St.
Mark’s United Church
Port
Hawkesbury NS
Office:
625-2229, Fax 625-3597, e-mail: stmarksuc@gmail.com
Blog:
http://ourcontactonline.blogspot.com/
Presbytery
Website: inverguyunited.ca
Ministers:
Whole People of God
Minister:
Nan Corrigan D. M. Music Director: Al Fougere
December
13th, 2015
3rd
Sunday of Advent-Joy-White Gift Sunday
Announcements The
Work of Church and Community
WE GATHER TO WORSHIP GOD
Welcome
and greeting one another with the Peace of Christ.
One:
The peace of Christ be with you. All: And with your spirit.
*
Introit Hope Is a Star,
verse 3-Joy VU7
Call
to Worship Based on Zephaniah 3:14–20
Response:
Sing! Shout! And rejoice with all your heart!
Advent
Candle-lighting Liturgy
Introduction
Voice
1: We know that God is always with us.
All:
We are not alone; we live in God’s world.
Voice
2: This Advent we celebrate the never-ending joy Emmanuel
brings.
Voice
1: As we wait, we remember God’s promise that
All:
those who go forth weeping, bearing seed for sowing,
shall
come home with shouts of joy, bearing sheaves of grain.
Voice
1: We light this candle as a shining example of God’s gift
of
joy, and as a reminder that even as we wait for Emmanuel,
God
is with us always.
All:
We are not alone.
Voice
2: Thanks be to God!
Candle-lighting
Song
Plant
joy into our lives
as we sing songs of praise.
And through the cold may joy survive
to bloom on Christmas Day.
as we sing songs of praise.
And through the cold may joy survive
to bloom on Christmas Day.
—Alydia
Smith. Originally published in Mandate, November
2012.
WE
LISTEN FOR GOD’S WORD
Zephaniah
3:14–20 Sing, Daughter of Zion.
One:
Herein is Wisdom. All: Thanks be
to God.
Isaiah
12:1a–6 Proclaim God’s deeds to
the nations. VU 880
*Hymn Come, Let Us Sing of a Wonderful Love VU 574
Opening
the Word & The Lord’s Prayer
The
Gospel Acclamation
Luke
3:7–18 John warns the crowds, “You
brood of vipers!”
One:
Herein is Good News. All: Praise be to God.
Opening
the Word 2
WE
RESPOND IN FAITH
*Hymn All Earth is Waiting VU 5
Minute
for Mission & Offering Our Gifts to God
*
Offering Prayer
Gracious
God, you have loved us and blessed us beyond our
comprehension. This
offering is a humble portion which we desire to
give back to you. We
pray that you will use these gifts to bless others,
that they may
know your love as we do. Amen.
Prayers
of Thanksgiving and Intercession
WE
GO TO SERVE GOD
*
Hymn Joy to the World VU 59
*
Commissioning and Benediction
One:
We have heard the good news of God’s realm
where
all have enough, no one lives in fear,
and
peace and justice guide each heart.
Let
us go now to be people of good news.
All:
We are on the way! Thanks be to God!
*
Choral Amen
