Advent Candle Lighting God with us! In the dark of the womb you waited. Bathed in the light of the star, you rest. Into a world sorely in...

Advent Candle Lighting Uncontainable, irrepressible, bubbling-up in an explosion of energy. What the weary long for, what children often...

Advent Candle Lighting Reader 1: We light again the first two candles in our Advent wreath, to remind us of God’s gifts of hope and love....

Advent Candle Lighting Reader One: Isaiah said that the Lord spoke to the king and said, “Ask a sign of the LORD your God; let it be deep...

Advent Candle Lighting Reader One: “I was glad when they said to me, ‘Let us go to the house of the Lord!’” (Psalm 122:1 NRSV)...

Call to Worship Leader: God has called us like Moses in the wilderness, the prophets in the hills, and the disciples in the cities. All:...

Call to Worship Leader: Holy One, we come into your house with joy. All: We live in your presence with awe. Leader: In the shelter of your...

Call to Worship Leader: The Lord is continually creating something new All: We are part of that creation, renewed, redeemed, beloved....

Call to Worship from Psalm 108 Leader: My heart is unwavering, God. All: I will sing and make music— yes, with my whole being! Leader:...