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Sunday, December 9th, 2012
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Sunday, December 14, 2025
  
2nd Sunday in Advent
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3rd Sunday in Advent
  
 
=We Gather in God's Name=
 
=We Gather in God's Name=
  
====Opening Sentences====
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====Opening Prayer====
  
Leader: For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.
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====First Scripture Reading====
 
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''Psalm 25''
'''People: For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him.'''
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*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B2NKgjE-Zw0 Click here to view the video at YouTube.com]
Leader: In the Advent season we celebrate that for which we wait:
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*[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalm+25 Click here to read the passage at BibleGateway.com]
 
 
'''People: God has and will bring to fullness the salvation God promised the Hebrew slaves.'''
 
 
 
Leader: God has and will bring to fullness the salvation God promised Mary and Joseph.
 
 
 
'''All: God has and will bring to fullness God's kingdom of love, in the birth and in the return of Jesus.'''
 
 
 
====Opening Video====
 
 
 
''Just a few more days''
 
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=We Hear God's Word=
 
=We Hear God's Word=
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====Lighting of the Advent Candles====
 
====Lighting of the Advent Candles====
  
Reader 1: Today we light two candles- the first Candle is called HOPE and it is a reminder that God's promises are true.
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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.
  
 
Reader 2: The second Candle is called PEACE, God's gentle loving peace for our lives.
 
Reader 2: The second Candle is called PEACE, God's gentle loving peace for our lives.
  
Reader 3: We seek God's peace in this time of stress.
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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 and PEACE, bring brightness to your spirits.
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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.
  
====Advent Meditation====
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"Love is Christmas"
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====Gospel Reading====
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''Luke 3:1-20''
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=We Respond in Prayer=
 
=We Respond in Prayer=
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===Closing Prayer===
 
===Closing Prayer===
 
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(Offered by a member of the community)
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*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PD9KLA4qz3A Click here to view the video at YouTube.com]
 
 
 
=We Go in Peace=
 
=We Go in Peace=
  

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