{"id":2623,"date":"2022-11-21T20:59:50","date_gmt":"2022-11-22T01:59:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stpeterstrinity.org\/?p=2623"},"modified":"2022-11-21T21:12:18","modified_gmt":"2022-11-22T02:12:18","slug":"november-27-2022-the-first-sunday-of-advent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/stpeterstrinity.org\/?p=2623","title":{"rendered":"November 27, 2022 &#8211; The First Sunday of Advent"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>What is the Advent Season?<\/strong><br \/>\nAdvent is the first season of the church year, beginning with the fourth Sunday before Christmas and continuing through the day before Christmas. The name is derived from a Latin word for \u201ccoming.\u201d The season is a time of preparation and expectation for the coming celebration of our Lord\u2019s nativity, and for the final coming of Christ \u201cin power and glory.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/H71l8Nyn25k\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Prelude: &#8220;Adagio&#8221; from\u00a0<i>Sonata<\/i>, K189e &#8211;W. A. Mozart<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-2623-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/stpeterstrinity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Nov27_2022Prelude_01.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/stpeterstrinity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Nov27_2022Prelude_01.mp3\">http:\/\/stpeterstrinity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Nov27_2022Prelude_01.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><b>Opening Hymn:<\/b><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/kKu0or0t8Uw\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><i>Leader<\/i>: Blessed be God: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.<\/p>\n<p><i>People:\u00a0<\/i>And blessed be God\u2019s kingdom, now and for ever. Amen.<\/p>\n<p>Almighty God, to you all hearts are open, all desires known, and from you no secrets are hid: Cleanse the thoughts of our hearts by the inspiration of your Holy Spirit, that we may perfectly love you, and worthily magnify your holy Name; through Christ our Lord. <i>Amen.<\/i><\/p>\n<p>God of all power and love, we give thanks for your unfailing presence and the hope you provide in times of uncertainty and loss. Send your Holy Spirit to enkindle in us your holy fire. Revive us to live as Christ\u2019s body in the world: a people who pray, worship, learn, break bread, share life, heal neighbors, bear good news, seek justice, rest and grow in the Spirit. Wherever and however we gather, unite us in common prayer and send us in common mission, that we and the whole creation might be restored and renewed, through Jesus Christ our Lord. <i>Amen<\/i>.<\/p>\n<p><b>Hymn of Praise<\/b><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PCmz9zPxXGQ\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><i>Leader<\/i>: The Lord be with you.<br \/>\n<i>People<\/i>: And also with you.<br \/>\n<i>Leader<\/i>: Let us pray.<\/p>\n<p><b>The Collect of the Day<br \/>\n<\/b><i>All together<br \/>\n<\/i><span class=\"initCap\">A<\/span>lmighty God, give us grace to cast away the works of darkness, and put on the armor of light, now in the time of this mortal life in which your Son Jesus Christ came to visit us in great humility; that in the last day, when he shall come again in his glorious majesty to judge both the living and the dead, we may rise to the life immortal; through him who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. <i>Amen.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><b>The Lessons<\/b><\/p>\n<p><i>Leader:<\/i> Please be seated for today\u2019s readings<\/p>\n<p><b>First Scripture Reading<br \/>\n<\/b><\/p>\n<div>\n<h3 class=\"lessonCitation\">Isaiah 2:1-5<\/h3>\n<div>\n<p class=\"lessonText\"><span class=\"initCap\">T<\/span>he word that Isaiah son of Amoz saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem.<\/p>\n<p class=\"poetryText\">In days to come the mountain of the\u00a0<span class=\"lordSmallCaps\">Lord<\/span>\u2019s house shall be established as the highest of the mountains, and shall be raised above the hills; all the nations shall stream to it. Many peoples shall come and say, &#8216; Come, let us go up to the mountain of the <span class=\"lordSmallCaps\">Lord<\/span>, to the house of the God of Jacob; that he may teach us his ways and that we may walk in his paths.\u2019<\/p>\n<p class=\"poetryText\">For out of Zion shall go forth instruction, and the word of the\u00a0<span class=\"lordSmallCaps\">Lord<\/span> from Jerusalem. He shall judge between the nations,<br \/>\nand shall arbitrate for many peoples; they shall beat their swords into ploughshares, and their spears into pruning-hooks; nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more.<\/p>\n<p class=\"poetryText\">O house of Jacob, come, let us walk in the light of the\u00a0<span class=\"lordSmallCaps\">Lord<\/span>!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><i>Reader:<\/i> The Word of the Lord.<br \/>\n<i>People: <\/i>Thanks be to God.<\/p>\n<p class=\"lessonCitation\"><em>Reader:<\/em> Let us say together<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"lessonCitation\">Psalm 122<\/h3>\n<div>\n<p class=\"psalmText\">1\u00a0<span class=\"initCap\">I<\/span>\u00a0was glad when they said to me, *<br \/>\n&#8220;Let us go to the house of the\u00a0<span class=\"lordSmallCaps\">Lord<\/span>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"psalmText\">2 Now our feet are standing *<br \/>\nwithin your gates, O Jerusalem.