Central Lutheran Church - Eugene

Worship for Sunday, December 17, 2023

Third Sunday of Advent
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SERMON - Pastor Ben Nickodemus
Anthems: Even so, Come Quickly Lord - Paul Manz 
                   The Magnificat - Hurd sung by Naomi Castro & Alyse Jamieson
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Sermon for Sunday, December 10, 2023

First Sunday of Advent
SERMON - Pastor Laurie A. Jones
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Worship for Sunday, December 10, 2023

First Sunday of Advent
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SERMON - Pastor Laurie A. Jones
Anthems: Angelus Domini Biebl  sung by the Chorale
                   Comfort Ye, Comfort Ye from Messiah - Handel sung by David Gustafson
                   Nun Komm der Heiden Heiland, Savior of the Nations, Come
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Lessons and Carols Sunday, December 3, 2023

A PROCESSION OF LESSONS AND CAROLS FOR ADVENT 
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WE WELCOME YOU!
Celebrated by Christians since the fourth century, the season of Advent
includes the four Sundays before the Feast of the Nativity. In the
Anglo/Roman/Lutheran liturgical traditions, Advent is the season of
hope, a reflective time for personal preparation as we commence our
journey to Bethlehem to see and rejoice in the miracle at the stable that
Christmas Eve so many years ago. As the secular world celebrates
Christmas with the traditional carols, the hustle and bustle of the
season between Thanksgiving and December 25, liturgical Christians
reserve the religious celebrations and traditional carols for the season
of the Nativity of our Lord, which commences at sunset on Christmas
Eve and culminates in Epiphany twelve days later (hence the popular
secular carol: The Twelve Days of Christmas). The Day of Epiphany on
January 6 concludes the cycle, commemorating the visit to the Christ
Child by the Magi from the East.
The service of A Procession of Lessons and Carols for Advent was first
introduced in 1934 by Eric Milner-White, Dean of King's College
Chapel at Cambridge University in England, and followed a similar
format to his Nine Lessons and Carols for Christmas Eve, from 1918,
lessons followed by several carols, which has been adopted in some
form by many Christian Churches throughout the world.
May your Advent season prepare your hearts for the joy of Christmas!
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The Advent Responsory -- Palestrina
Cantors and The Central Chorale
THE CAROL Come, Thou Redeemer of the Earth 
THE CAROL Resonet et laudibus (Let Zion Resound in Praise) - Handl
Central Chorale
THE CAROL Wexford Carol, an Irish Carol - arr. Stewart-Cook
Alyse Jamieson, Mezzosoprano
THE CAROL Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day – John Rutter
Women’s Ensemble
THE CAROL Come, Thou Long-expected Jesus
THE CAROL Suo gân, a Welsh Carol – arr. Wilberg
Central Chorale
THE CAROL Fum, Fum, Fum, a Czech Carol – arr. Lind
Brombaugh Organ
THE CAROL Rocking, a Czech Carol arr. Stewart-Cook
Chamber Ensemble
THE CAROL #435 Lo! He Comes with Clouds Descending
THE CAROL Splashing and Dancing, a Castilian Carol McClure
Children’s Choir with Alyse Jamieson, Mezzosoprano
THE CAROL Pat-a-pan, a French Carol arr. Eithun
Central Handbell Ensemble
THE CAROL Unto Us a Child Is Born
THE CAROL Angelus Domini – Biebl
Central Chorale
THE CAROL What Child Is This, an English Carol – Stewart-Cook
Chamber Ensembl
THE CAROL Il est né (He Is Born), a French Carol – John Shields
Men’s Ensemble
THE CAROL #265 The Angel Gabriel
THE CAROL Ave Maria – Schubert
David Gustafson, Tenor
THE CAROL King Jesus Hath a Garden – John Rutter
Central Chorale
THE CAROL #257 O Come, O Come, Emmanuel
ORGAN VOLUNTARY: Allegro from Concerto in D Minor Vivaldi, arr. Bach
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PARTICIPANTS
Pastor Laurie A. Jones & Pastor Ben Nickodemus
Dr. A. ElRay Stewart-Cook, Organist/Choirmaster
Dr. Lindsey Henriksen Rodgers, Associate Organist & Children’s Choir director
Crucifer: Liesl Benda
Torchbearers: Elise Henriksen & Lucy Ruhland
Acolytes: Jan Bremer & Liam Mayers
Flute: Kristen Halay
Trumpet: Doug Doefert
Trombone: James Meyer; Horn: Roger Welch
Violin: Megan Susuico Scott
Viola: Liesl Benda
THE CHAMBER GROUP
Harp: Martha Griffith
Violin: Andy Strietelmeier
Cello: Austin Bennett
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Sermon for Sunday, December 3, 2023

First Sunday of Advent
SERMON - Pastor Ben Nickodemus
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Worship for Sunday, December 3, 2023

First Sunday of Advent
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SERMON - Pastor Ben Nickodemus
Anthems: Creator of the Stars at Night
                     Lost in the Night
Cantors: John Shield & Emma Ditmore
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Sermon for Sunday, November 26, 2023

Christ the King Sunday
SERMON - Pastor Laurie A. Jones
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Worship for Sunday November 26, 2023

Christ the King Sunday
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SERMON - Pastor Laurie A. Jones
Anthems: Sing to the Lord a New Song - Hopson sung by the Cantors
                     Blessed Are the Poor in Spirit sung by the Cantors
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