The Music of Christmas
Each year at Christmas time Bethany UMC offers many wonderful opportunities to celebrate the birth of Christ through music. This year is no exception and promises many wonderful music/worship experiences including the following:
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HANGING OF THE GREENS Sunday, November 27, 6:00 PM Come Celebrate the beginning of the Advent season. Come sing traditional Christmas carols while learning the symbolic meaning of our sanctuary decorations as they are hung during this special worship service, followed by congregational decorating of the Chrismon trees. Bring a dessert (with recipe) to share to Fellowship Hall before the services, and stay afterwards to share in the feast. |
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Come enjoy an afternoon of Christmas and holiday favorites presented by various Bethany musical groups including: the Bethany Orchestra, All God’s People Chimes, PURE SOUND, JuBELLation, Journeymen, Hallelujah Ringers, Grace Notes and Bethany Bells. This is the perfect time to invite your friends to visit Bethany. |
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CHRISTMAS CANTATA - Night of the Father's Love The Chancel Choir, Bethany Orchestra, and PURE SOUND will present the cantata Night of the Father’s Love by Pepper Choplin, directed by Curt Olson, with narration by Pam Mitchell, Carl Dodd and Margaret Wilson. Effectively combining exciting new music and well-loved Christmas songs Night of the Father’s Love is a fresh telling of the Christmas story that focuses on the worship and beauty of that night. We pray you will know the awe and mystery of “God with Us” through this worship experience. |
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CHRISTMAS MUSICAL PRESENTATION - All Creation Sing Messengers of Grace will present All Creation Sing a compilation of worship songs by various artists that celebrates the arrival of Christ our Lord and invites the congregation to participate in a fun and worshipful contemporary experience. |
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The Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols is a worship service celebrating the birth of Jesus. The format was conceived by E. W. Benson, later Archbishop of Canterbury, for Christmas Eve 1880 in Truro, England. In 1918 it was adapted for the chapel of King’s College, Cambridge, by its Dean, Eric Milner-White. The service weaves together scripture and song in a progression that carries us from prophecy to fulfillment, from Old Testament foretelling to a birthday celebration. While this Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols has been edited for United Methodist congregations, a version of this service is used in many different church denominations around the world. Join us for this special worship celebration. |