Welcome 

Hymn 284        Hope is a candle

Prayers of Adoration and Confession 

Hymn 285        The Angel Gabriel from heaven came

Scripture           Luke 1:5-45

Sermon

Hymn 281        People look east the time is near!

Prayer of Thanksgiving, Intercession & Lord’s Prayer

Hymn 286        Tell out my soul!

Sending and blessing

Sung Amen

Following the announcement by the First Minister of Scotland on Saturday 19th December, there is a change to our plans for the rest of this year and into the New Year.

• Our final communal worship this year will be on Wednesday 23rd December at 2pm.  Anyone who normally attends on a Saturday but wishes to come on Tuesday or Wednesday this week, should book ahead by calling 01382 534844.
• Our Zoom Christmas Eve service and the pre-recorded Lessons & Carols service are STILL GOING AHEAD as planned.  To find out more, go to our 'Christmas' page.
• Our services for 27th December and 3rd January will be pre-recorded online.  You can find these online via this website, our podcast page or YouTube.  If you not online and are local to Monifieth, a recording of our services on the media of your choice (DVD, CD, USB or cassette tape) can be delivered to you on a Sunday afternoon: please call the minister or parish assistant on 01382 699183 to request this service.
• In January, we had planned to take a break from in-person services anyway.  As such, we invite you to worship with others during that period, e.g. other congregations online; the CoS's virtual congregation "Sanctuary First"; BBC television and radio offerings.

Welcome 

Hymn 284         Hope is a candle, v.4 

Prayers of Adoration and Confession & Lord’s Prayer 

Hymn 283         The voice of God goes out to all the world 

Scripture                             Gen 25:19b-28

Ruth 4:13-17

Sermon

CH3, 159           Behold he comes!

Intimations

Prayer of Thanksgiving & Intercession

MV28                 God of the Bible 

Sending and blessing

Sung Amen

Welcome 

Hymn 284    Hope is a candle, v.2 

Prayers of Adoration and Confession & Lord’s Prayer 

Interviews: Jane & Andrew

Hymn 273    O come, O come, Emmanuel 

Scripture       Gen 16:1-6

2 Sam 11:1-5

Sermon

CH3, 162                   Before all time (vv.1, 2 & 6) 

Intimations

Prayer of Thanksgiving & Intercession

Hymn 277                Hark the glad sound! 

Sending and blessing

Sung Amen

Welcome 

Hymn 284    Hope is a candle, v.1 

Call to Prayer

Prayers of Adoration and Confession & Lord’s Prayer 

Interviews: Barbara & Kirsten

Hymn 557                O love that wilt not let me go 

Introduction to Advent theme…

Scripture                   1 Sam 1:9-18 

                                    Gen 21:1-8 

Sermon

Psalm 80       

Intimations

Prayers of Intercession

Hymn 656    I come with joy, a child of God 

Holy Communion

Hymn 274    Comfort, comfort now my people 

Sending and blessing

Sung Amen

Welcome 

Call to Worship         

Hymn 757            Come all you people

Prayers of Adoration and Confession & Lord’s Prayer 

Interviews: The Mortons

MP 225                He’s got the whole world

Scripture  Ezek 34:11-24

                       Matt 25:31-46

Hymn 15              The Lord’s my shepherd

Sermon

Hymn 125            Lord of all being, throned afar

Intimations

Prayers of Thanksgiving and Intercession

Hymn 436            Christ triumphant

Sending and blessing 

Sung Amen

Welcome 

Call to Worship     

Hymn 120         God we praise you, God we bless you 

Prayers of Adoration and Confession & Lord’s Prayer 

Interviews: Ken and Lindsey

Hymn 552         Oh, for a closer walk with God 

Introduction

Scripture (Job 30:16-27 and 42:10-17) 

Reflection 

Prayer

Hymn 772         In the Lord, I’ll be ever thankful 

Intimations

Prayers of Thanksgiving and Intercession

Hymn 530         One more step along the world I go 

Sending and blessing

Sung Amen

Welcome 

 Hymn 702         Lord, in love and perfect wisdom 

 Prayers of Adoration and Confession & Lord’s Prayer 

 Veteran’s Remember: Martin, Garry, Ken and Fee

 Hymn 712         What shall we pray for those who died? 

 Scripture   Deuteronomy 5:6-21 

Sermon

Act of Remembrance

Prayer for those who died

Hymn 798         The peace of the earth be with you

Prayers of Thanksgiving and Intercession

Hymn 528         Make me a channel of your peace

Sending and blessing

Sung Amen

Welcome & Intimations

Call to Worship 

Hymn 738  Glorious things of thee are spoken (Quaranteenies)

Prayers of Adoration and Confession & Lord’s Prayer 

Interviews   Naida & Garry

Hymn 81    I, to the hills, will lift mine eyes (podcast 3 Nov 19/8 Mar 20)

Reflection and Time to Remember

Scripture     Job 3:24-26

                    Psalm 137:7-12

                    Revelation 21:1-7

Prayer for those who have died

Hymn 734  O Christ you wept when grief was raw (podcast 3 Nov 19)

Holy Communion

Hymn 736  Give thanks for life (Quaranteenies)

Blessing

Welcome 

Call to Worship 

Hymn 110  Glory be to God the Father (Quaranteenies)

Prayers of Adoration and Confession 

Interviews – Malcolm and Dorothy Gordon

Hymn 547  What a friend we have in Jesus (Lockdown Lyricist)

Scripture     Philippians 4:2-9 (Colin Coull)

Philippians 4:10-23 (Scott Reynolds)

Sermon 

MP 577       Rejoice in the Lord, always (Quaranteenies)

Intimations

Prayers of Thanksgiving and Intercession with Lord’s Prayer

Hymn 237  Look forward in faith (Annis/podcast:1 Mar 20)

Blessing

A service from the Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland whilst our minister is on holiday.