ST. COLUMBA
ANGLICAN-UNITED CHURCH
First Sunday after Christmas
December 29, 2024
Christmas Hymn Sing
Worship leader: Robert Fyles
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Mission Statement
As followers of Jesus Christ, our church is a community called to love, honour, worship, and serve God. We invite others to share our Christian journey as we grow in faith and engage in ministry in our town and mission in our world.
9190 Granville Street
PO Box 1260, Port Hardy, BC V0N 2P0
Office Phone: 250-949-6247
E-mail: admin@stcolumbaporthardy.ca
Priest, The Rev. Sheila Cook
(250)-230-7433 scook@bc.anglican.ca
Wardens: Robert Fyles and Heather Jones
Treasurer: Judy Fyles
Music Ministry: Roldan Yuipco
Video: Ammie Yuipco
Community Partner: Cathie Wilson
www.stcolumbaporthardy.ca
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~ All: bold font
~ Sung words: bold italics
~ Asterisk* stand as you are able
Welcome and Announcements
Land Acknowledgement
*Hymn MV 1 Let Us Build a House v 1 and 5
Let us build a house where love can dwell and all can safely live,
a place where saints and children tell how hearts learn to forgive.
Built of hopes and dreams and visions; rock of faith and vault of grace;
here the love of all shall end divisions:
All are welcome, all are welcome, all are welcome in this place.
Let us build a house where all are named, their songs and visions heard
and loved and treasured, taught and claimed as words within the Word.
Built of tears and cries and laughter, prayers of faith and songs of grace;
let this house proclaim from floor to rafter:
All are welcome, all are welcome, all are welcome in this place.
Words and music: Marty Haugen.
Bishop’s Christmas Message
*Hymn MV 158 Dream a Dream
Dream a dream, a hopeful dream,
as children do on Christmas Eve,
imaginings, surprising things
to hold and to believe.
Dream a time, this Christmas time,
when no one’s hungry or afraid;
that weapons go and harvests grow,
that friends are met and made.
Dream a peace, our planet’s peace,
the greening of the earth at play,
the holy ground where life is found,
where God has touched the clay.
Dream a gift, the Christmas gift
that changes every thing we see:
the shimmering of angel wing,
the Child, the Mystery.
Words and arrangement: Rory Cooney.
Hutłilala's! Listen deeply as Scripture is proclaimed.
Psalm 148 VU 871
Refrain: Let the whole creation cry, “Glory be to God on high.”
Praise God from the heavens; give praise in the heights! Give praise, all you angels; praise God, all you hosts!
Praise God, sun and moon, give praise, stars and lights! Praise God, farthest heavens, and all waters beyond heaven!
R: Let the whole creation cry, “Glory be to God on high.”
Let all things praise the Holy One, at whose command they were created, who established them for all time, setting bounds, which cannot be passed.
Praise God from the earth, great sea creatures and ocean depths, lightning and hail, snow and frost, gales that obey God’s decree,
all mountains and hills, all fruit trees and cedars, wild animals and cattle, creatures winged and earth-bound,
sovereigns who rule earth and its people, all who govern and judge this world, young men and women alike, old people and children together!
R: Let the whole creation cry, “Glory be to God on high.”
Let all things praise the name of God, the name above every other, whose splendor covers heaven and earth.
You give strength to your people, songs of praise to your faithful, to Israel, the people dear to your heart.
R: Let the whole creation cry, “Glory be to God on high.”
*Hymn VU 70 There’s a Star in the East
There’s a star in the East on Christmas morn,
rise up, shepherd and follow;
it will lead to the place where the Christ was born;
rise up, shepherd, and follow.
Follow, follow, rise up, shepherd, and follow,
follow the Star of Bethlehem,
rise up, shepherd, and follow.
If you take good heed to the angel’s words,
rise up, shepherd and follow,
you’ll forget your flocks, you’ll forget your herds;
rise up, shepherd, and follow.
Follow, follow, rise up, shepherd, and follow,
follow the Star of Bethlehem,
rise up, shepherd, and follow.
Colossians 3: 12-17
This is the Word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God.
