Worship Services

The Rev. Dr. Agnes W. Norfleet preaching a sermon at Bryn Mawr Presbyterian Church

Most services of worship at BMPC include the preaching of a sermon, usually by one of the pastors of the church. A sermon is not a moral or spiritual essay, nor is it precisely the opinion of the preacher. Rather, it is the preacher’s attempt, guided by grace and the Holy Spirit, to lift up a passage of Scripture, and illuminate it with meaning, giving it the power to shape our own faith journey and call us into deeper discipleship.

The best way to hear a sermon is to join us for worship!

Sunday, December 24, 2023 8:30 p.m.

The Rev. Dr. Agnes Norfleet

Pondering these Words

8:30 p.m. bulletin

Invitatory Carol:
What Sweeter Music
Text & Music: John Rutter, 1988.
Text & Music: ©1988 Oxford University Press.
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Choir Carol (after Jesus is born in Bethlehem)
Christmas
Text: ©2022 Euan Tait.
Music: Kim André Arnesen, 2023.
Music: ©2023 Boosey & Hawkes Music Publishers, Ltd.
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Choir Carol (after The Angels Appear to the Shepherds)
Christmastide
Text: ©2023 Charles Anthony Silvestri.
Music: Kim André Arnesen, 2023.
Music: ©2023 Boosey & Hawkes Music Publishers, Ltd.
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Choir Carol (after God Our Savior Appeared)
Sleeps Judea Fair
Text & Music: Hugh A. MacKinnon, 1924.
Text & Music: ©1924, ren. 1952, The H. W. Gray Co.
(admin. Warner Bros. Music Publications U.S., Inc.)
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Offertory Anthem
The Holly and the Ivy
Text: H. Wadsworth Birmingham, c. 1814.
Music: arr. John Rutter, 1979.
Music: ©1979 Oxford University Press.
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Choir Carol
I will light candles this Christmas
Text: ©1973 Howard Thurman (pub. By Friends United Press, reprint 2011).
Music: Kim André Arnesen, 2018.
Music: ©2018 Boosey & Hawkes Music Publishers, Ltd.

Sunday, December 24, 2023 4:30 p.m.

The Rev. Rachel Pedersen

The Nativity Tableau

4:30 bulletin

Offertory Carol:
Ding Dong! Merrily On High
Text: G.R. Woodward (1848-1934).
Music: 16th cent. French carol; arr. Gerald Near, 1973.
Music: ©1991 Aureole Editions (a div. of MorningStar Music Publishers).
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Choir Carol:
Infant Holy, Infant Lowly
Text: Piotr Skarga (1536-1612); trans. Elizabeth Reed, 1920; based on Luke 2:7.
Music: Traditional Polish carol; arr. Gerre Hancock, 1999.
Music: ©1999 Oxford University Press.
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Sunday, December 24, 2023 10 a.m.

Randy Garbin

Magnify and Rejoice!
Fourth in series, Advent’s Action Plan

10 a.m. bulletin

Anthem: Sleeps Judea Fair
All rights reserved. Text and Music: Hugh A. MacKinnon, 1924.
Text and Music: ©1924, ren. 1952, The H. W. Gray Co. (a div. of Warner Bros. Music Publications, U.S., Inc.)
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Hymn: My Soul Cries Out with a Joyful Shout
Text: Rory Cooney, 1990.
Music: Irish melody; arr. Rory Cooney, 1990.
Text and Music Arr: ©1990 GIA Publications, Inc.
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