Sunday, December 1

“Joy to the World,” a beloved Christmas classic, turns 300 this year. Composer Isaac Watt’s interpretation of Psalm 98 invites us to sing a “new song”–and it is a powerful cosmic performance of all creation being renewed and freed. Rather than “joy” being yet another word for “happiness,” we will discover that the depths of joy can be found especially in the midst of suffering, the work of justice, and the presence of compassion–all part of the coming of Jesus to this world and a message the world still so desperately needs. Join us this Advent!

Sunday, December 1

10:00 a.m. 1^st Sunday of Advent Worship

Message:  “Prepare Him Room: Hopeful Joy”

Hanging of the Greens and Communion

Sunday, December 8

10:00 a.m. –  2^nd Sunday of Advent Worship

Message:  “Make the Nations Prove: Peaceful Joy”

2:00-5:00 p.m. F.U.N. (Fifty and Up Network) Christmas Drop-in 

Sunday, December 15

10:00 a.m. 3^rd Sunday of Advent Worship

Message:  “Make the Blessings Known: Unabashed Joy”

Lessons and Carols

Sunday, December 22

10:00 a.m. 4^th  Sunday of Advent

Message:  “Repeat the Sounding Joy: Loving Joy”

Tuesday, December 24

4:00 p.m. Christmas Eve Worship

Message:  “The Lord is Come: Incarnate Joy”

Communion and Candlelight

Sunday, December 29

10:00 a.m.  1^st Sunday after Christmas