December 2024
Sunday 1st December – Advent Sunday
| Sunday Collect | Sunday Readings |
| Almighty God, as your kingdom dawns, turn us from the darkness of sin to the light of holiness, that we may be ready to meet you in our Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ. | Jeremiah 33: 14 – 16 1 Thessalonians 3: 9 – end Luke 21: 25 – 36 |
Sunday 8th December – 2nd Sunday of Advent
| Sunday Collect | Sunday Readings |
| Almighty God, purify our hearts and minds, that when your Son Jesus Christ comes again as judge and saviour we may be ready to receive him, who is our Lord and our God. | Malachi 3: 1 – 4 Philippians 1: 3 – 11 Luke 3: 1 – 6 |
Sunday 15th December – 3rd Sunday of Advent
| Sunday Collect | Sunday Readings |
| God for whom we watch and wait, you sent John the Baptist to prepare the way of your Son: give us courage to speak the truth, to hunger for justice, and to suffer for the cause of right, with Jesus Christ our Lord. | Zephaniah 3: 14 – end Philippians 4: 4 – 7 Luke 3: 7 – 18 |
Sunday 22nd December – 4th Sunday of Advent
| Sunday Collect | Sunday Readings |
| Eternal God, as Mary waited for the birth of your Son, so we wait for his coming in glory; bring us through the birth pangs of this present age to see, with her, our great salvation in Jesus Christ our Lord. | Micah 5: 2 – 5a Hebrews 10: 5 – 10 Luke 1: 39 – 45 |
Sunday 29th December – 1st Sunday of Christmas
| Sunday Collect | Sunday Readings |
| God in Trinity, eternal unity of perfect love: gather the nations to be one family, and draw us into your holy life through the birth of Emmanuel, our Lord Jesus Christ. | 1 Samuel 2: 18 – 20, 26 Colossians 3:12 – 17 Luke 2: 41 – end |
