Hymn. O Come O Come Emmanuel #1VU
Scripture Lessons: I Corinthians 1:3-9
Psalm 80:1-7, 17, 18 p. 794VU part 1
Mark 13:24-37
Meditation
Prayer: We are waiting, Jesus; come and live with us soon.
Jesus, we are waiting because we know who you are: the Creator of the world,
the God who took on human form, the son of Mary, a girl just like any other girl,
We are waiting Jesus; Come and live with us soon.
Jesus, we are waiting because we have faith in you. We know that we can trust in you.
We remember that you are good to us, and we thank you for all the good things that you give to us every day.
We are waiting, Jesus; Come and live with us soon.
Jesus, we are waiting here, here in Howick, here in Franklin, here in Ormstown,
waiting for you to come into our homes, our streets, our shops and our offices, to fill them with your light and peace.
We are waiting Jesus; Come and live with us soon.
Jesus, we are waiting for you to come and change things: to bring health to our sick ones,
to make our refugees welcome, to comfort those who have lost loved ones; and to turn us around
so that we can be your ears and eyes, in this world that needs you so much.
We are waiting Jesus; Come and live with us. ( a prayer by John Davies, printed in the Iona Community’s Candles and Conifers)
Hymn. Come Thou Long-Expected Jesus #2VU
Howick’s Stewards will meet on Wednesday, December 6th at 7pm in the church hall. We will be discussing decisions about the furnace.
Next Sunday we will be holding White Gift Sunday in all three of our churches. Franklin’s service will be at 9:30, Ormstown’s will be at 11:00, and Howick’s will also be at 11:00, lead by Evie Kerr as Debbie Beattie is not able to be with us that day. We will be collecting non-perishable food items for the Christmas baskets and the local food bank.
St Paul’s Stewards are planning a meeting on Tuesday, December 12th at 7:30pm.
Howick UCW will be holding its annual potluck supper on Wednesday, December 13th at 6pm in the church and the goody plates will be prepared the next morning in the church as well.
Worship Schedule: Sunday, December 10 White Gift Sunday 9:30 Franklin. 11:00 Ormstown
11:00 Howick with Evie Kerr
Sunday, December 17 Communion Sunday, 9:30. Howick. 11:00. Ormstown
Candlelight Christmas Service in Franklin 7:30pm
Sunday, December 24. Advent 4 and Christmas Eve 11:00. Howick
Christmas Eve service in Ormstown, 8pm
Sunday, December 31 New Year’s Eve service combined service in hall in Ormstown 11:00
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