A CELEBRATION OF WORSHIP First Sunday after Christmas

December 27, 2009 8:30 & 11:00 a.m. *All who are able may stand. Bold type spoken by the congregation

GATHERING. . .

The Prelude

The Welcome and Announcements

The Introit

The Call To Worship

Praise the Lord of the whole Universe – the heavens, the angels,

the sun, moon and shining stars.

The earth and everything within it – every animal and bird,

every fish and creature of the seas;

every mountain and hill, every tree and plant, every ocean,

river and stream, praise the Lord

Praise the Lord every ruler and government, all people of

every age and every color.

Praise the One whose glory the angels sang: “Glory to God in the highest heaven,

and on earth peace, goodwill among all people.”

The Prayer of Adoration

*The Hymn 31 “Hark! The Herald Angels Sing”

*The Prayer of Confession

God of the ages, our beginning and our end, it’s a day for looking at the past,

what we’ve done and where we’ve been this year. It doesn’t take long for us to

recall the missteps and the mistakes and the many times we missed the mark.

Looking back, we see our sins. We also see Your faithfulness. So we offer our

confession with a measure of hope that Your mercy will cleanse us yet again so

that we might follow Jesus Christ into the future You have prepared. . . .(time

for silent confession) . . .

*The Assurance of Pardon

*The Gloria Patri p. 579 in the Hymnal

*The Peace and Greeting

The peace of Christ be with you all. And also with you! (Please exchange this ancient greeting with worshippers seated near you. Please stand to greet one another in the name of Christ.)

TO HEAR THE WORD OF GOD. . .

The Prayer for Illumination

The Old Testament Lesson: 1 Samuel 2:18-20,26 p. 305 in the pew Bible

The Psalter Lesson: Psalm 148 p. 716 in the pew Bible

The Anthem “The Jesus Gift” Gilbert Martin

The Epistle Lesson: Colossians 3:12-27 p. 246 in the pew

A Moment With the Children

*The Hymn 53 “What Child Is This”

The Gospel Lesson: Luke 2:41-52 p. 72 in the pew Bible

The Sermon “Temple Talk”

Sarah Dennis

TO RESPOND TO GOD’S WORD. . .

*The Apostles’ Creed p. 14 in the Hymnal

The Prayers of Thanksgiving and Intercession

The Lord's Prayer p. 16 in the Hymnal

The Service of Offering

The Gathering of Our Gifts

The Offertory

*The Doxology and Prayer of Dedication Doxology, p. 592 in the Hymnal

O God, may we go forward in the coming year confident of Your guidance

and Your love binding us together. Receive these gifts, and the service of our

lives as signs of our gratitude for the gift of Jesus, our Savior and Lord, in

whose name we pray. Amen.

TO GO FORTH AND SERVE IN GOD’S NAME.

*The Hymn 49 “Once in Royal David’s City”

*The Charge & Benediction

*The Postlude

The Rev. Allen H. Fisher, Jr., Pastor

The Rev. Patrick Dennis, Associate Pastor

E. Bruce Harvey, Jr., Coordinator of Christian Education

Sarah Dennis, Director of Youth Ministry

Mary Ann & Larry Casey, Choirmasters

Amy L. Shirk, Organist

The Rev. Terry N. Diebold, Parish Associate

The Presbyterian Church

Fredericksburg, Virginia

December 27, 2009

MEETINGS & ACTIVITIES 12/27/09-1/3/10

Monday (12/28)

Office Closed

Tuesday (12/29)

Men’s Breakfast, Bob Evans 7:30am

Wednesday (12/30)

Covenant Group, MH 7:00 am

Meditation Group, CP 6:30pm

Thursday (12/31) New Year’s Eve

Office Closed

Friday (1/110) Happy New Year’s

Office Closed

Saturday (1/2)

College Retreat to Montreat 7:00am

Next Sunday (1/3)

College Retreat to Montreat Sacred Dance, U 5:00pm

PW Circle of New Beginnings, CH 6:00pm

Confirmation Orientation, MH 7:00pm

Location Key:

FH: Fellowship Hall U: Undercroft

CP: Church Parlor MH: Middle House

EB: Education Building CN: Cradle Nursery

B i r t h d a y s this Week December

27. Chloe Smith Charlie Rowe, Jack

Spinnanger, Beth Costello

28. Jeanne Waite, Connie Barnes

29. Brandon Beiler, Claire Lacy, Graham

Major, Clara Szlyk, Noah Swift, Amy

Umble, Stella Jones

30. Katya Zablotney, Mary Lowman, Liam Conway,

31. William Eye, Jennie Fellinger,

Margaret Scott, Sam Brehm, Linda Sweet, Edward Langdon, Gene Bingham, Nathan Payne, Sarah

Demarest

January

1. Jim Eck

2. Libby Humes, Scott Theado

3. Brent McGhee, Nana Attafua

THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 810 Princess Anne Street

Fredericksburg, VA 22401

(540) 373-7057 FAX (540) 370-0210

www.fredericksburgpc.org

Stewards of God’s good Earth. Printed on 30% post-consumer recycled paper

Hospital Visitors 12/27-1/2

Larry Repansek (891-5343)

Mary Lou Kuehl

Fall/Winter Office Hours

Monday - Thursday: 8:30am to 4:30pm

Friday: 9am to 12noon Lectionary Readings for Next Sunday, January 3, 2010

Jeremiah 31:7-14; Psalm 147:12-20

Ephesians 1:3-14; John 1:(1-9) 10-18

December 27, 2009 THE WORSHIP OF GOD 8:30 and 11:00 am

We are delighted to have visitors worship with us!

