Christmas Music from 2009

Christmas Eve Service -- 5 PM, Dec. 24, 2009

In 2009 for the first time at CUCC the Christmas Eve services were merged so that adults and children participated in a single Christmas Eve service at 5 PM. Here is the complete audio recording of that special service.

Use this player to play all the tracks below:

01. O Holy Night (Amy and Doug) (3:42)
02. What Child is This (4:53)
03. Instrumental (2:08)
04. Sing We Now of Christmas (1:13)
05. Welcome and Gospel Reading (Pastor Steve) (5:01) 
06. O Come All Ye Faithful (1:53) 
07. Morning Star (Children and Congregation) (3:33) 
08. Christmas Story (by Sheila Barrick, read by Sue Cottle) (10:12) 
09. Sleep O Sleep My Lovely Child (Choir Special) (2:26)
10. O Come Little Children (Choir Special) (2:12)
11. Christmas Prayer (2:46)
12. Come Unto Him (3:22)
13. Passing the Flame (6:00)

2009 Christmas Party

Three short musical videos illustrating the fun and fellowship of the annual Christmas Party. Group singing is led by Anne Moorman-Smith. Mike Schafale is featured on hammer dulcimer, and Mike Evans on the violin (accompanied by Doug Barrick.)



Mike Schafale on hammer dulcimer


Group singing led by Anne Moorman-Smith


Mike Evans on violin, accompanied by Doug Barrick, piano

Christmas Pageant 2009

The 2009 Christmas pageant is a production of the Sunday School program at CUCC and was filmed by Lavon Page. (30-minute video)

Tribute to Sonny Spicer

Sonny Spice passed away on Aug. 30, 2009. Sonny was the brother of Carolyn King and was a long time member of Community UCC. A memorial service was held at Community UCC on October 3, 2009. Here are some excerpts from that service.

Cy King’s remarks about his relationship with Sonny

Mike Evans’ tribute in song to Sonny

Mike Evans’ violin tribute to Sonny

50 Years of Vigilance

In September 2009 Cy and Carolyn King were inducted into the Raleigh Hall of Fame. The article below appeared in the Raleigh News and Observer on September 10, 2009. A PDF version of t his article is available.

The nested links to the left lead to another N&O article featuring Cy and Carolyn and entitled “Deep in My Heart,” and to an article from NCSU recounting Cy’s role at NCSU Libraries and honors he received there.

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And another article from around the same time ...

Covenant Community "Save Darfur" program - 2009

Covenant Community worships at 5 PM on Sunday afternoons at CUCC. As part of a national effort to bring attention to the continuing genocide in Darfur, Betty Anne Ford (a member of both CUCC and Covenant Community) organized a worship service on April 19, 2009, which focused on the tragedy of genocide in general and on Darfur in particular. This 5-minute video was produced by Lavon Page to be part of a collection of videos at YouTube endorsed by the national campaign to bring attention to Darfur. Several CUCC members participated in this event. The video may be viewed on Youtube.