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Sunday, June 28, 2020
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Sunday, December 14, 2025
  
13th Sunday in Ordinary Time
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3rd Sunday in Advent
  
 
=We Gather in God's Name=
 
=We Gather in God's Name=
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====Opening Prayer====
 
====Opening Prayer====
  
Opening prayer – adapted from one of Rev. Nadia Bolz-Weber’s
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====First Scripture Reading====
 
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''Psalm 25''
That we have been given one more day, we give thanks.
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*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B2NKgjE-Zw0 Click here to view the video at YouTube.com]
For the sun rising once again in the East, we give thanks.
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*[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalm+25 Click here to read the passage at BibleGateway.com]
 
 
That for this day we have bread, we give thanks.
 
 
 
For drinkable water, for breathable air, we give thanks.
 
 
 
For cell phone reception, and ZOOM calls (even though we are tired of them) and reliable internet service, we give thanks.
 
 
 
For this virtual world where we can safely be together even when the world is in turmoil, we give thanks.
 
 
 
For novelists who create worlds and characters and stories for our mind, we give thanks.
 
 
 
For our pets, virtual and real, we give thanks.
 
 
 
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
 
 
 
  
 
=We Hear God's Word=
 
=We Hear God's Word=
  
====First Reading====
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====Lighting of the Advent Candles====
"Genesis 22:1-14"
 
  
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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.
  
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1z-q7t8Dfs8 Click here to watch on youtube.com]
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Reader 2: The second Candle is called PEACE, God's gentle loving peace for our lives.
*[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis+22%3A1-14&version=NIV Click here to read the passage at BibleGateway.com]
 
  
====Second Reading====
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Reader 3: The third Candle is called JOY, because of God's absolute presence in our lives.
"Psalm 13:1-6"
 
  
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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.
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DJ-z5TZABB8 Click here to watch on youtube.com]
 
*[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalm+13%3A1-6&version=NIV Click here to read the passage at BibleGateway.com]
 
  
====Third Reading====
 
"Matthew 10:40-42"
 
  
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====Gospel Reading====
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_5j3h3hvnFQ  Click here to watch on youtube.com]
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''Luke 3:1-20''
*[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+10%3A40-42&version=NIV Click here to read the passage at BibleGateway.com]
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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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Give us this day our daily bread,
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=We Go in Peace=
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. 
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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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*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DbgfQ48hWuY Click here to watch on youtube.com]
 
 
 
=We Go in Peace=
 
    =Passing of the Peace=
 
=Fellowship=
 

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