Festival of Lessons and Carols December 18| 8:30am Festival of Lessons and Carols is a bridge between the liturgical seasons of Advent and Christmas. Our service is an adaptation of the form used on Christmas Eve at King’s College Chapel in Cambridge, England. As the service begins, the prayers of the people are sought for those in need at Christmastime. …

Love Unbound: A Service of Remembrance December 12 | 7:00pm In memory of those who have touched our lives and remain forever in our hearts; to honor grief and find light in the darkness of the holiday season. Welcome to an evening honoring grief, loss, and the fullness of life in this sacred time of year. We gather together to …

THIRD SUNDAY OF ADVENT December 11 | 8:30 & 11:00am GATHERING IN GOD’S NAME PreludeO Key of David and O Emmanuel from O Antiphon Sequence  Cecilia McDowall (b. 1951) Welcome Lighting of the Third Advent Candle – Candle of Joy Reader One:  When I look around, I see shadows of sadness, families who have lost loved ones, people in prison, people who are …

RING OUT, WILD BELLS! A CHRISTMAS CONCERTWith the Montview Choirs and Orchestra December 4, 2022 • 4:00pm Adam Waite, Minister of Music and ConductorBarbara Hulac, Associate Minister of MusicBecki Taylor, Assistant Minister of Music Welcome Rev. Ian Cummins, Co-Pastor Ring Out, Wild Bells!Jonathan Dove (b. 1959) O Earth, O Earth, return! Ring out, wild bells, to the wild skyThe flying cloud, …

SECOND SUNDAY OF ADVENT December 4 | 8:30 & 11:00am GATHERING IN GOD’S NAME PreludeVoluntary on “Winchester New”C. S. Lang (1891-1971) Meditation on “Creator of the Stars of Night”Alec Rowley (1892-1958) Welcome Lighting of the Second Advent Candle – Candle of PeaceReader One:  Last week we lit the candle of HOPE on the Advent wreath. Its flickering flame reminded us …

FIRST SUNDAY OF ADVENT November 27 | 8:30 & 11:00am GATHERING IN GOD’S NAME PreludeVariations on Veni EmmanuelLeslie Betteridge (1903-1998) Welcome Lighting of the First Advent Candle – Candle of HopeReader One:  This is the first Sunday of Advent, when we read again of how God’s people were waiting for the coming of the Messiah. Advent is the season of …

Thanksgiving Day  November 24 | 10:00am Organ PreludeToccata in CJohann Pachelbel (1653-1706) Chorale PreludeDietrich Buxtehude (1637-1707) *Processional  367  Come, Ye Thankful People Come       Come, ye thankful people, come, raise the song of harvest home; All is safely gathered in, ere the winter storms begin; God, our Maker, does provide for our wants to be supplied; Come to God’s own temple, …

STEWARDSHIP SUNDAY  November 20 | 8:30 & 11:00am GATHERING IN GOD’S NAME PreludeChorale PreludeDietrich Buxtehude (1637-1707) Welcome *Call to Worship (Psalm 121)Leader:  I lift up my eyes to the hills – from where will my help come? People:  My help comes from the Lord, who made heaven and earth.  Leader:  The Lord will not let your foot be moved; he …

TWENTY-THIRD SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST November 13 | 8:30 & 11:00am GATHERING IN GOD’S NAME PreludeAdagio Leslie Betteridge (1903-1998) Welcome *Call to Worship (Psalm 121)Leader:  I lift up my eyes to the hills – from where will my help come? People:  My help comes from the Lord, who made heaven and earth.  Leader:  The Lord will not let your foot be …

ALL SAINTS SUNDAY  November 6, 2022 | 8:30 & 11:00am GATHERING IN GOD’S NAME PreludeReverieThomas H. Kerr (1915-1988) Welcome *Call to Worship (Psalm 121) Leader:  I lift up my eyes to the hills – from where will my help come? People:  My help comes from the Lord, who made heaven and earth.  Leader:  The Lord will not let your foot …