DECEMBER 16, 2020: LIVE-STREAMED BLUE CHRISTMAS SERVICE

Welcome to the live streaming of Blue Christmas. We are happy to offer this worship service jointly with St. Andrew's-Wesley United, Lynn Valley United, Squamish United and Sylvan United Churches.

The service will start at 7:00pm (PST) on Wednesday, Dec. 16. You will be invited to light a candle with us during the service, so you may wish to have one ready. Everything else you'll need will be provided during the service, including the words to any songs you may wish to sing along with.

[Because this is a re-play, we've turned off the live chat feature.]


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TONIGHT'S ORDER OF SERVICE:

Leadership:
Ministers: Rev. Debra Bowman, Rev. Katherine Brittain, Rev. Dan Chambers, Rev. Beth Hayward, Rev. Karen Millard
Music Minister: Lonnie Delisle
Musicians: Brian Chan, Jay Leonard-Juatco
Singers: Sabrielle McCurdy-Foreman, Heather Olson
Sound & Media: Andrew McCord, Leah Chambers, Hannes van der Merwe, James Clendenan


Prelude – piano & cello

Welcome & Land acknowledgement

“See Amid the Winter’s Snow” [VU 76]
Music: John Goss (1851) Lyrics: Linnea Good (used by permission)

Lighting the Advent Candle

“O Ancient Love” [VU 17]
Words & Music: Michael Joncas 1994
© 1994, Gia publications
ONE LICENSE License #A-732941

Prayer & scripture

“In the Bleak Midwinter” [VU 55]
Words: Christina Georgina Rossetti 1872
Music: Gustav Theodor Holst
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Blue Christmas testimonials: Mike Bowman; Lorraine Graves

“O Come, O Come Emmanuel” [VU 01]
Music: 15th century plainsong melody
Verse 1: revised text by The Right Rev Dr. Richard Bott, used by permission
Refrain, verses 2 & 3: revised text by Rev. Dr. Barbara K. Lundblad, used by permission (SOCAN)

Lighting the Community Candle

“May You Find A Light”
by John Ardnt and David Gungor
© 2011 Integrity Worship Music/The Brilliance Music (both adm worldwide at CapitolCMGPublishing.com, excluding the UK which is adm by Integrity Music, part of the David C Cook family. [email protected]) (SOCAN)

Scripture Reading & Pastoral Prayer

“Kindle a flame” [VU 19]
Words & Music: The Iona Community 1987
Music © WGRG
ONE LICENSE License #A-732941

Lighting the Christ Candle

Commissioning and Blessing

Handbell

"I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day"
by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Jean Baptiste Calkin
New words and music by Bernie Herms, Mark Hall, Dale Oliver
© 2008 Club Zoo Music/SWECS Music/My Refuge Music (BMI)/Travelin’ Zoo Music (All rights admin. by EMI CMG Publishing)/Banahama Music/Word Music, LLC (All rights o/b/o itself and Banahama Tunes admin. by Word Music, LLC) (ASCAP)


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We acknowledge that we at CMUC worship on the unceded territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), and səl’ilwətaɁɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) peoples.