the supreme gift of his only begotten son that first christmas our lord and savior, jesus christ. god intends for us to be together. when you think about it that s the message of christmas, isn t it? god didn t send us a video or email. god became one of us and entered human history and was with us. okay. he wants that personal community. that s what the church is, that s what sunday worship is that s what christmas is. we will be looking for you. carley: in person church attendance is down 22% nationwide since the start of the covid-19 pandemic. that s why cardinal dolan was on with us on wednesday. it s a really big concern because you take church out of people s everyday routine for, you know, two years now and the real concern is that people aren t ever going to go back. todd: that is a concern globally when i look at churches across our country and across the world. i would add christmas is not
invite them into a place of refreshment, of bless rest and resplendent light, this we ask through christ our lord. can i invite the reverend david, a very faithful friend, invite the reverend david, a very faithfulfriend, to come invite the reverend david, a very faithful friend, to come forward and read the word of god. fix, faithful friend, to come forward and read the word of god. faithful friend, to come forward and read the word of god. a reading from the gosel read the word of god. a reading from the gospel according read the word of god. a reading from the gospel according to read the word of god. a reading from the gospel according to matthew. - read the word of god. a reading from | the gospel according to matthew. see the gospel according to matthew. see the crowd the gospel according to matthew. see the crowd who went up the hill, there the crowd who went up the hill, there he the crowd who went up the hill, there he sat down and wasjoined by his disciples, he be
since we confess that we have sinned against you. in thought, word and deed. forthe against you. in thought, word and deed. for the sake of your son, christ our lord, forgive us all that has passed that we may serve you in unison to the glory of your name. almighty god who forgives, have mercy almighty god who forgives, have mercy on almighty god who forgives, have mercy on you are parting your sins and set mercy on you are parting your sins and set you mercy on you are parting your sins and set you free from them, confirm and set you free from them, confirm and strengthen you in goodness and keep you and strengthen you in goodness and keep you in and strengthen you in goodness and keep you in eternal life injesus christ keep you in eternal life injesus christ our keep you in eternal life injesus christ our lord, amen. that us pray. god our
christ our lord, amen. that us pray. god our father, your sonjesus christ god our father, your sonjesus christ died god our father, your sonjesus christ died and rose again for our salvation christ died and rose again for our salvation. we entrust to you the sole of salvation. we entrust to you the sole of your servant desmond praying that he sole of your servant desmond praying that he and sole of your servant desmond praying that he and all the faithful departed may be revealed when christ shall come departed may be revealed when christ shall come again, your spirit we honour shall come again, your spirit we honour and shall come again, your spirit we honour and glory now and for ever, amen honour and glory now and for ever, amen. please, be seated. the first reading is from the book of micah, chapter six versus 6 8. for what shall i come before the