*Hymn VU 73 The Virgin Mary Had a Baby Boy
The virgin Mary had a baby boy,
the virgin Mary had a baby boy,
the virgin Mary had a baby boy,
and they say that his name is Jesus.
He come from the glory,
he come from the glorious kingdom.
He come from the glory,
he come from the glorious kingdom.
O yes! believer!
O yes! believer!
He come from the glory,
he come from the glorious kingdom.
The angels sang when the baby born,
the angels sang when the baby born,
the angels sang when the baby born,
and they say that his name is Jesus.
He come from the glory,
he come from the glorious kingdom.
He come from the glory,
he come from the glorious kingdom.
O yes! believer!
O yes! believer!
He come from the glory,
he come from the glorious kingdom.
The shepherds came where the baby born,
the shepherds came where the baby born,
the shepherds came where the baby born,
and they say his name is Jesus.
He come from the glory,
he come from the glorious kingdom.
He come from the glory,
he come from the glorious kingdom.
O yes! believer!
O yes! believer!
He come from the glory,
he come from the glorious kingdom.
*The Gospel
Luke 2:41-52
Hear what the Spirit is saying to the Church!
Thanks be to God.
Sermon
“Into the Neighbourhood” by Rev. Jason Meyers
*Hymn VU 56 Jesus, Our Brother
Jesus, our brother, kind and good,
was humbly born in a stable rude,
and the friendly beasts around him stood,
Jesus, our brother, kind and good.
I, said the donkey, shaggy and brown,
I carried the mother up hill and down,
I carried his mother to Bethlehem town;
I, said the donkey, shaggy and brown.
I, said the cow all white and red,
I gave him my manger for his bed;
I gave him my hay to pillow his head;
I, said the cow all white and red.
I, said the sheep with curly horn,
I gave him my wool for his blanket warm,
he wore my coat on Christmas morn;
I, said the sheep with curly horn.
I, said the dove, from the rafters high,
I cooed him to sleep that he should not cry,
we cooed him to sleep, my mate and I;
I, said the dove, from the rafters high.
Thus all the beasts, by some good spell,
in the stable dark were glad to tell
of the gifts they gave Emmanuel,
the gifts they gave Emmanuel.
Prayers of the People
*The Lord’s Prayer
And now, as our Saviour Christ has taught us we are bold to say,
Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name, thy kingdom come, thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, the power, and the glory, for ever and ever. Amen.
*Hymn VU 48 Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
Hark! the herald angels sing,
"Glory to the newborn King,
peace on earth, and mercy mild,
God and sinners reconciled!“
Joyful, all ye nations, rise,
join the triumph of the skies;
with the angelic hosts proclaim,
"Christ is born in Bethlehem!"
Hark! the herald angels sing,
"Glory to the newborn King!"
Christ, by highest heaven adored,
Christ, the everlasting Lord,
late in time behold him come,
offspring of a virgin's womb.
Veiled in flesh the Godhead see;
hail the incarnate deity,
pleased with us in flesh to dwell,
Jesus, our Emmanuel!
Hark! the herald angels sing,
"Glory to the newborn King!"
Hail, the heaven-born Prince of Peace!
Hail, the Sun of Righteousness!
Light and life to all he brings,
risen with healing in his wings.
Mild he lays his glory by,
born that we no more may die,
born to raise us from the earth,
born to give us second birth.
Hark! the herald angels sing,
"Glory to the newborn King!"
The Peace
The peace of Christ be always with you.
And also with you.
(We share a sign of peace with one another)
*Offertory Hymn VU 38 Angels We Have Heard on High v 1, 2
Angels we have heard on high
sweetly singing o'er the plains,
and the mountains in reply,
echoing their joyous strains.
Gloria in excelsis Deo!
Gloria in excelsis Deo!
Shepherds, why this jubilee?
Why your joyous strains prolong?
What the gladsome tidings be
which inspire your heavenly song?
Gloria in excelsis Deo!
Gloria in excelsis Deo!
Prayer Over the Gifts
*Hymn VU 35 Good Christian Friends Rejoice
Good Christian friends, rejoice
with heart and soul and voice!
Give ye heed to what we say:
News! News! Jesus Christ is born today.
Ox and ass before him bow,
and he is in the manger now.
Christ is born today!
Christ is born today!
