jeff Rock Minister of Community Life: Rev. Cathy Merchant Minister of Children, Youth and Families: Rev. Tama Ward Director of Music Ministry: Jay Esplana Singers: Sabrielle McCurdy, Lindsay Warnock Organist: Bruce McKenzie Scripture Reader: Broadus Mattison Organ Prelude Welcome Land Acknowledgement Opening Prayer Candle Lighting Liturgy “Hope Is A Star” [VU 7] VERSE 4 ONLY Words: Brian Wren 1985, Music: Joan Collier Fogg 1987 Words and music copyright © 1989 Hope Publishing Company ONE LICENSE License #A-732941 v4 Children’s time A Candle Is Burning [VU 6] (V1,2,3,4) Words: Sandra Dean 1986 Music: James R. Murray 1887 Words © 1986 Sandra Dean, used by permission (SOCAN) “I've Got A Joy” Written by Darlene Ketchum, Marcus Mosely, Bill Sample; arranged by Darlene Ketchum and Bill Sample © Announcements Offering Passing of the Peace “Testify to Love” by Paul Field, Henk Pool, Ralph van Manen and Robert Riekerk ©1998 Windswept Pacific Ltd and MCA Holland B.V. CCLI Licenses 11548725 & 20109504 Reading Sermon “O Ancient Love” [VU 17] Words & Music: Michael Joncas 1994 © 1994, Gia publications ONE LICENSE License #A-732941 Prayers of the Community Lord’s Prayer “Angels We Have Heard On High” Words: French trad., trans. James Chadwick 1860 Music: French carol melody; Arr. by Paul Marino Arr. © Copyright 2008 Van Ness Press, Inc. (ASCAP) (admin. by LifeWay Worship). All rights reserved. CCLI #5470895 Blessing “Go, Tell it on the Mountain” [VU 43] Words: John Wesley Work II 1907 Music: African-American Spiritual 19th century Arrangement copyright © United Reformed Church ONE LICENSE License #A-73294 ********** Here's the link to today's Virtual Coffee Hour or 3D Virtual Connection Circle, if you'd like to join us immediately after the service ends: https://zoom.us/j/732738581 [Tip: Press pause on the video above before joining the call!] Blessings on your week ahead! ********** 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 1st Sunday of Advent: • First Sunday of Advent (2023) | Rev. ... 2nd Sunday of Advent: https://youtube.com/live/8cPBxXulBV8 Blue Christmas: https://youtube.com/live/r-1o8tGIabU All Music Sunday: https://youtube.com/live/p5k7zWE9lQY?... Christmas Eve: https://youtube.com/live/sksi_iizNBg?... New Year's Service: https://youtube.com/live/LzyXvi9pxK8?... 🚀 STAY IN THE LOOP: 👉 Website: https://www.canadianmemorial.org/ 👉 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/CanadaMe... 👉 Facebook: / canadianmemorialunitedchurch 👉 Instagram: / canadianmemorialunitedchurch 👉 Twitter: / cdnmemorial #adventsunday #canadianmemorialunitedchurch #advent
