December 27, 2009
Bulletin for December 27, 2009
By Morningside Staff
Morningside Presbyterian Church, Atlanta
Bulletin for December 27, 2009. Click below to read more.
WORSHIP DECEMBER 27, 2009
FIRST SUNDAY AFTER CHRISTMAS
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 Joanna Adams
Leader: The Lord be with you.
People: And also with you.
THE CALL TO WORSHIP
Leader: The Word became flesh and dwelt among us, full of grace and truth.
People: We have beheld his glory, Alleluia!
Leader: Almighty God has wonderfully created, and yet more wonderfully restored, the diginity of human nature.
People: Let us share the divine life of Jesus Christ who came to share our humanity,
Leader: and who now lives and reigns with the Creator and Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.
THE HYMN 28 Good Christian Friends Rejoice
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 417)
Laud and honor to the Father, laud and honor to the Son, laud and honor to the Spirit, ever three and ever one; One in might and one in glory while unending ages run.
* 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 FIRST LESSON Luke 2:11-32 (page 55 in the pew Bible) Joe Ballay
THE SOLO Wexford Carol Traditional Irish, arr. Walters
James Miller, baritone
THE SECOND LESSON II Timothy 4:9-13, 19-22 (page 201 in the pew Bible)
THE SERMON "Come Before Winter" Joanna Adams
Do your best to come before winter... II Timothy 4:21a
THE HYMN 275 God of Our Life
* 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 PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE AND THE LORD'S PRAYER
Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy 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.
THE OFFERTORY The First Noel arr. Carter
* THE DOXOLOGY AND PRAYER OF DEDICATION (Hymn 592)
* THE HYMN 292 All Beautiful the March of Days
* THE CHARGE AND BENEDICTION
* THE RESPONSE Song of Simeon American Folk Melody
Bulletin for December 27, 2009. Click below to read more.
WORSHIP DECEMBER 27, 2009
FIRST SUNDAY AFTER CHRISTMAS
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 Joanna Adams
Leader: The Lord be with you.
People: And also with you.
THE CALL TO WORSHIP
Leader: The Word became flesh and dwelt among us, full of grace and truth.
People: We have beheld his glory, Alleluia!
Leader: Almighty God has wonderfully created, and yet more wonderfully restored, the diginity of human nature.
People: Let us share the divine life of Jesus Christ who came to share our humanity,
Leader: and who now lives and reigns with the Creator and Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.
THE HYMN 28 Good Christian Friends Rejoice
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 417)
Laud and honor to the Father, laud and honor to the Son, laud and honor to the Spirit, ever three and ever one; One in might and one in glory while unending ages run.
* 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 FIRST LESSON Luke 2:11-32 (page 55 in the pew Bible) Joe Ballay
THE SOLO Wexford Carol Traditional Irish, arr. Walters
James Miller, baritone
THE SECOND LESSON II Timothy 4:9-13, 19-22 (page 201 in the pew Bible)
THE SERMON "Come Before Winter" Joanna Adams
Do your best to come before winter... II Timothy 4:21a
THE HYMN 275 God of Our Life
* 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 PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE AND THE LORD'S PRAYER
Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy 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.
THE OFFERTORY The First Noel arr. Carter
* THE DOXOLOGY AND PRAYER OF DEDICATION (Hymn 592)
* THE HYMN 292 All Beautiful the March of Days
* THE CHARGE AND BENEDICTION
* THE RESPONSE Song of Simeon American Folk Melody
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