{"id":9569,"date":"2023-12-08T17:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-12-08T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.leighmoorunitingchurch.org.au\/?p=9569"},"modified":"2023-12-09T15:11:23","modified_gmt":"2023-12-09T04:11:23","slug":"sunday-10th-december-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.leighmoorunitingchurch.org.au\/?p=9569","title":{"rendered":"Sunday 10th December 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"9569\" class=\"elementor elementor-9569\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c6765e3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-equal-height-no\" data-id=\"c6765e3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3a70919\" data-id=\"3a70919\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d1b938 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3d1b938\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Order of Service<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26d0de4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"26d0de4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Advent 2<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a02bed7 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a02bed7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><\/p><p><strong>PLEASE STAND FOR ENTRY OF THE BIBLE<\/strong><\/p><p><\/p><p><b>SERVICE OF APPROACH<\/b><\/p><p><\/p><ul><li><strong>\u00a0CALL TO WORSHIP<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>WELCOME<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF COUNTRY<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>PRAYER<\/strong><\/li><li><p><strong>TIS 272\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong> <em>Come Thou Long Expected Jesus<\/em><\/p><\/li><\/ul><p><strong>SERVICE OF THE WORD<\/strong><\/p><ul><li><b style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif;\">READINGS<\/b><span style=\"font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; color: #222222;\"><span style=\"font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; color: #222222;\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<em> Isaiah 40:1-11 &amp; Mark 1:1-8 <\/em><\/span><\/span><\/li><li><strong>TIS 188\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong><em>Where Wide Sky Rolls Down <\/em><\/li><li><strong>CHILDREN TIME<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>SERMON:<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <strong>The Way for the Lord<em>\u00a0 \u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/li><li><p><strong>TIS 108<\/strong><em>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 You Holy Angels Bright \u00a0<\/em><\/p><\/li><\/ul><p><strong style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif;\">SERVICE OF RESPONSE<\/strong><\/p><ul><li><strong>JOYS AND CONCERNS<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>PRAYERS OF INTERCESSION<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>NOTICES \u2013 OFFERTORY<\/strong><\/li><li><p><strong>TIS 420\u00a0 \u00a0 <\/strong><em>Holy Spirit, Go Before Us<\/em><\/p><\/li><\/ul><p><strong>BENEDICTION \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><em>God Be with You (v.3)\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><em>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/em><\/p><p><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-19af673 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"19af673\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">NOTICES<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-237da33 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"237da33\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"margin-right: 35.45pt; 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line-height: 102%; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;\">Morning Tea<\/span><\/b> <span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 102%; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">@Fellowship Hall<\/span><\/p><p><strong>Church Council Meeting:<\/strong> Today after Service<\/p><p><strong>Choir Rehearsals<\/strong>: Thursdays, 14<sup>th<\/sup> &amp; 21<sup>st<\/sup> December 8PM<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph; line-height: 102%; tab-stops: 14.2pt 35.45pt;\"><b style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 102%; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;\"><u>Christmas Services<\/u><\/span><\/b><\/p><p><strong>Christmas Eve Service: <\/strong>Intergenerational Service @ 9.30AM<\/p><p><strong>Christmas Carol Service: <\/strong>24th December @ 8PM<\/p><p><strong>Christmas Day Service: <\/strong>25th December @ 9.30AM<\/p><p><strong><u>\u00a0From the Cluster<\/u><\/strong><\/p><p><strong>Blue Christmas:<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Wednesday, 13th December<\/li><li>7.30PM<\/li><li>@Murrumbeena UC<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Midnight Service: <\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Sunday, 24th December<\/li><li>11PM<\/li><li>@Coatesville UC<\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>From the Community<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p><strong>Give hope &amp; 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