Christmas Eve, December 24, 2020
7pm UU Charlottesville
ORDER OF SERVICE
Prelude What Child is This Ollie & Parker Gill
French Carol Ollie & Parker Gill
Ode to Joy August Gastinger
We Wish You a Merry Christmas Ollie & Bryce Gill
Silent Night Madeline Redick-Smith
Welcome Debby Norton, Worship Weaver
Elizabeth Breeden, Board Vice President
Hymn O Come, All Ye Faithful UU C’ville Virtual Choir
Opening Words The Rev. Leia Durland-Jones
and the Rev. Dr. Linda Olson Peebles
Chalice Lighting Mr. Santa Claus (aka Stephen Blair)
Song Star in the East Kelsey Cowger, soloist
Homily “Excitement Tonight” Rev. Linda
Song Let Christmas Come Scott DeVeaux & Katia Sol-Church
Reading “For So the children come” Ellie Ransom
words from Sophia Lyon Fahs
Prayer Rev. Leia
Invitation to the Offering Debby Norton
Offertory The First Noel Hazel & Sylvie Semmelhack
O Holy Night Hazel & Sylvie Semmelhack
Homily “Quiet Tonight” Rev. Linda
Song It Came Upon the Midnight Clear Kelsey Cowger and Matthew Carter
The Christmas Story Rev. Leia & Hank Powers & Riley Epp Storytellers
and a cast of UUC’ville congregation*
O Little Town of Bethlehem
Katia Sol-Church and Amy Davis
Away in a Manger
Amy Nash and Kelsey Cowger
Go Tell It on the Mountain
Marvin Edwards
Hark the Herald Angels Sing
Sharon Baiocco and Karen Bieber
Angels We Have Heard on High
Katia Sol-Church
What Child Is This?
Kelsey Cowger and Matthew Carter
We Three Kings
Scott DeVeaux and Fritz Hudson
Silent Night UU C’ville Choir
Benediction Rev. Linda
words from Rev. Dr. Howard Thurman
Social Time Following Service
*2020 Christmas Eve Pageant Participants
Storytellers: Hank Powers, Riley Epp
Caesar Augustus—Nancy Hurrelbrinck
Stars— Ariana Vasquez, Adam Schroder, Afton Van Hooser, Naomi McCleary, Jah
Special Star—Liam, Nora and Ciaran Little
Angels: Lillian Thompson (speaking), Zoe Halbert, Noura McElwain, Corinna Heins, Sam Cole, James Cole
Luisa Shoch, Amaya Garriott (speaking)
Sheep: Hannah Smith, Dana Redick, Jen Smith, Christine Gresser, Yvonne Chadwick-Mehta, Claudine Ebeid McElwain
Holy Family: Kelsey Cowger, Matthew Carter, Isaac Carter
Wise Person: Coco Powers (speaking part), Lucas Smith, Leila McElwain, Colin McElwain
Shepherds: Breck Gastinger, August Gastinger, Grant Gastinger, Ian Halbert, Dylan Halbert
Many thanks to the production team for Christmas Eve 2020 –
Sean Skally, AV tech recording and presentation
Lucy Gilbert, video creator and editor for carols and special music
Ellie Ransom, video creator and editor for Pageant and Passing of Candles
Join us here: https://zoom.us/j/93294985520
Meeting id: 93294985520