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O Come, O Come Emmanuel (VU 1)

O come, O come, Emmanuel, And ransom captive Israel That mourns in lonely exile here Until the Son of God appear.

Welcome	Connie	Beryl
	Advent Wreath-Lighting As we light the candle of hope today We make space for the grace of hope We open our imperfect hearts to God's Word That hope will be rekindled in our lives, and that we may share God's hope with our world.

Come, Thou Long-Expected Jesus (VU 2) Come, thou long-expected Jesus, Born to set thy people free: From our fears and sins release us, Let us find our rest in thee. Israel's strength and consolation, Hope of all the earth thou art, Dear desire of every nation, Joy of every longing heart.

Born thy people to deliver; Born a child and yet a king; Born to reign in us for ever; Now thy gracious kingdom bring. By thine own eternal Spirit Rule in all our hearts alone; By thine all-sufficient merit Raise us to thy glorious throne.

Opening Prayer

-Musical Call to Confession-

Come Now, O God of Peace (VU 34, verse 2) Come now, O God of Hope, We are your people; Pour out your spirit That we may be one body.

After our Confession (see bulletin) there are... Words of Assurance

- Children's Hymn - A Candle is Burning (VU 6, verse 1) A candle is burning, a flame warm and bright, A candle of hope in December's dark night. While angels sing blessings from heaven's starry sky, Our hearts we prepare now for Jesus is nigh.

- Scripture -

R. To you, O God, I lift my soul, to you I lift my soul. Psalm 25 The Voices United text is HERE.	Scripture this week is read by Barbara C.
Micah 5:2-5, 6:6-8 Follow the written text HERE.	Hebrews 11:1 New International Version: "Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see."

Reverend Christine's Sunday Message

- Anthem -

My Soul Doth Magnify the Lord Soloist: Elin Thordordotir (John Purifoy)

Peace be unto you, do not be afraid For you have found favour with your God. You shall bear a son, The Son of the Most High. His name will be great, And his kingdom will never end. My soul doth magnify the Lord my God...

Invitation to the Offering	- Offertory 1 - In the Bleak Midwinter VU 55, verse 4 What can I give him, poor as I am? If I were a shepherd, I would bring a lamb; If I were a wise man, I would do my part; Yet what I can I give him --- give my heart.
- Offertory 2 - Open Our Hearts (MV 21) Open our hearts, open our minds. Open our lives to you O loving God. Open our hearts.

- Communion -

Invitation to Communion God Be With You God be with you. And also with you. Lift up your hearts. We lift our hearts in prayer. Let us give thanks to God. It is good to give God thanks and praise.	Prologue	Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord God Almighty (VU 315, verse 1) Holy, holy, holy! Lord God Almighty! Early in the morning our song shall rise to thee; Holy, holy, holy! merciful and mighty, God in three persons, blessed Trinity!
Communion Prayer	Explanation
Prayer		Prayer after Communion

All Earth Is Waiting (VU 5) All earth is waiting To see the Promised One, And open furrows await the seed of God. All the world, bound and struggling, Seeks true liberty; It cries out for justice And searches for the truth.		Thus says the prophet to those of Israel: 'A virgin mother will bear Emmanuel,' One whose name is 'God with us' Our Saviour shall be; Through whom hope will blossom Once more within our hearts.
Mountains and valleys Will have to be made plain; Open new highways, New highways for God. Who is now coming closer, So come all and see, And open the doorways As wide as wide can be.	In lowly stable The Promised One appeared; Yet feel that presence Throughout the earth today, For he lives in all Christians And is with us now; Again, on arriving, Christ brings us liberty.