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First Sunday After Christmas

12/28/2025

 
​The Rev.  Dr. David M. Wendel

First Reading - Isaiah 63:7-14
Psalm - 111
Second Reading - Galatians 4:4-7
Holy Gospel - Matthew 2:13-23
Message - The Rev.  Dr. David M. Wendel
       “Not Your Perfect Family!”
                                 
Music
Prelude - Linda Hoch, Organ
"I Wonder as I Wander" - arr. Kristina Langlois
"The Bells of Christmas" - arr. Knut Nystedts

Entrance Hymn -   “Angels from the Realms of Glory”
        
Hymn of Praise -   “Angels We Have Heard on High”

Hymn of the Day -“I Wonder As I Wander”

Musical Offering -   "Coventry Carol" - arr. K. L. Phillips
        Andrea Bush - Violin, Linda Hoch - Piano

Post Communion Hymn - “Good Christian Friends, Rejoice”
    
Recessional Hymn -    “The Bells of Christmas”

Postlude -  Linda Hoch, Organ
  "Angels from the Realms of Glory" - arr. Edwin C. Johnson

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Christmas Eve - Nativity of Our Lord 8:00

12/25/2025

 
The Rev.  Dr. David M. Wendel

First Reading - Isaiah 9:2-7
Psalm - 96: 1-4, 11-13
Second Reading - 1 John 4: 7-16
Holy Gospel - St. Luke 2:1-20
Message - The Rev.  Dr. David M. Wendel
       “O Great Mystery!”
                                 
Music
Prelude 
Linda Hoch - Organ
"Good Christian Friends, Rejoice" - arr. Marcel Dupre
"Away in a Manger" - arr. David Williams
"Lo, How a Rose Is Growing" - arr. John Leavitt
"It Came Upon a Midnight Clear" - arr. John G. Barr

Maria Laderman - Flute, Linda Hoch - Piano
"Cradle Song (Away in a Manger)" - arr. Judy Nishimura
"Breath of Heaven (Mary's Song)" - Chris Eaton and Amy Grant/arr. Lloyd Larson 3
"Silent Night" - arr. Joel Raney
"Go Tell It on the Mountain" - arr. Brent Olstad

Joyful Voices Children's Choir and Grace Singers Chancel Choir
"Away in a Manager"- arr. Susan T. Nelson
      (Maria Laderman - Handbells ) 

Entrance Hymn -   “O Come, All Ye Faithful” 

Hymn of Praise -  “Angels We Have Heard on High”
        
Hymn of the Day -  "O Little Town of Bethlehem”

Special Music -  "Still, Still, Still" - arr. Mary McDonald
     
Grace Singers Chancel Choir with liturgical dancers 

​Offertory Hymn - “What Feast of Love”

Post Communion Hymn “Good Christian Friends, Rejoice” v. 1 & 3

Recessional Hymn -    "Joy to the World"

Postlude -  Linda Hoch, Organ
"Joy to the World" - arr. Kristina Langois

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Nativity of Our Lord - Christmas Eve - 5:00

12/24/2025

 
​The Rev.  Dr. David M. Wendel

First Reading - Isaiah 9:2-7
Psalm - 96: 1-4, 11-13
Second Reading - 1 John 4: 7-16
Holy Gospel - St. Luke 2:1-20
Message - The Rev.  Dr. David M. Wendel
       “O Great Mystery!”
                                 
Music
Prelude 
Linda Hoch - Organ
"Away in a Manger" - arr. David Williams
"It Came Upon a Midnight Clear" - arr. John G. Barr


Maria Laderman - Flute, Linda Hoch - Piano
"Cradle Song (Away in a Manger)" - arr. Judy Nishimura
"Breath of Heaven (Mary's Song)" - Chris Eaton and Amy Grant/arr. Lloyd Larson
"Silent Night" - arr. Joel Raney
"O Come, All Ye Faithful" - arr. Joshua Parman 


Kids Prelude Selections
"Angels We Have Heard on High" - Stella Blankenship (Piano)
"Carol of the Bells" - Emily Odum (Piano)
"Good King Wenceslas" - arr. Christopher Hoch
      (Benny Hoch - Bells, Maggie Hoch and Philip Young - Trumpet, Hannah Laderman
        - Clarinet, Gabriel Young - Trombone, Emily Odum - Horn, Linda Hoch - Piano)
"Silent Night" - Miguel Arreguin (Vocal Solo)
"Go Tell It on the Mountain" - arr. Christopher Hoch
    (Emily Odum, Molly and Jack Young - Horn Trio)


Entrance Hymn -   “O Come, All Ye Faithful” v. 1 & 4

Hymn of Praise -  “Angels We Have Heard on High”
        
Hymn of the Day -  "O Little Town of Bethlehem”

Special Music -  Martha Crist - Piano, Linda Hoch - Organ
      "A Festival of Carols" - arr. Bill Galliford

​Offertory Hymn - “What Feast of Love”

Post Communion Hymn “Good Christian Friends, Rejoice” v. 1 & 3

Recessional Hymn -    "Go, Tell it on the Mountain!”

