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Dear brothers and sisters in Christ,

Advent is a Christian season during which we prepare ourselves spiritually to celebrate the birth of our Savior Jesus Christ. This is also a time of the year when we are able to see the stark contrast between our spiritual values and the materialistic temptations of our culture. This year, it is projected that Americans will spend more than $600 billion dollars during the Christmas season, and most of that money is spent on gifts!

In December, I’ll be offering a series of workshops called “A Natural Christmas,” and I’ll be teaching some of the ways we can give gifts that we make ourselves, are inexpensive and are also kind to our environment. Homemade gifts and creative gifts of our time and presence are ways that we can remember that the most important gift we have to give during this holiday season is the gift of love. As Christians, we celebrate the love we have received from Jesus, and we want to share that love with others.

As we light our Advent candles each week, we will introduce a part of the Christmas story that we will celebrate: blessing, miracles, hope, and love. Our service on December 14 will be one of Baptismal Renewal and Healing, and we will celebrate with carols and harp on December 21. We will have a mid-week service of candlelight, Holy Communion, music and prayer on December 16. Each of these services will prepare us for the celebration of Christ’s birth, and we will be spiritually renewed and reborn to face the challenges of the New Year.

As we prepare our hearts for Christmas this year, let us remember that as Christians we are people of hope in whom others may see the light of Christ.

In Christ’s love,

Pastor Sarah

The first Advent candle has been lit: the Candle of Blessing. In the coming weeks, we will continue lighting the Advent candles, symbolic to the coming of the Christ child. Please come and celebrate with us!

Sunday, Dec. 7 ~ Candle of Miracles, Holy Communion
Sunday, Dec. 14 ~ Candle of Hope, Service of Baptismal Renewal and Healing
Sunday, Dec. 21 ~ Candle of Love, Service of Carols

Our Advent worship services begin at 9:00 am (traditional) and 11:00 (contemporary with communion offered weekly.)

SPECIAL WORSHIP SERVICES IN DECEMBER
*Sunday December 7, 7:00 pm ~ Christmas concert at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church. Pastor Sarah will be playing her harp!
*Tuesday, December 16, 7:00 pm ~ Candlelight Service with music, prayers, and Holy Communion
*Wednesday, Christmas Eve, December 24, 7:00 pm ~ The Christ Candle, telling of the Christmas story in music and Scripture lessons with re-creation of Nativity scene; children are invited to participate as angels and shepherds!

Fri, Dec. 12, 7 pm & Sun, Dec. 14, 6 pm, Mountainview Community Church, White Haven -- performed by the White Haven Community Adult & Children's Choir

"Christmas...the most extraordinary act of giving the world has ever known. How can we thank God sufficiently for His Son? Our Heavenly Father only desires one thing, the gift of our hearts, in return. Wrapped in the moving words and music of cherished Christmas songs such as Light of the Stable and The Jesus Gift, this stunning musical features a single narrator and several solos." ~ Word Music

Admission is free. Refreshments will be served. A goodwill offering will be taken for the White Haven Ministerium and related community ministries.