Full Service - First Sunday of Advent – Year C

First Sunday of Advent – Year C

Service contents:

Hymn: Come, thou long expected Jesus or So many years the people walked

Prayer: Ever-present God

Reading: Psalm 25:1-10

Hymn: The Lord's my shepherd or God we need to know your mercy

Reading: Jeremiah 33:14-16

Poem: Promises, promises, promises!

Hymn: Hark, the glad sound or In the days of righteous justice

Reading: Luke 21:25-36

Sermon idea: Reflection: Special occasion

Hymn: There's a light upon the mountains or Fear and foreboding clouding perception

Reading: 1 Thessalonians 3:9-13

Prayer: Thank you, loving God

Hymn: Jesus, Lord, we look to thee or Here a neighbour stands as Jesus

Blessing: May the promise and the hope

Andrew Pratt (born 1948)
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