To aid you in our liturgy, we want to acquaint you with

our following custom: In the Lord’s Prayer, we use the

words, “Forgive us our debts… our debtors.” We encour-

age you to stand for singing if you are able as the organ

sounds the first note of introduction. When appropriate to

the hymn, the organist and choir will lead the congrega-

tion in singing, “Amen.”

Assistive listening devices (amplified earphones and

telecoilneckloops), large print bulletins and hymnals

are available from the ushers.

Child Care is provided in the Education Building for in-

fants through Kindergarten.

All worshippers are encouraged to sign the Attendance/

Friendship pad, greet your friends, and welcome visitors.

The flowers today are given by Joanne & Harry Farley to honor their grandchildren: Christopher & Nikolas Farley; David King, III; Peyton King; and Krista Farley.

Capsule of Concern: Roberta Mealey, Ruth Moffitt, Tillie

Paul, Louise Garrison Monroe, Ann Warner, Herb Rudolph,

James Roberson, Anne Shotwell

The rosebud on the pulpit rail celebrates the birth of

Cayden Fielding Jones, born December 16, 2009. Cayden is

the son of John Barton Jones, Jr. and Rebecca Ann Jones and

sister of Stella Katherine Jones.

Service Attendants Liturgist College Students

8:30 AM Sanctuary Guild Linda Spratt

Greeters College Students

Ushers Jerry Zekert, Suzanne Bevin, Paul Leimer, Bill Hollister

11:00 AM Sanctuary Guild Sheila Baker

Greeters College Students

Ushers Nick & Paula Kallay

Nursery Attendants: Linda Benn, Amy Ellis, Branner Johnston, Jacob Coffman, Will Hamilton, Becca Fisher, Jordan Leek

Missions

Our church will assist Habitat for Humanity in refurbishing a house located at 215 Glover Street

in Mayfield. The work includes cleanup, some flooring, painting, small carpentry work and out-

side work. Work days are scheduled for December 30, January 2 and 9. If you can lend an hour

or two, please get in touch with Bob Snow, 710-2432 or bsnow@hotmail.com.

Youth

No Youth meetings tonight or next Sunday, January 3. Meetings will resume January 10.

There are still a few spaces available on the Senior High Mission trip, turn your forms in to

Sarah Dennis as soon as possible.

Christian Education

The Sunday School brunch will begin our Sunday School winter/spring semester on Sunday,

January 3 at 9:30 a.m. in the Fellowship Hall. All food and beverages will be provided by the

Christian Education Committee. Near 10:00 a.m. we will dismiss to all classes including the new

adult classes. We look forward to each of you joining us for the brunch and for a class that will

nurture your faith.

A Year with the Bible booklets are available on the table outside the sanctuary and in the church

office. The booklets have daily Bible readings for each day including the Lectionary passages

used in Sunday worship.

Fellowship Events & Small Groups

On January 13, the Prime Timers will meet at 11:00 a.m. in the Fellowship Hall for salad and

games. Soup, bread, drink, dessert, and games will be supplied; however, you can also bring your

favorite game. Everybody call the Baileys at 371-1440 by January 10, so you can pick what you

want to bring for the salad from a list; if you get an answering machine, leave a message and they

will call you back.

A group of College Students and Rev. Dennis will be leaving for Montreat next Saturday,

December 2, at 7:00 a.m. for the College Conference. They will return the evening of January 5.

Brittany Harvey will also attend this conference representing Austin Presbyterian Theological

Seminary.

Building & Grounds

Dishwashers needed for Wednesday Night Dinners February 4 - March 31, time commitment is 6:00

p.m. - 7:15 p.m. or less depending on the number of dinner attendees. Please contact Krista Samson,

kwsamson@gmail.com or 373-4119 to sign up. Come for environmental responsibility, stay for Fun

and Fellowship!

Ever wondered who locks up the middle building, church house, and education building after

Sunday's worship is over? Well, we have a small team of volunteers on the Buildings and

Grounds Committee who individually perform lock-up duty, each serving one month at a time.

Our numbers have dwindled, so we can use additional volunteers to perform this important duty.

It only takes about 30 minutes to do the job, and training is available. For further information,

please contact Harry Farley at: vtprosim@aol.com, or via phone at 371-2631. A number of op-

portunities exist including the months of July through December 2010, act quickly or your favor-

ite month might be taken.

Service Opportunity ~ Magazine Ministry: Is anyone interested in helping Tracey Rembisz with

the magazines that go to the hospital. Do you have time to pick up the magazines and cut labels

or deliver them? Give Tracey a call at 548-1813.