Memorial Carol Sing

GATHERING MUSIC - SILENT PREPARATION

“A human life is holy... for it comes from God and it returns to God: A human life is holy in its becoming. A human life is holy in its living.  And  a human life is holy in its dying.”     - Anonymous

Preparing To Remember 

CALL TO WORSHIP     

Tonight we gather to give a voice to our loneliness and grief in this busy season as we remember our Loved ones.  We ask God to wipe away our tears and give us hope for brighter tomorrows.  As the New Creed of the United Church of Canada calls out to us so clearly…we are not alone…we live in God’s world.  And so let us gather before God

 OPENING PRAYER (Together)

God of healing, in this Advent Season we pray for ourselves and our families as we remember loved ones so dear to us.  Empower us with strength for today, courage for tomorrow and peace for the past.  We ask this in the name of you Christ who shares our life in joy and sorrow, death and new birth, despair and promise.  Amen.

LIGHTING THE ADVENT CANDLES

One: We light this first candle to remember those whom we have loved and lost.  We pause to remember clearly, their faces, their voices, their bodies.  We embrace and give thanks for the memories that bind them to us in this season of expectation, when all Creation waits for the Light. (First candle is lit)

All: We remember them with love. May God's eternal love surround them.

One: We light this second candle to remember the pain of loss: loss of relationships, loss of trust, loss of jobs, loss of health, loss of faith, the loss of joy.  We acknowledge and embrace the pain of the past, O God, and we offer it to You, asking that into our wounded hearts and open hands You will place the gift of peace.

(Second candle is lit)

All: We remember that through You all things are possible.  Refresh, restore, renew us, 0 God, and lead us into Your future.

One: We light this third candle to remember ourselves this Christmas time.  We pause and remember the past weeks, months, and for some of us years, that have been heavy with our burdens.  We accept and lay before you, God, the sharpness of memory, the sadness and grief, the hurt and fear, the anger and pain.  We accept and lay before you the ways we feel we have fallen short, and the times we have spent blaming ourselves, and you, for all that we have suffered.  We accept and lay before you the time we have walked alone, in darkness; and in knowledge of our own mortality. (Third candle is lit)

All: We remember that though we have journeyed far, and that, while lost, we may have turned away from the light, the light itself has not failed.  We remember that though winter be upon us and though the night be dark, with the turning of the Wheel the dawn will come, and dawn defeats the darkness.

One: We light this fourth candle to remember faith, the gift of light and hope that God offers to us in the story of  Christmas, which began in abandonment, insecurity, and humbleness, in a time of war and in a poor stable.  We remember that the loving God who kept the light shining in the temple and who came to share this life with us promises us comfort and peace.  (Fourth candle is lit)

All: We remember the One who shares our burdens, who shows us the way to the Light, and who journeys with us into all our tomorrows.

 A star has been placed on our “Tree of Remembrance” in loving

memory of …

Husband, Father, Grandfather & Great-Grandfather, Bert Russell by Eileen & Family.

Parents & Grandparents by Edgar & Gloria Skiffington.

Loved Ones by Garry & Barbara Romaine.

Loved Ones by Christy, Olivia & Sophia Smith.

Rex & Winnifred Saint and Clayton Saint by Max, Doreen & Sean Stryde.

Parents, Irv & Verley Matthews and Roy Keats by Dean &

Rosalind Matthews.

Father, Oliver Skiffington and other Loved Ones by Dennis & Valerie              Holloway.

Frances Baikie and Sylvester & Winnie Matthews by Thomas          Baikie.

Loved Ones by Judy Holloway.

Parents, Asenath & Murdock Matthews by Eva & Melvin Harris.

Parents, Wilson & Gertie Holloway by Everett & Margie Pike.

Cherished Loved Ones by Marion Blundon & Family.

Husband, Lloyd Holloway by Shirley Holloway.

Father, Lloyd Holloway and Aunt Louise Holloway by Faye &

Gerry  Kielley.

Father & Grandfather, Lloyd Holloway and Aunt Louise Holloway by Geoffrey, Jennifer, Jaron & Jaedon Holloway.

Father & Grandfather, Lloyd Holloway & Aunt Louise Holloway by Janice, Glenn, Jeremy & Jared Butt.

Mr. & Mrs. Chesley Holloway by Garry, Shirley & Ashley Holloway.

