First Lutheran Church, 120 Chandler St., will have its contemporary service at 9 a.m. in the worship center on Sunday.

The traditional service at 11 a.m. Sunday will observe Advent IV with a Children’s Christmas Pageant and special music by the Good News Ringers Handbell Ensemble and the First Lutheran Choir at the 11 a.m. traditional worship service in the church nave. First Lutheran Church is a handicap accessible facility with an elevator.

First Lutheran Church will also have two festive Christmas Eve worship services on Tuesday. The church’s contemporary service takes place at 4 p.m. and the traditional service is at 9 p.m. The traditional service at 9 p.m. will be preceded by a 30-minute vocal and instrumental musical prelude beginning at 8:30 p.m. The Rev. Mark E. Swanson, pastor, will preside at both worship services with a Christmas meditation.

The 4 p.m. contemporary service will be led by the Sacred Fire Praise Team, Kimberly King, First Lutheran’s worship leader and coordinator of contemporary worship. Gathering songs will be “Hark! the Herald Angels Sing,” and “Joy to the World” (Our God Saves). Special music will be “All the World Awaits” (Hosannah). The communion song is “Away in a Manger.” The service will include a Christmas message by Swanson, Holy Communion and the singing of “Silent Night” during the candle lighting ceremony. The service will be video recorded and available online via the Sacred Fire First Lutheran Jamestown Facebook page; First Lutheran Church Jamestown Facebook page; and on our church website www.flcjny.org.

The 8:30 p.m. Instrumental/Vocal Pre-Service Music will include an organ prelude “At the Cradle of Jesus” by Seth Bingham, played By Brian A. Bogey; Julie and Scott Costantini will sing a vocal duet entitled “Mary Did You Know” by Mark Lowry and Buddy Greene; Gail Espinoza, pianist, will perform “Masters in This Hall” arranged by Mark Hayes; Marika Koch, soprano soloist, will sing “O Holy Night ” by Adolph Adam; a piano/organ duet with Julie Livengood at the piano and Bogey at the organ, will be the Overture to the “Messiah” by George Handel; The Good News Handbell Ensemble directed by Karen Linn will perform “Breath of Heaven” by Amy Grant and arr. by Sandra Eithun; and Brandon Caruso, guest trumpeter, will perform “See, Amid the Winter Snow” by Lloyd Larson, accompanied by Julie Livengood on the piano.

The 9 p.m. Festival Worship Service with Holy Communion and the traditional candle lighting ceremony will feature congregational hymns and carols accompanied by organ and trumpeters, Brandon Caruso and Glenn Utter. The congregational songs will include “Oh, Come, All Ye Faithful,” “Angels We Have Heard On High,” “O Little Town of Bethlehem,” “Joy to the World,” “Once in Royal David’s City,” “Lo, How A Rose E’er Blooming”, and “Infant Holy, Infant Lowly.” “Silent Night” will be sung during the traditional candle lighting ceremony. The closing hymn will be “Hark! the Herald Angels Sing” followed by the organ postlude “Lo, He Comes With Clouds Descending” by Kenneth Walton.

Choral anthems sung by the First Lutheran Choir will include “Hosianna” (Hosanna to the Son of David), by Vogler, sung in Swedish. The choir will also sing “Under the Stars” arr. by Jane Holstein, with Julie Costantini as soloist; and “Shepherds Loud Their Praises Singing” by Alec Rowley. Marika Koch and Julie Costantini will sing a vocal duet at the communion entitled “Ten Thousand Joys” by Don Marsh and Karen Dean. The Traditional Service will also be recorded on the First Lutheran Church Jamestown Facebook page and the church website www.flcjny.org. The public is cordially welcome to attend.

On Christmas Day, Wednesday, December 25th, First Lutheran will also have a service in Memorial Chapel at 10 a.m. with Holy Communion and special music. The service will be led by Pastor Mark E. Swanson and the Rev. Laura A. Csellak, Lutheran chaplain.

The public is cordially welcome to attend all of First Lutheran’s special Christmas worship services.