Welcome to our Lay-led service of ‘Lessons and Carols’ for Christmas Morning, December 25, 2025, with Music Director Zacharia Dekker, and Lay Reader Kirk Hearder. Our order of Lessons and Carols: ‘O Come, O Come, Emmanuel’ (#89 in Common Praise); First Lesson Isaiah 52:7-10; ‘People, Look East! The Time Is Near’ (#91); Second Lesson Luke 1:26-38; ‘Lo, How a Rose E’er Blooming’ (#117); Third Lesson Matthew 1:18-24; ”Twas in the Moon of Wintertime’ (#146); Fourth Lesson Luke 1:39-45; ‘Angels, from the Realms of Glory’ (#143); Fifth Lesson Luke 1:46-56; ‘Of Eternal Love Begotten’ (#132); Sixth Lesson Luke 2:1-7; ‘Silent Night’ (#119); Seventh Lesson Luke 2:8-20; ‘While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks’ (#136); Eighth Lesson Hebrews 1:1-13; ‘In the Bleak Midwinter’ (#122); Ninth Lesson John 1:1-17; ‘See Amid the Winter’s Snow’ #148).
St. John’s, East Orangeville is located in Caledon, Ontario Canada, and is a parish within the Anglican Diocese of Toronto. It is a ground-level fully accessible church and hall. Please visit our website at stjohnsorangeville.ca, where you will find links to our extensive recording archives (the ‘Recent Recordings’ heading on our homepage, and earlier recordings in ‘All Recordings’ under the Menu), as well as the opportunity to make a donation to support this Outreach Ministry. We thank you for your interest and for joining us.