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Sunday, September 5, 2021
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Sunday, December 14, 2025
  
Twenty-Third 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 Song====
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====Opening Prayer====
''We Gather Together''
 
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*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pmR1JszAM1E Click here to watch the video at YouTube.com]
 
  
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====First Scripture Reading====
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''Psalm 25''
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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=
  
====Old Testament Scripture====
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====Lighting of the Advent Candles====
''Psalm 125''
 
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*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2heOQYoHvQw Click here to watch the video at YouTube.com]
 
*[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalm+125&version=NLT Click here to read the passage at BibleGateway.com]
 
  
====New Testament Scripture====
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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.
''James 2''
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Reader 2: The second Candle is called PEACE, God's gentle loving peace for our lives.
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kjKEqujHegk Click here to watch the video at YouTube.com]
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*[http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew%205:1-10&version=NIV Click here to read the passage at BibleGateway.com]
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Reader 3: The third Candle is called JOY, because of God's absolute presence in our lives.
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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.
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====Gospel Reading====
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''Luke 3:1-20''
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=We Respond in Prayer=
 
=We Respond in Prayer=
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===Closing Prayer===
 
===Closing Prayer===
''Doxology''
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*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PD9KLA4qz3A Click here to view the video at YouTube.com]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8CHrZDuoHRk Click here to watch the video at YouTube.com]
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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 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