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December 12: Musical Celebration
December 12 – 3rd Sunday of Advent This worship service was a musical celebration of the birth of Jesus. Contributing their musical talents were the Chancel Choir, Bells of Praise, Glory Bells, the Methodaires, Jane Gladston, Jackie Prause, Pastor Drew, Kathy Cay, and Steve Grattan. Although there was no sermon per se, Pastor Drew shared a brief ‘meditation’ which can be found around 23:35 on the video and 23:00 on the audio.
December 5: Laying a Foundation
December 5 – 2nd Sunday of Advent I’m going to show you a brief video, and as you’re watching it, I’d like you to be consciously aware of how it makes you feel. Take a look So, how did the boy’s message leave you feeling? Personally, I found it very uplifting and encouraging. I like how he began his welcome to the newborn by informing him or her that the world is “a pretty cool place.” That there’ll be…