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This Week at Aldersgate

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Today, December 20
10:00 am
2:00 pm
4:00 pm

The Shepherds:
The Spirit-Empowered Life

Coffee and Refreshments (RR)

Combined Service of Lessons and Carols
Coffee and Refreshments (RR)
Dist. Youth Council (108)
Come to Bethlehem! Childrens Nativity and Potluck (S,FH,K)

Monday, December 21
9:00 am
6:15 pm
7:00 pm
7:00 pm

If you have a prayer concern,

there are several avenues for
sharing with the Aldersgate
family.
You may submit your requests to
the Caring For One Another email prayer chain. Contact Jeanne
Hamlin (jeaham@comcast.net).
The detachable portion of this
bulletin includes a space for
written prayer concerns that you
may place in the offering plate.
Also, please check out the Prayer
Wall at www.cvaumc.org.

Toddler Play Group (FH)

Instrumental Ensemble (S)
Boy Scouts Troop 119 (FH,K,UFH,106,107)
Families Anonymous (108)

Tuesday, December 22

12am to 8am Boy Scouts Troop 119 (FH,K,UFH,106,107)

10:00 am
Quilters Guild (RR)
1:00 pm
ALS sppt grp (RR)
1:30 pm
Alzheimers sppt grp (208)
6:00 pm
Handbell rehearsal (S)

Wednesday, December 23
12:00 pm
1:00 pm
5:15 pm
6:30 pm
7:00 pm
7:30 pm

Lunch Bunch (208)

Staff Meeting
Cov. Discipleship (Parlor)
Moonlighters Quilting (FH)
Womens Bible Study (YR)
Chancel Choir Practice (S)

Thursday, December 24 Christmas Eve

Church Offices Closed

5:00 pm
Christmas Eve Candlelight Communion Service (S)
7:30 pm
Christmas Eve Candlelight Communion Service (S)
11:00 pm
Christmas Eve Candlelight Communion Service (S)

Friday, December 25 Merry Christmas!

Church Offices Closed

Saturday, December 26
8:00 am
11:00 am

Mens Group (208)

LBT Choir (108)

Key:
CR = Choir Room
FH = Fellowship Hall
HR = Hospitality Room
K = Kitchen
RR = Reed Room (Old Sanctuary)
Unfin. FH = Unfinished Fellowship Hall
WC = Welcome Center
YR - Youth Room

1500 East Rio Road

Charlottesville, VA 22901
434.973.5806
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December 20, 2015

December 20, 2015 Fourth Sunday of Advent

A Service of Lessons and Carols
10 am Worship

Reading 3

Special Music

We Gather for Worship

Prelude

Of the Fathers Love Begotten

Aldersgate Ringers

Welcome

arr. R. Turner

Rev. Scott Davis, Lead Pastor

*Opening Hymn 240 Hark! The Herald Angels Sing

*Opening Prayer
Melody Day, Lay Reader
Leader: In anticipation we gather.
People: With expectation we wait.
Leader: We gather to watch for the coming of the good news into our world
and into our lives.
People: We wait to see the fullness of Gods vision.
Leader: O God, open the doors to our hearts, that this year we may have
room for the birth of Jesus.
People: O God, as we marvel over all that you are doing, overwhelm us
with so much wonder that words of praise spring forth from our lips!
Leader: In this time of waiting, let true worship begin in our hearts.
People: Let our praises rise up to the heavens! Let our celebrations spread
new hope over a tired world! Let us gather together all of our dreams and
lives to worship our God! Amen.

Lighting the Advent Candles

Jared, Allison, Lily, Rose, & Jack Peretin

Come Now Children

Childrens Message

Homily

Rachel Miller, Dir. of Ministries with Young People

Lessons and Carols

The Shepherds: The Spirit-Empowered Life

Genesis 3:8-15, 17-19

Rev. Scott Davis

Melody Day

*Hymn 216

Lo, How a Rose Eer Blooming

Reading 2

Genesis 22:15-18

Special Music

EST IST EIN ROS

Chelsea Morse, Worship Leader

Earth Shall Ring

Aldersgate Ringers

For Unto Us a Child Is Born

arr. Mark Hayes

Micah 5:2-5a

Rev. Scott Davis

Reading 4
*Hymn 230

O Little Town of Bethlehem

Reading 5

Luke 1:26-35, 38

*Hymn 245

The First Noel

Reading 6

ST. LOUIS
Melody Day

Luke 2:1-7

Carol

Chelsea Morse

Manger Carol
Chancel Choir

Reading 7

Luke 2:8-16

*Hymn 238

arr. Leo Sowerby

Rev. Don MacNicoll

Angels We Have Heard on High

Reading 8

Matthew 2:1-11

Anthem

Away in a Manger

Worship Band
Rev. Scott Davis
arr. Gordon Young

Prayers of the People

Rev. Scott Davis and Rev. Don MacNicoll
(Silence follows each petition which ends with
Lord, in your mercy, hear our prayer.)
The Lords Prayer
Offering Prayer

Prayer for Illumination

Mighty God, the shepherds of old were full of your praises, saying that all
they had heard and seen was mirrored by what they had been told. Move
among us now with your Holy Spirit, that we too might hear and
experience the wonder and joy of the living Word as we seek to welcome
the written Word into our lives. In Jesus name. Amen.
Reading 1

Isaiah 9:2, 6-7

Rev. Don MacNicoll, Assistant Pastor for Congregational Care

arr. Margaret R. Tucker

Offertory

Emmanuel (Hallowed Manger Ground) Worship Band

*Doxology 238 (Refrain only)

*Hymn of Commitment 246 Joy to the World

ANTIOCH

*Benediction
*Postlude
*please stand as you are able
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