As Thanksgiving weekend comes to a close, just a word to help you make Advent worship plans.
Advent is the beginning of the Christian year. It begins the fourth Sunday before Christmas. Advent refers not only to Jesus’ birth, but to his coming at the end of time. (Advent means arrival.) The mood is one of repentance and self-examination. Perhaps John the Baptist said it best when he said, “Prepare the Way of the Lord.”
In worship, during the Call to Worship, we will light a candle on the Advent
Wreath each Sunday before Christmas: November 28, the Prophecy Candle; December 5, the Bethlehem Candle; December 12, the Shepherds Candle; and December 19, the Angels Candle.
On Sunday, December 5, following the sermon, the children will once again participate in the Hanging of the Greens.
On Sunday, December 19, the choir will perform our annual choral program.
On Christmas Eve, a Friday, we will hold the service at 11:00p.m. Communion will be served.
From December 5-19, Joy Offering envelopes will be in the pews so you can contribute to this collection taken by our denomination.
It is confusing that the Sundays prior to Christmas are called by so many the Christmas Season. Certainly everyone is preparing for Christmas, but this time of year is Advent. The Christmas Season, or the Twelve Days of Christmas, begins on Christmas Day and ends on January 5. January 6 is the beginning of the Season of Epiphany, during which we celebrate the epiphany, or manifestation, of the Christ child to the Magi.
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