The 4th Sunday of Advent: Morning Prayer
Officiant: Tim Hall
Sunday, 20 December at 11:00am11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Good Sheperd Episcopal Church
27 Good Sheperd Road
Bluemont, VA 20135
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This is the Fourth Sunday of the church year in the penitential season of Advent, as we await our Lord's birth at Christmas.
We gather together for live, interactive, online worship, via Zoom, using the following link:
Click here to join Good Shepherd Zoom worship
Meeting ID: 230 268 4545 | Password: Get2gether
The Collect of the Day for this Sunday:
Purify our conscience, Almighty God, by your daily visitation, that your Son Jesus Christ, at his coming, may find in us a mansion prepared for himself; who lives and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.
Readings for this Sunday:
- 2 Samuel 7:1-11, 16
- Romans 16:25-27
- Luke 1:26-38
- Canticle 3 or Canticle 15
- or Psalm 89:1-4, 19-26
And please join us for "Virtual Coffee Chat" before the service at 10:30am!
A Prayer for the Future of the Human Race: O God our heavenly Father, you have blessed us and given us dominion over all the earth: Increase our reverence before the mystery of life; and give us new insight into your purposes for the human race, and new wisdom and determination in making provision for its future in accordance with your will; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.