Advent
TagFirst Sunday of Advent – November 30, 2014
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First Sunday of Advent
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By Bruce Epperly
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Thi..
Waiting
by Kirsten Mebust
All who heard (Zechariah and Elizabeth) pondered them and said, ‘What then will this child become?’ Luke 1:66
This Advent I am waiting for the Baby. Specifically the baby. I’m immune to all sermons that skip over the baby. Birth is the point.
We are becoming grandparents. We’r..
First Sun in Advent
by Sheri Kling
No one likes Advent. This time of year, nobody wants to wait in darkness. We like the bright, shiny things that populate the Christmas season – the bigger, brighter, and shinier the better. But in Advent – at least as it is observed in the Lutheran church – the only brightness fl..
Ash Wednesday
Contributed by Jeanyne Slettom
A Service of Ashes
Preparation note: The correct number of candles will need to be displayed in preparation for their gradual extinguishing over the period of Lent. This year, if the Service of Ashes is included, as well as Good Friday and all Sundays i..
Holy Communion Service for Christmas Eve
Contributed by Carolyn Bohler
THE INVITATION
Pastor: God is with you.
All: And also with you.
Pastor: Let us open our hearts to the Spirit of Christ, born a long time ago, and born again this night (can be “today” if anytime during Advent or Christmastide), in our lives…
Blue Christmas
Contributed by Rick Marshall
A Service of Remembrance for the Time of Advent and Christmas
Christmas can be a painful time for some. It may be the first Christmas without a loved family member who has recently died; it may be a time that has always been difficult. The constant refra..
Hanging of the Greens: First Sunday of Advent
Contributed by Slettom Jeanyne
adaptation by Jeanyne Slettom
Hanging of the Greens: First Sunday of Advent
The Hanging of the Greens is a service for the first Sunday in Advent. It is based on the English tradtion of decorating the home with wreaths, garlands, a Christmas tre..