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Sunday, September 1, 2013
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Sunday, December 14, 2025
  
Twenty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time
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3rd Sunday in Advent
  
 
=We Gather in God's Name=
 
=We Gather in God's Name=
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====Opening Prayer====
 
====Opening Prayer====
  
Dear God,
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====First Scripture Reading====
 
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''Psalm 25''
We come here to our fortress, to our rock and our refuge.
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We bring you our cares and concerns.  
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*[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalm+25 Click here to read the passage at BibleGateway.com]
 
 
We pray for our friends, our families and for the world.
 
 
 
Please incline you ear to us and help us find peace and comfort in you.
 
 
 
Amen
 
  
 
=We Hear God's Word=
 
=We Hear God's Word=
  
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====Lighting of the Advent Candles====
  
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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.
  
*[http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Jeremiah%201:4-10&version=NIV Click here to read the Jeremiah 1:4-10 passage at BibleGateway.com]
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Reader 2: The second Candle is called PEACE, God's gentle loving peace for our lives.
*[http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalm%2071:1-6&version=NIV Click here to read the Psalm 71:1-6 passage at BibleGateway.com]
 
  
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Reader 3: The third Candle is called JOY, because of God's absolute presence in our lives.
  
'''''A Mighty Fortress'''''
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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.
  
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====Second Scripture Reading====
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====Gospel Reading====
''Luke 13:10-17''
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''Luke 3:1-20''
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=We Respond in Prayer=
 
=We Respond in Prayer=
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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.  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===
 
===Closing Prayer===
Dear God,
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Please bless our mothers and our fathers,
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=We Go in Peace=
 
 
Our teachers and healers,
 
 
 
Our friends and lovers,
 
 
 
Our children and theirs.
 
 
 
Please bless our countries and every country,
 
 
 
And forgive us our violence and pain.
 
  
We surrender the world to you.
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====Passing of the Peace====
  
Amen
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====Fellowship & Conversation====

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