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"For we are God's handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do."
Ephesians 2:10
December 20, 2020
FAIRMOUNT AVENUE UMCONLINE WORSHIP
Fourth Sunday of Advent
Fairmount Avenue
United Methodist
Church
A welcoming, joyful community,
igniting hearts and minds for
God’s work.
Gathering Music “For Unto Us a Child Is Born” (Messiah) G. F. Handel
Like many of his colleagues, Handel was not above plagiarizing from himself. (Bach also frequently recycled secular music for sacred purposes.) Handel saw no good reason to let a fine tune languish in old garb when it could be gussied up in new apparel. In the case of Messiah, Handel drew upon some of his early Italian cantatas to provide the main thematic outline of “For Unto Us,” but he substantially reworked and expanded it for use in his most famous oratorio..
A Joyful ,Welcoming Community…. #Stronger in community.
• Christmas Eve Worship
• Sanctuary Decorations
Worship with us online!December 24
4:30 pm
10:30 pm
On Facebook and YouTube
Tune in for seasonal organ
music at 4:00 and 10:00
The decorations adorning our sanctuary this Advent and Christmas season were given lovingly by:
Naren Bauer in memory of Don Bauer
Bonnie Beverly and Craig Dawson in honor of their parents
The Boucher family in memory of Darold Boucher, Rob’s father
The Koontz family in honor of the Fairmount Avenue UMC Family
Elaine Lee in memory of Phil Lee
The decorations adorning our sanctuary this Advent and Christmas season were given lovingly by:
Carol McCarty in memory of her parents, Don and Charlotte Melbye
Linda Sootsman in memory of Herb and Helen Sootsman, Jr. and Fred Culp
Dan and Judy Thielen in memory of their parents and granddaughter
The Weber family in memory of Wayne and Audrey Hurmence and Chuck Weber
A Joyful ,Welcoming Community…. #Stronger in faith.
• Small Groups
• Advent for Children
• Children’s Sermon
Small Group OpportunitiesThat we might faithfully participate by our prayers, presence, gifts, and service.
Covenant Discipleship Groups
Small groups, focused on accountability and
connection in acts of compassion, acts of justice, acts
of devotion, and acts of worship. Meeting through
May, with weekly, bi-monthly, and monthly options.
Wednesday Bible Study
Meeting every Wednesday at
noon. This small group simply
invites you to show up when
you can.
Register for a small group online at www.faumc.net
Other small group opportunities are available seasonally.
PEACEDecember 20, 2020
“He brought this Good
News of peace to you
Gentiles who were far
away from him, and
peace to the Jews who
were near.”
Ephesians 2:17
This week I will learn and live in
peace:
Ask a friend or a family member
about THEIR Christmas traditions
or their holiday celebrations.
Learn what you share in common
and what differences you enjoy.
Jesus lived for a world where we
celebrate our differences and all
live in peace.
Children’s Ministries Explore Advent
CHILDREN’S TIME
Check out Fairmount Avenue UMC on YouTube
for today’s Children’s Sermon.
A Joyful ,Welcoming Community…. #Stronger in service.
• Pledges
• Supporting the Church
• End of Year Giving
We are stronger together.
More info on www.faumc.net or contact the church office.
Pledges are easy to submitBy email: [email protected] the website: www.faumc.netBy mail: 1523 Fairmount Avenue,
St. Paul, MN 55105 Or drop them off today with your First Fruits donations.
End of Year GivingAll contributions for 2020 need to
be dated on or before December 31, 2020 and received
in the church office by January 4, 2021.
Contact the church office, [email protected], with any questions.
"For we are God's handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do."
Ephesians 2:10
December 20, 2020
FAIRMOUNT AVENUE UMCONLINE WORSHIP
Fourth Sunday of Advent
Prelude
“Good Christian Friends, Rejoice” arr. Wilbur Held
(“In Dulci Jubilo”)
The late American organist and teacher Wilbur Held published many fine arrangements of carols. His setting of the old German/Latin carol “In Dulci Jubilo” (“Good Christian Friends, Rejoice”) is a straight forward and exuberant presentation of the melody. The tune is announced with a chiming motif and accompanied by scale figures.
