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Reading from Scripture:
Isaiah 61:1-4,8-11 HB pg 669
Lighting of Advent Candle: #7VU
Hope is a star that shines in the night,
leading us on till the morning is bright.
When God is a child there's joy in our song.
The last shall be first and the weak shall be strong,
and none shall be afraid.
Peace is a ribbon that circles the earth,
giving a promise of safety and worth.
When God is a child there's joy in our song.
The last shall be first and the weak shall be strong,
and none shall be afraid.
Joy is a song that welcomes the dawn,
telling the world that the Saviour is born.
When God is a child there's joy in our song.
The last shall be first and the weak shall be strong,
and none shall be afraid.
Love is a flame that burns in our heart,
Jesus has come and will never depart.
When God is a child there's joy in our song.
The last shall be first and the weak shall be strong,
and none shall be afraid.
Prayer:
Let us pray...
God of Love, when we are loved, we know you; when we love, we show you. We believe that you are love. We move toward Bethlehem with the deep desire to know and share love. Amen.
Singing: #79VU “Arise, Your Light Is Come”
Special Music: “Jingle, Jangle Bells”
Mainly Music
Sharing the Peace of Christ:
Special Music: “Angels We Have Heard on High”
Hendrick Baerends and Caleb
Campbell
Campbell
Star of Bethlehem by June Tink
The Heavens:
Singing: #82VU “A Light Is Gleaming”
Star of Bethlehem by June Tink
The Earth:
Senior Choir “When Will He Come?”
Star of Bethlehem by June Tink
The Stable:
Singing: #59VU “Joy to the World”
Giving Our Offerings:
Offering Song (#20VU-v5) and Prayer:
All praise to you, eternal Son,
whose advent has our freedom won;
and praise to God whom we adore,
with Holy Spirit evermore.
Let us pray...
Gracious God, we share from what we have as an offering of Love. We bring tributes of time, of prayer and money to bring the wonder of the Christ-Child into the world again. Amen.
Sharing Communion
And so it begins, O God, our annual trek to the manger. We call to mind all that lays
waiting for us to attend to. We may find ourselves overwhelmed. We may find
ourselves profoundly grateful. But we know, like Mary and Joseph, that we can only come one step at a time - into whatever conditions we find ourselves. We come in the midst of our living, seeking holy moments.
waiting for us to attend to. We may find ourselves overwhelmed. We may find
ourselves profoundly grateful. But we know, like Mary and Joseph, that we can only come one step at a time - into whatever conditions we find ourselves. We come in the midst of our living, seeking holy moments.
(#1VU - v1)
O come, O come, Emmanuel, and ransom captive Israel
that mourns in lowly exile here until the Son of God appear.
Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel shall come to thee, O Israel.
You, O God, are the great architect. You, who hurled stars into space, created the swirls of our fingerprints so that no two are alike. You made life to stir within us and call us to yourself for new life, over and over again. It is you for whom we hunger. It is you for whom we thirst.
O come, O come, Emmanuel...
Grateful for these moments of quiet and calm, grateful for this food prepared for us, remembering your love in Jesus offered in the kindness of strangers, the devotion of friends and family, the comfort of the gentle places of the heart. For you, we wait. And so it begins again. Your love made known in loaf and cup, in flesh and blood, in death sighs and birth cries. In all, you are with us. And we bring the offering of our hearts.
O come, O come, Emmanuel...
When we break open our lives and we share them with others on the journey, we understand that bread - broken and shared, brings us Christ’s life. When we pour out our lives and we share them with others on the journey, we understand that the fruit of our living - poured out and shared, brings us Christ’s life. Bread and Cup remind us that Christ is with us on the journey as we begin again.
(Lord’s Prayer - Strathdee)
The Bread of our living - Christ for whom we wait. The Cup of our sharing - Christ our love.
Come, everyone, to the table.
Sharing the Bread and Cup:
Prayer After Communion:
Holy God; we have shared the love of Christ. May we have strength for the rest of this journey. Amen.
Singing: #401VU “Worship the Lord”
Reading from Scripture:
Psalm 126 HB pg 572
Sung Response: #967VU
Amen. Amen. A--men!
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