Carol Concert 15th December 2019

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

Carol Concert
Sunday 15th December at 4.00pm

Introductory Music by the Orchestra from 3.45pm
'Trepak' from 'Casse-Noisette Ballet' by Pyotr Illyich Tschaikowsky
'White Christmas' by Irving Berlin
'Frosty the Snowman' by Jack Rollins arranged by Edwin Hutton
'Hallelujah Chorus' from 'The Messiah' by George Frideric Handel

Service begins at 4.00pm

Call to worship Zechariah 2: 10 and 11

Carol: 'Once in Royal David's City'

Welcome and Opening Prayer

Reading 1  Isaiah 9: 2 and 6-7

Carol: 'O Little Town of Bethlehem'

Reading 2  Luke 1: 26-35

Carol: 'Hark the Herald'

Poem 'Mary of Nazareth'

Reading 3  Luke 2: 1-7

Annie Sings 'O Holy Night'

Reading 4  Luke 2: 8-14

Carol: 'Angels from the realms of glory'

Reading 5 Matthew 2: 1-12

Poem 'Star of Bethelem'

Carol: 'In the bleak midwinter'

Reading 6  John 1: 1-14

Message Revd Richard Grocott

Carol Medley 'Christians Awake, It came upon a midnight clear and God rest you merry gentlemen'

The offering is taken as the Orchestra Play:
'He shall feed his flock' from 'The Messiah' by George Frideric Handel

Offering Prayer

Carol: 'O Come all ye Faithful'

Blessing

The Orchestra plays:
'Les Patineurs' (Skater's Waltz) by Emile Waldteufel
'We Wish you a Merry Christmas'