Advent Wreath Candle Lighting Liturgy Please use the media and links below to join in a short reflection and Advent Candle Lighting Liturgy. If you have an Advent Wreath with candles, you are all set, listen to the audio program and follow the instructions for lighting this week's candle. If you do not have an
Sermon Scripture: Micah 5:2-5 (NRSV) Bethlehem is place that holds much mystery in our imaginations. The truth is, the ancient city also has modern history, and like so many of our lives, there is both darkness and light to the story. Just as Bethlehem is broken and beautiful, so are our lives. We could look
Advent Wreath Candle Lighting Liturgy Please use the media and links below to join in a short reflection and Advent Candle Lighting Liturgy. If you have an Advent Wreath with candles, you are all set, listen to the audio program and follow the instructions for lighting this week's candle. If you do not have an
Sermon Scripture: Zephaniah 3:14-20 (NRSV) Advent is about learning how to live well while we wait for the fullness of God’s kingdom to come on earth as it is in heaven. We live with hope; anticipating what will be while living with what is. We live with peace; aligning our lives with the peaceful witness
Advent Wreath Candle Lighting Liturgy Please use the media and links below to join in a short reflection and Advent Candle Lighting Liturgy. If you have an Advent Wreath with candles, you are all set, listen to the audio program and follow the instructions for lighting this week's candle. If you do not have an
Sermon Scripture: Luke 1:68-79 (NRSV) Peace comes from the Hebrew word “Shalom” which means wholeness or harmony. We can experience this peace in our personal lives through connection with God, ourselves, and others. But we can also think about peace on a broader scale and ask questions like, “How peace is experienced in the world?”
Advent Wreath Candle Lighting Liturgy Please use the media and links below to join in a short reflection and Advent Candle Lighting Liturgy. If you have an Advent Wreath with candles, you are all set, listen to the audio program and follow the instructions for lighting this week's candle. If you do not have an
Sermon Scripture: Jeremiah 33:14-16 (NRSV) As the people of God, we mark time to tell the story of Christ. The liturgical calendar tells the story of salvation in Christ. Keeping these rhythms helps form our identity as the people of God. Advent is about waiting. It is about longing. During this season we enter into
Advent Wreath Candle Lighting Liturgy Please use the media and links below to join in a short reflection and Advent Candle Lighting Liturgy. If you have an Advent Wreath with candles, you are all set, listen to the audio program and follow the instructions for lighting this week's candle. If you do not have an
Sermon Scripture: Revelation 1:4-8 (NRSV) Today is Christ the King Sunday! It marks the final week of the liturgical year before beginning a new year with the start of Advent. It is a time to remind ourselves of our allegiance and to remember again whose we are, we are children of the Creator God, the
