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“Christmas Overture & Processional and Carol of the Bells” – Felix Mendelssohn, Johann Schulz, Mykola Leontovych et al, arr. Joseph M. Martin & Randy Martono-Chai 

John Calvin Bell Choir and Randy Martono-Chai on organ & piano

Welcome

Announcements

LIGHTING THE ADVENT CANDLE 

Advent Reading: John Laporte 

”O Come, All Ye Faithful” (Trad. Latin Hymn: Adeste Fideles) – John Francis Wade, arr. Joseph M. Martin & Randy Martono-Chai with Donnie Lawson, trombone

Let there be FAITH

Various Readings

Let there be GRACE

“A Great and Mighty Wonder” (Trad. French Carol) – words & arr. Patrick M. Liebergen

“Mary and Gabriel” – Pepper Choplin Solo by Andrew Wright, tenor

Restore Our Joy by Robert Sterling & John Parker

Let there be HOPE

“Mary and Elizabeth: My Soul Magnifies the Lord” – Pepper Choplin Duet with Neilah Bell as Mary & Sandy Cranfill as Elizabeth

Let there be LOVE

“O Come, O Come Emmanuel” (Trad. French Plainchant: Veni Emmanuel) – arr. Thomas Helmore & Patrick M. Liebergen, tr. John M. Neale Solo by Donnie Lawson, bass-baritone; Cindy Freudenthal, chimes

“Advent Joy” – Felix Mendelssohn & Patrick M. Liebergergen, arr. Patrick M. Liebergergen

“Advent Prayer for Peace” – Johann Michael Haydn & Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Patrick M. Liebergen Solos by Neilah Bell, soprano; Megan Ihnen, alto; Andrew Wright, tenor; Donnie Lawson, bass

“O Little Town of Bethlehem” (Trad. English Tune: Forest Green) – Lyrics by Phillips Brooks, arr. Joseph M. Martin

“Lo How a Rose E’er Blooming” (Trad. German Tune: Es Ist Ein Ros) – tr. Theodore Baker, arr. MaryAnne Muglia Smith Trio with Donnie Lawson, Bill Bottomley, Ron Palmisano

Offertory

Quiet Reflection

Gesù Bambino (programme music set to poetry) – Pietro A. Yon & Frederick H. Martens, Poem by John Parker with Cindy Freudenthal, flute & Sandy Cranfill, soprano

Doxology 

Prayer of Dedication

Let there be JOY

“How Great Our Joy!” (Trad. German Tune: Jungst) / “Joy to the World” (Tune: Antioch) –  Lloyd Larson, George F. Handel, & Lowell Mason, & Isaac Watts, arr. John Rutter & Randy Martono-Chai  

with John Calvin Bell Choir and Donnie Lawson, trombone 

[congregation to join in singing Joy to the World]

“Glory to God in the Highest!” – Franz Schubert, arr. by Patrick M. Liebergen

Poem by John Parker

Proclaim the Joy: “While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks” / “The First Noel” / “Angels from the Realms of Glory” / “It Came Upon the Midnight Clear” – Robert Sterling, George F. Handel & Nahum Tate, Henry Smart & James Montgomery, and Richard S. Willis & Edmund H. Sears  with Cindy Freudenthal, flute

”Angels We Have Heard on High” (Trad. French Carol) – Felix Mendelssohn, arr. Lloyd Larson & Randy Martono-Chai with John Calvin Bell Choir

[congregation to join in singing Angels We Have Heard on High]

“Shepherds’ Proclamation” – Mark Hayes & John Parker

“The Little Drummer Boy” – Katherine Davis, Henry Onorati, & Harry Simeone Solo by Ron Palmisano, bass

“Listen to the Silence of Night” / “Silent Night” – Pepper Choplin, Franz Xaver Gruber, & Joseph Mohr, tr. John F. Young [congregation to join in singing Silent Night]

“Good Christian Friends, Rejoice” (Trad. German Tune: In Dulci Jubilo) –  arr. Lloyd Larson, tr. John M Neale

Let there be LIFE

“Wexford Carol” (Trad. Irish Carol) – arr. John Rutter Solo by Randy Martono-Chai, tenor

Postlude: “Go Tell It on the Mountain” (Trad. American Spiritual) – arr. John Wesley Work, Jr. & Randy Martono-Chai Randy Martono-Chai, organ; Donnie Lawson, trombone; Bill Bottomley, tambourine; Megan Ihnen, sleigh bells

Advent & Lay Readers: Joan Albright, Rev. Jan Condren, Valerie Corcoran, Laurie Hill, Tony Hill, Beverly Kennedy, John Laporte (Advent), (Presiding) Rev. Susan Lasalle, Dr. Raju Thomas, Judy Tracy

John Calvin Chorale: Nielah Bell, Bill Bottomley, Rev. Jan Condren (Honorary), Sandy Cranfill, Megan Ihnen, Donnie Lawson, Paula Palermo, Ron Palmisano, & Andrew Wright

John Calvin Bell Choir: Nielah Bell, Bill Bottomley, Sandy Cranfill, Cindy Freudenthal, Megan Ihnen, Rev. Susan Lasalle, Donnie Lawson, Paula Palermo, Judy Tracy, & Andrew Wright

Auxiliary: Bill Bottomley (Tambourine), Cindy Freudenthal (Chimes & Flute), Megan Ihnen (Sleigh Bells), & Donnie Lawson (Trombone)

*The Scripture quotations contained herein are from the New Revised Standard Version of the Bible, copyright © 1989, Division of Christian Education of the National Council of Churches of Christ in the U.S.A. Used by Permission. All Rights Reserved. Reprinted by permission from The Worship Sourcebook, ©2004, Faithful Alive Christian Resources.