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The season of Advent tells a story that some people say is unbelievable: that a God we can't see would be born as child...and that it would happen in a supernatural conception...and that this would take place in a stable filled with animals in a small town.
But if we break the story down into pieces, we begin to encounter people who face difficult choices; who have their faith stretched; and who discover that things don't always happen the way they are supposed to. In short, we find people like you and me and those we live alongside real people in real life, on a journey to encounter a God they don’t always see or understand. This Advent, we will take a journey that will begin in Nazareth, travel down to Ein Karem, return to Nazareth, and finally make its way to Bethlehem. We will meet a teenage girl named Mary, an older cousin named Elizabeth, and a carpenter named Joseph. We will wade our way through geography, politics, and traditions, and finish at the manger, to welcome Jesus into our neighborhood. I hope you will join us for study on Thursday Nights in the Wesley Room at 7:00 PM, beginning December 1st. Also, make sure that you join us
for worship on Sunday mornings as we prepare for Jesus' arrival. As we countdown to Christmas, we will light the advent wreath, sing songs of
the season, and tell the Christmas story in song at the Christmas Cantata. Then, on Christmas Eve, we will have two special Christmas services and worship again on Christmas morning. Here is our special Advent/Christmas schedule:
December 18 10:00 AM Christmas Cantata
We invite you to join in the journey, and see what God has in store for us this Christmas season.
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