Welcome to Christ Lutheran e-news, a weekly electronic newsletter which highlights programs and activities of our congregation. Feel free to .
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Sunday we begin a new liturgical year, year "B" in the three-year lectionary cycle. Most of our gospel readings this year will be from Mark, but we'll get a good dose of John in the Advent-Epiphany cycle, as well as Lent-Easter.
Begin this new year and new season by fashioning an Advent wreath for use at home. All ages are welcome to a wreath-making workshop this Sunday at 9:00 in the parish hall. There will be snacks provided, as well as other activities for younger children. Please bring either: your own frame and candles or $5 to cover costs of supplies. Greens will be provided by CLC.
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Music Notes
Tom Berryman, Music Director
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Advent begins this Sunday, December 3. One of Luther
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s hymns for the season, Savior of the nations, come (ELW 263) is the Hymn of the Day. The music for the Prelude and Postlude are settings by J.S. Bach based on this chorale. For video recordings of this music see below:
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John Scott plays Bach Nun komm' der Heiden Heiland,
BWV 659
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Don
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t miss Natick High School
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s outstanding production of GODSPELL this Friday, December 1 at 7:30 pm and Saturday, December 2 at 3 pm. CLC
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s own, Anders Carlson plays the leading role of Jesus in the show. Go to
http://nhs.natickps.org/news/current/godspell
for further information.
Tom Berryman, Music Director
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Youth News
Nate Pearson, Youth Director
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Hello church! We have youth stuff going on! We will begin selling shares for the national youth gathering fundraiser this Sunday! Please consider an investment of 20 dollars per share so we can send these kids to Houston! Buy as many shares as you like! They buy you a spot at a dinner the kids will put on after the gathering is over. The dinner will be fancy and the kids will put on a presentation showcasing what the gathering meant to them!
Also, we will be carpooling from the church on January 7th at 4 pm to visit Padre Ángel Marrero's church for their epiphany celebration! All youth, family and friends are invited!
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Adult Forum
Tonight at 7:00, First Congregational Church in Natick hosts "Recovery Doesn't Mean You're Done," a conversation with Justin Cambria, Director of Clinical Outreach at O'Connor Partners in Boston, about the intersection of addiction and mental health disorders. For more information go to
www.firstchurchnatick.org.
This week the Adult Forum joins the Sunday school, along with anyone else who chooses to participate, in an Advent wreath-making workshop in the parish hall. Next Sunday we'll begin a new short series on the Art of the St. John Bible.
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On Monday evening at 7:30, we meet to discuss Lab Girl
by Hope Jahren. It's a terrific read! Pick it up today so that you can read it before the gathering.
The CLC book group's next selection has already been named: The Bad-Ass Librarians of Timbuktu by Joshua Hammer. Plenty of time to borrow it from your library, or to put it on your Christmas list.
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Bible Study
Led by Pastor Richard Hurst, the Bible study group meets each Thursday at the church. We invite you to join with us as we gather for coffee and refreshments at 9:45 a.m. in the Memorial Room so that the hour discussion/study can begin promptly at 10:00 a.m.
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There will be no CLC @ the Movies in December. Stay tuned for fabulous films in January and beyond!
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This Sunday is the last Sunday
to bring unwrapped Christmas gifts for Ascentria's unaccompanied refugee minors; attach the name tag to the gift you're providing. If you've run into a problem, please speak with Carol Virshbo.
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To volunteer for our upcoming Family Promise host week, which begins Sunday, December 24, go to the Family Promise website and click on "CERVIS." Here is the link:
http://www.familypromisemetrowest.org/
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The small white Christmas tree in the narthex now bears ornaments for items from the
ELCA Hunger Appeal's "Good Gifts" program. Ranging in cost from $10 to $150, your donations fund everything from honeybees to goats to latrines, and all contribute to self-sustenance. Please make your gifts through CLC, noting "Good Gifts" with your contributions. T
he gifts depicted on the ornaments total $1400, and donations received by Christmas will be matched up to that amount. (The ornaments may be given to those you honor with your gifts.)
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Singers are invited to join the church bell choir on Sunday afternoon Dec.10 to serenade the residents of Mary Ann Morse Nursing Home just down the street from the church. Let Kim Petot know you plan to sing.
After the serenade, you can
join others at the Open House at the parsonage Sunday, December 10, from 5-8 pm.
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"Wass-Ale" on Wed., Dec 20, 7 pm at the Morse Tavern at the end of Union Street. Invite friends to join us at our popular annual carol-sing.
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On Sunday, December 3rd, we celebrate the
First Sunday of Advent
. 9:00 a.m. Sunday School, 10:00 a.m. Worship, Pastor Rebecca Bourret preaching and presiding.
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READINGS FOR THIS WEEK
December 3, 2017, First Sunday of Advent
This coming Sunday is the first Sunday of Advent. Christ is "advancing" towards us. In the past, God came to us in the life of Jesus. In the present, God comes especially in word and sacrament. In the future, even if there is disaster, God will come to gather us into life. This Sunday we light the first candle on our Advent wreath, and we begin a year-long reading from the Gospel of Mark.
First Reading Psalm Second Reading Gospel
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Sing For Joy
Enhance your understanding of the weekly scripture readings by listening to Sing For Joy
http://www.stolaf.edu/singforjoy/
from St. Olaf College. The Sing For Joy radio program, produced by
St. Olaf College
, has a simple mission: to explore the weekly themes of Christian worship by providing the best in sacred choral music and thoughtful commentary. The musical performances eloquently "do the talking," while the concise remarks from host
Pastor Bruce Benson
illuminate the meaning of the texts.
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