Longest Night

Each year we honor the longest night of the year and the reality of grief and loss which accompany Advent and Christmas seasons. This year our collective grief is added to personal sorrow and loss, giving the worship service additional urgency.

Permissions Information for Longest Night Service

Monday, 12/21/20 

Procession of Light.  Words: Traditional.  Music by Marty Haugen, b. 1950.  Tune: © 1990, 2016 GIA Publications, Inc. Text: © 1990, 2016 GIA Publications, Inc., 7404 S. Mason Ave., Chicago, IL 60638. www.giamusic.com. 800.442.3358. All rights reserved. Used and streamed by permission under OneLicense.net license #A-708353.

Joyous Light of Heavenly Glory.  Text by Marty Haugen, b. 1950.  Music: JOYOUS LIGHT, Marty Haugen, b. 1950.  Tune: © 1990, 2016 GIA Publications, Inc. Text: © 1990, 2016 GIA Publications, Inc., 7404 S. Mason Ave., Chicago, IL 60638. www.giamusic.com. 800.442.3358. All rights reserved. Used and streamed by permission under OneLicense.net license #A-708353.

Evening Thanksgiving.  Music by Marty Haugen, b. 1950.  Tune: © 1990, 2016 GIA Publications, Inc. Text: © 1990, 2016 GIA Publications, Inc., 7404 S. Mason Ave., Chicago, IL 60638. www.giamusic.com. 800.442.3358. All rights reserved. Used and streamed by permission under OneLicense.net license #A-708353.

Annunciation & Magnificat.  Text:  Traditional, from the Gospel of Luke.  Music by Marty Haugen, b. 1950.  Tune: © 1990, 2016 GIA Publications, Inc. Text: © 1990, 2016 GIA Publications, Inc., 7404 S. Mason Ave., Chicago, IL 60638. www.giamusic.com. 800.442.3358. All rights reserved. Used and streamed by permission under OneLicense.net license #A-708353.

Litany and Prayers. Music by Marty Haugen, b. 1950.  Tune: © 1990, 2016 GIA Publications, Inc. Text: © 1990, 2016 GIA Publications, Inc., 7404 S. Mason Ave., Chicago, IL 60638. www.giamusic.com. 800.442.3358. All rights reserved. Used and streamed by permission under OneLicense.net license #A-708353.

Final Blessing.  Text and Music by Marty Haugen, b. 1950.  Tune: © 1990, 2016 GIA Publications, Inc. Text: © 1990, 2016 GIA Publications, Inc., 7404 S. Mason Ave., Chicago, IL 60638. www.giamusic.com. 800.442.3358. All rights reserved. Used and streamed by permission under OneLicense.net license #A-708353.

Spoken Liturgy

Spoken liturgy may be taken from SundaysandSeasons.com, alt., used by permission under Augsburg Fortress License #14006-LIT.  Addition spoken liturgy written by the local community, used by permission of the authors.

Learning to Walk in the Dark, by Barbara Brown Taylor. Copyright 2014, HarperCollins. 'A Blessing for the Longest Night' from Circle of Grace by Jan Richardson. Copyright 2015, Wanton Gospeller Press.

'A Blessing for the Longest Night' from Circle of Grace by Jan Richardson. Copyright 2015, Wanton Gospeller Press.

Scripture quotations are from the New Revised Standard Version Bible © 1989 Division of Christian Education of the National Council of Churches of Christ in the USA.  Used by permission.

Learning to Walk in the Dark, by Barbara Brown Taylor. Copyright 2014, HarperCollins. 'A Blessing for the Longest Night' from Circle of Grace by Jan Richardson. Copyright 2015, Wanton Gospeller Press.