Bishop Peter Fenty leads our Choral Eucharist worship on this Fourth Sunday in Advent, December 21, 2025, with Music Director Zacharia Dekker, and Lay Reader and Intercessor Kirk Hearder . The service begins with ‘The Lighting of the Advent Candles’ and singing of ‘When God is a Child’. The lessons are read by Greg Finlayson (The Book of Isaiah 7:10-16) and Christine Cox (The Letter to the Romans 1:1-7). Zach cantors the verses to Psalm 80:1-7, while the congregation responds with, “Show the light of your countenance, and we shall be saved”, from the George Black setting. The Gospel is from Matthew (1:18-25). Our hymns this Sunday: ‘Come, Thou Long-expected Jesus’ (Common Praise #88); ‘Lo, He Comes with Clouds Descending (#114); ‘We Praise You, Lord, for Jesus Christ’ (#47); and, as our Recessional, ‘When the King Shall Come Again’ (#109).
Following Bishop Fenty’s sermon there is the ‘Preparing for Baptism of Mathéo Johannes Gang Dekker’, and ‘The Celebration of Baptism’. All are invited to the hall for a light luncheon following Zach’s Postlude.
St. John’s, East Orangeville is located in Caledon, Ontario Canada, and is a parish within the Anglican Diocese of Toronto. It is a ground-level fully accessible church and hall. Please visit our website at stjohnsorangeville.ca, where you will find links to our extensive recording archives (the ‘Recent Recordings’ heading on our homepage, and earlier recordings in ‘All Recordings’ under the Menu), as well as the opportunity to make a donation to support this Outreach Ministry. We thank you for your interest and for joining us.