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Advent 1: You are a Gift
30 November 2025
Opening liturgy
Gift-giving God, may Advent be for us a time of giving and receiving.
Lord God of this Advent season, of every season, every day, minute and second, give us, we pray, the gift of peace in this season of Advent.
Bring peace to the world, but also bring peace within each of us.
Gift-giving God, may Advent be for us a time of giving and receiving.
Lord God, we give ourselves afresh to you as we step into Advent.
Let us iron the crumples and the creases from our lives so that we may be the best gift that we can be.
Gift-giving God, may Advent be for us a time of giving and receiving.
May we start today and not wait to become, and to be, the person/people you want us to be, so that we can give the best that we can of you and ourselves, to those around us
Gift-giving God, may Advent be for us a time of giving and receiving.
Advent 2: The Orange in the Stocking
7 December 2025
Opening liturgy
Gift-giving God, may Advent be for us a time of giving and receiving.
Holy God, the greatest gift giver of all times, you are not the ‘stocking filler’ or little extra, you are the greatest and best gift that can be given.
Gift-giving God, may Advent be for us a time of giving and receiving.
Holy God, you call us to be the gift of God to neighbours and strangers.
You call us to be life giving to all those we encounter.
You call us to be a blessing to the Church and the world.
Gift-giving God, may Advent be for us a time of giving and receiving.
May we sort the wheat from the chaff in our lives.
May we not be just little stocking filler extras but full to overflowing with your love.
May we truly seek to be the holy gift you call us to be.
Gift-giving God, may Advent be for us a time of giving and receiving.
Advent 3: Give Hope
14 December 2025
Opening liturgy
Gift-giving God, may Advent be for us a time of giving and receiving.
Heavenly God, you speak to us through messengers, words and deeds, the rhythm, the beat of your gift never ceases, never stops or falters or fails.
Your gift is for life, not limited by time or space.
Gift-giving God, may Advent be for us a time of giving and receiving.
Heavenly God, you challenge us to be the heartbeat of love to our community.
You challenge and call us to be a constant power for good.
You inspire us to be the bringers of good news.
Gift-giving God, may Advent be for us a time of giving and receiving.
Heavenly God, may we be up to the challenges you set before us.
May we give you time in our busy days, in our list making and our shopping, so that we are buzzing with your Spirit as your gift to all we meet.
Gift-giving God, may Advent be for us a time of giving and receiving.
Advent 4: With Love from God
21 December 2025
Opening liturgy
Gift-giving God, may Advent be for us a time of giving and receiving.
Holy God, as Advent draws to a close, your gospel shines all the more brightly with messages of hope and promise, of love and care, of gifts already given and gifts for the present and for the future.
Gift-giving God, may Advent be for us a time of giving and receiving.
Holy God, remind us afresh of the Angel’s appearances, of the sparkle and shine that their words and their messages add to our everyday lives.
May we be able to offer their messages and gifts with love, compassion and care.
Gift-giving God, may Advent be for us a time of giving and receiving.
Holy God, sharing your love is work that is often hard.
But when we sit back and look at what a difference we’ve made we rejoice that we are made with love and live to love in your name.
Gift-giving God, may Advent be for us a time of giving and receiving.
Christmas Day: The Best Gift
25 December 2025
The Lord is King! Let earth rejoice!
A babe was born in Bethlehem, homeless, stateless, laid in a manger surrounded by love unconditional.
Jesus the Christ Child born for each one of us.
Emmanuel, God is with us!
The Lord is King! Let earth rejoice!
A babe, a gift, the best, treasured, adored, worshipped; with Mary let us ponder the greatness of the gift, treasuring it beyond measure in the depths of our being.
Emmanuel, God is with us!
The Lord is King! Let earth rejoice!
A God-given babe whose very being changed the world order changes us, transform us, empowers and enlivens us.
Let us now and for always treasure the gift in our hearts.
Emmanuel, God is with us!
The Lord is King! Let earth rejoice!
Christmas 1: Handle with Care
28 December 2025
Opening liturgy
Emmanuel, God is with us!
The Lord is King! Let earth rejoice!
The God-given gift of Jesus, the gift of love, joy, peace and hope in a fragile babe, laid with care in a manger of hay, nurtured and protected by Mary and Joseph.
Emmanuel, God is with us!
The Lord is King! Let earth rejoice!
We do not walk the world alone, we tread in the footsteps of others.
Others do not walk the world alone, they tread in our footsteps.
Together and not alone we are God’s people walking with God.
Emmanuel, God is with us!
The Lord is King! Let earth rejoice!
The world is not always an easy place in which to live, O God, it is rough and it is tough and it is hard.
Let us handle with care and protection, love, joy, peace and hope all who we meet.
Emmanuel, God is with us!
The Lord is King! Let earth rejoice!
Christmas 2: Created with Infinite Care
4 January 2026
Opening liturgy
Emmanuel, God is with us!
The Lord is King! Let earth rejoice!
And the Word became flesh and lived among us … full of grace and truth, and the mystery and the wonder and the glory of God are revealed, and hate is transformed to love and war transformed to peace and ‘want’ is given the ’gift’.
Emmanuel, God is with us!
The Lord is King! Let earth rejoice!
And we find it hard, O God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit, to grasp the immensity of your giving and your gift, to understand just why you care for us so very much.
Emmanuel, God is with us!
The Lord is King! Let earth rejoice!
God’s gift to us is that we know that we each are a child of God: special and wanted, loved and cared for, upheld and treasured.
Our hearts, dust and spirit, joined to God and God’s heart joined to ours eternally.
Emmanuel, God is with us!
The Lord is King! Let earth rejoice!
Epiphany: The Gift that Keeps on Giving
6 January 2026
Emmanuel, God is with us!
The Lord is King! Let earth rejoice!
O God of this Christmas season, we have journeyed together, have given and received gifts beyond compare, and rejoiced once again with thankfulness for the gift of Jesus.
Emmanuel, God is with us!
The Lord is King! Let earth rejoice!
You keep on giving no matter what, no matter where, no matter how we live.
You search us out, you find us and shower us with treasures beyond our imagining, with gifts far greater than gold, frankincense and myrrh.
Emmanuel, God is with us!
The Lord is King! Let earth rejoice!
In thankfulness, let us live our lives sharing the gift of treasures that we have with others, being generous with ourselves, our compassion, our love, our purpose and your Spirit, for the treasure chest that you instil in us will never be empty but will keep on giving.
Emmanuel, God is with us!
The Lord is King! Let earth rejoice!
