December 20, 2009
Bulletin for December 20, 2009
By Morningside Staff
Morningside Presbyterian Church, Atlanta
Bulletin for December 20, 2009. Click below to read more.
WORSHIP DECEMBER 20, 2009
FOURTH SUNDAY OF ADVENT
Our preparation for worship is as follows: Before the prelude begins, the liturgist for the morning will
greet the congregation from the lectern, saying "The Lord be with you." The people will respond, "And
also with you." At this point, the prelude will begin. After the prelude, the chimes will be sounded, and
the call to worship will take place, followed by the processional hymn. Our goal is to make the
sanctuary as worshipful as possible as the congregation gathers to honor God's holy name.
THE GATHERING Christopher Henry
Leader: The Lord be with you.
People: And also with you.
THE PRELUDE Celestia Danish melody, arr. Nystedt
THE LIGHTING OF THE ADVENT WREATH The Prayer Group
(Sarah Brownlee, Tim Gargis, Collier Maxwell, Ruthlyn Newell, Daisy Ottmann)
Unison Prayer:
God, you surround us with your love and light so that we are able to live a
life filled with joy. We give you thanks for this time of waiting and
preparation, this time of joy. Amen.
* THE PROCESSIONAL HYMN 11 O Lord, How Shall I Meet You?
THE CALL TO CONFESSION
THE PRAYER OF CONFESSION
God of grace and truth, in Jesus Christ you came among us as light shining in
darkness. We confess that we have not welcomed the light, or trusted good
news to be good. We have closed our eyes to glory in our midst, expecting little,
and hoping for less. Forgive our doubt, and renew our hope, so that we may
receive the fullness of your grace, and live in the truth of Christ the Lord.
Amen.
A MOMENT OF SILENCE (for examination of conscience and personal prayers of confession)
THE ASSURANCE OF PARDON
* THE CONGREGATIONAL RESPONSE (Hymn 23)
Gloria in excelsis Deo; Gloria in excelsis Deo.
* THE PEACE OF CHRIST
(Children ages 2-11 are invited to leave after the Baptism for special classes. Three-year-olds are in Room
208; Pre-K in 011; K - 1st grade in 001; 2nd - 3rd grade in 003; 4th - 6th grade in 005.)
THE CONCERNS OF THE CHURCH
(Visitors and members are invited to sign the blue friendship register pad and pass it down the pew.)
THE SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM
People: With joy and thanksgiving we welcome this child into Christ's church.
We are the family of God for we are all one in Christ.
THE FIRST LESSON Luke 1:39-45 (page 53 in the pew Bible)
THE ANTHEM Sans Day Carol Cornish carol, arr. Rutter
Now the holly bears a berry as white as the milk, and Mary bore Jesus, who was wrapped up in silk: and
Mary bore Jesus Christ our Savior for to be, and the first tree in the greenwood, it was the holly. Now the
holly bears a berry as green as the grass, and Mary bore Jesus, who died on the cross. Now the holly bears a
berry as black as the coal, and Mary bore Jesus, who died for us all. Now the holly bears a berry, as blood is it
red, then trust we our Savior, who rose from the dead.
THE SECOND LESSON Luke 1:46-56 (page 53 in the pew Bible)
THE SERMON "In the Flesh" Joanna Adams
...and blessed is the fruit of your womb. Luke 1:42b
* THE HYMN 27 Gentle Mary Laid Her Child
* THE APOSTLES' CREED
I believe in God the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth,
And in Jesus Christ his only Son our Lord; who was conceived by the Holy
Ghost, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified,
dead, and buried; he descended into hell; the third day he rose again
from the dead; he ascended into heaven, and sitteth on the right hand of
God the Father Almighty; from thence he shall come to judge the quick
and the dead.
I believe in the Holy Ghost; the holy catholic church; the communion
of saints; the forgiveness of sins; the resurrection of the body; and the life
everlasting. Amen.
THE OFFERTORY Of the Father's Love Begotten arr. Carter
* THE DOXOLOGY AND PRAYER OF DEDICATION (THE CHORAL RESPONSE Away in a Manger Kirkpatrick Hymn 592)
* THE HYMN 44 O Little Town of Bethlehem
* THE CHARGE AND BENEDICTION
* THE RESPONSE O Come, O Come, Emmanuel arr. Krug
Handbell Choir (James Klotz, director)
Bulletin for December 20, 2009. Click below to read more.
