SANCTUARY ORCHESTRA

Lonnie Brown, director

Bob Alford
Jan Alford
Judy Bouey
Nikky Cogdell
Meredith Church

Stephen Church
Cynthia Brasington
Thomas Davis Jr.
Nancy Francis
Raeven James

Tom Nixon
Karen Reinhard
Wynne Roos

SANCTUARY CHOIR
Lonnie Brown, director

Bob Alford
Jan Alford
Jonathan Baniak*
Natalie Baniak
Hannah Bormann
Cynthia Brasington
Steve Brasington
Marline Casselle*
Nikky Cogdell*
Magdaline Deegbe
Stacey Dey-Foy
Jan Erickson
Barry Fortna

Nancy Fortna
Nancy Francis
Phil Gurganus
Karen Hazzard
Travis Humburg
Barbara Lesser*
Georgia Louissaint
Virginia Lloyd-Moore
Michael Mansell*
Hildy McDonald
Diana Morgan-Novak
Fran Oberholtzer
Brenda Peters*

Bob Priest
Karen Reinhard
Sally Ricker
Nita Roff*
David Roos
Wynne Roos
Melinda Runyon
Sandra Russell
Doug Stauffer*
Usen Udokang
Steve Vaughn

* 2013 Choir officers

SANCTUARY BELLS
Lonnie Brown, director

Jan Alford
Cynthia Brasington
Arlene Burton
Nikky Cogdell

Nancy Fortna
Bob Priest
Nita Roff
Wynne Roos

Sandra Russell
Katherine Stauffer
Sharon Vaughn

THE REDEEMERS RINGERS

Sandra Russell, director

Judith Buschman
Barbara Crown
Giselle Keating

Lynn Morgan
Maggie Priest
Ruth Ragsdale

Sandra Russell
Katherine Stauffer

Pastoral Staff at First Baptist Church of Gaithersburg

Stephen Price, Interim Senior Pastor
sprice@fbcgaithersburg.org
Dr. Lonnie Brown, Pastor of Music & Worship
lbrown@fbcgaithersburg.org
Leah Harlow, Director of Children & Youth
lharlow@fbcgaithersburg.org

A CANTATA
FOR CHRISTMAS
by Joseph M. Martin

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Canticle of Peace
Giving Our Tithes & Offerings

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Handbell Offertory
featuring the

Call to Respond

Narration: Leah Harlow and Stephen Price

Ukrainian Bell Carol Fantasy

Response Carol

arr. Dobrinski

Invocation

arr. Page

Pastor Price
A Silent, Holy Night

arr. Martin

Closing Prayer & Dismissal

Pastor Price

Postlude

arr. Wagner

Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas

Sanctuary Bells

Sanctuary Bells
Welcome & Passing the Peace of Christ

As Lately We Watched

Sanctuary Bells & The Redeemers Ringers

Sanctuary Choir & Orchestra

Prelude

Leah Harlow

Pastor Price
Leah Harlow

Do not be afraid; for see-I am bringing you good news of great joy for all the people:
to you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is the Messiah, the Lord.
-Luke 2.10, 11

Chiming the Hour

Prologue
Melinda Runyon, solo

Christmas Eve Services

Tuesday, December 24

A Winters Song

We invite you to celebrate the coming of our Savior,

The Lord, Jesus the Christ, with us.

Celebration for Advent

Hope, Peace, Joy and Love
Carols of Adoration
Barbara Lesser, solo
Carols of Promise and Praise
Let the Earth Resound with Praise!
What Strangers Are These?
Natalie Baniak, solo

An Interactive Service for children and families will be held at

5:30 pm in the Gathering Area. This service is designed for
children to experience the coming of Jesus. Enjoy the
presentation of the Christmas Story through worship and the
lighting of candles.
A Carols of Christmas Candlelight Service will be held at 7:00 pm
in the Sanctuary; a worship service for families and friends.
There will not be child care provided so that our nursery staff can
worship the coming of The King on Christmas Eve.