DECEMBER 24/25, 2010 - St. James's Episcopal Church

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6:00 P.M. SERVICE Ding Dong! Merrily on high is an arrangement by David Willcocks of a 16 th - century French melody. Willcocks served Director of Music at King’s College, Cambridge, from 1950 until 1974, when he became Director of the Royal College of Music. He was knighted by Queen Elizabeth in 1971. The text is by George. R. Woodward (1848-1934), an Anglican priest and linguist who made many translations from Latin, German and Greek and who also served as editor of including the influential Cowley Carol Book. In the Bleak Midwinter is a setting of a well-loved poem by Christina Rossetti (1830-94). The daughter of an Italian refugee who was a professor at King’s College London, she grew up in a cultured and artistic family. Her first volume of poems was published when she was twelve. Another of Rossetti’s Christmas poems, “Love came down at Christmas” appears in Hymnal 1982. The English composer Harold Darke (1888-1976) was organist at St. Michael’s, Cornhill (London), for fifty years. He composed extensively for organ and choir, but is best known for In the Bleak Midwinter and the hymn tune Cornhill, “Lord Jesus, Son of Righteousness” (Hymn 144). WEST GALLERY CHOIR Soprano Vienna Cobb Anderson Myra Carroll Darien Fisher-Duke Nancy Goodall Jane Harrison Karen Harper Mary Horton Anita Lisk Mary Lou Trache Antonia FD Vassar Taffy Williams Diane Wright Alto Ellen Buoyer Sarah Coxon Anne Daniel Becky DeCamps Amy Dilworth Hortense Liberti Fran McDermott Christine Newbold Ann Rawls Jane Thompson Mollie Watts Tenor George Bishop Scott Ellett Gordon Graham Richard Rumble Trey Sibley Andy Smith Massie Valentine Sam Zimmer Bass Robert Angle Tim Carroll Chris Edwards Russell Lawson Dave Johnson Alan Stone Patrick Strickler Bill Thrower 10:30 P.M. CHORAL PRELUDE AND 11:00 P.M. SERVICE Messiah is the most successful and best known of Handel’s oratorios. It was composed in twenty-four days in August and September of 1741. The first performance was at a concert given to benefit local charities in Dublin, Ireland on April 13, 1742, with Handel himself conducting. It was not until two years later that Messiah was premiered in London, where, surprisingly, it was not considered a success. It was only when it was revived in 1750 for a charitable performance in the chapel of Thomas Coram’s Foundling Hospital that it received widespread praise. Thereafter, Handel presented Messiah every year. The entire first section of Messiah deals with prophecy concerning the advent of the Messiah and the birth and life of Jesus; and the first five numbers are based on texts from the 40 th chapter of Isaiah. Soprano Vienna Cobb Anderson Anne Cronly Darien Fisher-Duke Karen Harper Sabrina LaFleur Jeanne Lapierre Sarah Motley Amanda Price Robin Price Jenny Roystone Antonia FD Vassar PARISH CHOIR Alto Betsy Blair Sarah Brewer Patty Duffy Cameron Flippen Jovan Howard Heather Jones Susan Mellott Becky Merrick Betsy Mitchell Liz Nance Nancy Phillips Tenor Rick Mellott Chris Rock Drew McFayden Charles Nance Mark Shuford Scott Triplett Scott Corwin Bass Matt Jewell Matt Presson Vernon Priddy Steven Ralph Jim Richter Courtenay Reynolds Matthew Stanley Casey Urso
PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE Please lift up the following people and communities in your prayers. For the sick and in need: especially Charlotte Baxter, Lindsay Bruce, Mair Conrad, Jeremy Crews, Brownie Cummins, Toni Donovan, Pam Fanaras, Ben Hagood, Jan Harris, Alan Kirschner, Kathleen Maesell, Peter Miller, Sheila Moore, Hardy Nance, Joe Napolitano, Lanthe Sessoms, Laura Shuford, George Silver, Arden Sterling, Britt Van Deusen, Elizabeth Ware, and Frank For peace in the world: We ask that your peace prevail upon this world, especially in places of conflict. We pray for Iraq, Afghanistan, Sudan, relations between North and South Korean and Israel and Palestine. For our armed forces, that your Spirit would lead them, especially Alexander Gilmer Almond, David Bhatta, Sean Breit-Rupe, Adam Burch, Ben Crowley, Robert James Davis, John Dendinger, Nicole Edgerton, and L.H. Ginn V For the newly born and all who celebrate their birthday this week: especially Sue Williams, Rob Scoggins, Taylor Shepherd, Amanda Roberts, and Brandon von Puschendorf, who celebrate their birthday on Christmas Eve, and Peggy Christian, Marshall Acuff, Julie Williams, Shannon Jackson, Meg Stott, and Marla Schowalter, who celebrate their birthday on Christmas Day We pray for those who have recently died: especially Ronald Herington, John Salley, Claude Broome, and Leo Hackett ANNUAL GIVING 2011 “For the spirit of Christmas fulfills the greatest hunger of mankind.” - Loring A. Schuler Christmas is a wonderful and exciting season and a time when we are reminded that it is in giving that we receive. As we present gifts to our families and loved ones, we experience the joy of giving; we receive delight in seeing the happiness in those we love. All of us are truly blessed to be a part of the St. James’s family and we experience joy in seeing and receiving the wonderful ministries that are carried out during the year. We are grateful for those who have made their 2011 pledge and ask the others to please honor the work of the church with a pledge. Every gift to St. James’s does make a difference to the various ministries which depend on your generosity. Please mail your pledge, make your pledge online at our website www.doers.org or contact Chip Woodson at 355-1779 or chipwoodson@doers.org. Children’s Center Offering Tonight Christmas Eve is one of two days our vestry has designated the loose plate offerings for the St. James’s Children’s Center. All undesignated contributions in the offering plates at the 4:00 p.m. service are given directly to the Children’s Center. Additional gifts from our parishioners, grants from the church budget and ECW, and our in-kind gifts of space, supplies, utilities and time of church staff make the Children’s Center the largest outreach ministry of St. James’s. From every dollar you pledge to St. James’s, a portion goes to the Children’s Center to enable this miraculous ministry. MISSION STATEMENT At St. James’s Episcopal Church, our mission is to live as Doers of the Word worshiping God and serving others to build Christ’s kingdom. S T. JAMES’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH 1205 West Franklin Street Richmond, VA 23220 804-355-1779 Office hours: Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Our 9:00 a.m. & 11:15 a.m. Sunday worship services now come to you live on the web: www.doers.org
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