WORSHIP DECEMBER 20, 2009
FOURTH SUNDAY OF ADVENT
Our preparation for worship is as follows: Before the prelude begins, the liturgist for the morning will
greet the congregation from the lectern, saying "The Lord be with you." The people will respond, "And
also with you." At this point, the prelude will begin. After the prelude, the chimes will be sounded, and
the call to worship will take place, followed by the processional hymn. Our goal is to make the
sanctuary as worshipful as possible as the congregation gathers to honor God's holy name.
THE GATHERING Christopher Henry
Leader: The Lord be with you.
People: And also with you.
THE PRELUDE Celestia Danish melody, arr. Nystedt
THE LIGHTING OF THE ADVENT WREATH The Prayer Group
(Sarah Brownlee, Tim Gargis, Collier Maxwell, Ruthlyn Newell, Daisy Ottmann)
Unison Prayer:
God, you surround us with your love and light so that we are able to live a
life filled with joy. We give you thanks for this time of waiting and
preparation, this time of joy. Amen.
* THE PROCESSIONAL HYMN 11 O Lord, How Shall I Meet You?
THE CALL TO CONFESSION
THE PRAYER OF CONFESSION
God of grace and truth, in Jesus Christ you came among us as light shining in
darkness. We confess that we have not welcomed the light, or trusted good
news to be good. We have closed our eyes to glory in our midst, expecting little,
and hoping for less. Forgive our doubt, and renew our hope, so that we may
receive the fullness of your grace, and live in the truth of Christ the Lord.
Amen.
A MOMENT OF SILENCE (for examination of conscience and personal prayers of confession)
THE ASSURANCE OF PARDON
* THE CONGREGATIONAL RESPONSE (Hymn 23)
Gloria in excelsis Deo; Gloria in excelsis Deo.
* THE PEACE OF CHRIST
(Children ages 2-11 are invited to leave after the Baptism for special classes. Three-year-olds are in Room
208; Pre-K in 011; K - 1st grade in 001; 2nd - 3rd grade in 003; 4th - 6th grade in 005.)
THE CONCERNS OF THE CHURCH
(Visitors and members are invited to sign the blue friendship register pad and pass it down the pew.)
THE SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM
People: With joy and thanksgiving we welcome this child into Christ's church.
We are the family of God for we are all one in Christ.
THE FIRST LESSON Luke 1:39-45 (page 53 in the pew Bible)
THE ANTHEM Sans Day Carol Cornish carol, arr. Rutter
Now the holly bears a berry as white as the milk, and Mary bore Jesus, who was wrapped up in silk: and
Mary bore Jesus Christ our Savior for to be, and the first tree in the greenwood, it was the holly. Now the
holly bears a berry as green as the grass, and Mary bore Jesus, who died on the cross. Now the holly bears a
berry as black as the coal, and Mary bore Jesus, who died for us all. Now the holly bears a berry, as blood is it
red, then trust we our Savior, who rose from the dead.
THE SECOND LESSON Luke 1:46-56 (page 53 in the pew Bible)
THE SERMON "In the Flesh" Joanna Adams
...and blessed is the fruit of your womb. Luke 1:42b
* THE HYMN 27 Gentle Mary Laid Her Child
* THE APOSTLES' CREED
I believe in God the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth,
And in Jesus Christ his only Son our Lord; who was conceived by the Holy
Ghost, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified,
dead, and buried; he descended into hell; the third day he rose again
from the dead; he ascended into heaven, and sitteth on the right hand of
God the Father Almighty; from thence he shall come to judge the quick
and the dead.
I believe in the Holy Ghost; the holy catholic church; the communion
of saints; the forgiveness of sins; the resurrection of the body; and the life
everlasting. Amen.
THE OFFERTORY Of the Father's Love Begotten arr. Carter
* THE DOXOLOGY AND PRAYER OF DEDICATION (THE CHORAL RESPONSE Away in a Manger Kirkpatrick Hymn 592)
* THE HYMN 44 O Little Town of Bethlehem
* THE CHARGE AND BENEDICTION
* THE RESPONSE O Come, O Come, Emmanuel arr. Krug
Handbell Choir (James Klotz, director)
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