Christmas Eve – Dec. 24, 2021 – 5:30pm

Christmas Eve

PRELUDE

WELCOME & ANNOUNCEMENTS

SONG Santa Claus is Coming to Town”

CHILDREN’S MESSAGE

HYMN #218 – “It Came Upon the Midnight Clear”

PRAYER

FIRST LESSON – Genesis 3:8-15

HYMN #229 – “Infant Holy, Infant Lowly”

SECOND LESSON – Genesis 22:15-18

HYMN #204 – “Emmanuel, Emmanuel”

THIRD LESSON – Isaiah 9:2, 6-7

HYMN # 219 – “What Child is This?” (vs 1 & 3)

FOURTH LESSON – Isaiah 11:1-4a, 6-9

HYMN #211 – “O Come, O Come, Emmanuel” (vs 1 & 2)

FIFTH LESSON – Luke 1:26-35, 38

HYMN #230 – “O Little Town of Bethlehem” (vs 1& 2)

SIXTH LESSON – Luke 2:1-7

HYMN # 245 – “The First Noel” – (stanzas 1 & 2)

SEVENTH LESSON – Luke 2:8-16

HYMN #220 – “Angels From the Realms of Glory” (vs 1 & 2)

EIGHTH LESSON – Matthew 2:1-11

HYMN #254 – “We Three Kings” – (vs 1, 2 & 5)

NINTH LESSON – John 1:1-14

SPECIAL MUSIC – “Away in a Manger” & “Happy Birthday Jesus”

Providence Youth Choir

SERVICE OF HOLY COMMUNION

THE LORD’S PRAYER

OFFERING/OFFERTORY

LIGHTING OF THE ADVENT WREATH & THE CHIRST CANDLE

LIGHTING OF THE CANDLES

HYMN #239 – “Silent Night, Holy Night” (vs 1 & 3)

BENEDICTION

POSTLUDE