66C - Sunday 33C — 01A Advent 1A
 
Luke 1:68-79 (A Canticle)
“Blessed is the Lord God of Israel,
who has looked favorably on her people
 and redeemed them,
who has raised up a saviour for us, in the house of David;
told to us through holy prophets from long ago,
that we would be saved from our enemies 
 and from those who hate us. 
So the LORD God has shown the mercy promised to our ancestors,
and has remembered the holy covenant, 
 which the LORD God swore to Abraham, 
 that, rescued from powers which seek to control us, 
 we might serve the LORD without fear, 
 holy and made right by God, all our days.And you, child, will be called Prophet of the Most High;
you will go before the Lord to prepare the ways of the Lord,
giving knowledge of salvation to God’s people
by the forgiveness of their sins.
By  the tender mercy of our God, the heavenly dawn will break upon us,
to give light to those who live in darkness and in the shadow of death,
to guide our feet into the way of peace.”

A CREATIVE MOMENT - Luke 23:33-43
Materials/Preparation: 
Create a poster of a large crown in outline and attach it to an appropriate wall space. Provide all of the worshippers with a self-adhesive gold star (and/or other brightly coloured shape) and have them attach these stars/shapes to the crown at an appropriate moment in worship

Looking for contemporary music and song resources?
Try David MacGregor’s Together to Celebrate
Or metrical psalms? Try Dale A. Schoening’s Sing the Psalms