Where + is indicated, standing or sitting, we praise God.You are invited to read aloud the bold text.

Christmas EvE Worship4:00 PM Service • December 24, 2016 • Sanctuary

Hennepin Avenue United Methodist ChurchprEludE Partita on “Comfort, Comfort” Georg Böhm Andrew Hackett, organist WElComE Rev. Nate Melcher

Choral introit Christmas Is Here! Sing Noël! Cindy Berry

lighting thE CandlEs Ginny Krause Jerry and Nancy Gale Kimberly, Cullen, Trenton, Ginny and Kira DeVries

Call to CElEbration Elsa Boland

Rejoice! I bring good news for all people.Unto us a child is born. Alleluia!Tonight the angels sing on earth.Glory to God in the highest!

+ Carol no. 234 O Come, All Ye Faithful adEstE FidElEs stanzas 1, 3, 6

+ prayEr Evie Kemper

Eternal God, from the glory of heaven to the poverty of a stable, your radiant light shines forth in a tiny baby wrapped in rags; such humble love astounds us. In Jesus you have become one with us, that we might become one with you. Open our hearts to joyfully receive his love that he may be born in us, and we in him. Amen.

anthEm The Snow Lay on the Ground Leo Sowerby

isaiah’s promisE Isaiah 9:2, 6-7 Becca Carroll

Carol no. 230 O Little Town of Bethlehem st. louis

stanzas 1, 3

anthEms Sing, Children, Clap Your Hands James Pethel

Sing Gloria Katherine K. Davis

an angEl appEars to mary Luke 1:26-38 Alison Alden-Pope

+ Carol no. 238 Angels We Have Heard on High gloria

stanzas 1, 2

anthEm Run to the Stable John Horman

birth oF JEsus Luke 2:1-7 Megan Dailey

anthEm Away in a Manger German Carol

Please join to sing the last stanza:

Be near me, Lord Jesus, I ask thee to stay Close by me forever, and love me, I pray. Bless all the dear children in thy tender care, Andfitusforheaventolivewiththeethere.

+ Carol no. 240 Hark! the Herald Angels Sing mEndElssohn

a visit From Luke 2:8-20 Erin Dailey shEphErds & angEls

anthEm Jazz Gloria Natalie Sleeth Words oF pEaCE Rev. Nate Melcher

+ Carol no. 245 The First Noël noël

stanzas 1, 2, 3

thE magi pay homagE Matthew 2:1-12 Ella Alden-Pope to thE mEssiah anthEm Joy to the World, Noël Tom Fetke

Carol no. 254 We Three Kings Kings oF oriEnt

stanza 1

oFFEring our giFts Rev. Judy Zabel We Look for the Star Hal H. Hopson

Please join to sing stanzas 3 & 4:

Go, Tell It on the Mountains Spiritual

rEading Oliver Brown

If you seek a special gift,The greatest gift of all,Don’t look beneath your tree –It was never there at all.The greatest Christmas giftWas given to us all:The Christ child in a manger In a lowly cattle stall. -Paul Curtis

sharing thE light Silent Night stillE naCht

Each will share the light with a neighbor until all candles are lit. Tip the unlit candle, holding the lit candle upright at all times.

During the singing of the last stanza of Silent Night, we will all raise our candles as the worship leaders raise theirs.

Silent night, holy night, all is calm, all is brightround 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 Savior is born, Christ the Savior is born.

Silent night, holy night, Son of God, love’s pure light;radiant beams from thy holy facewith the dawn of redeeming grace,Jesus, Lord, at thy birth, Jesus, Lord at thy birth.

Silent night, holy night, wondrous star lend thy light;with the angels let us singAlleluia to our King;Christ the Savior is born, Christ the Savior is born.

Christmas blEssing Rev. Sally Johnson

postludE Sinfonia from Cantata 29 J. S. Bach

The earth has grown old with its burden of care,But at Christmas it always is young, The heart of the jewel burns lustrous and fair,And its soul full of music breaks the air, When the song of angels is sung. ~ Phillips Brooks (1835-93)

American Episcopal bishop, who wrote ‘O Little Town of Bethlehem

Parking vouchers for the Walker Art Center ramp are available from the ushers.