<\/p>\n<p class=\"psalmText\">3 Jerusalem is built as a city *<br \/>\nthat is at unity with itself;<\/p>\n<p class=\"psalmText\">4 To which the tribes go up,<br \/>\nthe tribes of the\u00a0<span class=\"lordSmallCaps\">Lord<\/span>, *<br \/>\nthe assembly of Israel,<br \/>\nto praise the Name of the\u00a0<span class=\"lordSmallCaps\">Lord<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"psalmText\">5 For there are the thrones of judgment, *<br \/>\nthe thrones of the house of David.<\/p>\n<p class=\"psalmText\">6 Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: *<br \/>\n&#8220;May they prosper who love you.<\/p>\n<p class=\"psalmText\">7 Peace be within your walls *<br \/>\nand quietness within your towers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"psalmText\">8 For my brethren and companions&#8217; sake, *<br \/>\nI pray for your prosperity.<\/p>\n<p class=\"psalmText\">9 Because of the house of the\u00a0<span class=\"lordSmallCaps\">Lord<\/span>\u00a0our God, *<br \/>\nI will seek to do you good.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><b>Second Scripture Reading<br \/>\n<\/b><\/p>\n<div>\n<h3 class=\"lessonCitation\">Romans 13:11-14<\/h3>\n<div>\n<p class=\"lessonText\"><span class=\"initCap\">Y<\/span>ou know what time it is, how it is now the moment for you to wake from sleep. For salvation is nearer to us now than when we became believers; the night is far gone, the day is near. Let us then lay aside the works of darkness and put on the armor of light; let us live honorably as in the day, not in reveling and drunkenness, not in debauchery and licentiousness, not in quarreling and jealousy. Instead, put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh, to gratify its desires.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><i>Reader:<\/i> The Word of the Lord.<br \/>\n<i>People: <\/i>Thanks be to God.<\/p>\n<p><b>The Gospel Hymn: <\/b><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/AZXOX8ugK7o\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><i>Leader:<\/i> The Holy Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Matthew<br \/>\n<i>People: <\/i>Glory to you, Lord Christ.<\/p>\n<p><b>Holy Gospel<br \/>\n<\/b><\/p>\n<div>\n<h3 class=\"lessonCitation\">Matthew 24:36-44<\/h3>\n<div>\n<p class=\"lessonText\"><span class=\"initCap\">J<\/span>esus said to the disciples, \u201cBut about that day and hour no one knows, neither the angels of heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father. For as the days of Noah were, so will be the coming of the Son of Man. For as in those days before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day Noah entered the ark, and they knew nothing until the flood came and swept them all away, so too will be the coming of the Son of Man. Then two will be in the field; one will be taken and one will be left. Two women will be grinding meal together; one will be taken and one will be left. Keep awake therefore, for you do not know on what day your Lord is coming. But understand this: if the owner of the house had known in what part of the night the thief was coming, he would have stayed awake and would not have let his house be broken into. Therefore you also must be ready, for the Son of Man is coming at an unexpected hour.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><i>Leader:<\/i> The Gospel of the Lord.<br \/>\n<i>People: <\/i>Praise to you, Lord Christ.<\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/sermon\/a-real-joy-advent-1-a-november-27-2022\/\">Click here for <b>The Message of the Day &#8211; &#8220;A Real Joy&#8221; by Fr. Bearte Pearson<\/b><\/a><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Interlude: &#8220;Better Be Ready&#8221; &#8211; Spiritual<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-2623-2\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/stpeterstrinity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Nov27_2022Interlude_01.mp3?_=2\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/stpeterstrinity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Nov27_2022Interlude_01.mp3\">http:\/\/stpeterstrinity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Nov27_2022Interlude_01.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><i>Leader:<\/i> Please stand, as you are able, as we recite together The Nicene Creed<\/p>\n<p><b>The Nicene Creed<br \/>\n<\/b>We believe in one God, the Father, the Almighty, maker of heaven and earth, of all that is, seen and unseen. We believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ, the only Son of God, eternally begotten of the Father, God from God, Light from Light, true God from true God, begotten, not made, of one Being with the Father. Through him all things were made. For us and for our salvation he came down from heaven: by the power of the Holy Spirit he became incarnate from the Virgin Mary, and was made man. For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate; he suffered death and was buried. On the third day he rose again in accordance with the Scriptures; he ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of the Father. He will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead, and his kingdom will have no end. We believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life, who proceeds from the Father and the Son. With the Father and the Son he is worshiped and glorified. He has spoken through the Prophets. We believe in one holy catholic and apostolic Church. We acknowledge one baptism for the forgiveness of sins. We look for the resurrection of the dead, and the life of the world to come. Amen.