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We’re all busy, I know. So I’ll make this brief. We’re coming close to the finish line. The grand finale is almost here. And we’ll end with a bang! In 48 hours, give or take, we’ll be on the final lap of Advent that culminates with the stroke of midnight and the day of the Feast of the Nativity: Christmas. Thanks to the dictates of the calendar, Christmas Eve is on a Sunday this year, which means that we’ll have not our usual 4 worship services, but 5!
Sunday morning at 10:00 we’ll have a contemporary-styled service during which Yours Truly will again employ a few popular Christmas songs to lead us into a conversation about the meaning of Christmas and Christian faith. Read Ecclesiastes 8:14-15 and Matthew 22:1-10, and then start guessing which songs we’ll talk about (and maybe even sing?) as I preach, “Sing We Now of Christmas: Good Times & Lots of Stuff.” We’ll start the day rockin’ and rollin’ to help us celebrate the most wonderful time of the year.
Sunday afternoon and evening at 2:00, 4:00, 6:00, and 11:00 we’ll have our traditional mix of services and the above-mentioned Yours Truly will preach a different sermon. For these services, read Isaiah 9:6-7 and Luke 2:8-14 to prepare. Then I’ll preach, “Sing We Now of Christmas: One, True Love.” All I want for Christmas is for you, Gentle Reader, to join the rest of our Village Church family, at the church or online, as we worship and give thanks for the gift of the Savior.
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas used to look before the pandemic, meaning that we expect large crowds, particularly at 4:00 and 6:00, so if you are able, please take advantage of our off-site parking at the Christian Science church just south of Village. We’ll have a shuttle van running, and you can earn some extra credit with the Lord (just kidding).
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