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Sunday, August 29th, 2021
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Sunday, December 7, 2025
  
Twenty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time
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2nd Sunday in Advent
  
 
=We Gather in God's Name=
 
=We Gather in God's Name=
====Opening Song====
 
''Morning Has Broken'' -
 
<mp3>http://mrlocke.net/files/MorningHasBroken.mp3</mp3>
 
  
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====Opening Prayer====
  
====Opening Sentences====
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====Lighting of the Advent Candles====
  
Leader: Jesus Christ is the light of the world,
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Reader 1: Today we light two candles- the first Candle is called HOPE and it is a reminder that God's promises are true.
  
'''People: the light no darkness can overcome.'''
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Reader 2: The second Candle is called PEACE, God's gentle loving peace for our lives.
  
Leader: Stay with us, Lord, for it is evening
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Reader 3: We seek God's peace in this time of stress.
  
'''People: and the day is almost over.'''
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Reader 4: Come, all is ready. Let the light of this these candles, called HOPE and PEACE, bring brightness to your spirits.
  
Leader:  Let your light scatter the darkness
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[The first and second purple Advent Candles are lighted]
  
'''People:  and illumine your church.'''
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=We Hear God's Word=
  
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====Opening Song====
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"Prince of Peace"
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<embedvideo service="youtube">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JfUSiAKnz0E</embedvideo>
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*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JfUSiAKnz0E Click here to view the video at YouTube.com]
  
====Opening Prayer====
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====First Scripture Reading====
 
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''Isaiah 11:1-10''
=We Hear God's Word=
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<embedvideo service="youtube">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBerMwR9t3I</embedvideo>
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*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBerMwR9t3I Click here to view the video at YouTube.com]
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*[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Isaiah%2011%3A1-10&version=NIV Read the passage at biblegateway.com]
  
====Old Testament Scripture====
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====Second Scripture Reading====
''Psalm 23''
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''Matthew 3:1-12''
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*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xzRmxoxqys4 Click here to view the video at YouTube.com]
*[http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalm%2023&version=NLT Click here to read the passage at BibleGateway.com]
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*[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew%203%3A1-12&version=NIV Read the passage at biblegateway.com]
 
 
====New Testament Scripture====
 
''Matthew 5:1-10''
 
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*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=es02wV7Ej2Q Click here to watch the video at YouTube.com]
 
*[http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew%205:1-10&version=NIV Click here to read the passage at BibleGateway.com]
 
  
 
=We Respond in Prayer=
 
=We Respond in Prayer=
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===Closing Prayer===
 
===Closing Prayer===
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"Let There Be Peace"
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=We Go in Peace=
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====Passing of the Peace====
  
(Offered by a member of the community)
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====Fellowship & Conversation====

Latest revision as of 16:55, 7 December 2025

Sunday, December 7, 2025

2nd Sunday in Advent

We Gather in God's Name

Opening Prayer

Lighting of the Advent Candles

Reader 1: Today we light two 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: We seek God's peace in this time of stress.

Reader 4: Come, all is ready. Let the light of this these candles, called HOPE and PEACE, bring brightness to your spirits.

[The first and second purple Advent Candles are lighted]

We Hear God's Word

Opening Song

"Prince of Peace"

First Scripture Reading

Isaiah 11:1-10

Second Scripture Reading

Matthew 3:1-12

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

"Let There Be Peace"

We Go in Peace

Passing of the Peace

Fellowship & Conversation