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Sunday, August 29, 2010
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Sunday, December 21, 2025
  
23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time
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Fourth Sunday in Advent
  
 
=We Gather in God's Name=
 
=We Gather in God's Name=
  
Call to Worship: The Bells of Taize
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====Opening Song====
*[http://www.taize.fr/ext/sound/mp3/bells.mp3 Click here to play MP3]
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"Oh Come Oh Come Emmanuel"
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<embedvideo service="youtube">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qhondnra0UU&list=RDQhondnra0UU</embedvideo>
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*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qhondnra0UU&list=RDQhondnra0UU Click here to view the video at YouTube.com]
  
Opening Song:  Alleluia
 
*[http://www.taize.fr/ext/sound/mp3/Alleluia_-_Slava_Tiebie_Boze.mp3 Click here to play MP3]
 
  
=We Hear God's Word=
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====Lighting of the Advent Candles====
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4th Advent Sunday
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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.
  
====Old Testament Scripture====
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Reader 2: The second Candle is called PEACE, God's gentle loving peace for our lives.
"Psalm 32"
 
  
Happy those whose offense is forgiven, whose sin is remitted.
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Reader 3: The third Candle is called JOY, because of God's absolute presence in our lives.
O happy those to whom the Lord imputes no guilt, in whose spirit is no guile.
 
  
Now I have acknowledged my sins; my guild I did not hide.
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Reader 4: The fourth Candle is called LOVE, because of God's great love for us.
I said: "I will confess my offense to the Lord." 
 
And you, Lord, have forgiven the guilt of my sin.
 
  
So let faithful people pray to you in the time of need.
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All Readers: Come, all is ready. Let the light of these candles, called HOPE, PEACE, JOY, and LOVE, bring brightness to your spirits.
The floods of water may reach high but they shall stand secure.
 
You are my hiding place , O Lord; you save me from distress.
 
  
Rejoice, rejoice in the Lord, exult, you just!
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[The first , second (purple), third (pink), and fourth (purple) Advent Candles are lighted]
O come, ring out your joy, all you upright of heart.
 
  
====Song: O Lord Hear My Prayer====
 
  
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====First Scripture Reading====
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xZ9ycGq1pW4 Click here for link to YouTube video]
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''Romans 1:1–7''
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*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-fqzIHhQEG0 Click here to view the video at YouTube.com]
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*[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Romans%201%3A1%E2%80%937&version=NLT Click here to read the passage at BibleGateway.com]
  
====New Testament Scripture====
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=We Hear God's Word=
"Matthew 6:6 & 6:16-18"
 
  
Jesus said: Whenever you pray, go into your room and shut the door and pray to your Father who is in secret; and your Father who sees in secret will reward you. And whenever you fast, do not look dismal, like the hypocrites, for they disfigure their faces so as to show others that they are fasting. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward. But when you fast, put oil on your head and wash your face, so that your fasting may be seen not by others but by your Father who is in secret; and your Father who sees in secret will reward you.
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====Gospel Reading====
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''Matthew 1:18-25''
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*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xhkDhUDyZWsClick here to view the video at YouTube.com]
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*[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew%201%3A18-25&version=NIV Click here to read the passage 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.
 
====A Time of Silence====
 
This time is the heart of the Taize service -- please use it to meditate or reflect silently on all the prayers that have been voiced, as well as those that remain unvoiced.
 
  
 
====The Lord's Prayer====
 
====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.
 
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.
  
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===Closing Prayer===
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"Advent Doxology"
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*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wEaBBvwxNGk Click here to view the video at YouTube.com]
 
=We Go in Peace=
 
=We Go in Peace=
  
====Closing Song====
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====Passing of the Peace====
In the Lord I'll Be Ever Thankful
 
*[http://www.mrlocke.net/files/InTheLord.mp3 Click here to play MP3]
 
 
 
====Closing Prayer & Passing of the Peace====
 
  
 
====Fellowship & Conversation====
 
====Fellowship & Conversation====

Latest revision as of 17:23, 21 December 2025

Sunday, December 21, 2025

Fourth Sunday in Advent

We Gather in God's Name

Opening Song

"Oh Come Oh Come Emmanuel"


Lighting of the Advent Candles

4th Advent Sunday

Reader 1: Today we light four 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: The fourth Candle is called LOVE, because of God's great love for us.

All Readers: Come, all is ready. Let the light of these candles, called HOPE, PEACE, JOY, and LOVE, bring brightness to your spirits.

[The first , second (purple), third (pink), and fourth (purple) Advent Candles are lighted]


First Scripture Reading

Romans 1:1–7

We Hear God's Word

Gospel Reading

Matthew 1:18-25

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

"Advent Doxology"

We Go in Peace

Passing of the Peace

Fellowship & Conversation