Cecil Templeman by Gerald & Verna Templeman.

John & Delilah Vincent and other Family Members & Friends by Eric & Marion Vincent.

We light a candle in memory of those who gave us birth, who nurtured us, offered love, and cherished us.

We remember mothers and fathers, guardians and grandparents, and all our family through the ages.

Carol “A Candle Is Burning” (VU #6)

Scripture Reading: Romans 8: 24-25

Poem “God Gave Us Hope” by Catherine Pulsifer

A star has been placed on our “Tree of Remembrance” in loving

memory of …

Loved Ones by Jennifer Thomas.

Grandfather & Grandmother, Claude & Lily Keats by Jeffrey,

Andrea, Adam & Noah Keats.

Husband, Gerald Russell; Parents, Alma & Alpheaus Russell and Myrtle & Joseph Piercey by Clara Russell.

Loved Ones by Tracy & Dean Holloway.

Loving Parents, Cerick & Laura Matthews by Heber & Sylvia Prince.

Irving Stead & Herder Chatman by Eva Stead.

Dad & Pop, Cecil Guy by Sherri Guy and Ashley & Lesley Greening.

Mother, Ella Thomas; Father & Mother, Mark  & Clarabelle Dominey; Brother, Ernest Dominey and Rev. John Murphy by Gerald & Gertie Thomas

Husband, Marvin, Parents and other Loved Ones by Mary Penney.

Loved Ones by Ron & Wanda Matthews.

Kaspar & Florence Parsons by Kenneth & Phyllis Parsons.

Husband, Harris Noftle by Valda Noftle.

Janice Penney by Dona Whalen.

Janice Penney by Jeff & Grace Whalen.

Son-in-law, Sam Blagdon by Wilfred & Stella Button.

Husband, Father & Grandfather, Halcum Blundon by Marion

Blundon & Family.

Uncle Jack & Marlene Fitzgerald by Shelley Fitzgerald.

Sister, Lorraine Chinn and Friend, Craig Moss by Kevin Thomas.

Family & Friends by Allan & Linda Parsons.

Loved Ones by Ron, Krista & Oliver Hicks.

Parents & Grandparents, Loretta & Ronald Parsons: Father &

Grandfather, Oliver Skiffington and Loved Ones by Kim & Betty Skiffington.

Parents, Maxwell P. & Mavis Skiffington by Sons, Wallace & Allan.

Loved Ones by Claude, Lisa & Braden Chaffey.

Mom & Nan, Florence Holloway and Dad & Pop, George Sexton by Jean, Mike, Holly & Mark.

We light a candle in memory of those who have been joined to us in the great circle of family.

We remember sisters and brothers, aunts, uncles, and

cousins,  those near to us and far away.

Carol “Hope Is A Star” (VU #7)

Scripture Reading: Luke 2: 1-7

Poem “Come To The Manger” by Melissa Kruger

A star has been placed on our “Tree of Remembrance” in loving

memory of …

Grandfather & Great-Grandfather, Bert Russell by the Grandchildren.

Loved Ones by Alonzo & Linda Little.

Nephew, Kenny Skeffington by Clayton & Maxine Parsons.

Parents, Albert & Bessie Prince and Frank & Ralda Greening by Gordon & Evelyn  Greening.

Augustus & Augusta Ruth by Calvin & Myra Greening.

Loved Ones by Austin Coles.

Husband & father, Ernest Dominey; Parents & Grandparents, Anetta & Dalman Chaffey and Mark  Dominey by Joyce Dominey.

George & Ettie Skiffington by Vera Hayward & Family.

Frank & Minnie Chaffey by Clayton Chaffey.

Kathy Muggridge by Geoff Muggridge & Family.

Emily & Benjamin Barbour by Roy & Joan Barbour.

Siblings, Jocelyn, Tony & John (Forever In Our Hearts) by Marvin    & Evelyn Greening.

Daughters, Danielle & Melanie Harris by Eva & Melvin Harris.

Father, Bert Russell; Mother-in-law, Rexine Parsons;

Brother-in-law, Hal Blundon; Sister-in-law, Susan Parsons and Loved Ones by Christine Blagdon & Lee Russell.

Father, Grandfather & Great-grandfather, Bert Russell by Marion Blundon & Family.

Gerald Russell by Donna Butt.

Carrie Pitt and other Loved Ones by Bursell & Collette Pitt and Family.

