Living In Community of Christ

24 December 2023 Fourth Sunday of Advent (Joy) Luke 1:26-38 Prelude Carols of the Season: “Joy to the World” CCS 408 Welcome Call to Worship (Psaml 89 adapted) Apo, kanayon nga ikankantami ti di agbalbaliw nga ayatmo ket ipakaammomi ti kinapudnom iti amin a tiempo. Ammomi a ti ayatmo ket agnanayon ket agapaut a iti langit ti kinapudnom. O Apo, ikanta dagiti langit dagiti nakaskasdaaw nga aramidmo; dagiti nasantoan a parsua ikantada ti kinapudnom. Siasino ti kas kenka sadi langit, O Apo; awan nailangitan a parsua a kaaspingmo. Dioska a pagraraeman dagiti parsua a nailangitan; naindaklan ken pagbutbutngandaka dagiti adda iti sangoanam.   Lighting the Advent Candle of Joy Light the candles of Hope, Peace, and Love from the last three weeks before the service starts. Responsive Reading JOY! Uncontainable, irrepressible, bubbling up in an explosion of energy. What the weary long for, what children often embody, what makes the Divine smile— Joy ! It cannot b...

  10 December 2023 Second Sunday of Advent (Peace) Mark 1:1-8 Advent of Peace   Additional Scriptures Isaiah 40:1-11; Psalms 85:1-2, 8-13; 2 Peter 3:8-15a; Doctrine and Covenants 162:7a   Advent Worship Setting Create an arrangement of five candles as the focus. This can be in a wreath, mixed with greenery, or other decorations as space allows. Traditional colors for the candles are three purple, one pink (Joy), and one white (Christ); or choose your own colors. Each Sunday the previous candles are lit before the service starts, and one additional candle is lit during the lighting of the Advent Candle. The Christ candle is lit on Christmas Day. For a hybrid service, encourage those watching from home to create their own Advent setting.   The Focus Moment involves a narrator, the angel, Gabriel, Mary, and Joseph. This will take a bit of preparation, as Gabriel and Mary will be pantomiming what the narrator is reading. A large, gift-wrapped box, w...