Hello everyone,
Usually on Thursday afternoons, those of you who find your way to this blog usually discover the latest week's entry is available to read. Unfortunately, this week, it seems that every time I considered writing a full blog for both Christmas Eve and Christmas Day services, I nearly collapsed into the fetal position. With practicing, meetings to attend, practicing, practicing, bulletins to proofread, rehearsing with soloists, practicing, planning the following Sunday, and oh yes, practicing, the thought of writing two super-sized blogs explaining the origins of the 423,594,509 Christmas carols we are singing was simply too daunting of a task. So I apologize for that.
However, I would like to give a little plug to our Christmas DAY service, which will be on Sunday morning at 10:00 AM. This will be a beautiful service rich in wonderful music, where we will explore and sing nearly the entirety of Martin Luther's glorious Christmas hymn, "From Heaven Above To Earth I Come," as our opening hymn.
Our Hymn of the Day will actually be five hymns in one, as we explore Christmas Carols from Around the World. We have carols from France, Sweden, China, Malawi, and Norway. Taken together, these five verses recount the Christmas story beginning at midnight in the manger, all the way through to the joy and celebration of all the world on Christmas morning. The offering piece will be similar, combining three global characters into one lovely organ fantasy.
While it may be tempting to stay at home and enjoy a morning of hot cocoa, pancakes, fudge, and the ferocious tearing open of boxes, I encourage you to join us at St. Paul's at 10:00 AM to experience what will surely be a beautiful morning of worship as we continue to welcome the baby Jesus into our world and our hearts.
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