Nursery care for ages 3 and under is available in Room 105.

Interested in making Hennepin your church home?

If you would like to make HAUMC your spiritual home, our next Entry Point: New Member Class with Rev. Judy Zabel is on Sunday, February 5. Participants join the following Sunday. Childcare is available. RSVP by contacting Larry Duncan at 612-871-5303 or Larry@haumc.org.

The regular worship schedule resumes on Sunday, January 8:

8:00 AMCommunion Service

in the Chapel

8:30 AMSacred Journey

in the Art Gallery

10:00 AMTraditional Worship

in the Sanctuary

4:00 PM - December 24, 2016Hennepin Avenue United Methodist Church

Musical LeadershipWilliam H. Mathis,

Minister of Music and Fine Arts

Darin Riedel, Carol and Cherub conductor

Andrew Hacket, organistKrista Riedel, pianist

Holy FamilyJessica, Joshua, and

Jaxson Hollis

MagiAddy DornElliot Walz

ShepherdsSean CarrollLiam DornSarah Walz

Cherub ChoirCrosby AndrianakosEdie AndrianakosOlivia BarretoBeatrice BrownTheodore BrownGinny DeVriesTrenton DeVriesMetta EhlersSmith Hackey

Gertie MelcherCoco NsudeIngrid NygrenAllison PoppLiam SitowskiRyan Vaubel

Carol ChoirElliot AmosCarter AmosElsa BolandGracie BrownIsaiah ButlerJoey DiazGia HackeySam KaufmanHera KemperJacob RoachGreta NygrenCatalina Schemper

Altar ChoirCalais AdlerVienna AdlerJacy DemcisakEvelyn HansenJenna HoldenParker HoldenOlin JacksonVivian JacksonJamie JohnsonBrenna Kaufman

Lola KispertJames LiljaKami NsudeSami NsudeAlison Alden PopeElla Alden PopeEmily SelchowMaggie Sitowski

JourneyErica BuckinghamCatie CarrollCharlotte DeVaughnElliott Dorow HovlandJulia JacksonAnna JensenSam JensenEmmy JohnsonGabe KemperDana Kenney-LillejordRuth KinyonNadia MillerSergei MillerKate NorthropMorghan ParkAmy RoachAnna SerstockSarah WeichmannLily Williams

Christmas Day Slipper ServiceSunday, December 25 at 10 AM in the Sanctuary

Join us for a Slipper Sunday this Christmas Day. Wear your slippers! There will be Christmas cookies in Carlson Hall. Richard Wagoner will be play the organ and Steve Marking and Joann Funk will offer special music.

Christmas Offering for HaitiUMCOR is a ministry of The United Methodist Church. UMCOR’s work reaches people in more than 80 countries, including the United States. They provide humanitarian relief when war, conflict, or natural disaster disrupt life to such an extent that communities are unable to recover on their own. While UMCOR cooperates with other aid organizations to extend their reach, the most important partners are the people they serve. They believe that successful solutions to emergency or chronic conditions begin with the affected population. UMCOR provides these survivors not only temporary relief but long-term education, training, and support. UMCOR spends 100 percent of designated donations on the projects that donors specify. When UMCOR donors give their time, money, and supplies, they join UMCOR as the hands and feet of Christ. Your designated Christmas Offering for 2016 will go to UMCOR for Haiti Relief. Haiti is still recovering from a devastating earthquake and from Hurricane Matthew. Christmas is Jesus’ birthday. What will you give to honor him?

Hennepin Avenue UMC has a Christmas gift for you! Please take an olive wood Christmas tree ornament home with you (one per household, thank you). Olive wood carving is an ancient Holy Land tradition. These ornaments are crafted by Palestinian Chris-tian artisans in partnership with Bethlehem Bible College. church.org

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