Salem Lutheran Church - December 24, 2023

Christmas Eve Service at Salem Lutheran Church, Buffalo, NY Leader: Rev. John Pingel Organist: Gary Bosley AS WE GATHER The days and weeks preceding Christmas are full of hustle and bustle for many. Between parties and shopping, cooking and baking, wrapping and card writing, along with many more things, we are occupied and busy as we anticipate this night. Over two thousand years ago, though, that wasn’t the case. Nobody was prepared for what was to take place. Yet everything soon changed in that little town of Bethlehem. Quietly, unexpectedly, Christ was born in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ, our Lord. Tonight we gather amid the busyness to reflect, rejoice, and ponder. READINGS OLD TESTAMENT READING: Isaiah 9:2-7 EPISTLE: Titus 2:11-14 HOLY GOSPEL: Luke 2:1-20 To learn more about our church visit our website @www.salembuffalo.com "Liturgy and hymns from Lutheran Service Book, copyright 2006: Concordia Publishing House. Used by permission. License #000014875"