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The Collect and psalm will be read from The Episcopal Church Book of Common Prayer.
The Old Testament, Epistle and Gospel will be read from the New International Version Bible
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
Psalm: Psalm 126 or Canticle 3
Epistle: 1 Thessalonians 5:16-24
Gospel: John 1:6-8, 19-28
On December 17 we celebrate the lives of William Lloyd Garrison, and Maria Stewart, Prophetic Witnesses. Read from A Great Cloud of Witnesses.