Acknowledgements |
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Foreword |
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Introduction |
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An Advent Candle Ceremony for Pilgrims |
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5 | (22) |
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5 | (1) |
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6 | (5) |
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Four Readings and Reflections |
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11 | (5) |
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15 | (1) |
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Reflection on the Magnificat |
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16 | (5) |
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20 | (1) |
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Finding a Voice: A Service Based on the Magnificat |
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21 | (6) |
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The Second Week of Advent |
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27 | (20) |
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27 | (1) |
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28 | (2) |
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30 | (4) |
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34 | (7) |
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36 | (1) |
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37 | (1) |
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38 | (1) |
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39 | (2) |
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Three (Connected) Meditations on Hope |
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41 | (6) |
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Reception and Transmission |
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41 | (1) |
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42 | (1) |
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The Extraordinary in the Ordinary |
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43 | (1) |
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44 | (3) |
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47 | (20) |
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47 | (1) |
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Meditation: The Dream in the Desert |
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48 | (2) |
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Reflections on the Call to Dream |
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50 | (5) |
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Reflection: O come, O come, Emmanuel |
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55 | (5) |
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A Liturgy of Expanding Dreams |
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60 | (7) |
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The Fourth Week of Advent |
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67 | (28) |
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67 | (1) |
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Freedom Is Coming: A Service for Advent |
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68 | (7) |
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Prayer: The God Who Comes in Freedom |
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75 | (2) |
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77 | (12) |
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Silent Night 86 Longest Night |
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89 | (6) |
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95 | (22) |
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A Gift Service (with all-age communion) |
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96 | (5) |
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101 | (5) |
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106 | (5) |
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Santa Claus and St Nicholas (a dialogue) |
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111 | (6) |
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Meditations, Prayers and Hymns for Christmas Eve |
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117 | (26) |
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117 | (2) |
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Meditation: `Take No Thought for Tomorrow' |
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119 | (2) |
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121 | (2) |
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Prayer: Our Time and Our Place |
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123 | (1) |
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Meditation: Christmas Time |
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124 | (2) |
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Prayer: `Your Light Has Come' |
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126 | (2) |
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Prayer: `The Glory of the Lord Shone Around Them' |
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128 | (2) |
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Meditation: `The Light Shines in the Darkness' |
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130 | (2) |
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Prayer: `The Reflection of God's Glory' |
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132 | (1) |
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133 | (1) |
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Meditation: The Theft of Baby Jesus |
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134 | (3) |
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Hymn (based on Isaiah 9:6) |
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137 | (1) |
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Meditation: The Approach to Midnight |
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138 | (2) |
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140 | (2) |
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Hymn: `Baby Lying in a Manger' |
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142 | (1) |
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143 | (28) |
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143 | (3) |
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146 | (6) |
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152 | (4) |
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156 | (4) |
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160 | (4) |
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164 | (3) |
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167 | (4) |
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Prayer Resources for Epiphany |
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171 | (1) |
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172 | (1) |
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173 | (1) |
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Prayers for Cultural Openness |
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174 | (2) |
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175 | (1) |
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176 | (3) |
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176 | (1) |
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177 | (1) |
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177 | (1) |
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178 | (1) |
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Prayers on the Gift of Gold |
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179 | (4) |
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Prayers on the Gift of Frankincense |
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183 | (3) |
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183 | (1) |
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184 | (2) |
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Prayers on the Gift of Myrrh (for a communion service) |
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186 | (1) |
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Prayer of Adoration and Thanksgiving |
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187 | (1) |
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188 | (1) |
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188 | (2) |
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Prayer of Blessing and Sending |
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