10 am leaflet 12/25/23

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Christmas Day December 25, 2023 10 a.m. We welcome you to Christ Church Cathedral. Since 1839, this Christian community has gathered for worship. To learn more about the ministries we share in this place, you are invited to fill in one of the welcome cards found in the pew rack. The Cathedral is equipped with a hearing loop for assisted listening via telecoil.

The Holy Eucharist: Rite One The Rev. Canon Bradley Varnell Celebrant The Liturgy is found in The Book of Common Prayer (BCP). Hymns and service music (S) are in The Hymnal 1982.

Opening Voluntary Chorale Prelude on In dulci jubilo

Deiterich Buxtehude (1637-1707)

Hymn 83 omitting * stanzas

Adeste fideles

The Word of God Celebrant People Celebrant People

Blessed be God: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. BCP page 323 And blessed be his kingdom, now and for ever. Amen. The Word was made flesh and dwelt among us: And we beheld his glory.

The Collect for Purity and the Summary Hymn of Praise, Hymn 96 stanza 1

page 323 Gloria

The Collect of the Day Celebrant People Celebrant

The Lord be with you. And with thy spirit. Let us pray.

Almighty God, who hast given us thy only-begotten Son to take our nature upon him and as at this time to be born of a pure virgin: Grant that we, being regenerate and made thy children by adoption and grace, may daily be renewed by thy Holy Spirit; through the same our Lord Jesus Christ, who liveth and reigneth with thee and the same Spirit ever, one God, world without end. Amen.

The First Reading

Isaiah 52:7–10

How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of the messenger who announces peace, who brings good news, who announces salvation, who says to Zion, “Your God reigns.” Listen! Your sentinels lift up their voices, together they sing for joy; for in plain sight they see the return of the Lord to Zion. Break forth together into singing, you ruins of Jerusalem; for the Lord has comforted his people, he


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