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Sunday, November 3, 2019
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Sunday, December 14, 2025
  
The 31st 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 in Song====
 
"As we gather here in the harbour of your safety
 
 
We thank you for fellowship and family
 
  
We ask that you will strentghten us, restore us
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====Opening Prayer====
 
and inspire us with your love
 
  
Lord, fill us with your peace
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====First Scripture Reading====
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''Psalm 25''
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So that as we journey onwards
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=We Hear God's Word=
 
 
We would pour out your love and grace to others
 
 
We ask that our souls would catch the wind of your spirit
 
  
So that we would take your promises to all the earth
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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.
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=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.
  
====First 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.
"Habakkuk 1:1-4, 2:1-4"
 
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====Second Reading====
 
"Psalm 119:137-144 Zacchaeus Was A Wee Little Man"
 
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====Third Reading====
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====Gospel Reading====
"Luke 19:1-10"
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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.   
 
  
 
===Closing Prayer===
 
===Closing Prayer===
"God, May we, like Zacchaeus, always make every effort to see you and welcome you
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into our hearts, homes, and gatherings with joy.  
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=We Go in Peace=
 
 
We all have our shortcomings but we ask this
 
  
along with all our spoken and unspoken prayers tonight
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====Passing of the Peace====
  
through Christ our Lord.
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====Fellowship & Conversation====
 
 
AMEN."
 
 
 
 
 
=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