Sister, Lorraine Chinn by Paul & Sandra Guzzwell.

Son & Brother, Maddox Holloway by Adam, Samantha, Michael & Cohen Holloway.

Father, Cecil Guy by Marilyn Guy and Larry Stacey.

We light a candle in memory of those who have left us before we expected, those we hold dear, and with whom we still walk  in our dreams.

We remember children and grandchildren,  those who leaped within the womb and who danced upon the earth.

Carol “Away In A Manger” (VU # 69)

Poem “Silent Night” by Bonnie Thurston

A star has been placed on our “Tree of Remembrance” in loving

memory of …

Loved Ones by Alvin & Effie Skeffington.

Husband, Earle; Son, Wilfred; Grandson, Jordan and other Loved Ones by Joyce Perry.

Mother & Fathers, Maxwell & Eliza Skiffington and John & Marjorie Parsons by Clayton & Maxine Parsons.

Husband, Harold Peddle and Loved Ones by Loretta Peddle.

Loved Ones by Garland & Lois Wiseman.

John & Marjorie Parsons by Shawn & Lorie Parsons.

Allan Ivany and Thomas & Violet Simmonds by Gary & Jocelyn Ivany.

Parents, Alex & Lizzie Holloway and William & Annie Ash; Sister, Kaffey Holloway; Grandson, Maddox Holloway by Clar & Barbara Holloway.

Brothers, David & Toby Greening by Calvin & Myra Greening.

Sister, Beulah Lewis by Calvin & Myra Greening.

Fred & Verda Greening by the Musgravetown Firettes.

Chesley & Elsie Greening by Calvin & Myra Greening.

Edwin, Shirley & Cecil Templeman by Paula Templeman.

James & Nellie Parsons by Eric & Janie Parsons.

Husband, Bruce Elliott by Judy Elliott.

Lloyd & Ella Greening and Malcolm & Florence Noseworthy by       Morris & Winetta Greening.

Malcom & Mildred Brown, David Brown, Ellen Thorne and Shirley Hall by Elizabeth (Betty) Svendsen.

Kathy Muggridge by Geoff Muggridge & Family.

Elias & Lizzie Oldford by Joanne & Bruce Manning.

Loved Ones by Robert Penney & Winnie Boone.

Parents, Alfred & Barbara, Grandparents and Irving Stead by Max & Hazel Saint.

Mother & Grandmother, Edith Young by Donna & Hedley Penney.

Pierce & Gladys Matthews by Lawrence & Donna Penney.

Irving Stead & Herder Chatman by Eva Stead.

Grandparents, Albert & Bessie Prince and Frank & Ralda Greening by Suzette & Gerald Chatman and Family

John & Lenora Chaffey & Myrtle Caines by Betty Loveys.

John Elliott by Rev. Steph.

Loved Ones by Roy & Dianne Bonnell.

Maxwell, Eliza & Kenny Skiffington by Derrick & Benita Skiffington.

Loved Ones by Adela Bennett.

Loved Ones by Charlotte Brown.

Parents, Fred & Audrey Vincent and Frank & Ralda Greening by Marvin & Evelyn Greening.

Parents, Senie & Murdock Matthews and Ches & Agnes Wiseman; Brothers, Marvin & Raylton Wiseman; Nieces, Danielle &

Melanie Harris by Gary & Cynthia Matthews.

Parents, Harold & Joyce Greening and Louise & Stewart Keats by Patsy & Alvin Greening.

Amy Wiseman, Betty Palmer and Florence & Raymond Humby by Eunice & Calvin Humby.

Fred & Verda Greening by Neil Greening.

Parents, Ashwell & Mary Jane Reader and Harvey & Phyllis Philpott by James & Marion Reader.

Husband, Donald Lane & Loved Ones by Bonnie Lane.

Robert (Bob) & Alma Stead by Blair & Marilyn Patrick.

Husband, Sam Blagdon by Christine Blagdon.

Dad, Sam Blagdon and Friend, Steve Brown by Jenna Blagdon.

Herb & Bessie Howse by John & Marilyn Howse.

Winnie & Wesley Rowsell by Barry Rowsell.

Loved Ones by Randy & Carol Brown.

Dad, Marvin  Penney  by Christine Sharpe & Family.

