December 31, 2023

WE GATHER IN AWE AND PRAISE

PRELUDE                                     “Go, Tell It On the Mountain”     arr. Paul Manz    

WELCOME                                                                                                Rev. Trip Porch

  One: This is the day that the Lord has made

  All: Let us rejoice and be glad in it 

*CALL TO WORSHIP

One: In Christ, A new day has dawned, and today we prayer for a new year to begin

All: O Lord, call us so we may hear your voice

  One: The world turns to hopes and dreams of the future

All: O Lord, keep us in your ways and on your path

  One: May we enter this new year with hope and excitement

All: O Lord, remind us that you lead us and guide us as we  look to You, and worship You.  Amen.

*HYMN NO. 140                 “Once In Royal David’s City”                                                    IRBY

*PRAYER OF CONFESSION                                                                                   Trip Porch

One:  Lord Jesus, yours are the seasons and the ages. Give us a new heart and a new spirit: Lord, have mercy.

      ALL: Lord, have mercy.

One:  Jesus Christ, you are the beginning and the end of all that is, including our lives.

             Make a new beginning with all of us: Christ, have mercy.

All:  Christ, have mercy. 

One:  Lord Jesus, you breathe your Spirit on all creation. Make our old world new again: Lord, have mercy.

All: Lord, have mercy.

One:  Have mercy on us, Lord, and let your forgiveness and love come down on us day after day. Lead us to everlasting life.

Amen

*ASSURANCE OF PARDON         

*PASSING OF THE PEACE                                       

    One:   The peace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all,

All:      And also with you.

WE LISTEN FOR GOD’S WORD                           

PRAYER FOR ILLUMINATION                        

SCRIPTURE: Isaiah 43: 15-19  

CHILDREN’S MESSAGE                                                                                        Mary Rebekah Fortman   

SERMON                                                                                                  Brittany Porch

WE RESPOND TO GOD’S WORD

*HYMN NO. 126             “Jesus, Jesus, O What a Wonderful Child”           WONDERFUL CHILD     

PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE followed by  The Lord’s Prayer  (on screen) 

TIME OF OFFERING   - Christmas Joy Offering 

OFFERTORY                           “Good King Wenceslas”                                               arr. Virgil Fox     

*OFFERTORY RESPONSE                                                                  CRANHAM

Praise the One Creator, praise the Living Christ

Praise the Holy Spirit, praise both day and night

Praise when you are weary, praise in times of joy

Praise, my soul, with all your strength and your heart and voice                                                                                                                          

*PRAYER OF DEDICATION

           One:  A new year coming and God is with us.

                      In loving and in carrying, in hoping and expecting,

                     God is with us and never lets us go.

            All:  God live in us, God live with us, God live through us.

            One:  God keep us faithful through the days that lie ahead,

                       God keep us caring in the pain that fills your world,

                          God keep us serving as we seek to do your will,

             All:  God live in us, God live with us, God live through us.

                         One:  God keep us loving toward neighbours near and far,

                         God keep us trusting through the uncertainties of life,

                         God keep us sharing from your generous abundance.

             All : God live in us, God live with us, God live through us.

          

 *HYMN NO. 134                           “Joy to the World”                                                    ANTIOCH

TIME OF COMMUNITY SHARING

CHARGE AND BENEDICTION

POSTLUDE                                                    “Good King Wenceslas”                                          arr. Virgil Fox       

         

 

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