Christmas Eve 2016: Families Services Bulletin

— FA MILY SERVICES — 1:00 PM, 3:00 PM

Dear Friends, Welcome to Peachtree Presbyterian Church!

Earlier this year, I came with my wife, Terri, to serve as interim pastor connecting the strong and recently completed ministry of Vic Pentz to the promising and just-about-tobegin ministry of Rich Kannwischer (arriving in January 2017). They have been friends of mine for years, and it has been pure joy to celebrate the past and the future.

It has been customary for this evening’s offering to be directed to the construction of a Habitat for Humanity house here in the greater Atlanta area. It seems appropriate on this Christmas Eve to provide a home for a family in honor of Jesus’ family which had no home in Bethlehem.

At the end of these services today, my responsibilities here will be complete. I can think of no better way to conclude than to borrow the words of Dr. S. M. Lockridge: Jesus is the greatest phenomenon that has ever crossed the horizon of this world.

He’s God’s Son. He’s the sinner’s Savior. He’s the centerpiece of civilization. He’s unparalleled. He’s unprecedented. He is the loftiest idea in literature. He’s the highest personality in philosophy. He’s the fundamental doctrine of true theology. He’s the only one qualified to be an all sufficient Savior.

To Christ be the Kingdom, the power and the glory, forever and ever. Amen.

Merry Christmas,

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— THE BIRTH OF JESUS — In those days Caesar Augustus issued a decree that a census should be taken of the entire Roman world. (This was the first census that took place while Quirinius was governor of Syria.) And everyone went to his own town to register.

So Joseph also went up from the town of Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to Bethlehem the town of David, because he belonged to the house and line of David. He went there to register with Mary, who was pledged to be married to him and was expecting a child. While they were there, the time came for the baby to be born, and she gave birth to her firstborn, a son. She wrapped him in cloths and placed him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn.

—Luke 2:1–7

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Prelude O Come, O Come, Emmanuel............ arr. Marshall McDonald & Steven Sharp Nelson

— S T RI KI NG OF T H E HOU R — — WELCOME —

Congregational Carol O Come, All Ye Faithful.................................................................... Adestes Fideles O come, all ye faithful, joyful and triumphant, O come ye, O come ye to Bethlehem!

Come and behold Him, born the King of angels!

O come, let us adore Him, O come, let us adore Him, O come, let us adore Him, Christ, the Lord!

Sing, choirs of angels, sing in exultation!

Sing, all ye citizens of heaven above!

Glory to God, all Glory in the highest!

O come, let us adore Him, O come, let us adore Him, O come, let us adore Him, Christ, the Lord!

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— I —

THE PR OPHE C Y Isaiah 9:2–3, 6–7

Angel Song On This Holy Night.......................................................................... Dave & Jean Perry In a stable, cold and bare, Underneath a starry sky, There a little babe is born On this holy night.

Shepherds in the nearby hills Heard the angel voices, Telling of the wondrous gift: A little babe is born.

Star light, star bright, shining on the stable.

Star light, star bright On this holy night.

Gloria in excelsis Deo! Gloria on this holy night.

On this holy night.

Congregational Carol O Come, O Come Emmanuel............................................................Veni Emmanuel O come, O come, Emmanuel, And ransom captive Israel, That mourns in lonely exile here Until the Son of God appear.

Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel Shall come to thee, O Israel!

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O come, Thou Day-Spring, come and cheer Our spirits by Thine advent here; Disperse the gloomy clouds of night, And death’s dark shadows put to flight.

Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel Shall come to thee, O Israel!

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— II —

THE A NG E L V ISITS M ARY Luke 1:26–35, 38

Angel Song An Angel Brought the News to Mary.......................Anne McNair, Arr. William McNair An angel brought the news to Mary.

An angel brought the news of a child; “God has chosen you, God has chosen you, God has chosen you to bear a child.”

“I do not understand,” said Mary.

“I do not understand, but I know God has chosen me, God has chosen me, God has chosen me to bear a child.”

“Do not be afraid, dear Mary.

Do not be afraid to bear this child.”

“I am not afraid, I am not afraid, I am not afraid to bear this child.”

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— III —

TH E ANGEL VISI TS JO SE PH M at t h e w 1 : 1 8 – 2 3

Angel Song Kind Joseph............................................................................................... K. Lee Scott As Joseph thought things over, An angel to him said In a dream while he lay sleeping, An angel of the Lord: “Fear not to marry Mary; Her blest child will be a son; He is from the Holy Spirit The Ever-blessed One.”

