Difference between revisions of "Bulletin"

From 1st Presbyterian Church of Second Life
Jump to: navigation, search
 
Line 1: Line 1:
Sunday, August 14th, 2011
+
Sunday, December 14, 2025
  
Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time
+
3rd Sunday in Advent
  
 
=We Gather in God's Name=
 
=We Gather in God's Name=
====Opening Song====
 
''Psalm 133''
 
<videoflash>7TPw5U3mdVU</videoflash>
 
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7TPw5U3mdVU  Click here to watch the video at YouTube.com]
 
*[http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalms+133 Click here to read the passage at BibleGateway.com]
 
  
====Opening Responsive reading from the Psalm 67====
+
====Opening Prayer====
  
Leader:  May God be gracious to us and bless us and make his face to shine upon us, 
+
====First Scripture Reading====
         
+
''Psalm 25''
'''People:   that your way may be known upon earth, your saving power among all nations.'''
+
<embedvideo service="youtube">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B2NKgjE-Zw0</embedvideo>
 +
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B2NKgjE-Zw0 Click here to view the video at YouTube.com]
 +
*[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalm+25 Click here to read the passage at BibleGateway.com]
  
Leader:  Let the peoples praise you, O God; let all the peoples praise you.
+
=We Hear God's Word=
         
 
'''People:  Let the nations be glad and sing for joy, for you judge the peoples with equity and guide the nations upon earth. '''
 
  
Leader:  Let the peoples praise you, O God; let all the peoples praise you.
+
====Lighting of the Advent Candles====
         
 
'''People:  The earth has yielded its increase; God, our God, has blessed us.'''
 
  
Leader:   May God continue to bless us; let all the ends of the earth revere him.  
+
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====
+
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.
  
=We Hear God's Word=
 
  
====Old Testament Scripture====
+
====Gospel Reading====
''Psalm 133''
+
''Luke 3:1-20''
<videoflash>7TPw5U3mdVU</videoflash>
+
<embedvideo service="youtube">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=omdRd6XGptQ</embedvideo>
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7TPw5U3mdVU  Click here to watch the video at YouTube.com]
+
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=omdRd6XGptQ Click here to view the video at YouTube.com]
*[http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalms+133 Click here to read the passage at BibleGateway.com]
 
====New Testament Scripture====
 
''Romans 11"
 
<videoflash>ePKxlgLUmG4</videoflash>
 
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ePKxlgLUmG4 Click here to watch the video at YouTube.com]
 
<videoflash>GiLYRG9ALWI</videoflash>
 
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GiLYRG9ALWI Click here to watch the video at YouTube.com]
 
*[http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Romans+11&version=NIV Click here to read the passage at BibleGateway.com]
 
  
 
=We Respond in Prayer=
 
=We Respond in Prayer=
Line 52: Line 40:
  
 
===Closing Prayer===
 
===Closing Prayer===
 
+
<embedvideo service="youtube">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PD9KLA4qz3A</embedvideo>
(Offered by a member of the community)
+
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PD9KLA4qz3A Click here to view the video at YouTube.com]
 
+
=We Go in Peace=
  
 
====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