Good Christian friends, rejoice
with heart and soul and voice!
Now ye hear of endless bliss:
Joy! Joy! Jesus Christ was born for this!
He hath opened heaven's door,
and we are blest for evermore.
Christ was born for this!
Christ was born for this!
Good Christian friends, rejoice
with heart and soul and voice!
Now ye need not fear the grave:
Peace! Peace! Jesus Christ was born to save!
Calls you one and calls you all
to gain his everlasting hall.
Christ was born to save!
Christ was born to save!
Commissioning & Benediction
Let us bless the Lord.
Thanks be to God.
The Lord bless us and keep us. The Lord make his face shine on us and be gracious to us. The Lord look upon us with favour and grant us peace. Amen.
*Three-fold Amen
Dismissal
Go in peace to love and serve the Lord.
Thanks be to God! Amen! Gilakas’la!
Announcements
Coffee following the service! Lunch downstairs if you wish
Canned and dried food are always appreciated
Mission Focus: Our Place, Victoria
Liturgical sources:
The Book of Alternative Services (BAS). Copyright © 1985 by the General Synod of the Anglican Church of Canada. All rights reserved. Reproduced under license from ABC Publishing, Anglican Book Centre, a ministry of the General Synod of the Anglican Church of Canada, from Anglican Liturgical Library. Further copying is prohibited.
Sermon: by Jason Myers from Broadview’s Best Christmas Sermon Ever Contest,. © December 12, 2024 https://broadview.org/i-saw-gods-eternal-love-today/
Music copyright:
Words for hymns reprinted, podcast and/or streamed with permission under ONE LICENSE #A-720359 or CCLI License # 11033010. All rights reserved.
More Voices 1 Let Us Build a House Words and music: Marty Haugen. Words and music copyright © 1994 GIA Publications Inc. All rights reserved. Reprinted, streamed and/or podcast with permission under ONE LICENSE #A-720359 (#00004). All rights reserved.
More Voices 158 Dream a Dream Words: Shirley Erena Murray, 1996; Music: Ron Klusmeier, 2005. Words copyright © 1996 by Hope Publishing Company and music copyright © 2005 by Ron Klusmeier, administered by Hope Publishing Company. All rights reserved. Reprinted, streamed and/or podcast with permission under ONE LICENSE #A-720359 (#42130). All rights reserved.
Voices United 871 Psalm 148 Refrain Jakob Hintze 1678, Harmonized by J.S. Bach. as in Hymns Ancient and Modern 1861 Words, Music: Public domain.
Voices United 70 There’s a Star in the East Words and music: African-American spiritual. Words and music: Public domain.
Voices United 73 The Virgin Mary Had a Baby Boy Words and music: West Indian carol, from Edrich Conner Collection of West Indian Spirituals 1945; Arrangement: John Barnard, 1982. Words and music copyright © 1945 Boosey & Co., Ltd., All rights reserved. Copyright now public domain.
Voices United 56 Jesus, Our Brother Words: French carol, 12th century; trans. Robert Davis, alt. Music: medieval French melody; attrib. Pierre de Corbeil; harm. Carlton R Young 1987. Words and music, copyright public domain. Translation copyright © CPP/Belwin Inc.; Harmony copyright © United Methodist Publishing House. All rights reserved. Reprinted, streamed and/or podcast with permission under ONE LICENSE #A-720359 translation (#72058) harmonization (#81062). All rights reserved.
Voices United 48 Hark! The Herald Angels Sing Words: Charles Wesley, 1739, alt. Music: Felix Mendelssohn, 1840; adapt. William Hayman Cummings, 1856 Copyright: Public domain
Voices United 38 Angels We Have Heard on High Words: French traditional; trans. James Chadwick, 1860 Music: French carol melody; arr. Edward Shippen Barnes, 1937. Copyright: Public domain.
Voices United 35 Good Christian Friends, Rejoice Words: Latin, 14th century; trans. John Mason Neale, 1853, altered Music: German melody, harm. Gary Alan Smith 1988. Words, Translation, Music: Public Domain. Harmony: © 1989 The United Methodist Publishing House. Reprinted, streamed and/or podcast with permission under ONE LICENSE #A-720359 (#89806). All rights reserved.
