The Blessing of the Crèche

Saturday, December 14, 2024

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4:00 p.m. | High Altar

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Calling all Angels, Shepherds, Sheep, and all of God’s creatures to the manger.

Join us for this special Children and Families Service at Saint Thomas Church!

Officiant	Mo. Turner
Assisting Priest
Sung by	The Noble Singers

Prelude	Organ and Trombone Music with Maks Adach, Jeremy Filsell with Paul Petretta
The Scene is Set
Hymn	102 – Once in royal David’s city – IRBY
Reading	The Righteous Reign of the Coming King
Anthem	Savior of the nations, come! by Carl Smith
Building the Crèche
Reading	The Angel Gabriel visits Mary
Carol	The angel Gabriel from heaven came, Basque Carol, arr. Richard Shephard (1949-2021)
Reading	No Room at the End
Hymn	78 – O little town of Bethlehem – FOREST GREEN
Reading	The Visit of the Shepherds
Carol	Twas in the moon of winter-time, by Terre Johnson (b. 1959)
Reading	The Visit of the Magi
Carol	Drei Könige wandern aus Morgenland, by Peter Cornelius (1824-1874)
The Christ Child is Placed in the Manger
Hymn	101 – Away in a manger, no crib for his bed – CRADLE SONG — Anonymous (Traditional carol)
Carol	Tomorrow shall be my dancing day, by Richard Shephard
Hymn	83 – O come, all ye faithful – ADESTE FIDELES Sung by 8th Grade Choristers of the Saint Thomas Choir of Men and Boys
Voluntary	Marche des Rois Mages, from ‘12 Pièces pour Orgue’, by Théodore Dubois (1837-1924)

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