12/19/25 News Flash
- Cristina Glover
- Dec 19
- 6 min read
Hamburg United Methodist Church
116 Union St
Hamburg, New York, 14075
(716) 649-8080
Worship Sundays at 10 am
There will be no Adult Sunday School this Sunday December 21, 2025 or next Sunday December 28,2025.
John Meader's Sunday School Class will resume on Sunday January 4, 2026
at 9am in the Parlor.
Make sure you drop off your gift Sunday if you haven't already!! Questions about the Giving Tree to Phoebe Glover
Knitting and Crochet Group has resumed Wednesdays from 3 until 4:30pm in the Gathering Space. All are welcome to join in . Come and learn or share your interest in crafting. Questions to Anne Brown. (716) 649-1626
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Ongoing Fundraiser
Please consider donating your empty bottles and cans to the Bottle & Can Redemption Center at 4255 Clark Street in Hamburg. Thank you!
Join Us in Reading Through the Bible in 2025
Would you consider reading through the Bible in 2025? Together as a church community, we can embark on this yearlong journey of faith and discovery. A Bible in a Year reading plan is available outside the church office and will also be published monthly in the newsletter. You can also access it online here: Bible in a year reading plan
Dedicating about 20 minutes a day to Scripture is a wonderful way to grow closer to God. Many who have done this discipline before share how it reveals surprising connections between different parts of the Bible and provides a deeper understanding of God’s love and guidance.
We hope you’ll join us on this meaningful journey of faith and exploration!
You can also Read and Listen to Today's Reading Online (FREE!)
Tai Chi is back in person in the fellowship Hall for the Winter
Due to continued technical issues with Facbeook Live, We will be streaming solely to Youtube for the foreseeable future.
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COFFEE HOUR COMMITTEES
DECEMBER 2025 PRAYER CARE SHARE/Cozy Quilts
JANUARY- DECEMBER 2026
JANUARY: MENS GROUP
FEBRUARY: SARAH CIRCLE
MARCH: MISSIONS/OUTREACH
APRIL: COZY QUILTs
MAY : SPRC
JUNE: FINANCE
JULY : TRUSTEES
AUGUST:PRAYER CARE SHARE
SEPTEMBER: COLUMBARIUM
OCTOBER: MEN’S GROUP
NOVEMBER: FINANCE
DECEMBER: SPRC
Groups are to provide goodies/ snacks
each Sunday of the month they are scheduled.
CALLING FOR COFFEE HOUR VOLUNTEERS
Did you know HUMC has committees whose members volunteer to host coffee hour once or twice a month? Most of these volunteers are on several committees where they are repeatedly hosting to provide goodies each Sunday.
We are opening this ministry up to Individuals or families who would be willing to occasionally be hosts or hostesses.
It’s simply making coffee, lemonade, bringing homemade or store bought items, and cleaning up afterwards.
A sign-up sheet is located on the counter in the gathering space, outside the front office
Where you can pick a Sunday of your choosing.
Would you consider joining in this time of fellowship?
Please get in touch with Sue Gagne with any questions.
Order of Worship
Sunday, December 21, 2025 | 10 am
Google Meet Dial-In: 617-675-4444 PIN: 301 463 603 6721#
ANNOUNCEMENTS
LIGHTING OF THE ADVENT CANDLE- Krell Family
Advent Reading- Isaiah 7: 10-16 Common English Bible Translation
Again the Lord spoke to Ahaz: “Ask a sign from the Lord your God. Make it as deep as the grave or as high as heaven.”
But Ahaz said, “I won’t ask; I won’t test the Lord.”
Then Isaiah said, “Listen, house of David! Isn’t it enough for you to be tiresome for people that you are also tiresome before my God? Therefore, the Lord will give you a sign. The young woman is pregnant and is about to give birth to a son, and she will name him Immanuel. He will eat butter and honey, and learn to reject evil and choose good. Before the boy learns to reject evil and choose good, the land of the two kings you dread will be abandoned.
We light this candle as a symbol of Christ our Joy.
May the joyful promise of your presence, O God,
Make us rejoice in our hope of salvation.
O Come, O Come, Emmanuel.
OPENING HYMN: “Savior of the Nations, Come” #214 UMH
OPENING PRAYER:
Almighty God,
We look to Mary and Joseph, astounded by the angels. As we await our celebration of the birth of Christ Jesus we too are overwhelmed by the stories we hear.
