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Sunday, December 11th, 2011
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Sunday, March 8, 2026
  
3rd Sunday in Advent
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The Third Sunday In Lent
  
 
=We Gather in God's Name=
 
=We Gather in God's Name=
  
'''Welcome'''
 
  
== A Cry from the Heart ==
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====Opening Prayer Song====
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"The Algorithmic Cantor; Sweet the Moments, Rich in Blessing — A New Lenten Setting (James Allen, 18th c.)"
Psalm 22'''
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<embedvideo service="youtube">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SkQMHhpDRs4</embedvideo>
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*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SkQMHhpDRs4  Click here to watch the video at YouTube.com]
  
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*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&v=h0gffK-8nzk Click here to view the video at YouTube.com]
 
*[http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2%20Thessalonians%201:5-12&version=NIV Read the passage at biblegateway.com]
 
  
== Lifting Our Burdens to God ==
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=We Hear God's Word=
  
'''The Gospel Lesson Matthew 11:28-29'''
 
Come to me, all you that are weary and are carrying heavy burdens, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me; for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.
 
  
== Candle Lighting Litany of Remembrance ==
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====Exodus 17:1-7====
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<embedvideo service="youtube">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GMgu40q1Twg</embedvideo>
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*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GMgu40q1Twg Click here to watch the video at YouTube.com]
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*[ https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Exodus%2017%3A1-7&version=NIV  Click to read the passage at BibleGateway.com]
  
  
ONE: We light this Advent candle to remember those persons who have been loved and lost. We pause to remember their name, their face, their voice. We give thanks for the memory that binds them to us this season which anticipates Christmas.
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====Psalm 95====
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<embedvideo service="youtube">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=azR1uMOyDZU</embedvideo>
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*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=azR1uMOyDZU  Click here to watch the video at YouTube.com]
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*[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalm%2095&version=NIV  Click to read the passage at BibleGateway.com]
  
ALL: '''MAY GOD'S ETERNAL LOVE SURROUND THEM'''
 
  
ONE: We light this second candle to redeem the pain of loss: the loss of relationships, the loss of jobs, the loss of health. As we gather up the pain of the past, we offer it to You, O God, asking that into our open hands, You will place the gift of peace.
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====Romans 5:1-11====
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<embedvideo service="youtube">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P5J3bR9kGQM </embedvideo>
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*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P5J3bR9kGQM  Click here to watch the video at YouTube.com]
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*[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Romans%205%3A1-11&version=NIV  Click to read the passage at BibleGateway.com]
  
ALL: '''REFRESH, RESTORE, RENEW US, O GOD, AND LEAD US INTO YOUR FUTURE.'''
 
  
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====John 4:5-42====
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<embedvideo service="youtube">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z8HBbOIXLD8</embedvideo>
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*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z8HBbOIXLD8 Click here to watch the video at YouTube.com]
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*[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John%204%3A5-42&version=NIV Click to read the passage at BibleGateway.com]
  
ONE: We light this third candle to remember ourselves this Christmas time. We pause and remember the past weeks, months and for some of us, years of down times. We remember the poignancy of memories, the grief, the sadness, the hurts, the pain of reflecting on our own mortality.
 
  
ALL: '''LET US REMEMBER THAT DAWN DEFEATS DARKNESS'''
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=We Respond in Prayer=
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====Prayers of Thanksgiving and Intercession====
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Please stand when offering a prayer, so others will know you have the floor.
  
ONE: This fourth candle is lit to remember our faith and the gift of hope which God offers to us in the Christmas story. We remember that God who shares our life, promises us a place and time of no more pain and suffering.
 
  
ALL: '''LET US REMEMBER THE ONE WHO SHOWS THE WAY AND WHO GOES WITH US INTO OUR TOMORROWS.'''
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====The Lord's Prayer====
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Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name.
  
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Thy kingdom come, thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.
Prayers of the People: ==
 
  
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Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our debts as we forgive our debtors.
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Lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil,
  
This is a time to lift specific prayers for yourself or others carrying heavy burdens. It can be as simple as a name. At the end of each prayer, please say, “Loving God, hear our prayer.” Everyone else can respond “And in your merciful love, answer.
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for thine is the kingdom, the power, and the glory forever.
  
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Amen.
  
== Affirming God's Presence ==
 
  
'''Psalm 121'''
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=We Go in Peace=
  
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=70_DcSEwMjw&feature=related
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====Closing Song & Prayer: When My Love to Christ Grows Weak====
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<embedvideo service="youtube">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K6vS3vpjhTQ</embedvideo>
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*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K6vS3vpjhTQ Click here to view the video at YouTube.com]
  
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====Passing of the Peace====
  
 
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====Fellowship & Conversation====
== Lighting Personal Candles ==
 
 
 
 
 
People are invited to light a personal candle in acknowledgment of whatever burden they want to give to God.
 
 
 
 
 
'''Final blessing.'''
 
 
 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nD6bmFvj4Bg&feature=related
 
 
 
Deep peace of the running wave to you,
 
Deep peace of the flowing air to you,
 
Deep peace of the quiet earth to you,
 
Deep peace of the shining stars to you,
 
Deep peace of the gentle night to you,
 
Moon and stars pour their healing light on you,
 
Deep peace of Christ
 
Christ the light of the world
 
Deep peace of Christ to you.
 

Latest revision as of 13:41, 8 March 2026

Sunday, March 8, 2026

The Third Sunday In Lent

We Gather in God's Name

Opening Prayer Song

"The Algorithmic Cantor; Sweet the Moments, Rich in Blessing — A New Lenten Setting (James Allen, 18th c.)"


We Hear God's Word

Exodus 17:1-7


Psalm 95


Romans 5:1-11


John 4:5-42


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.


We Go in Peace

Closing Song & Prayer: When My Love to Christ Grows Weak

Passing of the Peace

Fellowship & Conversation