PRELUDE Prelude on ‘Greensleeves’ Traditional English Carol arr. Richard Purvis (1913-1994)

WELCOME Leader: The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. People: And also with you.

INTROIT From heaven above to earth I come tune: Vom Himmel Hoch, 1539 Katherine Riddle, soprano

CALL to WORSHIP Leader: I will recount the gracious deeds of the Lord, the praiseworthy Adapted from Isaiah 63 acts of the Lord, People: Because of all that the Lord has done for us. Leader: God has shown us according to God’s mercy, People: According to the abundance of God’s steadfast love. Leader: Let us worship God.

HYMN 119 Hark! The Herald Angels Sing Mendelssohn

Please stand or sit. As a courtesy to others, please silence your cell phone and no flash photography during the service.

First Sunday after Christmas DayBaptism

Sunday, December 29, 2019, 11 a.m.

PRAYER of CONFESSION Leader: I said I will confess my transgressions to the Lord. People: And you forgave the iniquity of my sin. Leader: Let us pray. All: Lord, we confess to you in the presence of our sisters

and brothers that we have sinned. You came to be with us, and we have hidden our faces from you. You came to lead us on a humble path, and we have taken a proud way. You came in vulnerability, and we have taken up arms. In your mercy, forgive our sins, and amend our ways, that we might live for your glory and for the reconciliation of the world, for the sake of your Son, Jesus Christ. (Silent prayer)

ASSURANCE of PARDON Leader: Friends, believe the Good News. People: In Jesus Christ we are forgiven. GLORIA PATRI Glory be to the Father, and to the Son and to the Holy Ghost; Glory to God, #581 as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.

TIME with CHILDREN

BAPTISM KATHERINE ELIZABETH BERRANG Daughter of ASHLEY and ALEX BERRANG

Children recess up the center aisle to Children’s Worship. Pre-K and K-2nd go upstairs, and 3rd-5th go to the Chapel. There are leaders for each, and children can be picked up by following the signs from the narthex.

HYMN 144 In the Bleak Midwinter Cranham

PRAYER for ILLUMINATION Elder Cynthia Farrell Johnson

FIRST LESSON Matthew 2:1-12 p. 2

Leader: The Word of the Lord. People: Thanks be to God!

ANTHEM In the Bleak Midwinter Harold Darke (1888-1976) Katherine Riddle, soprano

SECOND LESSON 1 Kings 19:11-13 p. 362

Leader: The Word of the Lord. People: Thanks be to God!

SERMON What Are You Doing Here? Rev. Christopher Chatelaine-Samsen

HYMN 150 As with Gladness Men of Old Dix

AFFIRMATION of FAITH I believe in God the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and Apostles’ Creed earth; And in Jesus Christ His only Son our Lord; who was conceived by the Holy Ghost, born of the Virgin Mary, sufferedunderPontiusPilate,wascrucified,deadandburied; He descended into hell; the third day He rose again from the dead; He ascended into heaven and sitteth on the right hand of God the Father Almighty; from thence He shall come to judge the quick and the dead. I believe in the Holy Ghost; the holy catholic church; the communion of saints; the forgiveness of sins; the resurrection of the body; and the life everlasting. Amen.

PRAYERS of the PEOPLE Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thyand the LORD’S PRAYER kingdom come. Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever. Amen.

OFFERING and O Holy Night Adolphe Adam (1803-1856)OFFERTORY Passing of the Fellowship Books

DOXOLOGY PraiseGodfromwhomallblessingsflow;praiseGodall Glory to God, #607 creatures here below; praise God above, ye heavenly host; praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Amen.

