Combined Service of Lessons and Carols Next Sunday December 20 at 10am Join us as we worship together with Christmas carols, special music, and the ancipaon of our Savior’s birth. “Come to Bethlehem” Children’s Nativity Next Sunday December 20 at 4pm Come join us as we celebrate the humble beginnings of our Savior! December 13, 2015 From the Pastor John the Bapst: You’d be hard pressed to find a Christmas ornament bearing his image and he’s not a part of Jesus’ birth story, so why are we talking about a inerant Jewish preacher who wears camel hair clothes, eats honey, and lives out in the wilderness? Why did so many of his contemporaries head out into the desert to hear him preach and what does John’s jusce–seeking voice have to say to us today? We’ll explore this and other quesons as we dig more deeply into the person and message of Jesus’ first cousin who came to prepare the way for Jesus. Next week, Sunday, December 20, we’ll gather for a combined 10:00 am Service of Lessons and Carols. This is a great opportunity to invite friends and neighbors, especially if you are unable to aend the 5:00, 7:30, or 11:00 pm Christmas Eve service. We’ll also gather at 4:00 pm on Sunday, December 20, to join with children and adults in the navity play and hear offerings from all of our musical groups. I look forward to seeing you there and hope that your Advent journey connues to be filled with purpose and meaning. Grace and peace, Sco Rev. Sco Davis, Pastor [email protected]
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Combined Service of Lessons and Carols
Next Sunday December 20 at 10am
Join us as we worship together with Christmas carols,
special music, and the anticipation of our Savior’s birth.
“Come to Bethlehem” Children’s Nativity
Next Sunday December 20 at 4pm
Come join us as we celebrate the humble beginnings of our Savior!
December 13, 2015
From the Pastor John the Baptist: You’d be hard pressed to find a Christmas ornament
bearing his image and he’s not a part of Jesus’ birth story, so why are we
talking about a itinerant Jewish preacher who wears camel hair clothes,
eats honey, and lives out in the wilderness? Why did so many of his
contemporaries head out into the desert to hear him preach and what
does John’s justice–seeking voice have to say to us today? We’ll explore
this and other questions as we dig more deeply into the person and
message of Jesus’ first cousin who came to prepare the way for Jesus.
Next week, Sunday, December 20, we’ll gather for a combined 10:00 am
Service of Lessons and Carols. This is a great opportunity to invite
friends and neighbors, especially if you are unable to attend the 5:00,
7:30, or 11:00 pm Christmas Eve service. We’ll also gather at 4:00 pm
on Sunday, December 20, to join with children and adults in the nativity
play and hear offerings from all of our musical groups. I look forward to
seeing you there and hope that your Advent journey continues to be
Advent is a time to slow down and pause, in the midst of often frantic preparations for Christmas, to focus on the unfolding story of God choosing to enter into the world as the vulnerable baby Jesus. How did his birth affect those around him and what was their part in both preparing for and responding to this outpouring of God’s grace in the world? We’ll ponder this and other questions as we move through the Advent season together, focusing each Sunday on one person in the biblical narrative whose life was changed forever by encountering the miracle we celebrate at Christmas.
TODAY — The Third Sunday of Advent
John the Baptist: The Justice-Seeking Life
Sunday, December 20 — Fourth Sunday of Advent
The Shepherds: The Spirit-Empowered Life
Thursday, December 24 — Christmas Eve
Jesus: the Incarnational Life
Sunday, December 27 — The First Sunday After Christmas
The Wise Men: The Word-Centered Life
A Christian Refugee Experience TODAY from 4:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., Aldersgate will host a very special
program organized by church member Fay Painter. Fay has been
serving as a missionary for about 2 years for a church of African
refugees and immigrants. She is inviting everyone from Aldersgate to
attend. The children will do a Christmas play, and the Worship Team
from Africa Lighthouse Baptist Temple will lead Christmas hymns sung
in Swahili. Following the pageant, you will hear from Pastor Peter
Chege, the stories of three refugees from the Congo, and learn more
about Fay’s new ministry, ARISE! Alliance for Refugee and Immigrant
Support and Education. Following the program, there will be African
food and fellowship. No RSVP required! For more information, contact