Carol Concert 21st December 2014

Musical Pleasant Sunday Afternoon
Eltham Park Methodist Church
Westmount Road
SE9 1XX

Carol Concert Sunday 21st December at 4.00pm

Introductory Music by the Orchestra from 3.45pm
'Passepied' from 'Three Dances from Le Roi S'Amuse' by Leo Delibes
'Joy to the World'
'Scherzo for Christmas'
'Calypso Carol' by Michael Peavy

Service begins at 4.00pm

Carol: Once in Royal David's City

Welcome and Opening Prayer

1st Lesson: Isaiah 9:2, 6-7 'The promise of a saviour'

Carol: O Come O Come Immanuel

2nd Lesson: Luke 1:26 - 33 'The birth of Jesus is foretold'

Carol: The Angel Gabriel from Heaven Came

3rd lesson: Luke 2: 1 - 7 'The birth of Jesus'
Poem: 'Mary's Song'

Carol: Away in a Manger

4th Lesson: Luke 2: 8 - 16 'The Shepherds visit the baby Jesus'
Reading: 'The Shepherds' Carol'

Carol: God rest you merry gentlemen

Reading: 'Incarnation'

Carol medley

5th Lesson: Matthew 2:1 - 12 'The visit of the Magi'

Carol: Ding dong merrily on high

6th Lesson: John 1:1 - 5, 10 - 14 'The word became flesh'

Carol: In the bleak midwinter

The offering is taken as the orchestra play:
 'Air from a Suite in D' by Johann Sebastian Bach

Offering Prayer

Carol: O come all you faithful

Closing Prayers

Carol: Hark the herald angels sing

Blessing

Closing Music: 'Pastoral Symphony and Chorale' by Johann Sebastian Bach

We wish you a Merry Christmas