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Sunday, September 11, 2011
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Sunday, December 21, 2025
  
Twenty-fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time
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Fourth Sunday in Advent
  
 
=We Gather in God's Name=
 
=We Gather in God's Name=
  
====Opening Meditation====
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====Opening Song====
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"Oh Come Oh Come Emmanuel"
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*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qhondnra0UU&list=RDQhondnra0UU Click here to view the video at YouTube.com]
  
On this day in 1973, the democratically elected government of Salvador Allende was overthrown in Chile by a CIA-backed coup.  On the same day in 2001, terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the United States Pentagon killed twenty-eight hundred people. 
 
  
[silent reflection]
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====Lighting of the Advent Candles====
  
Leader: In God the LORD, whose word I praise
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4th Advent Sunday
  
'''People: In God I trust and will not be afraid.'''
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Reader 1: Today we light four candles- the first Candle is called HOPE and it is a reminder that God's promises are true.
  
====Opening Song====
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Reader 2: The second Candle is called PEACE, God's gentle loving peace for our lives.
  
''Waters of Babylon''
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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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=We Hear God's Word=
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Reader 4: The fourth Candle is called LOVE, because of God's great love for us.
  
====Psalm 105====
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All Readers: Come, all is ready. Let the light of these candles, called HOPE, PEACE, JOY, and LOVE, bring brightness to your spirits.
[http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=psalm%20105&version=NIV]
 
  
Leader: In God the LORD, whose word I praise
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[The first , second (purple), third (pink), and fourth (purple) Advent Candles are lighted]
  
'''People: In God I trust and will not be afraid.'''
 
  
====Hosea 2:14-23====
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====First Scripture Reading====
[http://bible.oremus.org/?ql=182785725 Read passage online at oremus.org (NRSV)]
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''Romans 1:1–7''
 
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Leader: In God the LORD, whose word I praise
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*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-fqzIHhQEG0 Click here to view the video at YouTube.com]
 
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*[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Romans%201%3A1%E2%80%937&version=NLT Click here to read the passage at BibleGateway.com]
'''People: In God I trust and will not be afraid.'''
 
  
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=We Hear God's Word=
  
====Matthew 20:1-16====
 
[http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew%2020:1-16&version=NIV]
 
  
Leader: In God the LORD, whose word I praise
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====Gospel Reading====
 
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''Matthew 1:18-25''
'''People: In God I trust and will not be afraid.'''
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*[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew%201%3A18-25&version=NIV Click here to read the passage at BibleGateway.com]
  
 
=We Respond in Prayer=
 
=We Respond in Prayer=
Theophilus of Antioch, a second-century bishiop, wrote, "Say to those that hate and curse you, 'You are our brothers!'"
 
  
====Prayers for One Another====
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====Prayers of Thanksgiving and Intercession====
(Please stand when offering a prayer, so others will know you have the floor.)
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Please stand when offering a prayer, so others will know you have the floor.
  
 
====The Lord's Prayer====
 
====The Lord's Prayer====
Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name.   
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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.
 
 
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===
 
===Closing Prayer===
You who prayed from the cross for your Father to forgive those who were killing you, grant us the courage to forgive those who harm us in our families, in our communities, and in our world. Help us recognize our own need to seek the forgiveness of others. Amen.
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"Advent Doxology"
 
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=We Go in Peace=
 
=We Go in Peace=
  
===Passing the Peace of Christ===
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====Passing of the Peace====
(Each person says a line of the blessing, adding the name of someone present at the end of the line.  If there are more than 8 people present, two or more names may be added at the end of a line). 
 
 
 
'''May the peace of the Lord Christ go with you, [name]'''
 
 
 
'''wherever he may send you, [name]'''
 
 
 
'''may he guide you through the wilderness, [name]'''
 
 
 
'''protect you through the storm, [name]'''
 
 
 
'''may he bring you home rejoicing, [name]'''
 
 
 
'''at the wonders he has shown you, [name]'''
 
 
 
'''may he bring you home rejoicing, [name]'''
 
  
'''once again into our doors, [name].'''
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====Fellowship & Conversation====

Latest revision as of 17:23, 21 December 2025

Sunday, December 21, 2025

Fourth Sunday in Advent

We Gather in God's Name

Opening Song

"Oh Come Oh Come Emmanuel"


Lighting of the Advent Candles

4th Advent Sunday

Reader 1: Today we light four 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: The fourth Candle is called LOVE, because of God's great love for us.

All Readers: Come, all is ready. Let the light of these candles, called HOPE, PEACE, JOY, and LOVE, bring brightness to your spirits.

[The first , second (purple), third (pink), and fourth (purple) Advent Candles are lighted]


First Scripture Reading

Romans 1:1–7

We Hear God's Word

Gospel Reading

Matthew 1:18-25

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

"Advent Doxology"

We Go in Peace

Passing of the Peace

Fellowship & Conversation