Celebrant:  Fran Rodriguez

For Christmas Eve Morning we will celebrate the season with our wonderful Participatory Nativity. This is not your grandparents’ Christmas Pageant! Join us for a modern, inclusive reenactment of the Nativity Story, there is a part for everyone who wants one.

Welcome and Announcements

Territorial Acknowledgement

Chalice Lighting and Sung Affirmation

Opening Words

Opening Hymn/Carol:
Joy to the World, Carol Booklet #6

Participatory Nativity
Invitation to Christmas
#246, O Little Town of Bethlehem, verse 1
#243, Jesus, Our Brother, verses 1 and 6
#231, Angels We Have Heard on High, verse 1 & chorus
The Queens Came Late but the Queens Were There, by Norma Farber

Offertory

Closing Reading:  You Have to Know Your Body as the Home of God, by Rebecca Parker

Candle Lighting Ceremony

Carol:  Silent Night

Embodying the Flame

Spoken Benediction

Postlude