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Sunday, June 26th, 2011
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Sunday, December 14, 2025
  
Time of the Church 10
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3rd Sunday in Advent
  
 
=We Gather in God's Name=
 
=We Gather in God's Name=
  
====Call to Worship: The Bells of Taize====
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====Opening Prayer====
<mp3>http://www.taize.fr/IMG/mp3/bells.mp3</mp3>
 
*[http://www.taize.fr/IMG/mp3/bells.mp3 Click here for link to mp3]
 
  
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====First Scripture Reading====
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''Psalm 25''
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<embedvideo service="youtube">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B2NKgjE-Zw0</embedvideo>
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*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B2NKgjE-Zw0 Click here to view the video at YouTube.com]
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*[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalm+25 Click here to read the passage at BibleGateway.com]
  
====Opening Song:  Bless the Lord, My Soul====
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=We Hear God's Word=
<mp3>http://mrlocke.net/files/BlessTheLord.mp3</mp3>
 
 
 
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Bless the Lord, my soul
 
And Bless God's holy name
 
Bless the Lord, my soul
 
Who leads me into life
 
 
 
*[http://mrlocke.net/files/BlessTheLord.mp3 Click here for link to mp3]
 
  
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====Lighting of the Advent Candles====
  
====Psalm 121====
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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.
I lift up my eyes to the mountains;
 
from where shall come my help?
 
My help shall come from the Lord
 
who made heaven and earth.
 
 
May God never allow you to stumble!
 
Let your guard not sleep.
 
Behold, neither sleeping nor slumbering,
 
Israel’s guard.
 
 
The Lord is your guard and your shade;
 
and stands at your right.
 
By day the sun shall not smite you
 
nor the moon in the night.
 
 
The Lord will guard you from evil,
 
and will guard your soul.
 
The Lord will guard your going and coming
 
both now and for ever.
 
  
====Song: Domine Spiritus Est====
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Reader 2: The second Candle is called PEACE, God's gentle loving peace for our lives.
<videoflash>1sYA984m1pk</videoflash>
 
  
Dominus Spiritus est.
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Reader 3: The third Candle is called JOY, because of God's absolute presence in our lives.
Spiritus autem vivificat.
 
Spiritus autem vivificat.
 
 
The Lord is the Spirit.
 
The Spirit gives life.
 
The Spirit gives life.
 
  
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1sYA984m1pk Click here to watch video on YouTube]
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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.
*[http://www.taize.fr/spip.php?page=chant&song=2389&lang=en Click here for sheet music]
 
  
  
=We Hear God's Word=
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====Gospel Reading====
 
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''Luke 3:1-20''
====New Testament Reading====
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<embedvideo service="youtube">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=omdRd6XGptQ</embedvideo>
''Luke 19:1-10''
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*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=omdRd6XGptQ Click here to view the video at YouTube.com]
 
 
A dramatic reading featuring:
 
*Jesus
 
*Zacchaeus
 
*Two people from the crowd
 
  
 
=We Respond in Prayer=
 
=We Respond in Prayer=
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====Prayers of Thanksgiving and Intercession====
 
====Prayers of Thanksgiving and Intercession====
 
Please stand when offering a prayer, so others will know you have the floor.
 
Please stand when offering a prayer, so others will know you have the floor.
 
 
====A Time of Silence====
 
This time is the heart of the Taize service -- please use it to meditate or reflect silently on all the prayers that have been voiced, as well as those that remain unvoiced.
 
 
  
 
====The Lord's Prayer====
 
====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.
 
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.
  
 
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===Closing Prayer===
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<embedvideo service="youtube">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PD9KLA4qz3A</embedvideo>
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*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PD9KLA4qz3A Click here to view the video at YouTube.com]
 
=We Go in Peace=
 
=We Go in Peace=
 
====Closing Song: O Lord, Hear My Prayer====
 
<mp3>http://mrlocke.net/files/WaitfortheLord.mp3</mp3>
 
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O Lord, hear my prayer,
 
O Lord hear my prayer,
 
When I call, answer me.
 
 
O Lord, hear my prayer,
 
O Lord, hear my prayer,
 
Come and listen to me.
 
 
*[http://mrlocke.net/files/WaitfortheLord.mp3 Click here for link to mp3]
 
 
  
 
====Passing of the Peace====
 
====Passing of the Peace====
  
 
====Fellowship & Conversation====
 
====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