1st Sunday of Advent: Healing & Holy Communion w/ Rev. Deb
Celebrant: The Rev. Deborah Rutter
November 30th at 11am11:00 AM – 12:15 PM
Good Shepherd Episcopal Church
27 Good Shepherd Road
Bluemont, VA 20135
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Lord of light and promise, as we wait in the quiet of this season,
open our hearts to hope, our hands to kindness, and our lives to Your coming.
Let every candle we light remind us that even the smallest flame can chase away the deepest night.
Amen.
Advent is the gentle whisper of God reminding us that waiting is not empty
— it is the space where hope grows.
Join us for a service of prayer, praise, healing and Holy Eucharist, Rite II for the First Sunday of Advent, with the Rev. Deb Rutter. Masks are available in the Narthex, with hand sanitizer stationed throughout the church.
In-Person and Online!
Our LIVE service begins at 11am. Masks are available in the Narthex, with hand sanitizer stationed throughout the church.
If you are more comfortable continuing to keep your distance, we understand.
You can still join us for online worship, via Zoom, using the following link:
Click here to join Good Shepherd Zoom worship
Meeting ID: 230 268 4545 | Password: Get2gether
Click here for a PDF copy of this week's bulletin.
The Collect of the Day: Almighty 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 everr. Amen.
Revised Common Lectionary readings for this Sunday:
A prayer of thanksgiving: Almighty and gracious Father, we give you thanks for the fruits of the earth in their season and for the labors of those who harvest them. Make us, we pray, faithful stewards of your great bounty, for the provision of our necessities and the relief of all who are in need, to the glory of your Name; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.
