4 December 2020
Greetings!

Peace and Greetings to you!
 
As we continue to wait with anticipation, in this Season of Advent, we continue our preparation for both the celebration of the Nativity of Jesus at Christmas and the return of Jesus at the Second Coming.
 
Advent is a season and a time for us to come to the manger through those intentions of our HOPE, PEACE, JOY and LOVE. While still living in this time of pandemic and having to confine ourselves to our homes, I invite you to take time and engage in our current Advent/Christmas Sermon Series: Christmas at the Movies. Instead of watching those Hallmark Christmas movies, reconnect with some of the Classic Christmas Movies of the past and then join us each Sunday as we look at how these movies connect to the original Christmas Story.

I invite you to join me this Sunday for Worship ONLINE starting at 11:00AM Central Time, by connecting with us through our YouTube or Facebook links for our SUNDAY WORSHIP WATCH PARTY. As we continue our Advent/Christmas Series: Christmas at the Movies, come and worship with us as we light the second candle, the candle of PEACE and engage in: A Christmas Story.

This Sunday is also our Virtual Fellowship Online, immediately following Online Worship at 12 noon. Scroll down for details and join us for some holiday cheer and fellowship. An additional reminder to those who still haven't made their 2021 Pledge, that you can still make your pledge commitment online, by going to our website and filling out your 2021 Pledge Card Virtually.

We will once again collaborate with our siblings at Christ Church United Church of Christ Bay View for our Blue Christmas Service on December 21st. While this will be an online/virtual service, we invite you to take part this year more than ever, with all the grief and loss we've have all experienced in 2020.

Christmas Eve will look a little different this year as well. While not being able to worship in person, we invite you to join us on Christmas Eve, Thursday, December 24th for our Special Christmas Eve Candlelight Service. Detail for both Blue Christmas and Christmas Eve can be found further down in this Weekly.

Please also take time to read through the Weekly to see other ways you can engage in our community of faith through programs and ministries that we are offering. While we are still in a virtual mode, the church is still alive and well as we move into our 50th year of ministry in the Greater Milwaukee Community.

As always, the board and I hope that you will continue to share your church, Milwaukee Metropolitan Community Church, with your friends and family, by inviting them to join our weekly Virtual Worship Services that are premiered every Sunday on Facebook and YouTube starting at 11:00AM Central Time. Please let us know you’re worshipping with us by leaving a message in the chat box during worship.

Blessing of PEACE, HOPE and FAITH to you!

Rev. Tory
Scripture: Mark 1:1–8 (The Inclusive Bible)

Here begins the Gospel of Jesus Christ, the Song of God: as it was written in Isaiah the prophet: “I send my messenger before you to prepare your way, a herald’s voice in the desert, crying, ‘Make ready the way of our God. Clear a straight path.’” And so John
the Baptizer appeared in the desert, proclaiming a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins. The whole Judean countryside and all the people of Jerusalem
went out to John and were baptized by him in the Jorden River as they confessed their sins. John was clothed in camel’s hair and wore a leather belt around his waist, and
he ate nothing but grasshopper and wild honey. In the course of his preaching, John said, “One more powerful than I, is to come after me. I am not fit to stoop and untie
his sandal straps. I have baptized you in water, but the One to come will baptize you
in the Holy Spirit.”
Join Us Sunday for WORSHIP ONLINE
through Facebook and YouTube

We invite you to join us for Sunday Worship, by joining us at our Facebook and YouTube Channels for our
WEEKLY SUNDAY WORSHIP WATCH PARTY!

Connect with us starting at 11:00AM on our Facebook Page
or YouTube Channel Links to our Facebook and YouTube pages
are below.

THIS SUNDAY WE CONTINUE OUR ADVENT/CHRIST SERIES:
"CHRISTMAS AT THE MOVIES"

As we continue the Season of Advent, we continue to come to the manger through our intentions of hope, peace, joy and love, we also continue to live
in a time of pandemic. We invite you to engage in the classic movies of the season as connect the to The Christmas Story. We continue our series with:

"A Christmas Story"
Join us for our Virtual Fellowship Gathering
THIS SUNDAY, December 6, 2020
at 12 NOON via Zoom

Rev. Tory and the Board of Directors invite you to join them, on Sunday, December 6, 2020 at 12 Noon, immediately following online worship for our virtual get together and enjoy some congregational fellowship, social time,
along with spreading some Holiday Cheer!

We know that we all miss being together with one another, and having that ability to give one another a hug, pass the peace or have that ability to socialize with one another after Sunday Worship each week.

DON'T BE LEFT OUT! Connect with us on December 6th at:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82834642928
A Blue Christmas
Virtual Service on December 21, 2020
at 7:00PM

Milwaukee Metropolitan Community Church and Christ Church United Church of Christ Bay View invite
you and those in our community to join us for the most meaningful
and powerful service of the
Advent Season.