Postlude -  Linda Hoch, Organ
"Joy to the World" - arr. Kristina Langois

Video will be posted Thursday or Friday

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Fourth Sunday of Advent

12/21/2025

 
​The Rev.  Dr. David M. Wendel

First Reading - Isaiah 7:10-17
Psalm - 24
Second Reading - Romans 1:1-7
Holy Gospel - Matthew 1:18-25
Message - The Rev.  Dr. David M. Wendel
       “Not What I Had Planned!”
                                 
Music
Prelude - Linda Hoch, Organ
"The Angel Gabriel from Heaven Came" - arr. Paul Manz
"Come, Thou Long-Expected Jesus" - arr. Edwin T. Childs

Entrance Hymn -   “Savior of the Nations, Come”
        
Hymn of the Day -   “The Angel Gabriel from Heaven Came”

Musical Offering -  Grace Ringers Bell Choir
      "Come, Thou Long-Expected Jesus" - arr. Wendell Westcott
    
Recessional Hymn -    "O, Come, O, Come, Emmanuel"

Postlude -  Linda Hoch, Organ
  "Savior of the Nations Come" - arr. Paul Manz

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The Scioto Valley Brass and Percussion Company (December 14, 2025)

12/15/2025

 
All We Want For Christmas Is You
Christmas Fanfare
composed by Rick Murray
A Christmas Festival
composed by Leroy Anderson

Angels We Have Heard on High
arranged by Ralph Carmichael
setting by Joe Colburn

Child of Peace (feat. David Meulenberg)
composed by Bob Farrell
setting by David Meulenberg

Brass Quintet:
Good King Wenceslas

Feliz Navidad

arranged by Chris Hoch

Go, Tell It on the Mountain
arranged by Barrie Got

Russian Christmas Music
composed by Alfred Reed
arranged by David Lepla & David Snapp

Winter Wonderland
music by Felix Bernard
arranged by Steve Sykes

A Charlie Brown Christmas
composed by Vince Guaraldi
arranged by Carl Strommen
setting by David Snapp

Mary Did You Know (feat. David Meulenberg)
composed by Mark Lowry & Buddy Green
arranged by David Meulenberg

Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer
music by Randy Brooks
arranged by Chris Hoch

Sing Along:
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing

The First Noel 
traditional
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
music by Hugh Martin
arranged by Christopher Wormald

All I Want for Christmas is You

composed by Mariah Carrey
​setting by Phillip Louden

Santa and the True Meaning of Christmas

12/14/2025

 
Youth Christmas Program

Third Sunday of Advent

12/14/2025

 
The Rev.  Dr. David M. Wendel

First Reading - Isaiah 35:1-10     
Psalm - 146
Second Reading -  James 5:7-11​  
Holy Gospel - Matthew 11:2-15
Message - The Rev.  Dr. David M. Wendel
       
“Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer, and John the Baptist?”​
                                 
Music
Prelude - Linda Hoch, Organ
"Rejoice, Rejoice, Believers" - arr. Michael Burkhardt

Entrance Hymn -   “Awake! Awake, and Greet the New Morn”​ 
        
Hymn of the Day -   “Rejoice, Rejoice, Believers”  ​  

Musical Offering -  Maria Laderman - Flute, Linda Hoch - Piano
      "O Come, O Come, Emmanuel" - arr. Kathleen Henson  
    
Recessional Hymn -    "O, Come, O, Come, Emmanuel"​ 

Postlude -  Linda Hoch, Organ
  "Awake! Awake, and Greet the New Morn" - arr. David Lasky​​​  ​​​​

Reprinted / podcast/ streamed with permission under ONE LICENSE #A-713298. All rights reserved

Second Sunday of Advent

12/7/2025

 
The Rev.  Dr. David M. Wendel

First Reading - Isaiah 11:1-10     
Psalm - 72: 1 - 7
Second Reading -  Romans 15:4-13​  
Holy Gospel - Matthew 3:1-12​
Message - The Rev.  Dr. David M. Wendel
              
"Repentance, Forgiveness and Freedom!"​
                                 
Music
Prelude - Linda Hoch, Organ
"On Jordan's Bank the Baptist's Cry" - arr. Robert J. Powell 
​"The King Shall Come" - arr. David N. Johnson 

Entrance Hymn -   “Prepare the Royal Highway”​  
        
Hymn of the Day -   “On Jordan’s Banks the Baptist’s Cry”  ​  

Musical Offering -  Grace Singers Chancel Choir
      "Morning of Promise" - arr. Joseph M. Martin  
    
Recessional Hymn -    "O, Come, O, Come, Emmanuel"​ 

Postlude -  Linda Hoch, Organ
  "Prepare the Royal Highway" - arr. Charles W. Ore​​  ​​​​

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Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church
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Westerville, OH 43081
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