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In celebration this week: * Kim will play a medley of carols prelude, and * Ben will welcome us to Celebration, * Sally Cole-White will lead us in the Call to Celebration. * The opening hymn is, “Hark! The Herald Angels Sing”, * Next, Sally will lead us in the Prayer for Peace (from A New Zealand Prayer Book), * And next the MPC Choir will sing, “Methinks I See An Heav’nly Host” by William Billings * Sally will then lead us in a scripture lesson from Matthew 2:13-23. * Ben will preach a sermon titled, “Opt Out”. * The Hymn of Response will be, “Lo, How a Rose E’er Blooming”, and * Ben will offer a Pastoral Prayer * Offering, * Next will be time for invitations. * The closing hymn will be, “It Came Upon a Midnight Clear”, then * Sally will lead us in the Charge, and * Ben will offer a benediction. * Marcia will play a postlude, “On This Day Earth Shall Ring”.

The Charge (say together) Go out into the world in peace. Have courage; hold on to what is good. Return no one evil for evil. Strengthen the faint-hearted, support the weak, and help the suffering. Honor all people. Love and serve God, rejoicing in the power of the Holy Spirit.

Celebration live stream recordings Every week, we post a live stream recording to YouTube. You can view information about those live stream recordings and access a link to the playlist on our Celebration Recordings page.

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