Dear Folks,
I do hope that during this Advent
Season, we are finding a time to breath and appreciate the wonder
of God's creation around us.
My prayer day is this
Thursday, December 10. Please let me know if you have any
joys or concerns you would like me to lift up.
This coming Sunday, the Third
Sunday of Advent, our worship service at HCCUCC will feature "The
Great Mixed Up Christmas Pageant". Come for the fun and hear
again the story of our Savior's birth!
Following the service, please
come to our "Happy Birthday, Jesus" reception in Fellowship
Hall.
After the reception, we will have
our Open and Affirming event in the Sanctuary with Donna Shubrook
from PFLAG (Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays).
This session is geared for parents and children, but everyone is
encouraged to attend.
Our Longest Night Service
service will be held on Monday, December 21st, at 7 p.m.
December 21st is the longest night of the year. For
many people, dark is symbolic of the harsh things of
life. And, those harsh things become more evident in the light
of the "shoulds" of Christmas time: we should be happy, we
should be glad, we should be joyful. Well, sometimes our life
is not conducive to the shoulds: we have lost a loved one, or
a relationship, or a job, or whatever. We don't feel happy and
glad. The Longest Night Service is a time to realize
that for some, all is not goodness and light. We can
come, acknowledge the darkness, but also look to the Nativity for
our hope and our Light. All are welcome.
Let us pray. Keep us
looking at the stars, O God, to revel in the wonder of your
creation. It is all around us. May you open our eyes
and our hearts to its beauty. Amen.
In Christ's love,
Rev. Lucille
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