LET US WORSHIP TOGETHER
Sunday, December 24, 2017 - 10:30 a.m.
U Indicates those who are able to, please stand
Bold type indicates congregational response
Hearing Assistance Devices and Large Print Bulletins are available from the ushers
A TIME FOR SILENT PRAYER
If they wish, worshippers are invited to come to the front of the sanctuary before our service begins to light a prayer candle.
WELCOME AND GREETINGS
LIGHTING OF THE ADVENT CANDLE: Paul & Marie Pickering
Candle liturgy
Hymn No. 6 verse 4
A candle is burning, a candle of love,
A candle to point us to heaven above.
A baby for Christmas, a wonderful birth,
For Jesus is bringing God’s love to our earth.
ANNOUNCEMENTS OF THE COMMUNITY
UHYMN NO. 38 “Angels We Have Heard on High”
RESPONSIVE APPROACH TO WORSHIP
What shall we sing?
That God’s love is loyal and never-ending!
What shall we shout?
God’s faithfulness is for generations!
What shall we proclaim?
God’s covenant is our firm foundation!
Let us worship and praise our Creator, shouting praise to the rock of our salvation.
Ever-loving God, we are here this day, but we are unsure if our voices will ring pleasantly enough to delight your ear;
We are unsure if our hearts will find the rhythm of yours;
We are unsure if we have enough courage to place our trust in you.
Remind us that even the most insecure find strength in the good news because you have prepared their hearts for service and praise.
Prepare us for worship.
We are ready.
We wish to be your servants and so we pray in your words,
Our Father…Amen.
UHYMN NO. 45 “Joy is Now in Every Place”
(Children may come to the front, if they wish, during the singing of the last verse for a conversation time.)
CHILDREN’S TIME
UHYMN NO. 47 “Still, Still, Still”
WE MAKE OUR OFFERING TO GOD
UPRESENTATION OF OUR OFFERING
UOFFERTORY HYMN
As they offered gifts most rare at that manger crude and bare,
So may we with holy joy, pure and free from sin’s alloy,
All our costliest treasures bring, Christ, to you, our heavenly King.
SCRIPTURE Luke 1:26-38
ANTHEM “The First Noel” (Violin & Mandolin: John P. Allen)
MESSAGE “Mary Had a Choice”
PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE
UHYMN NO. 46 “Gentle Mary Laid Her Child”
UBENEDICTION
UCHORAL BENEDICTION
Till we gather again, God be with you.
Till we gather again, God be with you.
May He give you His love, give you His kindness,
keep you in perfect peace.
God be with you till we meet again.
POSTLUDE
LEADING IN WORSHIP
Rev. Matthew Penny
Director of Music: Alan Davidson
Lector: Ethel Annable
Ushers: Andrew & Sue Mooser, Bill MIddlemiss, Janet Brent
Lift Operator: Dwayne Linner
Coffee Hour Hosts: Murray & Beth Karr
Everyone is invited for a Time of Fellowship downstairs.
Coffee, Tea or Juice will be available.
WHAT’S HAPPENING AT LUC!!
Tonight: Christmas Eve Worship
6:30 p.m. worship service will be the pageant service with a family orientation. At this worship, anyone who wishes can arrive at 6 p.m. and be given a costume and be in the building of a live nativity scene during worship.
9:00 p.m. quieter worship with readings, and communion.
We will celebrate the light of God coming into the world at both evening services with the lighting of candles.
This Week….
Monday, December 25
Private Family Christmas (Auditorium/Kitchen)
Tuesday, December 26
Private Family Christmas (Auditorium/Kitchen)
Wednesday, December 27
NO Ageless Grace this week. Will resume January 10.
Thursday, December 28
10:30 a.m. ROMEOs (Parlour)
1:00 – 2:30 p.m. Line Dancing Class (Auditorium)
Sunday, December 31 - New Year’s Eve
10:30 a.m. Worship
This year, December 31st is a Sunday. So, to celebrate there will be a New Year’s Eve Party and pot luck lunch after church. Well, the celebration may begin before the service is over, but the lunch will see us raise our glasses (the champagne of Ginger Ale) to toast the New Year. Party hats and noise makers will be provided - and you can bring your own as well!
Only 12 noon? Oh, but it will be 12 midnight somewhere!
Upcoming….
