Order of Service – Carols by Candlelight Sunday December 20, 2020

Carols by Candlelight service

Leaside & Northlea

Dec. 20, 7pm

Preludes:

Carillon – What Sweeter Music arr. Robert Herrick

Organ – Noël Huron by Denis Bédard

Processional Hymn – Hark the Herald Angels Sing (LUC and NUC virtual choir)

Welcome and Territorial Acknowledgement

Lighting of Advent Wreath Candles

Opening Prayer

Reading – “Come meet a baby” by Rev. Emily Gordon (Read by John Parker, LUC)

Carol by Choir – In the Bleak Midwinter arr. Darke (LUC and NUC virtual choir)

Reading – Isaiah 11:1-2, 6-9 (Read by Diana Bennett, NUC)

Carol by Choir – O My Dear Heart by Eleanor Daley (Fairlawn Ave. UC)

Reading – Luke 2:1, 4-16 (Read by Joyce Clark, LUC)

Hymn – Once in Royal David’s City (Lawrence Park Community Church)

Reading – “A Mother’s Embrace” By Lee-Ann Ahlstrom (Read by Lee-Ann Ahlstrom, NUC)

Invitation to Offering in Support of Out of the Cold at Eastminster (Marnie Walker,
LUC)

Offertory Music – Verbum Caro Factum Est (LUC and NUC Section Leads)

Reading – John 1:1-14 (Read by Vivien Young, NUC)

Hymn – What child is This? (Dewi Sant United Church)

Prayers of the People (Read by Elaine Fujiwara, Jan Breuls-Dorang, Michael Dorang,
and Rev. James Lepard, LUC)

Lord’s Prayer (Read by Tom Carter, LUC)

Carol by Choir – O Holy Night (LUC and NUC virtual choir)

Blessing

Recessional Silent Night (LUC and NUC virtual choir)


The Service of Carols by Candlelight is a collaboration between the choirs at Leaside and Northlea United Church.

Directors of Music

Matthew Boutda

David Jafelice

Guest Carillonneur

Zoe Lei

Leaside & Northlea Virtual Choir