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Lord&#8217;s Prayer<\/strong><em><br \/>\nLeader:<\/em>\u00a0And now as Christ has taught us, we are bold to say<br \/>\n<em>Together<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Our Father, who art in heaven,<br \/>\nhallowed be thy Name,<br \/>\nthy kingdom come,<br \/>\nthy will be done,<br \/>\non earth as it is in heaven.<br \/>\nGive us this day our daily bread.<br \/>\nAnd forgive us our trespasses,<br \/>\nas we forgive those<br \/>\nwho trespass against us.<br \/>\nAnd lead us not into temptation,<br \/>\nbut deliver us from evil.<br \/>\nFor thine is the kingdom,<br \/>\nand the power, and the glory,<br \/>\nfor ever and ever. Amen.<\/p>\n<p><i>Leader:<\/i> Please be seated for the <b>The Prayers of the People<\/b><\/p>\n<p><i>Reader:<\/i><br \/>\nGathered in the name of Christ, who stands among us with upraised hands, let us offer prayers for all in danger and need.<\/p>\n<p>For this parish family of St. Peter&#8217;s &#8211; Trinity, that we may have the grace to be faithful to the mission that has been entrusted to us, and reap the harvest of the kingdom of God. For all peoples, tribes, clans, and families and for mercy, justice, and peace in the world. For abundant fruits of the earth, and for safety from violent storms. For the sick and the suffering, travelers and refugees, prisoners and their families, for\u00a0the dying and all the departed.<br \/>\n<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\"><strong><i>To you, O Lord.<\/i><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>We your children beseech you to hear us, O Lord God, to look upon this world struck by pandemic, and drive from us this disease.<br \/>\n<b>We beseech you to hear us, good Lord.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Let us pray for our own needs and those of others. Comfort and heal all those who suffer in body, mind, or spirit, praying for <strong>Bridget, Liam, Kathy, JJ, Mary-Irene, Lovey, Fran, Gloria, Melissa, Bobby, Bruce, Wally, Liz, Tom, Calvin, Cheryl, Hal, Carol, Sue and Clara &amp; family<\/strong> <span class=\"pg-1ff1\">\u00a0give them courage and hope in <\/span>their troubles, and bring them the joy of your salvation.<\/p>\n<p>Almighty and eternal God, ruler of all things in heaven and earth: Mercifully accept the prayers of your people, and strengthen us to do your will; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.<\/p>\n<p><i>Leader:<\/i> <b>Together we pray<br \/>\n<\/b>Almighty and eternal God, so draw our hearts to you, so guide our minds, so fill our imaginations, so control our wills, that we may be wholly yours, utterly dedicated to you; and then use us, we pray, as you will, and always to your glory and the welfare of your people; through our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen.<\/p>\n<p><i>Leader:<\/i> <b>Let us confess our sins against God and our neighbor.<br \/>\n<\/b><i>Silence may be kept.<br \/>\n<\/i><i><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>All together<br \/>\n<\/i>Most merciful God, we confess that we have sinned against you in thought, word, and deed, by what we have done, and by what we have left undone. We have not loved you with our whole heart; we have not loved our neighbors as ourselves. We are truly sorry and we humbly repent. For the sake of your Son Jesus Christ, have mercy on us and forgive us; that we may delight in your will, and walk in your ways, to the glory of your Name. Amen.<\/p>\n<p><i>Leader: <\/i>Almighty God have mercy on us, forgive us all our sins through our Lord Jesus Christ, strengthen us in all goodness, and by the power of the Holy Spirit keep us in eternal life. <i>Amen<\/i><\/p>\n<p><b>The Peace<br \/>\n<\/b><i>Leader: <\/i>The peace of the Lord is always with you.<br \/>\n<i>People<\/i>: And also with you.<\/p>\n<p><em>Leader:<\/em><b>\u00a0Let us say\u00a0<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 600;\">together this\u00a0<\/span><b>Prayer for Spiritual Communion<\/b><br \/>\n<i>Together:<br \/>\n<\/i>In union, O Lord, with your faithful people at every altar of your Church, where the Holy Eucharist is now being celebrated, I desire to offer to you praise and thanksgiving. I remember your death, Lord Christ; I proclaim your resurrection; I await your coming in glory. Since I cannot receive you today in the Sacrament of your Body and Blood, I beseech you to come spiritually into my heart.<\/p>\n<p><b>The Closing Hymn: <\/b><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BE-SYEALMzY\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><b>The Blessing<br \/>\n<\/b><em>Leader says:<\/em> The Peace of God, which passes all understanding, keep your hearts and minds in the knowledge and love of God.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>And the blessing of God, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit be with us all today and always. Amen.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Postlude: &#8220;Fling Wide the Door&#8221; &#8211; J. A. Freylinghausen<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-2623-3\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/stpeterstrinity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Nov27_2022Postlude_01.mp3?_=3\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/stpeterstrinity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Nov27_2022Postlude_01.mp3\">http:\/\/stpeterstrinity.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Nov27_2022Postlude_01.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is the Advent Season? Advent is the first season of the church year, beginning with the fourth Sunday before Christmas and continuing through the day before Christmas. 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