Sunday, December 7, 2025
Welcome and Mission Statement
Cathy Cordes, Trustee
Together, we transform lives through love, service, and our welcoming faith.
Prelude
MLUC Choir; David Brown, conductor
Wassail Song
by Gustav Holst
Chalice Lighting
Deborah McKnight, Worship Associate
Still There is Hope by Nadine McSpadden
Opening Hymn
David Brown & Jodie Brown and the Congregation
#347 Gather the Spirit
Time for All Ages
Dawn Star Sarahs-Borchelt
Mussa and Nagib (origins unknown)
Song
Children & Youth to their classes!
#413 Go Now in Peace
Offering Outreach
Deborah McKnight
Minister’s Discretionary Fund
Offertory
Kaitlyn Waterson, soprano; David Brown, violin; Jodie Brown, piano
Ei! Wie schmeckt der Kaffee süße
(“Ah! How sweet coffee tastes”)
from “Schweigt stille, plaudert nicht,” BWV 211 by J.S. Bach
Candles of Community
Deborah McKnight
Hymn
MLUC Choir; David Brown, conductor
Coffee, Coffee, Coffee
by Christopher Raible
Sermon
Rev. John Morehouse
Hope in a Time of Darkness
Ritual
Rev. John Morehouse
Ritual of Tears for Those Touched by Addiction
Ritual Music
MLUC Choir; David Brown, conductor
As We Sing of Hope and Joy
by Elizabeth Alexander
Closing Hymn
David Brown & Jodie Brown and the Congregation
#1015 I Know I Can
Benediction and Chalice Extinguishing
Rev. John Morehouse
Postlude
MLUC Choir; David Brown, conductor
Carol of the Bells
by Mykola Leontovych
