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Miracles, Faith and God’s Choosing in Christmas |
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Between bookshelves, windows and doors, there’s not a lot of spare wall space in my Spencer House office. But still a few treasures hang, including three religious images: Salvador Dali’s portrait of Christ between death and resurrection, my favorite image of the great 16th century Protestant Reformer, Martin Luther, and a small frame of Joan of Arc. Though this is not nearly as planned as it might seem, I suppose it is not coincidental either. They are certainly defining figures of my life. And now it’s Advent and, from one of those bookshelves, I am drawing some of Luther’s reflections on Christ’s entrance into the world.
How, I wonder, would Luther be heard to modern ears? I suppose he would be taken as diversely as the Christmas gospel narrative itself. Some believe in the heralding angels and the spectacular star. Some reject it as an unbelievable legend. Others return to it each year with loving nostalgia, while still others seek after it in yearning for such belief.
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WORSHIP SCHEDULE |
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DECEMBER WORSHIP SCHEDULE
Sunday, Dec. 6: Lisa preaching
Second Sunday in Advent
8:30 AM Worship- Chapel
9:00 AM Bible Study – Griswold Hall
10:00 AM Worship, Nursery care
11:15 AM Harvest Mini-Fair – Fellowship Hall
5:00 PM Advent Family Supper- Fellowship Hall
6:00 PM Contemporary Worship Service-Sanctuary
Sunday, Dec. 13: Kendrick preaching
Third Sunday in Advent
8:30 AM Worship- Chapel
9:00 AM Bible Study – Griswold Hall
10:00 AM Worship, Nursery Care, Church School
5:00 PM Service of Lessons & Carols – Sanctuary
6:00 PM Soup & Bread Supper –Fellowship Hall
Wednesday, Dec. 16:
7:00 PM Service of Prayer and Healing-Sanctuary
Sunday, Dec 20: Susan preaching
Fourth Sunday in Advent
8:30 AM Worship-Chapel
9:00 AM Bible Study – Griswold Hall
9:00 AM Church School Breakfast gr. 4-6 families
10:00 AM Festival Service/Nursery/Children’s Pgm
Thursday, Dec. 24 Christmas Eve
5:00 PM Pageant
10:00 PM Candlelight Communion Service, Kendrick preaching
Sunday, Dec. 27: David Colton preaching
10:00 AM Worship, Nursery Care |
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DEATHS |
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Robert W. Elmore
November 29, 1942—October 20, 2009
Helen E. Downing
April 7, 1930—October 22, 2009
Marjorie Elizabeth Williams
May 21, 1924—October 23, 2009
Elizabeth Nettleton Theiss
February 13, 1910 - November 16, 2009 |
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