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Sunday, June 5, 2011
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Sunday, December 14, 2025
  
Seventh Sunday of Easter
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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 Music====
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====First Scripture Reading====
''He Lives''
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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]
  
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=We Hear God's Word=
  
====Opening Responsive reading from the New Testament, from Acts 1:6-14====
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====Lighting of the Advent Candles====
 
 
Leader:  So when they had come together, they asked him, “Lord, is this the time when you will restore the kingdom to Israel?”
 
         
 
'''People: He replied, “It is not for you to know the times or periods that the Father has set by his own authority. But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”'''
 
 
 
Leader:    When he had said this, as they were watching, he was lifted up, and a cloud took him out of their sight.
 
 
 
'''People:  While he was going and they were gazing up toward heaven, suddenly two men in white robes stood by them.'''
 
 
 
Leader:    They said, “Men of Galilee, why do you stand looking up toward heaven? This Jesus, who has been taken up from you into heaven, will come in the same way as you saw him go into heaven.”
 
 
 
'''People:  Then they returned to Jerusalem from the mount called Olivet, which is near Jerusalem, a sabbath day’s journey away.'''
 
 
 
Leader:    When they had entered the city, they went to the room upstairs where they were staying, Peter, and John, and James, and Andrew, Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew, James son of Alphaeus, and Simon the Zealot, and Judas son of James.
 
 
 
'''All:  All these were constantly devoting themselves to prayer, together with certain women, including Mary the mother of Jesus, as well as his brothers.'''
 
  
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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.
  
====Opening Prayer====
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Reader 2: The second Candle is called PEACE, God's gentle loving peace for our lives.
  
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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.
  
=We Hear God's Word=
 
  
====First Reading====
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====Gospel Reading====
''Psalm 68''
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''Luke 3:1-20''
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====Second Reading====
 
''1 Peter 5:6-11''
 
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=We Respond in Prayer=
 
=We Respond in Prayer=
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===Closing Prayer===
 
===Closing Prayer===
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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