Prayers 12 24 2013
*Welcome to Christmas Eve Service
*You can follow our bilingual service by following the bulletin: Lessons that would be read, carols that would be sung (blue English and green Chinese hymnals)
*Welcome 2 of our 7 new members who joined our church on Dec. 15th who will be reading lessons tonight
*Tonight we’ll be lighting our candles and singing Silent Night outside on the sidewalk to symbolize Christ is Light in our darkened world and that we as followers of Christ continues to shine Christ’s love in the places where we work, live, and play
*Thank you to Joy and the music ensemble who will be bringing special music for us tonight
*After singing Silent Night, you are invited to come upstairs to the Fellowship Hall for a cup of tea or coffee and enjoy the fellowship of meeting one another
*This Sunday, Dec. 29, First Sunday after Christmas, we’ll have our 3 Sunday morning services: 10:00 English, 10:00 Cantonese, and 11:20 English; we hope to see you then
Benediction
Carry with you the quiet joy ignited in your hearts.
You are a part of God’s gift to the world.
Return again and again to Bethlehem.
Take time to remember and rejoice in your salvation.
God’s mercy renews us this night and forevermore. Amen.