December 25, 2022 Christmas Day Bulletin

Sunday, December 25,  2022 Christmas Day Cancelled due to weather

Prelude

Welcome

Joy to the World     VT 240

Call to Worship & Prayer

Hark the Herald Angels Sing     VT 247

Imaginative Gazing

Scripture Presentation     Isaiah 52:7-10      Samantha Wagler

What Child is This / Helpless and Hungry     VT 267 & VT 268

Children’s Time Sara Roth

Bell calls us to silence

Luke 2:25-35

Lectio Divina: Simeon’s Prophecy

To Us a child of hope is born     VT 259

Offering

Luke 2:36-40

Biblical Storytelling: Anna’s Rejoicing

Love Came Down at Christmas     VT 255

Congregation Prayer     Pastor Steve Drudge

Announcements

Go Tell it on the Mountain      VT 252

Benediction

Postlude

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Worship Leading:  Steve Wagler & Pastor Sara Erb
Music: Delphine Schwartzentruber, Sara Roth, Melissa Gingerich
A/V: Paul Hammer and Cliff Kennel

An unsupervised nursery is available across from the washrooms for children ages 5 and under.

No Coffee Time  or Sunday School today.

Kid’s Offering and December Special Offering:  Christmas Day Dinner for those alone or lonely, sponsored by Wilmot Family Resource Centre and local churches. http://bit.ly/3ONkf1M

Next Sunday January 1 New Year’s Day
10:00 a.m. – Livestream and in-person worship in the sanctuary.
Theme:  An Unexpected Time: New Beginnings
Scripture: Ecclesiates 3:1-13;  Mark 1:15, Revelations 21:1-6a
Speaker: Pastor Steve Drudge

In person coffee time, No Sunday school

Notes
Over the Christmas Holidays the church  office will be closed until Dec. 29, in the case of an emergency, please contact the Pastors directly via phone:

  • December 25-28, Pastor Sara on Call – 226-750-0276
  • Dec 29-31, Pastor Steve on Call – 226-333-2014
  • Jan 1-3, Pastor Louise on Call – 519-390-1734 or 289-969-4123

Reminder: Please have your last minute 2022 donations & end of year expenses handed into the church by noon on Friday December 30th.

Remember in Prayer
This week join Mennonite Church Eastern Canada (MCEC)  in prayer for The Meeting Place in Hamilton, ON.