Can it be true that the Maker of heaven and earth could be born as one of us?
Can it be true that the Son of Mary can be Emmanuel, God with us?
Help us to know you are with us, whatever our circumstances.
This we pray, trusting in Jesus, God with us. Amen.
CHILDREN’S MESSAGE
Scripture: Luke 1:47-55 (NRSVue) Matthew 1:18-25 CEB Read by: Beth Tills
Sermon:”Son of God, Son of Mary” Rev. Dr David Nicol
Choir Anthem: Christmas Canon of Peace
PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE
THE PEACE
TITHES & OFFERINGS tithes.hamburgumc.org/Give
DOXOLOGY “Praise God from Whom all Blessings Flow” #94 UMH
Carol CommunionPlease See Slides for Sung Responses
THE LORD'S PRAYER
SHARING OF BREAD AND CUP
CLOSING HYMN: “ Hark! The Herald Angels Sing” #240 UMH
BENEDICTION
Order of Worship
Wednesday, December 24, 2025 | Christmas Eve Lessons & Carols| 7 pm
Google Meet Dial-In: 617-675-4444 PIN: 301 463 603 6721#
Prelude: *Call to Worship (Lighting of the Christ Candle)
We light this candle as a sign of the coming light of Christ. We see hope for the days when the nations shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruning hooks;
nation shall not lift up sword against nation,
neither shall they learn war anymore.
When the wolf shall dwell with the lamb,
the leopard shall lie down with the kid,
the calf and the lion and the fatling together,
and a little child shall lead them.
When the desert shall rejoice and blossom; like the crocus it shall blossom abundantly, and rejoice with joy and singing. The prophets promised, long ago,
that the Lord will give you a sign.
Look, the young woman is with child and shall bear a son, and shall name him Immanuel (God is with us).
The people who walked in darkness
have seen a great light
Those who have lived in the land of deep darkness On them light has shined.
Celebrating the coming of the newborn King,
Let us walk in the light of the Lord.
Processional: “O Come All Ye Faithful” #234 UMH
*The Bidding Prayer
First Lesson: Genesis 3:8-15, 17-19 - Read by Vicki Weixlmann
CAROL : “It Came upon the Midnight Clear” #218 UMH
Second Lesson: Genesis 22:15-18 Read by: Ginger Jensen
CAROL: “God Rest You Merry Gentlemen” #3052 Worship & Song
Third Lesson: Exodus 1:8-11a, 3:1-8a, 12:21-28 Read by: Phoebe Glover
CAROL: “Hark! The Herald Angels Sing” #240 UMH
Fourth Lesson: Isaiah 9:2, 6-7 Read by: Mary Doyle
CAROL: “Angels We Have Heard on High #238 UMH
FIFTH LESSON LUKE 1:26-35, 38 Read by Ken Weixlmann
Special Music: “Light of the Word” Phoebe Glover, Voice & Jeannine VanWey, Piano
SIXTH LESSON: LUKE 2:1-7 (CEB) Read by: Dan Paskie
CAROL: “What Child is This” #219 UMH
Seventh Lesson: Luke 2:8-16 (CEB) Read by: Alyssa Paskie
Carol: “ O Little Town of Bethlehem” #230 UMH
Eighth Lesson: Matthew 2:1-11 Read by Jessica Paskie
CAROL: “The First Noel” #245 UMH
*Ninth Lesson: John 1:1-14 Read by: Matt Glasgow
Meditation: Rev. David Nicol
Confession and Pardon
God all-powerful, Grant that we may rid ourselves of the works of darkness,And that we may invest ourselves with the weapons of light In this life To which your Son, Jesus Christ, With great humility came to visit us;So that in the final day, When he returns in majestic glory to judge the living and the dead,We shall rise to eternal life through Jesus Christ, Who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, Now and for ever. Amen
Visit your family, O God.
Give us love, joy, and peace.
Purify our thoughts, words, and deeds, so that when Jesus Christ comes,
He will find a place prepared for his coming.
CAROL COMMUNION
THE LORD’S PRAYER
SHARING OF THE BREAD AND CUP
SUNG RESPONSE “Silent Night” #239 UMH Candles
DISMISSAL WITH BLESSING
CLOSING HYMN” Joy to the World” #246 UMH