Friday, January 1, 2010
It's the first day of the new year, and we just came back from the watchnight service at our church. Labels: church
I was wondering how the youths (many from the CJ were there) were going to get home since I think most buses don't run past midnight, and apparently a lot of them are staying over. Since most of them just finished their church camp, it'll probably feel normal anyway!
I'm surprised that our church managed to get the Bishop himself to preach the sermon! Are we so important? Haha, kidding only. But there's at least one message I'm sure every one took away:
Life is short,
Death is sure;
Sin the cause,
Christ the cure.
Amen to that!
The service comprised singing of both older contemporary songs and hymns, a sermon, a symbolic lighting and placing of candles on the cross-shaped table, Holy Communion, and much prayer and reflection.
Oh God, our help in ages past,
Our hope for years to come,
Our shelter from the stormy blast,
And our eternal home.
Before the hills in order stood,
Or earth received her frame,
From everlasting Thou art God,
To endless years the same.
A thousand ages in Thy sight
Are like an evening gone;
Short as the watch that ends the night
Before the rising sun.
Our God, our help in ages past,
Our hope for years to come,
Be Thou our guard while troubles last,
And our eternal home.
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