Sunday, December 24, 2023 - Christmas Eve Candlelight Service at 5:00 p.m.
CCLI Copyright License 1030652 Size A Streaming License 20686773 Size A (Disclosure: First Presbyterian Church, and its members, do not own any rights to the music played during this service, nor do they receive any royalties for using these pieces. Our license allows us to use the songs we list that are in the “Glory to God, The Presbyterian Hymnal”) We thank you for viewing our Christmas Eve Candle light Service this Sunday, December 24, 2023. We celebrated with our service at 5:00 p.m. We pray that you feel God’s love around you as you join us, and remember the true meaning of Christmas – the Birth of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. The Goad Family was our Advent Candle readers and lighters. Our opening hymn was a piece written by our interim pastor, Rev. Charles Freeman, in December, 2018, rev. August 202, entitled “Hope is born” music: Tune STILL, STILL, STILL, Austrian carol, (See Glory to God # 124) Our congregation sang the following hymns from our hymnal, “Glory to God, The Presbyterian Hymnal” (used with permission): 133 “O Come, All Ye Faithful” 82 “Come, Thou Long-Expected Jesus” 112 “On Christmas Night All Christmas Sing” 129 “Lo, How a Rose E’er Blooming” 134 “Joy to the World” 113 “Angels We Have Heard on High 145 “What Child is This?” 119 “Hark! The Herald Angels Sing” 122 “Silent Night, Holy Night!” The solo sang by Lisa Paige, accompanied by Julia Freeman, was “Silent Night, O Holy Night,” arr. Patrick Liebergen Our pianist/organist, Michael Clabough, played the following songs: Prelude: "Aria in D Major, from Orchestral Suite nr. 3" by Johann Sebastian Bach The Offertory was played by Julia Freeman, entitled “Bethlehem Carol” arr. Larry Shackley. Postlude: "Praise God, O Christians, Altogether", J.S. Bach Our Lesson Readings were as follows: Lesson 1: Genesis 3:8-15 read by Julia Freeman Lesson 2: Genesis 22:15-18 read by Gary Hogsett Lesson 3: Isaiah 9:2, 6-7 read by Susie Kleinbeck Lesson 4: Isaiah 11:1-4a, 6-9 read by Scott Petersen Lesson 5: Luke 1:26-35, 38 read by Avery Sells Lesson 6: Luke 2:1-7 read by Jeff Shaw Lesson 7: Luke 2:8-16 read by Lisa Paige Lesson 8: Matthew 2:1-11 read by Priscilla Petersen Lesson 9: John 1:1-14 read by Rev. Charles Freeman We thank you for watching our Christmas Eve Service, 2023, and we pray you are blessed by this service. If you would like to attend our regular Sunday morning worship services, we meet at 10:00 a.m. June through August, and 10:45 a.m. September through May (CST). Any and all are welcomed to join us in worship. First Presbyterian Church 201 S. 5th Street P.O. Box 612 Independence, KS 67301 (620) 331-0241 Our Pastor is Interim Pastor Rev. Charles S. Freeman Visit our website at: http://fpc-indy-ks.org/ Visit us on Facebook at: First Presbyterian Church, Independence, Kansas / indyfirstpresbyterian . Our office hours are Monday through Thursday, 8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. and closed on Fridays. OUR MISSION STATEMENT: Because of God’s grace, love, and gift of His Son, Jesus Christ, we worship, witness, teach and serve. THE LORD'S PRAYER: "Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be they 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 debts, as we forgive our debtors; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory, forever. Amen." We celebrate communion the first Sunday of each month. All in attendance are invited to participate in communion as we practice open communion. For communion, our custom is to partake of the bread as it is passed, and hold the cup of grape juice until all have been served. We offer gluten free bread at the center of the communion tray. You need not be a member of FPC, or any Presbyterian Church, to commune during the service as we practice open communion.
