904 Washington St SE, Olympia, WA 98501
His breath filled all things with a living, breathing light— A light that thrives in the depths of darkness, blazes through murky bottoms. It cannot and will not be quenched.
John 1: 4-5
The Voice
December 2024
Advent! The beginning of a new Christian calendar! Advent! A season of preparation and waiting! Advent! 24 days, December 1st to December 24th! Advent! Getting ready for Christmas by reflecting on the themes of Hope, Peace, Joy, and Love! Advent! From the Latin word adventus, which means “coming” or “arrival.”
Let’s get ready, together, to receive the King of Kings!
Who comes to us and into our world in the form of a baby…
Humbly, without pretense, standing and/or privilege.
This is the wonder of the season. The reason we prepare, wait and finally:
Celebrate!
With this coming gift, everything changes. Everything!
Let us get ready! Let us prepare ourselves! With worship! With Songs! With Scripture!
Quietly, personally, corporately, lovingly, with purpose and intention!
We get ready…to open our hearts, our minds, our spirits, our entire being, to God’s continuous and wondrous story, that comes to us because a teen-aged, impoverished, Middle Eastern young woman said yes, to God.
Wonder!
In this addition of your Windows, we have added an overview of opportunities for you to get ready! Worship on Sundays. The Women’s Ministries Annual Christmas Brunch. Christmas Caroling. And, as an acknowledgement that this season is not joy-filled for everyone; that loss and grief are also part of this time of year, we offer, once again, a Blue Christmas service on Saturday, December 21st
(the darkest day of the year), at 4:00 p.m. Finally, Thoughts and Things will go out every day of the Advent season, with readings and resources to help us all get ready!
Advent! A Time for Wonder!
Blessings and Joy • Humble over Hype
Pastor Mark (Rev)
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