This Sunday, the last Sunday of the Church's year, and the Feast of Christ the King, is the time of the conclusion of our annual stewardship campaign. You're invited to place the pledge forms in the offertory basin or mail them to the office. This will greatly help in the development of next year's annual budget.

Link to Pledge Form

Bishop Provenzano calls on parishes to share resources and programs across deaneries

In his address to convention, Bishop Provenzano, asked parishes to meet during this coming Advent to discuss how they might initiate resource sharing and deanery-wide programs to meet needs together. Our Deanery will meet on Zoom December 4th at 6:00 PM. He offered several questions to begin the conversation. 

Link to the Bishop's Address to Diocesan Convention

December 7th !!!! A reminder that our St. Nicholas craft fair with our Cookie-Walk, will soon be here. Time to start baking!! :-)

]There is also a call for homemade soups to be sold at the event. Please give Rhonda a call at the office, (631-749-0770), to let us know the type of soup in order that we don't have a lot of duplicates, and we can also make up a sign advertising the choices.

Catalan Fresco 12 cent

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The Collect

Almighty and everlasting God, whose will it is to restore all things in your well-beloved Son, the King of kings and Lord of lords: Mercifully grant that the peoples of the earth, divided and enslaved by sin, may be freed and brought together under his most gracious rule; who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.

Old Testament

Daniel 7:9-10, 13-14

As I watched,

thrones were set in place,

and an Ancient One took his throne,

his clothing was white as snow,

and the hair of his head like pure wool;

his throne was fiery flames,

and its wheels were burning fire.

A stream of fire issued

and flowed out from his presence.

A thousand thousands served him,

and ten thousand times ten thousand stood attending him.

The court sat in judgment,

and the books were opened.

As I watched in the night visions,

I saw one like a human being

coming with the clouds of heaven.

And he came to the Ancient One

and was presented before him.

To him was given dominion

and glory and kingship,

that all peoples, nations, and languages

should serve him.

His dominion is an everlasting dominion

that shall not pass away,

and his kingship is one

that shall never be destroyed.

The Response

Psalm 93

Dominus regnavit

1 The Lord is King;

he has put on splendid apparel; *

the Lord has put on his apparel

and girded himself with strength.

2 He has made the whole world so sure *

that it cannot be moved;

3 Ever since the world began, your throne has been established; *

you are from everlasting.

4 The waters have lifted up, O Lord,

the waters have lifted up their voice; *

the waters have lifted up their pounding waves.

5 Mightier than the sound of many waters,

mightier than the breakers of the sea, *

mightier is the Lord who dwells on high.

6 Your testimonies are very sure, *

and holiness adorns your house, O Lord,

for ever and for evermore.

The Epistle

Revelation 1:4b-8

Grace to you and peace from him who is and who was and who is to come, and from the seven spirits who are before his throne, and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn of the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth.

To him who loves us and freed us from our sins by his blood, and made us to be a kingdom, priests serving his God and Father, to him be glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen.

Look! He is coming with the clouds;

every eye will see him,

even those who pierced him;

and on his account all the tribes of the earth will wail.

So it is to be. Amen.

“I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God, who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty.

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Link to Fr. Plant's video/homily/study on this Sunday's Gospel

The Gospel

John 18:33-37

Pilate entered the headquarters again, summoned Jesus, and asked him, “Are you the King of the Jews?” Jesus answered, “Do you ask this on your own, or did others tell you about me?” Pilate replied, “I am not a Jew, am I? Your own nation and the chief priests have handed you over to me. What have you done?” Jesus answered, “My kingdom is not from this world. If my kingdom were from this world, my followers would be fighting to keep me from being handed over to the Jews. But as it is, my kingdom is not from here.” Pilate asked him, “So you are a king?” Jesus answered, “You say that I am a king. For this I was born, and for this I came into the world, to testify to the truth. Everyone who belongs to the truth listens to my voice.”