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Sunday, December 23, 2012
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====Sunday, May 12, 2024====
  
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4th Sunday in Advent
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====The Seventh Sunday of Easter====
  
 
=We Gather in God's Name=
 
=We Gather in God's Name=
  
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====Opening Event====
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====Opening Song====
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We will open by traveling to get the Holy figures and bring them to our sanctuary
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"He Will Hold Me Fast Redeemer CHS Kate Bailey, Kathy Bailey, and Brooke Bailey"
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[All gather outside the sanctuary doors and travel to The Holy Heretic]
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<embedvideo service="youtube">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bbeIstMaVAA </embedvideo>
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[Retrieve the Holy family and return to 1PCSL]
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*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bbeIstMaVAA Click here to view the video at YouTube.com]
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'''Person passing the Holy Family''' (Reader A):  
 
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In the name of heaven I ask you for shelter.  This family is tired and can go no farther:
 
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'''Member of the community receiving the Holy Family''' (Reader B): 
 
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We are no inn-keepers; you cannot stay here! Scoundrels you may be, who would make a fray here!
 
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'''Person passing the Holy Family''' (Reader A): 
 
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Can you refuse shelter to the Queen of Heaven? Have you no room, for just for one night even?
 
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'''Member of the community receiving the Holy Family''' (Reader C):
 
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She's a queen and yet goes forth at night all alone? Here she's not wished for, hoped for or known.  
 
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'''Person passing the Holy Family''' (Reader A): 
 
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Here's Joseph the carpenter. Don't refuse him, your brother! His wife is Mary, she is God's own mother!
 
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'''Member of the community receiving the Holy Family''' (Reader D): 
 
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You bring Joseph and Mary there beside you? We knew you not. Enter! and may good betide you!
 
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'''Person passing the Holy Family''' (Reader A):
 
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  /me leads Holy Family into the sanctuary.
 
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[All enter the sanctuary, and the exchange is made]
 
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'''All''' : /me welcomes Mary, Joseph, and Child.  
 
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====Opening Prayer====
 
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Let us pray:
 
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Eternal God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit, You are always present in our homes; unseen and often not acknowledged. May Christ and his family find rest among us tonight and may we take great joy in their presence.  May we also know that He has prepared a place for us and will one day welcome us into his eternal kingdom.
 
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Amen.
 
  
 
=We Hear God's Word=
 
=We Hear God's Word=
  
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====Scripture Reflection====
 
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''Luke 1:46-55''
 
  
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====1st Scripture Reading====
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*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bL--Cli_BQ0 Click here to view the video at YouTube.com]
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"Acts 1:15-17, 21-26"
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*[http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke%201:46-55&version=NIV Click here to read the passage at Biblegateway.com]
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<embedvideo service="youtube">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D9ZvsfSUMTM</embedvideo>
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*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D9ZvsfSUMTM Click here to view the video at YouTube.com]
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*[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Acts+1%3A15-17%2C+21-26&version=NIV Click here to read the scripture at Biblegateway.com]
  
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====Advent Candle Lighting and Reflection====
 
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4th Advent
 
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Lighting the Advent Candle
 
  
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Today we light four candles- the first Candle is called HOPE and it is a reminder that God's promises are true.
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====2nd Scripture Reading====
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"Psalm 1:1-61"
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<embedvideo service="youtube">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6v5VgZRDW6A</embedvideo>
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*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6v5VgZRDW6A Click here to view the video at YouTube.com]
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*[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalm+1%3A1-6&version=NIV Click here to read the scripture at Biblegateway.com]
  
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'The second Candle is called PEACE, God's gentle loving peace for our lives.
 
  
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The third Candle is called JOY, because of God's absolute presence in our lives.
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====3rd Scripture Reading====
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"1 John 5:9-13"
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The fourth Candle is called LOVE, because of God's great love for us.
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<embedvideo service="youtube">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9jKHi5dMm5s</embedvideo>
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*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9jKHi5dMm5s Click here to view the video at YouTube.com]
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Come, all is ready. Let the light of this these candles, called HOPE, PEACE, JOY, and LOVE, bring brightness to your spirits.
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*[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+John+5%3A9-13&version=NIV Click here to read the scripture at Biblegateway.com]
  
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====4th Scripture Reading====
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"John 17:6-19"
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<embedvideo service="youtube">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UqwQvinH8UQ</embedvideo>
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*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UqwQvinH8UQ Click here to view the video at YouTube.com]
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*[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John+17%3A6-19&version=NIV Click here to read the scripture at Biblegateway.com]
  
 
=We Respond in Prayer=
 
=We Respond in Prayer=
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====Prayers of Thanksgiving and Intercession====
 
====Prayers of Thanksgiving and Intercession====
 
Please stand when offering a prayer, so others will know you have the floor.
 
Please stand when offering a prayer, so others will know you have the floor.
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====The Lord's Prayer====
 
====The Lord's Prayer====
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Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name.
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Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name.  
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Thy kingdom come, thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. 
 
  
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Thy kingdom come, thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.
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Give us this day our daily bread,  
 
Give us this day our daily bread,  
  
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Lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil,  
 
Lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil,  
  
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for thine is the kingdom, the power, and the glory forever.
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for thine is the kingdom, the power, and the glory forever.  
  
 
Amen.
 
Amen.
  
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===Closing Prayer===
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=We Go in Peace=
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Dear God
 
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As we celebrate the birth of your son may our eyes be opened
 
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to see the world in the light of Jesus Christ. 
 
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As you chose the lowly, the outcasts, and the poor
 
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to receive the greatest news the world had ever known,
 
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so may we worship you with meekness in our hearts. 
 
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May we also remember our brothers and sisters
 
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less fortunate than ourselves in this season of giving.
 
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Amen
 
  
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=We Go in Peace=
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===Closing Song===
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"Mamas - Anne Wilson, Hillary Scott"
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<embedvideo service="youtube">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jJ8uJ16P9Cs</embedvideo>
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*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jJ8uJ16P9Cs Click here to view the video at YouTube.com]
  
 
====Passing of the Peace====
 
====Passing of the Peace====
  
 
====Fellowship & Conversation====
 
====Fellowship & Conversation====

Revision as of 15:49, 12 May 2024

Sunday, May 12, 2024

The Seventh Sunday of Easter

We Gather in God's Name

Opening Song

"He Will Hold Me Fast Redeemer CHS Kate Bailey, Kathy Bailey, and Brooke Bailey"

We Hear God's Word

1st Scripture Reading

"Acts 1:15-17, 21-26"


2nd Scripture Reading

"Psalm 1:1-61"


3rd Scripture Reading

"1 John 5:9-13"

4th Scripture Reading

"John 17:6-19"

We Respond in Prayer

Prayers of Thanksgiving and Intercession

Please stand when offering a prayer, so others will know you have the floor.


The Lord's Prayer

Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name.

Thy kingdom come, thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.

Give us this day our daily bread,

and forgive us our debts as we forgive our debtors.

Lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil,

for thine is the kingdom, the power, and the glory forever.

Amen.

We Go in Peace

Closing Song

"Mamas - Anne Wilson, Hillary Scott"

Passing of the Peace

Fellowship & Conversation

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