PRAYER of DEDICATION

HYMN 152 What Star Is This, with Beams So Bright Puer Nobis Nascitur

BENEDICTION

RESPONSE Glory to God in highest heaven tune: Vom Himmel Hoch, 1539

POSTLUDE Toccata on ‘Antioch’ Craig Phillips (b. 1961)

Today’s Music: GPC Choir member Katherine Riddle is the vocal soloist this morning, while the choir enjoys a well-deserved break. The anthem, “In the Bleak Midwinter” is a Christmas carol by Harold Darke based on a poem by the English poet Christina Rossetti. Harold Darke’s anthem setting of 1911 was named the best Christmas carol in a poll of some of the world’s leading choirmasters and choral experts taken in 2008.

TheflowersintheChanceltoday are dedicated to the glory of God.

Thank you to the many volunteers who make Sundays possible.

Duty Usher: Jimmy Wilson

Ushers: Alex Bullock (captain), Elizabeth Avery, Doug Hillhouse, Karl Mattison, Lewis Mattison, Molly Mattison, David Roll, Nancy Roll, Marianne Roos

Punch Bunch: All are invited to join us after worship for punch bunch hosted by Kevin McDonald and Derek Torrey.

Sunday School Teachers, Children’s Worship Leaders & Nursery Caregivers: Regina Andrade; Gamage Perera, Swarna Nawarathna (nursery); Gonzalo Ferro, Laura Yost, and Alex Scott

About Today’s Service

Church Staff

Senior Pastor Director of Music Director of Children’s Ministry Rev. Dr. Camille Cook Mark Willey Jennifer Lopez cc@gtownpres.org maw@gtownpres.org jdl@gtownpres.org Associate Pastor | Discipleship Director of Children’s Music Custodian Rev. Rachel Landers Vaagenes Regina Andrade Clifford Ford rlv@gtownpres.org andraderegina27@gmail.com cxfnite@comcast.net Associate Pastor | Mission & Young Adults Comm. Director/Office Manager Bookkeeper Rev. Christopher Chatelaine-Samsen Latesha Kelly bookkeeper@gtownpres.org ccs@gtownpres.org lmk@gtownpres.org

Sunday, December 2910:30am Nursery Opens10:45am Kids Chapel Songs11am Worship 12pm Punch Bunch5pm Yoga Tuesday, December 31 11am GPC Staff Meeting Wednesday, January 1 OfficeClosed Saturday, January 42pm Charlie Alexander Memorial Service Sunday, January 5 9:30am Nursery Opens 9:45am Adult Ed11am Worship /Communion 12pm Lunch Bunch 5pm Yoga

Weekly Calendar

Dec 30 Ann Hunt Betsy Issacson Chase Lubbock Jan 1 Christina Mead Jan 2 Ashley Goodspeed Talis Leon Saulski Jan 3 Richard Bennett David Cheek Jake Clark Jan 4 Jeremy Ebie Jan 5 Rick Del Sontro Yian Liu

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Announcement Highlights

Christian Ed in January: Adults and Children will look at the powerful and oft-misunderstood character of Mary, the Mother of Jesus as part of our Grace in Four Movements series. Sundays, in January, 9:45am.

Thank you to the everyone who has committed to our 2020 Stewardship campaign. We need your help to reach our ambitious goal of 200 pledges. To pledge, turninyourpledgecards,callthechurchoffice,orgoto gtownpres.org/stewardship. Pledge envelopes are available in the narthex today. We are grateful for your support!

Join us in praying for the family of longtime GPC member, Charles Alexander, who entered Our Father’s House on November 15. A memorial service will be held at GPC on January 4 at 2pm.

GPCOfficeswillbeclosedJanuary 1. In the event of an emergency contact Pastors Camille at cc@gtownpres.orgorChrisatccs@gtownpres.org.Officeswill reopen on January 2.

Do you like to make sure things are “decent and in order”? The Worship Committee is looking for one or two volunteers willing to dedicate a couple hours per month to ensure that our worship materials such as Bibles, hymnals, offering envelopes, friendship notebooks, and other materials are available and well organized for Sunday worship. If you would like to helpoutatchurchbutwanttheflexibilitytodosowhenitfitsyourschedule,thisisagreatvolunteeropportunity. If you are interested, please contact Worship Chair Jay Grauberger at jay.grauberger@verizon.net.

