Traditional Worship December 18, 2022

Traditional Copyright for December 18, 2022 11:15 a.m. Traditional Order of Worshi Prelude The Holly and the Ivy; Bring a Torch, Jeannette, Isabella; Infant Holy, Infant Lowly; In the Bleak Midwinter; Joy to the World; O Come, O Come, EmmanuelCarol settings by Evelyn Larter, Larry Shackley, Dona Gilliam and Mizzy McCaskill Alice Yates, flute Welcome and Announcements Lighting of the Advent Candles: UNISON PRAYER Loving God, let worship begin in gratitude for your unconditional love. We love because you first loved us. Love begins and ends with you. As we celebrate the love of Advent, we anticipate the love-made-flesh in Jesus. This love is beyond imagination, beyond limits, and beyond the realm of fear and control. Christian love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. Challenge our small understanding of love today as we fix our eyes on Jesus in worship. Amen. Hymn #129 Lo, How a Rose E’er Blooming Greeting Time (Passing of the Peace) When we pass the peace, we recognize the love living here among us— the love we hold together in community, whether we know one another well or not, whether we are the same or different, whether we agree or disagree. We humbly extend peace as an act of love. Take a moment to share the peace of Christ with your family, friends, and neighbors. May the peace of Christ be with you. And also with you. Children’s Message with Hymn #133 O Come, All Ye Faithful Reading Isaiah 7:10-16; Matthew 1:18-25 Sermon God is With Us- Rev. Judith Fulp-Eickstaedt Hymn #110 Love Has Come Joys and Concerns Prayers of the People and the Lord’s Prayer Invitation to Stewardship: www.trinityarlington.org/GIVE (Please take this opportunity to check in using the QR code, red friendship pad, or link in your bulletin) Offertory What Child Is This? Sondra Tucker (Adam Stievater, trumpet) Prayer of Dedication (Unison) Loving God, you reminded us that the greatest love sacrifices on behalf of a friend. Today, we bring our sacrificial offerings because we choose to love our church, we choose to love our community, and we choose to love each other. May we use these gifts to extend your love, sending the light of Christ to a world in need of love. Amen. Hymn "The Virgin Mary Had a Baby Boy " Benediction Postlude The Virgin Mary Had a Baby Boy (Ellen Coman) Carol Feather Martin COPYRIGHT INFORMATION Noels for Flute and Piano The Holly and the Ivy Bring a Torch, Jeannette, Isabella Joy to the World arr. Dona Gilliam and Mizzy McCaskill Copyright 1998 Mel Bay Publications (ASCAP) All rights reserved. Used by permission. Amid the Winter’s Snow Infant Holy, Infant Lowly O Come, O Come, Emmanuel arr. Evelyn Larter Copyright 2013 Augsburg Fortress. Permission to stream/podcast the music for this service obtained from ONE LICENSE, License #A736703. All rights reserved. Christmas Ornaments In the Bleak Midwinter arr. Larry Shackley Copyright 2015 Lorenz Corporation. Permission to stream/podcast the music for this service obtained from ONE LICENSE, License #A736703. All rights reserved. Lo, How a Rose E’er Blooming Public Domain O Come, All Ye Faithful Public Domain Love Has Come Text Copyright 1996 LNWhymns.com All rights reserved. ASCAP. CCLI LICENSE #2006642. Used with permission Music Services Inc. Music Arr. © 2012 Eric T. Myers. Used by permission of Westminster John Knox Press. All rights reserved. Repeat the Sounding Joy What Child Is This Sondra K. Tucker Copyright 2017 Concordia Publishing House Permission to stream/podcast the music for this service obtained from ONE LICENSE, License #A736703. All rights reserved. Dance to the Lord Piano Settings The Virgin Mary Had a Baby Boy Ellen Coman Copyright 2017 Augsburg Fortress. Permission to stream/podcast the music for this service obtained from ONE LICENSE, License #A736703. All rights reserved. The Virgin Mary Had a Baby Boy Public Domain