Known as the Longest Night Observance, this service is scheduled near the time of the winter solstice, the darkest
day of the year.

The Blue Christmas Service is a non-traditional service that includes candle-lighting, prayers and music, and is offered for those who are feeling the blues of the season, grieving the death of a loved one, the loss of a job, diminished health or other sorrows.

We recognize that this year’s holiday season will be particularly challenging for many in our community and in collaboration with our siblings at Christ Church, United Church of Christ, Bay View,

Milwaukee MCC and Christ Church UCC, bring you a Virtual/Online Blue Christmas Service, Monday evening, December 21st at 7:00pm, via Facebook and YouTube.
Christmas Eve at Milwaukee Metropolitan Community Church
December 24, 2020
at 7:00PM

At Milwaukee Metropolitan Community Church, we feel that
no one should be alone at Christmas, or for that matter, any time of the year. Especially in this time of pandemic we need to be together
as a Church Family.
 
We invite you, this Christmas Eve, even though being virtual and online, to come and celebrate
God's gifts of hope, peace, joy and love, we claim during this season
of anticipation.

Together, let us celebrate the triumphant arrival of the Christ Child, as we hear the familiar story, through scripture, song, and God's word, letting Heaven's Light Shines once again, this Christmas Eve,
at Milwaukee Metropolitan Community Church.

Christmas Eve Service, Thursday evening, December 24th at 7:00pm, via Facebook and YouTube.
Don't FORGET to
join us in 2021 for
Theology-on-Tap ONLINE the First Thursday of each month!

Join us for our next gathering, Thursday Evening, January 7, 2021 at 6:30pm via ZOOM to take part in our discussion!

Grab your favorite beverage and some snack type foods for an evening of good discussion. 

For questions and more information, feel free to contact the church office by calling 414-383-1100
or by email at info@milmcc.org

Connect with us on January 7th at:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86055363676
Join us in 2021 for our
POZ Spirit Gathering
TUESDAY
January 5, 2021
at 7:00PM

POZ Spirit is back and will be gathering on, Tuesday evening, January 5, 2021
at 7:00pm via Zoom!

POZ Spirit is a group for men who are HIV/AIDS infected, providing a safe, respectful and supportive environment. POZ Spirit is where individuals have the opportunity to form friendships, while having the opportunity to network, share resources, while providing peer support and education, along with having discussions on any personal and relevant issues.

We hope you’ll join us on December 1st and take the opportunity to connect with those in our group. If you haven't joined us in a while, please consider joining us, as we have new people who have joined us over the last several months!

Connect with us on January 5th at:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88487848985
As your Board of Directors, we would like to take a moment to acknowledge and thank our Pastor and those on staff for the incredible job they have been doing in coordinating worship online via our Facebook and YouTube outlets. We are extremely grateful for the many long hours, ingenuity and dedication that it has taken to keep our community of faith connected with one another and the world.

Since we have been unable to pass the offering plate during this time of pandemic, our giving is tremendously down. If you auto-give, through your financial institution, we THANK YOU. But, if you typically place your gifts in the offering plate each Sunday, we ask that you please consider the options we have available for giving to the church, until we are able to be back in-person again.

There are several ways YOU can make either a one-time donation or even a recurring donation. Here are the ways you can make that happen:
  1. Through our Secure Online Giving Portal, or either of our two PayPal links. You can go to our Secure Online Giving Portal and/or our PayPal Giving Link for your regular offering or one time giving. You can also go through our regular PayPal Link if you’re wanting to start and set-up a recurring monthly giving for your offering. Click on either of the links below to make that happen.
  2. You can mail your offering via check or credit card by using one of the pre-printed offering envelopes that have been distributed to all our members. Simply insert your check in the envelope or complete the information on the inner flap, should you choose to donate by credit card, and return it by mail. If you are in need envelopes, please contact the church, either by leaving us a message or emailing us at info@milmcc.org. We will be happy to send some to you.
  3. You can send your offering via check in a regular addressed envelope to: Milwaukee Metropolitan Community Church, 1239 West Mineral Street, Milwaukee, WI 53204.
  4. You can go to our website at www.milmcc.org/donate to do your giving as well.
Click link above to do a regular
offering or one time gift through our Secure Giving Portal
Click link above to do a regular
offering or one time gift
Click link above to set up a monthly recurring gift
As a board, we are praying with you, and for you. We look forward to the day when we can once again gather and worship together. In the meanwhile, please continue to follow the social distancing guidelines outlined by health officials to keep you and your family safe.

Please prayerfully consider making a gift to support your church, so that we can continue to meet the needs of the congregation.

Peace and Blessings,
Milwaukee MCC Board of Directors
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