Weekly Invite – 17 December
THIS SUNDAY is our Christmas Pageant!! Pastor Snyder will be giving a short mediation on “The Gift of Kindness.” Scripture verses we’ll be looking at are Psalm 145:17-18 and Luke 6:35.
Here’s some info on our last week going into Sunday’s pageant…we are excited!
Props: Just found out, we’ll have the facility available so we will be doing the final painting on our props tomorrow (Thursday) from 5pm onward at Christuskirche. If you’d like to come and add some of your creativity, please join in! Let us know!
Rehearsals: Dress rehearsals this week!
Saturday 16h-18h
Sunday 14.00-15.15 – on Sunday, our dress rehearsal will start at 14.30, but please be at church by 14h (2:00 p.m.)!!
Costumes:
Police: Navy blue t-shirts or button-down shirts and dark blue pants or jeans. (If you have found your police hats, please let us know!)
Street Artists/NY Cast: Any street clothes you think say New York will be fine! NY baseball cap, a hoodie, jeans, anorak, beanie, etc….
If any of you have any questions, please let us know. Thanks again everyone for all of your hard work in putting this together!! Also, it’s not too late for your children to participate! They are welcome to join us. ~Sarah and Stephanie
Birthday Party for Jesus – Sunday, 17 December, 16:00 hrs! Please bring your favourite Christmas sweet or savoury finger foods (8-10 persons) to share. Thank you. If you’d like to help decorate or have any children’s games for Jesus’ birthday party, please contact Shirin.
Third Sunday of Advent: Today we relight the first two candles of the Advent wreath—the candle of Hope and the candle of Peace. Now we light the third candle of Advent. This is the candle of Joy. As the coming of Jesus, our Savior, draws nearer, our joy builds with our anticipation of his birth.
From the Book of Isaiah we read the words of our Lord:
But be glad and rejoice forever in what I am creating; for I am about to create Jerusalem as a joy, and its people as a delight. – Isaiah 65:18.
From the New Testament, the words of Paul to the people of the church at Galatia:
The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, generosity, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. If we live by the Spirit, let us also be guided by the Spirit – Galatians 5:22-25
Let us pray:
We joyfully praise you, O Lord, for the fulfillment of your promise of a Savior and what that means in our lives. Thank you for the gift of salvation through the birth of your son, Jesus. Create us anew as we wait, and help us to see your glory as you fill our lives with your living Spirit. Amen.
Mark Your Calendars!
Christmas Eve Worship Service — “Home” for the Holidays! Our Christmas Eve Carol ServiceSunday, 24 December at 11:00 a.m. at Carolinenhaus in Starnberg-Söcking. Please note venue change: We’ll be meeting at our former church home, Carolinenhaus on Carolinenstrasse 2 in Starnberg-Söcking.
The Lord is just in all his ways, and kind in all his doings.
The Lord is near to all who call on him, to all who call on him in truth.
– Psalm 145:17-18
