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Sunday, June 28, 2020
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Sunday, December 21, 2025
  
13th Sunday in Ordinary Time
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Fourth Sunday in Advent
  
 
=We Gather in God's Name=
 
=We Gather in God's Name=
  
====Opening Prayer====
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====Opening Song====
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"Oh Come Oh Come Emmanuel"
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Opening prayer – adapted from one of Rev. Nadia Bolz-Weber’s
 
  
That we have been given one more day, we give thanks.
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====Lighting of the Advent Candles====
  
For the sun rising once again in the East, we give thanks.
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4th Advent Sunday
  
That for this day we have bread, we give thanks.
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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.
  
For drinkable water, for breathable air, we give thanks.
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Reader 2: The second Candle is called PEACE, God's gentle loving peace for our lives.
  
For cell phone reception, and ZOOM calls (even though we are tired of them) and reliable internet service, we give thanks.
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Reader 3: The third Candle is called JOY, because of God's absolute presence in our lives.
  
For this virtual world where we can safely be together even when the world is in turmoil, we give thanks.
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Reader 4: The fourth Candle is called LOVE, because of God's great love for us.
  
For novelists who create worlds and characters and stories for our mind, we give thanks.
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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.
  
For our pets, virtual and real, we give thanks.
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[The first , second (purple), third (pink), and fourth (purple) Advent Candles are lighted]
  
For our children, even though they drive us crazy, we are crazy for them, and we give thanks.
 
 
For our families, even though they cause us to worry, we give thanks.
 
 
That we are loved, we give thanks.
 
 
That we are forgiven, we give thanks.
 
 
That you, O God are present even when we feel only your absence, we give thanks.
 
 
Amen
 
  
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====First Scripture Reading====
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''Romans 1:1–7''
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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]
  
 
=We Hear God's Word=
 
=We Hear God's Word=
  
====First Reading====
 
"Genesis 22:1-14"
 
 
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*[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis+22%3A1-14&version=NIV Click here to read the passage at BibleGateway.com]
 
 
====Second Reading====
 
"Psalm 13:1-6"
 
  
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====Gospel Reading====
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DJ-z5TZABB8 Click here to watch on youtube.com]
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''Matthew 1:18-25''
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====Third Reading====
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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]
"Matthew 10:40-42"
 
 
 
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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.
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===Closing Prayer===
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"Advent Doxology"
Give us this day our daily bread,
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and forgive us our debts as we forgive our debtors.  
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=We Go in Peace=
 
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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====Passing of the Peace====
  
Amen.
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====Fellowship & Conversation====
 
 
===Closing Song & Prayer===
 
"Down To The River To Pray - Alison Krauss"
 
 
 
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=We Go in Peace=
 
    =Passing of the Peace=
 
=Fellowship=
 

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