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THE JO U R N E Y TO BE THLE HE M Luke 2:1, 3, 4–5; Micah 5:2, 4

Congregational Carol O Little Town of Bethlehem....................................................................... St. Louis O little town of Bethlehem, how still we see thee lie; Above thy deep and dreamless sleep, the silent stars go by.

Yet in thy dark streets shineth the everlasting Light; The hopes and fears of all the years are met in thee tonight.

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T H E BIRTH OF C HR IST Luke 2:6–7

Congregational Carol Away in a Manger........................................................................................Mueller Away in a manger, no crib for a bed The little Lord Jesus lay down His sweet head The stars in the sky looked down where He lay The little Lord Jesus asleep on the hay.

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SH E PHE R D S IN THE FI E L D S Luke 2:8–15

Angel Song Gloria, Gloria, Hodie!........................................................................ Douglas Wagner Gloria, gloria, hodie, Gloria, gloria!

Gloria, gloria, hodie, Gloria, hodie!

Glory to God on high, Glory and praise.

Glory to the Son newborn, Songs of joy we raise.

This day in Bethlehem, This day has come.

This day the Light has shined On all Christendom.

Congregational Carol Hark! the Herald Angels Sing............................................................ Mendelssohn Hark! the herald angels sing “Glory to the newborn King!

Peace on earth and mercy mild: God and sinners reconciled!”

Joyful, all ye nations, rise, join the triumph of the skies; With th’angelic host proclaim, “Christ is born in Bethlehem!”

Hark! the herald angels sing, “Glory to the newborn King!”

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— V II —

SHEPHERDS WORSHIP CHRIST Luke 2:16–18, 20

Angel Song Arise, Shine, Jesus Has Come!............................ Lynn Shaw Bailey & Becky Slagle Mayo Arise, shine, Jesus has come!

Come, come, hurry and see.

Arise, shine, Jesus has come!

Come for you and me.

What joy we know as we behold the angels as they sing.

With heart and voice we all rejoice and glorify the King.

What joy we feel as now we see the king we’ve waited for.

Arise and sing as praise we bring to worship and adore.

Jesus has come for you and me.

Congregational Carol Go, Tell It on the Mountain....................................................................... Go Tell It Refrain: Go, tell it on the mountain, over the hills and everywhere,

Go, tell it on the mountain that Jesus Christ is born!

While shepherds kept their watching o’er silent flocks by night, Behold, throughout the heavens, there shone a holy light. (Refrain) Down in a lowly manger, the humble Christ was born, And God sent us salvation that blessed Christmas morn. (Refrain) 18

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— VI I I —

THE WISE ME N SE E T H E STA R IN THE E A ST M at t h e w 2 : 1 – 8

Congregational Carol We Three Kings.................................................................................. Kings of orient We three kings of Orient are; bearing gifts, we traverse afar, Field and fountain, moor and mountain, following yonder star.

O star of wonder, star of night! Star with royal beauty bright, Westward leading, still proceeding, guide us to thy perfect Light!

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WI SEMEN BRING G IFTS M at t h e w 2 : 9 – 1 1

Congregational Carol We Three Kings.................................................................................. Kings of Orient Born a King on Bethlehem’s plain, gold I bring to crown Him again, King forever, ceasing never over us all to reign!

O star of wonder, star of night! Star with royal beauty bright, Westward leading, still proceeding, guide us to thy perfect Light!

— THE OF F E RING — What Child Is This?............................................................................Arr. Andy Bayles Congregational Carol Angels We Have Heard on High................................................................... Gloria Angels we have heard on high, sweetly singing o’er the plains And the mountains in reply, echoing their joyous strains: Gloria, in excelsis Deo! Gloria, in excelsis Deo! 22

Come to Bethlehem and see Him whose birth the angels sing!

Come adore on bended knee Christ, the Lord, the newborn king!

Gloria, in excelsis Deo! Gloria, in excelsis Deo!

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— T HE C HRISTM A S MES S A GE — Joe Skillen 1:00 pm | Dave Peterson 3:00 pm —

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CANDL EL IGHTING O Holy Night......................................................................................... Adolphe Adam Congregational Carol Silent Night........................................................................................... Stille Nacht Silent night! Holy night! All is calm, all is bright, ’Round yon Virgin, Mother and Child, Holy Infant, so tender and mild, Sleep in heavenly peace, sleep in heavenly peace.

Silent night! Holy night! Shepherds quake at the sight, Glories stream from heaven afar, Heavenly hosts sing: “Alleluia;” Christ the Saviour is born, Christ the Saviour is born.

Silent night! Holy night! Wondrous Star, lend thy light; With the angels let us sing, Alleluia to our King; Christ the Saviour is born, Christ, the Saviour is born.

