KILRENNY PARISH CHURCH

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Kilrenny Parish Church

Sunday 30th November 2025 1st Sunday of Advent

St Andrews Day

Welcome

Call to Worship

Leader: Jesus is coming but for now:

ALL: We wait

Leader: Light is coming but for now:

ALL: We wait

Leader: The angels will sing ‘Glory to God in the highest' but for now:

ALL: We wait

Leader: Every valley shall be raised up, every mountain made low but for now:

ALL: We wait

Leader: But we are not as those who wait in vain: ALL: We wait in hope, in peace, in joy and in love. Amen.

Hymn CH 273                                  O come, o come, Emmanuel

Lighting of the Advent Crown

A hymn for the lighting of the Advent candles

The Candle of Hope

(To the tune of: "O Worship the King, All Glorious Above!")

The candle of hope we light in this hour Proclaims that the Lord is coming in power.

We wait for a future, now hidden from view, When Christ in his glory will make all things new. (sing through twice)

Opening Prayer & Lord’s Prayer

Reading:       Isaiah 2: 1 - 5

St John 1: 35 - 42

Hymn CH 342                                  Says Jesus, ‘come and gather round’

Prayers for Peace

Hymn CH 543                                  Longing for light, we wait in darkness

Reflection: ‘Looking and finding’

Hymn CH 472                                  Come, though long-expected Jesus

Prayers of Dedication and for the World

Hymn CH 279                                  Make way, make way, for Christ the King

Benediction

Sung Amen