Pastor Jack's Weekly Chimings Message
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Weekly Inspirational Message & Church Happenings for the Upcoming Week
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Happy Black Friday, Friends!
Were you up early this morning, standing in line at a store, waiting for a great deal or two? No... me either! But now that Thanksgiving is in our rear-view mirrors.... it is time to start thinking about Advent! This Advent season is a time to remember that God promised to send a Savior to redeem the world. This promise, called a prophecy, is recorded in the Old Testament many times. Isaiah the prophet was clear in Isaiah 7:14: "Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign. Behold, a virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel." Immanuel means "God with us." Can you imagine what it was like living during Old Testament times? The people of Israel were always looking for and hoping for the promised Messiah who would be with them. Imagine them saying to each other: When is it coming? Maybe it's a baby. When is it coming? Maybe it's a Savior. When is it coming? Maybe it's the Bread of Life, like a teacher or a rabbi or a priest to nourish our souls? The Messiah was more than just a baby in a manger. The Messiah, Jesus, was to be the spiritual food that would grow humankind's faith, love and trust in God.... so we can be fully alive and strong in our faith. This Advent I hope you can join us in worship each week to meet once again, the Messiah, Jesus... our Lord. +++ On this Sunday, the First Sunday in Advent, we begin our Advent theme, The Word Made Flesh. We will worship at 8:30am and 10:00am in our beautifully decorated Fireside Room and Sanctuary. The week we are talking about how Jesus is "The Bread of Life". We will celebrate the Sacrament of Holy Communion at each service and, of course, we will offer our "live streaming" on the church's Facebook page and then an uploading of the completed worship on both our YouTube and Facebook pages. We hope to have you be a part of our worshipping family this Sunday! We even have a great supply of "take-home" materials for both adults and kids and these can be found on the ushers table in the Narthex. Grab your family copies on Sunday! +++ Sunday is the return day for all of your Angel Tree gifts. We need to get everything back so that the gifts can be prepared for distribution to kids before Christmas. THANKS FOR YOUR GENEROSITY WHICH SAW EVERY ANGEL ADOPTED THIS YEAR! +++ Also on Sunday we will deliver our monthly meals to our shut-in friends. Thanks to Sam, Marilyn and all who are a part of this wonderful ministry! +++ We will be taking orders for Poinsettias to decorate our altar on Christmas eve starting this week, Dec. 1, Dec. 8 and Dec. 15. You may take your plant home after worship on Christmas Eve or donate it for a shut in. The cost is the same, $10. +++ Our Advent Study group begins on Monday, December 2nd at 12:00noon in the Fireside Room. Bring your lunch and we'll have a soup to share each week. Make sure to sign up on Sunday and get a book from me in preparation for Monday's gathering! +++ Our Mitten tree and Heifer International Mission projects continue this week. See the tables in the Narthex after worship. +++ There are still some fresh-cut pine branches in the trailer in the parking lot. They will be disappearing on Tuesday morning so get any you might need for your home decorating prior to that! +++ Next Sunday, December 8th is our Second Sunday luncheon for December. Make sure to sign up this week so we have enough food prepared for everyone, please. +++ For your December calendars...
Make this day a great day and enjoy the left-overs with thanks to God for all God's blessings! Pastor Jack Comments are closed.
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