“Carol of the Bells”
Peter Leontovich
(Adult Choir)
words and arr. by P. J. Wilhousky
Anthem
December 22, 2013
The famous “Carol of the Bells” is from a Ukrainian New Year’s carol which attracted the attention of the great American choral conductor Peter J. Willhousky (of “Battle Hymn of the Republic” fame) who conceived the English text heard today. The composer, Mykola Leontovich, received wide attention when a Ukrainian chorus toured the US with this carol in its repertoire. First published in 1936, the octavo took the country by storm and is still inescapable in department store renditions. The soprano ostinato [repeating motif] is accompanied by bell effects in the alto, tenor, and bass parts.
Anthem “Carol of the Bells”
Hark! How the bells, sweet silver bells, All seem to say, “Throw cares away.”Christmas is here bringing good cheer, To young and old, meek and the bold.Ding, dong, ding, dong, that is their song, With joyful ring, all caroling. One seems to hear words of good cheerFrom everywhere, filling the air.
Anthem “Carol of the Bells”
Oh, how they pound, raising the sound,O’er hill and dale, telling their taleGaily they ring, while people sing,Songs of good cheer, Christmas is here!Merry, Christmas! Merry, Christmas!On, on they send, on without end, Their joyful tone to every home.(final time:) Ding, dong, ding, dong.
Anthem “Carol of the Bells”
Lighting the Advent Candle
Peace
“Do You Hear What I Hear?”
N. Regney & G. Shayne
Adult Choir, and flutists with percussionists Mark Miller and Mindy Way Johnson
December 22, 2019
Anthem
Do You Hear What I Hear?” is one of the most popular Christmas songs of the 20th
century. This choral setting by Harry Simeone has attained classic status in the US. The percussion instruments add a delightful sparkle to an unforgettable tune.
Anthem
“Do You Hear What I Hear?”
Said the night wind to the little lamb, “Do you see what I see?’Way up in the sky, little lamb, Do you see what I see?A star dancing in the night, with a tail as big as a kite.”
Said the little lamb to the shepherd boy, “Do you hear what I hear?Ringing through the sky, shepherd boy, Do you hear what I hear?A song high above the tree, with a voice as big as the sea.”
Anthem
“Do You Hear What I Hear?”
Said the shepherd boy to the mighty king, “Do you know what I know? In your palace warm mighty king, Do you know what I know?A Child shivers in the cold; let us bring him silver and gold.
Said the king to the people everywhere, “Listen to what I say!Pray for peace, people everywhere, Listen to what I say!The Child sleeping in the night; he will bring us goodness and light.”
Anthem
“Do You Hear What I Hear?”
Heritage Ringers
“Christmas Collage”arr. Valerie Stephenson
December 22, 2019
PRAYER OF INVITATION
Our lives are cluttered,
Lord Jesus, by too many
things and too much to
do. We are driven by
the need to succeed
and distracted by our
service.
We have often lost
our way. Forgive us.
Let us, like Mary, find
the one thing that is
needed and sit at
your feet. Amen.
Marlene Kropf, 1992. UM Worship and Songs
#96
“PEOPLE LOOK EAST”Hymn No. 202
“PEOPLE LOOK EAST”
Hymn No. 202
“Ding-Dong Merrily on High”
arr. C. Wood & D. Willcocks
Adult Choir and Flutists
Anthem
December 9, 2018
David Willcocks, the long-time music director at King’s College Chapel in Cambridge, England, published the instrumental accompaniment of “Ding-Dong Merrily” in the 1960’s, but the choral harmonization is the work of another Englishman, Charles Wood.
Anthem
“Ding-Dong Merrily on High”
Ding-dong! merrily on high in heav’n the bells are ringing:Ding-dong! verily the sky is riv’n with angel singing.Gloria, Hosanna in excelsis! [Glory to God in the highest]E’en so here below, below, let steeple bells be swungen, And io, io, io, by priest and people sungenGloria, Hosanna in excelsis!
Anthem
“Ding-Dong Merrily on High”
“IN THE BLEAK MIDWINTER”
Hymn No. 221
Offering
Your Giving MattersShare your Christmas offering by
mail or through the church website.
