The Third Sunday of Advent : Lessons & Carols, December 15, 2024

This weekend we will be having Advent Lessons & Carols with Holy Communion.  Lessons and Carols has been an Anglican tradition for more than 100 years.  King’s College, Cambridge has the most famous one, but it is used in many parishes.  We are using Lessons and Carols in the place of the first half of the Eucharist.  It will be followed by the confession, the Peace, and then continue with Holy Communion. The readings span the Old and New Testaments, from prophesies to accounts in 3 different Gospels: Isaiah 11:1-9, Isaiah 40:1-11, Isaiah 7:10-15, Luke 1:26-38, Matthew 1:18-23, and Mark 1:1-15 The Bible readings may be found on https://www.saintalbans.jp/sundayread... Service booklets are currently WIP, but will be posted for downloading sometime Saturday, on https://www.saintalbans.jp/service-bo... Online donations to Saint Alban's gratefully received via Tithely: https://tithe.ly/give?c=1896490 To find where we are on this video: 0:01:43 Prelude: Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme (J.S. Batch) 0:06:40 Opening hymn: Hark! A Thrilling voice is sounding 0:11:15 The First Lesson: Isaiah 11:1-9 0:13:43 Lo, How a Rose E`er Blooming (Michael Praetorius) 0:16:50 The Second Lesson: Isaiah 40:1-11 0:18:46 Hymn: Comfort, comfort ye my people 0:21:08 The Third Lesson: Isaiah 7:10-15 0:22:24 How Bright Appears the Morning Star (arr. J.S. Bach) 0:26:16 The Fourth Lesson: Luke 1:26-38 0:28:17 Maria Walks Amid the Thorn (Mark Schweizer) 0:31:22 The Fifth Lesson: Matthew 1:18-23 0:33:22 O Come, O Come, Emmanuel 0:36:13 The Sixth Lesson: Mark 1:1-15 0:38:22 Hymn: There`s a voice in the wilderness crying 0:41:00 The Confession 0:43:00 Announcements 0:49:03 Offertory Hymn: Watchman, tell us of the night 0:51:58 The Holy Communion 1:12:25 Communion Anthem: Sleepers, Wake (arr. J.S. Bach) 1:17:47 Post-Communion Prayer and Blessings 1:18:49 Recessional Hymn: Jesus came, adored by angels 1:22:07 Postlude: Toccata on Veni, Redemptor gentium (arr.by P.Manz) Thank you.