Thursday, December 24: 9 pm Christmas Eve Candlelight Service

PAINT BRANCH UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST CHURCH

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PRELUDE       Night Blooming Jasmine      Music: Elise Witt; Vocals: Libana
The PBUUC Chalice Dancers, Directed by Sharon Werth
Videography: Montana Monardes

WELCOME       John Barr, Worship Associate

CALL TO WORSHIP        Rev. Russ Savage, Interim Caretaker Minister

UNISON CHALICE LIGHTING        John Barr, Worship Associate
We light the chalice to celebrate Unitarian Universalism.
This is the church of the open mind, the helping hands,
the loving heart, and the radiant spirit.
Encendamos este caliz para celebrar el Unitarismo Universalismo.
Esta es la iglesia de la mente abierta, de las manos amigas,
del amor del corazón, y del espíritu radiante.

CAROL #245        Joy to the World!
David Chapman, Music Director and pianist

READING      A Cowboy`s Night Before Christmas   Waddie Mitchell     
John Barr, Worship Associate

SPECIAL MUSIC     Winter Night     Shelley Jackson Denham
Allison Hughes, Vocals; Philip Browne, Horn
Joseph Haughton, Audio and Video Production

CHALICE REFLECTION        John Barr, Worship Associate

CAROL #244       It Came upon the Midnight Clear

OFFERING        December‘s SAC Special Collection is for Community Crisis Services. You can make tax-deductible donations by check payable to ‘CCSI‘ and mail it to:
Community Crisis Services, Inc.
PO Box 149
Hyattsville MD 20781

or donate at their website, http://communitycrisis.org

OFFERTORY       Coventry Carol        Trad.; arr. Lloyd Larson

REFLECTION        Rev. Savage

CAROL #259           We Three Kings of Orient Are

READING       The Gifts of the Magi         Rev. Savage

THE LIGHTING OF CANDLES       Dona Nobis Pacem        Trad; arr. Ben Roundtree
performed by BellTree Duo and Worship Orchestra of Washington

CAROL #251        Silent Night       Music: Franz Xavier Gruber; Lyrics: Joseph Mohr
Elizabeth Porter, Vocalist

EXTINGUISHING THE CHALICE

MUSIC FOR LEAVING       Night Blooming Jasmine (reprise)