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Events from other Methodist churches around the area:
Sun., June 30, 10:30 AM – Doc Elma Jocson (surgeon from Liberia) Guest Speaker, Charles Wesley UMC, McLean
Mon., Jul. 8-Fri., Jul. 12, 6:30-8:30 PM – KIM (Kids in Mission), Annandale UMC Register online.
Mon., July 8-Fri., July 12, 9 AM – 1 PM – Treasurer Hunters Summer Camp, Wesley UMC, 8412 Richmond Ave., Alexandria
Sat. July 13, 7-9 PM – Labyrinth Walk, Charles Wesley UMC, 6817 Dean Dr., McLean
Mon., July 15, 7 PM – Voices of Youth Choir Concert, Burke UMC , 6200 Burke Center Parkway, Burke (free)
Mon., July 15-Fri., July 19 – VBS, St. John’s UMC, Springfield. Register in advance online at www.stjohnsumc.org.
Mon., July 22-Fri., July 26, 9 AM-1 PM – Silly Science Summer Camp, Wesley UMC, 8412 Richmond Ave., Alexandria
Mon., Aug. 5-Fri., Aug., 9, 9 AM-1 PM – Water Park Summer Camp, Wesley UMC, 8412 Richmond Ave., Alexandria

On-Going:

Mondays (7-8:30 PM) – Young Adults Small Group Experience, Herndon UMC. Contact Kris for more information.
Tuesdays (7-8:30 PM) – Bi-District Young Adults Study, St. Luke’s UMC, Falls Church
Mondays (7-9 PM) – DivorceCare, Centreville UMC. Child care provided.
2nd Tuesdays (12 Noon) – The Legends 55+ Club. Meet at Arcola UMC in Dulles for lunch, stories, activities. For all aged 55 and over. Go to www.arcolachurch.org for more information.
Tuesdays (7:30 PM) – Zumba Exercise Class, Arlington Forest UMC, Arlington (walk ins welcome, $6 per class, 5 for $25)
1st Wednesday (7 PM) – Alive! Worship Service for Youth and Young Adults, Faith Campus of Woodlawn-Faith UMC, Alexandria.
Wednesdays (6 PM) – Centering Prayer @ Trinity UMC, Alexandria
Wednesdays (7 PM) – DivorceCare, Burke UMC
Thursdays (7 PM) – Bi-District Young Adult Bible Study/Discussion, St. Matthew’s UMC, Annandale
Thursdays (7-9 PM) – June 6-Sept. 5 – Divorce Care,Floris UMC, Herndon.
Last Thursdays, (7-8:30 PM) – Living with Cancer Support Group, Christ UMC, Fairfax Station (703-690-4301, X113)

Christmas Music, Part 7 – Hark the Herald Angels Sing

07 Dec

Charles Wesley (1707-1788), the younger brother of John Wesley wrote the words to this Christmas Carol.

Charles was a hymn writer and a poet, also known as one of the people who began the Methodist movement in the Church of England. Hark the Herald Angels Sing appeared in 1739 in a book called Hymns and Sacred Poems.

Wesley envisioned this being sung to the same tune as his hymn, Christ the Lord Is Risen Today, and in some hymnals it is included along with the more popular version.

This hymn was regarded as one of the Great Four Anglican Hymns and published as number 403 in “The Church Hymn Book” (New York and Chicago, USA, 1872).

To celebrate the invention of the printing press, Felix Mendelssohn composed a cantata in 1840 called Festgesang or “Festival Song”. The melody of Mendelssohn’s cantata was then used by William H. Cummings and adapted it to the lyrics of Wesley’s “Hark the Herald Angels Sing”.

Hark the herald angels sing
“Glory to the newborn King!
Peace on earth and mercy mild
God and sinners reconciled”
Joyful, all ye nations rise
Join the triumph of the skies
With the angelic host proclaim:
“Christ is born in Bethlehem”
Hark! The herald angels sing
“Glory to the newborn King!”