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Sunday, July 21, 2013
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Sunday, December 14, 2025
  
The Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
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3rd Sunday in Advent
  
 
=We Gather in God's Name=
 
=We Gather in God's Name=
  
 
====Opening Prayer====
 
====Opening Prayer====
Dear God,
 
  
We are coming to You from the noise, and turmoil of the world.
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====First Scripture Reading====
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''Psalm 25''
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We know You hear us as we take a moment of our day
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=We Hear God's Word=
  
to bring our cares and prayers to you.
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====Lighting of the Advent Candles====
  
Amen
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Reader 1: Today we light three candles- the first Candle is called HOPE and it is a reminder that God's promises are true.
  
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Reader 2: The second Candle is called PEACE, God's gentle loving peace for our lives.
  
=We Hear God's Word=
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Reader 3: The third Candle is called JOY, because of God's absolute presence in our lives.
  
====1st Scripture Reading====
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Reader 4: Come, all is ready. Let the light of this these candles, called HOPE, PEACE, and JOY, bring brightness to your spirits.
''Psalm 52''
 
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====Gospel Reading====
====2nd Scripture Reading====
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''Luke 3:1-20''
"Luke 10:38-42"
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=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.
 
  
 
====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.  Lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil, for thine is the kingdom, the power, and the glory forever. Amen.
 
 
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.
 
 
 
 
 
====Closing Prayer====
 
Dear God,
 
 
 
Please help us shift this world from sorrow to peace;
 
 
 
away from violence and into love; away from darkness and into light.
 
 
 
Please show us all the way.
 
 
 
May our eyes see a sign of hope,
 
 
 
may the tears be wiped away,
 
 
 
may hearts be glad and lives be healed by love.
 
 
 
Amen
 
 
 
"Doxology"
 
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===Closing Prayer===
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=We Go in Peace=
 
=We Go in Peace=
  

Latest revision as of 17:23, 14 December 2025

Sunday, December 14, 2025

3rd Sunday in Advent

We Gather in God's Name

Opening Prayer

First Scripture Reading

Psalm 25

We Hear God's Word

Lighting of the Advent Candles

Reader 1: Today we light three candles- the first Candle is called HOPE and it is a reminder that God's promises are true.

Reader 2: The second Candle is called PEACE, God's gentle loving peace for our lives.

Reader 3: The third Candle is called JOY, because of God's absolute presence in our lives.

Reader 4: Come, all is ready. Let the light of this these candles, called HOPE, PEACE, and JOY, bring brightness to your spirits.


Gospel Reading

Luke 3:1-20

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.

Closing Prayer

We Go in Peace

Passing of the Peace

Fellowship & Conversation