December 31 9am Worship Service First Sunday of Christmas

Join us on December 31 as Chaplain Darren Beachy leads us in 9am Worship In-Person and on Zoom.

Darren was born and raised in Iowa. After serving in the US Navy for 5 years, Dede and Darren moved to Fond du Lac. Darren was a mechanic for Holiday Automotive before getting the call to pastoral ministry. He served churches in Fond du Lac, southern Maryland, and western Illinois. Darren has been with Aurora Healthcare for 10 years as a hospital chaplain. Darren has been married to Dede for 38 years and have 3 girls DeAnna, Darci, and Danielle and the proud Ompa of Little Man (A.K.A Lincoln).

Scripture Lessons:

Old Testament: Psalm 148 

New Testament: Galatians 4:4-7 

The bulletin is here.

To access the YouTube video please click here. Chaplain Darren Beachy
“Praise God from whom all Blessings Flow”

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“Praise God from whom all Blessings Flow”

To access today’s radio file, please click here. Rev. Dan Schultz “A Home for the Holidays”
recorded on Dec. 24, 2023

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Scripture: New Revised Standard Version (Anglicized Edition)
Permission to podcast/stream the service music obtained from ONE LICENSE,
License A-730666 and CCLI Streaming License CSPL069066 and WORSHIPCast Streaming License. All Rights Reserved.
GTG = Glory to God Hymnal
PH = Presbyterian Hymnal
Worship Liturgy from the:
   Call to Worship 57.1 Year B
   Published by the Office of Theology and Worship
   of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.).
   The official journal of the Presbyterian Association of Musicians
   ministrymatters.com

Preacher: “Praise God From Whom All Blessings Flow” Chaplain Darren Beachy
Scripture: Psalm 148, Galatians 4:4-7
Children’s Time:                      Jennifer Zander
Liturgist:                                  Jolene Schry
Cantor:                                   Cheryl Clarenbach & Elise C.
Organist/Pianist:                    Kris Bartelt
Design/Audio/Video:           Debbie Cooley, John Neville

Gathering Music:
PH 22 “Angels From the Realms of Glory” vs. 1, 3, 4
TEXT: Stanzas 1–3, James Montgomery, 1816, 1825; stanza 4, Salisbury Hymn Book, 1857
MUSIC (REGENT SQUARE 8.7.8.7.8.7): Henry Thomas Smart, 1867
PH 31 “Hark the Herald Angels Sing”
TEXT: Charles Wesley, 1739, alt.
MUSIC (MENDELSSOHN 7.7.7.7.D with refrain): Felix Mendelssohn, 1840;
arr. William Hayman Cummings, 1855

GTG 113 “Angels We Have Heard on High”
TEXT: French carol; trans. James Chadwick, 1860, alt.
MUSIC (GLORIA 7.7.7.7 with refrain): French carol; arr. Edward Shippen Barnes, 1937; © 1937,
ren. 1965 H. Augustine Smith Jr.
(admin. Fleming H. Revell Company, a div. of Baker Publishing Group)

Sung Response: PH “Once in Royal David’s City”
TEXT: Cecil Frances Alexander, 1848, alt.
MUSIC (IRBY 8.7.8.7.7.7): Henry John Gauntlett, 1849; harm. Arthur Henry Mann, 1919

GTG 113 “Angels We Have Heard on High” chorus only
TEXT: French carol; trans. James Chadwick, 1860, alt.
MUSIC (GLORIA 7.7.7.7 with refrain): French carol; arr. Edward Shippen Barnes, 1937;
© 1937, ren. 1965 H. Augustine Smith Jr. (admin. Fleming H. Revell Company, a div. of
Baker Publishing Group)

Sung Response: GTG 14 “For the Beauty of the Earth” vs. 1, 2, 4, 5
TEXT: Folliott Sandford Pierpoint, 1864, alt.
MUSIC (DIX 7.7.7.7.7.7): Conrad Kocher, 1838; abr. William Henry Monk, 1861;
harm. The English Hymnal, 1906

Offering: “Es Ist Ein Ros” arr. by Stephen J. Rohde
from “The Milwaukee Organ Book”
Organ compositions by members and associates of the American Guild of Organists
– Milwaukee Chapter
http://www.evensongmusic.net

Offertory PH 53 “What Child is This” vs. 3
MUSIC: GREENSLEEVES
English Ballad, 16th Century, arr. Christmas Carols New and Old, 1871
WORDS: William Chatterton Dix, 1871

Sung Response: GTG 37 “Let All Things Now Living”
TEXT: Edmund Hamilton TEXT: Katherine K. Davis, 1939, alt.;
© 1939, 1966 E. C. Schirmer Music Company
MUSIC (ASH GROVE 6.6.11.6.6.11.D): Welsh folk melody; harm. Gerald H. Knight, 20th cent.;
harm. © Royal School of Church Music Sears, 1849, alt.
MUSIC (CAROL, CMD): Richard Storrs Willis, 1850

Postlude: “Good Christian Friends, Rejoice and Sing!”              Lynn L. Petersen
from “Organ Music for the Seasons” Volume 2
Partita on Good Christian Friends, Rejoice and Sing! Variations VI & VII
Copyright © 1999 Augsburg Fortress
P.O. Box 1209, Minneapolis, MN 55440-1209

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