For unto us a Child is born
SECOND ANNUAL
Jamaica Community Christmas Devotional
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
89-58 163rd Street ▪ Jamaica, Queens, New York
Saturday, December 21, 2024 ▪ 6:00pm
Gathering hymn
Lord, I Lift Your Name on High
First Church of God in Christ Praise Team
Welcome & introductions
President Carolee Weir
President, Relief Society (women’s organization), Jamaica 1st Ward
Opening hymn
202 ▪ Oh, Come, All Ye Faithful
Invocation
Evangelist Sarah McMillon
First Church of God in Christ of St. Albans
Reading
Book of Mormon — Alma 7:10
Fiona Joyce
Jamaica 1st Ward
Piano solo
We Three Kings
Brother Curtis Brandy
Jamaica 1st Ward
Reading
Luke 2:1–7
The Reverend Carlene O. Thorbs
Heart’s Desire Ministries
Chairperson, Community Board 12
Musical number
Away in a Manger
Jamaica 1st Ward Relief Society
Reading
Luke 2:13–16
AJ Richardson
Jamaica 1st Ward
Musical number
Dans la Judée, beau pays de Dieu
(Far, Far Away on Judea’s Plains)
Haitian and French-speaking members of the Jamaica 1st Ward
Reading
Luke 2:17–20
Shane Grant
Jamaica 1st Ward
Remarks
Sister Caroline Smart
Jamaica 1st Ward
Congregational hymn
214 ▪ I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day
Musical number
With Wondering Awe
Jamaica 1st Ward Relief Society
Reading
Book of Mormon — 2 Nephi 19:6
Brother Rogers Jean-Louis
Jamaica 1st Ward
Musical number
You Are My Strength
First Church of God in Christ Praise Team
Remarks
The Reverend William T. Armstead
First Church of God in Christ of St. Albans
Video presentation: A Savior Is Born
Closing hymn
#204 ▪ Silent Night
Benediction
By invitation
Following the devotional, we invite everyone in attendance to join us for light refreshments on the 1st floor.
We offer our sincere thanks to all who have made this evening’s devotional possible and participated in it.
At this joyful time of year, we are grateful to celebrate with you the birth of our Savior Jesus Christ.
Although He was born in humble circumstances, He is the central figure in all human history. His mission affects all who have lived and will yet live. Through His Atonement and Resurrection, He did what we could not do for ourselves: overcome death and be reconciled to our Heavenly Father.
We testify that He is the Son of the Eternal Father, who “so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life” (John 3:16). We share our witness and knowledge of this most important gift and invite you to do the same this Christmas season.
The First Presidency of
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Russell M. Nelson, president
Dallin H. Oaks, first counselor
Henry B. Eyring, second counselor
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