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Sunday, December 20, 2015
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Sunday, December 27, 2015
  
4th Sunday in Advent
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1st Sunday after Christmas
  
 
=We Gather in God's Name=
 
=We Gather in God's Name=
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====Opening Prayer====
 
====Opening Prayer====
  
====Lighting of the Advent Candles====
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====Lighting of the Advent and Christmas Candles====
 
 
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 this these candles, called HOPE, PEACE, JOY, and LOVE, bring brightness to your spirits.
 
 
 
[The first , second, third, and fourth Advent Candles are lighted]
 
 
 
  
 
=We Hear God's Word=
 
=We Hear God's Word=
  
====1st Scripture Reading====
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====Opening Song====
''Micah 5:2-5a''
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"What Child Is This?"
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====2nd Scripture Reading====
 
''Luke 1:46b-55  ''
 
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====3rd Scripture Reading====
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====Scripture Reading====
"Luke 1:39-45"
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''Luke 2:22-38''
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*[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke+2%3A22-40&version=NRSV Read the passage at Biblegateway.com]
  
 
=We Respond in Prayer=
 
=We Respond in Prayer=
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Amen
 
Amen
  
===Closing Prayer Song===
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===Closing Song & Prayer===
"Go Tell It On The Mountain"
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"Joy to the World"
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=We Go in Peace=
 
=We Go in Peace=

Revision as of 16:31, 27 December 2015

Sunday, December 27, 2015

1st Sunday after Christmas

We Gather in God's Name

Opening Prayer

Lighting of the Advent and Christmas Candles

We Hear God's Word

Opening Song

"What Child Is This?"

Scripture Reading

Luke 2:22-38

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 sins as we forgive those who sin against us.

Lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil,

for thine is the kingdom, the power, and the glory forever.

Amen

Closing Song & Prayer

"Joy to the World"

We Go in Peace

Passing of the Peace

Fellowship & Conversation