for Sunday, 1 January 2012

1st Sunday after Christmas/New Year's Day

Worship Leaders

• Music Leader: (in her final performance) Lisa Haley
• Accompanist: Ann Willard
• Liturgist: Lisa Haley
• Worship Experience Leader: Gerry Brague
• Elder: ???
• Communion Provider: Gerry Brague

Lectionary Readings

(I'm using the New Year's Day readings rather than the 1 Christmas readings)

• Ecclesiastes 3:1-13
• Psalm 8
• Revelation 21:1-6a
• Matthew 25:31-46

Music

(We'll be singing out of the "Christmas Carols" book though Ann can play out of the Chalice Hymnal, of course.  They'll all be familiar Christmas carols.  I'll put the number of verses that are in the book after each carol.)

• It Came Upon a Midnight Clear, 3 vv
• The First Noel, 4 vv
• Joy to the World, 3 vv
• While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks, 5 vv
• O Come, All Ye Faithful, 3 vv

(Note to Lisa:  You might want to know the remaining carols in the book for gathering.  They are:  Good Christian Men, Rejoice; O Little Town of Bethlehem; God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen; Silent Night; Hark! the Herald Angels Sing; Away in a Manger; We Three Kings of Orient Are; Deck the Hall; & The Wassail Song.)

We'll be having our experiential Christmas/New Years Service again.  So there really isn't a theme.