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Sunday, July 10th, 2011
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Sunday, December 14, 2025
  
Fifteenth 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====
 
''For All the Saints'' - Stephen Petrunak
 
<mp3>http://mrlocke.net/files/ForAllTheSaints.mp3</mp3>
 
  
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====Opening Prayer====
  
====Opening Sentences====
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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]
  
Leader: Jesus Christ is the light of the world,
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=We Hear God's Word=
 
 
'''People: the light no darkness can overcome.'''
 
 
 
Leader:  Stay with us, Lord, for it is evening
 
 
 
'''People:  and the day is almost over.'''
 
  
Leader:  Let your light scatter the darkness
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====Lighting of the Advent Candles====
  
'''People: and illumine your church.'''
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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.
  
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Reader 2: The second Candle is called PEACE, God's gentle loving peace for our lives.
  
====Opening Prayer====
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Reader 3: The third Candle is called JOY, because of God's absolute presence in our lives.
  
=We Hear God's Word=
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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.
  
====Old Testament Scripture====
 
''Psalm 117''
 
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*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OqO13vtA-oY Click here to watch the video at YouTube.com]
 
*[http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalm+117&version=NIV Click here to read the passage at BibleGateway.com]
 
  
====New Testament Scripture====
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====Gospel Reading====
''Mark 1:21-27''
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''Luke 3:1-20''
*[http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Mark+1%3A21-27&version=NIV Click here to read the passage at BibleGateway.com]
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<embedvideo service="youtube">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=omdRd6XGptQ</embedvideo>
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*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=omdRd6XGptQ Click here to view the video at YouTube.com]
  
 
=We Respond in Prayer=
 
=We Respond in Prayer=
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===Closing Prayer===
 
===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]
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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