It’s A Wonderful Life!
It’s A Wonderful Life! That, of course, is the name of a film that many of us have seen—a perennial holiday classic. Along with The Bishop’s Wife and Scrooged, it's one of our family’s holiday favorites. (I should add The Holiday and Die Hard for the women in our family!) But is life all that wonderful for us? Our sermon topic for Sunday is “It’s A Wonderful Life,” and some of the questions we’ll be looking at are: What would the world
The Real Meaning of Christmas — A Christmas Play
The Real Meaning of Christmas is a fun, lively, joy-filled, and incredibly easy Christmas play! It starts with Isaiah 9, where the prophet announces the Messiah's birth, then goes into a fun and interactive Christmas narrative, and ends with singing Joy to the World. THE REAL MEANING OF CHRISTMAS STORY Long ago, before the birth of Jesus, God spoke through the prophet Isaiah: For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his
Advent Wreath Making – November 29
We’ll be kicking off our Advent season as we make Advent wreaths on Sunday, 29 November, following worship. Many thanks to Debbie Kozak and Sharon Page for their help. If you’d like to make a wreath, here's what you need: -Ready-made (greenery only) wreath -Things you’d like to decorate the wreathe—ribbon, ornaments, figurines, garlands, beads, dried fruit, cinnamon sticks, pine cones, etc. This is where you can be totally creative and have your children contribute their ideas as well! -Candles with candle holders (that
Harvest and Thanksgiving Sunday Supper – 22 November
Join us for a Harvest and Thanksgiving Supper on Sunday, 22 November at 17.30 hrs (5:30 p.m.). For those interested, our Sunday Thanksgiving Worship Service is at 16.00 hrs (4:00 p.m.). Dress is casual. _______ Photo by Fr Lawrence Lew, O.P. via Flickr
Cast All Your Anxiety On Him
Dear Friends, We awoke early this morning to the shocking news of one of the deadliest attacks in Paris. It is claimed to be the worst attack since World War II. All we can do right now is to pray for the families of the victims and the people of Paris. This horrific attack brings to our family’s mind the terrorism of 9/11. We were living in New York then, and it was after Stephanie and I had dropped Shirin and Sarah
God’s Faithfulness: I’ll Stand By You No Matter What
This faithfulness of God is so astonishing that it takes literally years to get it. It’s one of those things about him that increasingly amazes us as we learn more about him. With each life experience and a growing knowledge and understanding of the Scriptures, we see more clearly how shocking his faithfulness is. He goes way overboard with his loyalty for us. Think of it: God’s loyalty and faithfulness to us is independent of our loyalty and faithfulness to him.
Advent Wreaths – Sunday, 29 November
We’ll be kicking off our Advent season as we make Advent wreaths on Sunday, 29 November, following worship. Many thanks to Debbie Kozak and Sharon Page for their help. If you’d like to make a wreath, please respond to [email protected]. Please bring sandwiches or a desert for 8-10 persons to share. Thanks! ______ Photo by Luke Jones via Flickr
Christmas Play – 13 December
Dear Parents, We have begun to plan our Christmas service and, of course, our Christmas play! We are excited by the amount of children we now have at church and want to make sure everyone, that wants to be, is included in our play :-) Shirin has written a wonderful traditional piece and we'd love to have the kids from ages toddler to teen join in. As of 15 November, we will begin working on the play during our Sunday School. (Our
It’s November!
Dear Friends, This Sunday, 1 November, we’ll be celebrating the Lord’s Supper followed by our Sunday Brotzeit. The message will be The Real Thing: Putting the First Day First. We’ll be building on last week’s message regarding the importance of being a family of faith. Additionally, we’ll be considering the need and benefits of regular worship together. As I mentioned, God chooses to bless us as we meet together. Things happen during worship that we can’t predict or foresee. I love
Sunday Brotzeit
Following worship on Sunday afternoon at 16.00 hrs (4:00 p.m.), you are invited to join us for "Brotzeit" — "a traditional German savory snack native to Bavarian cuisine." What to bring? If you would like, please bring a little something for 6-8 persons to share. It's a simple potluck following worship so we can spend some time together before the start of the week. And yes, desserts are always welcome! ______________ Feature photo by Didriks via Flickr Brotzeit by me_maya via Flickr Dessert Platter
