"The Nitty Gritty of the Nativity" - Christmas Eve - 12.24.20

Join David Chamberlin for our Festive Organ Recital for 2020. You can download the recital program here. 

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​Hear Doug read the Christmas Proclamation.

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Hear the Chamberlins sing a beautiful rendition of "Angels We Have Heard On High" for tonight's introit. 

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" O Come, All Ye Faithful" is our gathering hymn for Christmas Eve. 

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The Kyrie helps us begin the liturgy. 

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​Let us unite together to pray the Prayer of the Day.

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Hear Ross read today's lesson from Isaiah.

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Sing  "Jesus, What a Wonderful Child" with Zion. 

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​Listen to our amazing choir members sing "Of the Father's Love Begotten" for our Gospel Processional and hear Pastor Berry read the powerful nativity story from Luke.

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Hear Pastor Berry's sermon about how we can learn a thing or two about the gospel of the ordinary from Jesus, born a simple man, in a simple, even dirty, place.

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​"Hark the Herald Angels Sing" is tonight's wonderful Hymn of the Day.

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Let us pray with Zion, our neighbors near, our neighbors far away, and all those in need of God's grace.

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Listen to today's beautiful anthem from our marvelous Zion choir and our amazing musicians.

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Listen to "In the Bleak Midwinter," yet another outstanding anthem from our Chancel Choir.

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Hear Pastor Berry send us into Christmas with a beautiful Christmas Benediction.

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Grab your candle and join us for our (not-so) traditional candlelight vigil as we sing "Silent Night" and celebrate the Birth of Christ together as one. 

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Let us all sing together the praises of the Birth of Christ as we go tell it on the mountain, over the hills, and everywhere.

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Listen to yet another superb postlude as we go out into the Christmas night. 

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​Liturgical pieces from Lord, We Come to Your Table, a new liturgy commissioned by Zion, composed by David Chamberlin. ©1996 David B. Chamberlin

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