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    Central Presbyterian Church

    Second Sunday of Christmas


    January 2, 2022 at 11:00 am

    Gathering
    Prelude “What Star Is This with Beams So Bright?” Phillip Morgan
    arr. John Carter

    Welcome Rev. Dr. Ann Deibert

    Call to Worship
    One: Arise, shine!
    Your light has come!
    All: Arise, shine!
    The glory of God has appeared among us!
    * Hymn No. 152 “What Star Is This, with Beams So Bright” Congregation
    PUER NOBIS NASCITUR

    Opening Prayer (unison)


    God of night and day, you sent a star—
    rising from the luminous darkness,
    guiding seekers and sages,
    overwhelming us with joy.
    Let the splendor of your dawning light
    grow in us and in all the world
    until the whole creation shines with your glory. Amen.

    The Journey

    Hymn No. 126 “Jesus, Jesus, O What a Wonderful Child” Congregation


    WONDERFUL CHILD

    Listening
    Prayer for Illumination

    Scripture Matthew 2:1-12 NT p. 59


    One: The word of God for the people of God.
    All: Thanks be to God.

    Sermon “God’s Transforming Love” Rev. Mark Baridon


    Rev. Mark Baridon

    Responding
    Prayers of Intercession

    Offering (To make a donation please see the options on the back page of the bulletin.)
    Solo

    * Doxology “Praise God, from Whom All Blessings Flow” Congregation


    Hymn No. 609 LAAST UNS ERFREUEN

    * Prayer of Commitment
    Communion
    Invitation

    Great Prayer of Thanksgiving


    One: God is here among us.
    Let us open our hearts to God.
    All: We open them to God
    and to one another.
    One: Let us give thanks to God.
    All: It is right to give
    our thanks and praise.

    Prayer of Jesus / Lord’s Prayer

    Breaking the Bread

    Prayer after Communion (unison)


    Loving and gracious God,
    from east and west,
    form north and south,
    you have gathered us at your table,
    called us your beloved,
    and fed us from your body.
    Transform us to be
    your body in the world,
    and fortify us by your Spirit,
    so that we may serve you
    and our neighbors
    with great joy. Amen.

    Sending
    * Hymn “From the Void Sprang All Creation” Congregation
    next page AR HYD Y NOS

    * Benediction and Passing the Peace


    One: The peace of Christ be with you.
    All: And also with you!
    Permissions:
    Cover Art:
    Lauren Wright Pittman. Shining Hope, from Art in the Christian Tradition, a project of the Vanderbilt Divinity Library, Nashville, TN.
    https://diglib.library.vanderbilt.edu/act-imagelink.pl?RC=57077 [retrieved December 22, 2021]. Original source:
    http://www.lewpstudio.com - copyright by Lauren Wright Pittman.

    Opening Prayer:
    Reprinted by permission from the Book of Common Worship, © 2018 Westminster John Knox Press. All rights reserved.

    “From the Void Sprang All Creation”


    Text.: David Bjorlin © 2020 GIA Publications
    Music: Welsh melody; harm Ralph Vaughan Williams
    All rights reserved. Used with permission. Onelicense.net #A-702327
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    Central Presbyterian Church


    318 West Kentucky Street 40203 (502) 587-6935
    www.centralchurchky.org
    Our Church

    Matthew 25 (pcusa.org/matthew25) We have committed to building congregational


    vitality, dismantling systemic racism, and eradicating systemic poverty.
    Peacemaking (pcusa.org/peacemaking)
    More Light (mlp.org). We welcome the full participation of LGBTQ+ people of faith
    in the life, ministry, and witness of the Presbyterian Church.
    Four for Four We support Presbyterian mission around the corner and around the
    globe through the four church-wide Special Offerings.

    Choice Congregation We support the rights of all people to access the full spectrum of
    reproductive healthcare choices without coercion or judgment.

    Our Staff
    Pastor – Rev. D. Mark Baridon mark@centralchurchky.org
    Pastor – Rev. Dr. Ann J. Deibert ann@centralchurchky.org
    Director of Music – Mr. Phillip Morgan phillip@centralchurchky.org
    Administrative Assistant – Ms. Barbara Creasy office@centralchurchky.org

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