There was NOT a service on Christmas Day at TUMC, either in person or via Zoom.
2023 01 01 New Year’s Day Service
Worship Leader: Peter Haresnape
Speakers: Judith Stamp, Madeleine Wichert, Marieke Meyer
Music: Geoff and Audrey Wichert
Scripture: Shannan Peck
Technical Team: Alison Li/ Stephanie Hanna
Ushers: Tobi and Harold Thiessen
Gathering
VT# 239 He Came Down
VT# 247 Hark! The Herald Angels Sing!
Welcome and Land Acknowledgement
Call to Worship from Psalm 8
Song of the Month intro – Geoff & Audrey
VT# 111 10,000 Reasons / Bless the Lord
Time with the Children – Peter
VT# 436 How Great Thou Art
Reflection 1 – Madeleine Wichert
Giving with Gratitude – the M&S project for the food bank.
Scripture Reading – Psalm 148 – Shannan Peck
VT# 8 All Creatures, Worship God Most High (1, 2, 4, 5, 7)
Reflection 2 – Judith Stamp
VT# 257 Away in a Manger
Reflection 3 – Marieke Meyer
VT# 778 Will You Let Me Be Your Servant
Announcements
VT# 428 Praise with Joy the World’s Creator
Benediction
NO Coffee Hour
Scripture Reading: Psalm 148
Praise the Lord!
Praise the Lord from heaven!
Praise God on the heights!
2 Praise God, all of you who are his messengers!
Praise God, all of you who comprise his heavenly forces!
3 Sun and moon, praise God!
All of you bright stars, praise God!
4 You highest heaven, praise God!
Do the same, you waters that are above the sky!
5 Let all of these praise the Lord’s name
because God gave the command and they were created!
6 God set them in place always and forever.
God made a law that will not be broken.
7 Praise the Lord from the earth,
you sea monsters and all you ocean depths!
8 Do the same, fire and hail, snow and smoke,
stormy wind that does what God says!
9 Do the same, you mountains, every single hill,
fruit trees, and every single cedar!
10 Do the same, you animals—wild or tame—
you creatures that creep along and you birds that fly!
11 Do the same, you kings of the earth and every single person,
you princes and every single ruler on earth!
12 Do the same, you young men—young women too!—
you who are old together with you who are young!
13 Let all of these praise the Lord’s name
because only God’s name is high over all.
Only God’s majesty is over earth and heaven.
14 God raised the strength of his people,
the praise of all his faithful ones—
that’s the Israelites,
the people who are close to him.
Praise the Lord!
Listen to the service here.
Listen to the first speaker Madeleine Wichert here.
Read Madeleine’s meditation here.
Listen to the second speaker Judith Stamp here.
Read Judith’s meditation here.
Listen to the third speaker Marieke Meyer here.
Read Marieke’s meditation here.