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Joy to the World, Your Story, Straws for Children (Pastoral Emphasis for 12/13)

We are reading through the Bible as a church family this year. We're following the 52 week reading plan. We are on week 50.

Today is the third Sunday of Advent. Advent is a word that means "coming" or "visit". In the Christian season of Advent, we prepare for the "advent" of Christ at Christmas. The theme for this Advent Sunday is joy.  The birth of Jesus was good news of great joy!

"And the angel said to them, 'Fear not, for behold, I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people. For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord.'" Luke 2:10-11 (ESV)

That's why we sing...
Joy to the world!
The Lord is come;
Let earth receive her king;
Let every heart prepare him room,
And heaven and nature sing,
And heaven and nature sing,
And heaven, and heaven, and nature sing.


As our 150th Anniversary year is coming to a close, you can still submit "Your Story" to leave behind for future generations. The form can be submitted online.

The Youth Ministry is accepting donations of $10 for their "Straws for Children" service project to provide drinking water filters for children in other countries. Be sure to pull a straw off our "tree of giving" on Sunday, December 13th. Our goal is to provide 50 straws!

Sister Tayon Dancy delivered her Initial Sermon this afternoon at 4:00pm.  Her sermon text was Luke 7:36-50 with the title "Perfect Imperfection".  Sis. Dancy was licensed as an Evangelist.

Congrats to Jae and Kelly Smith on dedicating their son, Xidan Elijah Smith, today.

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