Celebrate with us this Advent Season with these festivities, both at our home church and from our neighbours. FIRST SUNDAY ADVENT December 3, 10:30 am OLD FASHIONED CHRISTMAS NIGHT December 3, 6:30 pm Join us for a night of Christmas carols around the world. Christmas Bazaar December 3, 12:00-2:00 pm Our friends at Martin Luther… Read More »Christmas 2023
Even the original characters of the Christmas story had trouble comprehending the full glory of what was happening. Perhaps their journey of overcoming doubt can help us with our journey. Service times are on Sundays at 10:30 am unless otherwise noted. January 2: Epiphany – Out of Egypt (Matthew 2:13-23) – God makes himself known to us in… Read More »Advent 2021 – Questions of Christmas
How important is Christ to Christmas? Who is this Christ? During Advent and this Christmas season, we will explore the names of Jesus and their significance. Please join us in this journey of discovery. To not have Christ in your Christmas is missing the point, but to not have him in your life is missing so much more. In this season of Advent,… Read More »Advent and Christmas 2019
Advent 2018: Mary’s View of Christmas We are going to come to the Christmas passages from a different vantage point to get some new perspectives on this history changing event. We are going to take Mary’s view of the story. As a very central character in this story she brings some very human and personal… Read More »Advent 2018: Mary’s View of Christmas
At Christmas God came to us in a most unexpected yet wonderful way. He came accessible as a human – arriving as a baby and growing up with us. He would be called Immanuel – God with us. How do we experience “Immanuel” in our lives now? Over the Advent and Christmas season we are going answer… Read More »Advent 2017: Immanuel – God with us
The Christ of Christmas: Sometimes Christmas is shortened to Xmas. For some the X, as the first letter in the Greek of Jesus name is just a short form. For many though, the X, as in algebra represents the unknown. Over these weeks we will get acquainted with the Christ of Christmas. November 27: Advent… Read More »Advent 2016
Most of the time an interruption is an inconvenience. In these stories interruptions are a pivotal turning points. Be surprised by God this season. November 29th – Advent 1 – Hope: A Family Gathering (Luke 1:26-56) Welcome to the first Sunday in Advent. In Advent we prepare to receive the Christ who comes to us. Over these coming weeks, we… Read More »Advent Sermon Series 2015: Blessed Interruptions
November 30th “Advent 1 – Hope: John’s Birth Announcement” (Luke 1:1-25) Today is the first Sunday in Advent. Advent means, coming, and gives us a time to prepare and reflect on the coming of Jesus. Do you remember that before the miraculous birth of Christ there was a related but different miraculous birth? The announcement… Read More »Season of Advent: preparing for the coming of Jesus