Mother & Mother-in-law, Edith Young by Daphne &

           Gordon Spurrell.

Dad, Vernon Stead & Grandparents by Gail Griffiths.

Marlene & Jack Fitzgerald and Pearl & Don Little by Ray & Cheryl Little.

Loved Ones by Rick & Florence Stead.

Fred & Verda Greening and Eric Greening by Gerry & Lee Ann Greening and Family.

Friend, Sam Blagdon by Bursell & Collette Pitt and Family

Loved Ones by George & Dora Harris.

Parents & Grandparents, Fred & Verda Greening by Jan, Lyndon , John & Evan Williams.

Parents, Murdock & Asenath Matthews and Nieces, Melanie &

Danielle Harris by Glenys & Scott Campbell.

Parents, Eric & Margaret Martin and Aunt Vic by Robert & Rexine Martin.

Mom, Ella Thomas by Paul & Sandra Guzzwell.

Harold & Joyce Greening and Paula Bonnell by Eva Dampier.

Loved Ones by Bruce & Jean Greening and Family.

Rexine Parsons, Sam Blagdon, Susan Parsons, & Larry Empey by Lynda & Robert Empey.

Grandparents, Claude & Lilly Keats and  James Skiffington;

Uncle Lar & Aunt Joyce Blundon; Uncle Ralph & Aunt Doris

Matthews; Uncle Jack & Aunt Jessie Keats by Wallace

Skiffington.

Husband, Vernon Stead and other Family members by Marie Stead.

Loved Ones by Walter & Joyce Day.

Belcher & Drucella Greening, Fred & Verda Greening, Anetta &

Dalman Chaffey and other Loved Ones by Irving, Lisa, Abby & Alex Cull.

Mom & Nan, Lila Butt, Dad & Pop, Raymond Butt and Brother & Uncle, Jimmy Butt by Jean, Mike, Holly & Mark.

We light a candle in memory of those whom we came to know through the eyes of love. We hold sacred the faces and memories of years past, of those who brightened our days and lit up our lives.

We remember husbands and wives, dearest loves and closest friends, who changed our lives forever.

Carol:   “Silent Night”  (VU # 67)

Scripture Reading: Luke 2: 8-15

A star has been placed on our “Tree of Remembrance” in loving

memory of …

Parents and all Loved Ones by Dave & Vi Parsons.

Husband, Jesse; Parents Robert & Myrtle Peddle and George & Ettie Skiffington by Louise Peddle.

Rex & Winnifred Saint and Tyrone Power by Jennifer Idone & Ruby Power.

Mother, Lorraine Chinn by Terry Chinn.

Parents, Alfred & Barbara Saint, Grandparents Saint & Matthews by Toby & Ivy Saint.

Loved Ones by Mavis Ivany & Family.

Mom, Ella Thomas by Kevin Thomas.

Parents, Malcolm & Geneva Kennedy; Father, Cecil Morgan; Rev. John Murphy and Loved Ones by Ron & Lynda Morgan.

Pop Morgan and Nan & Pop Kennedy by Heather & Miranda.

 We light a candle for those we do not know, O God, who, like us, have suffered loss, who live with grief, who long for peace and justice, who long for friendship and healing.

We remember your people, of every time and place.

Carol “Still, Still, Still”  (VU #47)

Scripture Reading: Matthew 2:1-12

Poem “Bethlehem Star” by Ann M Johnson

A star has been placed on our “Tree of Remembrance” in loving

memory of …

Husband, Alonzo Stead and other Loved Ones by Edith Stead.

Eldon & Edna Oldford by Calvin & Myra Greening.

Parents, Grandparents and Loved Ones by Barrett & Barbara

Greening.

Loved Ones by Jessie LeBlanc.

Frank & Minnie Chaffey by Clayton Chaffey.

Cal & Irene Holloway by Bryce & Val Holloway.

Kay Barbour by Jesse Barbour.

Loved Ones by Sadie Lane.

Alvin & Winnie Holloway and Elizabeth Holloway by Rosalind (Holloway) Deyholos.

Wife, Rexine Parsons and other Relatives & Friends by

Rex Parsons.

Loved Ones by Frank & Meta Brown.

George Barbour & Loved Ones by Barbara & Family.

Parents, James & Nellie Parsons by Robert & Rexine Martin.

Brother, Dudley and Parents, Levi & Olive Matthews by Heather           & Robert Lethbridge.

