Creative Worship: Fight for the Powerless
December 20, 2020
Welcome to our Online Worship!
No matter WHO you are, or WHERE you are on life’s journey, YOU are welcome here!
December 20, 2020 – Fourth Sunday of Advent
Creative Worship – “Fight For the Powerless”
Scripture: Luke 1:46b-55
Sermon: “Fight for the Powerless”
Participants in this service:
Rev. Maureen Frescott, Senior Pastor
Rev. Katherine Kennedy, Associate Pastor
Michael Havay, organ, piano
Sara Phelps, Music Director
The Davis Family, Advent Wreath Lighters
Steve Bozenowski, Liturgist
Marilyn Gibson, Church School Coordinator
Our Church School Children
Music (prerecorded live):
Prelude – “Love Came Down at Christmas”, Six Short Preludes and Postludes, Op. 101, No. 5 – Charles Villiers Stanford – public domain
Postlude – Come, Thou Long-Expected Jesus – Franklin Ritter
©2010 Lorenz Publishing Co. (from Nov/Dec 2010 issue of The Organ Portfolio)
Hymn: Lift Up Your Heads Ye Mighty Gates – Hymns, Psalms, & Spiritual Songs, Westminster/John Knox Press
Hymn: Joy to the World- Hymns, Psalms, & Spiritual Songs, Westminster/John Knox Press
Hymn: Away in a Manger – Hymns, Psalms, & Spiritual Songs, Westminster/John Knox Press
Hymn: Hark the Herald Angels Sing – Hymns, Psalms, & Spiritual Songs, Westminster/John Knox Press
Permission to podcast/stream the music in this service obtained from One License with license #A-731944.
Portions of our liturgy are adapted from Rev. Mindi at rev-o-lution.org
Donations:
Please make checks payable to the Congregational Church of Amherst and mail to the church office at:
11 Church St. Amherst NH 03031
or DONATE ONLINE

Once again, how prophetic to have snowfall on the 4th Sunday in Advent. Thank you for the children. What a pageant! Loved it. Great message of Advent. Great idea for stuffed animal alternative. Thank you and Merry Christmas! Mary and Jana Howe
Thank you, Jana and Mary!!
I’m so happy you’re able to join us for worship! Merry Christmas to you both!! 🙂
– Pastor Maureen