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Sunday, January 1, 2017
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Sunday, September 7, 2025
  
1st Sunday after Christmas
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The Twenty-Third Sunday In Ordinary Time
  
 
=We Gather in God's Name=
 
=We Gather in God's Name=
  
====Opening Scripture Reading====
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====Opening Hymn====
"Psalm 148''
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"Psalm 139"
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==Opening Prayer==
  
 
=We Hear God's Word=
 
=We Hear God's Word=
  
====Lighting of the Advent Candles====
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====First Scripture====
 
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"Jeremiah 18:1-11"
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Reader 1: 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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*[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Jeremiah%2018%3A1-11&version=NIV Click here to read the passage at BibleGateway.com]
 
 
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: The fourth Candle is called LOVE, because of God's great love for us.
 
 
 
[The first , second, third, and fourth Advent Candles are lighted]
 
  
Reader 5: Tonight we also light the Christ Candle to remind us of Jesus' birth.
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====Second Scripture====
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"Philemon 1-21"
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And to remind us that HOPE, PEACE, JOY, and LOVE are God's gifts to us.
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====Third Scripture====
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"Luke 14:25-33"
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[The white Advent Candle in the middle is lit]
 
  
 
=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,  
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hallowed be thy name.   
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Thy kingdom come, thy will be done,
  
Thy kingdom come, thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.   
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on earth as it is in heaven.   
  
 
Give us this day our daily bread,  
 
Give us this day our daily bread,  
  
and forgive us our debts as we forgive our debtors.  
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and forgive us our debts as we forgive our debtors.
  
 
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.
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Amen.
 
Amen.
  
===Closing PrayerSong===
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===Closing Hymn===
"Go Tell It On The Mountain "
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"How Deep the Father's Love for Us"
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=We Go in Peace=
 
 
 
====Passing of the Peace====
 
  
====Fellowship & Conversation====
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Latest revision as of 14:14, 7 September 2025

Sunday, September 7, 2025

The Twenty-Third Sunday In Ordinary Time

We Gather in God's Name

Opening Hymn

"Psalm 139"

Opening Prayer

We Hear God's Word

First Scripture

"Jeremiah 18:1-11"

Second Scripture

"Philemon 1-21"

Third Scripture

"Luke 14:25-33"


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 Hymn

"How Deep the Father's Love for Us"

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