Sunday, December 20 th , 2015
Fourth Sunday of Advent
10:30 A.M.
If you are our guest this morning, we invite your children to participate in our programs for Nursery
(ages 0-3) and Columbakids (Jk-Gr. 8) following the children’s time in the service.
*Please rise in body or in spirit
WE GATHER TO WORSHIP GOD
The Prelude
*Call to Worship
Carol : “O come, all ye faithful” #159 Verses 1 & 5
Fourth Sunday in Advent: LOVE
L : The days are coming, says the Lord, when I will fulfill the promise I made to the houses of
Israel and Judah.
P: The labour is beginning.
L: Mary has shared her joys and struggles with
Elizabeth.They have supported one another in their faith journeys.
P: All the earth is waiting
L: Elizabeth blesses Mary and the One who is
“the fruit of her womb.”
P: The wonder of love is being revealed.
L: Mary is full of gratitude and responds with thanksgiving. Her song reaches back into the past, proclaims God’s mercy in the present and promises that all future generations will be blessed.
P: Glory to God in the highest.
L: Jesus’ birth turns the world upside down. He reaches out to the hungry and poor, to the lowly and outcast, to the person of influence and the ordinary. He invites us to share love wherever we abide.
P: Here I am Lord; let it be with me according to your word.
L: We light the fourth candle of Advent, the candle of love. Let us pray.
Unison: Come Lord Jesus, come! We can hardly wait any longer.
Prepare us, O God, to
WE RESPOND TO GOD’S WORD welcome Emmanuel into our hearts that we * We Present Our Offerings to God #136 may be a people full of love. Amen.
The congregation remains seated to sing Verses
1,2,5. We then stand to sing Verse 6 as the
*Hymn: “Hope is a Star” # 119 Verse 1-4 offering is being brought forward.
Prayer of Dedication
Opening Prayer
*Carol: “In the bleak mid-winter”
#145 Verses 1 & 3
“God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen” Band
*Carol: “I wonder as I wander”
*Carol: “See amid the winter’s snow”
#168 Verses
#142
1,2,5
Prayers of the People
Our Church Family at Work
*Carol: “On Christmas night all Christians sing”
#162
WE HEAR GOD’S WORD
WE GO OUT TO SERVE GOD
“Little Drummer Boy”
*The Benediction
Ministry of Music
*Closing Chorus
Scripture Reading: Micah 5:2-5a *Carol: “Angels we have heard on high” #147
Carol: “Silent Night” #154
The Postlude
Scripture Reading: Psalm 80:1-7
This Week at St. Columba!
Carol: “What child is this” #161
Tuesday: 7:00 PM Advent Bible Study
Wednesday 7:00 PM Choir Practice
Scripture Reading: Luke 1:39-55 Thursday Christmas Eve:
Carol: “It came upon the midnight clear”
#148
7:00 PM Family Worship Service
9:00 PM Christmas Communion Service
Verses 1,2,5
Scripture Reading: Matthew 1:18-25
“O Holy Night”

Announcements
Need a Ride to Church? Please contact the
Church office Monday to Thursday 9:30 AM to
12:30 PM.
Attention All Men: Join in Chorus Practice after the Service today.
Worship Roster for January is in the Narthex.
Get your copy today.
Offering Envelopes for 2016 are placed in the
Narthex, ready for you to pick up.
Christmas Sharing… St. Columba continues to support Christmas Sharing. This year we are providing that support through monetary donations to the program. These donations are used for filling baskets and purchasing vouchers for families to buy a Christmas turkey. Please make contributions through your offering, clearly marking “Christmas Sharing” on the Other line on your envelope, or by designating your gift through a Visitor’s Offering Envelope found in the pews.
I received a most delicious box of cookies delivered to me from “The Cookie Caper”.
Thanks to Maureen and Pat and all who helped to make my day. Beatrice Craig
Mid- Week Coffee Break : You are invited to come for coffee/tea and friendship on Wednesday mornings from 10-11 AM. Looking forward to seeing you there.
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Syria Crisis: Donations to PWS&D can be made through your church (there are envelopes in
Narthex or mark on your regular church envelopes), mailing cheque to church office in
Toronto, donating online or calling 1-800-619-
7301 Extension 291.
Please mark all donations
“Syria Crisis”.
All donated funds will be matched until December 31, 2015. For more information see the Presbyterian Church website
(www.presbyterian.ca) which includes a copy of the letter from our Moderator, The Reverend
Karen R. Horst.
Grief Support Drop in Group will meet the 2 nd and 4 th Wednesday of every month at 6:00 PM at
Eastminister United Church. For more information please contact St. Columba (613-962-8771) or
Eastminster (613-969-5212).
All will be welcome any time.
Church Telephone: 613-962-8771
The Rev. Jennifer Cameron
Director of Music: John Brewster www.stcolumbabelleville.ca stcolumba@bellnet.ca
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9:30 AM-12:30 PM
OUR VISION
To offer joyfully to the world the love of Christ.
WELCOME
We do welcome you in the name of Jesus Christ. If you would like further information about our congregation or a visit from our pastor, please complete one of the “request cards” that you will find in your pew and place it on the offering plate or hand it to an usher.
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