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— BEN EDICTION —

Congregational Carol Joy to the World........................................................................................... Antioch Joy to the world, the Lord is come!

Let earth receive her King!

Let every heart prepare Him room And heav’n and nature sing, And heav’n and nature sing, And heav’n, and heav’n and nature sing.

He rules the world with truth and grace, And makes the nation prove The glories of His righteousness And wonders of His love, And wonders of His love, And wonders, wonders of His love.

LEA DING THE WORSH IP 1:00 PM

Joe Skillen Pastor for Young Adults Deanne Townsend Minister to Children & Families 3:00 PM

Dave Peterson Interim Senior Pastor Deanne Townsend Minister to Children & Families 25

L EADI NG THE M USIC

C H I L DREN ’S MINISTRY STA FF Deanne Townsend Minister to Children & Families Jennifer Edenfield Early Childhood Director Danielle Jones Director or Elementary Ministry Cori Temple Director of Nursery Meg Williams Director of Family Connections

CANDL E LIGHTERS

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1:00 pm

3:00 pm

Fifty6 Students

Middle School Students

CAST

Heather Ellison Director of Children’s Music Andy Bayles Associate Director of Music & Worship Daniel Solberg Organist Will Nichols Graduate music Assistant Jennifer Hanna Cherub Choir Director John Phillips Children’s Music Accompanist Jonathan Hart Soloist, Guitar Jonathan Swygert Trumpet Benito Thompson Violin Guang Wang Cello Joel Morris Percussion

Baby Jesus Holland Hankey Mae Stanley Harvard (1pm) Ella Hart Sadie Allenbach (3pm) Ansley Hunter Margaux Ibing Mary Bailey Kloberdanz Madison Huff (1pm) Gabriela Elisa Lamberson Carson Staples (3pm) Ava Lambert Elyse Lambert Joseph Isaac Lim Chip Carter Kate Lim Laney McDowell Angel Choir Morgan McGill Rylie Albert Beckett McLary Rachel Arrey Paige McMillan Rayfiya Arrey Alice Mullally Caroline Birdsey Merritt Nalle Mary Sandford Birdsey Claire Nance Mary Kent Bowen Sarah Neff Kiya Burke Sophia Ocampo Caroline Castellaw Sawyer Parker Cora Champney Lindsey Phillips Finley Chappell Franklin Pickens Anna Charen Langley Pickens Harris Clark Caroline Ray Kaelan Clemo Charles Ray Lauren Dean Heidi Rohrer David Ellison Trista Rohrer Thomas Ellison Lilly Schaffer Evie Ferencik Molly Schaffer Sarah Fishman Olivia Stivers Grace Graham Caroline Stratton Lucy Greene Graysen Stratton Summer Hamilton Elizabeth Sweeney

Victoria Sweeney Hollis Thompson Rees Thompson Trey Thompson Tally Walsh Cate Wassenaar Will Wassenaar Adair Weeks Carlton Whitney Caroline Whitney Grayson Whitty William Whitty Shug Williams Gabriel Caroline Townsend Herdsmen Cole Birdsey Mackenzie Combs Lukas Toth Caroline Toth Claire Townsend Shepherds David Albert Mac Cannon Ian Combs John Drambel Katherine Egl Tuck Greene Hudson Haner Adelaide Hutchinson

John Hutchinson Myers McAnally Alessa Morlan Alexia Morlan Cameron Morrison MacEwen Morrison Patrick Myer Harrison Payne James Payne Preston Rogers Ryan Stewart Tove Thome Michael Walsh Josie Williams Trey Williams Sofie Wurm Roman Centurion Scott Staley Roman Guards Hal Franch Michael Franch Ross Johnson Clay Jones Dan Schaffer Kal Staley Harry Thompson Armistead Whitney King Herod Chuck Roberts

Herod’s Advisors Bo Adams Tucker Greene Wise Men Sandford Birdsey Peter Stewart Jeff Stratton Wise Men Entourage Charlotte Barker Mary Boyd Barker Julie Anne Bush Kaki Bush Laura Grace Bush Addison Davis Jhenya DeCarlo Thomas Dougherty John Eidbo Jack Gober Katherine Gober Will Grulke Nathan Gudipalley Patrick Little Dino Martin William McDowell Cameron Stewart JD Stratton Carter Wilson Padgett Wilson

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— Join Us for Worship on Sundays — Communion in the Wilson Chapel: Sundays at 8:20 am Sanctuary Worship: Sundays at 8:45, 10:00, and 11:15 am Summit Worship: Sundays at 8:45 and 11:15 am For more information about joining Peachtree, please contact Rebecca Madden, Connections Director, at 404-842-2173 or rmadden@peachtreepres.org.

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