Family & Friends by Allan & Linda Parsons.

Mother, Rexine Parsons and Brother, Sam Blagdon by Anne &           Glynne Cheshire & Family.

Brother, Bruce Skiffington from Wallace & Allan Skiffington.

Harvey Fry by Jean, Mike, Holly & Mark.

We light a candle in memory of those who shared in our lives in many ways, who worked with us and made our lives more enjoyable.

We remember friends and neighbours.

Carol “Star Of The East” 

Poem “Christmas In Heaven” author unknown

We leave one candle unlit, mindful of the great truth of this life, that in the fullness of time we, too, will join our loved ones in a realm without sorrow and pain, in the company of Unending Love.

For these and all your children, we give thanks for life, hope and courage. Amen.

A star has been placed on our “Tree of Remembrance” in loving

memory of …

Edwin & Shirley Templeman by Gerald & Verna Templeman.

Parents, Pearl & Lloyd Hickman and Grandparents, Gladys & Pierce Matthews by Dale Abbott & Dean Hickman.

Dr. Thomas Barbour by daughter, Nancy Barbour.

Father, Cecil Guy and Loved Ones by Bruce & Lisa Guy

Son-in-law, Hal Blundon & other Loved Ones by Eileen Russell.

Loved Ones by Anne & Ashwell Greening.

John & Marjorie Parsons by Shawn & Lorie Parsons.

Alonzo Stead and Albert & Emily Holloway by Eugene & Kay Stead.

Loved Ones by Hector & Joan Keats.

Shirley, Edwin & Cecil Templeman by Darlene Templeman.

Parents, Margaret & Chesley Holloway by Dr. Randy Holloway.

Husband, Wilfred & Loved Ones by Georgena Wiseman.

James & Nellie Parsons by Eric & Janie Parsons.

Parents, Wilson & Gertie Holloway and Brother, Leander from Clarence & Mildred Holloway.

Loved Ones by Jean Norris.

Kathy Muggridge by Geoff Muggridge & Family.

Mother & Father, Annie & Albert J. Holloway and Brothers, Kirby,

Alvin & Bruce by Patsy & Mark Hiscock.

Loved Ones by Robert Penney & Winnie Boone.

Parents, Alex & Lizzie Holloway and Wilson & Gertie Holloway and Brother, Lee Holloway by Maurice & Addie Holloway.

Allan Ivany by Dorothy Ivany.

A dearly missed Husband, Ray Coles by Janet Coles.

Frank & Sophie Oldford by Bruce & Marilyn Oldford and Family.

John Young, Ewart Hall & Bert Russell by David Dupree.

Parents, Eric & Reta Gulliford and Sisters, Carol Ann Keats and Geraldine McPhail by Margaret & Eric Gulliford.

Loved Ones by Leona Greening.

Mom, Hilda Mae Ivany; Dad, Noah Perry; Step-Dad, Maurice Ivany; Sister, Mary Perry and Friend, Reta Keats by Nancy Avery.

Chesley & Elsie Greening by Effie Greening.

Phoebe & Les Skiffington by Tom & Pearl Janes.

Alvin & Winnie Holloway and Elizabeth Holloway by Rosalind   (Holloway) Deyholos.

Guy & Classie Saint, Irving Stead & Loved Ones by Edric & Cavell Saint.

Parents, Dalman & Anetta Chaffey and Leonard & Marion Pye; and

Brother-in-law, Ernest Dominey by Dave & Kay Pye.

Husband & Father, Isaac Roy Keats by Florence, Kay & Shena.

Grandparents, Malcolm & Mildred Brown by Suzanne, Shawn & Benjamin Harris.

Father, Earle Perry, Brother, Wilf Perry and Nephew, Jordan and other Loved Ones by Karen (Perry) Andrews.

Amy Wiseman and Betty Palmer by Vernon Wiseman.

Loved Ones by Robert & Rexine Martin.

Wilson & Gertie Holloway; Everett & Dolena Rice and Loved Ones by Robert & Fern Holloway.

Family & Friends by Allan & Linda Parsons.

Parents, Murdock & Asenath Matthews and Nieces, Melanie &

Danielle Harris by Glenys & Scott Campbell.

Carol  “O Come All Ye Faithful”  (VU # 59)

Benediction  - Rev. Steph

Recessional Postlude