Thank you!
Heritage Ringers
“A Christmas Carillon”Margaret Tucker
December 22, 2019
PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE
WE ARE A PEOPLE OF PRAYER.
GO ONLINE TO SEND IN YOUR PRAYER
REQUESTS AT WWW.FAUMC.NET OR
SEND THEM TO [email protected]
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 trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but
deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever. Amen.
“I Am So Glad Each Christmas Eve”
Norwegian Carolsetting by Robert Hobby
(words by Marie Wexelsen; trans. P. Sveeggen)
(Adult Choir, Eileen Clift and Milinda Nitti, flutists;
Laura Mazhari, glockenspiel)
Anthem
December 22, 2013
I am so glad on Christmas Eve! His praises then I sing; He opens then for every child The palace of the King.And so I love each Christmas Eve, and I love Jesus too;And that he loves me ev’ry day I know so well is true. "
Anthem
“I Am So Glad Each Christmas Eve”
“I am so glad each Christmas Eve,The night of Jesus’ birth!Then like the sun the Star shone forth,And angels sang on earth.The little Child in Bethlehem,he was a King indeed!For he came down from Heaven aboveTo help a world in need.He dwells again in heaven’s realm,The Son of God today;And still he loves His little onesAnd hears them when they pray.
Anthem
“I Am So Glad Each Christmas Eve”
The childlike simplicity of the Norwegian carol “I Am so Glad” is charmingly evoked in this delightful setting by American arranger Robert Hobby. The translation was made by the long-time chairman of Augsburg College’s English department. The glockenspiel adds a festive touch to the setting.
Anthem“I Am So Glad Each
Christmas Eve”
SCRIPTURE - LUKE 1:26-38 (NRSV)
The Birth of Jesus Foretold
26 In the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent by God to a
town in Galilee called Nazareth, 27 to a virgin engaged to a man
whose name was Joseph, of the house of David. The virgin’s name
was Mary. 28 And he came to her and said, “Greetings, favored
one! The Lord is with you.” 29 But she was much perplexed by his
words and pondered what sort of greeting this might be.
30 The angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have
found favor with God. 31 And now, you will conceive in your
womb and bear a son, and you will name him Jesus. 32 He will
be great, and will be called the Son of the Most High, and the
Lord God will give to him the throne of his ancestor
David. 33 He will reign over the house of Jacob forever, and of
his kingdom there will be no end.” 34 Mary said to the angel,
“How can this be, since I am a virgin?”
35 The angel said to her, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you,
and the power of the Most High will overshadow you; therefore
the child to be born will be holy; he will be called Son of
God. 36 And now, your relative Elizabeth in her old age has also
conceived a son; and this is the sixth month for her who was
said to be barren. 37 For nothing will be impossible with
God.” 38 Then Mary said, “Here am I, the servant of the Lord; let
it be with me according to your word.” Then the angel departed
from her.
AdventSermon Series
A Season of Hope
“O HOLY NIGHT”
The Young BandLed by Pastor Jin Hur
“ANGELS WE HAVE HEARD ON HIGH”
Hymn No. 238
“ANGELS WE HAVE HEARD ON HIGH””
Hymn No. 238
BENEDICTION
GO IN PEACE. HAVE A BLESSED WEEK.
STAY SAFE. STAY HOME.BE WELL.
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Music Director and Organist - Steve RosenbergHeritage Ringers Director – Mindy Way-Johnson“People Look East,” “In the Bleak Midwinter,” and “Angels We Have Heard On High” Hymn Vocal Leader: Pastor Jin Hur“O Holy Night” The Young Band, led by Pastor JinLiturgist: Rob KelleyAdvent Candle Lighters: The Hur family
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THANK YOU FOR LEADING WORSHIP:
POSTLUDE“Tell Out My Soul” arr. Paul Manz
The postlude is a setting by Paul Manz of the Magnificat, using the tune No. 200 in The Hymnal. The Magnificat, Mary’s hymn of praise, is one of the traditional Advent readings. An original motif featuring sequences based on the opening line of the hymn tune frames a straightforward statement of the tune.