ST. PAUL’S PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
December 3rd, 2023
1st Sunday of Advent
Communion Sunday

Prelude
Introit: Come See The Beauty Of The King
Welcome

Lighting The First Advent Candle, (Hope)
L: The prophets call and the psalmist sings to announce that
hope comes from God: “O that you would tear open the heavens and come down, so that the mountains would quake at your presence.” “We shall see the goodness of the LORD in the land of the living.”
P: The world cries for justice and transformation. Advent summons us to watch, to wait and to hope. In the destruction of the current order is the promise of a new order beyond our imagination.
L: Signs of hope are all around us if we have the patience to wait and to see them.
P: Holy are you, Source of all new life among us.
L: Jesus Christ comes as the hope of the world.
P: We join with all creation and lift our hearts in joyful praise.
L: We light this candle to bear witness to hope.
(Lighting the Candle of Hope)

Advent Hymn: Hope Is Star (Verse 1) ……………….. # 119
Hymn: Come, Thou Long-Expected Jesus …………... # 110
Prayers of Adoration and Confession
Assurance of Pardon
Choir Anthem: “A Tiny Child Will Come”
Prayer of Illumination
Responsive reading: Psalm 119:89-96
Gloria Patri
Scripture Reading: Mark 13:24-37
Hymn: Jesus Call Us …… (Vss. 1, 2 & 4) ……...…. # 528
Sermon: Are You Ready?
Call to Offering
Offertory: Praise God From Whom All Blessings Flow ……
Prayer of Dedication
Announcements
Hymn: Break Now The Bread Of Life (Vss. 1&2) ....… # 507
The Holy Communion Service
Hymn: Break Now The Bread Of Life (Vss. 3) ….....… # 507
Commissioning and Benediction
Choral Response: Amen
Postlude