December 19, 2013
Bulletin for December 22, 2013
By Morningside Staff
Morningside Presbyterian Church, Atlanta
Bulletin for December 22, 2013. Click below to read more.
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WORSHIP DECEMBER 22, 2013
4TH SUNDAY OF ADVENT
THE GATHERING Drew Stockstill
Leader: The Lord be with you.
People: And also with you.
THE PRELUDE Pastoralle; Resonet in Laudibus Gottfried Finger
Robert Bolyard, Chrissy Spencer, and Susan Whaley, violas da gamba
THE LIGHTING OF THE ADVENT WREATH The Jern Family
* Unison Prayer:
God of grace, ever faithful to your promises, the earth rejoices in the hope of
our Savior’s coming even as we look forward with longing to his
return. Prepare our hearts to receive him when he comes, for he is
Lord of all time and space. Amen.
THE PROCESSIONAL HYMN 49 Once in Royal David’s City
THE CALL TO CONFESSION
THE PRAYER OF CONFESSION
Almighty God, it is so easy to confuse our understanding of morality with true
righteousness. Where you have called us to greater good than merely adhering
to social convention, we have sometimes settled for the easy way. But we know
that you demand of us a thinking, living faith. We know that you sent not an
idol for us, but a Savior. We know that he gave not rules, but a challenge to follow
him. Still, it is sometimes easier to make rules into idols. So forgive us we
pray, and lead us in right paths for his name’s sake, for it is in the strong and
merciful name of Jesus that we pray. Amen.
A MOMENT OF SILENCE (for examination of conscience and personal prayers of confession)
THE ASSURANCE OF PARDON
Leader: This is the covenant that I will make with them after those days, says the Lord;
People: “I will put my laws in their hearts, and I will write them on their minds,”
Leader: He also adds,
People: “I will remember their sins and their lawless deeds no more.”
Leader: Where there is forgiveness of these, there is no longer any offering for sin.
People: Our sins are forgiven. All thanks be to God. - Hebrews 10:16-18
* THE CONGREGATIONAL RESPONSE (Hymn 9)
O come, Desire of nations, bind in one the hearts of all mankind; bid thou our sad divisions
cease, and be thyself our King of Peace. Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel shall come to
thee, O Israel.
* THE PEACE OF CHRIST
(Children ages 3-10 are invited to leave after the Peace of Christ for special classes. Threes, fours & fives
are in Room 011; K-1st grade in Room 003; 2nd-3rd grade in Room 001; 4th-5th grade are in Room 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 Romans 1:1-7 Sarah Mercer Chatel
(page 142 in the pew Bible, NT)
THE ANTHEM Conditor alme siderum anon/Dufay/Praetorius
Creator of the stars of night, Thy people's everlasting light, Jesu, Redeemer, save us all, and hear Thy
servants when they call...
THE SECOND LESSON Matthew 1:18-25 (page 1 in the pew Bible, NT)
THE SERMON “Righteousness” Baron Mullis
*THE HYMN 36 In the Bleak Midwinter
* 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 Ciaconi Adagio Johann Michael Nicolai
*THE DOXOLOGY AND PRAYER OF DEDICATION (Hymn 592)
* THE HYMN 48 Lo, How a Rose E’er Blooming
*THE CHARGE AND BENEDICTION
*THE CHORAL RESPONSE Hymn to the Virgin (excerpt) Benjamin Britten
Tami Giusto, soloist
Of one that is so fair and bright, Velut maris stella [as the star of the sea], Brighter than the day is light,
Parens et puella [parent and daughter]: I cry to thee, thou see to me, Lady, pray thy Son for me, Tam pia [how
holy], That I may come to thee. Maria!
* THE POSTLUDE Noel: When the Savior Christ Was Born F. Dandrieu
Bulletin for December 22, 2013. Click below to read more.
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WORSHIP DECEMBER 22, 2013
4TH SUNDAY OF ADVENT
THE GATHERING Drew Stockstill
Leader: The Lord be with you.
People: And also with you.
THE PRELUDE Pastoralle; Resonet in Laudibus Gottfried Finger
Robert Bolyard, Chrissy Spencer, and Susan Whaley, violas da gamba
THE LIGHTING OF THE ADVENT WREATH The Jern Family
* Unison Prayer:
God of grace, ever faithful to your promises, the earth rejoices in the hope of
our Savior’s coming even as we look forward with longing to his
return. Prepare our hearts to receive him when he comes, for he is
Lord of all time and space. Amen.
THE PROCESSIONAL HYMN 49 Once in Royal David’s City
THE CALL TO CONFESSION
THE PRAYER OF CONFESSION
Almighty God, it is so easy to confuse our understanding of morality with true
righteousness. Where you have called us to greater good than merely adhering
to social convention, we have sometimes settled for the easy way. But we know
that you demand of us a thinking, living faith. We know that you sent not an
idol for us, but a Savior. We know that he gave not rules, but a challenge to follow
him. Still, it is sometimes easier to make rules into idols. So forgive us we
pray, and lead us in right paths for his name’s sake, for it is in the strong and
merciful name of Jesus that we pray. Amen.
A MOMENT OF SILENCE (for examination of conscience and personal prayers of confession)
THE ASSURANCE OF PARDON
Leader: This is the covenant that I will make with them after those days, says the Lord;
People: “I will put my laws in their hearts, and I will write them on their minds,”
Leader: He also adds,
People: “I will remember their sins and their lawless deeds no more.”
Leader: Where there is forgiveness of these, there is no longer any offering for sin.
People: Our sins are forgiven. All thanks be to God. - Hebrews 10:16-18
* THE CONGREGATIONAL RESPONSE (Hymn 9)
O come, Desire of nations, bind in one the hearts of all mankind; bid thou our sad divisions
cease, and be thyself our King of Peace. Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel shall come to
thee, O Israel.
* THE PEACE OF CHRIST
(Children ages 3-10 are invited to leave after the Peace of Christ for special classes. Threes, fours & fives
are in Room 011; K-1st grade in Room 003; 2nd-3rd grade in Room 001; 4th-5th grade are in Room 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 Romans 1:1-7 Sarah Mercer Chatel
(page 142 in the pew Bible, NT)
THE ANTHEM Conditor alme siderum anon/Dufay/Praetorius
Creator of the stars of night, Thy people's everlasting light, Jesu, Redeemer, save us all, and hear Thy
servants when they call...
THE SECOND LESSON Matthew 1:18-25 (page 1 in the pew Bible, NT)
THE SERMON “Righteousness” Baron Mullis
*THE HYMN 36 In the Bleak Midwinter
* 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 Ciaconi Adagio Johann Michael Nicolai
*THE DOXOLOGY AND PRAYER OF DEDICATION (Hymn 592)
* THE HYMN 48 Lo, How a Rose E’er Blooming
*THE CHARGE AND BENEDICTION
*THE CHORAL RESPONSE Hymn to the Virgin (excerpt) Benjamin Britten
Tami Giusto, soloist
Of one that is so fair and bright, Velut maris stella [as the star of the sea], Brighter than the day is light,
Parens et puella [parent and daughter]: I cry to thee, thou see to me, Lady, pray thy Son for me, Tam pia [how
holy], That I may come to thee. Maria!
* THE POSTLUDE Noel: When the Savior Christ Was Born F. Dandrieu