Sun Psalm 148 Mon 1 Kings 3:5-14 Tue Ecclesiastes 3:1-13 Wed Proverbs 1:1-7

Daily ReadingsThu Luke 8:16-21 Fri Isaiah 6:1-5 Sat Jeremiah 31:7-14 Sun Luke 1:26-33

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Serve a meal to our neighbors in need. Second Sundays at GPC, and last Saturdays at Mt. Zion UMC, we serve over 80 women and men. Sign-up at gtownpres.org/serve to help us serve dinner January 12 and 25.

This Christmas season, GPC will be furnishing an apartment for a refugee family who will soon be arriving in our area. Please consider a donation to this effort with gently used apartment furnishings such as lamps, tables, chairs, new mattresses, and the like. The Refugee Committee will be making further announcements about collection, storage, and transport. If you have something you’d like to donate, reach out to Pastor Chris at ccs@gtownpres.org.

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Epiphany Party, join other Young Adults for a fun evening, including a White Elephant gift exchange, January 11 at 7 p.m. RSVP to the Paperless Post or to Marissa Baly Simone at marissabaly@gmail.com.

What could be better than a potluck dinner where you can enjoy old friends and get acquainted with newer GPC members and friends in a relaxed setting? The dinners are open to everyone: singles, couples, young and young-at-heart, members, and those who just attend and enjoy our fellowship. There has been a special interest this year among the GPC Young Adults, so we are looking forward to getting to know many of them. Tables of 8 dinners are open to everyone! Mark your calendar for February 1 and March 21. Contact Judi Crowson at 202-333-1603 or jdcrowson@verizon.net to participate.

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Adult Ed, Sundays at 9:45 a.m.

Adult Ed will resume in the New Year on January 5!

Jan 5 Rev. Vaagenes introduces the story of Mary the mother of Jesus in the Gospels

Jan 12 Elder Vicki Pedrick discusses the grieving mother in classic literature.

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This year we’re taking a close look at four Biblical characters - Jacob, Jeremiah, Mary, and John of Patmos - during our series Grace, In Four Movements.Nowhalfwaythrough,we’llfindouthow God’s grace sustained Mary during the four weeks of January and John of Patmos during February. Each month will feature a sermon series, educational opportunities, and music inspired by each character. By the end, we hope you will understand that grace takes many forms, but never lets us go. Learn more and get daily scripture in your inbox at gtownpres.org/grace.

If youarehereforthefirsttime,weextendaspecialwelcometoyou. Please take a moment to read through the bulletin which contains important information for the life of this congregation.

▪ Ushers are wearing red lapel tags and are in the back of the Sanctuary. If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to ask them.

▪ Assisted listening devices can be found in the back of the Sanctuary in a marked basket.

▪ Please join us after worship for a time of fellowship and food.

Children are always welcome!

▪ If you need to step out, there is a room near the front doors with resources for small children and a television that shows the service. For older children, there are purple bags near the front doors with coloring supplies.

▪ For our youngest children through 2 years old, childcare is available upstairs beginning at 9:30am.

▪ After the Time with Children in the service, children can remain with their families, or exit the Sanctuary with one of the pastors to continue age-appropriate worship. Please feel free to escort your children to their classroom to meet the leaders. More information is available in the Order of Worship.

Navigating the Service

▪ Stars indicate when you are invited (but not required) to stand.

▪ Bold text indicates that the congregation says this together, in one voice.

▪ Hymns can be found in the purple hymnals. Bibles are located at the end of the pews. Large print hymnals are available in the back of the sanctuary.

▪ We receive Communion once a month, and all are welcome.

Serving our city, united in Christ. Welcome to the Georgetown Presbyterian Church

The Georgetown Presbyterian Church has been a steadfast presence in our nation’s capital

since 1780, ministering to generations of Washingtonians, serving our city, united in Christ.

For more of our history, visit gtownpres.org/us/history.

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