All Hallows Evening Prayer for Sunday Evening (December 20, 2020) Is Now Online

Today is the Sunday before Christmas. It is the fourth and final Sunday of the Advent Season. As this season of preparation draws to a close and we eagerly await the celebration of our Saviour’s birth, let us not forget those who do not know the Lord Jesus Christ but devote the remaining days of the Advent Season, praying for their souls that they too may call upon the name of the Lord and trust in him for their salvation, that they may this Christmas receive the greatest gift of all—Jesus Christ.

All Hallows Murray will be celebrating the Feast of the Nativity of our Lord with two services—one on Christmas Eve and the other on Christmas Day. The two services will be adaptations of Evensong and Matins from the Protestant Episcopal Church of the USA’s The Book of Common Prayer (1928) and will incorporate prayers from the Anglican Church of Canada’s The Book of Common Prayer (1962) and other sources. The two services will include the works of Tallis, Purcell, and other composers and hymn writers. I hope that they will be a blessing to you all.

The order of service for Sunday evening is taken from the Anglican Church of Canada’s The Book of Alternative Services (1985) and was chosen for its brevity, simplicity, and adaptability to online use. 

The Scripture reading for Sunday evening’s service is Mark 4: 30-32.

The title of the homily for Saturday evening’s service is "Sprung from a Tiny Seed.”

The link to Sunday evening’s service is:

https://allhallowsmurray.blogspot.com/2020/12/all-hallows-evening-prayer-for-sunday_20.html#more

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Previous services are online at: 

https://allhallowsmurray.blogspot.com/