
ANNOUNCEMENT/WELCOME
*PASSING OF THE PEACE
PROCESSIONAL
O Come, O Come Emmanuel arr. G. Roberson
Alla Artemova-Helton, piano
LIGHTING OF THE ADVENT CANDLE: CANDLE OF HOPE
O Come, O Come Emmanuel (vs. 1) UMH #211
*PARDON & ASSURANCE
*THE APOSTLE’S CREED
*Gloria Patri UMH #71
OPENING HYMN
*Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence (vss. 1, 2, 3) UMH #626
GREAT THANKSGIVING
HOLY COMMUNION
OFFERTORY
*Lo, How a Rose E’re Blooming * M. Praitorius
Alla Artemova-Helton, organ
*Doxology Sung to the Tune of The First Noel
*Thy Word Is a Lamp (Chorus) UMH #601
*SCRIPTURE
Isaiah 40:27-31
SERMON
“In Good Company: God Is Our Strength in Waiting”
Rev. Dr. Roger Clayton
HYMN OF INVITATION
*You Satisfy the Hungry Heart (vss. 1, 3, 5) UMH #629
*SENDING FORTH
POSTLUDE
Lift Up Your Heads T. Williams
Alla Artemova-Helton, organ