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Sunday, December 11th, 2011
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=== Sunday, November 2, 2025===
  
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3rd Sunday in Advent
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=== 31st Sunday in Ordinary Time ===
  
 
=We Gather in God's Name=
 
=We Gather in God's Name=
  
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'''Welcome'''
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====Opening Prayer Song====
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"Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing"
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<embedvideo service="youtube">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g3w9nvXuVnk</embedvideo>
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*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g3w9nvXuVnk  Click here to view the video at YouTube.com]
  
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=  A Cry from the Heart =
 
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== Psalm 22 ==
 
  
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<videoflash>h0gffK-8nzk</videoflash>
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=We Hear God's Word=
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*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&v=h0gffK-8nzk Click here to view the video at YouTube.com]
 
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*[http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalm%22&version=NIV Read the passage at biblegateway.com]
 
  
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= Lifting Our Burdens to God =
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====1st Scripture Reading====
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"Habakkuk 1:1-4, 2:1-4"
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<embedvideo service="youtube">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AhEGTpbmPiQ</embedvideo>
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*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AhEGTpbmPiQ Click here to view the video at YouTube.com]
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*[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Habakkuk%201%3A1-4%2C%202%3A1-4&version=NIV Click here to read the passage at Biblegateway.com]
  
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== The Gospel Lesson ==
 
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'''Matthew 11:28-29'''
 
  
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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.
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====2nd Scripture Reading====
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"Psalm 119:137-144"
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<embedvideo service="youtube">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l3FVKipYMMA</embedvideo>
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*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l3FVKipYMMA  Click here to view the video at YouTube.com]
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*[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalm%20119%3A137-144&version=NIV Click here to read the passage at Biblegateway.com]
  
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== Candle Lighting Litany of Remembrance ==
 
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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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ALL: '''MAY GOD'S ETERNAL LOVE SURROUND THEM'''
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====3rd Scripture Reading====
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"2 Thessalonians 1:1-4, 11-12"
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<embedvideo service="youtube">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kdm28q6b2OU</embedvideo>
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*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kdm28q6b2OU Click here to view the video at YouTube.com]
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*[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2%20Thessalonians%201%3A1-4%2C%2011-12&version=CEV Click here to read the passage at Biblegateway.com]
  
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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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ALL: '''REFRESH, RESTORE, RENEW US, O GOD, AND LEAD US INTO YOUR FUTURE.'''
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====4th Scripture Reading====
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"Luke 19:1-10"
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<embedvideo service="youtube">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pMKen3393yg</embedvideo>
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*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pMKen3393yg Click here to view the video at YouTube.com]
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*[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke%2019%3A1-10&version=NIV Click here to read the passage at Biblegateway.com]
  
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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.
 
  
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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.
  
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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.
 
  
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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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== Prayers of the People: ==
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Thy kingdom come, thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.
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Give us this day our daily bread,
  
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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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and forgive us our debts as we forgive our debtors.
  
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= Affirming God's Presence =
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Lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil,
  
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== Psalm 121==
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for thine is the kingdom, the power, and the glory forever.
  
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Amen.
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*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=70_DcSEwMjw& Click here to view the video at YouTube.com]
 
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*[http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalm%121&version=NIV Read the passage at biblegateway.com]
 
  
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== Lighting Personal Candles ==
 
  
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People are invited to light a personal candle in acknowledgment of whatever burden they want to give to God.
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===Closing Prayer Song===
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"Benediction (As You Go)"
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<embedvideo service="youtube">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zaZ351NVDUY</embedvideo>
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*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zaZ351NVDUY Click here to view the video at YouTube.com]
  
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== Final blessing ==
 
  
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=We Go in Peace=
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*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nD6bmFvj4Bg& Click here to view the video at YouTube.com]
 
  
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Deep peace of the running wave to you.
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====Passing of the Peace====
  
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Deep peace of the flowing air to you.
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====Fellowship & Conversation====
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Deep peace of the quiet earth to you.
 
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Deep peace of the shining stars to you.
 
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Deep peace of the gentle night to you.
 
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Moon and stars pour their healing light on you.
 
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Deep peace of Christ.
 
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Christ the light of the world.
 
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Deep peace of Christ to you.
 

Latest revision as of 16:34, 2 November 2025

Sunday, November 2, 2025

31st Sunday in Ordinary Time

We Gather in God's Name

Opening Prayer Song

"Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing"


We Hear God's Word

1st Scripture Reading

"Habakkuk 1:1-4, 2:1-4"


2nd Scripture Reading

"Psalm 119:137-144"


3rd Scripture Reading

"2 Thessalonians 1:1-4, 11-12"


4th Scripture Reading

"Luke 19:1-10"


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 Song

"Benediction (As You Go)"


We Go in Peace

Passing of the Peace

Fellowship & Conversation

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