Dear friends,
ON THIS SECOND SUNDAY OF ADVENT, our Interim Moderator, the Rev. Dr. Roland De Vries, will once again be leading us in worship. We will light the candle of peace and we will also share together in the sacrament of the Lord’s Supper.
OUR SERMON FOR THIS SUNDAY will explore the text of Isaiah 61, and is entitled Advent Blues. We will consider how the tradition of blues music helps us think into the season of Advent—to experience it as the mix of joy and wilderness it is.
Order of Service
Prelude
Welcome
Lighting of the second Advent candle; the candle of peace
Hymn 119: Hope is a star (vs 2)
Call to Worship
Hymn 122: “Oh come, oh come, Emmanuel” (vs 2 & 3 en français)
Prayers of Adoration & Confession
Declaration of Grace
Anthem: “Dona nobis pacem”
Children’s time
Hymn 293: “Come, thou almighty King”
Responsive reading: Psalm 25:1-10
Gloria Patri: 594
Matthew 3:1-12 (en français – English on the screen)
Isaiah 61:1-11
Sermon: “Advent Blues”
Offering and Offertory
Invitation to the table
Hymn 542: “Let all mortal flesh keep silence”
The Great Prayer of Thanksgiving and the Lord’s Prayer: 564
Sacrament of Communion
Prayer after Communion
Hymn 474: “The love of God comes close”
Benediction
Go now in peace
Postlude