Robbie Burns Evening
Saturday, January 27, 2018, 6:00 p.m.
Roast Beef Dinner and Scottish-themed Entertainment
Tickets: $25.00
Other….
Poinsettias around the tree in the narthex have been placed by:
- Lambeth Horticultural Society
- Georgie & David Jarvis in memory of George and Dorothy Brazier
LUC Family Christmas Tree: All ornaments on the Christmas Tree in the narthex have been donated by members of Lambeth United. If you haven’t yet and would like to have an ornament on the tree, please bring and place in the box under the tree. Don’t forget to include your families’ name. All ornaments are photographed and recorded so we know from year to year which family donated them.
If you would like to make a special donation to Lambeth United, there are Christmas offering envelopes available in the pews and in the narthex.
For inclusion on your 2017 tax receipts, donations will be accepted up to the December 31worship service. Thank you to everyone for your continued support of our work at Lambeth United.
For other events and happenings in the area
check Red Bulletin Board
in hallway downstairs
REACHING OUT
How You Can Become Involved…
Ongoing LUC Outreach Activities
· Support Daily Bread Food Bank - by bringing non-perishable goods and placing in the boxes at each door. High Priority Items: fresh produce that doesn’t need refrigeration, soups, canned vegetables and tuna, diapers size 4,5, and 6. Alternately, you may make a cash donation using your offering envelope. Please write “Daily Bread” on the line marked Other.
· Wondering what to do with your old prescription eyeglasses? Bring them to the church and put in one of the containers in the narthex. We are partnering with the Rotary Club of Lambeth
· Women’s Community House - Always needed: paper towels, toilet paper, shampoo, toiletries etc. Place your donations in the appropriate box near south auditorium door.
· London Community Chaplaincy – Sign up to help with the monthly meals for the Homework Club. See sign-up sheet on UCW bulletin board outside of parlour. Of course, you can also make financial donations using your offering envelope. Write “Chaplaincy” on the line marked Other.
Prayer Circle Q
Prayer request forms (blue) are located in the pewsand narthex.
To make a request place the completed form
in the prayer request box located in the narthex
or e-mail Matthew ().
You may also request Matthew to include the person
in the pastoral prayer on Sunday.
Being a “Caring” Community…
Lambeth United will be a place with an open door policy in regards to the sharing of information about members and adherents with other members and adherents. Within the constraints of the law, we will publish the names of those in hospital in the bulletin and hold them up in prayer. This will be done only with the express permission of the person, or their immediate family. If you would appreciate the prayers of the community, or to have the congregation informed of a hospital stay, or other life celebration, then please let one of the staff know, or use the little cards in the pews to indicate a desire for prayers. We will do our utmost to ensure that privacy is respected. And we will do our utmost to ensure that Lambeth United continues to be a community that shows respect, love and support for everyone.
E-mail Addresses at Lambeth United
Rev. Matthew Penny:
Alan Davidson (Music Director):
Jan Linner (Parish Advocate):
Emily Oudyk (Interim Youth Leader):
VISITING LAMBETH UNITED?
RELAX: You can be assured you will never be centred out, never embarrassed. Our service is user friendly. Just follow the bulletin or the verbal instructions
DRESS: As you wish. Remember that God looks at the heart. God loves variety.
KIDS: We try to have something for every child. Questions? Ask an usher. Ask the Minister
SING: Music is a big part of our service. But we recognize that some folks don’t enjoy singing. That’s fine. Enjoy the words!
DRINKS: Are on the house. After the service linger awhile. Enjoy the fellowship.
TELL: Use the information cards provided in the pews to tell us your needs. Put the cards on the offering plate.
OFFERING: If you are a guest with us, please don’t feel obligated to participate in the offering. This is a time when regular members give to God and God’s work through Lambeth United. If you are a guest with us today, this service is a gift to you.
Lambeth United, from time to time, records events and worship in audio, still pictures, and video recordings. These are used mostly in house to archive events and the many people who worship and gather in this place. From time to time, these events may be posted on the church’s YouTube Channel. If you have a strong aversion to you or your child being photographed, please speak to one of the ushers, or one of the ministers prior to the event.
Address: 4268 Colonel Talbot Road,
London, ON N6P 1A2
Phone: 519-652-2093
e-mail:
website: www.lambethunitedchurch.ca