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ADVENT
Color: Blue/Purple		Children's Pages for the Christian Year
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December 3, 2023First Sunday of AdventIsaiah 64:1-9Psalm 80:1-7, 17-191 Corinthians 1:3-9Mark 13:24-37Advent is Hope: God's promises are for people fresh out of optimism
Advent is Hope: In the Hurts
Living in Advent (See Week 3)
He Will Come: Seven Themes for Advent and Christmas (See 4th Sunday)
A Voice Cries Out
When Advent Doesn't Feel Like Christmas (see HOMELINK)
Enriching Our Waiting; Eschatological Preaching in Advent
From Mourning to Exultation: Seven Themes for Advent and Christmas (Art available in print edition only)
Six Biblical Characters, Six Traditions of Faith: Christmas Series Basedon Richard Foster's Streams of Living Water PART ONE
Advent Through the Eyes of the Psalms (See 2nd candle reading of Psalm 80)		He Will Come: Seven Themes for Advent and Christmas (See 4th Sunday)
Not Just for Looks: Practical Suggestions for Choosing Appropriate Visuals for Worship
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December 10, 2023Second Sunday of AdventIsaiah 40:1-11Psalm 85:1-2, 8-132 Peter 3:8-15aMark 1:1-8Living in Advent (see week 4)
Getting the Story off the Page
Advent is Hope: In Waiting
A Voice Cries Out
Enriching Our Waiting; Eschatological Preaching in Advent
From Mourning to Exultation: Seven Themes for Advent and Christmas (Art available in print edition only)
Six Biblical Characters, Six Traditions of Faith: Christmas Series Basedon Richard Foster's Streams of Living Water PART ONE
Longing for More		Not Just for Looks: Practical Suggestions for Choosing Appropriate Visuals for Worship

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December 17, 2023Third Sunday of Advent (Pink or Blue)Isaiah 61:1-4, 8-11Psalm 126
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Luke 1:46b-55		1 Thessalonians 5:16-24John 1:6-8, 19-28Advent is Hope: A New Order
A Voice Cries Out
Enriching Our Waiting; Eschatological Preaching in Advent
From Mourning to Exultation: Seven Themes for Advent and Christmas (Art available in print edition only)
Six Biblical Characters, Six Traditions of Faith: Christmas Series Basedon Richard Foster's Streams of Living Water PART ONE
Proclaiming the Year of Jubilee: Four Service Plans on Isaiah 61:1-2
Mary, Mary, Ordinary
Looking for the Real Jesus (see week one candle lighting)
Songs for the Christmas Cycle (Psalm 126)
I Was There (see Christmas Eve Litany based on Psalm 126)
Advent Liturgies (see Second Sunday in Advent)
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Christmas
Color: White/Gold
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December 24 & 25, 2023
Nativity of the Lord - Proper I
Christmas Eve, Morn, or Mid-Day
Isaiah 9:2-7Psalm 96Titus 2:11-14Luke 2:1-14, (15-20)Christmas is Hope: Glory to God
Six Biblical Characters, Six Traditions of Faith
Christmas Eve or Day: The Child
He Will Come (see Christmas Eve/Day)
Getting the Story off the Page
A Voice Cries Out
What? I Have to Preach the Christmas Story Again?
From Mourning to Exultation: Seven Themes for Advent and Christmas (Art available in print edition only)
Coming Home for Christmas
Who is Jesus? Advent Dialogues for Parents and Children
Angels, Help Us to Adore Him (see Christmas Day, Call to Worship)
Mirroring the Psalms in Advent, Christmas, and Epiphany
Out of Darkness; Joy and Hope (see Call to Worship on Psalm 96)
"On the Nativity of Our Lord" (poem by Laurent Drelincourt/scroll down)
The Peaceable Kingdom (see third Sunday of Advent)		Not Just for Looks: Practical Suggestions for Choosing Appropriate Visuals for Worship

He Will Come (see Christmas Eve/Day)

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December 24 & 25, 2023
Nativity of the Lord - Proper II
Christmas Eve, Morn, or Mid-Day
Isaiah 62:6-12Psalm 97Titus 3:4-7Luke 2:(1-7), 8-20What? I Have to Preach the Christmas Story Again?
A Universe of Promise
Angels and Songs (see Christmas service)
Carols of Christmas (see Christmas Day)
From Mourning to Exultation: Seven Themes for Advent and Christmas (Art available in print edition only)
Six Biblical Characters, Six Traditions of Faith (see 4th Sunday)
Christmas is Hope: Glory to God
Mirroring the Psalms in Advent, Christmas, and Epiphany		A Universe of Promise
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December 24 & 25, 2023
Nativity of the Lord - Proper III
Christmas Eve, Morn, or Mid-Day
Isaiah 52:7-10Psalm 98Hebrews 1:1-4, (5-12)John 1:1-14Jesus is Greater (week 1)
Carols of Christmas (see 2nd, 3rd, 4thSunday)
In the Beginning was the Word
The Word Became Flesh
Six Biblical Characters, Six Traditions of Faith (see Christmas Day)
From Mourning to Exultation (see "Sunday after Christmas)
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December 31, 2023First Sunday after Christmas DayIsaiah 61:10-62:3Psalm 148Galatians 4:4-7Luke 2:22-40Christmas is Hope: Glory to God
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January 1, 2024Holy Name of Jesus

Numbers 6:22-27Psalm 8Galatians 4:4-7
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Philippians 2:5-11		Luke 2:15-21A Fulfilled Priestly Blessing
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January 1, 2024New Year's DayEcclesiastes 3:1-13Psalm 8Revelation 21:1-6aMatthew 25:31-46Behold, I Make All Things New: A Service for New Year's Day
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Not observed this year.Second Sunday after Christmas DayJeremiah 31:7-14
Psalm 147:12-20
Ephesians 1:3-14John 1:(1-9), 10-18He Will Come (See 2nd Sunday of Christmastide )
Brought Near (week 1)
Be Filled with the Spirit (week 1) 		He Will Come (See 2nd Sunday of Christmastide )
Brought Near (week 1)
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