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Sunday, December 4, 2016
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Sunday, March 8, 2026
  
The Second Sunday of Advent
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The Third Sunday In Lent
  
 
=We Gather in God's Name=
 
=We Gather in God's Name=
  
Lighting the Advent Candle
 
  
Reader 1: Today we light two candles- the first Candle is called HOPE and it is a reminder that God's promises are true.
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====Opening Prayer Song====
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"The Algorithmic Cantor; Sweet the Moments, Rich in Blessing — A New Lenten Setting (James Allen, 18th c.)"
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<embedvideo service="youtube">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SkQMHhpDRs4</embedvideo>
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*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SkQMHhpDRs4  Click here to watch the video at YouTube.com]
  
Reader 2: The second Candle is called PEACE, God's gentle loving peace for our lives.
 
  
Reader 3: We seek God's peace in this time of stress.
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=We Hear God's Word=
 
 
Reader 4: Come, all is ready. Let the light of this these candles, called HOPE and PEACE, bring brightness to your spirits.
 
 
 
[The first and second Advent Candles are lighted]
 
 
 
====Opening Prayer====
 
 
 
May the Advent season inspire us to prepare our hearts to celebrate the birth of Jesus.
 
 
 
May the season of Advent be an occasion for a growing uniyy in our families, in our parishes, and in our communities.
 
  
May the message of Advent, that God’s grace is at work in the world, inspire us to be agents of God’s grace in our everyday lives.
 
  
May the Son who called us to feed the hungry, clothe the naked, and visit the lonely
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====Exodus 17:1-7====
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*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GMgu40q1Twg Click here to watch the video at YouTube.com]
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*[ https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Exodus%2017%3A1-7&version=NIV  Click to read the passage at BibleGateway.com]
  
strengthen our will to bring comfort and seek justice to those who are in need, we pray to you Lord. 
 
  
Amen
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====Psalm 95====
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<embedvideo service="youtube">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=azR1uMOyDZU</embedvideo>
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*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=azR1uMOyDZU  Click here to watch the video at YouTube.com]
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*[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalm%2095&version=NIV  Click to read the passage at BibleGateway.com]
  
=We Hear God's Word=
 
  
====1st Scripture Reading====
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====Romans 5:1-11====
"Hymn: Immortal, Invisible, God Only Wise based on Isaiah 2:1-5"
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*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-I_VwA4d44g Click here to view the video at YouTube.com]
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*[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Romans%205%3A1-11&version=NIV Click to read the passage at BibleGateway.com]
*[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Isaiah+2%3A1-5&version=NIV Click here to read the scripture passage at biblegateway.com]
 
  
====2nd Scripture Reading====
 
"Psalm 122:1-9"
 
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*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZuI3M2cIr0w Click here to view the video at YouTube.com]
 
*[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalm+122%3A1-9&version=NIV Click here to read the scripture passage at biblegateway.com]
 
  
====3rd Scripture Reading====
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====John 4:5-42====
"Hymn: Nearer, My God, to Thee based on Romans 13:11-14"
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*[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John%204%3A5-42&version=NIV Click to read the passage at BibleGateway.com]
*[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Romans+13%3A11-14&version=NIV Click here to read the scripture passage at biblegateway.com]
 
  
====4th Scripture Reading====
 
"Matthew 24:36-44"
 
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*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wboKy_zDPaw Click here to view the video at YouTube.com]
 
*[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+24%3A36-44&version=NIV Click here to read the scripture passage at biblegateway.com]
 
  
 
=We Respond in Prayer=
 
=We Respond in Prayer=
 
 
====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====
Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name.  
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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.
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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, and forgive us our debts as we forgive our debtors.
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Lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil,  
 
Lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil,  
  
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.
===Closing Prayer Song===
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''God Be with You TillWe Meet Again by Ella Fitzgerald''
 
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=We Go in Peace=
 
=We Go in Peace=
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====Closing Song & Prayer: When My Love to Christ Grows Weak====
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<embedvideo service="youtube">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K6vS3vpjhTQ</embedvideo>
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*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K6vS3vpjhTQ Click here to view the video at YouTube.com]
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====Passing of the Peace====
 
====Passing of the Peace====
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====Fellowship & Conversation====
 
====Fellowship & Conversation====

Latest revision as of 13:41, 8 March 2026

Sunday, March 8, 2026

The Third Sunday In Lent

We Gather in God's Name

Opening Prayer Song

"The Algorithmic Cantor; Sweet the Moments, Rich in Blessing — A New Lenten Setting (James Allen, 18th c.)"


We Hear God's Word

Exodus 17:1-7


Psalm 95


Romans 5:1-11


John 4:5-42


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 & Prayer: When My Love to Christ Grows Weak

Passing of the Peace

Fellowship & Conversation