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Advent 2 WHITE GIFT SUNDAY 04 December 2022
Port Wallis United Church
is an open Congregation that affirms you as a child of God,
made in God’s Image, and loved by God.
WELCOME / BIENVENUE / FAILTE / PJILA’DIK
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF LAND
LIGHTING OF THE TABLE CANDLES
God of Radiance, may these candles remind us of your Light
shining in the darkness, leading us to Christ,
the Light of the World, in whose Name we gather, Amen.
GATHERING MUSIC (# 37 in Voices United)
Gloria! Gloria in excelsis Deo!
Gloria! Gloria! Alleluia! Alleluia!
Glory to God! Glory to God! Glory in the Highest!
Glory to God! Glory to God! Hallelujah! Hallelujah!
LIGHTING OF THE SECOND ADVENT CANDLE – PEACE
Last week, God gave us the promise of HOPE,
this week God speaks of peace.
Peace is the Presence of God.
The Peace of God calls us to seek justice and resist evil.
Peace comes in many forms and through many different ways.
Peace is the absence of fear for all people.
In the Presence of God, there is peace
The Prince of Peace calls us to to be Peacemakers.
Peace is a gift from God.
We light this Advent Candle – a symbol of PEACE.
God’s Gift to us.
INTROIT (tune # 7 In Voices United)
Hope is a star that shines in the night,
leading us on this the morning is bright.
When God is a child, there’s hope 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 ad worth.
When God is a child, there’s peace in our song,
the last shall be first and the weak shall be strong,
and none shall be afraid!
PRAYER OF APPROACH and THE LORD’S PRAYER
God of wonder and wisdom,
Giver of every good and perfect gift,
send your Holy Spirit among us that, filled with your Peace,
we may become ambassadors of Peace in our world.
This we ask through Jesus Christ our Lord
who taught us to pray before You saying,
Our Father….. Notre Père….. Ar n-Athair…. 주님의 기도 Onze Vader… Vater unser… Padre nuestro…
主の祈り 主禱文 أَبَانَا Isä meidän Πάτερ ἡμῶν
HYMN # 69 (VU) AWAY IN A MANGER
SCRIPTURE LESSONS
Isaiah 11 : 1 – 10 and Matthew 3: 1 – 12
SEUMAS TALKS ABOUT GIFTS AND GIVING
PRESENTATION OF THE WHITE GIFTS and OFFERINGS
During which we will sing
HYMN # 56 (Voices United) JESUS OUR BROTHER
PASTORAL PRAYER (interactive)
HYMN # 43 (Voices United) GO, TELL IT ON THE MOUNTAIN
COMMISSIONING and BENEDICTION
CHORAL PRAYER (#298 in Voices United)
When you walk from here, when you walk from here,
Walk with Justice, walk with mercy,
and with God’s Humble care.
ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR THE CHURCH COMMUNITY