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Fourth Sunday of Advent December 24

The Collect: Purify our conscience, Almighty God, by your daily visitation, that your Son Jesus Christ, at his coming, may find in us a mansion prepared for himself; who lives and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.

Old Testament: 2 Samuel 7:1-11, & 16 read from The New International Version Bible

Canticle 3 read from The Episcopal Church Book of Common Prayer

Epistle: Romans 16: 25-27 read from The New Living Translation Bible

Gospel: Luke 1:26-38 read from the New Revised Standard Version Bible

Closing Prayer: On December 31st we remember Samuel Ajayi Crowther Bishop in the Niger Territories read from A Great Cloud of Witnesses.

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Third Sunday of Advent, December 17

The Collect: Stir up your power, O Lord, and with great might come among us; and, because we are sorely hindered by our sins, let your bountiful grace and mercy speedily help and deliver us; through Jesus Christ our Lord, to whom, with you and the Holy Spirit, be honor and glory, now and for ever. Amen.

Old Testament: Isaiah 61:1-4, 8-11 read from the Modern English Version Bible

Psalm 126 read from The Episcopal Church Book of Common Prayer

Epistle: 1 Thessalonians 5:16-24 read from the New American Standard Bible

Gospel: John 1:6-8, 19-28 read from the New Century Version Bible

The closing prayer: On December 19th we remember Lillian Hunt Trasher christian missionary in Egypt. Read from A Great Cloud of Witnesses

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Second Sunday of Advent Dec. 10, 2017

The Collect: Merciful God, who sent your messengers the prophets to preach repentance and prepare the way for our salvation: Give us grace to heed their warnings and forsake our sins, that we may greet with joy the coming of Jesus Christ our Redeemer; who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.

Old Testament: Isaiah 40:1-11 read from the King James Version Bible

Psalm 85:1-2, 8-13 read from The Episcopal Church Book of Common Prayer

Epistle: 2 Peter 3:8-15a read from the Lexham English Bible

Gospel: Mark 1:1-8 read from the Message Bible

Closing Prayer: John Horden missionary and first Anglican Bishop of Moosonee, Canada.

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