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Sunday, January 5, 2020
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Sunday, September 7, 2025
  
2nd 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 Prayer====
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====Opening Hymn====
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"Psalm 139"
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====First Scripture Reading====
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==Opening Prayer==
''Jeremiah 31:7-9''
 
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*[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalm+25 Click here to read the passage at BibleGateway.com]
 
  
 
=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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*[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Jeremiah%2018%3A1-11&version=NIV Click here to read the passage at BibleGateway.com]
  
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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====Second Scripture====
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"Philemon 1-21"
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*[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Philemon%201-21&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.
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====Third Scripture====
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"Luke 14:25-33"
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*[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke%2014%3A25-33&version=NIV Click here to read the passage at BibleGateway.com]
  
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.
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=We Respond in Prayer=
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====Prayers of Thanksgiving and Intercession====
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Please stand when offering a prayer, so others will know you have the floor.
  
All Readers: Come, all is ready. Let the light of this these candles, called HOPE, PEACE, JOY, and LOVE, bring brightness to your spirits.
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====The Lord's Prayer====
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Our Father who art in heaven,  
  
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hallowed be thy name. 
  
====Gospel Reading====
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Thy kingdom come, thy will be done,
''Matthew 1:18-25''
 
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=We Respond in Prayer=
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on earth as it is in heaven. 
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Give us this day our daily bread,
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and forgive us our debts as we forgive our debtors. 
  
====Prayers of Thanksgiving and Intercession====
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Lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil,  
Please stand when offering a prayer, so others will know you have the floor.
 
  
====The Lord's Prayer====
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for thine is the kingdom, the power, and the glory forever.   
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===
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Amen.
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=We Go in Peace=
 
  
====Passing of the Peace====
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===Closing Hymn===
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"How Deep the Father's Love for Us"
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====Fellowship & Conversation====
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(Offered by a member of the community)

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"

(Offered by a member of the community)