Minister: Rev. Alistair G. Bennett, BSc.BD
Organist: Oliver B. Grant, BA (Hons), PG Dipl.
Choir Master & Deputy Organist: Winton Brangman
Welcome and Notices
Call to Worship
Hymn 303 It came upon the midnight clear
Call to Prayer
Lesson: The prophet Isaiah looks forward to a time when a wise and just ruler will arise among the people and deliver them from war and oppression.
Isaiah 9: 2, 6, 7
Hymn 316 Love came down at Christmas
Lesson: The Prophet proclaims the coming of the King.
Isaiah 11: 1—9
Hymn 313 See! In yonder manger low
Lesson: The angel Gabriel is sent to Nazareth to tell Mary that she will be the mother of Jesus.
Luke 1: 26—35, 38
Lesson: Matthew tells the story of the Birth of Jesus at Bethlehem.
Matthew 1: 18—23
Hymn 301 Hark! The herald angels sing
Lesson: Luke tells of the shepherds who leave their flocks and hasten to Bethlehem to see the holy child.
Luke 2: 8—16
Hymn 309 Still the night, holy the night
Prayer
Christmas Bell
Lighting of the Candle
Lesson: John 1: 1—5
Hymn 306 O Come, all ye faithful
Benediction
The Christmas Offering this year from both the Christmas Eve services and Christmas Day will be given to the Tents of Nations in Palestine with the planting of olive trees, and the Feeding Programme.
Notices
Worship on Christmas Day will be held Sunday December 25th at 10:00 am.
The flowers for today’s service were donated by Sally Frith in memory of her brother Charles Austin.
The office will be closed from December 26 to December January 2, reopening at 9 am on Tuesday, January 3.
Contact Information
Office: Tel: 236-1882
Email:
Mailing address: P.O. Box WK 130, Warwick WK BX
Office Hours: Monday to Friday – 9:00 am – 12:00 pm
Session Clerk: Doug Frith Tel: 236-2515
Clerk to the Board: Duncan Dawson Tel: 238-3648
Treasurer: David Cartmill Tel: 535 7142
Church Secretary: Sandra Christensen Tel: 236-1882
Christ Church Youth (CCY): Martha Kirkland Tel: 236-0383
Website: www.christchurch.bm
Facebook: Christ Church Warwick Bermuda
The Minister can be contacted at 236-0400 or