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December 14, 2025 · 10:45 am · Third Sunday of Advent
Rev. Jennifer McClung Rygg will give the Welcome. The Call to Worship will be “He Shall Feed His Flock” (from Messiah). The Rygg Family will light the Advent Candles. A trio of Ian & Alexandria Coulter and Anna Leavitt will sing “Shepherd’s Echo Carol (How Great Our Joy). Anna Leavitt will lead the Passing of the Peace. The Carol of Joy will be “O Come, All Ye Faithful.” Ted Thomas will read Jeremiah 1:4-10, and Kay Thomas will read Luke 1:26-39. Together, they will lead the Prayer of Response. The Offertory Hymn will be “Lo, How a Rose E’er Blooming.” Rev. Jennifer McClung Rygg will give the Offertory Prayer. Richard Reynolds Huss will play “The Angel Gabriel From Heaven Came” for the Offertory. The Sanctuary Choir will sing “O Come, O Come, Emmanuel.” Rev. Jennifer McClung Rygg will preach the sermon “From Fear to Joy.” The Hymn of Response will be “Joy to the World! The Lord Is Come.”
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Jeremiah 1:4-10
Luke 1:26-39