29Nov

Celebration of the Word for the First Sunday of Advent 2020

1. Opening Sentence: Isaiah 9:2.
2. Hymn: “Come, thou Long Expected Jesus” performed at the University Church in Walla Walla, WA, uploaded to YouTube by “Your Church” and used in Accordance with Creative Commons license.   
3. First Reading: Isaiah 64:1-9, King James Bible.
4. Psalm 80:1-7, 17-19, King James Bible.
5. Gloria Patri (“Glory be to the Father”) by Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (1525-1594), sung by Salt Lake Children’s Choir, at the First Baptist Church of Salt Lake City, May 2011; Uploaded to YouTube by “lemmondg”; Used in accordance with Creative Commons license.  
6. Second Reading: 1 Corinthians 1:3-9, World English Bible.
7. Organ sequence: “Lo, He Comes with Clouds of Glory”, Uploaded to YouTube by “Ubertuba”; Used in accordance with Creative Commons license.  
8. Gospel: Mark 13:24-37, World English Bible.
9. The Lord’s Prayer: From Matthew.
10. Blessing: 2^nd Corinthians 13.
11. Anthem: “O Come O Come Emmanuel” posted by “Ferox” in the Internet Archive. Public Domain.